In December 1954, “EmArcy” label released “Clifford Brown & Max Roach”, album by Clifford Brown and Max Roach. It was recorded in August 1954, in “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad, and has been released as 10” vinyl. In “Jazz: A Critic’s Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings”, the album is placed at #34.
On October 24, 2006, “Concord” label released “Givin’ It Up”, an album by Al Jarreau and George Benson. It was recorded in April 2006, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “NRG Studios”, and “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood; “G Studio Digital” in Studio City, CA; “LAFX Studios”, “The Pass”, “Willyworld”, and “Revelation Studios” in Los Angeles; “White Lightning Studios” in Sylmar, CA; “Porcupine Studios” in Chandler, AZ; “The B Hive” in Phoenix, AZ; “East Bay Studios” in Tarrytown, NY, and was produced by John Burk, Michael Broening, Marcus Miller, Patti Austin, Freddie Ravel, Larry Williams and Chris Dunn. In 2007, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” (Al Jarreau), and “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” (George Benson).
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, arrangements
Al Jarreau – lead and backing vocals, vocal percussion, arrangements
Paul McCartney – lead vocals
Ray Fuller – guitar
Dean Parks – guitar, rhythm guitar
Freddie Fox – guitar
Michael O’Neill – rhythm guitar
Michael Thompson – guitar
Larry Williams – keyboards, acoustic piano, arrangements
Michael Broening – keyboards, organ, programming, arrangements, organ
In October 1956, “Verve” label released “Ella and Louis”, a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Ella Fitzgerald– vocals
Louis Armstrong– vocals, trumpet
Oscar Peterson– piano
Herb Ellis– guitar
Ray Brown– bass
Buddy Rich– drums
Val Valentin – engineer
Phil Stern – photography
Track listing:
Can’t We Be Friends? – Paul James, Kay Swift
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin
Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
A Foggy Day – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Stars Fell on Alabama – Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
In July 1964, “Impulse” label released “The Body & the Soul”, the ninth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded March – May 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, NJ, “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard– trumpet
Wayne Shorter- tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
Curtis Fuller– trombone
Eric Dolphy- alto saxophone, flute
Cedar Walton– piano
Reggie Workman– bass
Louis Hayes– drums
Clark Terry – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Ed Armour – trumpet
Richard Williams- trumpet
Al DeRisi – trumpet
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Jerome Richardson- tenor saxophone
Charles Davis- baritone saxophone
Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone
Melba Liston– trombone
Robert Powell – tuba
Bob Northern- French horn
Julius Watkins- French horns
Harry Cykman, Morris Stonzek, Arnold Eidus, Sol Shapiro, Charles McCracken, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, Julius Held, Raoul Poliakin – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Freddie Hubbard except where noted.
Body and Soul – Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green
Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Creatore, Peretti, Weiss
Chocolate Shake – Duke Ellington, Ben Webster
Dedicated to You – Cahn, Chaplin, Zaret
Clarence’s Place
Aries
Skylark – Carmichael, Mercer
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Ben Webster
On May 15, 2012, “Mexican Summer” label released “The Only Place”, the second Best Coast studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Brion.
Personnel:
Bethany Cosentino – vocals, guitar
Bobb Bruno – drums, guitar, bass guitar
Jon Brion– percussion, keyboards, 12-string guitar, lap steel, six-string bass
On April 1, 2014, “Universal Records” label released “Life Journey”, the 37th Leon Russell album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
Personnel:
Leon Russell – lead and background vocals, piano, liner notes
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
John Clayton- bass, conductor, arranger
Dixieland Band
William Cantos – background vocals
Alvin Chea– background vocals
Perry Morgan – background vocals
Louis Price– background vocals
Graham Dechter – acoustic guitar
Robben Ford– guitar
Anthony Wilson– guitar
Chris Simmons- slide guitar
Greg Leisz- pedal steel, pedal steel guitar
Hugh McCracken- guitar, soloist
Larry Goldings- Hammond B3
George Bohanon– trombone
Lee Callet – tenor saxophone
Charles Owens – tenor saxophone
Rickey Woodard– tenor saxophone
Keith Fiddmont – alto saxophone
Ira Nepus – trombone
Ryan Porter – trombone
Maurice Spears – bass trombone
Bijon Watson – trumpet
Gilbert Castellanos– trumpet
Clay Jenkins – trumpet
Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
James Ford – trumpet
Darrell Leonard- flugelhorn, trumpet
Jeff Clayton- clarinet, alto saxophone
James Gordon – clarinet
Christoph Luty – bass
Willie Weeks- bass
Jeff Hamilton- drums
Abe Laboriel Jr.– drums
Elena Barere – concert master
Alan Broadbent- string arrangements
Jill Dell’Abate – string contractor
Elton John- executive producer
Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor, production coordination
Chandler Harrod – engineer, Pro-Tools
Mark Lambert – piano engineer, vocal engineer
Elliot Scheiner- string engineer
Al Schmitt- engineer, mixing
Doug Saks – mastering
Ryan Roth – design, photography
Mike Diehl – design
Track listing:
Come On in My Kitchen – Robert Johnson
Big Lips – Leon Russell
Georgia on My Mind- Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
That Lucky Old Sun- Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith 4:09
Fever- Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
Think of Me – Mike Reid
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)- Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
The Masquerade Is Over – Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel
I Really Miss You – Paul Anka
New York State of Mind- Billy Joel
Fool’s Paradise -Johnny Fuller, Bob Geddins, Dr. David Rosenbaum
On June 5, 1961, “Capitol” label released “Goin’ Places”, the tenth Kingston Trio (The) album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
Dave Guard– vocals, banjo, guitar
Bob Shane– vocals, guitar
Nick Reynolds– vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
David “Buck” Wheat– bass, guitar
Track listing:
You’re Gonna Miss Me – John Cohen, Dave Guard, Tom Paley, Mike Seeger
Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
Coast of California – Jane Bowers, Dave Guard
It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
Guardo el Lobo – Erich Schwandt
Razors in the Air – Erich Schwandt
Billy Goat Hill – George Arno, James Day
This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
Run Molly, Run – Bill Monroe
Senora – Jane Bowers, Dave Guard
Lemon Tree – Will Holt
You Don’t Knock – Roebuck “Pops” Staples, William Westbrook
On May 21, 2002, “Verve” label released “This is New”, the 14th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded November – December 2001, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Plus XXX Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater. The album was dedicated to Kurt Weill’s music.
Personnel:
Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
Louis Winsberg – guitar
Thierry Eliez – piano, Hammond organ
Juan José Mosalini – bandoneon
Ira Coleman- double bass
André Ceccarelli – drums
Minino Garay – percussion
Antonio Hart- alto saxophone, flute
Daniele Scannapieco – saxophone
Denis Leloup – trombone
Bernie Arcadio – string arrangements
Cecil Bridgewater – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
All music by Kurt Weill.
This Is New – lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Lost in the Stars – lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
The Bilbao Song – lyrics by Michael Feingold, Frank McGuinness
On May 2, 2006, “Reprise” label released “Living with War”, the 27th Neil Young studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Redwood Digital” in Denton, Texas, and “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neil Young, Niko Bolas and L.A. Johnson.
Personnel:
Neil Young – vocals, guitars, harmonica
Rick Rosas – bass
Chad Cromwell– drums
Tommy Bray – trumpet
Tim Mulligan – mastering
100-voice choir conducted and arranged by Darrell Brown
On March 31, 2017, “Columbia” label released “Triplicate”, the 38th Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Frost.
Personnel:
Bob Dylan – vocals
Charlie Sexton, Dean Parks – guitar
Donnie Herron – steel guitar
Tony Garnier – bass
Geoff Gans – drums
George Receli – drums
James Harper – conductor, arrangements
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Steve Genewick – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Tom Piazza – linear notes
John Shearer – photography
Track listing:
Disc 1 – ‘Til the Sun Goes Down
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
September of My Years – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
I Could Have Told You – Carl Sigman, Jimmy Van Heusen
Once Upon a Time – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
This Nearly Was Mine – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
It Gets Lonely Early – Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
My One and Only Love – Guy Wood, Robert Mellin
Trade Winds – Cliff Friend, Charles Tobias
Disc 2 – Devil Dolls
Braggin – Jimmy Shirl, Robert Marko, Henry Katzman
As Time Goes By – Herman Hupfeld
Imagination – Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
How Deep Is the Ocean? – Irving Berlin
S. I Love You – Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer
The Best Is Yet to Come – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
But Beautiful – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Where Is the One – Alec Wilder, Edwin Finckel
There’s a Flaw in My Flue – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Disc 3 – Comin’ Home Late
Day In, Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green
Somewhere Along the Way – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Gallop
When the World Was Young – Philippe-Gérard, Angèle Vannier, Johnny Mercer
These Foolish Things – Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey
You Go to My Head – John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
It’s Funny to Everyone But Me – Jack Lawrence
Why Was I Born? – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
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