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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

Charles Lloyd and the Marvels: Tone Poem

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On March 12, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Tone Poem”, album by Charles Lloyd and the Marvels (the 48th Charles Lloyd overall). It was recorded in 2020, at “Eastwest Studios”, “Noches Del Botánico” and Santa Barbara Sound Design”, and was produced by Charles Lloyd and Dorothy Darr.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – alto flute, tenor saxophone, liner notes
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – guitar
  • Reuben Rogers – bass
  • Eric Harland – drums
  • Adam Camardella – recording
  • Dom Camardella – recording
  • Michael C. Ross – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Dorothy Darr – design, photography
  • Meat and Potatoes Inc. – layout
  • Watanabe Toru – liner notes
  • Joe Harly – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Peace – Ornette Coleman
  2. Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
  3. Anthem – Leonard Cohen
  4. Dismal Swamp -Charles Lloyd
  5. Tone Poem – Charles Lloyd
  6. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  7. Ay Amor (Live) – Villa Fernandez Ignacio Jacinto
  8. Lady Gabor – Gabor Szabo
  9. Prayer – Charles Lloyd

Donald Byrd: Blackjack

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In March 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Blackjack”, the 28th Donald Byrd album. It was recorded in January 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Sonny Red – alto saxophone
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Walter Booker – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks Donald Byrd except where noted.

  1. Blackjack
  2. West of Pecos – Sonny Red
  3. Loki – Sonny Red
  4. Eldorado – Mitch Farber
  5. Beale Street – Sonny Red
  6. Pentatonic

Bobby Hutcherson: Stick-Up

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In March 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Stick-Up!”, the fifth Bobby Hutcherson album. It was recorded in July 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Hutcherson except where noted.

  1. Una Muy Bonita – Ornette Coleman
  2. 8/4 Beat
  3. Summer Nights
  4. Black Circle
  5. Verse
  6. Blues Mind Matter

Blue Mitchell: Bring It Home to Me

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In March 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Bring It Home to Me”, the twelve Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in January 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Blue Mitchell, except where noted

  1. Bring It Home to Me – Jimmy Heath
  2. Blues 3 for 1
  3. Port Rico Rock – Tom McIntosh
  4. Gingerbread Boy – Jimmy Heath
  5. Portrait of Jenny – Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson
  6. Blue’s Theme

Joe Henderson: Inner Urge

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In March 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Inner Urge”, the fourth Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Inner Urge
  2. Isotope
  3. El Barrio
  4. You Know I Care – Duke Pearson
  5. Night and Day – Cole Porter

Stanley Turrentine: Easy Walker

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In February 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Easy Walker”, the 17th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in July 1966 and July 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano, electric piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums

Track listing:

  1. Meat Wave – Hank Johnson
  2. They All Say I’m the Biggest Fool – Buddy Johnson
  3. Yours Is My Heart Alone – Franz Lehár
  4. Easy Walker – Billy Taylor
  5. What the World Needs Now – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz