On March 2, 2023, Wayne Shorter died aged 89. He was musician (saxophone) and composer. He was member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the band Weather Report. Many of the Shorter’s compositions have become jazz standards and his work earned critical praise worldwide. In 1970, he won “Down Beat’s” annual poll-winner, winning the critics’ poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers’ poll for 18 consecutive years. Shorter recorded and performed with Donald Byrd, Billy Childs, Pino Daniele, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Gil Evans, Toninho Horta, Norah Jones, J. J. Johnson, Don Henley, Wynton Kelly, Michael Landau, Lionel Loueke, Grachan Moncur III, Milton Nascimento, Michel Petrucciani, The Rolling Stones, Masahiko Satoh, John Scofield, Esperanza Spalding, Steely Dan, Bobby Timmons, Kazumi Watanabe, Buster Williams, Herbie Hacock, Tony Williams, Joe Zawinul, Freddie Hubbard, Joni Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Jaco Pastorius, Carlos Santana and McCoy Tyner. In 2008, “The New York Times” described Shorter as “probably jazz’s greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser”. In 2017, he was awarded the “Polar Music Prize”. As leader, Shorter released 28 albums.
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Jackie McLean: Bluesnik
In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Bluesnik”, the 21st Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Pete La Roca – drums
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jackie McLean, except where noted.
- Bluesnik
- Goin’ ‘Way Blues
- Drew’s Blues – Kenny Drew
- Cool Green – Kenny Drew
- Blues Function – Freddie Hubbard
- Torchin’ – Kenny Drew
Herbie Hancock: Takin’ Off
In October 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Takin’ Off”, the debut Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in May 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Butch Warren – double bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock.
- Watermelon Man
- Three Bags Full
- Empty Pockets
- The Maze
- Driftin’
- Alone and I
Walter Benton: Out of This World
In September 1960, “Jazzland” label released “Out of This World”, the debut and the only Walter Benton album. It was recorded in September 1960, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb, Albert Heath – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Walter Benton except where noted,
- Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Walter’s Altar
- Iris
- Night Movements
- A Blues Mood
- Azil
- Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
George Benson: The Other Side of Abbey Road
In June 1970, “A&M” label released “The Other Side of Abbey Road”, the eight George Benson album. It was recorded October – November 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- George Benson – vocals, guitar
- Bob James – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ernie Hayes – acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord
- Ron Carter – bass
- Jerry Jemmott – bass
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Ed Shaughnessy – drums
- Ray Barretto – percussion
- Andy Gonzalez – percussion
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Don Ashworth – baritone saxophone
- Phil Bodner – flute, oboe
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Wayne Andre – trombone, euphonium
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Mel Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bernie Glow – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Raoul Poliakin – violin
- Max Pollikoff – violin
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- George Ricci – cello
- Don Sebesky – arrangements
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Sam Antupit – design
- Eric Meola – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money
- Because / Come Together
- Oh! Darling
- Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison / I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
- Something – George Harrisons / Octopus’s Garden – Richard Starkey / The End
Bill Evans: Interplay
In June 1963, “Riverside” label released “Interplay”, the thirteenth Bill Evans album. It was recorded in July 1962, at “Sound Makers Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Bill Evans – piano
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Jim Hall – guitar
- Percy Heath – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Track listing:
- You and the Night and the Music – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- When You Wish upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
- I’ll Never Smile Again (take 7; original take) – Ruth Lowe
- Interplay – Bill Evans
- You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) – Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll
Curtis Fuller: Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone
In June 1961, “Warwick” label released “Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone”, the eleventh Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Mercury Sound Studio” in New York City.
Personnel:
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone
- Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
- Buddy Catlett – bass
- Stu Martin – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Fuller except where noted.
- Chantized
- Flutie
- If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
- But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
- Do I Love You? – Cole Porter
- The Court
- Mr. L
Randy Weston: Uhuru Afrika
In April 1961, “Roulette” label released “Uhuru Afrika”, the thirteenth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.
Personnel:
- Randy Weston – piano
- Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
- Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, piccolo
- Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
- Les Spann – guitar, flute
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- George Duvivier, Ron Carter – bass
- Max Roach, Charlie Persip – drums, percussion
- Wilbert Hogan – drums
- Babatunde Olatunji – percussion
- Armando Peraza – bongos
- Candido Camero – congas
- Martha Flowers, Brock Peters – vocals
- Tuntemeke Sanga – narrator
- Melba Liston – arranger
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
- Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza – Langston Hughes
- First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza
- Second Movement: African Lady – Randy Weston, Langston Hughes
- Third Movement: Bantu
- Fourth Movement: Kucheza Blues
Curtis Fuller: Up Jumped Spring
On March 16, 2004, “Delmark” label released “Up Jumped Spring”, the 24th Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in August 2003, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester and Jacey Falk.
Personnel:
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Brad Goode – trumpet
- Karl Montzka – piano
- Larry Gray – bass
- Stewart Miller – bass
- Tim Davis – drums
- Jacey Falk – vocals
Track listing:
- Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
- Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
- In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
- God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
- Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
- Equinox – John Coltrane
- I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
- Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
- Whisper Not – Benny Golson
- Black Night – Jessie Mae Robinson
- Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
Art Blakey Jazz Messengers: Caravan
In February 1963, “Riverside” label released “Caravan”, album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded In October 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Reggie Workman – bass
Track listing:
- Caravan – Juan Tizol
- Sweet ‘n’ Sour – Wayne Shorter
- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
- This Is for Albert – Wayne Shorter
- Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
- Thermo – Freddy Hubbard
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