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Frank Sinatra: Nice ‘N’ Easy

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On July 25, 1960, “Capitol” label released “Nice ‘n’ Easy”, the eighteenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded March – April 1960, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Orchestra Nelson Riddle
  • Nelson Riddle – orchestra conductor

Track listing:

  1. Nice ‘n’ Easy – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith, Lew Spence
  2. That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
  3. How Deep Is the Ocean? (How High Is the Sky?) – Irving Berlin
  4. I’ve Got a Crush on You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  6. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  7. Nevertheless (I’m in Love with You) – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  8. (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She’s Funny That Way – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting
  9. Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
  10. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. Mam’selle – Mack Gordon, Edmund Goulding
  12. Dream – Johnny Mercer

Prestige All Stars: Olio

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In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Olio”, album by the Prestige All Stars nominally led by trumpeter Thad Jones. It was recorded in 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.

Personnel:

  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Frank Wess – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Teddy Charles – vibraphone, supervisor
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Teddy Charles, except where noted.

  1. Potpourri – Mal Waldron
  2. Blues Without Woe
  3. Touché – Mal Waldron
  4. Dakar
  5. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Hello Frisco

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

Charles McPherson: Bebop Revisited

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In December 1964, “Prestige” label released “Bebop Revisited!”, the debut Charles McPherson studio album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
  • Carmell Jones – trumpet
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Nelson Boyd – bass
  • Albert Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1.  Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  2. Nostalgia – Fats Navarro
  3. Variations on a Blues by Bird – Charlie Parker
  4. Wail – Bud Powell
  5. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Si Si – Charlie Parker

The Miracles: Cookin’ With The Miracles

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On November 13, 1961, “Tamla” label released “Cookin’ with the Miracles” the second Miracles (The) album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, “RCA Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Berry Gordy Jr.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Berry Gordy, Jr. – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. That’s the Way I Feel – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  2. Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  3. Mama – Smokey Robinson, Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr.
  4. Ain’t It Baby – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  5. Determination – Smokey Robinson
  6. You Never Miss A Good Thing – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  7. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  8. The Only One I Love – Smokey Robinson
  9. Broken Hearted – Berry Gordy Jr, Smokey Robinson
  10. I Can’t Believe – Smokey Robinson

Ben Webster And Harry “Sweets” Edison: Wanted to Do One Together

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On September 17, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Wanted to Do One Together” (also released as Ben and “Sweets”),album by Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison. It was recorded in June 1962, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Berniker.

Personnel:

  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Clarence Johnson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Better Go – Ben Webster
  2. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Kitty – Harry Edison
  4. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Did You Call Her Today – Ben Webster
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Etta James: Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday

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On March 15, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday, the 19th Etta James album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by John Snyder.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • Josh Sclair – guitar
  • Tony Dumas – bass
  • Ealph Penland – drums
  • Ralph Penland – percussion
  • Red Holloway – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Buttacavoli – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kraig Kilby – trombone
  • Jay Newland – engineer
  • Mark Guilbeault – engineer assistant
  • Jay Newland – mastering
  • Lupe DeLeon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog Jr,. Billie Holiday
  2. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
  3. The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance (With You) – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Roger Ramirez
  5. Lover Man (Where Can You Be) – Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman, Roger Ramirez
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  8. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  9. Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, John Green, Bob Sour
  10. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  11. I’ll Be Seeing You – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain

Jimmy Smith: Open House

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In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Open House”, the 45th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in March 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Quentin Warren – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Open House – Jimmy Smith
  2. Old Folks – Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill
  3. Sista Rebecca – Jimmy Smith
  4. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Hank Mobley: Newark 1953

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On April 17, 2012, “Uptown Records” label released “Newark 1953”, album by Hank Mobley. It was recorded in September 1953, at “The Picadilly Club” in New Jersey, and was produced by Robert E. Sunenblick.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor sax
  • Bennie Green – trombone
  • Walter Davis Jr. – piano
  • Jimmy Schenck – bass
  • Charli Persip – drums
  • Ozzie Cadena – recording

Track listing:

  1. Ow – John Birks Gillespie
  2. There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Ballad Medley: Damn That Dream / Where or When / In Love in Vain / Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie DeLange, Lorenz Hart, James Van Heusen, Jerome Kern, Mitchell Parish, Leo Robin, Richard Rodgers
  4. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  5. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Lester Young
  6. Announcement
  7. Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing
  8. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Keen and Peachy – Ralph Burns, Shorty Rogers
  10. Pennies from Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
  11. Blues Is Green – Bennie Green
  12. ‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

John Abercrombie: Structures

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On August 15, 2006, “Chesky” label released “Structures”, the 36th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in March 2006, at “St. Peter’s Episcopal Church” in New York City, and was produced by Charles Carlini and David Chesky.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie – guitar
  • Eddie Gómez– double bass
  • Gene Jackson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Jazz Folk – John Abercrombie
  2. The Touch of Your Lips – Ray Noble
  3. Moon and Sand – Alec Wilder, Morty Palitz, William Engvick
  4. Walter Pigeon – Eddie Gomez
  5. Everything I Love – Cole Porter
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. 3 for Three – John Abercrombie
  8. Turn out the Stars – Bill Evans
  9. Missing You – Eddie Gomez
  10. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin