In November 1970, “RCA” label released “Loose Salute”, the second Michael Nesmith studio album. It was recorded April – October 1970, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.
Personnel:
Michael Nesmith – vocals, rhythm guitar
Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
Glen Hardin – piano
John London – bass
John Ware – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Nesmith, except where noted.
In November 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Delightfulee”, the 22nd Lee Morgan album. It was recorded April – May 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In November 1964, “Verve” label released “Christmas ’64”, album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded April – September 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – organ, arrangements
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Quentin Warren – guitar
Art Davis – double bass
Grady Tate – drums
Billy Hart – drums
George Devens – percussion
Ernie Royal, Danny Stiles, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow – trumpet
Joe Newman – flugelhorn
Paul Faulise, Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
Chauncey Welsch, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Donald Corrado, Morris Secon – French horn
Harvey Phillips – tuba
Margaret Ross – harp
Billy Byers – arrangements, conductor
Al Cohn – arrangements
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Bob Irwin – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Sherniece Smith – art producer
Acy Lehman – design
Howell Conent – photography
Track listing:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
Jingle Bells – James Pierpont
We Three Kings of Orient Are – John Henry Hopkins Jr.
The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
In November 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Soul Meeting”, album by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. It was recorded in April 1958, and was produced by Tom Dowd.
In October 1956, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Jazz Messengers (The) studio album. It was recorded April – May 1964, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
On September 28, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “Eat to the Beat”, the fourth Blondie studio album. It was recorded April – June 1979, at “Electric Lady”, “Mediasound”, “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Chapman. The album has been certified Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry” (BPI) and the “Recording Industry Association of America” (RIAA).
In September 1976, “Finnadar / Atlantic” label released “Gagaku & Beyond” album by Herbie Mann. It was recorded in April 1974, at “Mori Studios” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Herbie Mann.
In September 1964, “RCA Victor” label released “Now’s the Time”, the 23rd Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded January, February and April 1964, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Thad Jones – cornet
Ron Carter – bass
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
Track listing:
Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
In September 1959, “United Artists” label released “Love for Sale”, the fifth Cecil Taylor album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Nola’s Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
In August 1979, “Elektra” label released “Roots in the Sky”, album by Oregon. It was recorded in December 1978 at “Long View Farm Studios” in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, April 1979 at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott, Glen Moore and Paul McCandless.
Personnel:
Ralph Towner – guitar, piano, flugelhorn, percussion
Collin Walcott – guitar, percussion
Glen Moore – bass
Paul McCandless – horn, oboe, clarinet
David Greene – engineer
Barry Magaliff, Harold Tarowsky, Lou Schlossberg, Jesse Henseron, Jim Behrendt – engineer associate
