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Cal Tjader: Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen

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In February 1962, “Fantasy” label released “Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen”, the 29th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded in June 1960.

Personnel:

  • Cal Tjader – vibraphone
  • Buddy Motsinger – piano
  • Al McKibbon – bass
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Willie Bobo – drums
  • Johnny Rae – drums
  • String section with harp
  • Clare Fischer – arrangements, conductor
  • Fred Schill – cover
  • Dick Hadlock – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  2. Ill Wind (You’re Blowing Me No Good) – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  3. When the Sun Comes Out – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. Happiness is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  5. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  7. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  8. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  9. Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  10. The Man That Got Away – Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
  11. Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Ken McIntyre: Looking Ahead

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In January 1961, “New Jazz” label released “Looking Ahead”, the debut Ken McIntyre album. It was recorded in June 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Ken McIntyre – alto saxophone, flute
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ken McIntyre, except where noted.

  1. Lautir
  2. Curtsy
  3. Geo’s Tune
  4. They All Laughed – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Head Shakin’
  6. Dianna

Red Garland: A Garland Of Red

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In December 1957, “Prestige” label released “A Garland of Red”, the debut Red Garland album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Tom Hannan – design
  • Esmond Edwards – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

  1. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. My Romance – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  4. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  6. Little Girl Blue – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Constellation – Charlie Parker
  8. Blue Red – Red Garland

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

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In December 1952, “Clef Records” label released “Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin”, the seventh Oscar Peterson album. It was recorded in December 1952, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • David Stone Martin – design
  • Norman Granz – liner notes, supervised

Track listing:

All tracks by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

  1. The Man I Love
  2. Fascinating Rhythm
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So
  4. Somebody Loves Me
  5. Strike Up the Band
  6. I’ve Got a Crush on You
  7. I Was Doing All Right
  8. S’Wonderful
  9. Oh, Lady be Good!
  10. I Got Rhythm
  11. A Foggy Day
  12. Love Walked In

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis: Trackin’

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In December 1962, “Prestige” label released “Trackin’”, the 37th Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Weeden – guitar
  • Don Patterson – organ
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Billy James – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
  • Ozzie Cadena – supervision

Track listing:

  1. There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  2. What’s New? – Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart
  3. Too Marvelous for Words – Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting
  4. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Beano – John Campbell
  6. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  7. Robbins Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson

Frank Sinatra: Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First

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In December 1962, “Reprise” label released “Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First”, the 30th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded in 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Count Basie – piano
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
  • Eric Dixon – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Marshall Royal – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Al Aarons – trumpet
  • Sonny Cohn – trumpet
  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Fip Ricard – trumpet
  • Henry Coker – trombone
  • Benny Powell – trombone
  • Rufus Wagner – trombone
  • Buddy Catlett – bass
  • Sonny Payne – drums
  • Neal Hefti – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
  2. Please Be Kind – Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn
  3. (Love Is) The Tender Trap – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses – Jimmy Steiger, Tommy Mailie
  5. My Kind of Girl – Leslie Bricusse
  6. I Only Have Eyes for You – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  7. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  8. Learnin’ the Blues – Dolores Vicki Silvers
  9. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter – Fred Ahlert, Joe Young
  10. I Won’t Dance – Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach

Trigger Alpert: Trigger Happy

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In December 1956, “Riverside” label released “Trigger Happy!” the only Trigger Alpert album. It was recorded October – November 1956, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Trigger Alpert – bass
  • Zoot Sims – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Tony Scott – clarinet, tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • Dick Hyman, Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Jack Higgins – recording

Track listing:

  1. Treat Me Rough – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Looking at You – Cole Porter
  3. Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today) – Vernon Duke, John La Touche
  4. Trigger Happy – Tony Scott
  5. Tranquilizer – Dick Hyman
  6. I Like the Likes of You – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
  7. I Wish I Were in Love Again – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  8. I Don’t Want to Be Alone Again – Johnny Mercer, Jimmie Smith
  9. Trigger Fantasy – Trigger Alpert
  10. Where’s That Rainbow? – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Harry Edison & Buck Clayton: Harry Edison Swings Buck Clauton

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In December 1958, “Verve” label released “Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton”, album by Harry Edison and Buck Clayton. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Nola Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Harry Edison, Buck Clayton – trumpet
  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Costa – vibraphone
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Joe Benjamin – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Sheldon Marks – art direction
  • Burt Goldblatt – photography
  • John Hammond – sleeve notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Edison except where noted.

  1. Memories for the Count
  2. Come With Me
  3. Critic’s Delight
  4. Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
  5. Medley: It All Depends On You/Charmaine/How Long Has This Been Going On?/Makin’ Whoopee – Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown/Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn

Gary Burton: Like Minds

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On November 3, 1998, “Concord” label released “Like Minds”, the 53rd Gary Burton album. It was recorded in December 1997, at “Avatar Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Burton. In 1998, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group”. 

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Pat Metheny – guitar
  • Dave Holland – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Darlene Barbaria – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Metheny except where noted.

  1. Questions and Answers
  2. Elucidation
  3. Windows
  4. Futures
  5. Like Minds
  6. Country Roads
  7. Tears of Rain
  8. Soon – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Straight Up and Down – Chick Corea

Chet Baker: (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You

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On November 3, 1958, “Riverside” label released “(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded in August 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Chet Baker – vocals, trumpet
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • George Morrow – bass 
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums 
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography

Track listing:

  1. Do It the Hard Way – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
  4. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  7. Everything Happen to Me – Man Fennis, Tom Adair
  8. Dancing on the Ceiling – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E.Y. Harbirg