In September 1961, “Mercury” label released “Pre-Bird”, the 18th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in May 1960, and was produced by Leonard Feather.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus – bass
Paul Bley – piano
Roland Hanna – piano
Gunther Schuller – conductor
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
Ted Curson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Hobart Dotson – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Robert Di Domenica – flute
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute
Booker Ervin – saxophone
Yusuf Lateef – saxophone, flute
John LaPorta – saxophone
Danny Bank – saxophone
Bill Barron – saxophone
Joe Farrell – saxophone
Eddie Bert – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Charles “Majeed” Greenlee – trombone
George Scott – drums
Dannie Richmond – drums
Sticks Evans – drums
Max Roach – drums
Lorraine Cusson – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus, except where noted.
Takethe “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn / Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
Prayer For Passive Resistance
Eclipse
Mingus Fingus No. 2
Weird Nightmare
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond
In May 1962, “Verve” label released “Bashin’: The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith”, the 20th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Cred Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – organ
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Bob Ashton, Babe Clarke – tenor saxophone
George Barrow – baritone saxophone
Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman – trombone
Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Quentin Warren – guitar
George Duvivier – bass
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Donald Bailey – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Walk on the Wild Side – Elmer Bernstein, Mack David
Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
Step Right Up – Oliver Nelson
Beggar for the Blues – Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne
Bashin’ – Jimmy Smith
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) – Johnny Mercer
In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Such Sweet Thunder”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded in August 1956 – May 1957, and was produced by Irving Townsend.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano, conductor
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet
Willie Cook – trumpet
Quentin Jackson – trombone
John Sanders – trombone
Britt Woodman – trombone
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Billy Strayhorn – orchestration
Irving Townsend – liner notes
Howard Fritzson – art direction
Don Hunstein – photography
Randall Martin – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
Such Sweet Thunder
Sonnet for Caesar
Sonnet to Hank Cinq
Lady Mac
Sonnet in Search of a Moor
The Telecasters
Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down)
On March 11, 2003, “High Note” label released “Smooth Sailing” the 30th and the final Teddy Edwards album. It was recorded in 2001 at “M&I Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Houston Person.
Personnel:
Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
Richard Wyands – piano
Ray Drummond – double bass
Chip White – drums
Track listing:
Going Home – Teddy Edwards
All Too Soon – Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman
Hank’s Tune – Hank Mobley
Indian Summer – Victor Herbert, Al Dubin
Robbin’s Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell
It’s the Talk of the Town – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
Smooth Sailing – Arnett Cobb
Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
On March 10, 1995, “Atlantic” label released “The Real Quiet Storm”, the third James Carter studio album. It was recorded October – November 1994, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Yves Beauvais.
Personnel:
James Carter – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, bass flute, bass clarinet
On March 8, 2005, “Koch” label released “Silver Rain”, the sixth Marcus Miller studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Absolut Beats” in Dallas, TX, “Camel Island Studios” in Los Angeles, “Hannibal Studios” in Santa Monica, CA, “HIt Factory”, “The Dormitory” in New York City, “Vertical Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Marcus Miller and David Isaac.
On January 21, 2014, “High Note” label released “Icons & Influences”, the 32nd George Cables album. It was recorded in September 2013, at “Systems Two” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by George Cables.
On December 29, 2020, Claude Bolling died aged 90. He was musician (piano), composer, and arranger. He wrote music for more than one hundred movies, collaborated with classical musicians, but also with musicians from various genres including Alexandre Lagoya, Pinchas Zukerman, Maurice André, and Yo-Yo Ma. Bolling has worked with some of the biggest names in the jazz music including Roy Eldridge, Kenny Clarke. Oscar Peterson, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli, and Django Reinhardt. As leader he released 24 albums.
In December 1992, “Evidence” label released “African Venus” the twelve Dewey Redman album. It was recorded in December 1992, at “Sound on Sound Studio” in New York City and was produced by Inc. Big Apple Productions.
Personnel:
Dewey Redman – alto and tenor saxophone, musette
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Charles Eubanks – piano
Anthony Cox – bass
Carl Allen – drums
Danny Sadownick – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Dewey Redman except where noted.
African Venus
Venus and Mars
Mr. Sandman – Pat Ballard
Echo Prayer
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
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