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Zoot Sims: Waiting Game

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In December 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Waiting Game”, the 44th Zoot Sims album. It was recorded in November 1966, in London, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Gary McFarland.

Personnel:

  • Zoot Sims – vocals, tenor saxophone
  • David Snell – harp
  • Gary McFarland – arranger
  • Kenny Napper, Jack Parnell – conductor
  • Unknown Orchestra
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Arthur Halpern – cover photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.

  1. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison
  2. I Wish I Knew – Mack Gordon
  3. Once We Loved
  4. It’s a Blue World – George Forrest, Robert Wright
  5. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
  6. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  7. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  8. One I Could Have Loved
  9. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon?

Lee Konitz: You And Lee

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In December 1959, “Verve” label released “You and Lee”, the 18th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in October 1959, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Marky Markowitz – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Phil Sunkel – trumpet
  • Eddie Bert – trombone
  • Billy Byers – trombone
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Bill Evans – piano 
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Sonny Dallas – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Jimmy Giuffre – arranger, conductor
  • Merrie Shore – art direction
  • George Jerman – cover photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Everything I’ve Got (Belongs to You) – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  3. You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
  4. I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  5. (You’re Clear) Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  6. The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  7. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington

Wes Montgomery: Full House

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In November 1962, “Riverside” label released “Full House”, the sixth Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in June 1962, at Tsubo, Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Full House – Wes Montgomery
  2. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  3. Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  4. Cariba – Wes Montgomery
  5. Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
  6. S.O.S. – Wes Montgomery

Etta James: At Last!

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On November 15, 1960, “Argo” label released “At Last!”, the debut Etta James studio album. It was recorded January – October 1960, and was produced by Phil Chess and Leonard Chess. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “At Last!” at number 191 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Harvey Fuqua – vocals
  • Riley Hampton – arrangements, conductor
  • Don Bronstein – cover
  • Don Kamerer – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Anything to Say You’re Mine – Sonny Thompson
  2. My Dearest Darling – Edwin “Eddie Bo” Bocage, Paul Gayten
  3. Trust in Me – Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever
  4. A Sunday Kind of Love – Louis Prima, Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes
  5. Tough Mary – Etta James, Joe Josea
  6. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  7. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  8. All I Could Do Was Cry – Billy Davis, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Girl of My Dreams – Charles “Sunny” Clapp

Wes Montgomery: So Much Guitar!

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In October 1961, “Riverside” label released “So Much Guitar!”, the fourth Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Ray Barretto – conga
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Ken Deardoff – design

Track listing:

  1. Twisted Blues – Wes Montgomery
  2. Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
  3. I Wish I Knew – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  4. I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So – Duke Ellington, Mack David
  5. Repetition – Neal Hefti
  6. Somethin’ Like Bags – Wes Montgomery
  7. While We’re Young – Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder
  8. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Billie Holiday: Music For Torching

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In October 1955, “Clef Records” label released “Music for Torching”, the fourth Billie Holiday album. It was recorded in August 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Billie Holiday – vocals
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • David Stone Martin – artwork

Track listing:

  1. It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  2. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  3. I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore – Victor Schertzinger
  4. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby
  5. A Fine Romance – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  7. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  8. Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin

Kenny Burrell: Introducing Kenny Burrell

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In September 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing Kenny Burrell”, the debut Kenny Burrell album. It was recorded in May 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Candido Camero – conga
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid K. Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. This Time the Dream’s on Me – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  2. Fugue ‘n’ Blues – Kenny Burrell
  3. Takeela – Kenny Burrell
  4. Weaver of Dreams – Jack Elliot, Victor Young
  5. Delilah – Victor Young
  6. Rhythmorama – Kenny Clarke
  7. Blues for Skeeter – Kenny Burrell

Etta James: Blue Gardenia

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On August 21, 2001, “Private Music” label released “Blue Gardenia”, the twenty-fifth Etta James studio album. It was recorded November 2000 – February 2001, and was produced by John Snyder.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Dorothy Hawkins – vocals
  • Josh Sklair – guitar, arrangements
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • Tony Dumas – bass
  • Ralph Penland – drums
  • Ron Powell – percussion
  • Red Holloway – saxophone
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Rick Baptist – flugelhorn
  • Ronnie Buttacavoli – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • John Nelson – engineer
  • Jay Newland – engineer
  • Charlie Watts – engineer
  • Sonny Mediana – art direction, photography
  • Lupe DeLeon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. This Bitter Earth – Clyde Otis
  2. He’s Funny That Way – Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting
  3. In My Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  4. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
  5. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying – Joe Greene
  6. Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  7. These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
  8. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  9. Don’t Worry ’bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  10. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  11. Don’t Blame Me – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  12. My Man – Channing Pollack, Yvain-Albert, Maurice Yvain
  13. Blue Gardenia – Lester Lee, Bob Russell

Ray Charles: Ingredients in Recipe for Soul

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In July 1963, “ABC” label released “Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul”, the 19th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1963, in Hollywood and New York City, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano
  • Jack Halloran Singers
  • Benny Carter – arrangements
  • Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Johnny Parker – arrangements
  • Bill Putnam – engineer
  • Bob Arnold – engineer
  • Frank Gauna – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Howard Moorehead – photography
  • Natt Hale – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Busted – Harlan Howard
  2. Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigmunt Berland, Sonny Miller
  3. Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  4. That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
  5. Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern
  6. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Leroy Carr
  7. A Stranger in Town – Mel Tormé
  8. Ol’ Man Time – Cliff Friend
  9. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
  10. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

Buckethead: Somewhere over the Slaughter House

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On June 5, 2001, “Stray Records” label released “Somewhere over the Slaughterhouse”, the sixth Buckethead studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, in the kitchen Pilo’s Loft”, “Travis Dickerson’s studio, and was produced by Travis Dickerson.

  • Buckethead (Brian Patrick Carroll) – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • P-Sticks – electronic programming, drum programming, tape effects, artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Buckethead, except where noted.

  1. Somewhere over the Slaughterhouse – Buckethead, Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
  2. Help Me
  3. Pin Bones and Poultry
  4. My Sheetz
  5. Day of the Ulcer
  6. You Like Headcheese?
  7. Burlap Curtain
  8. You Like This Face
  9. Wires and Clips
  10. Knockingun
  11. Conveyor Belt Blues