On March 6, 2020, Alfred McCoy Tyner died aged 81. He was musician (piano), composer, bandleader, one of the most recognizable and influential figures in jazz history. He has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, George Benson, Art Farmer, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Grant Green, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, J.J. Jackson, Blue Mitchell, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, David Murray, Julian Priester, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Al Foster, Avery Sharpe, Woody Shaw, Jackie McLean, Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnette, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Stitt and Stanley Turrentine, As a leader he recorded 74 albums. Tyner was a “NEA Jazz Master” and a five-time “Grammy” winner.
Tag Archives: Blue Mitchell
Lou Donaldson: Mr. Shing-A-Ling
In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Mr. Shing-A-Ling”, the 29th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in October 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Blue Mitchell- trumpet
- Lonnie Smith- organ
- Jimmy Ponder– guitar
- Leo Morris- drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Reid Miles – design, photography
- Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Donaldson except where noted.
- Ode to Billie Joe – Bobby Gentry
- The Humpback
- The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
- Peepin’ – Lonnie Smith
- The Kid – Harold Ousley
Blue Mitchell: Head Up!
In December 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Heads Up!”, the 14th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Burt Collins- trumpet
- Jerry Dodgion- flute, alto saxophone
- Junior Cook- tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams- baritone saxophone
- Julian Priester- trombone
- McCoy Tyner- piano
- Gene Taylor- bass
- Al Foster- drums
- Jimmy Heath, Melba Liston, Duke Pearson, Don Pickett – arrangements
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Forlenza Venosa Associates – design
- Charles Keddie – cover photography
- Bob Venosa – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Blue Mitchell except where noted.
- Heads Up! Feet Down! – Jimmy Heath
- Togetherness – Jimmy Heath
- The Folks Who Live On the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Good Humour Man
- Len Sirrah – Melba Liston
- The People in Nassau
The Horace Silver Quintet: Horace-Scope
In November 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Horace-Scope”, the tenth Horace Silver studio album. It was recorded in July 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Horace Silver– piano
- Blue Mitchell- trumpet
- Junior Cook- tenor saxophone
- Gene Taylor- bass
- Roy Brooks- drums
- Reid Miles- design
- Rudy Van Gelder- engineer
- Francis Wolff- photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Horace Silver except where noted.
- Strollin’
- Where You At?
- Without You – Don Newey
- Horace-Scope
- Yeah!
- Me and My Baby
- Nica’s Dream
Stanley Turrentine: A Bluish Bag
On June 5, 2007, “Blue Note” label released “A Bluish Bag”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It consists of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in February and June 1967, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Stanley Turrentine– tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd– trumpet
- Blue Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine– trumpet
- Julian Priester– trombone
- Jerry Dodgion– alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
- Joe Farrell– tenor saxophone, flute
- Al Gibbons – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams– baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Kenny Barron– piano
- Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
- Ron Carter– bass
- Walter Booker– bass
- Mickey Roker– drums
- Mickey Roker– drums
- Duke Pearson – arrangements
- Rudy Van Gelder– engineer
Track listing:
- Blues for Del – Stanley Turrentine
- She’s a Carioca – Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
- Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- What Now My Love – Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman
- Samba do Avião – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Night Song – Lee Adams, Charles Strouse
- Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Come Back to Me – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
- Silver Tears – Henry Mancini
- A Bluish Bag – Henry Mancini
- With This Ring – Luther Dixon, Anthony Hester, Richard “Popcorn” Wylie
Horace Silver: Song for My Father
In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Song for My Father”, the thirteen Horace Silver album. It was recorded on October 31, 1963, January 28 and October 26 1964, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Horace Silver– piano
- Carmell Jones– trumpet
- Joe Henderson– tenor saxophone
- Teddy Smith– bass
- Roger Humphries– drums
- Blue Mitchell– trumpet
- Junior Cook– tenor saxophone
- Gene Taylor– bass
- Roy Brooks – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.
- Song for My Father
- The Natives Are Restless Tonight
- Calcutta Cutie
- Que Pasa
- The Kicker – Joe Henderson
- Lonely Woman
John Mayall: Ten Years Are Gone
In September 1973, “Polydor” label released “Ten Years Are Gone”, the twenty-second John Mayall album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Mayall.
Personnel:
- John Mayall – vocal, piano, guitar, harmonica
- Freddy Robinson – vocal, guitar
- Victor Gaskin- bass
- Keef Hartley- drums
- Blue Mitchell– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Red Holloway- alto and tenor saxophone, flute
- Sugarcane Harris- violin
Track listing:
All tracks by John Mayall except where noted.
- Ten Years Are Gone
- Driving Till The Break of Day
- Drifting
- Better Pass You By
- California Campground
- Undecided – Freddy Robinson
- Good Looking Stranger
- I Still Care
- Don’t Hang Me Up
- Introduction
- Sitting Here Thinking
- Harmonica Free Form
- Burning Sun
- Dark of the Night
