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Wynton Kelly: Kelly Blue

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In April 1959, “Riverside” label released “Kelly Blue”, the third Wynton Kelly album. It was recorded February – March 1959, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Bobby Jaspar – flute
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Jack Higgins – recording
  • Harris Lewine, Paul Bacon, Ken Braren – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Kelly Blue – Wynton Kelly
  2. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
  3. (On) Green Dolphin Street – Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington
  4. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  5. Keep It Moving – Wynton Kelly
  6. Old Clothes – Wynton Kelly

Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith

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In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Here Comes Louis Smith”, the debut Louis Smith studio album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Audio Sonic Sound” in Brill Building, New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Louis Smith – trumpet
  • Buckshot La Funke (Cannonball Adderley) – alto saxophone
  • Duke Jordan – piano
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Louis Smith, except where noted.

  1. Tribute to Brownie – Duke Pearson
  2. Brill’s Blues
  3. Ande
  4. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael
  5. South Side
  6. Val’s Blues

Tommy Flanagan And Jaki Byard: The Magic Of 2

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On April 9, 2013, “Resonance” label released “The Magic of 2”, album Tommy Flanagan and Jaki Byard. It was recorded in February 1982, at “Keystone Korner” in San Francisco, and was produced by Todd Barkan and Zev Feldman.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Frank Gala – mastering
  •  Bill Charlap, Dan Morgenstern, Diane Byard, Howard Mandel, Renee Rosnes, Zev Feldman – liner notes
  • George Klabin – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Introduction by Todd Barkan
  2. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
  5. Something to Live For – Billy Strayhorn
  6. Send One Your Love – Stevie Wonder
  7. Our Delight – Tadd Dameron
  8. All Day Long – Billy Strayhorn
  9. Sunday – Bennie Krueger, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Ned Miller
  10. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  11. Land of Make Believe – Chuck Mangione
  12. The Theme – Miles Davis

Chriatian Scott: Rewind That

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On March 26, 2006, “Concord” label released “Rewind That”, the second Christian Scott studio album. It was recorded in February 2005, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, and was produced by Chris Dunn and Christian Scott.

Personnel:

  • Christian Scott – trumpet
  • Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
  • Walter Smith III – tenor saxophone
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Zaccai Curtis – Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
  • Luques Curtis – acoustic and electric bass 
  • Thomas Pridgen – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian Scott, except where noted.

  1. Rewind That
  2. Say It
  3. Like This
  4. So What – Miles Davis
  5. Rejection
  6. Lay in Vein
  7. She
  8. Suicide
  9. Caught Up
  10. Paradise Found – Donald Harrison, Jr.
  11. Kiel

Man: The Welsh Connection

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In March 1976, “MCA” label released “The Welsh Connection”, the eleventh Man album. It was recorded December 1975 – February 1976, at “Olympic Studios” in Barnes, and was produced by Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Phil Ryan, John McKenzie and Terry Williams.

Personnel:

  • Micky Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Ryan – vocals, keyboards
  • John McKenzie – vocals, bass
  • Terry Williams – vocals, drums
  • Nigel Brooke-Heart – vocal, tape operation
  • Caromay Dixon – vocal
  • Jeffrey Hooper – vocal
  • Anton Matthews – vocal
  • Pete Brown – African talking drums
  • Doug Bennett – engineer
  • Andrew Lauder – mixing
  • Joe Petagno – design

Track listing:

  1. The Ride and the View – Deke Leonard
  2. Out of Your Head – Deke Leonard
  3. Love Can Find a Way – John McKenzie
  4. The Welsh Connection – Phil Ryan, Micky Jones
  5. Something Is Happening – Phil Ryan
  6. Car Toon – Deke Leonard, Phil Ryan
  7. Born With a Future – Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Phil Ryan

Phil Woods: Greek Cooking

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In March 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Greek Cooking”, the tenth Phil Woods album. It was recorded January – February 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • William Costa – accordion, marimba
  • George Mgrdichian – oud
  • Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Chet Amsterdam – electric bass
  • Bill LaVorgna – drums
  • Souren Baronian – drums, cymbals
  • Seymour Salzberg – percussion
  • Iordanis Tsomidis – bouzouki
  • John Yalenezian – dumbeg
  • Norman Gold – arrangements


Track listing:

All tracks by Norman Gold, except where noted.

  1. Zorba the Greek – Mikis Theodorakis
  2. A Taste of Honey – Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
  3. Theme from Anthony & Cleopatra – Alex North
  4. Got a Feelin’ – Denny Doherty, John Phillips
  5. Theme from Samson & Delilah – Victor Young
  6. Greek Cooking
  7. Nica

Hour Glass: Power Of Love

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In March 1968, “Liberty” label released “Power of Love”, the second Hour Glass studio album. It was recorded January – February 1968, and was produced by Dallas Smith.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, piano, guitar
  • Duane Allman – guitars, electric sitar
  • Paul Hornsby – vocals, piano, organ, guitar
  • Pete Carr – vocal, bass guitar, guitar
  • Johnny Sandlin – drums, guitar, gong
  • Un-credited studio musicians on horns, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Bruce Ellison – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Power of Love – Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn
  2. Changing of the Guard
  3. To Things Before
  4. I’m Not Afraid
  5. I Can Stand Alone
  6. Down in Texas – Marlon Greene, Eddie Hinton
  7. I Still Want Your Love
  8. Home for the Summer – Marlon Greene, Eddie Hinton
  9. I’m Hanging Up My Heart for You – John Berry, Don Covay
  10. Going Nowhere
  11. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  12. Now Is the Time
  13. Down in Texas (alternate version) – Marlon Greene, Eddie Hinton
  14. It’s Not My Cross to Bear
  15. Southbound
  16. God Rest His Soul – Steve Alaimo
  17. February 3rd
  18. Apollo 8

Ben Webster: The Warm Moods

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In February 1961, “Reprise” label released “The Warm Moods”, the twelve Ben Webster album. 

Personnel:

  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Donn Trenner – piano
  • Alfred Lustgarten, Lisa Minghetti – violin
  • Cecil Figelski – viola
  • Armond Kaproff – cello
  • Don Bagley – bass
  • Frank Capp – drums
  • Merle Shore – art direction
  • Phil Stern – design

Track listing:

  1. The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi – Bryan Stokes, Dudley Vernor
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. With Every Breath I Take – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  4. Accent on Youth – Vee Lawnhurst, Tot Seymour
  5. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  7. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Van Heusen, Phil Silvers
  8. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James
  9. It Was So Beautiful – Harry Barris, Arthur Freed
  10. The Whiffenpoof Song – Tod Galloway, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy
  11. It’s Easy to Remember – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  12. There’s No You – Tom Adair, Hal Hopper

Jimmy Giuffre: Jimmy Giuffre and his Music Men Play the Music Man

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In February 1958, “Atlantic” label released “Jimmy Giuffre and his Music Men Play the Music Man” (The Music Man), the fifth Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded December 1957 – February 1958, at “Coastal Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Al Cohn, Eddie Wasserman – tenor saxophone
  • Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Meredith Willson.

  • Iowa Stubborn
  • Goodnight My Someone
  • Seventy-Six Trombones
  • Marian the Librarian
  • My White Knight
  • The Wells Fargo Wagon
  • It’s You
  • Shipoopi
  • Lida Rose (Will I Ever Tell You)
  • Gary, Indiana
  • Till There Was You

Tegan And Sara: Herththrob

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On January 29, 2013, “Vapor Records” label released “Heartthrob”, the seventh Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded February – May 2012, and was produced by Greg Kurstin, Mike Elizondo, Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Tim Pierce – guitar 
  • Josh Lopez – guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, mixing, programming
  • Dave Palmer – piano, keyboards
  • Mike Elizondo – keyboards, acoustic guitar, programming
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Rob Cavallo – additional guitar, additional percussion
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums, percussion
  • Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion
  • Chris Chaney – bass 
  • Yonathan Garfias – arrangements
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Damian Taylor – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

  1. Closer – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Greg Kurtsin
  2. Goodbye, Goodbye
  3. I Was a Fool
  4. I’m Not Your Hero
  5. Drove Me Wild
  6. How Come You Don’t Want Me – Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Jack Arnold
  7. I Couldn’t Be Your Friend
  8. Love They Say
  9. Shock to Your System