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Lee Konitz: Inside Hi-Fi

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In November 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Inside Hi-Fi”, the eleventh Lee Konitz album. It was recorded September – October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Sal Mosca – piano
  • Peter Ind – bass
  • Arnold Fishkin – bass
  • Dick Scott (Tox Drohar) – drums

Track listing

  1. Kary’s Trance – Lee Konitz
  2. Everything Happens to Me – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  3. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  4. Cork ‘n’ Bib – Lee Konitz
  5. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  6. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  7. Nesuhi’s Instant – Peter Ind
  8. Indiana – James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Alone In San Francisco

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In December 1959, “Riverside” label released “Thelonious Alone in San Francisco”, the 16th Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded in October 1959, at “Fugazi Hall” in San Francisco, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Reice Hamel – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Blue Monk
  2. Ruby, My Dear
  3. Round Lights
  4. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  5. You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  6. Bluehawk
  7. Pannonica
  8. Remember – Irving Berlin
  9. There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie – Jack Meskill, Harry Richman, Pete Wendling
  10. Reflections

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

Lee Konitz: Another Shade of Blue

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On December 21, 1997, “Blue Note” label released “Another Shade of Blue”, the 120th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in December 1997, at “Jazz Bakery” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lee Konitz and Charlie Haden.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto sax, liner notes
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Kurt Lundvall – engineer
  • Kenneth Noland – painting
  • Aldo Sampieri – design

Track listing:

  1. Another Shade of Blue – Lee Konitz
  2. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  3. What’s New? – Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart
  4. Body and Soul – Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
  5. All of Us – Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins On Impulse!

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In August 1965, “Impulse” label released “Sonny Rollins on Impulse!” the 24th Sonny Rollins album (his debut on Impulse! Label). It was recorded in July 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins– tenor saxophone
  • Ray Bryant– piano
  • Walter Booker– bass
  • Mickey Roker– drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Charles Stewart – cover photography
  • Bob Thiele – liner photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  3. Hold ‘Em Joe – Harry Thomas
  4. The Blue Room – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby

Keith Jarrett And Charlie Haden: Last Dance

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On June 13, 2014, “ECM” label released “Last Dance”, an album by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. It was recorded in March 2007, at “Cavelight Studio” in Oxford, New Jersey, and was produced by Keith Jarrett.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano
  • Charlie Haden – double bass

Track listing:

  1. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  2. My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
  3. Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  4. Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
  5. It Might As Well Be Spring – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  6. Everything Happens to Me – Thomas Adair, Matt Dennis
  7. Where Can I Go Without You, Peggy Lee, Victor Young
  8. Every Time We Say Goodbye, Cole Porter
  9. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins

Elvin Jones: Dear John C.

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In November 1965, “Impulse” label released “Dear John C.”, the fifth Elvin Jones album. It was recorded in February 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones– drums
  • Charlie Mariano- alto saxophone
  • Roland Hanna, Hank Jones – piano
  • Richard Davis– bass
  • Rudy van Gelder – engineer
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Dear John C. – Hammer, Thiele
  2. Smoke Rings – Gifford, Washington
  3. Love Bird – Charlie Mingus
  4. Feeling Good – Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
  5. Anthropology – Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
  6. This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, Sinatra
  7. Fantazm – Duke Ellington
  8. Ballade – Hammer
  9. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Angel Eyes

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On July 2, 1965, “Columbia” label released “Angel Eyes”, the 47th Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded July 2, 1962 – February 15, 1965, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck- piano
  • Paul Desmond- alto saxophone
  • Gene Wright- double bass
  • Joe Morello- drums

Track listing

All music by Matt Dennis, lyrics as noted.

  1. Let’s Get Away from It All – Tom Adair
  2. Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair
  3. Angel Eyes – Earl Brent
  4. Will You Still Be Mine? – Tom Adair
  5. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair
  6. Little Man With a Candy Cigar – Frank Killduff
  7. The Night We Called It a Day – Tom Adair