In October 1957, “Fantasy” label released “Plays and Plays and…:, the 21st Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in February 1957, at Dave Brubeck home in Oakland.
Personnel:
Dave Brubeck – piano
Arnold Roth – artwork
Track listing:
Sweet Cleo Brown – Dave Brubeck
I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Indian Summer – Victor Herbert, Al Dubin
In Search of a Theme – Dave Brubeck
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
I See Your Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
On October 5, 1993, “GRP” label released “Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!”, album by the GRP All-Star Big Band. It was recorded in January 1993, at “Gotanda Kan-i Hoken Hall” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene and Gretchen Hoffmann Abene.
Personnel:
Dave Grusin – piano
Tom Scott – conductor, soprano, tenor and baritone sax
Eric Marienthal – soprano and alto saxophones
Nelson Rangell – soprano and alto saxophones, flute
Bob Mintzer – soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet
Ernie Watts – soprano and tenor saxophones
Arturo Sandoval –trumpet, flugelhorn
Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
Byron Stripling – trumpet, flugelhorn
George Bohanon – trombone
Phillip Bent – flute
Eddie Daniels – clarinet
Russell Ferrante – piano
John Patitucci – bass
Dave Weckl – drums
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Gary Lindsay – arrangements
Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
Keiichi Yamada – engineer assistant
Darren Mora – engineer assistant, mixing
Wally Traugott – mastering
Dan Serrano – art direction
Scott Johnson – art direction
Alba Acevedo – design
Yasuhisa Yoneda – photography
Katsuya Koike – photography
Geoff Mayfield – liner notes
Michael Landy – post-production
Joseph Doughney – post-production
Diane Dragonette – assistant coordinator, production coordination
In October 1955, “Norgran” label released “Buddy and Sweets”, album by Harry “Sweets” Edison and Buddy Rich. It was recorded in September 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Harry Sweets Edison – trumpet
Barney Kessel – guitar
Jimmy Rowles – piano
John Simmons – bass
Buddy Rich – drums
Track listing:
Yellow Rose of Brooklyn – Harry “Sweets” Edison
Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
All Sweets – Harry “Sweets” Edison
Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Barney’s Bugle – Buddy Rich
Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
On September 27, 1994, “Verve” label released “Nobody Else but Me”, studio album by Stan Getz. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Gene Cherico – bass
Joe Hunt – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
6-Nix-Quix-Flix – Gary Burton
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Waltz for a Lovely Wife – Phil Woods
Out of Focus – Gary Burton
Nobody Else but Me – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In September 1966, “ABC Paramount” label released “Unforgettable Songs by Johnny Hartman”, the 13th Johnny Hartman album. It was recorded in February 1966, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Johnny Hartman – vocals
Harold Land – tenor saxophone
Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
Curtis Amy – tenor saxophone
Anthony Ortega – saxophone
Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
Al Porcino – trumpet
Bud Brisbois – trumpet
Jules Chaikin – trumpet
Frederick Hill – trumpet
Melvin Moore – trumpet
John Ewing – trombone
Michael Barone – trombone
Lester Robertson – trombone
Ernie Tack – trombone
Mike Melvoin – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Dennis Budimir – guitar
John Gray – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Jimmy Bond Jr. – bass
Stan Levey – drums
Gerald Wilson – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
Fools Rush In – Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
Bidin’ My Time – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Down in the Depths – Cole Porter
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
Isn’t It Romantic? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
What Do I Owe Her? – Fred E. Ahlert, Benny Goodman
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
On September 17, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Wanted to Do One Together” (also released as Ben and “Sweets”),album by Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison. It was recorded in June 1962, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Berniker.
Personnel:
Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
Hank Jones – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Clarence Johnson – drums
Track listing:
Better Go – Ben Webster
How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
In September 1957, “EmArcy” label released “The Swingin’ Miss D”, the sixth Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Dinah Washington – vocals
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
Benny Golson – arrangements
Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone, clarinet
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Don Elliott – trumpet, mellophonium, vibraphone, bongos; xylophone
Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
Doc Severinsen – trumpet
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Nick Travis – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
Hal McKusick – flute, alto saxophone
Danny Bank – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Clarence “Sleepy” Anderson – piano, celeste
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Milt Hinton – double bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Jimmy Crawford – drums
Murray Garrett, Gene Howard – photography
John S. Wilson – liner notes
Track listing:
They Didn’t Believe Me – Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds
You’re Crying – Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones
Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
Perdido – Ervin Drake, H. J. Lengsfelder, Tizol
Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
Somebody Loves Me – Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald
On August 31, 2004, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso in New York”, the 70th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in June 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Track listing:
I Never Knew (That Roses Grew) – Gus Kahn, Fiorito
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
We’ll Be Together Again – Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer
Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On August 26, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “Love Scenes”, the fourth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Avatar” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
Personnel:
Diana Krall – lead vocals, piano, liner notes
Russell Malone – guitar
Christian McBride – bass
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Lawrence Manchester – recording assistant
Koji Egawa – mixing assistant
Doug Sax – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Isabelle Wong – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Marsha Black – project coordination
Track listing:
All or Nothing at All – Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman
Peel Me a Grape – Dave Frishberg
I Don’t Know Enough About You – Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour
I Miss You So – Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Lost Mind – Percy Mayfield
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry warren, Al Dubin
Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey
How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) – Irving Berlin
My Love Is – Billy Miles
Garden in the Rain – Carroll Gibbons, James Dyrenforth
On August 22, 2000, “Telarc” label released “One Alone”, the 103rd Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded September 1997 – April 2000, and was produced by Russell Gloyd and John Snyder.
Personnel:
Dave Brubeck – piano
John Snyder, Michael Bishop, Jack Renner – engineer
Robert Friedrich – engineer assistant
Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, cover design
James Salzano – cover photo
Elaine Martone – production supervisor
Mark Conese, Simon James, Mark Nixdorf – technical assistant
Track listing:
That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
One Alone – Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
You’ve Got Me Crying Again – Isham Jones, Charles Newman
Someone to Watch over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me) – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
Harbor Lights – Hugh Williams
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons
Summer Song – Dave Brubeck
Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
Weep No More – Dave Brubeck
Bye Bye Blues – Dave Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Fred Hamm, Bert Lown
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