In September 1961, “Mercury” label released “Pre-Bird”, the 18th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in May 1960, and was produced by Leonard Feather.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus – bass
Paul Bley – piano
Roland Hanna – piano
Gunther Schuller – conductor
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
Ted Curson – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet
Hobart Dotson – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Robert Di Domenica – flute
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute
Booker Ervin – saxophone
Yusuf Lateef – saxophone, flute
John LaPorta – saxophone
Danny Bank – saxophone
Bill Barron – saxophone
Joe Farrell – saxophone
Eddie Bert – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Charles “Majeed” Greenlee – trombone
George Scott – drums
Dannie Richmond – drums
Sticks Evans – drums
Max Roach – drums
Lorraine Cusson – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus, except where noted.
Takethe “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn / Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
Prayer For Passive Resistance
Eclipse
Mingus Fingus No. 2
Weird Nightmare
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond
On March 8, 2005, “Koch” label released “Silver Rain”, the sixth Marcus Miller studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Absolut Beats” in Dallas, TX, “Camel Island Studios” in Los Angeles, “Hannibal Studios” in Santa Monica, CA, “HIt Factory”, “The Dormitory” in New York City, “Vertical Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Marcus Miller and David Isaac.
In December 1961, “Verve” label released “Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments”, the 16th Bob Brookmeyer album. It was recorded in November 1961, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, arranger
Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Billy Byers, Bill Elton, Alan Raph – trombone
Wally Kane – bassoon
Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute
Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
Gene Quill, Eddie Wasserman – alto saxophone
Phil Bodner – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
Gene Allen – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Eddie Costa – vibraphone, percussion
Hank Jones – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Mel Lewis – drums
Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Gary McFarland, Eddie Sauter – arrangements
Track listing:
Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Why Are You Blue – Gary McFarland
Some of My Best Friends – Al Cohn
Gloomy Sunday – Rezső Seress
Ho Hum – Bob Brookmeyer
Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
In December 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Cliff Craft”, the fourth Clifford Jordan album. It was recorded in November 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
Art Farmer – trumpet
Sonny Clark – piano
George Tucker – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Cliff Jordan, except where noted.
Laconia
Soul-Lo Blues
Cliff Craft
Confirmation – Charlie Parker
Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
In December 1959, “Mercury” label released “The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones”, the sixth Quincy Jones album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Fine Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Qunicy Jones.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – conductor
Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis – trumpet
Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
Julius Watkins – French horn
Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
Patti Bown – piano
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Buddy Jones, Buddy Catlett – bass
Don Lamond – drums
Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Potts, Ernie Wilkins – arranger
Track listing:
Lester Leaps In – Lester Young
Ghana – Ernie Wilkins
Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Everybody’s Blues – Ernie Wilkins
Cherokee (Indian Love Song) – Ray Noble
Air Mail Special – Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy
They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
Chant of the Weed – Don Redman
I Never Has Seen Snow – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
On November 21, 1995, “DIW” label released “Don’t Blame Me”, the seventh Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.
Personnel:
Marc Ribot – guitars
Allan Tucker – mastering
Piet Schreuders – design
Cornell Van Vuren – photography
Track listing:
I’m in the Mood for Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Noise 1 – Marc Ribot
Don’t Blame Me – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Ghosts – Albert Ayler
Spigot – Marc Ribot
Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
Bouncin’ Around – Gus Deloof
Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
Song for Ché – Charlie Haden
These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
On October 31, 1995, “Acoustic Music” label released “Tone Poems 2”, an album by David Grisman and Martin Taylor. It was recorded in January 1995, at “Dawg Studios”, and was produced by David Grisman.
Personnel:
David Grisman – mandolin, mandola, mandocello, guitar, tenor guitar
Martin Taylor – guitar
David Dennison – recording
Paul Stubblebine – mastering
D. Brent Hauseman – design, photography
Craig Miller – production coordinator
Personnel:
Swanee – George Gershwin, Irving Caesar
Teasin’ the Frets – Nick Lucas
It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
Please – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
Anything Goes – Cole Porter
Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Lulu’s Back In Town – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Tears – Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt
Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
Musette for a Magpie – Martin Taylor
Mairzy Doats – Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
On October 1, 1999, “High Note” label released “Chillin’”, the 29th David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in December 1998, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person.
Personnel:
David “Fathead” Newman– soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute
John Hicks– piano
Bryan Carrott– vibraphone
Steve Novosel– bass
Winard Harper– drums
Cadino Newman – vocals
Track listing:
Take the Coltrane – Duke Ellington
Return to Paradise – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
The Whole Tzimmes – David “Fathead” Newman
These Foolish Things – Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link
Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
Chillin’ – David “Fathead” Newman
Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
On August 14, 2015, “Masterworks” and “OKeh” labels released “Dee Dee’s Feathers”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in March 2014, at “Esplanade Studios”, and was produced by Irvin Mayfield.
Personnel:
Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead vocals
John – vocals
Glen David Andrews – vocals
Victor Atkins – piano
Don Vappie – guitar, banjo
Jasen Weaver – bass
Peter Harris – bass
Adonis Rose – drums
Bill Summers – percussion
Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
Rex Gregory – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Derek Douget – tenor saxophone
Edward Petersen – tenor saxophone
David Harris – trombone
Emily Fredrickson – trombone
Michael Watson – vocals, trombone
Bernard Floyd – trumpet
Branden Lewis – trumpet
Eric Lucero – trumpet
Leon Brown – alto vocals, trumpet
Ashlin Parker – vocals, trumpet
Irvin Mayfield – vocals, trumpet
Ronald Markham – executive producer
Track listing:
One Fine Thing – Harry Connick Jr.
What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele, George David Weiss
Big Chief – Earl King Johnson
Saint James Infirmary – Joe Primrose (Irving Mills)
Dee Dee’s Feathers – Dee Dee Bridgewater
New Orleans – Hoagy Carmichael
Theme Song / Do Whatcha Wanna – John Boutte
Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
Congo Square – Bill Summers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield
C’est Ici Que Je T’aime – Irvin Mayfield
Do You Know What It Means – Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter
Whoopin’ Blues – Benny Jones, Bruce Christian Brackman, Craig Klein, Julius McKee, Lionel Batiste, Roger Hayward Lewis
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