In March 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Sonny’s Crib”, the third Sonny Clark album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Sonny Clark – piano
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Track listing:
With a Song in My Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Dearly Beloved”, the sixth Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott – organ
Roy Brooks – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Track listing:
Baia – Ary Barroso
Wee Hour Theme – Stanley Turrentine
My Shining Hour – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Troubles of the World – traditional
Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You – Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal
In February 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Dinah Jams”, the second Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in August 1954, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Dinah Washington – vocals
Clifford Brown – trumpet
Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Herb Geller – alto saxophone
Harold Land – tenor saxophone
Richie Powell – piano
Junior Mance – piano
George Morrow – double bass
Keter Betts – double bass
Max Roach – drums
Track listing:
Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz
Summertime – George Gershwin
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
No More – Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
You Go to My Head – John Frederick, Havem Gillespie
In December 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “Anything Goes”, the second Harpers Bizarre album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
Eddie James – guitar
Dick Scoppettone – vocals, guitar, bass, vocal arrangements
In September 1964, “Smash Records” label released “Out of Sight”, the ninth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
James Brown – vocals
Bobby Byrd – organ, backing vocals
Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
Les Buie – guitar
Billy Butler – guitar
Wallace Richardson – guitar
Lucas Fats Gonder – organ
Bernard Odum – bass
Sam Thomas – bass
Al Lucas – bass
David “Panama” Francis – drums
Melvin Parker – drums
Nat Kendrick – drums
Nat Jones – alto saxophone
George Dorsey – alto saxophone
Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
Maceo Parker – baritone saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
Sam “The Man” Taylor – tenor saxophone
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Al Brisco Clark – tenor saxophone
Eldde Williams – tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
Joe Dupars – trumpet
McKinley Johnson – trumpet
Ron Tooley – trumpet
Teddy Washington – trumpet
Richard Harris – trombone
Wilmer Milton – trombone
New York Studio Orchestra
New York Studio Chorus
Sammy Lowe – conductor, arranger
Eugen “Baby Lloyd” Stallworth, Bobby Bennett – backing vocals
Track listing:
Out of Sight – Ted Wright
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown
Till Then – Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus
Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
I Wanna be Around – Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt
I Got You – Ted Wright
Maybe the Last Time – Ted Wright
Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
I Love You, Porgy – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
In April 1957, “Blue Note” label released the self-titled, second Kenny Burrell studio album. It was recorded March – May 1956, at “Audio-Video Studios” in New York City and “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
Paul Chambers – bass
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Shadow Wilson – drums
Candido – conga
Andy Warhol – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenny Burrell except where noted.
Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Moten Swing – Bennie Moten
Cheetah
Now See How You Are – Woody Harris, Oscar Pettiford
In January 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Cornbread”, the 19th Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in September 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On January 5, 1956, “Savoy” label released “Roll ‘Em Bags”, the fourth Milt Jackson album. It was recorded in January 1949 and January 1956, in New York City, and at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Milt Jackson – vibes, piano
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Julius Watkins – French horn
Billy Mitchell, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Wade Legge – piano
Wendell Marshall, Curly Russell – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Joe Harris – timbales
Track listing:
All tracks by Milt Jackson except where noted.
Conglomeration
Bruz
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Roll ‘Em Bags
Faultless
Hey, Frenchy – Ozzie Cadena
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
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