On April 9, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Amazônia”, the twenty-first Jean-Michel Jarre studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “JMJ Studio” in Paris, and was produced by Jean-Michel Jarre. The album is a 52-minute musical score for the exhibition “Amazônia”, a project by photographer and filmmaker Sebastião Salgado. The project focuses on the Brazilian Amazon, featuring more than 200 photographs and other media by Salgado.
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 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 1970, “Columbia” label released “Oneness: Silver Dreams – Golden Reality”, the third Carlos Santana album. It was recorded December 1977 – January at “Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan” in Osaka (live recordings), and at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carlos Santana.
In March 1963, “Columbia” label released “Free Fall”, the 22nd Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded July – November 1962, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Teo Macero.
In March 1965, “Columbia” label released “The Sound of 65”, the debut Graham Bond Organisation (The) album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Robert Stigwood.
Personnel:
Graham Bond – vocals, Hammond organ, Mellotron, alto saxophone
Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor saxophone
Jack Bruce – electric and acoustic basses, vocals, harmonica
Ginger Baker – drums
Track listing:
Hoochie Koochie Man – Willie Dixon
Baby Make Love to Me – Janet Godfrey, John Group
Neighbour, Neighbour – Alton Joseph Valier
Early in the Morning – traditional, arranged by John Group
Spanish Blues – Graham Bond
Oh Baby – Graham Bond
Little Girl – Graham Bond
I Want You – Graham Bond
Wade in the Water – traditional, arranged by John Group, Paul Getty
On March 18, 1997, “Columbia” label released “Nine Lives”, the twelfth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded September – November 1996, at “Avatar” in New York City, “The Boneyard” (Joe Perry’s home studio, and was produced by Kevin Shirley, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.
Personnel:
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, hand organ, piano, harmonica, hammer dulcimer, percussion, horn arrangements, engineer
Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals, engineer
Brad Whitford – acoustic and electric guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
Joey Kramer – drums
John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals
Ramesh Mishra – sarangi
Sander Selover – programming
David Campbell – string and horn arrangements, conductor
Suzie Katayama – strings, conductor
Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing
Mark Hudson, Rory Romano – engineer
Leon Zervos – mastering
David Frangioni – production engineer
Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz – art direction, photography
Jeanne Greco – calligraphy
F. Scott Schafer – photography
Track listing:
Nine Lives – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard
Hole in My Soul – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
Taste of India – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard
Full Circle – Steven Tyler, Taylor Rhodes
Something’s Gotta Give – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
Ain’t That a Bitch – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
The Farm – Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas
Crash – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson, Dominic Miler
Kiss Your Past Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson
Pink – Steven Tyler, Richard Supa, Glen Ballard
Attitude Adjustment – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Fredeiksen
Fallen Angels – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Richard Supa
In February 1983, “Columbia” label released “Procession”, the eleventh Weather Report album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.
Personnel:
Josef Zawinul – keyboards
Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophones
Victor Bailey – bass
Omar Hakim – vocals, drums, guitar
José Rossy – percussion, concertina
The Manhattan Transfer – vocals
Neil Dorfsman, Tom Fouce, Mitch Gibson, Tom Miller – engineer
John Lykes – cover artwork
Bruce Talamon – photography
Track listing:
Procession – Josef Zawinul
Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
Two Lines – Josef Zawinul
Where the Moon Goes – lyrics by Nan O’Byrne and Josef Zawinul, music by Josef Zawinul
In February 1962, “Columbia” label released “A Touch of Satin”, album by J.J. Johnson Quartet (the 21st J.J. Johnson album overall). It was recorded in December 1960 and January 1961, at “Columbia 30th Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
J. J. Johnson – trombone
Victor Feldman – piano, vibraphone, celeste
Sam Jones – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
Flat Black – J. J. Johnson
Gigi – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Bloozineff – J. J. Johnson
Jackie-ing – Thelonious Monk
Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
Full Moon and Empty Arms – Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman
Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
On December 18, 1984, “Columbia” label released “Hot House Flowers”, the third Wynton Marsalis album. It was recorded in May 1984, at “RCA Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by George Butler and Steven Epstein. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist” in 1985.
Personnel:
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Branford Marsalis – soprano and tenor saxophone
Kent Jordan – alto flute
Paul McCandless – oboe, English horn
Andrew Schwartz – bassoon
Peter Gordon – French horn
Tony Price – tuba
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Ron Carter – double bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums
Charles Libove (concertmaster), Ingrid Arden, Peter Dimitriades, Gayle Dixon, Guillermo Figueroa, Winterton Garvey, Harry Glickman, Regis Iandiorio, Ray Kunicki, Patmore Lewis, Diane Monroe, Louann Montesi – violin
Al Brown, Theodore Israel, Mitsue Takayama, Harry Zaratzian – viola
Seymour Barab, Richard Locker, Alvin McCall, Frederick Zlotkin – cello
Bob Freedman – arranger, orchestrator, conductor
Track listing:
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Lazy Afternoon – Jerome Moross, John Latouche
For All We Know – John Frederick Coots, Sam M. Lewis
When You Wish upon a Star – Ned Washington, Leigh Harline
Django – John Lewis
Melancholia – Duke Ellington
Hot House Flowers – Wynton Marsalis
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Al J. Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds
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