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Pele Rugolo: Rugolo Plays Kenton

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In December 1958, “Mercury” label released “Rugolo Plays Kenton”, the tenth Pete Rugolo album. It was recorded October – November 1958, in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Pete Rugolo – arrangements, conductor
  • Harry Klee, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
  • Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone, oboe
  • Dave Pell – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, Kenny Shroyer – trombone
  • Red Callender – tuba
  • Claude Williamson – piano
  • Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Don Bagley – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Stan Kenton except where noted.

  1. Eager Beaver
  2. Painted Rhythm
  3. Minor Riff – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
  4. Concerto for Doghouse
  5. Sunset Tower
  6. Concerto to End All Concertos
  7. Artistry in Rhythm
  8. Southern Scandal
  9. Opus in Pastels
  10. Theme to the West – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
  11. Artistry in Boogie – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
  12. Capitol Punishment – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo

Al Foster

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On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.

Art Pepper: Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics

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In January 1960, “Contemporary” label released “Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics”, the ninth Art Pepper album. It was recorded March – May 1959, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Art Pepper — alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Herb Geller — alto saxophone 
  • Bud Shank — alto saxophone 
  • Charlie Kennedy — alto saxophone 
  • Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone 
  • Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone 
  • Med Flory — baritone saxophone 
  •  Pete Candoli — trumpet
  • Al Porcino — trumpet
  • Jack Sheldon — trumpet
  • Dick Nash — trombone
  • Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone, tenor saxophone
  • Vincent DeRosa — French horn
  • Russ Freeman — piano
  • Joe Mondragon — bass
  • Mel Lewis — drums
  • Marty Paich — arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Move – Denzil Best
  2. Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Opus De Funk – Horace Siver
  4. Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  5. Four Brothers – Jimmy Giuffre
  6. Shawnuff – Dizzy Gillespie
  7. Bernie’s Tune – Jerry Leiber, Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller
  8. Walkin’ Shoes – Gerry Mulligan
  9. Anthropology – Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
  10. Airegin – Sonny Rollins
  11. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  12. Donna Lee – Miles Davis

The Monkees: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 

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On November 6, 1967, “Colgems” label released “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”, the fourth Monkees (The) album. It was recorded April – October 1967, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 1” in Hollywood, “American Recording Company” in Studio City, “United Recorders A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Chip Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, guitar, shaker, acoustic and electric guitar, tremolo electric guitar, percussion
  • Micky Dolenz – lead and backing vocals, harmony vocals, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, intro chatter
  • Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals, percussion, tambourine, intro chatter
  • Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, organ, keyboards, piano
  • Chip Douglas – acoustic guitar, nylon-string guitar, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Hoh – drums, percussion, claves
  • Kim Capli – guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, shaker, cowbell, claves, other percussion
  • Doug Dillard – banjo 
  • Bill Chadwick – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Rafelson – piano intro
  • Bill Martin – intro chatter
  • Charlie Rockett – intro chatter
  • Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer
  • Jim Horn – baritone sax
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Manny Stevens – trumpet
  • Dick Noel – trombone
  • Dick Leith – bass trombone
  • Philip Teele – bass trombone
  • Bobby Knight – bass trombone
  • Ted Nash – reeds, winds
  • Tom Scott – reeds, winds
  • Bud Shank – reeds, winds
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Ollie Mitchell – flugelhorn
  • Anthony Terran – flugelhorn
  • Leonard Atkins – violin
  • Arnold Belnick – violin
  • Nathan Kaproff – violin
  • Wilbert Nuttycombe – violin
  • Jerome Reisler – violin
  • Darrel Terwilliger – violin
  • Edgar Lustgarten – cello

Track listing:

  1. Salesman – Craig Vincent Smith
  2. She Hangs Out – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  3. The Door into Summer – Chip Douglas, Bill Martin
  4. Love Is Only Sleeping – Barry Mann, Cynthia Well
  5. Cuddly Toy – Harry Nilsson
  6. Words – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Hard to Believe – Davy Jones, Kim Capli, Eddie Brick, Charlie Rockett
  8. What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round? – Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman
  9. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky – Peter Tork
  10. Pleasant Valley Sunday – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  11. Daily Nightly – Michael Nesmith
  12. Don’t Call on Me – Michael Nesmith, John London

Frank Sinatra: A Man Alone

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In August 1969, “Reprise” label released “A Man Alone” (fully titled A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen), the 55th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded in March 1969, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Don Costa – arrangements, conductor
  • Jerry Whitman – vocal
  • Nancy Adams, Tom Bahler, Betty Baker, James Bryant, Jan Gassman, Bill Lee, Diana Lee, Susan Tallman, Marie Vernon – vocals
  • Al Viola  – guitar 
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • Chuck Berghofer, Eddie Gilbert – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums 
  • Irving Cottler – drums
  • Larry Bunker – percussion
  • Gene Cipriano, Norman Herzberg, Bill Hood, Ronny Lang, Don Lodice, Ted Nash, Bud Shank, Nino Tempo – saxophone
  • John Cave, Vincent DeRosa, James Decker, James McGee, Arthur Maebe, William Hinshaw, Richard Perissi – French horn
  • Thelma Beach, Arnold Belnick, James Getzoff, William Kurasch, Emo Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Sally Raderman, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci, Tibor Zelig, Israel Baker, Bonnie Douglas, Jacques Gasselin, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure – violin
  • Alvin Dinkin, Alex Neiman, Allan Harshman, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher. Nino Rosso – cello
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Jacqueline Lustgarten – vielle

Track listing:

All tracks by Rod McKuen.

  1. A Man Alone
  2. Night (spoken)
  3. I’ve Been to Town
  4. From Promise to Promise (spoken)
  5. The Single Man
  6. The Beautiful Strangers
  7. Lonesome Cities
  8. Love’s Been Good to Me
  9. Empty Is – (spoken)
  10. Out Beyond the Window – (spoken)
  11. Some Traveling Music – (spoken)
  12. A Man Alone (reprise)

Shorty Rogers: Martians Come Back!

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In August 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Martians Come Back!”, the eleventh Shorty Rogers album. It was recorded October – December 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • John Graas – French horn
  • Paul Sarmento – tuba
  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Pete Jolly, Lou Levy – piano
  • Ralph Peña, Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Shorty Rogers, except where noted.

  1. Martians Come Back
  2. Astral Alley
  3. Lotus Bud
  4. Dickie’s Dream – Count Basie, Lester Young
  5. Papouche
  6. Serenade in Sweets
  7. Planetarium
  8. Chant of the Cosmos

Bud Shank: New Groove

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In July 1961, “Pacific Jazz” label released “New Groove”, the 24th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in May 1961, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Carmell Jones – trumpet
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Mel Lewis – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bud Shank, except where noted.

  1. New Groove
  2. The Awakening
  3. White Lightnin’
  4. Sultry Serenade – Tyree Glenn
  5. Well You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  6. Liddledabulduya – Gary Peacock

Chat Baker: Chat Baker & Strings

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On April 14, 1954, “Columbia” label released “Chet Baker & Strings”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded December 1953 – February 1954, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Chet Baker – trumpet
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Russ Freeman – piano
  • Joe Mondragon – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Sam Cytron, Jack Gasselin, George Kast, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin – violin
  • Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Victor Gottlieb – cello
  • Jack Montrose, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Don Raye, Gene de Paul
  2. I’m Thru With Love – Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck
  3. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. You Better Go Now – Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner
  5. I Married An Angel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Love – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
  7. I Love You – Cole Porter
  8. What a Diff’rence a Day Made – María Grever, Stanley Adams
  9. Why Shouldn’t I? – Cole Porter
  10. A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet – Jack Montrose
  11. The Wind – Russ Freeman
  12. Trickleydidlier – Shorty Rogers

Gábor Szabó And Bob Thiele: Light My Fire

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In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Light My Fire”, album Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele (the seventh Gábor Szabó album overall). It was recorded August – September 1967, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Bob Thiele – director
  • Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
  • Bill Plummer – sitar
  • Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord
  • Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Max Bennett, Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Jim Gordon, John Guerin – drums
  • Gary Coleman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • Buddy Collette, Bob Hardaway, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Mike Barone, Dick Leith – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Sid Feller – arranger
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
  2. Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
  3. Krishna
  4. Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  5. Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
  6. Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
  7. Sophisticated Wheels

Bud Shank: Bud Shank & The Sax Section

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In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
  • John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
  2. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  3. Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
  7. Work Song – Nat Adderley
  8. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  9. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  10. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  11. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  12. Señor Blues – Horace Silver