In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Jazz Contrasts”, the fifth Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Hank Jones – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Max Roach – drums
Betty Glamann – harp
Jack Higgins – engineer
Keith Goodwin – liner notes
Track listing:
Falling in Love with Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
In June 1999, “RCA” label released “Heart of a Woman”, the twenty-third Etta James studio album. It was recorded in March 1999, and was produced by John Snyder and Etta James.
Personnel:
Etta James – vocals, arrangements, art direction, photography, liner notes
Bobby Murray – guitar
Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements, musical director, production assistant
Dave Matthews – electric piano, piano, arrangements
Mike Finnigan – organ
Sametto James – bass, drum programming, production assistant
Donto Metto James – drums, drum programming, production assistant
On May 6, 2022, “ECM” label released the self-titled, the 46th John Scofield album. It was recorded in August 2021, at “Top Story Studio: in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
John Scofield – electric guitar, loops, liner notes
Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
Christoph Stickel – mastering
Sascha Kleis – design
Luciano Rossetti – cover photo
Manfred Eicher – executive producer
Track listing:
Coral – Keith Jarrett
Honest I Do – John Scofield
It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Danny Boy – traditional
Elder Dance – John Scofield
Mrs. Scofield’s Waltz – John Scofield
Junco Partner – traditional
There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
In March 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Heavy Soul”, the debut Ike Quebec album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone
Freddie Roach – organ
Milt Hinton – bass
Al Harewood – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Ike Quebec, except where noted.
Acquitted
Just One More Chance – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Que’s Dilemma
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? – Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg
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
On April 17, 2012, “Uptown Records” label released “Newark 1953”, album by Hank Mobley. It was recorded in September 1953, at “The Picadilly Club” in New Jersey, and was produced by Robert E. Sunenblick.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Bennie Green – trombone
Walter Davis Jr. – piano
Jimmy Schenck – bass
Charli Persip – drums
Ozzie Cadena – recording
Track listing:
Ow – John Birks Gillespie
There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Ballad Medley: Damn That Dream / Where or When / In Love in Vain / Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie DeLange, Lorenz Hart, James Van Heusen, Jerome Kern, Mitchell Parish, Leo Robin, Richard Rodgers
All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Lester Young
Announcement
Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing
Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Keen and Peachy – Ralph Burns, Shorty Rogers
Pennies from Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
In December 1955, “Norgran” label released “Pres and Sweets”, an album by Lester Young and Harry Edison, It was recorded in November 1955, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Lester Young – tenor saxophone
Harry Edison – trumpet
Oscar Peterson – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Buddy Rich – drums
Track listing:
Mean to Me – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
Red Boy Blues – Lester Young
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
One O’Clock Jump – Count Basie
She’s Funny That Way – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting
In June 1978, “Pablo” label released “How Long Has This Been Going On?” the 43rd Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in April 1978 and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Sarah Vaughan– vocal
Oscar Peterson– piano
Joe Pass– guitar
Ray Brown– double bass
Louie Bellson– drums
Track listing:
I’ve Got the World on a String – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Midnight Sun – Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer
How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
You’re Blasé – Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
On June 13, 2014, “ECM” label released “Last Dance”, an album by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. It was recorded in March 2007, at “Cavelight Studio” in Oxford, New Jersey, and was produced by Keith Jarrett.
Personnel:
Keith Jarrett – piano
Charlie Haden – double bass
Track listing:
My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
It Might As Well Be Spring – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Everything Happens to Me – Thomas Adair, Matt Dennis
Where Can I Go Without You, Peggy Lee, Victor Young
On February 28, 2011, “Barking Moondog” label relased “Electronic Church Muzik”, the fourth Ant-Bee studio album. It was recorded over the course of several years, and was produced by Billy James.
Personnel:
Billy James (The Ant-Bee) – vocals, tape, percussion, Mellotron, vibraphone, guitar, keyboards, harp, cuica, washboard, violin, choir
Jan Akkerman– guitar
Peter Banks– guitar
Daevid Allen– vocals
Artemiy Artemiev– keyboards
Mark Boston(as Rockette Morton) – bass guitar
Michael Bruce– guitar, bass guitar, sitar, vocala, keyboards
Bruce Cameron– guitar, bass guitar, sitar
Jack Dougherty – pedal steel guitar
Bill Harkleroad(Zoot Horn Rollo) – guitar
Moogy Klingman– keyboards
Alessandro Pizzin – keyboards
Don Preston– Moog synthesizer, keyboards, electronics
Peter Frohmader– keyboards, electronics
Mike Logiovino – bass guitar
Bunk Gardner– saxophone, flute
Buzz Gardner– trumpet
Cor Gout – vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock– vocals
Jimmy Carl Black– spoken word
Gilli Smyth– vocals, spoken word
Zad McGough – backing vocals
Rod Martin – trumpet
Groucho Marx– vocals
George Scala – recorder
Jim Sherwood(as Motorhead) – snorks
Track listing:
Birth – Billy James, Gilli Smyth
Living – Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
The Language of the Body – Billy James, Daevid Allen
Eye of Agamoto – Don Preston
The Guff (Hall of Souls) – Peter Banks, Billy James, Gilli Smyth
Mallard Flies Towards Heaven – Bill Harkleroad
Ant-Bee’s Sunday Supper
Flutter-Bye, Butter-Flye – Michael Bruce, Billy James
Endless Journey – Peter Banks
The Light – Billy James, Alessandro Pizzin
Mannah – Jan Akkerman
Psalm 23
Hallelujah – Peter Frohmader, Billy James
The Wrath – Part One (The Flood) – Billy James
Secrets of the Dead – Bruce Cameron, Billy James
Pennies From Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
The Wrath – Part Two (Baptism Through Fire) – Billy James
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