Tag Archives: Blue Note

Wayne Shorter: Schizophrenia

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On March 10, 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Schizophrenia”, the eleventh Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  •  Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • James Spaulding – flute, alto saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • John Zoiner – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. Tom Thumb
  2. Go
  3. Schizophrenia
  4. Kryptonite – James Spaulding
  5. Miyako
  6. Playground

Grant Green: I Want To Hold Your Hand

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In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, the 21st Grant Green album. It was recorded in March, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Young – organ
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
  3. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  4. Corcovado (Quiet Nights) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  5. This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
  6. At Long Last Love – Cole Porter

Don Cherry: Complete Communion

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In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Complete Communion”, album by Don Cherry. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, new Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Don Cherry – cornet
  • Leandro “Gato” Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Edward Blackwell – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Cherry

  1. Complete Communion: Complete Communion/And Now/Golden Heart/Remembrance
  2. Elephantasy: Elephantasy/Our Feelings/Bishmallah/Wind, Sand and Stars

Larry Young: Heaven on Earth

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In April 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Heaven on Earth”, the eight Larry Young album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “Rudy Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Larry Young – organ
  • Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone, flute
  • Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Eddie Gladden – drums
  • Althea Young – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Young, except where noted.

  1. The Infant
  2. The Cradle
  3. The Hereafter
  4. Heaven on Earth
  5. Call Me – Tony Hatch
  6. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Blue Mitchell: Collision in Black

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In April 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Collision in Black”, the 15th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “RPM Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Monk Higgins and Dee Ervin.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Monk Higgins – tenor saxophone, piano, organ, arrangements
  • Jim Horn, Ernie Watts – flute
  • Anthony Ortega – tenor saxophone
  • Dick “Slyde” Hyde, Jack Redmond – trombone
  • Al Vescovo – guitar
  • Miles Grayson – piano, percussion
  • Dee Ervin – organ, percussion
  • Bob West – electric bass
  • Paul Humphrey – drums
  • John Cyr – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Monk Higgins, except where noted.

  1. Collision in Black
  2. Deeper in Black – Peggy Grayson
  3. Jo Ju Ja – Virginia P. Bland
  4. Blue on Black
  5. Swahilli Suite
  6. Monkin’ Around
  7. Keep Your Nose Clean – Virginia P. Bland
  8. I Ain’t Jivin’ – Virginia P. Bland
  9. Digging in the Dirt
  10. Who Dun It?
  11. Kick It – Virginia P. Bland
  12. Keep Your Soul Together

Andrew Hill: Andrew !!!

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In April 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Andrew!!!”, the sixth Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in June 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • John Gilmore – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill

  1. The Griots
  2. Black Monday
  3. Duplicity
  4. Le Serpent Qui Danse
  5. No Doubt
  6. Symmetry
  7. The Griots – alternate
  8. Symmetry – alternate

Blue Mitchell: Down With It!

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In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Down with It!”, the eleventh Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in July 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Al Foster – drums

Personnel:

  1. Hi-Heel Sneakers – Robert Higginbotham
  2. Perception – Chick Corea, Blue Mitchell
  3. Alone, Alone, and Alone – Terumasa Hino
  4. March on Selma – Blue Mitchell
  5. One Shirt – William Boone
  6. Samba de Stacy – William Boone

Horace Silver: Finger Poppin’ with the Horace Silver Quintet

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In April 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Finger Poppin’ with the Horace Silver Quintet”, the eight Horace Silver album. It was recorded in January 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. Finger Poppin’
  2. Juicy Lucy
  3. Swingin’ the Samba
  4. Sweet Stuff
  5. Cookin’ at the Continental
  6. Come on Home
  7. You Happened My Way
  8. Mellow D

Dr. Lonnie Smith: Breathe

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On March 26, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Breathe”, the 29th and the final Dr. Lonnie Smith album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Jazz Standard” and “The Hit Factory Criteria, and was produced by Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Dr. Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Iggy Pop – vocal
  • Alicia Alatuja – vocal
  • Jonathan Kreisberg – guitar
  • Jonathan Blake – drums
  • Richard Bravo – percussion
  • John Ellis – tenor saxophone
  • Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone
  • Sean Jones – trumpet
  • Robin Eubanks – trombone
  • Patrick Cavanagh – engineer
  • Eric Schilling – engineer
  • Geoff Countryman – engineer
  • Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
  • Mike Marciano – mixing
  • Ian Sefchick – mastering
  • Tony Fagenson – additional engineering
  • Holly Case – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dr. Lonnie Smith, except where noted.

  1. Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas
  2. Bright Eyes (live)
  3. Too Damn Hot (live)
  4. Track 9 (live)
  5. World Weeps (live)
  6. Pilgrimage – lyrics by Lynne Meryl Konenigsberg, music by Dr. Lonnie Smith
  7. Epistrophy (live) – Kenny Clark, Thelonious Monk
  8. Sunshine Superman – Donovan

Horace Silver: In Pursuit of the 27th Man

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In March 1973, “Blue Note” label released “In Pursuit of the 27th Man”, the 21st Horace Silver album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David Friedman – vibes
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted

  1. Liberated Brother – Weldon Irvine
  2. Kathy – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Moacir Santos
  3. Gregory Is Here
  4. Summer in Central Park
  5. Nothin’ Can Stop Me Now
  6. In Pursuit of the 27th Man
  7. Strange Vibes