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Plas Johnson: This Must Be The Plas

In November 1959, “Capitol” label released “This Must Be the Plas”, the fourth Plas Johnson album. It was recorded in 1959, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood.

Personnel:

  • Plas Johnson – alto, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Larry Bunker, Gene Estes, Victor Feldman – vibraphone
  • Paul Smith – piano
  • Ernie Freeman – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Howard Roberts, Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Red Callender – double bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums

Track listing:

  1. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  2. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You – Ray Noble
  3. Heart and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
  4. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  5. Memories of You – Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake
  6. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  7. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
  8. If I Had You – Irving King, Ted Shapiro
  9. My Silent Love – Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse
  10. Day In-Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  11. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnson
  12. S’il vous plait – John Lewis

The Three Sounds: Out Of This World

In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Out of This World”, the twelve Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris except where noted.

  1. Girl of My Dreams – Sunny Clapp
  2. Out of the Past – Benny Golson
  3. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  4. I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
  5. My Silent Love – Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse
  6. Sanctified Sue
  7. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  8. You Make Me Feel So Young – Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow