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Vijay Iyer: Accelerando

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On March 13, 2912, “Act Music” label released “Accelerando”, the 16th Vijay lyer album. It was recorded in August 2011, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Vijay Iyer.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano
  • Stephan Crump – bass
  • Marcus Gilmore – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer except where noted.

  1. Bode
  2. Optimism
  3. The Star of a Story – Rod Temperton
  4. Human Nature – Steve Porcaro, John Bettis
  5. Wildflower – Herbie Nichols
  6. Mmmhmm – Stephen Bruner, Steve Ellison
  7. Little Pocket Size Demons – Henry Threadgill
  8. Lude
  9. Accelerando
  10. Actions Speak
  11. The Village of the Virgins – Duke Ellington

Gene Ammons: Got My Own

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In December 1972, “Prestige” label released “Got My Own”, the 35th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Ernie Hayes – organ
  • Hank Jones – electric piano
  • Sonny Phillips – piano, organ
  • Joe Beck, Maynard Parker – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
  • Billy Cobham, Idris Muhammad, Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ed Bogas – arranger
  • Unidentified strings
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lady Sings the Blues – Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols
  2. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
  3. Strange Fruit – Abel Meeropol
  4. Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday
  5. Play Me – Neil Diamond
  6. Ben – Don Black, Walter Scharf
  7. The Shack Out Back – Gene Ammons