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Stanley Turrentine: Let It Go

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Let It Go”, the 20th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded September 1064 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Mack Simpkins – drums
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Stanley Dance – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Let It Go
  2. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  3. Ciao, Ciao
  4. T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  5. Good Lookin’ Out
  6. Sure As You’re Born – Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  7. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish

Johnny Griffin Orchestra: The Big-Soul Band

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In September 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Big Soul-Band”, the debut Johnny Griffin Orchestra album (the eight Johnny Griffin album overall). It was recorded May – June 1960, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
  • Pat Patrick – alto sax
  • Frank Strozier – alto sax
  • Edwin Williams – tenor sax
  • Charles Davis – baritone sax
  • Clark Terry, Bob Bryant – trumpet
  • Julian Priester, Matthew Gee – trombone
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Bobby Timmons – piano, celeste
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Norman Simmons – arrangements
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Jack Matthews – mastering
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Wade in the Water – traditional
  2. Panic Room Blues – Norman Simmons
  3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – traditional
  4. Meditation – Norman Simmons
  5. Holla – Norman Simmons
  6. So Tired – Bobby Timmons
  7. Deep River – traditional
  8. Jubilation – Junior Mance

Stanley Turrentine: Common Touch

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In September 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Common Touch”, the 22nd Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in August 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Ponder – guitar
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • Leo Morris – drums 
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Ron McMaster – mastering
  • Frank Gauna – art direction
  • Patrick Rogues – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Viv Roundtree – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Buster Brown
  2. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  3. Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
  4. Boogaloo – Shirley Scott
  5. Common Touch
  6. Living Through It All

Hank Mobley: A Caddy For Daddy

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In September 1967, “Blue Note” label released “A Caddy for Daddy”, the 26th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller — trombone
  • Lee Morgan — trumpet
  • McCoy Tyner — piano
  • Bob Cranshaw — bass
  • Billy Higgins — drums
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. A Caddy for Daddy
  2. The Morning After
  3. Venus Di Mildew – Wayne Shorter
  4. Ace Deuce Trey
  5. 3rd Time Around

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

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

Grant Green: Idle Moments

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In February 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Idle Moments”, the 16th Grant Green album. It was recorded in November 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Duke Pearson – piano
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Bob Cranshaw – double bass
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

  1. Idle Moments – Duke Pearson
  2. Jean De Fleur – Grant Green
  3. Django – John Lewis
  4. Nomad – Duke Pearson

Gerald Wilson: New York, New Sound

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On August 25, 2003, “Mack Avenue Label” released “New York, New Sound”, the 20th Gerard Wilson album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stix Hooper.

Personnel:

  • Gerald Wilson – arranger, conductor
  • Oscar Castro-Neves, Anthony Wilson – guitar
  • Kenny Barron, Renee Rosnes – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw, Trey Henry, Larry Ridley – bass
  • Stix Hooper, Lewis Nash – drums
  • Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
  • Jesse Davis – alto saxophone
  • Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jon Faddis, Frank Greene, Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, Jimmy Owens – trumpet
  • Luis Bonilla, Benny Powell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerald Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Milestones – Miles Davis
  2. Blues for the Count
  3. Equinox – John Coltrane
  4. Viva Tirado (Mucho Mas)
  5. Teri
  6. Blues for Yna Yna
  7. Theme for Monterey
  8. M Capetillo
  9. Josefina
  10. Nancy Jo

The Horace Silver Quintet: Serenade to Soul Sister

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In June 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Serenade to a Soul Sister”, the 16th Horace Silver album (credited to The Horace Silver Quintet). It was recorded February – March 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Tolliver – trumpet
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass
  • John Williams – bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums, photography
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. Psychedelic Sally
  2. Serenade to a Soul Sister
  3. Rain Dance
  4. Jungle Juice
  5. Kindred Spirits
  6. Next Time I Fall in Love