In June 1957, “Prestige” label released “Red Garland’s Piano”, the second Red Garland album. It was recorded March 1957 – December 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Tom Hannan – design
Bob Weinstock – supervisor
Track listing:
Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
I Know Why (And So Do You) – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
In June 1954, “Norgran” label released “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1” and “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2”, the debut Lester Young albums. They were recorded in November 1952, in New York City, and were produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Lester Young – vocal, tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson – piano
Barney Kessel – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
J. C. Heard – drums
Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing
Ad Lib Blues – Oscar Peterson, Lester Young
I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Tea for Two – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
(Back Home Again In) Indiana – James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald
On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
(I’m) Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
On May 30, 1966, “Reprise” label released “Strangers in the Night”, the 43rd Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded April – May 1966, in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Bowen. At the 1967 “Grammy Awards”, Frank Sinatra won “Record of the Year” and “Best Male Vocal Performance”. Ernie Freeman’s arrangement of the title track won him the “Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist”, and Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg’s engineering earned them the “Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical”. The album was certified Platinum in Us by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor
Glen Campbell, Al Viola – guitar
Artie Kane – Hammond B3 organ
Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Cappy Lewis, Ray Triscari – trumpet
Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, Tom Shepard – trombone
George Roberts – bass trombone
Chuck Gentry, Bill Green, Justin Gordon, Harry Klee, Ronny Lang – saxophone
Vincent DeRosa, Henry Sigismonti, Gale Robinson, Richard Perissi – French horn
Bill Green, Andreas Kostelas – flute
Sidney Sharp, Lennie Malarsky, William Kurasch, Ralph Schaeffer, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Jerome Reisler, Robert Sushe, John De Voogdt, Bernard Kundell, Tibor Zelig, Victor Amo, Alex Beller, Herman Clebanoff, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci Gerald Vinci, William Weiss, Harry Bluestone – violin
Harry Hyams, Joseph Di Fiore, Darrel Terwilliger, Alex Neiman, Joseph Saxon, Jesse Ehrlich, Emmet Sargeant, Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn, Armand Kaproff – viola
Justin DiTullio, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Armand Kaproff – vielle
Bill Miller, Michel Rubini – piano
Alvin Casey, William Pitman, Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Chuck Berghofer, Ralph Pefla – bass
Hal Blaine, Irving Cottler – drums
Eddie Brackett Jr., Emil Richards – percussion
Ernie Freeman – arrangements
Donnie Lanier, Nelson Riddle – conductor
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night (from the “Universal” picture “A Man Could Get Killed” – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
Summer Wind – Heinz Meier, Hans Bradtke, Johnny Mercer
All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence
Call Me – Tony Hatch
You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
My baby Just Cares for Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
Downtown – Tony Hatch
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
In April 1970, “Verve” label released “Alone”, the 36th Bill Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Roy Hall – engineer
Sid Maurer – art direction
Nancy Reiner – cover art
Mickey Leonard – supervising consultant
Track listing:
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Midnight Mood – Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
In April 1962, “Moodsville” label released “Good Old Broadway”, the 31st Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Major Holley – bass
Eddie Locke – drums
Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
I Talk to the Trees – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
Wanting You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
Strange Music – George Forrest, Robert Wright, Edvard Grieg
The Man That Got Away – Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
Get Out of Town – Cole Porter
Here I’ll Stay – Alan Jay Lerner, Kurt Weill
A Fellow Needs a Girl – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Let It Go”, the 20th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded September 1064 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott – organ
Ron Carter – bass
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Mack Simpkins – drums
Otis Finch – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Joe Lebow – design
Robert Flynn – design
Charles Stewart – photography
Stanley Dance – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.
Let It Go
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
Ciao, Ciao
T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
Dennis Budimir – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Larry Bunker – drums
Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
Work Song – Nat Adderley
Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
Take Five – Paul Desmond
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
In November 1962, “Riverside” label released “Full House”, the sixth Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in June 1962, at Tsubo, Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Wynton Kelly – piano
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Wally Heider – engineer
Ken Deardoff – design
Jim Marshall – photography
Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
Full House – Wes Montgomery
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
Cariba – Wes Montgomery
Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
In March 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Wes Montgomery Trio”, the debut Wes Montgomery studio album. It was recorded in October 1959, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Track listing:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Melvin Rhyne – organ
Paul Parker – drums
Jack Higgins – engineer
Harris Lewine – design
Ken Braren – design
Paul Bacon – design
Track listing:
‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
The End of a Love Affair – Edward Redding
Whisper Not – Benny Golson
Ecaroh – Horace Silver
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
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