In August 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Doin’ Allright”, the 15th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Horace Parlan – piano
George Tucker – bass
Al Harewood – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Giant Box”, the third Don Sebeski album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Don Sebesky – electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arrangements, conductor
Phil Bodner – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
George Marge – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
Walt Levinsky – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown – trombone
Wayne Andre, Warren Covington – trombone, baritone horn
Paul Faulise, Alan Raph – bass trombone, baritone horn
Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin – French horn
Tony Price – tuba
Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, Airto Moreira – percussion
Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
George Benson – electric guitar
Bob James – organ
Ron Carter – bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
Homer Mensch – bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Rubens Bassini – conga
Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Bob Ciano – design
Track listing:
All tracks, by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin
In July 1972, “CTI” label released “Blue Moses”, the 21st Randy Weston album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – electric piano
Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
In July 1976, “Blue Note” label released “Free for All”, the 22nd Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in February 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In July 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Buhaina’s Delight”, the 19th Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded November – December 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In June 1972, “CTI” label released “Blue Moses”, the 21st Randy Weston album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – electric piano
Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
On June 22, 2018, “Young” label released “Heaven and Earth”, the fourth Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Electro Vox Recording”, “Henson Recording”, “Stagg Street Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.
Personnel:
Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, arrangements
Dontae Winslow – trumpet
Ryan Porter – trombone
Cameron Graves – piano
Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, vocoder
Miles Mosley – bass. electric bass
Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums
Tony Austin – drums, percussion
Allakoi Peete, Kahlil Cummings – percussion
Orchestra:
Rickey Washington – flute
Greg Martin – oboe
Tracy Wannomae – clarinet
Amber Joy Wyman – bassoon
Amy Sanchez, Laura Brenes – French horn
Marc T. Bolin – tuba
Jen Simone, Martino, Paul Jacob Cartwright, Ray Suen, Reiko Nakano, Rocio Marron, Yvette Devereaux, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
Brittany Cotto, Caroline Buckman, Chad Jackson, Landon Jones, Molly Rogers, Morgan Matadero, Tom Lea – viola
Adrienne Woods, Ginger Murphy, Peter PT Jacobson – cello
Dominic Thiroux – bass
Dwight Trible, Matachi Nwosu, Patrice Quinn, Steven Wayne – lead vocals
Amaya Washington, Angelo D. Johnson Jr., Cameron Graves, Dawn Norfleet, Dustin W. Warren, Jackie Fiske, Mashica Winslowdynasty, Nia Andrews, Patrice Quinn, Sonnet Simmons, Steven Wayne, Taylor Graves, Thalma de Freitas – choir
Terrace Martin – alto saxophone
Rickey Washington – tenor saxophone
Chris Gray – trumpet
Jamael Dean – piano
Carlos del Puerto, Gabe Noel – bass
Thundercat, Gabe Noel – electric bass
Chris Dave, Jonathan Pinson, Robert Searight, Robert Miller – drums
Daddy Kev – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.
Earth
Fists of Fury – James Wong, Joseph Koo, Ku Chia Hui
Can You Hear Him
Hub-Tones – Freddie Hubbard
Connections
Tiffakonkae
The Invincible Youth
Testify – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, Kamasi Washington, music by Kamasi Washington
Heaven
One of One
The Space Travelers Lullaby
Vi Lua Vi Sol
Street Fighter Mas
Song for the Fallen
Journey – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, music by Kamasi Washington
The Psalmnist – Ryan Porter
Show Us the Way
Will You Sing
The Choice
The Secret of Jinsinson
Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Gerald Goffin, Carole King
My Family
Agents of Multiverse – Chris Dave, Kamasi Washington
In February 1962, “Impulse!” label released “The Quintessence”, album by Quincy Jones and his Orchestra album (the eleventh Quincy Jones album overall). It was recorded November – December 1961, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson – saxophone
Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Freddie Hubbard, Al Derisi, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Jerome Kail, Clyde Reasinger, Clark Terry – trumpet
Billy Byers, Curtis Fuller, Thomas Mitchell, Melba Liston, Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Rodney Levitt – trombone
Julius Watkins, James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Ray Alonge – French horn
Harvey Phillips – tuba
Gloria Agostini – harp
Patricia Bown – piano
Bobby Scott – piano
George Catlett – bass
Milt Hinton – bass
James Johnson – drums
Bill English – drums
Stu Martin – drums
Frank Abbey – engineer
Bob Arnold – engineer
Robert Flynn – design
Pete Turner – cover photography
Jack Bradley – liner photography
Lena Horn – liner notes
Lennie Hayton – liner notes
Track listing:
The Quintessence – Quincy Jones
Robot Portrait – Billy Byers
Little Karen – Benny Golson
Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
For Lena and Lennie – Quincy Jones
Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
In January 1974, “CTI” label released “Keep Your Soul Together”, the fifth Freddie Hubbard album. In October 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
In January 1968, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Booker ‘n’ Brass”, the 18th Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Martin Banks, Johnny Coles, Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Richard Williams – trumpet
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