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Stanley Turrentine: Look Out!

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In November 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Look Out!”, the debut Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in June 1960, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Al Harewood – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Look Out
  2. Journey into Melody – Robert Farnon
  3. Return Engagement – Horace Parlan
  4. Little Sheri
  5. Tiny Capers – Clifford Brown
  6. Minor Chant

Horace Silver: Blowin’ The Blues Away

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In November 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Blowin’ the Blues Away”, the ninth Horace Silver album. It was recorded August – September 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook — tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell — trumpet
  • Eugene Taylor — bass
  • Louis Hayes — drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder — engineer
  • Reid Miles — design
  • Paula Donohue — cover art
  • Francis Wolff — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. Blowin’ the Blues Away
  2. The St. Vitus Dance
  3. Break City
  4. Peace
  5. Sister Sadie
  6. The Baghdad Blues
  7. Melancholy Blues

Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers: Indestructible

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In October 1966, “Blu Note” label released “Indestructible”, the 24th Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded April – May 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey — drums
  • Lee Morgan — trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller — trombone
  • Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton — piano
  • Reggie Workman — bass
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  • The Egyptian – Curtis Fuller
  • Sortie – Curtis Fuller
  • Calling Miss Khadija – Lee Morgan
  • When Love is New – Cedar Walton
  • Mr. Jin – Wayne Shorter

Dexter Gordon: A Swingin’ Affair

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In October 1964, “Blue Note” label released “A Swingin’ Affair”, the 19th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Mils – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Barbara Long – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Soy Califa – Dexter Gordon
  2. Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
  3. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Brown, Gus Kahn
  4. The Backbone – Butch Warren
  5. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols
  6. McSplivens – Dexter Gordon

Freddie Hubard: Hub Cap

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In October 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Hub Cap”, is the third Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Larry Ridley – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Hubbard, except where noted.

  1. Hub Cap
  2. Cry Me Not – Randy Weston
  3. Luana
  4. Osie Mae
  5. Plexus – Cedar Walton
  6. Earmon Jr.

Sabú Martínez: Palo Congo

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In October 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Palo Congo”, the debut Sabú Martínez album. It was recorded in April 1957, at Manhattan Towers in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Louis “Sabú” Martínez – vocals, congas, bongos
  • Arsenio Rodríguez – vocals, congas, tres, guitar
  • Evaristo Baró – double bass
  • Raúl “Caesar” Travieso – vocals, congas
  • Israel Moisés “Quique” Travieso – congas
  • Ray “Mosquito” Romero – congas
  • Willie Capó – vocals
  • Sarah Baró – vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Hsio Ven Shih – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. El cumbanchero
  2. Billumba-Palo Congo
  3. Choferito-Plena
  4. Asabache
  5. Simba
  6. Rhapsodia del Maravilloso
  7. Aggo Elegua
  8. Tribilín cantore

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2

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In October 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2”, the twelve Sonny Rollins album. It was recording in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • J. J. Johnson – trombone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Harold Feinstein – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Why Don’t I? – Sonny Rollins
  2. Wail March – Sonny Rollins
  3. Misterioso – Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best
  4. Reflections – Thelonious Monk
  5. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden

Horace Silver: Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers

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In October 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers”, a repackage of 1955 10” LPs by Horace Silver. It was recorded December 1954 – February 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

Originally released on 10″ LP “Horace Silver Quintet, Volume 3” 

  1. Room 608
  2. Creepin’ In
  3. Stop Time

Originally released on 10″ LP “Horace Silver Quintet Vol. 4”

  1. To Whom It May Concern
  2. Hippy
  3. The Preacher
  4. Hankerin’ – Hank Mobley
  5. Doodlin’

Hank Mobley: Hank Mobley Quartet

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In October 1955, “Blue Note” label released “Hank Mobley Quartet”, the debut Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Eugene St. Jean – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. Hank’s Prank
  2. My Sin
  3. Avila and Tequila
  4. Walkin’ the Fence
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. Just Coolin’