In November 1956, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi”, the 13th Patti Page album. It was recorded in May 1956, in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra
Pete Rugolo – arrangements, conductor
Al Hendrickson – guitar
Rocky Coluccio – piano
Jack Costanzo – percussion
Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone
Buddy Childers, Chico Alvarez, Pete Candoli – trumpet
Harry Klee – flute
Bob Cooper – oboe
Track listing:
Nevertheless – Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Out of Nowhere – Edward Heyman, John Green
The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
The Thrill Is Gone – Les Brown, Ray Henderson
A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Mountain Greenery – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
I’ve Got My Eyes on You – Cole Porter
My Kind of Love – Louis Alter, Jo Trent
I Didn’t Know About You – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
My Sin – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter
In November 1954, “Norgran” label released “Afro”, the eleventh Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded May – June 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Leon Comegys, J. J. Johnson, George Matthews – trombone
Gilbert Valdez – flute
Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Réne Hernandez, Wade Legge – piano
Lou Hackney, Roberto Rodríguez – bass
Charlie Persip – drums
Cándido Camero – congas, percussion
Mongo Santamaria – congas
José Mangual – bongos
Ubaldo Nieto – timbales
Ralph Miranda – percussion
Chico O’Farrill – arrangements
Track listing:
Manteca Theme – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
On October 30, 2001, “Arbors” label released “The Jazz KENnection”, album by Kenny Davern and Ken Peplowski. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Clinton Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Rachel Domber and Mat Domber.
Personnel:
Kenny Davern – clarinet
Ken Peplowski – alto saxophone, clarinet
Howard Alden – guitar
John Bunch – piano
Greg Cohen – double-bass
Tony DeNicola – drums
Track listing:
I’m Satisfied with My Gal – Sharkey Bonano
Mama’s Gone, Goodbye – Peter Bocage
I’ll See You in My Dreams (1924 song) – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
Careless Love – W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams
Creole Love Call – Duke Ellington
Chicago Rhythm (Transvestite Dance from the Apex Club) – Ben Kanter
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
A Porter’s Love Song to a Chambermaid – James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf
In October 1962, “Prestige” label released “Main Stem”, the eighth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
In October 1957, “Contemporary” label released “The Poll Winners”, album by Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne and Ray Brown. It was recorded in March 1957, at “Contemporary Records Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
Barney Kessel – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Track listing:
Jordu – Duke Jordan
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer
It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Mean to Me – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
In October 1955, “Norgran” label released “Creamy”, the tenth Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in September 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Clark Terry – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sonny Greer – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Hodges, except where noted.
The Ballad Medley: Whispering/Tenderly/Don’t Take Your Love from Me/Prelude to a Kiss/Polka Dots and Moonbeams/Passion Flower – Vincent Rose, John Schonberger, Richard Coburn/Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence/Henry Nemo/Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills/Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke/Billy Strayhorn
In September 1957, “EmArcy” label released “The Swingin’ Miss D”, the sixth Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Dinah Washington – vocals
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
Benny Golson – arrangements
Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone, clarinet
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Don Elliott – trumpet, mellophonium, vibraphone, bongos; xylophone
Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
Doc Severinsen – trumpet
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Nick Travis – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
Hal McKusick – flute, alto saxophone
Danny Bank – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Clarence “Sleepy” Anderson – piano, celeste
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Milt Hinton – double bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Jimmy Crawford – drums
Murray Garrett, Gene Howard – photography
John S. Wilson – liner notes
Track listing:
They Didn’t Believe Me – Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds
You’re Crying – Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones
Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
Perdido – Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol
Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
Somebody Loves Me – Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald
On August 22, 2006, “MCG Jazz” label released “Turned to Blue”, the fifty-second and final Nancy Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild” in Pittsburgh, “Conway Studios” in Los Angeles, “Somy Music Studios” in New York City, “Audible Images Recording” in Port Matilda, and was produced by Marty Ashby and Jay Ashby. At the 49th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Turned to Blue” won “Best Jazz Vocal Album” award.
On August 22, 2000, “Telarc” label released “One Alone”, the 103rd Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded September 1997 – April 2000, and was produced by Russell Gloyd and John Snyder.
Personnel:
Dave Brubeck – piano
John Snyder, Michael Bishop, Jack Renner – engineer
Robert Friedrich – engineer assistant
Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, cover design
James Salzano – cover photo
Elaine Martone – production supervisor
Mark Conese, Simon James, Mark Nixdorf – technical assistant
Track listing:
That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
One Alone – Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
You’ve Got Me Crying Again – Isham Jones, Charles Newman
Someone to Watch over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me) – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
Harbor Lights – Hugh Williams
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons
Summer Song – Dave Brubeck
Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
Weep No More – Dave Brubeck
Bye Bye Blues – Dave Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Fred Hamm, Bert Lown
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