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Count Basie: Count Basie and the Kansas City 7

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In August 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Count Basie and the Kansas City 7”, the ninth Count Basie album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Count Basie – piano, organ
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet 
  • Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Frank Wess – flute, alto flute 
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Sonny Payne – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Oh, Lady Be Good! – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Secrets – Frank Wess
  3. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  4. Shoe Shine Boy – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  5. Count’s Place – Count Basie
  6. Senator Whitehead – Frank Wess
  7. Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie! – Count Basie
  8. What’cha Talkin’? – Thad Jones

George Russell: New York, N.Y.

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In August 1959, “Decca” label released “New York, N.Y.”, the second George Russell album.

Personnel:

  • George Russell – arranger, conductor
  • Jon Hendricks – vocals
  • Hal McKusick – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
  • Gene Allen – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Doc Severinsen – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Joe Ferrante – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Tom Mitchell – trombone
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Don Lamond – drums
  • Al Epstein – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by George Russell, except where noted.

  1. Manhattan – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Big City Blues
  3. Manhattan: Rico
  4. East Side Medley: Autumn in New York / How About You? – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin / Ralph Freed, Burton Lane
  5. A Helluva Town

Horace Silver: Silver’s Blue

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In August 1957, “Epic” label released “Silver’s Blue”, the fourth Horace Silver album. It was recorded in June – July 1956, in New York City, and was produced by Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Kenny Clarke – drums

Track listing:

  1. Silver’s Blue
  2. To Beat or Not to Beat
  3. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. I’ll Know – Frank Loesser
  5. Shoutin’ Out – Horace Silver
  6. Hank’s Tune – Hank Mobley
  7. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin

Nat King Cole: Sings For Two In Love

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In August 1953, “Capitol” label released “Sings for Two in Love”, the tenth Nat King Cole album. It was recorded in January 1953, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lee Gillete. It was released in 10” format vinyl.

Personnel:

  • Nat King Cole – vocals
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. A Handful of Stars – Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro
  3. This Can’t Be Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet – Gus Kahn, Harry Woods
  5. There Goes My Heart – Benny Davis, Abner Silver
  6. Dinner for One, Please James – Michael Carr
  7. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  8. Tenderly – Walter Lloyd Gross, Lawrence

Frank Sinatra: Swing Along With Me

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In July 1961, “Reprise” label released “Swing Along with Me”, the twenty-second Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “United Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Billy May and his Orchestra
  • Billy May – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. The Curse of an Aching Heart – Henry Fink, Al Piantadosi
  3. Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) – Joe Marsala
  4. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept
  5. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Granada – Dorothy Dodd, Agustin Lara
  7. I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn
  8. Don’t Be That Way – Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson
  9. Moonlight on the Ganges – Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace
  10. It’s a Wonderful World – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson
  11. Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  12. You\re Nobody till Somebody Loves You – James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock

Frank Sinatra: No One Cares

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On July 20, 1959, “Capitol” label released “No One Cares”, the seventeenth Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded March – May 1959, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Gordon Jenkins – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. When No One Cares – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. A Cottage for Sale – Larry Conley, Willard Robinson
  3. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. Where Did You Go – Arnold Sundgaard, Alec Wilder
  5. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young
  6. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  7. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  8. Why Try to Change Me Now? – Cy Coleman, Joseph Allan McCarthy
  9. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  10. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  11. None But the Lonely Heart – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Arthur Westbrook

George Benson Quartet: It’s Uptown

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “It’s Uptown”, album by George Benson Quartet (second George Benson studio album overall). It was recorded February – March 1966, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – vocals, guitar
  • Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
  • Bennie Green – trombone
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Jimmy Lovelace – drums
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Don Hunstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Benson, except where noted.

  1. Clockwise
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  3. Ain’t That Peculiar – Mary Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore
  4. Jaguar
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell
  6. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Hello Bride
  8. Bullfight
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Eternally
  11. Myna Bird Blues

Charles Mingus: Mingus Plays Piano

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In July 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Mingus Plays Piano”, the 22nd Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in July 1963, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – vocals, piano
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Victor Kalin – cover painting
  • Hollis King – art direction, design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Bob Thiele – photography
  • Lee Tanner – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Myself When I Am Real
  2. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  3. Body and Soul – Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
  4. Roland Kirk’s Message
  5. Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  6. She’s Just Miss Popular Hybrid
  7. Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
  8. Meditations for Moses
  9. Old Portrait
  10. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  11. Compositional Theme Story: Medleys, Anthems and Folklore

Stephane Grappelli: Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark

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On July 6, 1980, “Pablo” label released “Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark”, the 23rd Stéphane Grappelli album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Tivoli Gardens” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Stéphane Grappelli – violin
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass

Track listing:

  1. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
  2. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  3. Let’s Fall in Love – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  5. How Deep is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  6. I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
  7. I Can’t Get Started – Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap: Elemental

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On June 13, 2025, “Mack Avenue” label released “Elemental”, studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap. It was recorded in February 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
  • Bill Charlap – piano
  • Timothy J. Zick – recording, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Beginning to See the Light – Lou Reed
  2. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. S. Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
  8. Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington