In December 1964, “Prestige” label released “Bebop Revisited!”, the debut Charles McPherson studio album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
In December 1964, “Limelight” label released “Jambo Caribe”, the 44th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Universal Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Hal Mooney.
Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
James Moody – tenor saxophone, flute
Kenny Barron – piano
Chris White – bass, vocals
Rudy Collins – drums
Kansas Fields – percussion
Bucky Milam – artwork
David Solomon – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.
Fiesta Mo-Jo
Barbados Carnival – Chris White
Jambo
Trinidad Hello – Kenny Barron
Poor Joe – Joe Willoughby
And Then She Stopped
Don’t Try to Keep up with the Joneses – Joe Willoughby
In December 1964, “Sound Limited” label released “Waylon at JD’s”, the debut Waylon Jennings studio album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Arizona Recorder” in Phoenix, US, and was produced by Jim Musil and Waylon Jennings.
Personnel:
Waylon Jennings – lead vocals, lead guitar
Jerry Gropp – vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul Foster – vocals, bass guitar
Richie Albright – drums
Jim Musil – arrangements
Jack Miller – engineer
Track listing:
Crying – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
Sally Was a Good Old Girl – Harlan Howard
Burning Memories – Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker
Big Mamou – Link Davis
Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan
Dream Baby – Cindy Walker
It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
Lorena – Charlie Williams
Love’s Gonna Live Here – Buck Owens
Abilene – Les Brown, Bob Gibson, John D. Loudermilk
In December 1964, “Epic” label released “Coast to Coast”, the fourth US Dave Clark Five (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Adrian Clark.
Personnel:
Lenny Davidson – guitars, backing and harmony vocals
In December 1964, “Barclay” label released “Verlaine et Rimbaud”, the thirteenth Léo Ferré album. It was recorded in May 1964, at “Barclay Studio” in Paris. This was one of the first double albums in the history oi the modern music.
In December 1964, “Prestige” label released “Holiday Soul” the eleventh Bobby Timmons album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Bobby Timmons – piano
Butch Warren – double bass
Walter Perkins – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Jack McKinney – liner notes
Ozzie Cadena – supervisor
Track listing:
Deck the Halls – traditional
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
Auld Lang Syne – Robert Burns, traditional
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
We Three Kings – John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
You’re All I Want for Christmas – Seger Ellis, Glen Moore