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Lou Donaldson Quintet: Swing And Soul

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In July 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Swing and Soul”, album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet (the sixth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in June 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Herman Foster – piano
  • Peck Morrison – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Dorothy – Rudy Nichols
  2. I Won’t Cry Any More – Al Frisch, Fritz Wise
  3. Herman’s Mambo – Herman Foster
  4. Peck Time
  5. There’ll Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Groove Junction
  7. Grits and Gravy

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

John Coltrane: Soultrane

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In October 1958, “Prestige” label released “Soultrane”, the fourth John Coltrane album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock and Del Costello.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remaster
  • Shigeo Miyamoto – engineer, mastering
  • Alan Yoshida, Steve Hoffman – mastering
  • Kazue Sugimoto – supervision
  • Akira Taguchi – supervision
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Good Bait – Tadd Dameron, Count Basie
  2. I want to Talk About You – Billy Eckstine
  3. You Say You Care – Leo Robin, Jule Styne
  4. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
  5. Russian Lullaby – Irving Berlin

Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird

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In July 1957, “Prestige” label released “Rollins Plays for Bird”, the seventh Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Wade Legge – piano
  • George Morrow – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Bird Medley: I Remember You/My Melancholy Baby/Old Folks/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Just Friends/My Little Suede Shoes/Star Eyes – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger/Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton/Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis/Charlie Parker/Gene DePaul, Don Raye
  2. Kids Know
  3. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

Roy Haynes: We Three

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In May 1959, “New Jazz” label released “We Three”, the fourth Roy Haynes album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Esmond Edwards – design
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Reflection – Ray Bryant
  2. Sugar Ray – Phineas Newborn, Jr.
  3. Solitaire – King Guion, Carl Nutter, Renee Borek
  4. After Hours – Avery Parrish
  5. Sneakin’ Around – Ray Bryant
  6. Our Delight – Tadd Dameron

Hank Mobley: Mobley’s 2nd Message

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In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Mobley’s 2nd Message”, the fourth Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Walter Bishop – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • David Cheppa – lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. These Are the Things I Love – Harold Barlow, Lew Harris
  2. Message from the Border
  3. Xlento
  4. The Latest
  5. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  6. Crazeology – Benny Harris

Lou Donaldson: The Time Is Right

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In April 1960, “Blue Note” label released “The Time Is Right”, the eleventh Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded October – November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Laymon Jackson – bass
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Al Harewood – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – technical personnel

Track listing:

  1. Lou’s Blues – Lou Donaldson
  2. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  3. Idaho – Jesse Stone
  4. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Camichael, Ned Washington
  5. Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. Crosstown Shuffle – Lou Donaldson
  7. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger

Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor: Wheelin’ & Dealin’

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In April 1958, “Prestige” label released “Wheelin’ & Dealin’”, album by Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Esmond Edwards – design
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Mal Waldron, except where noted.

  1. Things ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons
  2. Wheelin’ (Take 2)
  3. Robbins’ Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson
  4. Dealin’ (Take 2)

Stanley Turrentine: Blue Hour

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In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Hour”, album by Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds (the second Stanley Turrentine album overture). It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Want a Little Girl – Billy Moll, Murray Mencher
  2. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  3. Blue Riff – Gene Harris
  4. Since I Feel for You – Buddy Johnson
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell

Yusef Lateef: The Sounds of Yusef

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In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “The Sounds of Yusef”, the seventh Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, tambourine, argol
  • Wilbur Harden – flugelhorn, balloon
  • Hugh Lawson – piano, Turkish finger cymbals, 7 Up bottle, balloon, bells
  • Ernie Farrow – bass, rabat
  • Oliver Jackson – drums, gong, earth board
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recoding
  • Mark Rice – design
  • Ed Edwards – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.

  1. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  2. Playful Flute – Wilbur Harden
  3. Love and Humor
  4. Buckingham
  5. Meditation