In March 1963, “Blue Note” label released “The Natural Soul”, the 17th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in May 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On March 8, 2024, “Blue Note” label released “Visions”, the ninth Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Leon Michels. The album won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 67th “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
Norah Jones – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ, synthesizer
Jesse Murphy – bass, upright bass
Leon Michels – drums, bass, tambourine, guitar, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, drum programming, organ
Homer Steinweiss – drums
Brian Blade – drums
Dave Guy – trumpet
Leon Michels – engineer
Jens Jungkurth – engineer, mixing
Lucas Carpenter – engineer assistant
Alex Deturk – mastering
Garrett Robinson – mastering
Scott Hull – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Norah Jones, except where noted.
All This Time – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
Starring at the Wall – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
Paradise – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
Queen of the Sea
Visions
Running – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
I Just Wanna Dance – Norah Jones, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss
I’m Awake
Swept Up in the Night – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
On My Way – Norah Jones, Pete Remm
Alone with My Thoughts – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
In February 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Coalition”, the 13th Elvin Jones album. It was recorded July 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
In February 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims”, the seventh Jutta Hipp album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Jutta Hipp – piano
Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
Jerry Lloyd – trumpet
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
Ed Thigpen – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Reid Miles – design
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Just Blues – Zoot Sims
Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
Down Home – Jerry Lloyd
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Wee Dot – J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker
Too Close for Comfort – George David Weiss, Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener
On January 27, 2003, “Blue Note” label released “Oh!”, album by ScoLoHoFo. It was recorded in July 2002, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Al Foster.
On January 14, 2014, “Blue Note” label released “The River & the Thread”, the thirteenth Rosanne Cash studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Leventhal. In 2015, the album won three “Grammy Awards” for “Best Americana Album”, “Best American Roots Song” and “Best American Roots Performance”.
Personnel:
Rosanne Cash – lead and backing vocals
John Leventhal – guitar, bass guitar, organ, celeste, mandolin, electric sitar, drums, percussion, harmony vocals, string arrangements, mixing
In December 1985, “Blue Note” label released “Double Take”, album by Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. It was recorded in November 1985, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna.
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, flute
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Cecil McBee – bass
Carl Allen – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Sandu – Clifford Brown
Boperation – Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro
Lament for Booker – Freddie Hubbard, J. J. Johnson
In December 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Shades of Green”, the 18th Grant Green album. It was recorded in November 1971, at “United Artists Studios” in Hollywood, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by George Butler.
Personnel:
Grant Green – guitar
Billy Wooten – vibraphone
Emmanuel Riggins – electric piano, clavinet
Wilton Felder – electric bass
Nesbert “Stix” Hooper – drums
King Errisson – conga
Harold Cardwell – percussion
Wade Marcus -orchestra arrangements
Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz, James Sedlar – trumpet
Harry DiVito – trombone
Dick Hickson – bass trombone
Jim Buffington – French horn
Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, George Marge, John Leone – woodwinds
Christina Hersch – engineer
Rudy Van Gelder – remix
Norman Seeff – art direction
Track listing:
Medley: I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It Myself), Cold Sweat – James Brown
Sunrise, Sunset – Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
Never My Love – Donald Adrissi, Richard Addrisi
Got to Be There – Elliot Willensky
California Green – Grant Green
If You Really Love Me – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Our Man in Paris”, the 20th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1963, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, France, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Bud Powell – piano
Pierre Michelot – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Claude Ermelin – recording
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – cover photography
Track listing:
Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
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