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Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism

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On July 8, 2022, Tyshawn Sorey self-released “Mesmerism”, his ninth album (credited to Tyshawn Sorey Trio). It was recorded in May 2021, at “Bunker Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Michael Carvin.

Personnel:

  • Tyshawn Sorey – drums, executive producer
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Matt Brewer – bass
  • Aaron Nevezie – recording
  • David Darlington – mixing, mastering
  • John Rogers – photography

Track listing:

  1. Enchantment – Horace Silver
  2. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johhny Frigo, Lou Carter
  3. Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
  4. From Time to Time – Paul Motian
  5. Two Over One – Muhal Richard Abrams
  6. REM Blues – Edward Kennedy Ellington

Jimmy Smith: Hobo Flats

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In April 1963, “Verve” label released “Hobo Flats”, Jimmy Smith’s second album for the company. It was recorded in March 1963, in New York, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ
  • Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Ray Hall – engineer
  • Chuck Stewart – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Hobo Flats – Oliver Nelson
  2. Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stacks, Vincent Rose
  3. Walk Right In – Erik Darling, Willard Svanoe
  4. Trouble in Mind – Larry Jones
  5. The Preacher – Horace Silver
  6. Meditation – Antonio Carlos Jobim,  Newton Ferreira de Mendonca, Norman Gimbel
  7. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson

Hank Mobley: Hank Mobley And His All Stars

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In April 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Hank Mobley and His All Stars”, the seventh Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in January 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley.

  1. Reunion
  2. Ultra Marine
  3. Don’t Walk
  4. Lower Stratosphere
  5. Mobley’s Musings

Bud Shank: Bud Shank & The Sax Section

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In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
  • John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
  2. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  3. Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
  7. Work Song – Nat Adderley
  8. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  9. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  10. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  11. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  12. Señor Blues – Horace Silver

Les McCann: Soul Hits

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In December 1963, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Soul Hits”, the 15th Les McCann album. It was recorded in October 1963, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.,

Personnel:

  • Les McCann – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Paul Humphrey – drums
  • Richard Bock – engineer, sleeve notes
  • Woody Woodward – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Back at the Chicken Shack – Jimmy Smith
  2. Sack O’ Woe – Cannonball Adderley
  3. Groove Yard – Carl Perkins
  4. Sermonette – Nat Adderley
  5. Sonnymoon for Two – Sonny Rollins
  6. Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
  7. Shiny Silk Stockings – Frank Foster
  8. Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
  9. Li’l Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
  10. Work Song – Nat Adderley

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

Sarah Vaughn: No Count Sarah

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In December 1958, “EmArcy” label released “No Count Sarah”, the tenth Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in August 1957, and was produced by Jack Tracy. The album title refers to the fact that Vaughan was accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra, but without Count Basie.

Track listing:                                                                     

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals

The Count Basie Orchestra

  • Marshal Royal, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
  • Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
  • Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell – trombone
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Sonny Payne – drums
  • Johnny Mandel, Luther Henderson, Thad Jones, Frank Foster – arrangements
  • Hal Mooney – recording
  • Emmett McBain – design

Track listing:

  1. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  2. Doodlin’ – Horace Silver
  3. Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  5. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  6. No ‘Count Blues – Thad Jones, Sarah Vaughan
  7. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  8. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  9. Missing You – Ronnell Bright

Horace Silver: The Tokyo Blues

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In November 1962, “Blue Note” label released “The Tokyo Blues”, the eleventh Horace Silver album. It was recorded in July 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • John Harris, Jr. – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

 All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

  1. Too Much Sake
  2. Sayonara Blues
  3. The Tokyo Blues
  4. Cherry Blossom – Ronnell Bright
  5. Ah! So

Horace Silver: Blowin’ The Blues Away

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In November 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Blowin’ the Blues Away”, the ninth Horace Silver album. It was recorded August – September 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook — tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell — trumpet
  • Eugene Taylor — bass
  • Louis Hayes — drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder — engineer
  • Reid Miles — design
  • Paula Donohue — cover art
  • Francis Wolff — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. Blowin’ the Blues Away
  2. The St. Vitus Dance
  3. Break City
  4. Peace
  5. Sister Sadie
  6. The Baghdad Blues
  7. Melancholy Blues

Horace Silver: A Prescription For The Blues

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In October 1997, “Impulse!” label released “A Prescription for the Blues”, the 35th Horace Silver album. It was recorded in May 1997, in New York City, and was produced by Horace Silver.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano, arrangements
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Jim Anderson – recording
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Tommy LiPuma – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. A Prescription for the Blues
  2. Whenever Lester Plays the Blues
  3. You Gotta Shake That Thing
  4. Yodel Lady Blues
  5. Brother John and Brother Gene
  6. Free at Last
  7. Walk On
  8. Sunrise in Malibu
  9. Doctor Jazz