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John Coltrane: Soultrane

In October 1958, “Prestige” label released “Soultrane”, the fourth John Coltrane album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock and Del Costello.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remaster
  • Shigeo Miyamoto – engineer, mastering
  • Alan Yoshida, Steve Hoffman – mastering
  • Kazue Sugimoto – supervision
  • Akira Taguchi – supervision
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Good Bait – Tadd Dameron, Count Basie
  2. I want to Talk About You – Billy Eckstine
  3. You Say You Care – Leo Robin, Jule Styne
  4. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
  5. Russian Lullaby – Irving Berlin

Nina Simone: Little Girl Blue

In February 1959, “Bethlehem Records” label released “Little Girl Blue”, the debut Nina Simone album. It was recorded in December 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone– vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Jimmy Bond– double bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath– drums
  • Joseph Muranyi– liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  2. Don’t Smoke in Bed – Willard Robison
  3. He Needs Me – Arthur Hamilton
  4. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  6. My Baby Just Cares for Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  7. Good Bait – Count Basie, Tadd Dameron
  8. Plain Gold Ring – George Stone (aka Earl Burroughs)
  9. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  10. I Loves You, Porgy – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. Central Park Blues – Nina Simone