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Frank Sinatra: The Voice Of Frank Sinatra

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On March 4, 1946, “Columbia” label released “The Voice of Frank Sinatra”, the debut Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded July 1945 in Hollywood, in December 1945, in New York City, and was produced by Bill Richards.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Axel Stordahl – arrangements, conductor

Hollywood session:

  • George Van Eps – guitar
  • Mark McIntyre – piano
  • John Ryan – bass
  • Ray Hagan – drums
  • Jack Mayhew – flute
  • Mischa Russell, David Frisina – violin
  • Sam Freed – viola
  • Fred Goerner – cello

New York City session:

  • Matty Golizio – guitar
  • Bill Clifton – piano
  • Frank Siravo – bass
  • Nat Polen – drums
  • Mitch Miller – oboe
  • Leonard Posner. Raoul Polikian – violin
  • Sidney Brecher – viola
  • Anthony Sophos – cello

Track listing:

10-inch LP release

  1. You Go to My Head – Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
  2. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Those Foolish Things – Hot Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link
  4. Why Shouldn’t I? – Cole Porter
  5. I Don’t Know Why – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
  6. Try a Little Tenderness – Harry M. Woods, James Campbell, Reginald Conelly
  7. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young
  8. Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford

Mary Hopkin: Post Card

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On February 21, 1969, “Apple” label released “Post Card”, the debut Mary Hopkin studio album. It was recorded October – November 1968, at “EMI Studios”, “Trident” and “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Paul McCartney.

Personnel:

  • Mary Hopkin – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Paul McCartney – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Donovan – acoustic guitar
  • Derek Griffiths – guitar
  • George Martin – piano
  • Jim Rodford – bass
  • Bernie Higginson – drums
  • Nick Newell – saxophone
  • Mike Cotton – trumpet
  • John Beecham – trombone
  • London Welsh Choir – choir
  • Richard Hewson – arrangements
  • Ken Scott – engineer, mixing
  • Malcolm Toft – engineer
  • Gordon House – graphics
  • Linda Eastman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Lord of the Reedy River – Donovan
  2. Happiness Runs (Pebble and the Man) – Donovan
  3. Love Is the Sweetest Thing – Ray Noble
  4. Y Blodyn Gwyn – Richard H. Jones, Edward John Hughes
  5. The Honeymoon Song – William Sansom, Mikis Theodorakis
  6. The Puppy Song – Harry Nilsson
  7. Inchworm – Frank Loesser
  8. Voyage of the Moon – Donovan
  9. Lullaby of the Leaves – Bernice Petkere, Joe Young
  10. Young Love – Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner
  11. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  12. Prince en Avignon – Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
  13. The Game – George Martin
  14. There’s No Business Like Show Business – Irving Berlin

Sarah Vaughn: At Mister Kelly’s

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In February 1958, “EmArcy” label released “At Mister Kelly’s”, the first Sarah Vaughan live album. It was recorded in August 1947, at “Mister Kelly’s” club in Chicago, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Be Anything (But Be Mine) – Irving Gordon
  5. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  7. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  8. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  9. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  10. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
  12. It’s Got to Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  13. Alone – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
  14. If This Isn’t Love – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
  15. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  16. Lucky in Love – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  17. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  18. Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
  19. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  20. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Tough!

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In January 1966, “Cadet” label released “Tough!”, the fourth Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in 1957, at “Swedien Recording Studio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Michael Reid Design – design
  •  Don S. Bronstein – photography
  • Herb Wong – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Scotch Blues – Duke Jordan
  2. Flight to Jordan – Duke Jordan
  3. Transfiguration – Gigi Gryce
  4. Exhibit A – Gigi Gryce
  5. Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Junior Mance: That’s Where It Is!

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In January 1965, “Capitol” label released “That’s Where It Is!”, the ninth Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1964, in New York City, and was produced by David Cavanaugh.

Personnel:

  • Junior Mance – piano
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Bobby Thomas – drums

Track listing:

  1. Wabash Blues – Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle
  2. In the Dark – Lil Green
  3. The Host (W.L.Y.T.M.) – Junior Mance
  4. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  5. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  6. That’s Where It Is! – Bill Schluger
  7. St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy
  8. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Caribe Blues – Junior Mance
  10. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
  11. Hanky Panky – Marvin Fisher

Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding: Alive At The Village Vanguard

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On January 6, 2023, “Palmetto” label released “Alive at the Village Vanguard”, album by  Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding. It was recorded in October 2018, at “Village Vanguard” in New York City, and was produced by Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding.

Personnel:

  • Fred Hersch – piano
  • Esperanza Spalding – voices
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Geoff Countryman – engineer assistant
  • Tyler McDiarmid – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Nate Wood – mastering
  • Douglas Heusser – design
  • Erika Kapin – photography
  • Missi Callazzo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Dream of Monk – Fred Hersch
  3. Little Suede Shoes – Charlie Parker
  4. Girl Talk – Bobbt Troup, Neal Hefti
  5. Evidence – Thelonious Monk
  6. Some Other Time – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  7. Loro – Egberto Gismonti
  8. A Wish – Fred Hersch, Norma Winstone

Charles McPherson: Bebop Revisited

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In December 1964, “Prestige” label released “Bebop Revisited!”, the debut Charles McPherson studio album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
  • Carmell Jones – trumpet
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Nelson Boyd – bass
  • Albert Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1.  Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  2. Nostalgia – Fats Navarro
  3. Variations on a Blues by Bird – Charlie Parker
  4. Wail – Bud Powell
  5. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Si Si – Charlie Parker

Maynard Ferguson: Swingin’ My Way Through College

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In December 1958, “Roulette” label released “Swingin’ My Way Through College”, the ninth Maynard Ferguson album. It was recorded in December 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Jimmy Ford – alto saxophone
  • Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone
  • John Lanni – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Chase, Larry Moser, Jerry Tyree – trumpet
  • Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky – trombone
  • Bob Dogan – piano
  • Jimmy Rowser – bass
  • Frankie Dunlop – drums
  • Bill Holman, Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Don’cha Go ‘Way Mad – Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Mundy, Al Stillman
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  4. Dancing in the Dark – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  5. Bittersweet – Willie Maiden
  6. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight – Billy Reid
  8. B. J.’s Back in Town – Willie Maiden
  9. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  10. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  11. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire

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In December 1956, “Bethlehem” label released “Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire”, the fourth Mel Tormé album.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
  • Jack DuLong – baritone saxophone
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • Vince DeRosa – French horn
  • Albert Pollan – tuba
  • Max Bennett – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Something’s Gotta Give – Johnny Mercer
  3. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. A Fine Romance – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  7. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  8. The Piccolino – Irving Berlin
  9. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Geirge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  11. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
  12. They All Laughed – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Cannonball Adderley: Julian Cannonball Aderley And Strings

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In December 1965, “EmArcy” label released “Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings”, the third Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in October 1955, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Richard Hayman – musical director
  • Bill Russo – arrangements
  • Unidentified Strings

Track lostong:

  1. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  4. Two Sleepy People – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
  5. I’ll Never Stop Loving You – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  6. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  7. I’ve Never Been in Love Before – Frank Loesser
  8. Lonely Dreams – Julius Gubenko
  9. Falling in Love With Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  10. Street of Dreams – Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young
  11. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  12. You Are Too Beautiful – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers