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Sarah Vaughan: Vaughan And Violins

In March 1959, “Mercury” label released “Vaughan and Violins”, the eleventh Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in July 1958, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Marcel Hrasko – alto saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jo Hrasko – baritone saxophone
  • William Boucya – baritone saxophone 
  • Pierre Culaz – guitar
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Michel Hausser – vibraphone
  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Please Be Kind – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador
  3. Live for Love – Paul Misraki, Carl Sigman
  4. Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
  5. I’m Lost – Otis René
  6. Love Me – John Lehmann, John Lewis
  7. That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
  8. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  9. Gone with the Wind – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  10. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
  11. The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson

Etta James: Etta James Sings For Lovers

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

James Brown: Prisoner of Love

In September 1963, “King” label released “Prisoner of Love”, the sixth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by James Brown.

Track listing:

All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.

  1. Prisoner of Love – Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin, Russ Columbo
  2. Waiting In Vain – Ivory Joe Hunter
  3. Again – Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman
  4. Lost Someone – Baby Lloyd Starwort
  5. Bewidered – Leonard Whitcup, Teddy Powell
  6. So Long – Russ Morgan
  7. Signed, Sealed and Delivered – Cowboy Copas, Lois Mann
  8. Try Me
  9. (Can You) Feel It Pt.1
  10. How Long Darling
  11. The Thing in G

Curtis Fuller: Bone & Bari

In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Bone & Bari”, the fifth Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in August 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Tom Hannan – design
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Fuller except where noted.

  1. Algonquin
  2. Nita’s Waltz
  3. Bone and Bari
  4. Heart and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
  5. Again – Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman
  6. Pickup