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Conte Candoli and Lou Levy: West Coast Wailers

In February 1958, “Atlantic” label released “West Coast Wailers”, album Conte Candoli and Lou Levy. It was recorded in August 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Conte Candoli – trumpet
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Lawrence Marable – drums

Track listing:

  1. Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Comes Love – Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias
  3. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
  4. Pete’s Alibi – Pete Candoli
  5. Cheremoya – Bill Holman
  6. Jordu – Duke Jordan
  7. Flamingo – Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson
  8. Marcia Lee – Conte Candoli

Jimmy Smith: The Sermon!

In December 1959, “Blue Note” label released “The Sermon!”, the fifteenth Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded August 25, 1957 and  February 25, 1958, at “Manhattan Towers” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith– organ
  • Lee Morgan– trumpet
  • Lou Donaldson– alto saxophone
  • Tina Brooks– tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell– guitar
  • Art Blakey– drums
  • George Coleman– alto saxophone
  • Eddie McFadden– guitar
  • Donald Bailey– drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder– engineer
  • Reid Miles– design
  • Francis Wolff– photography
  • Ira Gitler– liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Sermon – Jimmy Smith
  2. O.S. – Jimmy Smith
  3. Flamingo – Edmund Anderson, Ted Grouya