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Coleman Hawkins: At Ease With Coleman Hawkins

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In November 1960, “Moodsville” label released “At Ease with Coleman Hawkins”, the 32nd Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in January 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. For You, for Me, for Evermore – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. While We’re Young – William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder
  3. Then I’ll Be Tired of You – Yip Harburg, Arthur Schwartz
  4. Mighty Like a Rose – Ethelbert Nevin, Frank Lebby Stanton
  5. At Dawning – Charles Wakefield Cadman
  6. Trouble Is a Man – Alec Wilder
  7. Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
  8. I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You) – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk

Charles Mingus: Mingus Three

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In November 1957, “Jubilee” label released “Mingus Three”, the eight Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in July 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – bass
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Dannie Richmond – drums, tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus except where noted.

  1. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  2. Back Home Blues
  3. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  4. Hamp’s New Blues – Hampton Hawes
  5. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  6. Dizzy Moods
  7. Laura – Johnny Mercer, David Raksin

Vince Guaraldi: Vince Guaraldi Trio

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In September 1956, “Fantasy” label released “Vince Guaraldi Trio”, the debut Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio) album. It was recorded in April 1960, at “Fantasy Recording Studios” in san Francisco.

Personnel:

  • Vince Guaraldi – piano
  • Eddie Duran – guitar
  • Dean Reilly – double bass
  • Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Django – John Lewis
  2. Fenwyck’s Farfel – Vince Guaraldi
  3. Never Never Land – Betty Comden, Adolpi Green, Jule Styne
  4. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  5. Fascinating – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. The Lady’s in Love with You – Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
  7. Sweet and Lovely – Gris Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, Harry Tobias
  8. Ossobuco – Eddie Duran
  9. Three Coins in the Fountain – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  10. It’s De-Lovely – Cole Porter

Nat King Cole: Penthouse Serenade

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In September 1952, “Capitol” label released “Penthouse Serenade”, the eight Nat King Cole album.

Personnel:

  • Nat King Cole – piano, arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Penthouse Serenade (When We’re Alone) Val Burton, Will Jason
  2. Somebody Loves Me – Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin
  3. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  4. Once in a Blue Moon (based on Rubinstein’s Melody in F)
  5. Polka Dots and the Old Man Stream – James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  6. Down by the Old Mill Stream – Tell Taylor
  7. If I Should Lose You – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
  8. Rose Room – Art Hickman, Harry Williams

Count Basie: Count Basie and the Kansas City 7

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In August 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Count Basie and the Kansas City 7”, the ninth Count Basie album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Count Basie – piano, organ
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet 
  • Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Frank Wess – flute, alto flute 
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Sonny Payne – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. Oh, Lady Be Good! – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Secrets – Frank Wess
  3. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  4. Shoe Shine Boy – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  5. Count’s Place – Count Basie
  6. Senator Whitehead – Frank Wess
  7. Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie! – Count Basie
  8. What’cha Talkin’? – Thad Jones

Horace Silver: Silver’s Blue

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In August 1957, “Epic” label released “Silver’s Blue”, the fourth Horace Silver album. It was recorded in June – July 1956, in New York City, and was produced by Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Kenny Clarke – drums

Track listing:

  1. Silver’s Blue
  2. To Beat or Not to Beat
  3. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. I’ll Know – Frank Loesser
  5. Shoutin’ Out – Horace Silver
  6. Hank’s Tune – Hank Mobley
  7. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin

Nat King Cole: Sings For Two In Love

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In August 1953, “Capitol” label released “Sings for Two in Love”, the tenth Nat King Cole album. It was recorded in January 1953, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lee Gillete. It was released in 10” format vinyl.

Personnel:

  • Nat King Cole – vocals
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. A Handful of Stars – Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro
  3. This Can’t Be Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet – Gus Kahn, Harry Woods
  5. There Goes My Heart – Benny Davis, Abner Silver
  6. Dinner for One, Please James – Michael Carr
  7. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  8. Tenderly – Walter Lloyd Gross, Lawrence

Frank Sinatra: Swing Along With Me

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In July 1961, “Reprise” label released “Swing Along with Me”, the twenty-second Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “United Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Billy May and his Orchestra
  • Billy May – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. The Curse of an Aching Heart – Henry Fink, Al Piantadosi
  3. Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) – Joe Marsala
  4. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept
  5. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Granada – Dorothy Dodd, Agustin Lara
  7. I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn
  8. Don’t Be That Way – Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson
  9. Moonlight on the Ganges – Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace
  10. It’s a Wonderful World – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson
  11. Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  12. You\re Nobody till Somebody Loves You – James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock

George Benson Quartet: It’s Uptown

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “It’s Uptown”, album by George Benson Quartet (second George Benson studio album overall). It was recorded February – March 1966, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – vocals, guitar
  • Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
  • Bennie Green – trombone
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Jimmy Lovelace – drums
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Don Hunstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Benson, except where noted.

  1. Clockwise
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  3. Ain’t That Peculiar – Mary Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore
  4. Jaguar
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell
  6. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Hello Bride
  8. Bullfight
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Eternally
  11. Myna Bird Blues

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap: Elemental

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On June 13, 2025, “Mack Avenue” label released “Elemental”, studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap. It was recorded in February 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
  • Bill Charlap – piano
  • Timothy J. Zick – recording, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Beginning to See the Light – Lou Reed
  2. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. S. Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
  8. Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington