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Paul Desmond: Easy Living

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In June 1966, “RCA Victor” label released “Easy Living”, the ninth Paul Desmond album. It was recorded June 1963, September 1964, June 1965, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Gene Cherico, Percy Heath, Eugene Wright – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Desmond except where noted.

  1. When Joanna Loved Me – Robert Wells, Jack Segal
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  6. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Blues for Fun

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Brubeck à la mode

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In January 1961, “Fantasy” label released “Brubeck à la mode”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet (the 34th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded May – June 1960.

Personnel:

  1. Dave Brubeck – piano
  2. Bill Smith – clarinet, liner notes
  3. Eugene Wright – double bass
  4. Joe Morello – drums
  5. Bob Willoughby – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Smith, except where noted.

  1. Dorian Dance
  2. Peace, Brother – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen, Bill Smith
  3. Invention
  4. Lydian Line
  5. Catch-Me-If-You-Can
  6. Frisco Fog
  7. The Piper
  8. Soliloquy
  9. One for the Kids
  10. Ballade

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

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On December 14, 1959, “Columbia” label released “Time Out”, the 16th Dave Brubeck Quartet (The) album, and the 27th Dave Brubeck album overall. It was recorded June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, at “Columbia’s 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck– piano
  • Paul Desmond– alto saxophone
  • Eugene Wright– bass
  • Joe Morello– drums
  • Fred Plaut– engineer
  • Neil Fujita– cover artwork
  • Seth Rothstein – project director

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck, except where noted.

  1.  Blue Rondo à la Turk
  2. Strange Meadow Lark
  3. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  4. Three to Get Ready
  5. Kathy’s Waltz
  6. Everybody’s Jumpin’
  7. Pick Up Sticks

Simon And Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

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Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme

On October 10, 1966, “Columbia” label released “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”, the third Simon & Garfunkel studio album. It was recorded December 1965–August 1966 and was produced by Bob Johnston. “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme” was a breakthrough in Simon and Garfunkel’s career and was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
  • Art Garfunkel– vocals, piano
  • Joe South– guitar
  • Carol Kaye– bass guitar
  • Eugene Wright– bass guitar
  • Joe Morello– drums
  • Hal Blaine– drums
  • John Meszar – harpsichord
  • Charlie O’Donnell– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon except where noted.

  1. Scarborough Fair/Canticle – traditional, arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
  2. Patterns
  3. Cloudy – Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley
  4. Homeward Bound
  5. The Big bright Green Pleasure Machine
  6. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
  7. The Dangling Conversation
  8. Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall
  9. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d into Submission)
  10. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
  11. A Poem on the Underground Wall
  12. 7 O’Clock News/Silent Night – Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber