Tag Archives: Blue Note

Joel Ross: Nublues

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On February 9, 2024, “Blue Note” label released “Nublues”, the fourth Joel Ross album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Bunker Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Walter Smith III and Joel Ross.

Personnel:

  • Joel Ross – vibraphone
  • Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
  • Gabrielle Garo – flute
  • Jeremy Corren – piano
  • Kanoa Mendenhall – bass
  • Jeremy Dutton – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Ross except where noted.

  1. Early
  2. Equinox – John Coltrane
  3. Mellowdee
  4. Chant – Gabrielle Garo, Joel Ross
  5. What Am I Waiting For?
  6. Bach (God the Father in Eternity
  7. Nublues – Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Jeremy Corren, Jeremy Dutton, Kanoa Mendenhall
  8. Ya Know?
  9. Evidence – Thelonious Monk
  10. Central Park West – John Coltrane

Elvin Jones: Live At The Lighthouse

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In January 1973, “Blue Note” label released “Live at the Lighthouse”, the 20th Elvin Jones album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Lighthouse Café” in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Steve Grossman – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Dave Liebman – tenor soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Gene Perla – bass

Track listing:

  1. Fancy Free – Donald Byrd
  2. New Breed – Dave Liebman
  3. Sambra – Gene Perla
  4. My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
  5. Happy Birthday Greeting
  6. Sweet Mama – Gene Perla
  7. The Children, Save the Children – Don Garcia

Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner

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In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – acoustic and electric piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute
  • Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Tony Studd – bass trombone 
  • Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Jerome Richardson – bass clarinet, flute
  • Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Tootie Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  • I Have a Dream
  • The Prisoner
  • Firewater – C. B. Williams
  • He Who Lives in Fear
  • Promise of the Sun

Tony Williams: Life Time

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In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Life Time”, is the debut Tony Williams studio album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in it’s suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Personnel:

  • Tony Williams – drums, timpani, woodblocks, maracas, triangle
  • Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Gary Peacock – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Williams.

  1. Two Pieces of One: Red
  2. Two Pieces of One: Green
  3. Tomorrow Afternoon
  4. Memory
  5. Barb’s Song to the Wizard

Eddie Gale: Ghetto Music

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In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Ghetto Music”, the debut Eddie Gale studio album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Gale – trumpet, thumb piano, steel drum, bird whistle
  • Russell Lyle – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jo Ann Gale Stevens – vocals, guitar
  • James “Tokio” Reid, Judah Samuel – bass
  • Richard Hackett, Thomas Holman – drums
  • Elaine Beener – lead vocals
  • Sylvia Bibbs, Barbara Dove, Evelyn Goodwin, Art Jenkins, Fulumi Prince, Edward Walrond, Sondra Walston, Mildred Weston, Norman Wright – vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Gale

  1. The Rain
  2. Fulton Street
  3. A Understanding
  4. A Walk With Thee
  5. The Coming of Gwilu

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: The Witch Doctor

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In January 1967, “Blue Note” label released “The Witch Doctor”, the 16th Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in March 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Jymie Merritt – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. The Witch Doctor – Lee Morgan
  2. Afrique – Lee Morgan
  3. Those Who Sit and Wait – Wayne Shorter
  4. A Little Busy – Bobby Timmons
  5. Joelle – Wayne Shorter
  6. Lost and Found – Clifford Jordan

Lee Morgan: The Cooker

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In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “The Cooker”, the seventh Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. Happy Dipper – Lee Morgan
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
  5. New-Ma = Lee Morgan

Jimmy Smith: Midnight Special

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In November 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Midnight Special”, the 18th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Midnight Special – Jimmy Smith
  2. A Subtle One – Stanley Turrentine
  3. Jumpin’ the Blues – Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker
  4. Why Was I Born? – Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  5. One O’Clock Jump – Count Basie

Wayne Shorter: Adam’s Apple

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In October 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Adam’s Apple”, the tenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Ven Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Adam’s Apple
  2. 502 Blues (Drinkin’ and Drivin’) – Jimmy Rowles
  3. El Gaucho
  4. Footprints
  5. Teru
  6. Chief Crazy Horse

Lou Donaldson: Hot Dog

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In August 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Hot Dog”, the 32nd Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – vocals, varitone alto saxophone
  • Ed Williams – trumpet
  • Charles Earland – Hammond organ
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Leo Morris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Who’s Making Love? – Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson
  2. Turtle Walk
  3. Bonnie – Tommy Turrentine
  4. Hot Dog
  5. It’s Your Thing – Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley