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George Russell: New York, N. Y.

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In July 1959, “Decca” label released “New York, N.Y.”, the second George Russell album. It was recorded 1958 – 1959.

Personnel:

  • George Russell – arranger, conductor
  • Jon Hendricks – vocals
  • Hal McKusick – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
  • Gene Allen – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Doc Severinsen – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Joe Ferrante – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Tom Mitchell – trombone
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Don Lamond – drums
  • Al Epstein – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by George Russell, except where noted.

  1. Manhattan – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Big City Blues
  3. Manhattan: “Rico”
  4. East Side Medley: Autumn in New York / How About You? – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin / Ralph Freed, Burton Lane
  5. A Helluva Town

Paul Motian: Bill Evans

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On October 25, 1990, “JMT” label released “Bill Evans”, the 14th Paul Motian album. It was recorded in May 1990, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stefan F. Winter.

Personnel:

  • Paul Motian – drums
  • Bill Frisell – electric guitar
  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • Marc Johnson – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans.

  1. Show-Type Tune
  2. Turn Out the Stars
  3. Walkin’ Up
  4. Very Early
  5. Five
  6. Time Remembered
  7. Skidoo
  8. Re: Person I Knew
  9. Children’s Play Song

Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

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On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Mike Harris – recording
  • Joe Tarantino – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Joe Pass: Catch Me

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In July 1963, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Catch Me!”, the third Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Clare Fischer – piano, organ
  • Ralph Peña – double bass
  • Albert Stinson – double bass
  • Colin Bailey – drums
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Dino Lappas – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – design, photography
  • John William Hardy – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Catch Me – Joe Pass
  2. No Cover, No Minimum – Bill Evans
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Walkin’ Up – Bill Evans
  5. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  6. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  8. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard
  9. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Hausen
  10. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn

Bill Evans: Trio 65

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In June 1965, “Verve” label released “Trio ’65”, the 27th Bill Evans album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Chuck Israels – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Acy R. Lehman – design
  • Fred Seligo – liner notes
  • Don Nelsen – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Israel – John Carisi
  2. Elsa – Earl Zindars
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  4. Our Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  6. Who Can I Turn To? – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
  7. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  8. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman

Palle Danielsson

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On May 18, 2024, Nils Paul “Palle” Danielsson died aged 77. He was musician (double bass), recorded and performed with many famous Jazz musicians, among the others with Peter Erskine, Lennart Aberg, Jan Garbarek, Lee Konitz, Karin Krog, Christof Lauer, Charles Lloyd, Michael Petrucciani, John Taylor, Enrico Rava, Geri Allen, Bill Evans, Richard Galliano, Barre Phillips, Dino Saluzzi, Tomasz Stanko, Edward Vesala, Colin Walcott and Keith Jarrett. As leader he released five albums.

Bill Evans: Alone

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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:

  1. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  2. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  3. Midnight Mood – Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh
  4. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  5. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston

Patrice Jégou: If It Ain’t Love

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On March 22, 2019, “Prairie Star Records” label released “If It Ain’t Love”, the second Patrice Jégou studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by David Paich, Yinka Oyelese, Mike Lang, Mark Kibble and Jorge Calandrelli.

Personnel:

  • Patrice Jegou – vocals
  • Mark Kibble – vocals, percussion
  • Alvin Chea – vocals
  • Take 6 – vocals
  • Ramón Stagnaro – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Larry Koonse – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Yaron Gershovsky – piano
  • Mike Lang – piano, Rhodes
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
  • David Lang – Wurlitzer
  • David Paich – Hammond B-3, piano
  • The Clayton – Hamilton Orchestra
  • Sam Levine – alto saxophone
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Doug Moffet – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Gilbert Castellanos – trumpet
  • Steve Patrick, Mike Barry – trumpet
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Kevin Axt – bass
  • Abraham Laboirel, Sr. – bass
  • Boris Kozlov – bass
  • Cliff Almond – drums
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • John “J.R.” Robinson – drums
  • Ray Brinker – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Bill Cantos, Kurt Lykes, Jamie McCrary, Jason Morales, Melodye Perry, Alfie Silas. Tiffany Smith, Tata Vega – choir

Track listing:

  1. Lover Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  2. Jersey Bounce – Tiny Bradshaw, Buddy Feyne, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater
  3. Baubles, Bangles and beads – George Forest, Robert Wright
  4. Yes We Can, Can – Allen Toussaint
  5. I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today – Will Jennings, Joe Sample
  6. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams – Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll
  7. If It Ain’t Love – Andy Razaf, Donald Redman, Thaomas Fats Waller
  8. Estate (Summer) – Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino
  9. Lover Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  10. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  11. Losing You – Randy Newman
  12. Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  13. Where Do You Start – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  14. Remembrances – Peter Getz, Brian Hobbs, Mike Lang
  15. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
  16. It Might be You – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin

Gary Burton & Chick Corea: Hot House

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On March 20, 2012, “Concord” label released “Hot House”, the seventh Gary Burton and Chick Corea album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar” and “Mad Hatter East” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Gary Burton. The title track Hot House won “Grammy Award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton — vibraphone
  • Chick Corea — piano
  • Ilmar Gavilan — violin
  • Melissa White — violin
  • Juan Miguel Hernandez — viola
  • Paul Wiancko — cello
  • Bernie Kirsch — engineer, mixing
  • Bob Cetti — engineer assistant
  • Bob Mallory — engineer assistant
  • Gloria Kaba — mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi — mastering
  • Steve Fallone — mastering
  • Glenn Suyker — piano technician
  • Julie Rooney — art coordinator, photography
  • Marc Bessant — graphics
  • Ernest Gregory — photography
  • Dan Muse — liner note coordination
  • Evelyn Brechtlein — production coordination
  • Bill Rooney — executive producer
  • Andrew Elliott — personal assistant

Track listing:

  1. Can’t We Be Friends – Paul James, Kay Swift
  2. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
  4. Time Remembered – Bill Evans
  5. Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  6. Strange Meadow Lark – Dave Brubeck
  7. Light Blue – Thelonious Monk
  8. Once I Loved – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
  9. My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
  10. Mozart Goes Dancing – Chick Corea

Ralph Towner And Gary Burton: Slide Show

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In January 1986, “ECM” label released “Slide Show” album by Ralph Towner and Gary Burton. It was recorded in May 1985, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Towner – twelve-string and classical guitar
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone, marimba

Track listing:

All tracks by Ralph Towner except where noted.

  1. Maelstrom
  2. Vessel
  3. Around the Bend
  4. Blue in Green – Bill Evans
  5. Beneath an Evening Sky
  6. The Donkey Jamboree
  7. Continental Breakfast
  8. Charlotte’s Tangle
  9. Innocenti