On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.
Personnel:
Kenny Barron – piano
Jay Leonhart – bass
Al Foster – drums
Taz (48) – design
John Abbott – photography
Track listing:
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
Cherokee – Ray Noble
Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
Doxy – Sonny Rollins
Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
On December 18, 1984, “Columbia” label released “Hot House Flowers”, the third Wynton Marsalis album. It was recorded in May 1984, at “RCA Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by George Butler and Steven Epstein. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist” in 1985.
Personnel:
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Branford Marsalis – soprano and tenor saxophone
Kent Jordan – alto flute
Paul McCandless – oboe, English horn
Andrew Schwartz – bassoon
Peter Gordon – French horn
Tony Price – tuba
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Ron Carter – double bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums
Charles Libove (concertmaster), Ingrid Arden, Peter Dimitriades, Gayle Dixon, Guillermo Figueroa, Winterton Garvey, Harry Glickman, Regis Iandiorio, Ray Kunicki, Patmore Lewis, Diane Monroe, Louann Montesi – violin
Al Brown, Theodore Israel, Mitsue Takayama, Harry Zaratzian – viola
Seymour Barab, Richard Locker, Alvin McCall, Frederick Zlotkin – cello
Bob Freedman – arranger, orchestrator, conductor
Track listing:
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Lazy Afternoon – Jerome Moross, John Latouche
For All We Know – John Frederick Coots, Sam M. Lewis
When You Wish upon a Star – Ned Washington, Leigh Harline
Django – John Lewis
Melancholia – Duke Ellington
Hot House Flowers – Wynton Marsalis
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Al J. Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds
In December 1974, “Pablo” label released “The Giants” an album by Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, and Ray Brown. It was recorded on December 7, 1974, at “MGM Studios” and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Oscar Peterson – piano, organ
Joe Pass – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
Norman Granz – layout, design
Phil Stern – photography
Track listing:
Riff Blues – Oscar Peterson
Who Cares? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Jobim – Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson
Blues for Dennis – Oscar Peterson
Sunny – Bobby Hebb
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
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.
