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.
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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
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau: Nearness
On September 9, 2016, “Nonesuch” label released “Nearness”, an album Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau. It was recorded in 2011, at “Teatro Fernán Gómez” in Madrid, Spain, “Kultur Casino” in Bern, Switzerland, “De Oosterpoort” in Groningen, Netherlands, “Alte Oper” in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, “Tonhalle Düsseldorf” in Düsseldorf, Germany, “Kongsberg Church” in Kongsberg, Norway, and was produced by Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau.
Personnel:
- Joshua Redman– soprano and tenor saxophone
- Brad Mehldau– piano
Personnel:
- Ornithology – Charlie Parker, Benny Harris
- Always August – Brad Mehldau
- In Walked Bud – Thelonious Monk
- Mehlsancholy Mode – Joshua Redman
- The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
- Old West – Brad Mehldau
Bud Powell: The Lonely One…
On September 3, 1955, “Verve” label released “The Lonely One…”, the tenth Bud Powell studio album. It was recorded January – April 1955, at “Fine Sound Studios” in New York and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Bud Powell– piano
- George Duvivier– bass
- Art Taylor– drums
- Percy Heath– bass
- Kenny Clarke– drums
- Sheldon Marks – art director
- Howard Morehead – cover photography
Track listing:
- Confirmation – Charlie Parker
- Star Eyes – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
- Lullaby in Rhythm – Clarence Profit, Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Walter Hirsch
- Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell
- Mediocre
- All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Epistrophy – Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke
- Dance of the Infidels
- Salt Peanuts – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
- Hey George (Sweet Georgia Brown) – Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
Jay Migliori
On September 2, 2001, Jay Migliori died aged 70. He was a musician (saxophone), a founding member of Supersax, a Charlie Parker tribute band. Some artists he performed and recorded with include Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Frank Sinatra, Maynard Ferguson, The 5th Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Gene Ammons, Paul Anka, David Axelrod, Hoyt Axton, The Byrds, Captain & Tennille, Harry Chapin, Leonard Cohen, Albert Collins, Dick Dale, Neil Diamond, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, The Manhattan Transfer, Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, Esther Phillips, Helen Reddy, The Righteous Brothers, The Tubes, Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Williams, Brian Wilson, and Neil Young. As a leader, Migliori released three albums.
