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 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
In June 1958, “Columbia” label released “Lady in Satin”, the eleventh Billie Holiday album. It was the final album completed by Holiday and last released in her lifetime. The album was recorded in February 1959, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Irving Townsend.
Personnel:
Billie Holiday – lead vocals
Mal Waldron – piano
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Milt Hinton – double bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Danny Bank – flute
Phil Bodner – flute
Romeo Penque – flute
Tom Parshley – flute
Mel Davis – trumpet
Billy Butterfield – trumpet
Jimmy Ochner – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Jack Green – trombone
Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
Ray Ellis – conductor
Claus Ogerman – arranger
George Ockner – violin, concertmaster
Emmanual Green – violin
Harry Hoffman – violin
Harry Katzmann – violin
Leo Kruczek – violin
Milton Lomask – violin
Harry Meinikoff – violin
David Newman – violin
Samuel Rand – violin
David Sarcer – violin
Sid Brecher – viola
Richard Dichler – viola
David Soyer – cello
Maurice Brown – cello
Janet Putman – harp
Elise Bretton – backing vocals
Miriam Workman – backing vocals
Fred Plaut – engineer
Track listing:
I’m a Fool to Want You – Frank Sinatra, Joel Herron, Jack Wolf
For Heaven’s Sake -Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene DePaul, Don Raye
I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hoagy Carmichael
For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer
It’s Easy to Remember – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
But Beautiful – lyrics by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
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
On July 18, 1960, “Columbia” label released “Sketches of Spain”, the 34th Miles Davis album. It was recorded November 15 and 20, 1959 and March 10, 1960, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero and Irving Townsend. Miles Davis and Gil Evans won the 1961 “Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition”. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 358 on Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
On October 21, 1957, “Columbia” label released “Miles Ahead”, the second Miles Davis album for this label. It was recorded May 6, 10, 23, 27 – August 22, 1957, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian and Cal Lampley.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – flugelhorn
Gil Evans– arrangements, conductor
Bernie Glow– lead trumpet
Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi– trumpet
Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Bennett – trombone
Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
Willie Ruff, Tony Miranda, Jim Buffington – French horn
Bill Barber– tuba
Lee Konitz– alto sax
Danny Bank– bass clarinet
Romeo Penque, Sid Cooper – flute, clarinet
Wynton Kelly- piano
Paul Chambers– double bass
Art Taylor– drums
Track listing:
Springsville – John Carisi
The Maids of Cadiz – Léo Delibes
The Duke – Dave Brubeck
My Ship – Kurt Weill
Miles Ahead – Miles Davis, Gil Evans
Blues for Pablo – Gil Evans
New Rhumba – Ahmad Jamal
Medley Pt. 1: The Meaning of the Blues – Bobby Troup, Leah Worth
Medley Pt. 2: Lament – J. Johnson
I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone but You) – Jack Elliot, Harold Spina
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