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Bill Withers: Naked & Warm

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On November 6, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Naked & Warm”, the fifth Bill Withers studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Withers.

Personnel:

  • Bill Withers – lead and backing vocals
  • Benorce Blackmon – guitar
  • Geoffrey Leib – guitar, acoustic and electric piano
  • Clifford Coulter – Moog synthesizer
  • Don Freeman – acoustic and electric piano, synthesizer
  • Youseff Rahman – electric piano
  • Larry Nash – electric piano
  • Jerry Knight – bass, backing vocals
  • Melvin Dunlap – bass
  • Larry Tolbert – drums
  • Earl “Crusher” Bennett – congas, cowbell, slapstick, tambourine, vibraslap
  • Kwasi “Rocky” Dzidzornu – congas
  • Dorothy Ashby – harp, obbligato vocals
  • Lenny Booker – backing vocals
  • Lois Booker – backing vocals
  • Helen Gonder – backing vocals
  • Marsha Johnson – backing vocals
  • Bob Merritt – engineer
  • Phil Jamtaas – engineer assistant
  • Rick Smith – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Ken Anderson – design
  • Tom Steele – design
  • Elliot Gilbert – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Withers.

  1. Close to Me
  2. Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!)
  3. Where You Are
  4. Dreams
  5. If I Didn’t Mean You Well
  6. I’ll Be with You
  7. City of the Angels
  8. My Imagination

Duke Ellington: Piano In The Background

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In November 1960, “Columbia” label released “Piano in the Background”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded May – June 1960, at “Radio Recorders” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Andres Meringuito, Eddy Mullins, Gerald Wilson – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown, Britt Woodman, Booty Wood – trombone
  • Juan Tizol – valve trombone
  • Aaron Bell – bass
  • Sam Woodyard – drums
  • Gerald Wilson – arrangements
  • W. A. Mathieu (as Bill Mathieu) – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted,

  1. Happy Go Lucky Local
  2. What Am I Here For – Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine
  3. Medley: Kinda Dukish / Rockin’ in Rhythm – Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills
  4. Perdido – Juan Tizol
  5. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James
  6. Midriff – Billy Strayhorn
  7. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  8. Main Stem
  9. Take the ‘A’ Train – Billy Strayhorn

The Jazz Messengers: Same

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In October 1956, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Jazz Messengers (The) studio album. It was recorded April – May 1964, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. Infra-Rae
  2. Nica’s Dream – Horace Silver
  3. It’s You or No One – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. Ecaroh – Horace Silver
  5. Carol’s Interlude
  6. The End of a Love Affair – E. C. Redding
  7. Hank’s Symphony

Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy

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In October 1954, “Columbia” label released “Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy”, album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars. It was recorded in July 1954, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Louis Armstrong – vocals, trumpet
  • Trummy Young – trombone
  • Barney Bigard – clarinet
  • Billy Kyle – piano
  • Arvell Shaw – double bass
  • Barrett Deems – drums
  • Velma Middleton – vocals
  • George Avakian – engineer, liner notes
  • Mark Wilder – engineer
  • Seth Rothstein – project director, project manager
  • Rene Arsenault – production assistant
  • Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by W. C. Handy, except where noted.

  1. St. Louis Blues
  2. Yellow Dog Blues
  3. Loveless Love
  4. Aunt Hagar’s Blues – James Timothy Brymn, Handy
  5. Long Gone (From The Bowlin’ Green) – Handy, Chris Smith
  6. The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump) – Handy, George A. Norton
  7. Beale Street Blues
  8. Ole Miss Blues
  9. Chantez Les Bas (Sing ‘Em Low)
  10. Hesitating Blues
  11. Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor) – Dave Elman, Handy

Herbie Hancock: Magic Windows

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On September 29, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Magic Windows”, the twenty-fifth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, “Kendun Recording”, “Village Recorders”, “Ameraycan Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim Eight Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Parker Jr., George Johnson, Al McKay, Wah-Wah Watson, Adrian Belew – guitar
  • Freddie Washington, Louis Johnson, Ed Watkins – bass
  • John Robinson, Ray Parker Jr., James Gadson, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
  • Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III – bells, Ghanaian drums
  • Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Sylvester, Vicki Randle, Gavin Christopher – lead vocals
  • Jeanie Tracy, Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer, Vicki Randle, David Bottom, Jeffrey Cohen, Julia, Luther, Maxine, Oren Waters – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Magic Number – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  2. Tonight’s the Night – Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.
  3. Everybody’s Broke – Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  4. Help Yourself – David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  5. Satisfied with Love – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
  6. The Twilight Clone – Adrian Belew, Herbie Hancock

Hiromasa Suzuki: High-Flying

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In August 1976, “Columbia” label released “High-Flying”, the eight Hiromasa Suzuki album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Jiro Inagaki.

Personnel:

  • Hiromasa Suzuki – piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Kayoko Ishu – vocals
  • Fujimaru Yoshino, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Masayoshi Takanaka – electric guitar
  • Jun Fukamachi – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Akira Okazawa, Kenji Takamizu – electric basswdrievr
  • Scramble
  • Betw
  • Shuichi Murakami – drums
  • Larry Sunaga – percussion
  • Jiro Inagaki – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Hiromasa Suzuki.

  1. High-Flying
  2. Screwdriver
  3. Scramble
  4. Between O&M
  5. Smash
  6. Straight Flash
  7. Out of Focus

Bill Evans: The Bill Evans Album

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In August 1971, “Columbia” label released “The Bill Evans Album”, the 53rd Bill Evans album. It was recorded may – June 1971, at “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane. At the Grammy Awards of 1972, the album won the “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” and the “Best Jazz Performance by a Group” awards.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Eddie Gómez – bass
  • Marty Morell – drums
  • Peter Weiss – engineer, mixing
  • John Berg – art direction
  • Paula Wood – art direction, design
  • Fred Binkley – liner notes
  • Don Hunstein – photography
  • Seth Rothstein – project director

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans except where noted.

  1. Funkallero (album version)
  2. The Two Lonely People – Bill Evans, Carol Hall
  3. Sugar Plum (album version)
  4. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  5. T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. Comrade Conrad (album version)

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz Impressions Of Japan

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On August 10, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Jazz Impressions of Japan”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet album (the 48th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded in January 1960 and June 1964, at the “CBS 30th Street Studio”, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – saxophone
  • Eugene Wright – bass
  • Joe Morello – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck, except where noted.

  1. Tokyo Traffic
  2. Rising Sun
  3. Toki’s Theme
  4. Fujiyama
  5. Zen Is When – Bud Freeman, Leon Pober
  6. The City Is Crying
  7. Osaka Blues
  8. Koto Song

George Benson Quartet: It’s Uptown

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “It’s Uptown”, album by George Benson Quartet (second George Benson studio album overall). It was recorded February – March 1966, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – vocals, guitar
  • Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
  • Bennie Green – trombone
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Jimmy Lovelace – drums
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Don Hunstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Benson, except where noted.

  1. Clockwise
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  3. Ain’t That Peculiar – Mary Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore
  4. Jaguar
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell
  6. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Hello Bride
  8. Bullfight
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Eternally
  11. Myna Bird Blues

Ornette Coleman: Chappaqua Suite

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “Chappaqua Suite”, the ninth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in June 1965, and was produced by Henri Renaud.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • David Izenzon – double bass
  • Charles Moffett – drums
  • Joseph Tekula – orchestra arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Chappaqua Suite, Part 1
  2. Chappaqua Suite, Part 2
  3. Chappaqua Suite, Part 3
  4. Chappaqua Suite, Part 4