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Max Roach: Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene

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In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene”, the seventh Max Roach album. It was recorded in June 1958, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Eddie Baker – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – upright bass

Track listing:

  1. Shirley – George Coleman
  2. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  3. Sporty – Bill Lee
  4. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
  6. Memo: To Maurice – Eddie Baker

Julian Cannonball Adderley: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley

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In July 1956, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley”, the fourth Julian Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1956, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Bobby Byrne, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Junior Mance – piano
  • Keter Betts – bass
  • Charles “Specs” Wright – drums
  • Ernie Wilkins – conductor, arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Dog My Cats – Ernie Wilkins
  2. I’m Glad There Is You – Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz
  3. Blues for Bohemia – Julian Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
  4. Junior’s Tune – Junior Mance
  5. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. Casa de Marcel – Marcel Daniels
  7. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. T’s Tune – Tommy Turrentine
  9. Broadway at Basin Street – Al Frisch, Sid Wayne
  10. Just Norman – Charles “Specs” Wright
  11. I Don’t Care – Ray Bryant

Maynard Ferguson: Boy With Lots Of Brass

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In July 1957, “EmArcy” label released “Boy with Lots of Brass”, the sixth Maynard Ferguson album.

Personnel:

  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Irene Kral – vocals
  • Al Cohn – arrangements
  • Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • Bill Holman – saxophone
  • Ernie Wilkins – saxophone
  • Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
  • Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
  • John Bello – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Joe Burnett – trumpet
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Richard Evans – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums

Track listing:

  1. Give Me the Simple Life – Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. The Lamp Is Low – Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter
  4. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
  7. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  8. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Easy to Love – Cole Porter
  10. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  11. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You – Ray Noble
  12. I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn

Dinah Washington: For Those In Love

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In June 1955, “EmArcy” label released “For Those in Love”, the seventh Dinah Washington album. It was recorded in March 1955, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Dinah Washington – lead vocals
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Keter Betts – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track listing:

  1. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  2. Blue Gardenia – Lester Lee, Bob Russell
  3. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  4. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Don Raye, Gene de Paul
  5. This Can’t Be Love – Rodgers and Hart
  6. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  7. I Could Write a Book – Rodgers and Hart
  8. Make the Man Love Me – Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz

Sarah Vaughn: No Count Sarah

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In December 1958, “EmArcy” label released “No Count Sarah”, the tenth Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in August 1957, and was produced by Jack Tracy. The album title refers to the fact that Vaughan was accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra, but without Count Basie.

Track listing:                                                                     

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals

The Count Basie Orchestra

  • Marshal Royal, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
  • Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
  • Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell – trombone
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Sonny Payne – drums
  • Johnny Mandel, Luther Henderson, Thad Jones, Frank Foster – arrangements
  • Hal Mooney – recording
  • Emmett McBain – design

Track listing:

  1. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  2. Doodlin’ – Horace Silver
  3. Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  5. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  6. No ‘Count Blues – Thad Jones, Sarah Vaughan
  7. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  8. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  9. Missing You – Ronnell Bright

Gerry Mulligan: Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet”, the tenth Gerry Mulligan album. It was recorded September – October 1955, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jon Eardley – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
  • Peck Morrison – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Mulligan except where noted.

  1. Mud Bug – Jerry Lloyd
  2. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare
  3. Apple Core
  4. Nights on the Turntable
  5. Broadway – Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  6. Everything Happens to Me – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  7. The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Bernie’s Tune – Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Dinah Washington: Dinah Jams

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In February 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Dinah Jams”, the second Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in August 1954, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Dinah Washington – vocals
  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
  • Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Richie Powell – piano
  • Junior Mance – piano
  • George Morrow – double bass
  • Keter Betts – double bass
  • Max Roach – drums

Track listing:

  1. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  2. Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin
  4. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  5. No More – Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell
  6. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
  7. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
  8. You Go to My Head – John Frederick, Havem Gillespie

Buddy Rich: The Driver

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On April 4, 1960, “EmaRcy” label released “The Driver”, the 16th Buddy Rich album. It was recorded in 1960 and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Rich – vocals, drums
  • Dave McKenna – piano
  • Earl May – double bass
  • Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
  • Willie Dennis – trombone
  • Irwin “Marky” Markowitz – trumpet
  • Ernie Wilkins – arranger

Track listing:

  1. Brainwashed – Buddy Rich, Ernie Wilkins
  2. A Swinging Serenade – Ernie Wilkins
  3. Big Leg Mary – Buddy Rich, Ernie Wilkins
  4. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
  5. Bloody Mary – Ernie Wilkins
  6. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  7. Miss Bessie’s Cookin’ – Ernie Wilkins

Clifford Brown and Max Roach: Clifford Brown & Max Roach

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In December 1954, “EmArcy” label released “Clifford Brown & Max Roach”, album by Clifford Brown and Max Roach. It was recorded in August 1954, in “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad, and has been released as 10” vinyl. In “Jazz: A Critic’s Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings”, the album is placed at #34.

Personnel:

  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • George Morrow – bass
  • Richie Powell – piano

Track listing:

 All tracks by Clifford Brown, except where noted.

  1. Delilah – Victor Young
  2. Parisian Thoroughfare – Bud Powell
  3. Daahoud
  4. Joy Spring
  5. Jordu – Duke Jordan

Max Roach: Max Roach + 4

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On October 12, 1956, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4”, the second Max Roach album. It was recorded September 17 – 20, 1956, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach- drums
  • Sonny Rollins- tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham- trumpet
  • Ray Bryant, Bill Wallace – piano
  • George Morrow- bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Max Roach except where noted.

  1. Ezz-Thetic – George Russell
  2. Free-Zee
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Mr X.
  5. Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
  6. Woody ‘n’ You – Dizzy Gillespie