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Joe Newman Octet: I’m Still Swinging

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In January 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “I’m Still Swinging”, album by Joe Newman’s Octet (the fifth Joe Newman album overall). It was recorded in October 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman- trumpet
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Andy Warhol – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  2. You Can Depend on Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. It’s Bad for Me – Cole Porter
  5. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  6. Shameful Roger – Manny Albam
  7. The Daughter of Miss Thing – Ernie Wilkins
  8. Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  9. Sweethearts on Parade – Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman
  10. Slats – Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
  11. Lament for a Lost Love – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  12. Perfidia – Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds

Ted Brown: In Good Company

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In December 1985, “Criss Cross Jazz” label released “In Good Company”, the second Ted Brown album. It was recorded in December 1985, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.

Personnel:

  • Ted Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar
  • Hod O’Brien – piano
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Blimey – Ted Brown
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. Lost and Found – Hod O’Brien
  4. Sir Felix – Jimmy Raney
  5. Instant Blue – Hod O’Brien
  6. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  7. People Will Say We’re in Love – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington: Ella At Duke’s Place

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In December 1965, “Verve” label released “Ella at Duke’s Place”, album by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. It was recorded in October 1965, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
  • Duke Ellington – piano, conductor, arrangements
  • Jimmy Jones – arrangements
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Cat Anderson – trumpet
  • Mercer Ellington – trumpet
  • Herb Jones – trumpet
  • Cootie Williams – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Buster Cooper – trombone
  • Chuck Connors – bass trombone
  • John Lamb – bass
  • Louis Bellson – drums
  • Val Valentin – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Something to Live For – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  2. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Passion Flower – Billy Strayhorn
  4. I Like the Sunrise
  5. Azure – Irving Mills
  6. Imagine My Frustration – Billy Strayhorn, Gerald Stanley Wilson
  7. Duke’s Place – Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts, Bob Thiele
  8. Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown) – Paul Francis Webster
  9. What Am I Here For? – Frankie Laine
  10. Cotton Tail

Quincy Jones: Go West, Man!

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On October 17, 1957, ”ABC” label released “Go West, Man!”, the second Quincy Jones studio album. It was recorded in February 1957, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Art Pepper – alto saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
  • Conte Candoli – trumpet
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Jack Sheldon – trumpet
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Carl Perkins – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Mel Lewis – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dancin’ Pants – Jimmy Giuffre
  2. Blues Day – Jimmy Giuffre
  3. Bright Moon – Jimmy Giuffre
  4. No Bones at All – Johnny Mandel
  5. The Oom Is Blues – Charlie Mariano
  6. Be My Guest – Lennie Niehaus
  7. Medley: What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke / We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine / Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans / You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie / Laura – David Raksin / Johnny Mercer
  8. London Derriere – Johnny Mandel
  9. Kings Road Blues – Lennie Niehaus

Joe Pass: Virtuoso In New York

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On August 31, 2004, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso in New York”, the 70th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in June 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. I Never Knew (That Roses Grew) – Gus Kahn, Fiorito
  2. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer
  4. Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass
  5. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Moritat – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar A. Swan
  9. Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass

Ray Charles And Betty Carter: Ray Charles And Betty Carter

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In August 1961, “ABC” label released “Ray Charles and Betty Carter”, album by Ray Charles and Betty Carter. It was recorded August 1960 – June 1961, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Betty Carter – vocals
  • Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
  • Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
  • David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Edgar Willis – bass guitar
  • Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr – drums
  • The Jack Halloran Singers – backing vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Sid Feller – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  2. You and I – Meredith Willson
  3. Intro: Goodbye / We’ll Be Together Again – Gordon Jenkins / Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. People Will Say We’re in Love – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  5. Cocktails for Two – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  6. Side by Side – Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn
  7. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Frank Loesser
  8. Together – Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson
  9. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  10. Takes Two to Tango – Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
  11. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  12. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

McCoy Tyner: Nights Of Ballads And Blues

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In July 1963, “Impulse” label released “Nights of Ballads & Blues”, the third McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Steve Davis – double bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – recordings

Track listing:

  1. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  5. Star Eyes – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  6. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  7. Groove Waltz McCoy Tyner
  8. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Frank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin’ Lovers

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On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • George Van Eps – guitar
  • Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon, James Williamson – tenor saxophone
  • Mort Friedman – baritone saxophone
  • Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
  • George Roberts – bass trombone
  • Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
  • Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
  • Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums
  • Irving Cottler – drums
  • Frank Flynn – percussion
  • Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements
  • John Palladino – engineer

Track listing:

  1. You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
  2. It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
  3. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  4. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
  5. Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
  6. Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
  7. Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
  8. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
  10. I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
  11. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  12. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  13. Swingin’ Down the Lane – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  14. Anything Goes – Cole Porter
  15. How About You – Frankie Lane, Ralph Freed

Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs

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On December 2, 2011, “Jazzland Recordings” label released “Songs”, the tenth Bugge Wesseltoft album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Bugge’s Room” in Oslo, Norway.

Personnel:

  • Bugge Wesseltoft – piano
  • Atle Aamodt – mixing, mastering
  • Rune Mortensen – design
  • Egil Hansen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis
  4. Moon River – Henry Mancini
  5. Chicken Feathers – Steve Kuhn
  6. Lament – J.J. Johnson
  7. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  8. Like Someone in Love – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  9. Giant Steps – John Coltrane

Kenny Clarke: Bohemia After Dark

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On November 22, 1955, “Savoy” label released “Bohemia After Dark”, the fourth  Kenny Clarke album. It was recorded June – July 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Clarke- drums
  • Cannonball Adderley- alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley– cornet
  • Donald Byrd- trumpet tracks
  • Jerome Richardson- tenor saxophone, flute
  • Horace Silver- piano
  • Hank Jones- piano
  • Paul Chambers- bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and Nat Adderley except where noted.

  1. Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford
  2. Chasm
  3. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  4. Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya
  5. With Apologies to Oscar
  6. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  7. Late Entry