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
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Michael Moore – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Mike Harris – recording
Joe Tarantino – digital mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.
I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
Re: Person I Knew
The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
On July 23, 2013, “High Note” label released “Costumes Are Mandatory”, the sixth Ethan Iverson album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Brooklyn Recording” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Ethan Iverson.
Personnel:
Ethan Iverson – piano, liner notes
Lee Konitz – vocals, alto saxophone
Larry Grenadier – bass
Jorge Rossy – drums
Pete Rende – engineer
Kevin Blackler – mastering
Brad Wrolstad – design
Julie Worden – cover photography
John Rogers – personal photography’s
Joe Fields – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ethan Iverson, except where noted.
Blueberry Ice Cream (Take 2)
Try a Little Tenderness – Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly
It’s You (Tempo Complex) – Lee Konitz
It’s You – Lee Konitz
What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
317 East 32nd – Lee Konitz
Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
Blueberry Hill – Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis
On July 1, 1972, “Kudu” label released “All the King’s Horses”, the second Grover Washington Jr. studio album. It was recorded May – June 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Grover Washington Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
Gene Bertoncini – guitar
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
David Spinozza – guitar
Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements, conductor
Richard Tee – organ
Gordon Edwards – bass
Ron Carter – bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ralph MacDonald – congas
Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Brass and Woodwind Section
George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – trombone
Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
String Section
Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
Richard Dickler, Emanuel Vardi – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
String Trio
David Nadien – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
George Ricci – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano – design
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
No Tears, in the End – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Body and Soul (Montage) – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez
In June 1955, “Bethlehem” label released “Joe Roland Quintette”, the second Joe Roland studio album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Joe Roland – vibraphone
Fredie Redd – piano
Dick Garcia – guitar
Dante Martucci – bass
Ron Jefferson – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Burt Goldblatt – design
Track listing:
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Stairway to the Steinway – Fredie Redd
Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
Teach Me Tonight – Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn
Robin – Ismael Ugarte
Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
Goodbye Bird – Joe Roland
After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
Anticipation – Dick Garcia
I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
The Moon Got in My Eyes – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Out of This World”, the twelve Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Bill Dowdy – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Reid Miles – design, photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Gene Harris except where noted.
Girl of My Dreams – Sunny Clapp
Out of the Past – Benny Golson
Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
My Silent Love – Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse
Sanctified Sue
Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
You Make Me Feel So Young – Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow
In March 1981, “ECM” label released “Easy as Pie”, the 32nd Gary Burton album. It was recorded in June 1980, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Jim Odgren – alto saxophone
Steve Swallow – electric bass
Mike Hyman – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Chick Corea, except where noted.
Reactionary Tango – Carla Bley
Tweek
Blame It On My Youth – Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman
In December 1957, “Verve” label released “Gerry Mulligan – Paul Desmond Quartet”, album by Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan (the 18th Gerry Mulligan album overall). It was recorded in August 1957, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, “Fine Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
Joe Benjamin – bass
Dave Bailey – drums
Burt Goldblatt – cover photography
Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
Blues in Time – Paul Desmond
Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
On September 24, 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Tell It the Way It Is!”, the sixth Paul Gonsalves album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
Rolf Ericson – trumpet
Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
Ernie Shepard – bass, vocals
Osie Johnson – drums
Track listing:
Tell It the Way It Is! – Addison Amor, Walter Bishop Jr.
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Johhny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Ted Persons
Duke’s Place – Duke Ellington, Bob Katz, Bob Thiele
Impulsive – Johnny Hodges
Rapscallion in Rab’s Canyon – Johnny Hodges
Body and Soul – Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
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