In December 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Tijuana Jazz”, the sixth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded in December 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Gary McFarland – marimba, electric piano
Joe Newman, Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Toots Thielemans – harmonica, guitar
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Bob Bushnell – electric bass
Mel Lewis, Grady Tate – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.
South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
Acapulco at Night
Fantastic, That’s You – George Cates, George Douglas
Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
Tijuana – George Cates, George Douglas
Marcheta – Victor Schertzinger
Granny’s Samba
Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) – Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
Mexicali Rose – Jack Tenney, Helen Stone
Ira Schwartz’s Golden Dream
Mary Jane
Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
In November 1955, “ABC-Paramount” label released “Blues and Other Shades of Green”, the fifth Urbie Green album. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Urbie Green – trombone, valve trombone
Jimmy Raney – guitar
Dave McKenna – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Urbie Green, except where noted.
Reminiscent Blues
Thou Swell – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodger, Lorenz Hart
In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.
Personnel:
Oscar Peterson – piano
Joe Pass – guitar
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
Martin Drew – drums
Track listing:
Weird Blues – Miles Davis
If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
In October 1954, “Clef” label released “Roy and Diz”, album by Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in October 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
Oscar Peterson – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Louis Bellson – drums
Track listing:
Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
Algo Bueno – Woody ‘n’ You) – Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet Blues – Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie
Ballad Medley – I’m Through with Love/Can’t We Be Friends/Don’t You Know?/I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do/If I Had You – Fud Livingston, Paul James, Kay Swift, Bobby Worth, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Irving King, Ted Shapiro
Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
Pretty Eyed Baby – Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson
In October 1964, “Pacific” label released “For Django”, the fifth Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.
On November 22, 1963, “Philles” label released “A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records”, an album of Christmas songs. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Phil Spector. In 2003, the album was ranked at no. 142 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2019, it was ranked the greatest “Christmas Album of All Time”.
Personnel:
Darlen Love – performer (White Christmas, Marshmallow World, Winter Wonderland, Christmas, Baby Please Come Home)
The Ronettes – performer (Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)
Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans – performer (The Bells of St. Mary’s, Here Comes Santa Claus)
The Crystals – performer (Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers)
Phil Spector – performer (Silent Night)
Barney Kessel – guitar
Bill Pitman – guitar
Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Nino Tempo – guitar
Irv Rubins – guitar
Leon Russell – piano
Al De Lory – piano
Don Randi – piano
Ray Pohlman – bass
Jimmy Bond – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Sonny Bono – percussion
Frank Capp – percussion
Jack Nitzsche – percussion, arrangements
Jay Migliori – saxophone
Steve Douglas – baritone saxophone
Roy Caton – trumpet
Lou Blackburn – horns
Johnny Vidor – strings
Larry Levine – engineer
Track listing:
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
Frosty the Snowman – Steve Nelson, Walter Rollins
The bells of St. Mary’s – A. Emmet Adams, Douglas Furber
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Marshmallow World – Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Tommie Connor
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer – Johnny Marks
Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Leon Jessel
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home – Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector
Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
On June 30, 1980, “Red Eye Records” label released “The Krazy Kong Album”, the fourth Wild Willy Barrett album. It was recorded in 1971, 1973 and 1979, and was produced by Wild Willy Barrett and Tony Atkins.
On April 28, 1998, “Telarc” label released “Oscar and Benny”, album by Oscar Peterson and Benny Green. It was recorded in September 1997, and was produced by Robert Woods and Elaine Marlone.
Personnel:
Oscar Peterson– piano
Benny Green– piano
Ray Brown– double bass
Gregory Hutchinson– drums
Track listing:
For All We Know – Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
Yours Is My Heart Alone – Ludwig Herzer, Franz Lehár, Beda Fritz Loehner
Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
Jitterbug Waltz – Richard Maltby, Jr., Fats Waller
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