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Julian “Cannonball” Adderley: Know What I Mean?

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In November 1962, “Riverside” label released “Know What I Mean?”, the 19th Julian “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded January – February – March 1961, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Bill Evans – piano, arrangements
  • Percy Heath – acoustic bass
  • Connie Kay – drums
  • Bill Stoddard – recording
  • Ken Deardoff – design

Track listing:

  1. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  2. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Who Cares? (Take 5) – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Venice – John Lewis
  5. Toy – Clifford Jordan
  6. Elsa – Earl Zindars
  7. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen
  8. Know What I Mean? (Re-take 7) – Bill Evans
  9. Who Cares? (Take 4)
  10. Know What I Mean? (Take 12)

Dinah Washington: What A Difference A Day Makes

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In November 1959, “Mercury” label released “What a Difference a Day Makes!”, the tenth Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded February – August 1959, at “Fine Recoding Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Clyde Otis. At the 2nd “Annual Grammy Awards” held in November 1959, the title track won Washington the “Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Dinah Washington – vocals
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • Jerome Richardson – flute
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • David “Panama” Francis – drums
  • Milt Hinton – double bass
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Belford Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
  • Tom Greenwood – research coordination
  • Carlos Kase
  • George Piros – sound engineer
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Edward Odowd – design
  • Sherniece Smith – art producer
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  2. I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
  3. That’s All There Is to That – Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens
  4. I Won’t Cry Anymore – Al Frisch, Fred Wise
  5. I’m Thru with Love – Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck
  6. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  7. What a Difference a Day Makes – Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever
  8. Nothing in the World – Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis
  9. Manhattan – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  10. Time after Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  11. It’s Magic – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  12. A Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes
  13. Time after Time (First Version) – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  14. Come On Home (bonus) – Juanita Hill, Dinah Washington
  15. It Could Happen To You (bonus) – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke

Michael White: The Land Of Spirit And Light

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In September 1973, “Impulse!” label released “The Land of Spirit and Light”, the third Michael White album. It was recorded in February 1973, at “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Michael White – violin
  • Prince Lasha – piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet
  • Ed Kelly – piano
  • Bob King – classical guitar
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Kenneth Nash – percussion
  • Stanley Nash, Kenny Jenkins, ABC Messenger delivery man – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael White, except where noted.

  1. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 1)
  2. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 2)
  3. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 3)
  4. Fatima’s Garden
  5. Fiesta Dominical
  6. O Ancient One
  7. Lament (Mankind) – Cecil McBee, Michael White

Sonny Rollins: Now’s The Time

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In September 1964, “RCA Victor” label released “Now’s the Time”, the 23rd Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded January, February and April 1964, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano 
  • Thad Jones – cornet 
  • Ron Carter – bass 
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
  2. Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  3. I Remember Clifford – Benny Golson
  4. 52nd Street Theme – Thelonious Monk
  5. St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
  6. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  7. Afternoon in Paris – John Lewis
  8. Four – Miles Davis

Kanny Garrett: Beyond The Wall

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On August 29, 2006, “Nonesuch” label released “Beyond the Wall”, the twelfth Kenny Garrett studio album. It was recorded in February 2006, at “Right Track Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Garrett and Steven Epstein.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, piano 
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone 
  • Mulgrew Miller – piano 
  • Robert Hurst – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Rogerio Boccato – percussion 
  • Nedelka Echols – vocals 
  • Arlene Lewis, Dawn Caveness, Genea Martin, Geovanti Steward, Kevin Wheatley – vocals 
  • Jonathan Gandelsman – violin
  • Neal Humphreys – cello
  • Guowei Wang – erhu
  • Susan Jolles – harp 
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mastering, mixing
  • David Stoller, Jason Stasium, Timmy Olmstead – recording assistant
  • Steven Epstein – mastering
  • Doyle Partners – design
  • Mark Anderson – photography
  • Barron Claiborne – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Garrett.

  1. Calling
  2. Beyond the Wall
  3. Qing Wen – contains a sample from Ngontog Gyan (Ornament for Clear Realization)
  4. Realization (Marching Towards the Light)
  5. Tsunami Song
  6. Kiss to the Skies
  7. Now
  8. Gwoka
  9. May Peace Be Upon Them

George Benson: Giblet Gravy

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In August 1968, “Verve” label released “Giblet Gravy”, the fourth George Benson album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “A&R Recording Studios” and “Capitol Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – guitar
  • Albertine Robinson, Eileen Gilbert, Lois Winter – vocals
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Carl Lynch – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass guitar
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Johnny Pacheco – congas, tambourine
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Alan Raph – bass trombone
  • Tom McIntosh – arrangements, conductor
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Acy R. Lehman – art direction
  • Daniel Kramer – photography

Track listing:

  1. Along Comes Mary – Tandyn Almer
  2. Sunny – Bobby Hebb
  3. What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  4. Gilbert Gravy – George Benson
  5. Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Thunder Walk – Harold Ousley
  7. Sack O’ Woe – Cannonball Adderley
  8. Groovin’ – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  9. Low Down and Dirty – George Benson

Bill Evans: Conversations With Myself

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In August 1963, “Verve” label released “Conversations with Myself”, the 19th Bill Evans album. It was recorded February – May 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor. In 1964, the album earned Bill Evans his first “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album”.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano (multi-tracked)

Track listing:

  1. Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  2. How About You – Burton Lane, Ralph Freed
  3. Spartacus Love Theme – Alex North
  4. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  5. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  6. Hey There – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  7. N.Y.C.’s No Lark – Bill Evans
  8. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

The Red Garland Quartet: Dig It!

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In August 1962, “Prestige” label released “Dig It!”, album by The Red Garland Quartet (the ninth Red Garland album overall). It was recorded March – December 1957, February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone 
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Jamil Nasser – bass 
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  2. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  3. CTA – Jimmy Heath
  4. Lazy Mae – Red Garland

Fred Frith: To Sail, To Sail

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In July 2008, “Tzadik” label released “To Sail, to Sail”, the ninth Fred Frith album. It was recorded in February 2008, at “Guerrilla Recording” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Fred Frith.

Personnel:

  • Fred Frith –  Taylor 810 Model steel-string acoustic guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Frith.

  1. Because Your Mama Wants You Home
  2. Weather Gauge
  3. Reconstructed
  4. Life on Venus
  5. Mondays
  6. Life-Enhancing Interior
  7. First Light
  8. Scratch Orchestra
  9. The Wrong Door
  10. Circuit Breakers and Fuses
  11. The Slightest Shiver
  12. Sheep’s Head, 1963
  13. Life by Another Name
  14. Dog Watch
  15. Hopscotch Horizon
  16. King Dawn

Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead

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In July 1961, “Candid” label released “Straight Ahead”, the fifth Abbey Lincoln album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Abbey Lincoln — vocals
  • Julian Priester — trombone
  • Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
  • Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little — trumpet
  • Mal Waldron — piano
  • Art Davis — bass
  • Max Roach — drums
  • Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas

Track listing:

  1. Straight Ahead – Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron
  2. When Malindy Sings – Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
  3. In the Red – Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach
  4. Blue Monk – Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk
  5. Left Alone – Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron
  6. African Lady – Langston Hughes, Randy Weston
  7. Retribution – Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester