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Herbie Mann: Herbie Mann At The Village Gate

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In December 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Herbie Mann at the Village Gate”, the 25th Herbie Mann album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “The Village Gate” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Hagood Hardy – vibraharp
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Ray Mantilla – conga, percussion
  • Chief Bey – African drum, percussion
  • Ben Tucker – additional bass
  • Willis Conover – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Comin’ Home, Baby – Ben Tucker
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Junior Mance: That’s Where It Is!

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In January 1965, “Capitol” label released “That’s Where It Is!”, the ninth Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1964, in New York City, and was produced by David Cavanaugh.

Personnel:

  • Junior Mance – piano
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Bobby Thomas – drums

Track listing:

  1. Wabash Blues – Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle
  2. In the Dark – Lil Green
  3. The Host (W.L.Y.T.M.) – Junior Mance
  4. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  5. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  6. That’s Where It Is! – Bill Schluger
  7. St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy
  8. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Caribe Blues – Junior Mance
  10. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
  11. Hanky Panky – Marvin Fisher

Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Trio: Buddy DeFranco And Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

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In December 1954, “Clef” label released “Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin”, album by Buddy DeFranco and the Oscar Peterson Trio. It was recorded in December 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Bobby White – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ira Gershwin, all music by George Gershwin, except where noted.

  1. I Wants to Stay Here – lyrics by DuBose Heyward
  2. I Was Doing All Right
  3. ‘S Wonderful
  4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now – DuBose Heyward
  5. Strike Up the Band
  6. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
  7. The Man I Love
  8. I Got Rhythm
  9. Someone to Watch over Me
  10. It Ain’t Necessarily So

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

Freddie Roach: Good Move!

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In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Good Move!” the third Freddie Roach album. It was recorded November – December 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Roach – organ
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet 
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone 
  • Eddie Wright – guitar
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Roach except where noted

  1. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. When Malindy Sings – Oscar Brown Jr., Paul Laurence Dunbar
  3. Pastel – Erroll Garner
  4. Wine, Wine, Wine
  5. On Our Way Up
  6. T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  7. Lots of Lovely Love – Richard Rodgers
  8. I.Q. Blues

Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson: Clean Head’s Back in Town

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In November 1957, “Bethlehem” label released “Clean Head’s Back in Town”, the debut Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson album. It was recorded in August 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Bill Graham − alto saxophone
  • Charlie Rouse, Frank Foster, Paul Quinichette − tenor saxophone
  • Charles Fowlkes − baritone saxophone
  • Joe Newman − trumpet
  • Henry Coker − trombone
  • Nat Pierce − piano
  • Freddie Green, Turk Van Lake – guitar
  • Ed Jones − bass
  • Ed Thigpen, Gus Johnson − drums
  • Ernie Wilkins, Harry Tubbs, Manny Albam − arranger

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Dossie Terry and William Gray except where noted

  1. Cleanhead’s Back in Town
  2. That’s the Way to Treat Your Woman
  3. Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones
  4. Kidney Stew Blues – Eddie Vinson, Leona Blackman
  5. Sweet Lovin’ Baby – Charles Darwin
  6. Caldonia – Fleecie Moore
  7. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  8. Cherry Red – Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner
  9. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Louis Jordan, Bill Austin
  10. I Just Can’t Keep the Tears from Tumblin’ Down – Charles Darwin
  11. Your Baby Ain’t Sweet Like Mine
  12. Hold It Right There
  13. Trouble in Mind (alternate take) – Richard M. Jones
  14. Kidney Stew Blues (alternate take) – Eddie Vinson, Leona Blackman
  15. Hold It Right There (alternate take)

Herbie Hancock: Gershwin’s World

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On October 20, 1998, “Verve” label released “Gershwin’s World”, the 42nd Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded March – June 1998, and was produced by Robert Sadin.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock– piano, organ, arranger, liner notes
  • Joni Mitchell– vocals
  • Kathleen Battle– soprano, vocals
  • Marlon Graves – guitar, mixing, percussion
  • Chick Corea– piano
  • Stevie Wonder– vocals, harmonica, arranger
  • Donald Palma – principal bass
  • Stanley Clarke– bass
  • Alex Al – bass
  • Marji Danilow – bass
  • Bakithi Kumalo– bass, guitar
  • Ira Coleman – bass, production assistant
  • Terri Lyne Carrington– drums, production assistant
  • Gene Jackson – drums
  • Cyro Baptista– percussion
  • Cheik Mbaye – percussion
  • Bireyma Guiye – percussion
  • Massamba Diop – talking drum
  • Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
  • James Carter– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • David Singer – clarinet
  • Charles Neidich– clarinet, E flat clarinet
  • Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Matthew Dine – English horn
  • Elizabeth Mann – flute
  • Michael Finn – principal bassoon
  • Cynde Iverson – bassoon
  • Brian Greene – oboe
  • William Purvis – principal horn
  • Chris Komer – horn
  • Madou Dembelle – djembe
  • Eriko Sato – principal violin
  • Richard Rood – violin
  • Ronnie Bauch – violin
  • Joanna Jenner – violin
  • Catherine Cho – violin
  • Martha Caplin – concert master, violin
  • Nicolas Danielson – violin
  • Jennifer Frautschi – violin
  • Ellen Payne – violin
  • Todd Phillips – violin
  • Renee Jolles – violin
  • Clavin Wiersman – violin
  • Peter Winograd – violin
  • Asmira Woodward-Page – violin
  • Eric Wyrick – violin
  • Naoko Tanaka – violin
  • Sarah Clarke – principal viola
  • Karen Dreyfus – viola
  • Toby Appel – viola
  • Ahling Neu – viola
  • Nardo Poy – viola
  • Katherine Murdock – viola
  • Melissa Meel – cello
  • Charles Curtis – cello
  • Susannah Chapman – cello
  • Mina Smith – cello
  • Robert Sadin – arranger, drum programming, liner notes, percussion programming, programming
  • David Charles Abell – consultant
  • Dave Darlington – engineer
  • Rob Eaton – engineer
  • Clark Germain – engineer
  • Todd Whitelock – engineer
  • Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
  • Robi Banerji, Thom Cadley, Fred Hedemark, Pete Karam – Ron Martinez, Jason Stasium, Brett Swain, David Swope, Kayo Teramoto – engineer assistant
  • Rob Rapley – digital editing, engineer
  • Andreas Meyer – digital editing
  • Darcy Proper, Bill Airey Smith – digital editing
  • Pedro Moreira – assistant
  • Doug Sax, Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Al Schmitt – surround mix
  • Rich Breen – tracking engineer
  • Bruce Swedien, Brian Vibberts– mixing
  • Istvan Banyai – artwork, illustrations
  • Jimmy Katz – photography, session photographer
  • James Minchin – cover photo, photography
  • Robert Zuckerman – session photographer
  • Melinda Murphy – production coordination
  • Camille Tominaro, Tom Truslow – production coordination
  • Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)
  2. It Ain’t Necessarily So
  3. The Man I Love
  4. Here Come De Honey Man
  5. Louis Blues
  6. Lullaby
  7. Blueberry Rhyme
  8. It Ain’t Necessarily So Interlude
  9. Cotton Tail
  10. Summertime
  11. My Man’s Gone Now
  12. Prelude In C# Minor
  13. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2nd Movement
  14. Embraceable You

Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson Reimaginess Gershwin

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On August 17, 2010, “Walt Disney” label released “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin”, the ninth Brian Wilson album. It was recorded October 2009 – February 2010, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson- lead and backing vocals
  • Probyn Gregory- guitar, tannerin, banjo, trumpet, Wah Wah guitar, acoustic baritone, slide and nylon string guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick Walusko – guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary Griffin- organ, piano
  • Darian Sahanaja- piano, electric piano, clavinet, moog, vibraphone, tack piano, glockenspiel, organ, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Scott Bennett – vibraphone, piano, keyboards, xylophone, drums, backing vocals
  • Brett Simons – electric and acoustic bass, baritone guitar, 6-string bass, Tic-Tac bass
  • Todd Sucherman, Mike D’Amico – drums
  • Nelson Bragg – percussion, glockenspiel, timpani, backing vocals
  • Paul Von Mertens – clarinet, celeste, harmonica, bass harmonica, saxophone, flute, alto flute, backing vocals
  • Taylor Mills – backing vocals
  • Jeffrey Foskett- backing Vocals

Track listing:

  1. Rhapsody in Blue/Intro – George Gershwin
  2. The Like In I Love You – George Gershwin, Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  4. I Loves You Porgy – George Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  5. I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ – George Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  6. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  7. S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  8. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. I’ve Got a Crush on You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  12. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  13. Nothing But Love – George Gershwin, Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
  14. Rhapsody in Blue/Reprise – George Gershwin