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Marvin Gaye: When I’m Alone I Cry

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On April 1, 1964, “Tamla” label released “When I’m Alone I Cry”, the third Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded 1963 – 1964, at “Graystone Ballroom” in Detroit, Michigan, in Chicago and New York City, and was produced by Clarence Paul and William “Mickey” Stevenson.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – vocal
  • Bernard Yeszin – design, photography
  • Wallace Mead – design, photography
  • Lee Ivory – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
  2. I Was Telling Her About You – Morris Charlap, Don George
  3. I Wonder – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leaven
  4. I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
  5. Because of You – Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
  6. I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
  7. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  9. When I’m Alone I Cry – Avery Vandenberg, Morris Broadnax, Fredericka Foreman
  10. If My Heart Could Sing – Avery Vandenberg, Morris Broadnax

Joe Newman Octet: I’m Still Swinging

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In January 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “I’m Still Swinging”, album by Joe Newman’s Octet (the fifth Joe Newman album overall). It was recorded in October 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman- trumpet
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Andy Warhol – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  2. You Can Depend on Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. It’s Bad for Me – Cole Porter
  5. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  6. Shameful Roger – Manny Albam
  7. The Daughter of Miss Thing – Ernie Wilkins
  8. Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  9. Sweethearts on Parade – Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman
  10. Slats – Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
  11. Lament for a Lost Love – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  12. Perfidia – Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds

Quincy Jones: Go West, Man!

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On October 17, 1957, ”ABC” label released “Go West, Man!”, the second Quincy Jones studio album. It was recorded in February 1957, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Art Pepper – alto saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
  • Conte Candoli – trumpet
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Jack Sheldon – trumpet
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Carl Perkins – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Mel Lewis – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dancin’ Pants – Jimmy Giuffre
  2. Blues Day – Jimmy Giuffre
  3. Bright Moon – Jimmy Giuffre
  4. No Bones at All – Johnny Mandel
  5. The Oom Is Blues – Charlie Mariano
  6. Be My Guest – Lennie Niehaus
  7. Medley: What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke / We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine / Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans / You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie / Laura – David Raksin / Johnny Mercer
  8. London Derriere – Johnny Mandel
  9. Kings Road Blues – Lennie Niehaus

Joe Pass: Virtuoso In New York

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On August 31, 2004, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso in New York”, the 70th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in June 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. I Never Knew (That Roses Grew) – Gus Kahn, Fiorito
  2. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer
  4. Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass
  5. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Moritat – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar A. Swan
  9. Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass

McCoy Tyner: Nights Of Ballads And Blues

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In July 1963, “Impulse” label released “Nights of Ballads & Blues”, the third McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Steve Davis – double bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – recordings

Track listing:

  1. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  5. Star Eyes – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  6. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  7. Groove Waltz McCoy Tyner
  8. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Etta James: Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday

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On March 15, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday, the 19th Etta James album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by John Snyder.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • Josh Sclair – guitar
  • Tony Dumas – bass
  • Ealph Penland – drums
  • Ralph Penland – percussion
  • Red Holloway – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Buttacavoli – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kraig Kilby – trombone
  • Jay Newland – engineer
  • Mark Guilbeault – engineer assistant
  • Jay Newland – mastering
  • Lupe DeLeon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog Jr,. Billie Holiday
  2. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
  3. The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance (With You) – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Roger Ramirez
  5. Lover Man (Where Can You Be) – Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman, Roger Ramirez
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  8. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  9. Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, John Green, Bob Sour
  10. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  11. I’ll Be Seeing You – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain

Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs

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On December 2, 2011, “Jazzland Recordings” label released “Songs”, the tenth Bugge Wesseltoft album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Bugge’s Room” in Oslo, Norway.

Personnel:

  • Bugge Wesseltoft – piano
  • Atle Aamodt – mixing, mastering
  • Rune Mortensen – design
  • Egil Hansen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis
  4. Moon River – Henry Mancini
  5. Chicken Feathers – Steve Kuhn
  6. Lament – J.J. Johnson
  7. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  8. Like Someone in Love – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  9. Giant Steps – John Coltrane

Houston Person: Just Between Friends

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On May 6, 2008, “High Note” label releases “Just Between Friends”, the 57th Houston Person album. It was recorded in October 2005, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Houston Person.

Personnel:

  • Houston Person- tenor saxophone
  • Ron Carter- bass

Track listing:

  1. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  2. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
  3. Blueberry Hill – Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis
  4. Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange
  5. Meditation – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel
  6. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
  7. Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
  8. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  9. Always – Irving Berlin
  10. Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz