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Horace Silver: Further Explorations

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In May 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Further Explorations”, album by the Horace Silver Quintet (the seventh Horace Silver album overall). It was recorded in January 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Teddy Kotick – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

  1. The Outlaw
  2. Melancholy Mood
  3. Pyramid
  4. Moon Rays
  5. Safari
  6. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

Lee Morgan: Same

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In May 1957, “Blue Note” label released the self – titled, third Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in December 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Kenny Rodgers – alto saxophone
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Owen Marshall – arrangements
  • Benny Golson – arrangements
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Golson, except where noted.

  1. Whisper Not
  2. Latin Hangover
  3. His Sister – Owen Marshall
  4. Slightly Hep
  5. Where Am I?
  6. D’s Fink – Owen Marshall

Buddy Rich: The Roar Of ’74

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In January 1974, “Groove Merchant” label released “The Roar of ’74”, the 33rd Buddy Rich album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Sonny Lester.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Joe Romano – alto saxophone
  • Bob Martin – alto saxophone
  • Pat La Barbera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Bob Crea – tenor saxophone
  • John Laws – baritone saxophone
  • Charley Davis – trumpet
  • Larry Hall – trumpet
  • Greg Hopkins – trumpet
  • John Hoffman – trumpet
  • Alan Kaplan – trombone
  • Keith O’Quinn – trombone
  • John Leys – trombone, bass trombone
  • Joe Beck – guitar
  • Buddy Budson – piano
  • Tony Levin – electric bass guitar
  • Jimmy Maeulen – conga
  • Sam Woodyard – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Nutville – Horace Silver
  2. Kilimanjaro Cookout – Manny Albam
  3. Big Mac – Ernie Wilkins
  4. Backwoods Sideman – John La Barbera
  5. Time Check – Don Menza
  6. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills
  7. Waltz of the Mushroom Hunters – Greg Hopkins
  8. Senator Sam – Ernie Wilkins

Kai Winding: The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones

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In December 1960, “Impulse!” label released “The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones”, the tenth Kai Winding album. It was recorded November – December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Kai Winding – trombone
  • Jimmy Knepper, Johnny Messner, Ephie Resnick – trombone
  • Paul Faulise, Dick Lieb, Tony Studd – bass trombone
  • Bill Evans, Ross Tompkins – piano
  • Ray Starling – mellophone
  • Bob Cranshaw, Ron Carter – bass
  • Al Beldini, Sticks Evans – drums
  • Olatunji – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Speak Low – Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill
  2. Lil Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
  3. Doodlin’ – Horace Silver
  4. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Mangos – Dee Libby, Sid Wayne
  6. Impulse – Kai Winding
  7. Black Coffee – Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster
  8. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  9. Michie (Slow) – Kai Winding
  10. Michie (Fast) – Kai Winding

Al Foster

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On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.

The Jazz Messangers: Live At The Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2

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In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “At the Cafe Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2”, a pair of separate but related live albums by the Jazz Messengers. They were recorded at the “Café Bohemia” jazz club in Greenwich Village, in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • John Hermansader – cover design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

Volume 1

  1. Announcement by Art Blakey
  2. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  3. The Theme – Kenny Dorham
  4. Minor’s Holiday – Kenny Dorham
  5. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  6. Prince Albert (All the Things You Are) – Kenny Dorham, Jerome Kern

Volume 2

  1. Announcement by Art Blakey
  2. Sportin’ Crowd – Hank Mobley
  3. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  5. Avila and Tequila – Hank Mobley
  6. I Waited for You – Gil Fuller, Fizzy Gillespie
  7. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  8. Hank’s Symphony – Hank Mobley
  9. Gone with the Wind – Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel

Blue Mitchell: The Last Tango=Blues

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On March 7, 1973, “Mainstream” label released “The Last Tango = Blues”, the 20th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1972, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins – flute, tenor saxophone
  • David Angel – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Steve Kravitz – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Charles Kynard – organ
  • Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Raymond Pounds – drums
  • King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes – percussion
  • Dick Fritz – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Soul Turn Around – Walter Bishop, Jr.
  2. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  3. The Message – Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio
  4. Steal the Feel – Richard Fritz
  5. Last Tango in Paris – Gato Barbieri
  6. One for Russ – Alf Clausen
  7. Peace – Horace Silver
  8. P.T. Blues – Blue Mitchell

Blue Mitchell: Blue Soul

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In December 1959, “Riverside” label released “Blue Soul”, the fourth Blue Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in September 1959, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Blue Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. Minor Vamp – Benny Golson
  2. The Head
  3. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  4. Park Avenue Petite – Benny Golson
  5. Top Shelf – Jimmy Heath
  6. Waverly Street – Jimmy Heath
  7. Blue Soul
  8. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Nica’s Dream – Horace Silver

Gigi Gryce Orchestra And Quartet: Nica’s Tempo

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In December 1955, “Signal” label released “Nica’s Tempo”, album by Gigi Gryce Orchestra and Quartet (the second Gigi Gryce album overall). It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

Gigi Gryce Orchestra

  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Eddie Bert – trombone
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Gunther Schuller – French horn
  • Bill Barber – tuba
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Ernestine Anderson – vocals

Gigi Gryce Quartet

  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

Gigi Gryce Orchestra

  1. Speculation – Horace Silver
  2. In a Meditating Mood – Gigi Gryce
  3. Social Call – Gigi Gryce, Jon Hendricks
  4. Smoke Signal – Gigi Gryce
  5. (You’ll Always Be) The One I Love – Gigi Gryce
  6. Kerry Dance – traditional

Gigi Gryce Quartet

  1. Shuffle Boil – Thelonious Monk
  2. Brake’s Sake – Thelonious Monk
  3. Gallop’s Gallop – Thelonious Monk
  4. Nica’s Tempo – Gigi Gryce

The Jazz Messengers: Same

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In November 1956, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Jazz Messengers (The) studio album. It was recorded April – May 1956, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass

Track listing:

  1. Infra-Rae – Hank Mobley
  2. Nica’s Dream – Horace Silver
  3. It’s You or No One – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. Ecaroh – Horace Silver
  5. Carol’s Interlude – Hank Mobley
  6. The End of a Love Affair – E.C. Redding
  7. Hank’s Symphony – Hank Mobley