Tag Archives: Blue Note

Jimmy Smith: Prayer Meetin’

In July 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Prayer Meetin’”, album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded in February 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Quentin Warren – guitar
  • Sam Jones – bass 
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Joe Goldberg – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Prayer Meeting – Jimmy Smith
  2. I Almost Lost My Mind – Ivory Joe Hunter
  3. Stone Cold Dead in the Market – Wilmoth Houdini
  4. When the Saints Go Marching In – traditional
  5. Red Top – Gene Ammons
  6. Picnickin’ – Jimmy Smith

Lee Morgan: The Sixth Sense

In July 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Sixth Sense”, the 28th Lee Morgan album. It was recorded November 1967 – September 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff and Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Frank Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Mickey Bass – bass
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Morgan, except where noted.

  1. The Sixth Sense
  2. Short Count
  3. Psychedelic
  4. Afreaka – Cedar Walton
  5. Anti Climax
  6. The Cry of My People – Cal Massey

Wayne Shorter: Odyssey Of Iska

In July 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Odyssey of Iska”, the fourteenth Wayne Shorter studio album. It was recorded in August 1970, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Gene Bertoncini – guitar
  • Ron Carter, Cecil McBee – bass
  • Billy Hart, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
  • Frank Cuomo – drums, percussion
  • David Friedman – vibraphone, marimba

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Wind
  2. Storm
  3. Calm
  4. Depois do Amor, o Vazio (After Love, Emptiness) – Bobby Thomas
  5. Joy

Jackie McLean: It’s Time

In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “It’s Time!”, the 25th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in August 1864, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Charles Tolliver – trumpet
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackie McLean, except where noted.

  1. Cancellation – Charles Tolliver
  2. Das’ Dat
  3. It’s Time
  4. Revillot – Charles Tolliver
  5. ‘Snuff
  6. Truth – Charles Tolliver

Baby Face Willette: Face To Face

In July 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Face to Face”, the debut Baby Face Willette studio album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Baby Face Willette – organ
  • Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Ben Dixon – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Baby Face Willette, except where noted.

  1. Swingin’ at Sugar Ray’s
  2. Goin’ Down
  3. Whatever Lola Wants – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  4. Face to Face
  5. Somethin’ Strange
  6. High ‘N’ Low

Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil

In June 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Speak No Evil”, the sixth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in December 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter.

  1. Witch Hunt
  2. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
  3. Dance Cadaverous
  4. Speak No Evil
  5. Infant Eyes
  6. Wild Flower

Horace Silver: Further Explorations

In May 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Further Explorations”, album by the Horace Silver Quintet (the seventh Horace Silver album overall). It was recorded in January 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Teddy Kotick – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

  1. The Outlaw
  2. Melancholy Mood
  3. Pyramid
  4. Moon Rays
  5. Safari
  6. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

Sidney Bechet: The Fabulous Sidney Bechet

In May 1958, “Blue Note” label released “The Fabulous Sidney Bechet”, album by Sidney Bechet. It was recorded November 1951 – August 1953.

Personnel:

  • Sidney Bechet – soprano saxophone
  • Buddy Weed – piano
  • Don Kirkpatrick – piano
  • Jonah Jones – trumpet
  • Sidney De Paris – trumpet
  • Jimmy Archey – trombone
  • George “Pops” Forster – bass
  • Walter Page – bass
  • Johnny Blowers – drums
  • Manzie Johnson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Original Dixieland One-Step – Nick La Rocca
  2. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me – Arthur N, Swanstone, Carey Morgan, Charles R. McCarron
  3. That a Plenty – Lew Pollack
  4. Ballin’ The Jack – Chris Smith, Jim Burris
  5. Avalon – Buddy G. De Sylva, Vincent Rose
  6. Rose of Rio Grande – Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren, Ross Gorman
  7. Black and Blue – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks
  8. Sweet Georgia Brown – Maceo Pinkard
  9. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  10. Ding Dong Daddy – Phil Baxter

Tyrone Washington: Natural Essence

In May 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Natural Essence”, the debut Tyrone Washington studio album. It was recorded in December 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson and Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Tyrone Washington – tenor saxophone
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyrone Washington

  1. Natural Essence
  2. Yearning for Love
  3. Positive Path
  4. Soul Dance
  5. Ethos
  6. Song of Peace

Lee Morgan: Same

In May 1957, “Blue Note” label released the self – titled, third Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in December 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Kenny Rodgers – alto saxophone
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Owen Marshall – arrangements
  • Benny Golson – arrangements
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Golson, except where noted.

  1. Whisper Not
  2. Latin Hangover
  3. His Sister – Owen Marshall
  4. Slightly Hep
  5. Where Am I?
  6. D’s Fink – Owen Marshall