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Johnny Hodges: Blues A – Plenty

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In May 1958, “Verve” label released “Blues A-Plenty”, the 14th Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in April 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Roy Eldridge – trumpet
  • Vic Dickenson – trombone
  • Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Sam Woodyard – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Johnny Hodges, except where noted.

  1. I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  2. Cool Your Motor
  3. Gone With the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  4. Honey Hill
  5. Blues-a-Plenty
  6. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  7. Saturday Afternoon Blues
  8. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
  9. Reeling and Rocking

Lou Donaldson And The Three Sounds: LD+3

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In October 1959, “Blue Note” label released “LD+3”, Lou Donaldson and the Three Sounds (the tenth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  2. Smooth Groove
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Blue Moon – Lorentz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Jump Up
  6. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  7. Confirmation – Charlie Parker

Johnny Hodges: Creamy

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In October 1955, “Norgran” label released “Creamy”, the tenth Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in September 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Sonny Greer – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Hodges, except where noted.

  1. The Ballad Medley: Whispering/Tenderly/Don’t Take Your Love from Me/Prelude to a Kiss/Polka Dots and Moonbeams/Passion Flower – Vincent Rose, John Schonberger, Richard Coburn/Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence/Henry Nemo/Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills/Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke/Billy Strayhorn
  2. Scufflin’ – Cue Hodges
  3. Honey Bunny
  4. Passion – Billy Strayhorn
  5. Pretty Little Girl – Billy Strayhorn
  6. No Use Kicking

John Coltrane: Standard Coltrane

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On October 2, 1962, “Prestige” label released “Standard Coltrane”, album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in July 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Wilbur Harden – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  2. I’ll Get By – Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk
  3. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Invitation – Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster

Etta James: Etta James Sings For Lovers

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On August 24, 1962, “Argo” label released “Etta James Sings for Lovers”, the fourth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in June 1962, and was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Riley Hampton – arrangements
  • Al Poskonka – arrangements
  • Ron Malo – engineer
  • Don Bronstein – cover
  • Ralph Bass – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  2. How Do You Speak to an Angel – Bob Hilliard, Jule Styne
  3. Fools Rush In – Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
  4. Don’t Blame Me – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  5. Someone to Watch Over Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  6. Again – Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman
  7. I Want to Be Loved – Savannah Churchill
  8. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  9. These Foolish Things – Eric Maschwitz, Harry Link, Jack Strachey
  10. Prisoner of Love – Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin, Russ Columbo

Ike Quebec: Blue & Sentimental

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In June 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Blue & Sentimental”, the fifth Ike Quebec  album. It was recorded in December 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Ike Quebec- tenor saxophone, piano
  • Grant Green- guitar
  • Sonny Clark- piano
  • Paul Chambers, Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes, Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. Blue and Sentimental – Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston
  2. Minor Impulse – Ike Quebec
  3. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  4. Blues for Charlie – Grant Green
  5. Like – Ike Quebec
  6. Count Every Star – Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop