In April 1959, “Prestige” label released “All Kinds of Weather”, the 15th Red Garland album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
Track listing:
Rain – Eugene Ford, Brian Alexander Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year – Frank Loesser
On April 2, 2015, “High Note” label released “The Real Thing”, the 38th Eric Alexander album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Eric Alexander.
Personnel:
Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
Pat Martino – guitar
Harold Mabern – piano
John Webber – bass
Joe Farnsworth – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mixing, mastering
Maureen Sickler – engineer assistant
Christopher Drukker – design, session photography
Jimmy Katz – Eric Alexander photography
Joe Fields – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Eric Alexander except where noted.
The Real Thing
Pure Pat
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
Little Boat – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal
For George and Trane
Sleep Warm – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence
On March 17, 2008, “Fiction” label released “The Seldom Seen Kid”, the fourth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, at “Blueprint Studios” in Manchester, England, and was produced by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – vocals, string and brass arrangements
Mark Potter – guitars
Craig Potter – keyboards, trumpet, mixing
Pete Turner – bass
Richard Jupp – drums
Richard Hawley – vocals
Tim Barber – trumpet
Matt Ball – trombone
Sheona White – E-flat horn
Ben Parsons – cornet
Nick Smart – cornet, flugel
Prabjote Osahn – violin, backing vocals
Stella Page – violin, viola, backing vocals
Ian Burdge – cello, backing vocals
Elbow Choir – backing vocals
Angela Thwaite – backing vocals
Louise Turner – backing vocals
Danny Evans – additional engineering
Danny McTague – additional engineering
Tim Young – mastering
Mazen Murad – mastering
Oliver East – artwork
Red Design – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey except where noted, all music by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
Starlings
The Bones of You (contains elements of “Summertime” by George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
Mirrorball
Grounds for Divorce
An Audience with the Pope
Weather to Fly
The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
The Fix – Richard Hawley, Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp.
In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Here We Come”, the eight Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Track listing:
Gene Harris – piano
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Bill Dowdy – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Ronnie Brathwaite – photography
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
In January 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Jazz Raga”, the fourth Gábor Szabó studio album. It was recorded in August 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Gábor Szabó – vocals, guitar, sitar, cover painting
In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
Dennis Budimir – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Larry Bunker – drums
Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
Work Song – Nat Adderley
Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
Take Five – Paul Desmond
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “A Jazz Message”, the sixth Art Blakey album (credited as Art Blakey’s Quartet). It was recorded in July 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Art Davis – bass
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Joe Lebow – design
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Bob Ghiraldini – photography
Track listing:
Café – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Just Knock on My Door – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
Sunday – Chester Conn, Nick Drake, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In February 1956, “Riverside” label released “Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio”, the third Randy Weston album. It was recorded in 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Sam Gill – bass
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Fire Down There – traditional
Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
Under Blunder
Dark Eyes – Florian Hermann
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
In September 1964, “Smash Records” label released “Out of Sight”, the ninth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
James Brown – vocals
Bobby Byrd – organ, backing vocals
Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
Les Buie – guitar
Billy Butler – guitar
Wallace Richardson – guitar
Lucas Fats Gonder – organ
Bernard Odum – bass
Sam Thomas – bass
Al Lucas – bass
David “Panama” Francis – drums
Melvin Parker – drums
Nat Kendrick – drums
Nat Jones – alto saxophone
George Dorsey – alto saxophone
Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
Maceo Parker – baritone saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
Sam “The Man” Taylor – tenor saxophone
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Al Brisco Clark – tenor saxophone
Eldde Williams – tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
Joe Dupars – trumpet
McKinley Johnson – trumpet
Ron Tooley – trumpet
Teddy Washington – trumpet
Richard Harris – trombone
Wilmer Milton – trombone
New York Studio Orchestra
New York Studio Chorus
Sammy Lowe – conductor, arranger
Eugen “Baby Lloyd” Stallworth, Bobby Bennett – backing vocals
Track listing:
Out of Sight – Ted Wright
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown
Till Then – Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus
Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
I Wanna be Around – Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt
I Got You – Ted Wright
Maybe the Last Time – Ted Wright
Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
I Love You, Porgy – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
In January 1965, “Parrot” label released the self-titled, debut Zombies (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Rod Argent and Ken Jones.
Personnel:
Colin Blunstone – lead and backing vocals, tambourine
Paul Atkinson – electric guitar
Rod Argent – lead and backing vocals, electric piano, organ
Chris White – bass, backing vocals
Hugh Grundy – drums
Track listing:
She’s Not There – Rod Argent
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
It’s Alright With Me – Rod Argent
You’ve Really Got a Hold Me / Bring It On Home to Me – Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke
Sometimes – Rod Argent
Woman – Rod Argent
Tell Her No – Rod Argent
I Don’t Want to Know – Chris White
Work ’n’ Play – Ken Jones
Can’t Nobody Love You – Phillips Mitchell
What More Can I Do – Chris White
I Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster, McKinley Morganfield
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