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Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina: Sound Project

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On June 16, 1987, “Polytone” label released “Sound Project”, album Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina. It was recorded in 1987, at “Amigo Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Tommy Gumina – polycorus (accordion)
  • Jimmie Smith – drums

Track listing:

  1. My Shining Hour – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  2. My Ship – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
  3. Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
  4. Cavaquino
  5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
  6. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  7. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – Ned Washington, George Bassman
  8. When You Wish upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
  9. About Time
  10. Will You Give Me These
  11. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

Frank Sinatra: In The Wee Small Hours

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On April 25, 1955, “Capitol” label released “In the Wee Small Hours”, the ninth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded March 1954 – February 1955, at “KHJ” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements, conductor
  • John Palladino – engineer

Track listing:

  1. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
  2. Most Indigo – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  3. Glad to Be Unhappy – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  4. I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hoagy Carmichael
  5. Deep in a Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Hausen
  6. I See You Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  7. Can’t We Be Friends – Paul James, Kay Swift
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  10. Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  11. I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
  12. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  13. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  14. Dancing on the Celling – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  15. I’ll Never Be the Same – Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
  16. This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Frank Sinatra

Jeff Lorber Fusion: Prototype

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On March 24, 2017, “Shanachie” label released “Prototype”, the tenth Jeff Lorber Fusion album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Cocoa Butt” in Culver City, California, “JHL Sound” in Pacific Palisades, California, “Mannerism Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber. “Prototype” won “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.”

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars, synth bass, recording, mixing
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars, rhythm guitar, guitar solo
  • Chuck Loeb – melody guitar
  • Michael Thompson – guitars
  • Jairus Mozee – guitars
  • Larry Koonse – guitars, guitar solo
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Jimmy Haslip – electric bass, bass
  • Gary Novak – drums
  • Andy Snitzer – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone
  • David Mann – horns, horn arrangements, orchestra and string arrangements
  • Michael Thompson – guitar recording
  • David Mann – horns recording
  • Peter Mokran – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Raifi Minasian – graphic and package design
  • Alex Solca – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.

  1. Hyperdrive
  2. Prototype
  3. Test Drive
  4. What’s the Deal
  5. Vienna
  6. The Badness
  7. Hidden Agenda – Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip
  8. Gucci
  9. Park West
  10. River Song

Chubby Checker: Limbo Party

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In November 1962, “Parkway” label released “Limbo Party”, the sixth Chubby Checker album.

Personnel:

  • Chubby Checker – vocals

Track listing:

  1. La La Limbo – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  2. Mary Ann Limbo – Dave Leon, Jon Sheldon
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter – Kal Mann
  4. Baby, Come Back – Hal Wallis, Kal Mann
  5. Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. The Bossa Nova – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  7. Limbo Rock – Jan Sheldon, Billy Strange
  8. When the Saints Go Limbo In – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  9. Jamaica Farewell – Irving Burgie
  10. Banana Boat Limbo Song – Jon Sheldon
  11. Desfinado (Slightly Out of Tune) – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks
  12. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens

J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding: Jay & Kai

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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:

  1. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  2. Caribe – Kai Winding
  3. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  4. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. Yes, You – Dick Leib
  7. Tromboniums in Motion – J. J. Johnson
  8. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  9. Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  10. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  11. ‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  12. I Should Care – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn

Art Blakey Jazz Messengers: Caravan

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In February 1963, “Riverside” label released “Caravan”, album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded In October 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass

Track listing:

  1. Caravan – Juan Tizol
  2. Sweet ‘n’ Sour – Wayne Shorter
  3. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  4. This Is for Albert – Wayne Shorter
  5. Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
  6. Thermo – Freddy Hubbard

Curtis Fuller: Soul Trombone

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In December 1961, “Impulse!” label released “Soul Trombone”, the 19th Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Jymie Merritt – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb, G. T. Hogan – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Fuller except where noted.

  1. The Clan
  2. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
  3. Newdles
  4. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  5. Dear Old Stockholm – traditional
  6. Ladies’ Night

Gerry Mulligan: Night Lights

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In December 1963, “Philips” label released “Night Lights”, the 36th Gerry Mulligan album. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone, piano 
  • Art Farmer – flugelhorn
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Bill Crow – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Mulligan except where noted.

  1. Night Lights
  2. Morning of the Carnival – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  3. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  4. Prelude in E Minor – Frédéric Chopin
  5. Festival Minor
  6. Tell Me When

Brad Mehldau Trio: Day Is Done

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On September 27, 2005, “Nonesuch” label released “Day Is Done”, the 18th Brad Mehldau album (credited to Brad Mehldau Trio). It was recorded in March 2005, at “Avatar Studios” in New York, NY, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau- piano
  • Larry Grenadier- bass
  • Jeff Ballard- drums
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Doyle Partners – design
  • Diane Cook, Len Jenshel, Roberto Masotti – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau except where noted.

  1. Knives Out – Radiohead
  2. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Martha My Dear – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Day Is Done – Nick Drake
  5. Artis
  6. Turtle Town
  7. She’s Leaving Home – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  8. Granada – Chris Cheek
  9. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon
  10. No Moon at All – Redd Evans, David Mann

Jeff Lorber Fusion: Hacienda

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On August 27, 2013, “Heads Up Records”, and “Concord Records” labels released “Hacienda”, the eighth Jeff Lorber Fusion studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “JHL Sound”, “Gong Vibe Mobile”, “Cocoa Butt Inc.”, “Studio 107”, and was produced by Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, recording, mixing
  • Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
  • Jimmy Haslip – bass
  • David Mann – brass, flute, saxophone, horn arrangements, recording
  • Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone
  • Larry Koonse – guitar
  • Ed Mann – marimba, recording
  • Vinnie Coaliuta – drums
  • Dave Weckl – drums
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Michael Thompson – recording
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Rich Breen – mastering
  • Raffi Minasian – cover
  • Janet Wolsborn – design
  • Greg Allen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.

  1. Corinaldo
  2. Solar Wind
  3. King Kong – Frank Zappa
  4. The Steppe
  5. Hacienda
  6. Fab Gear
  7. Raptor
  8. Everlast – Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip
  9. Playa del Falco
  10. Escapade
  11. Dragonfly – Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip