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 September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
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
In August 1963, “Prestige” label released “The Soul Is Willing”, the 18th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in January 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins Plus 4”, the fourth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Clifford Brown – trumpet
Richie Powell – piano
George Morrow – bass
Max Roach – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Valse Hot – Sonny Rollins
Kiss and Run – Sam Coslow
I Feel a Song Coming On – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, George Oppenheimer
Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) – Irving Berlin
On August 6, 1992, “Laser Light Digital” label released “Six-String Santa”, the 58th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in February 1992, at “Sage & Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ralph Jungheim.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar, arrangements
John Pisano – rhythm guitar
Jim Hughart – acoustic bass
Colin Bailey – drums
Bill Lightner – editing, mastering
James Mooney – engineer
Jerry Wood – second engineer
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays – Robert Allen, Al Stilman
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
O Christmas Tree – traditional
Angels We Have Heard on High/Joy to the World – traditional
Happy Holiday Blues – Joe Pass
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
On July 21, 1998, “Laserlight” label released “Joe’s Blues”, the 65th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Radio recorders” in Hollywood, and was released posthumously in 1998.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Herb Ellis – guitar
Monty Budwig – bass
Colin Bailey – drums
Adam Ross – liner notes
Track listing:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Irving Berlin
Look for the Silver Lining – Jerome Kern, Buddy DeSylva
Joe’s Blues – Joe Pass
Georgia – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
When You’re Smiling – Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
What Have They Done to My Song, Ma – Melanie Safka
You Stepped Out of a Dream – Herb Nacio Brown, Gus Kahn
Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
On April 30, 1979, “Concord Jazz” label released “Blue Byrd”, the 45th Charlie Byrd album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carl E. Jefferson.
Personnel:
Charlie Byrd – guitar
Gene “Joe” Byrd – vocals, bass
Wayne Phillips – drums
Phil Edwards – recording
Judy O’Rourke – design, illustration
Track listing:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t That Thing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Vou Vivendo – Alfredo Vianna
Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gesrhwin
Jitterbug Walts – Thomas “Fats” Walter
Soft Lights and Sweet Music – Irving Berlin
It Ain’t Nothing But the Blues – Duke Ellington, Larry Fotine, Don George
In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “Gil Evans & Ten”, the debut Gil Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Gil Evans – piano
Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Jack Koven – trumpet
John Carisi – trumpet
Louis Mucci – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
Willie Ruff – French horn
Dave Kurtzer – bassoon
Paul Chambers – bass
Jo Jones – drums
Nick Stabulas – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Mark Rice – design
Bob Weinstock – supervision
Track listing:
Remember – Irving Berlin
Ella Speed – Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), Alan Lomax
Big Stuff – Leonard Bernstein
Nobody’s Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
In January 1982, “Concord Jazz” label released “Heat Wave”, album by Cal Tjader and Carmen McRae album (the 68 Cal Tjader album overall, and his final recording). It was recording in 1981, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carl Jefferson.
Personnel:
Cal Tjader – vibraphone
Carmen McRae – vocals
Marshall Otwell – piano, arrangements
Mark Levine – piano, arrangements
Rob Fisher – bass
Vince Lateano – drums
Poncho Sanchez – congas, percussion
Ramon Banda – percussion, timbales
Al Bent – trombone
Mike Heathman – trombone
Phil Edwards – engineer
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Heat Wave – Irving Berlin
All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
Besame Mucho – Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez
Evil Ways – Sonny Henry
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
Love – Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
Upside Down (Flor de Lis) – Djavan, Regina Wernech
The Visit – Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Regina Wernech
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