In September 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation”, the sixth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.
On September 5, 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the second Michael Brecker studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Don Grolnick. In 1989, the album won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.
Personnel:
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano
Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
Jim Beard – synthesizers, acoustic piano
Mike Stern – guitars
Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
Jeff Andrews – fretless electric bass, electric bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Adam Nussbaum – drums
Peter Erskine – drums
Mark O’Connor – violin
James Farber – recording, mixing
Gary Solomon – engineer assistant
Karen Robben – engineer assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Kathleen Covert – art direction. design
Mark Seliger – photography
George Varga – liner notes
Tom Gill – piano technician
Ricky Schultz – executive producer
Jerry Wortman – production assistant
Karen Kramer – production coordinator
Track listing:
Itsbynne Reel – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
Chime This – Don Grolnick
Scriabin – Vince Mendoza
Suspone – Mike Stern
Don’t Try This at Home – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
Everything Happens When You’re Gone – Michael Brecker
In July 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Mama Too Tight”, the ninth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in August 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
Grachan Moncur III – trombone
Roswell Rudd – trombone
Howard Johnson – tuba
Perry Robinson – clarinet
Charlie Haden – bass
Beaver Harris – drums
Track listing:
1. A Portrait Of Robert Thompson (as a young man) Introducing a) Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills b) The Break Strain-King Cotton (public domain) c) Dem Basses (public domain) 2. Mama Too Tight 3. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey 4. Basheer
In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Science Fiction”, the 13th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Columbia Studio E” in New York City and was produced by James Jordan.
Personnel:
Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
Bobby Bradford, Carmine Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarz – trumpet
In September 1972, “Impulse!’ label released “Infinity”, album by John Coltrane. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane’s pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ed Mitchell.
Personnel:
Original performance
John Coltrane – soprano and tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion, bells
On May 25, 1990, “RCA” label released “A Night on the Town”, the third and final Bruce Hornsby and the Range studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Don Gehman and Bruce Hornsby.
Personnel:
Bruce Hornsby – lead vocals, grand piano, synthesizer, accordion
George Marinelli – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
John Molo – drums
Jerry Garcia – guitar
David Mansfield – guitar, violin
Béla Fleck – banjo
Jimmie Wood – harmonica
Charlie Haden – upright bass
Wayne Shorter – saxophone
Laura Creamer, Fred White, Bridgette Bryant, Shaun Murphy, Shawn Colvin, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
Eddie King – engineer
Steve “Sound” Cormier, Don Gehman – additional engineering
Don Bosworth, Robin Laine-Levine, Ted Pattison, John “Chamberlin” Pilatus, Neal Pogue, Chris Winter – engineer assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Paul Johnson – keyboard technician
Norman Moore, Ria Lewerke – art direction
Peter Miller – photography
Sharona Sabbag – production coorinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except where noted.
In May 1960, “Atlantic” label released “Change of the Century”, the fourth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in October 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.
On January 30, 2012, “Hip-O” and “UM” labels released “Ringo 2012”, the 17th Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Roccabella West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Sugar and Ringo Starr.
Personnel:
Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, guitar, mixing
On September 22, 1978, “All Life” label released “Gitane”, an album by Charlie Haden and Christian Escoudé. It was recorded in September 1978, at “Studio Des Champs Elysees” in Paris, and was produced by Alain Boucanus and Eymeric Adam.
Personnel:
Charlie Haden – double bass
Christian Escoudé – guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Django Reinhardt except where noted.
In February 1987,” Caravan of Dreams” label released “In All Languages”, the 51st Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Denardo Coleman.
Personnel:
Ornette Coleman – alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet
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