On January 16, 2021, Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. aka Junior Mance died aged 92. He was musician (piano) and composer, one of the main figures of the Hard bop jazz scene. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names of jazz, blues and soul music including Gene Amons, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Nat Adderley, Joe Gordon, Bennie Green, Al Grey, Ernie Andrews, Johnny Griffin, Art Blakey, Cliford Brown, Benny Carter, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Cleveland, Arnett Cobb, Red Holloway, Jose James, Ray Crawford, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie Jefferson, Aretha Franklin, Etta Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Irene Kral, Jay Leonhart, Les McCann, Paul Gonsalves, Howard McGhee, The Metronomes, Virgil Gonsalves, James Moody, Wild Bill Moore, Barbara Morrison, Sandy Mosse, Leo Parker, Ken Peplowski, Billie Poole, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Alvin Queen, Jimmy Scott, Arnold Sterling, Sonny Stitt, Clark Terry, Frank Vignola, Wilbur Ware, Ben Webster, Joe Williams, Marion Williams, and Leo Wright. As leader, Monce released 56 albums (live and studio). In 2007, Mance and his wife Gloria started their own record label “JunGlo”.
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David “Fathead” Newman: Song for the New Man
On January 13, 2004, “High Note” label released “Song for the New Man”, the 33th David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in October 2003, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person.
Personnel:
- David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- John Hicks – piano
- John Menegon – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by David “Fathead” Newman except where noted
- Visa – Charlie Parker
- Time After Time – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Shakabu
- Song for the New Man – Pat Rebillot
- Passing Through – Herbie Mann
- Fast Lane
- Lonesome Head
- When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
- This I Dig of You – Hank Mobley
Red Garland: A Garland of Red
In January 1957, “Prestige” label released “A Garland of Red”, the debut Red Garland album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Bob Weinstock – supervision
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
- Hannan, Edwards – design, photography
Track listing:
- A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- My Romance – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
- Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
- September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- Little Girl Blue – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- Constellation – Charlie Parker
- Blue Red – Red Garland
Eugene Wright
On December 30, 2020, Eugene Joseph Wright died aged 97. He was musician (bass), worked with Monty Alexander, Charlie Parker, Lee Shaw, Gene Ammons, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Buddy DeFranco, Cal Tjader, Vince Guaraldi, Kai Winding, Sonny Stitt, Dottie Dodgion, and Dorothy Donegan, but was best known as a member and the bass player of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Sonny Stitt: Stitt Goes Latin
In December 1963, “Roost” label released “Stitt Goes Latin”, the 48th Sonny Stitt album.It was recorded in November 1963, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.
Personnel:
- Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Chick Corea – piano
- Larry Gales – bass
- Willie Bobo – drums
- Carlos “Patato” Valdes – congas, bongos
- Osvaldo “Chihuahua” Martinez – cowbell, maracas, jawbone
- Moskof-Morrison Inc – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt except where noted.
- Are You Listening
- Amigos
- My Little Suede Shoes – Charlie Parker
- Ritmo Bobo
- I Told You So
- Chic
- Senor Jones
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer
Grant Stewart: Downtown Sounds
On December 27, 1992, “Criss Cross” label released “Downtown Sounds”, the debut Grant Stewart album. It was recorded in 1992, at “RPM Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.
Personnel:
- Grant Stewart – tenor sax
- Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Peter Washington – bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
- Max Bolleman – engineer
- Gerry Teekens – design
- Ron Schwerin – photography
Track listing:
- Audobahn – Sonny Rollins
- Smada – Billy Strayhorn
- Daydream – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche
- From This Moment On – Cole Porter
- A Bee Has Two Brains – Johnny Ellis
- Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
- Intimacy of the Blues – Billy Strayhorn
- Ko-Ko – Charlie Parker
Clifford Jordan: Cliff Craft
In December 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Cliff Craft”, the fourth Clifford Jordan album. It was recorded in November 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Sonny Clark – piano
- George Tucker – bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Cliff Jordan, except where noted.
- Laconia
- Soul-Lo Blues
- Cliff Craft
- Confirmation – Charlie Parker
- Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
- Anthropology – Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
Jackie McLean: 4, 5 and 6
In November 1956, “Prestige” label released “4, 5 and 6”, the third Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Jackie McLean – alto sax
- Hank Mobley – tenor sax
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Track listing:
- Sentimental Journey – Ben Homer, Bud Greeen, Les Brown
- Why Was I Born – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Kenny Drew
- Contour – Kenny Drew
- Confirmation – Charlie Parker
- When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
- Abstraction – Mal Waldron
Django Bates’ Beloved: The Study of Touch
On November 3, 2017, “ECM” label released “The Study of Touch”, the 14th Django Bates album. It was recorded in June 2016, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Django Bates – piano
- Petter Eldh – bass
- Peter Bruun – drums
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Nadia F. Romanini – photography
- Ainis Radzevicius – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Django Bates except where noted
- Sadness All the Way Down
- Giorgiantics
- Little Petherick
- Senza Bitterness
- We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way
- This World – Iain Ballamy
- The Study of Touch
- Passport – Charlie Parker
- Slippage Street
- Peonies as Promised
- Happiness All the Way Up
Art Blakey: Drums Around The Corner
On October 19, 1999, “Blue Note” label released “Drums Around the Corner”, album by Art Blakey, recorded in 1958, but not released until 1999. The first session was recorded in November 1958, at “Manhattan Towers” in New York City, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. The second session was recorded in March 1959, at the “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. The album was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums, timpani
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums, timpani
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Ray Barretto – congas
Track listing:
All tracks by Art Blakey, except where noted.
- Moose the Mooche – Charlie Parker
- Blakey’s Blues
- Lee’s Tune – Lee Morgan
- Let’s Take 16 Bars
- Drums in the Rain
- Lover – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Irving Berlin
- What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
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