In December 1965, “Mercury” label released “Storm Warning!”, the fourth Dick Morrissey Quartet album. It was recorded in November 1965, at “The Bull’s Head” in London.
Personnel:
Dick Morrissey – tenor sax
Harry South – piano
Phil Bates – double bass
Phil Seamen – drums
David Redfern – photography
Mike Hawker – liner notes
Track listing:
Storm Warning – Harry South
What Is There to Say – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
Come Rain Or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
In November 1964, “Philips” label released “Broadway-Blues-Ballads”, the eleventh Nina Simone album. It was recorded in 1964, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.
Personnel:
Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arranger
Bobby Hamilton – drums
Lisle Atkinson – percussion
Rudy Stevenson – flute
Horace Ott – arranger, conductor
Hal Mooney – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus
Night Song – Lee Adams, Charles Strouse
The Laziest Gal in Town – Cole Porter
Something Wonderful – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Don’t Take All Night – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
Nobody – Alex Rogers, Bert Williams
I Am Blessed – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
Of This I’m Sure – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
See-Line Woman – traditional, George Bass, Nina Simone
Our Love (Will See Us Through) – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
How Can I? – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
The Last Rose of Summer – Thomas Moore, Richard Alfred Milliken, Nina Simone
On July 19, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Moonlight Serenade”, the fourth Carly Simon album of standards (19th album overall). It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Fox Force Five” in Hollywood, “Reagan’s Garage” and “Westlake Recorders” in Los Angeles, “The Cutting Room” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.
In July 1964. “Prestige” label released “Soul Shoutin’”, the 21st Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in October 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
In June 1961, “Warwick” label released “Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone”, the eleventh Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Mercury Sound Studio” in New York City.
In May 1968, “Cadet” label released “The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful”, the 24th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “Fine Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Sulieman – bass
Frank Gant – drums
The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
Hale Smith – conductor
Track listing:
Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
Ballad for Beverly – Bob Williams
Of Bass I Love – Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Sulieman
Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
At Long Last Love – Cole Porter
Never Let Me Go – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Gypsies in the Wind – Bob Williams
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Jay and Kai”, album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding. It was recorded in November 1955, July – December 17, 1956, and January 1957 in New York City.
Personnel:
J. J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium
Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone
Dick Leib – bass trombone
Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone
Roy Frazee, Hank Jones, Dick Katz – piano
Bill Crow, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Kenny O’Brien – bass
Kenny Clarke, Jack Franklin, Elvin Jones, Shadow Wilson – drums
Candido Camero – bongos
Track listing:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
Caribe – Kai Winding
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
Yes, You – Dick Leib
Tromboniums in Motion – J. J. Johnson
How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
I Should Care – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn
In March 1967, “Reprise” label released “Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim”, album by Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was recorded January – February 1967, at “United Western Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocal
Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Al Viola – electric guitar
Jose Marino – doublebass
Dom Um Romão – drums
Colin Bailey – drums
Claus Ogerman – concuctor, arranger
Track listing:
The Girl from Ipanema – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinícius de Moraes
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveria
Change Partners – Irving Berlin
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
Meditation (Meditação) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Newton Mendonça
If You Never Come to Me (Inútil Paisagem) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert, Aloysio de Oliveira
How Insensitive (Insensatez) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius de Moraes
I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert C. Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin
Once I Loved (O Amor em Paz) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert, Vinicius de Moraes
In March 1961, “Prestige” label released “Lush Life”, album by John Coltrane. It was assembled from previously unreleased tracks from three recording sessions at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey in May and August 1957, and January 1958, produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Earl May – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Louis Hayes – drums
Albert Heath – drums
Track listing:
Like Someone in Love – Jimmy Van Heusen
I Love You – Cole Porter
Trane’s Slow Blues – John Coltrane
Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
I Hear a Rhapsody – Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre
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