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Bud Powell: The Amazing Bud Powell

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In April 1952, “Blue Note” label released “The Amazing Bud Powell”, the second Bud Powell album (released as a ten-inch LP). It was recorded August 1949 – May 1951, at “WOR” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

August 1949

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Fats Navarro – trumpet
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

May 1951

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Curley Russell – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Doug Hawkins – recording
  • John Hermansader – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Bud Powell, except where noted.

  1. Un Poco Loco
  2. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  3. Ornithology – Benny Harris, Charlie Parker
  4. Wail
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  6. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  7. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  8. Baouncing with Bud – Gil Fuller, Bud Powell

Horace Parlan: Up & Down

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In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Up & Down”, the sixth Horace Parlan album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alferd Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Parlan, except where noted.

  1. The Book’s Beat – Booker Ervin
  2. Up and Down
  3. Fugee – George Tucker
  4. The Other Part of Town – Grant Green
  5. Lonely One – Babs Gonzales
  6. Light Blue – Tommy Turrentine

Grant Green: Grantstand

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In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green, except where noted.

  1. Grantstand
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in Maude’s Flat
  4. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison

Andrew Hill: Black Fire

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In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Fire”, the second Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in November 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill.

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Subterfuge
  3. Black Fire
  4. Cantarnos
  5. Tired Trade
  6. McNeil Island
  7. Land of Nod

Big John Patton: Let ‘Em Roll

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In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Let ’em Roll”, the fifth Big John Patton album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Big John Patton – organ
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Patton except where noted.

  1. Let ’em Roll
  2. Latona
  3. The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  4. The Turnaround – Hank Mobley
  5. Jakey
  6. One Step Ahead

Alphonse Mouzon: Mind Transplant

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In March 1975, “Blue Note” label released “Mind Transplant”, the third Alphonse Mouzon studio album. It was recorded in December 1974, at “Wally Heider Sound Studio III” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Skip Drinkwater.

Personnel:

  • Alphonse Mouzon – vocals, drums, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, conductor, arrangements
  • Jerry Peters – electric piano, organ
  • Tommy Bolin – guitar
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Jay Graydon – guitar, voice bag, programming
  • Henry Davis – electric bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvena Mouzon.

  1. Mind Transplant
  2. Snow Bound
  3. Carbon Dioxide
  4. Ascorbic Acid
  5. Happiness Is Loving You
  6. Some of the Things People Do
  7. Golden Rainbows
  8. Nitroglycerin

Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging

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On March 28, 2925, “Blue Note” label released “Belonging”, album by Branford Marsalis Quartet. It was recorded in March 2024, at “Ellis Marsalis Center for Music” in New Orleans, and was produced by Branford Marsalis.

Personnel:

  •  Branford Marsalis – saxophones, arrangements
  • Joey Calderazzo – piano
  • Eric Revis – bass
  • Justin Faulkner – drums
  • Rob “Wacko” Hunter – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Justin Armstrong – recording assistance
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – vinyl mastering
  • Yvonne Schmedemann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett.

  1. Spiral Dance
  2. Blossom
  3. Long as You Know You’re Living Yours
  4. Belonging
  5. The Windup
  6. Solstice

Wayne Shorter: Super Nova

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In March 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Super Nova”, the twelfth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded August – September 1968, at “A&R” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • John McLaughlin – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Walter Booker – acoustic guitar
  • Sonny Sharrock – electric guitar
  • Miroslav Vitouš – bass
  • Chick Corea – drums, vibes
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums, kalimba
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Maria Booker – vocals
  • Niels Jakobsen – claves

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. Supernova
  2. Swee-Pea
  3. Dindi – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  4. Water Babies
  5. Capricorn
  6. More Than Human

Charles Lloyd: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow

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On March 15, 2024, “Blue Note” label released “The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow”, the 51st Charles Lloyd album. It was recorded in 2024, in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Charles Lloyd.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jason Moran – piano
  • Larry Grenadier – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums

Track listing:

  1. Defiant, Tender Warrior – Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier
  2. The Lonely One – Charles Lloyd
  3. Monk’s Dance – Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran
  4. The Water Is Rising – Charles Lloyd
  5. Late Bloom – Charles Lloyd
  6. Booker’s Garden – Charles Lloyd
  7. The Ghost of Lady Day – Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier, Brian Blade
  8. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow – Charles Lloyd
  9. Beyond Darkness – Charles Lloyd
  10. Sky Valley, Spirit of the Forest – Charles Lloyd
  11. Balm In Gilead – Charles Lloyd
  12. Lift Every Voice and Sing – James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson
  13. When the Sun Comes Up, Darkness Is Gone – Charles Lloyd
  14. Cape to Cairo – Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier, Brian Blade
  15. Defiant, Reprise; Homeward Dove – Charles Lloyd

Stanley Turrentine: Blue Hour

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In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Hour”, album by Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds (the second Stanley Turrentine album overall). It was recorded June – December 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  2. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  3. Blue Riff – Gene Harris
  4. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell