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George Auld: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra”, the seventh Georgie Auld album. It was recorded September – November 1955, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone, bandleader
  • Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz – alto saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin – tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
  • Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn – trumpet
  • Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner – trombone
  • Arnold Ross – piano
  • Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller, Irv Kottler – drums

Track listing:

  1. In the Land of Hi-Fi – George Auld, Billy May
  2. For You – Al Dubin, Joe Burke
  3. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman
  4. Tippin’ In – Raymond Leveen, Maria Grever
  5. Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima
  6. I May Be Wrong – Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin
  7. Swingin’ in the Moore Park – Billy May
  8. If I Loved You – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
  12. Love Is Just Around the Corner – Lewis E. Gensler, Leo Robin

Bobby McFerrin: Vocabularies

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On April 6, 2010, “EmArcy” label released “Vocabularies”, the twelve Bobby McFerrin album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Roger Treece and Linda Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Bobby McFerrin – vocals
  • Roger Treece – vocals, synthesizer programming
  • Alex Acuña – percussion
  • Sandra Anderson – vocals
  • Sandy Anderson – vocals
  • Ryland Angel – vocals
  • Thom Baker – vocals
  • Joey Blake – vocals
  • Theo Bleckmann – vocals
  • Kristina Boerger – vocals
  • Everett Bradley – vocals
  • Lincoln Briney – vocals
  • Katie Campbell – vocals
  • Bonnie Denise Christansen – vocals
  • Pierre Cook – vocals
  • Cole Davis – vocals
  • Daniel Abraham DeVeau – vocals
  • Sussan Deyhim – vocals
  • Judi Donaghy – vocals
  • Michele Eaton – vocals
  • Gary Eckert – vocals
  • Rosana Eckert – vocals
  • Peter Eldridge – vocals
  • Elizabeth Farnum – vocals
  • Andrea Figallo – vocals
  • Lisa Fischer – vocals
  • La Tanya Hall – vocals
  • Albert Hera – vocals
  • Datevik Hovanesian – vocals
  • Aubrey Johnson – vocals
  • Mark Johnson – vocals
  • Curtis King – vocals
  • Lauren Kinhan – vocals
  • Josephine Lee – vocals
  • Darmon Meader – vocals
  • Alexandra Montano – vocals
  • Gayla Morgan – vocals
  • Kim Nazarian – vocals
  • Kevin Osborne – vocals
  • Darren Percival – vocals
  • Beth Quist – vocals
  • Rhiannon – vocals
  • David Root – vocals
  • Marlon Saunders – vocals
  • Fletcher Sheridan – vocals
  • Janis Siegel – vocals
  • Richard Slade – vocals
  • Luciana Souza – vocals
  • Michael Steinberger – vocals
  • Darryl Tookes – vocals
  • Roger Treece – vocals
  • Michelle Mailhot Vines – vocals
  • Amelia Watkins – vocals
  • Michele Weir – vocals
  • David B. Whitworth – vocals
  • Dave Worm – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby McFerrin and Roger Treece, except where noted.

  1. Baby
  2. Say Ladeo – Bobby McFerrin, Don Rosler, Roger Treece
  3. Wailers
  4. Messages – Don Rosler, Roger Treece
  5. The Garden
  6. He Ran to the Train
  7. Brief Eternity – Don Rosler, Roger Treece

Sarah Vaughn: At Mister Kelly’s

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In February 1958, “EmArcy” label released “At Mister Kelly’s”, the first Sarah Vaughan live album. It was recorded in August 1947, at “Mister Kelly’s” club in Chicago, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Be Anything (But Be Mine) – Irving Gordon
  5. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  7. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  8. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  9. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  10. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
  12. It’s Got to Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  13. Alone – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
  14. If This Isn’t Love – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
  15. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  16. Lucky in Love – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  17. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  18. Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
  19. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  20. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Erroll Garner: Contrasts

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In December 1954, “EmArcy” label released “Contrasts”, the 16th Erroll Garner album. It was recorded in July 1954, at “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Erroll Garner – piano
  • Wyatt Ruther – double bass
  • Fats Heard – drums
  • Candido Camero – percussion, congas

Track listing:

  1. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  2. I’ve Got the World on a String – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  3. 7-11 Jump – Erroll Garner
  4. Part Time Blues – Erroll Garner
  5. Rosalie – Cole Porter
  6. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
  7. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  8. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings – Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henri Herpin, Harold Rome
  9. There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  10. Misty – Erroll Garner
  11. I’ve Got to Be a Rug Cutter – Duke Ellington

Cannonball Adderley: Julian Cannonball Aderley And Strings

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In December 1965, “EmArcy” label released “Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings”, the third Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in October 1955, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Richard Hayman – musical director
  • Bill Russo – arrangements
  • Unidentified Strings

Track lostong:

  1. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  4. Two Sleepy People – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
  5. I’ll Never Stop Loving You – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  6. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  7. I’ve Never Been in Love Before – Frank Loesser
  8. Lonely Dreams – Julius Gubenko
  9. Falling in Love With Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  10. Street of Dreams – Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young
  11. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  12. You Are Too Beautiful – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Patti Page: In The Land Of Hi-Fi

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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:

  1. Nevertheless – Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
  2. Out of Nowhere – Edward Heyman, John Green
  3. The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  4. The Thrill Is Gone – Les Brown, Ray Henderson
  5. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Mountain Greenery – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. I’ve Got My Eyes on You – Cole Porter
  8. My Kind of Love – Louis Alter, Jo Trent
  9. I Didn’t Know About You – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
  10. My Sin – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  11. Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter
  12. Love for Sale – Cole Porter

The Bad Plus: For All I Care

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On October 20, 2008, “EmArcy” label released “For All I Care”, the eight Bad Plus (The) album. It was recorded in April 2008, at “Pachyderm” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, US, and was produced by Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano, bells
  • Reid Anderson – bass, vocals
  • David King – drums, vocals
  • Wendy Lewis – vocals
  • Brent Sigmeth – recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Lithium – Kurt Cobain
  2. Comfortably Numb – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
  3. Fém (Etude No. 8) – György Ligeti
  4. Radio Cure – Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy
  5. Long Distance Runaround – Jon Anderson
  6. Semi-Simple Variations – Milton Babbitt
  7. How Deep Is Your Love – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
  8. Barracuda – Ann Wilson, Michael DeRosier, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher
  9. Lock, Stock and Teardrops – Roger Miller
  10. Variation d’Apollon – Igor Stravinsky
  11. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate – Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne
  12. Semi-Simple Variations (alternate version) – Milton Babbitt

Dinah Washington: Swingin’ Miss D

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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:

  1. They Didn’t Believe Me – Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds
  2. You’re Crying – Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones
  3. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  4. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  5. But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
  7. Perdido – Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol
  8. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
  9. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
  10. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
  11. Somebody Loves Me – Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald

Dinnah Washington: Newport 58

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In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Newport ’58”, the ninth Dinnah Washington album. It was recorded in July 1958, at the “Newport Jazz Festival”, in Newport, Rhode Island, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Dinah Washington – vocals, vibraphone
  • Harold Ousley – tenor saxophone
  • Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Melba Liston – trombone, arrangements
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Terry Gibbs – vibraphone
  • Don Elliott – vibraphone, mellophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul West – bass
  • Max Roach – drums

Track listing:

  1. Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith
  3. Crazy Love – Sammy Cahn, Phil Tuminello
  4. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  5. Backstage Blues (instrumental) – Don Elliott, Terry Gibbs, Urbie Green
  6. Julie and Jake (instrumental) – Terry Gibbs

Max Roach: Max Roach + 4 at Newport

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In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4 at Newport”, the eight Max Roach album. It was recorded in June 1958, at “Newport Jazz Festival” in Newport, Rhode Island.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Ray Draper – tuba
  • Art Davis – bass

Track listing:

  1. La Villa – Kenny Dorham
  2. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  3. Deeds, Not Words – Bill Lee
  4. Minor Mode – Booker Little
  5. Tune-Up – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
  6. Love for Sale – Cole Porter