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Sarah Vaughn: At Mister Kelly’s

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In February 1958, “EmArcy” label released “At Mister Kelly’s”, the first Sarah Vaughan live album. It was recorded in August 1947, at “Mister Kelly’s” club in Chicago, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Be Anything (But Be Mine) – Irving Gordon
  5. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  7. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  8. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  9. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  10. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
  12. It’s Got to Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  13. Alone – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
  14. If This Isn’t Love – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
  15. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  16. Lucky in Love – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  17. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  18. Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
  19. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  20. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Joe Newman Octet: I’m Still Swinging

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In January 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “I’m Still Swinging”, album by Joe Newman’s Octet (the fifth Joe Newman album overall). It was recorded in October 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman- trumpet
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Andy Warhol – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  2. You Can Depend on Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. It’s Bad for Me – Cole Porter
  5. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  6. Shameful Roger – Manny Albam
  7. The Daughter of Miss Thing – Ernie Wilkins
  8. Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  9. Sweethearts on Parade – Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman
  10. Slats – Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
  11. Lament for a Lost Love – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  12. Perfidia – Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds

Stan Getz And J. J. Johnson: Stan Gets And J. J. Johnson At The Opera House

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In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House”, album by Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson. It was recorded September – October 1957, in Chicago and Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz. “Verve” released two different versions of the same material, recorded by the same musicians, one recording was mono and the other was stereo.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

Mono recording

  1. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  2. My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  4. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
  5. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford

Stereo recording

  1. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  2. My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Wolfe Kahn
  4. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford

Thelonious MonkQuartet featuring Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk Quartet

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In November 1954, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk Quartet”, album by Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring Sonny Rollins (the seventh Thelonious Monk album). It was recorded in October 1954, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was released as 10” LP.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Way You Look Tonight (As The Way You Blow Tonight) – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  2. I Want to Be Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  3. More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans

Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie: Roy And Diz

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In October 1954, “Clef” label released “Roy and Diz”, album by Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in October 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Louis Bellson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  2. Algo Bueno – Woody ‘n’ You) – Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Trumpet Blues – Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Ballad Medley – I’m Through with Love/Can’t We Be Friends/Don’t You Know?/I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do/If I Had You – Fud Livingston, Paul James, Kay Swift, Bobby Worth, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Irving King, Ted Shapiro
  5. Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  7. Pretty Eyed Baby – Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson
  8. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  9. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Plays

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In October 1954, “Prestige” label released “Thelonious Monk Plays (with Percy Heath and Art Blakey)”, the sixth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded in September 1954, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey. It was released as 10” LP.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Work
  2. Nutty
  3. Blue Monk
  4. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci

Shirley Scott: Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands

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In August 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands”, the 30th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor 
  • Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – alto saxophone 
  • Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone 
  • Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet 
  • Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh – trombone 
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • Attila Zoller – guitar 
  • Richard Davis, George Duvivier – double bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Roll ‘Em – Mary Lou Williams
  2. For Dancers Only – Don Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen
  3. Sophisticated Swing – William Hudson, Mitchell Parish
  4. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  5. Little Brown Jug – Joseph Winner
  6. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson
  7. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
  8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
  9. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington
  10. Tippin’ In – Robert Smith, Marty Symes

The Red Garland Quintet: Dig It!

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In August 1962, “Prestige” label released “Dig It!”, album by The Red Garland Quintet (the ninth Red Garland album overall). It was recorded March – December 1957, February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Jamil Nasser – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  2. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  3. CTA – Jimmy Heath
  4. Lazy Mae – Red Garland

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis & Shirley Scott: Bacalao

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In August 1960, “Prestige” label released “Bacalao”, the 18th Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in December 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Arthur Edgehill – drums
  • Ray Barretto – bongos
  • Luis Perez – bongos, congas
  • Rudy van Felder – recording, lacquer cut
  • LeRoi Jines – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Last Train from Overbrook – James Moody
  2. Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  3. That Old Black Magic – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  4. Fast Spiral – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
  5. Dobbin’ with Redd Foxx – James Moody
  6. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  7. Dansero – Lee Daniels, Richard Hayman, Sol Parker
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan

Thelonious Monk: The Unique Thelonious Monk

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In August 1956, “Riverside” label released “The Unique Thelonious Monk”, the tenth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded March – April 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnwews.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Gene Gogerty – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) – George & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn
  2. Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen
  5. Tea for Two – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  6. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages