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Jutta Hipp: Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims

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In February 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims”, the seventh Jutta Hipp album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jutta Hipp – piano
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jerry Lloyd – trumpet
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Just Blues – Zoot Sims
  2. Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  3. Down Home – Jerry Lloyd
  4. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  5. Wee Dot – J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker
  6. Too Close for Comfort – George David Weiss, Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener

Bola Sete: Bossa Nova

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In December 1962, “Fantasy” label released “Bossa Nova”, the ninth Bola Sete album. It was recorded in October 1962, at “RCA Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bola Sete – guitar
  • Ben Tucker – bass guitar
  • Dave Bailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bola Sete, except where noted.

  1. Up the Creek
  2. My Different World
  3. Dilemma
  4. Sweet Thing
  5. If You Return – Lupicínio Rodrigues
  6. Samba in the Perrotquei – Djalma Ferreira
  7. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Luigi Creatore, Antônio Maria, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss
  8. Brazilian Bossa Galore
  9. You’re the Reason – Dolores Duran, Antônio Carlos Jobim
  10. Wagging Along
  11. Ash Wednesday – Armando Marçal
  12. Without You

Plas Johnson: This Must Be The Plas

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In November 1959, “Capitol” label released “This Must Be the Plas”, the fourth Plas Johnson album. It was recorded in 1959, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood.

Personnel:

  • Plas Johnson – alto, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Larry Bunker, Gene Estes, Victor Feldman – vibraphone
  • Paul Smith – piano
  • Ernie Freeman – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Howard Roberts, Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Red Callender – double bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums

Track listing:

  1. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  2. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You – Ray Noble
  3. Heart and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
  4. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  5. Memories of You – Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake
  6. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  7. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
  8. If I Had You – Irving King, Ted Shapiro
  9. My Silent Love – Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse
  10. Day In-Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  11. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnson
  12. S’il vous plait – John Lewis

Warne Marsh: Same

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In November 1958, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, third Warne Marsh album. It was recorded December 1957 – January 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Lennie Tristano.

Personnel:

  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones, Paul Motian – drums

Track listing:

  1. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss
  2. Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
  3. It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
  4. My Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George Norton
  5. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me) – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  6. Excerpt – Warne Marsh

The McCoys: Hang On Sloopy

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In November 1965, “Bang” label released “Hang on Sloopy”, the debut McCoys (The) album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer.

Personnel:

  • Richard Zehringer (later Rick Derringer) – lead vocal, guitar
  • Dennis Kelly – bass
  • Randy Z (Randy Zehringer) – drums
  • Bassett Hand – arrangements, conductor
  • Eddie Smith, Gordy Clark, Stanley Weiss- engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer, except where noted.

  1. Meet the McCoys
  2. Hang On Sloopy – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
  3. Fever – Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
  4. Sorrow
  5. If You Tell a Lie
  6. I Don’t Mind – James Brown
  7. Stubborn Kind of Fellow – Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, George Gordy
  8. I Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love – Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss
  9. All I Really Want to Do – Bob Dylan
  10. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown
  11. I Can’t Explain It
  12. High Heel Sneakers – Robert Higginbotham
  13. Stormy Monday Blues – Aaron Walker

J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding: Jay & Kai

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In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Jay and Kai”, album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding. It was recorded in November 1955, July – December 17, 1956, and January 1957 in New York City.

Personnel:

  • J. J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium 
  • Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
  • Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone
  • Dick Leib – bass trombone 
  • Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone
  • Roy Frazee, Hank Jones, Dick Katz – piano
  • Bill Crow, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Kenny O’Brien – bass
  • Kenny Clarke, Jack Franklin, Elvin Jones, Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Candido Camero – bongos

Track listing:

  1. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  2. Caribe – Kai Winding
  3. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  4. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. Yes, You – Dick Leib
  7. Tromboniums in Motion – J. J. Johnson
  8. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  9. Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  10. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  11. ‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  12. I Should Care – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn

Christian McBride: Gettin’ to It

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In January 1995, “Verve” label released “Gettin’ to It”, the debut Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded August – September 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Turre – trombone
  • Cyrus Chestnut – piano
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  • Ray Brown, Milt Hinton – bass
  • Jim Anderson – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.

  1. In a Hurry
  2. The Shade of the Cedar Tree
  3. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  4. Sitting on a Cloud
  5. Splanky – Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish
  6. Black Moon
  7. King Freddie of Hubbard
  8. Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee’s Feathers

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On August 14, 2015, “Masterworks” and “OKeh” labels released “Dee Dee’s Feathers”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in March 2014, at “Esplanade Studios”, and was produced by Irvin Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead vocals
  • John – vocals
  • Glen David Andrews – vocals
  • Victor Atkins – piano
  • Don Vappie – guitar, banjo
  • Jasen Weaver – bass
  • Peter Harris – bass
  • Adonis Rose – drums
  • Bill Summers – percussion
  • Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
  • Rex Gregory – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Derek Douget – tenor saxophone
  • Edward Petersen – tenor saxophone
  • David Harris – trombone
  • Emily Fredrickson – trombone
  • Michael Watson – vocals, trombone
  • Bernard Floyd – trumpet
  • Branden Lewis – trumpet
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • Leon Brown – alto vocals, trumpet
  • Ashlin Parker – vocals, trumpet
  • Irvin Mayfield – vocals, trumpet
  • Ronald Markham – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. One Fine Thing – Harry Connick Jr.
  2. What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele, George David Weiss
  3. Big Chief – Earl King Johnson
  4. Saint James Infirmary – Joe Primrose (Irving Mills)
  5. Dee Dee’s Feathers – Dee Dee Bridgewater
  6. New Orleans – Hoagy Carmichael
  7. Theme Song / Do Whatcha Wanna – John Boutte
  8. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  9. Congo Square – Bill Summers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield
  10. C’est Ici Que Je T’aime – Irvin Mayfield
  11. Do You Know What It Means – Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter
  12. Whoopin’ Blues – Benny Jones, Bruce Christian Brackman, Craig Klein, Julius McKee, Lionel Batiste, Roger Hayward Lewis

Count Basie And His Orchestra: I Told You So

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In June 1976, “Pablo” label released “I Told You So”, album by Count Basie and his Orchestra. It was recorded in January 1976, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Count Basie- piano
  • Sonny Cohn- trumpet
  • Pete Minger- trumpet
  • Bobby Mitchell – trumpet
  • John Thomas – trumpet
  • Jack Feierman – trumpet
  • Al Grey- trombone
  • Curtis Fuller- trombone
  • Bill Hughes- trombone
  • Mel Wanzo- trombone
  • Bobby Plater- alto saxophone
  • Danny Turner – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Forrest- tenor saxophone
  • Eric Dixon- tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes- baritone saxophone
  • John Duke – double bass
  • Freddie Green- guitar
  • Butch Miles- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Holman, except where noted.

  1. Tree Frog
  2. Flirt
  3. Blues for Alfy
  4. Something to Live For – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  5. Plain Brown Wrapper
  6. Swee’Pea
  7. Ticker
  8. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  9. Told You So
  10. The Git

Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

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On June 16, 1997, “Dedicated” label released “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space”, the third Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1997, at “Moles Studio” in Bath, “The Church, Rooster and The Strongroom Studios” in London, “House of Blues” in Memphis, “The Hit Factory” in New York, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jason Pierce and John Coxon.

Personnel:

  • Jason Pierce– vocals, guitars, hammered dulcimer, piano, autoharp, arrangement, horn arrangements, string arrangements, choral arrangements, mixing
  • Kate Radley– organs, piano, Roland D-20 synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Sean Cook – Fender Jazz bass guitar, harmonica
  • Damon Reece– drums, percussion, timbales, bells, timpani
  • John Coxon– guitars, melodica, Roland JD-800synthesizer
  • J. Cole– pedal steel guitar
  • Angel Corpus Christi– accordion
  • Andy Davis – Hammond organ
  • John– piano and backing vocals
  • Simon Clarke – flute, baritone saxophone
  • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Terry Edwards– tenor saxophone
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Tim Jones – French horn
  • The Balanescu Quartet- Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors – violin
  • Ed Coxon – violin
  • Kathy Burgess – viola,
  • Sophie Harris – cello
  • London Community Gospel Choir– choir
  • Simon Clarke – horn arrangements
  • Clare Connors – string arrangements
  • Ed Coxon – horn arrangements
  • Basil Hughes – choral arrangements
  • Tim Sanders – horn arrangements
  • Darren Allison– engineer, mixing
  • Chad Bamford – engineer, mixing
  • Mads Bjerke – engineer, editing, post-production
  • Trevor Curwen – engineer, mixing
  • John Leckie– engineer, mixing
  • Patrick McCarthy– engineer, mixing
  • Patrick McGovern – engineer, mixing
  • Carl Nappa – engineer
  • Darren Nash – engineer, assistant engineering, assistant mixing
  • Lem Lattimer – engineer assistant
  • Chris Scard – engineer assistant
  • Ray Staff– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Pierce, except where noted.

  1. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space – Jason Pierce, George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
  2. Come Together
  3. I Think I’m in Love
  4. All of My Thoughts
  5. Stay With Me
  6. Electricity
  7. Home of the Brave
  8. The Individual
  9. Broken Heart
  10. No God Only Religion
  11. Cool Waves
  12. Cop Shoot Cop…