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Junior Mance: The Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance

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In November 1960, “Jazzland” label released “The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance”, the second Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

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

Track listing:

All tracks by Junior Mance except where noted.

  1. The Uptown
  2. Ralph’s New Blues – Milt Jackson
  3. Main Stem – Duke Ellington
  4. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup – Anna Sosenko
  5. Playhouse
  6. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  7. In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee – Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams
  8. I Don’t Care – Ray Bryant
  9. Swingmatism – Jay McShann, William Scott

Lee Konitz: Inside Hi-Fi

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In November 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Inside Hi-Fi”, the eleventh Lee Konitz album. It was recorded September – October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Sal Mosca – piano
  • Peter Ind – bass
  • Arnold Fishkin – bass
  • Dick Scott (Tox Drohar) – drums

Track listing

  1. Kary’s Trance – Lee Konitz
  2. Everything Happens to Me – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  3. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  4. Cork ‘n’ Bib – Lee Konitz
  5. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  6. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  7. Nesuhi’s Instant – Peter Ind
  8. Indiana – James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald

Frank Sinatra: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

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On September 8, 1958, “Capitol” label released “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely”, the fifteenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded May – June 1958, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh. “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely” won the “Grammy Award for Best Album Cover”.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Nelson Riddle – conductor, arrangements
  • Felix Slatkin – conductor
  • Nick Volpe – cover art
  • Sammy Cahn And James Van Heusen – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent
  3. What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  4. It’s a Lonesome Old Town – Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  6. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  7. Blues in the Night – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer
  8. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  9. Ebb Tide – Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
  10. Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  11. Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  12. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road} – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis: I Only Have Eyes For You

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In December 1962, “Prestige” label released “I Only Have Eyes for You”, the 36th Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis album.It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Weeden – guitar
  • Don Patterson – organ
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Billy James – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Don Schlitten – design, photography
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
  • Ozzie Cadena – supervision

Track listing:

  1. I Only Have Eyes for You – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  2. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  3. Street Lights – Matthew Gee
  4. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  5. It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight – Billy Reid
  6. Time on My Hands – Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans

Woody Herman: Woody Herman – 1963

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In December 1962, “Philips” label released “Woody Herman–1963”, the 30th Woody Herman album. It was recorded in October 1962, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Woody Herman – vocal, clarinet, conductor
  • Sal Nistico, Gordon Brisker, Larry Cavelli – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Allen – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Chase – lead trumpet, arrangements
  • Paul Fontaine, Dave Gale, Ziggy Harrell, Gerald Lamy – trumpet
  • Phil Wilson, Eddie Morgan – trombone
  • Jack Gale – trombone, arrangements
  • Nat Pierce – piano, arrangements
  • Chuck Andrus – double bass
  • Jake Hanna – drums
  • Jeff Willens – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – design
  • Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes
  • Ken Druker – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Mo-Lasses – Joe Newman
  2. Blues for J.P. – Horace Parlan
  3. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  4. Tunin’ In – Nat Pierce
  5. Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
  6. Sig Ep – Jack Gale
  7. It’s a Lonesome Old Town (When You’re Not Around) – Charles Kisco, Harry Tobias, Egbert Van Alstyne
  8. Camel Walk – Bill Chase

Gerry Mulligan: Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet”, the tenth Gerry Mulligan album. It was recorded September – October 1955, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jon Eardley – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
  • Peck Morrison – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Mulligan except where noted.

  1. Mud Bug – Jerry Lloyd
  2. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare
  3. Apple Core
  4. Nights on the Turntable
  5. Broadway – Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  6. Everything Happens to Me – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  7. The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Bernie’s Tune – Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Kenny Barron: Super Standard

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On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Jay Leonhart – bass
  • Al Foster – drums
  • Taz (48) – design
  • John Abbott – photography

Track listing:

  1. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  2. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  3. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  4. Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
  5. Doxy – Sonny Rollins
  6. Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
  7. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  8. Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  9. Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
  10. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
  11. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  12. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach

Grant Stewart: Downtown Sounds

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On December 27, 1992, “Criss Cross” label released “Downtown Sounds”, the debut Grant Stewart album. It was recorded in 1992, at “RPM Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.

Personnel:

  • Grant Stewart – tenor sax
  • Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Peter Washington – bass
  • Kenny Washington – drums
  • Max Bolleman – engineer
  • Gerry Teekens – design
  • Ron Schwerin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Audobahn – Sonny Rollins
  2. Smada – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Daydream – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche
  4. From This Moment On – Cole Porter
  5. A Bee Has Two Brains – Johnny Ellis
  6. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
  7. Intimacy of the Blues – Billy Strayhorn
  8. Ko-Ko – Charlie Parker

Bryan Ferry: As Time Goes By

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On October 25, 1999, “Virgin” label released “As Time Goes By”, the tenth Bryan Ferry album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Lansdowne Studios” in London, and was produced by Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, synthesizer, arrangements, art direction
  • Phil Manzanera– guitar
  • Nils Solberg – guitar
  • Martin Wheatley – banjo
  • Colin Good – piano, musical director, arrangements
  • Jose Libertella – bandoneon
  • Luis Stazo – bandoneon
  • Cynthia Millar – Ondes Martenot
  • Chris Laurence – bass guitar
  • Richard Jeffries – bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark– drums
  • John Sutton – drums
  • Paul Clarvis – drums
  • Frank Ricotti– percussion
  • Alan Barnes- clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Enrico Tomasso – trumpet
  • Bob Hunt – trombone
  • Malcolm Earle Smith – trombone
  • Nicholas Bucknail – clarinet
  • Robert Fowler – clarinet
  • Timothy Lines – clarinet
  • David White – clarinet
  • Anthony Pike – clarinet
  • Jim Tomlinson – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Abraham Leborovich – violin
  • Wilfred Gibson – violin
  • Gavyn Wright– violin
  • Boguslaw Kostecki – violin
  • David Woodcock – violin
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Philip Dukes – viola
  • Anthony Pleeth – cello
  • Hugh Webb – harp
  • James Sanger – programming
  • Mark Tucker – engineer
  • Steve Pelluet – engineer assistant
  • Chris Dibble, Sven Taits – additional engineering
  • Nick de Ville – art direction
  • Bogdan Zarkowski – artwork
  • Mike Owen – photography
  • Robin Trower- associate producer

Track listing:

  1. As Time Goes By – Herman Hupfeld
  2. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  3. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  4. I’m in the Mood for Love – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  5. Where or When – Rodgers and Hart
  6. When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful – Harry Woods
  7. Sweet and Lovely – Charles Daniels, Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias
  8. Miss Otis Regrets – Cole Porter
  9. Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon
  10. Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein
  11. Falling in Love Again – Friedrich Hollaender, Sammy Lerner
  12. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  13. You Do Something to Me – Cole Porter
  14. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  15. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson

 

Bill Haley And His Comets: Rockin’ The Oldies

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On August 12, 1957, “Decca” label released “Rockin’ the Oldies”, the fifth Bill Haley and His Comets album. It was recorded March – April, 1957, in New York, and was produced by Milt Gabler.

Personnel:

  • Bill Haley– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Franny Beecher– lead guitar
  • Billy Williamson– steel guitar
  • Johnny Grande– piano
  • Al Rex– double bass
  • Ralph Jones– drums
  • Frankie Scott- tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. The Dipsy Doodle – Larry Clinton
  2. You Can’t Stop Me from Dreaming – Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin
  3. Apple Blossom Time- Albert Von Tilzer, Neville Fleeson
  4. Moon Over Miami- Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie
  5. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
  6. Carolina in the Morning- Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  7. Miss You- Charles Tobias, Henry Tobias, Harry Tobias
  8. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone- Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare
  9. Ain’t Misbehavin’- Harry Brooks, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  10. One Sweet Letter from You – Harry Warren, Lew Brown, Sidney Clare
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter- Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert
  12. Somebody Else is Taking My Place – Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, Russ Morgan