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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Tough!

In January 1966, “Cadet” label released “Tough!”, the fourth Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in 1957, at “Swedien Recording Studio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Michael Reid Design – design
  •  Don S. Bronstein – photography
  • Herb Wong – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Scotch Blues – Duke Jordan
  2. Flight to Jordan – Duke Jordan
  3. Transfiguration – Gigi Gryce
  4. Exhibit A – Gigi Gryce
  5. Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Ramsey Lewis Trio: Dancing In The Street

In October 1967, “Cadet” label released “Dancing in the Street”, album by Ramsey Lewis Trio (the 27th Ramsey Lewis album). It was recorded in July 1967, at “Basin Street West” in San Francisco, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano, keyboards
  • Cleveland Eaton – bass
  • Maurice White – drums
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Jerry Griffith – design
  • Gene Anthony – photography
  • Herb Wong – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Dancing in the Street – Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter
  2. Mood for Mendes – Billy Taylor
  3. Struttin’ Lightly – Cleveland Eaton
  4. You Don’t Know Me – Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold
  5. Django – John Lewis
  6. Black Orpheus Medley: Manha Da Carnaval/Felicidade/Samba de Orfeu – Luiz Bonfá
  7. What Now My Love – Gilbert Bécaud
  8. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) – Antônio Carlos Jobim

Stan Getz: Voyage

On March 9, 1986, “Black Hawk Records” label released “Voyage”, the 99th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Music Annex Recording Studio” in Menlo Park, California, and was produced by Herb Wong.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz- tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Barron- piano
  • George Mraz– bass
  • Victor Lewis- drums
  • Babatunde Lea– percussion
  • Jim Dean – engineer assistant
  • Phil Edwards – mixing engineer
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Herb Wong – line notes

Track listing:

  1. I Wanted to Stay – Victor Lewis
  2. I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern
  4. Dreams – Kenny Barron
  5. Falling in Love – Victor Feldman
  6. Voyage – Kenny Barron