In December 1954, “Bethlehem” label released “Basically Duke”, the fifth Oscar Pettiford album. It was recorded in December 1954, in New York City. “Basically Duke” was released as 10” LP.
Personnel:
Oscar Pettiford – bass, cello
Earl Knight – piano
Osie Johnson- drums
Dave Schildkraut – alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Clark Terry, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Tom Dowd – engineer
Shirely Hoskins Collins – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Oscar Pettiford, except where noted.
Jack the Bear – Duke Ellington
Tamalpais
Swing Until the Girls Come Home
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
Chuckles – Clark Terry
Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon
In December 1961, “Verve” label released “Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments”, the 19th Bob Brookmeyer album. It was recorded in November 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, arrangements
Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute
Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
Gene Quill, Eddie Wasserman – alto saxophone
Phil Bodner – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
Gene Allen – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Billy Byers, Bill Elton, Alan Raph – trombone
Wally Kane – bassoon
Eddie Costa – vibraphone, percussion
Hank Jones – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Mel Lewis – drums
Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Gary McFarland, Eddie Sauter – arrangements
Olga Albizu – cover painting
Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Why Are You Blue – Gary McFarland
Some of My Best Friends – Al Cohn
Gloomy Sunday – Rezső Seress
Ho Hum – Bob Brookmeyer
Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Duke with a Difference”, the fourth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Clark Terry – trumpet, arrangements
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Luther Henderson – celeste
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Marian Bruce – vocals
Mercer Ellington – arrangements
Jack Higgins – engineer
Jack Matthewes – engineer
Paul Bacon – design
Paul Weller – photography
Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Duke Ellington except where noted.
C Jam Blues – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
In September 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Big Soul-Band”, the debut Johnny Griffin Orchestra album (the eight Johnny Griffin album overall). It was recorded May – June 1960, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.
In November 1968, “Verve” label released “The Sound of Feeling” (Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson), the 19th Oliver Nelson album.It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Creed Taylor and Jesse Kaye.
Personnel:
The Sound of Feeling(tracks 1-5)
Oliver Nelson – soprano saxophone, arrangements, conductor
Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece – vocals
Gary David – vocals, piano, marxophone, arranger
Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan – bass
Dick Wilson – drums
The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (tracks 6-9)
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Al Dailey, Hank Jones – piano
Eric Gale – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Phil Kraus, Bobby Rosengarden – mallets, additional percussion
Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – clarinets, alto saxophones
Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophones
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Nat Adderley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Nat Adderley – cornet
Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson – additional trombones
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson – flutes
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Dave Wiechman – engineer
Dick Smith – art direction
Fred Seligo – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Waltz Without Words – Gary David
Who Knows What Love Is? – Gary David
Phrases – Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece
Circe Revisited – Gary David, Bob Fylling
Ricardo’s Dilemma – Roy Ayers
Patterns for Orchestra – Oliver Nelson
The Sidewalks of New York – Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake
On August 25, 2003, “Mack Avenue Label” released “New York, New Sound”, the 20th Gerard Wilson album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stix Hooper.
Personnel:
Gerald Wilson – arranger, conductor
Oscar Castro-Neves, Anthony Wilson – guitar
Kenny Barron, Renee Rosnes – piano
Bob Cranshaw, Trey Henry, Larry Ridley – bass
Stix Hooper, Lewis Nash – drums
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
Jesse Davis – alto saxophone
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jon Faddis, Frank Greene, Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, Jimmy Owens – trumpet
Luis Bonilla, Benny Powell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson – trombone
In April 1961, “Roulette” label released “Uhuru Afrika”, the thirteenth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson – trombone
Julius Watkins – French horn
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, piccolo
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Kenny Burrell – guitar
George Duvivier, Ron Carter – bass
Max Roach, Charlie Persip – drums, percussion
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Babatunde Olatunji – percussion
Armando Peraza – bongos
Candido Camero – congas
Martha Flowers, Brock Peters – vocals
Tuntemeke Sanga – narrator
Melba Liston – arranger
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza – Langston Hughes
First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza
Second Movement: African Lady – Randy Weston, Langston Hughes
In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Such Sweet Thunder”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded August 1956 – March 1957, and was produced by Irving Townsend. The album is a twelve-part suite based on the work of William Shakespeare.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
Harry Carney – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet
Willie Cook – trumpet
Quentin Jackson – trombone
John Sanders – trombone
Britt Woodman – trombone
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Billy Strayhorn – orchestration
Howard Fritzson – art direction
Randall Martin – design
Don Hunstein – photography
Irving Townsend – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, except where noted.
Such Sweet Thunder – Cleo
Sonnet for Caesar
Sonnet to Hank Cinq
Lady Mac
Sonnet in Search of a Moor
The Telecasters
Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) – Puck
In February 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Dinah Jams”, the second Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in August 1954, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Dinah Washington – vocals
Clifford Brown – trumpet
Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Herb Geller – alto saxophone
Harold Land – tenor saxophone
Richie Powell – piano
Junior Mance – piano
George Morrow – double bass
Keter Betts – double bass
Max Roach – drums
Track listing:
Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz
Summertime – George Gershwin
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
No More – Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
You Go to My Head – John Frederick, Havem Gillespie
In September 1961, “Mercury” label released “Pre-Bird”, the 18th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in May 1960, and was produced by Leonard Feather.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus – bass
Paul Bley – piano
Roland Hanna – piano
Gunther Schuller – conductor
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
Ted Curson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Hobart Dotson – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Robert Di Domenica – flute
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute
Booker Ervin – saxophone
Yusuf Lateef – saxophone, flute
John LaPorta – saxophone
Danny Bank – saxophone
Bill Barron – saxophone
Joe Farrell – saxophone
Eddie Bert – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Charles “Majeed” Greenlee – trombone
George Scott – drums
Dannie Richmond – drums
Sticks Evans – drums
Max Roach – drums
Lorraine Cusson – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus, except where noted.
Takethe “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn / Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
Prayer For Passive Resistance
Eclipse
Mingus Fingus No. 2
Weird Nightmare
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond
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