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Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh

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In December 1955, “Atlantic” label released “Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh”, album by Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh (the ninth Lee Konitz album overall, the second Warne Marsh album overall). It was recorded in June 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
  • Sal Mosca – piano 
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • William Claxton – cover photography
  • Barry Ulanov – liner notes
  • Nesuhi Ertegun – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Topsy – Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham
  2. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren
  3. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke
  4. Donna Lee – Charlie Parker
  5. Two Not One – Lennie Tristano
  6. Don’t Squawk – Oscar Pettiford
  7. Ronnie’s Line – Ronnie Ball
  8. Background Music – Warne Marsh

Freddie Hubbard: Hub-Tones

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In November 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Hub-Tones”, the seventh Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in October 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Clifford Jarvis – drums
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks Freddie Hubbard, where noted.

  1. You’re My Everything – Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young
  2. Prophet Jennings
  3. Hub-Tones
  4. Lament for Booker
  5. For Spee’s Sake

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

Chet Baker: (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You

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On November 3, 1958, “Riverside” label released “(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded in August 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Chet Baker – vocals, trumpet
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • George Morrow – bass 
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums 
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography

Track listing:

  1. Do It the Hard Way – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
  4. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  7. Everything Happen to Me – Man Fennis, Tom Adair
  8. Dancing on the Ceiling – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E.Y. Harbirg

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

Red Garland: Bright And Breezy

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In October 1961, “Jazzland” label released “Bright and Breezy”, the 26th Red Garland album. It was recorded in July 1961, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Ray Fowler – recording
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Steve Schapiro – photography

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. I Ain’t Got Nobody – Spencer Williams, Roger A. Graham
  3. You’ll Never Know – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Blues in the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
  5. What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  6. Lil’ Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
  7. What Is There to Say? – E. Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke
  8. So Sorry Please – Bud Powell

Etta James: Heart of a Woman

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In June 1999, “RCA” label released “Heart of a Woman”, the twenty-third Etta James studio album. It was recorded in March 1999, and was produced by John Snyder and Etta James.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals, arrangements, art direction, photography, liner notes
  • Bobby Murray – guitar
  • Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements, musical director, production assistant
  • Dave Matthews – electric piano, piano, arrangements
  • Mike Finnigan – organ
  • Sametto James – bass, drum programming, production assistant
  • Donto Metto James – drums, drum programming, production assistant
  • Pete Escovedo – conga, horn, percussion
  • Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Zavala – tenor saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – alto horn, flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trumpet, valve trombone
  • Tom Poole – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Jay Newland – engineer, mastering
  • Rob Brill – engineer assistant
  • Sonny Mediana – art direction, photography
  • Jeff Dunas – photography
  • Lupe DeLeon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  2. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higgenbotham
  3. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  4. Say It Isn’t So – Irving Berlin
  5. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  7. I Only Have Eyes for You – Al Dubin, Warren
  8. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  9. You Go to My Head – John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. A Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes
  11. If It’s the Last Thing I Do – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  12. Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner

Ray Bryant: Hollywood Jazz Beat

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In June 1962, “Columbia” label released “Hollywood Jazz Beat”, the tenth Ray Bryant album. It was recorded March – April 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Richard Wess – arrangements, conductor
  • John Hammond – liner notes
  • Henry Parker – photography

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. Ruby – Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish
  3. Invitation – Bronislaw Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  5. An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) – Harry Warren, Harold Adamson, Leo McCarey
  6. The High and the Mighty – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
  7. Exodus (Main Theme) – Ernest Gold
  8. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  9. Three Coins in the Fountain – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  10. El Cid (Love Theme) – Miklós Rózsa
  11. Tonight – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  12. True Love – Cole Porter

Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite

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In June 1958, “Riverside” label released “Freedom Suite”, the 16th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded February – March 1958, at “WOR Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Sam Morse – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography
  • Orin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Freedom Suite – Sonny Rollins
  2. Someday I’ll Find You – Noël Coward
  3. Will You Still Be Mine? – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  4. Till There Was You – Meredith Willson
  5. Shadow Waltz – Al Dubin, Harry Warren

John Scofield: Same

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On May 6, 2022, “ECM” label released the self-titled, the 46th John Scofield album. It was recorded in August 2021, at “Top Story Studio: in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Scofield – electric guitar, loops, liner notes
  • Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
  • Christoph Stickel – mastering
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Luciano Rossetti – cover photo
  • Manfred Eicher – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Coral – Keith Jarrett
  2. Honest I Do – John Scofield
  3. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Danny Boy – traditional
  5. Elder Dance – John Scofield
  6. Mrs. Scofield’s Waltz – John Scofield
  7. Junco Partner – traditional
  8. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  9. My Old Flame – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
  10. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  11. Since You Asked – John Scofield
  12. Trance De Jour – John Scofield
  13. You Win Again – Hank Williams