On August 23, 2024, Russell Malone died aged 60. He was musician (guitar), recorded and performed with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Benny Green, Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Jack McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Rollins, Houston Person, David Sanborn, Mose Allison, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Stefano Di Battista, David Benoit, Don Braden, Gary Burton, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, The Chieftains, Jimmy Cobb, Natalie Cole, Will Downing, Jon Faddis, Macy Gray, Dave Grusin, Vincent Herring, Shirley Horn, Freddie Hubbard, Etta Jones, B. B. King, Gladys Knight, Jeff Lorber, Christian McBride, Bill Mobley, New York Voices, Johnny O’Neal, Kenny Rankin, Tony Reedus, Stephen Scott, Janis Siegel, Terell Stafford, Joss Stone, Billy Taylor, Steve Turre and Gerald Wilson. As leader, Malone released 15 albums.
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Pepper Adams: Pepper Adams Plays The Compositions Of Charles Mingus
On August 10, 1964, “Workshop Jazz” label released “Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charles Mingus”, the ninth Pepper Adams album. It was recorded in September 1963, in New York City.
Personnel:
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
- Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Dannie Richmond – drums
- Bernard Yeszin – design, photography
- Wallace Mead – design photography
- Alston Anderson – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus.
- Fables of Faubus
- Black Light
- Song with Orange
- Carolyn
- Better Git It in Your Soul
- Incarnation
- Portrait
- Haitian Fight Song
- Strollin’ Honies
Sonny Stitt: Now
In July 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Now!”, the 45th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in June 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Al Lucas – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt, except where noted.
- Surfin’
- Lester Leaps In – Lester Young
- Estrellita – Manuel Ponce
- Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Sam Stept, Sidney Clare
- Touchy
- Never —SH!
- My Mother’s Eyes – Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert
- I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
Paul Gonsalves: Cleopatra Feelin’ Jazzy
On May 21, 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Cleopatra Feelin’ Jazzy”, the seventh Paul Gonsalves album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Dick Hyman – organ
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- George Duvivier – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Manny Albam – percussion
- Joe Lebow – design
- Frank Gauna – photography
Track listing:
- Caesar and Cleopatra Theme – Alex North
- Antony and Cleopatra Theme – Alex North
- Bluz for Liz – Kenny Burrell
- Cleo’s Blues – Paul Gonsalves
- Action in Alexandria – Duke Ellington
- Cleo’s Asp – Kenny Burrell
- Cleopatra’s Lament – Manny Albam
Al Cohn: Cohn On The Saxophone
In February 1957, “Dawn” label released “Cohn on the Saxophone”, the tenth Al Cohn album. It was recorded in September 1956, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Chuck Darwin.
Personnel:
- Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
- Frank Rehak – trombone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Fran Scott Studio – design
- Gary Kramer – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Al Cohn except where noted.
- We Three – Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson
- Idaho – Jesse Stone
- The Things I Love – Harold Barlow, Lew Harris
- Singing The Blues – J. Russel Robinson, Con Conrad, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
- Be Loose
- When Day Is Done – Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher
- Good Old Blues
- Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Abstract of You
- Blue Lou – Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson
Quincy Jones: This Is How I Feel About Jazz
In February 1957, “ABC-Paramount” label released “This Is How I Feel About Jazz”, the second Quincy Jones album. It was recorded September 1956 – January 1957, at “Ballone Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
- Gene Quill – alto saxophone
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
- Lucky Thompson, Bunny Bardach – tenor saxophone
- Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette, Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone sax
- Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
- Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
- Jerome Richardson – flute, tenor saxophone
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Hank Jones – piano
- Billy Taylor – piano
- Carl Perkins – piano
- Charles Mingus – bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Charlie Persip – drums
- Milt Jackson – vibes
Track listing:
- Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
- Stockholm Sweetnin’ – Quincy Jones
- Evening in Paris – Quincy Jones
- Sermonette – Julian Adderley, Jon Hendricks
- A Sleepin’ Bee – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
- Boo’s Blues – Quincy Jones
Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler: A Meeting Of The Times
In December 1972, “Atlantic” label released “A Meeting of the Times”, album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler (the 21st Rahsaan Roland Kirk album overtall). It was recorded in March 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Al Hibbler – vocals
- Leon Thomas – vocals
- Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
- Hank Jones – piano
- Major Holley – bass
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Charles Crosby – drums
- Lew Hahn – engineer
- Phil Lehle – engineer
- Bob Liftin – remix
- Bob Alcorn – cover
- Loring Eutemey – cover
- Stuart Nicholson – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, except where noted.
- Do Nothing till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
- Daybreak – Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn
- Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
- This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Jr., Frank Sinatra
- Carney and Bigard Place – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
- Something ‘Bout Believing – Duke Ellington
- Dream – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Lee Morgan: Introducing Lee Morgan
In December 1956, “Savoy” label released “Introducing Lee Morgan”, the second Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in November 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
- H. Alan Stein – liner notes
- Ozzie Cadena – supervision
Track listing:
- Hank’s Shout – Hank Mobley
- Nostalgia – Fats Navarro
- Bet – Doug Watkins
- Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
- P.S. I Love You – Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer
- Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
Bob Brookmeyer: Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments
In December 1961, “Verve” label released “Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments”, the 19th Bob Brookmeyer album. It was recorded in November 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, arrangements
- Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Gene Quill, Eddie Wasserman – alto saxophone
- Phil Bodner – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
- Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
- Gene Allen – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis – trumpet
- Wayne Andre, Billy Byers, Bill Elton, Alan Raph – trombone
- Wally Kane – bassoon
- Eddie Costa – vibraphone, percussion
- Hank Jones – piano
- George Duvivier – bass
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Gary McFarland, Eddie Sauter – arrangements
- Olga Albizu – cover painting
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
- Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
- Why Are You Blue – Gary McFarland
- Some of My Best Friends – Al Cohn
- Gloomy Sunday – Rezső Seress
- Ho Hum – Bob Brookmeyer
- Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
- Days Gone By; Oh My! – Gary McFarland
- Where, Oh Where – Cole Porter
Art Farmer: The Aztec Suite
In December 1959, “United Artists” label released “The Aztec Suite”, the twelve Art Farmer album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.
Personnel:
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Zoot Sims, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
- Bernie Glow, Nick Travis – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak – trombone
- Jim Buffington – French horn
- Hank Jones – piano
- Addison Farmer – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
- José Mangual – percussion
- Chico O’Farrill – arrangements
- Harris Lewine – design
- Ken Braren – design
- Paul Bacon – design
Track listing:
- The Aztec Suite – Chico O’Farrill
- Heat Wave – Irving Berlin
- Deliro – Felipe Domínguez
- Woody ‘N You – Dizzy Gillespie
- Drume Negrita – Eliseo Grenet
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
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