In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “A Jazz Message”, the sixth Art Blakey album (credited as Art Blakey’s Quartet). It was recorded in July 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Art Davis – bass
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Joe Lebow – design
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Bob Ghiraldini – photography
Track listing:
Café – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Just Knock on My Door – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
Sunday – Chester Conn, Nick Drake, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In May 1968, “Cadet” label released “The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful”, the 24th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “Fine Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Sulieman – bass
Frank Gant – drums
The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
Hale Smith – conductor
Track listing:
Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
Ballad for Beverly – Bob Williams
Of Bass I Love – Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Sulieman
Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
At Long Last Love – Cole Porter
Never Let Me Go – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Gypsies in the Wind – Bob Williams
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Jay and Kai”, album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding. It was recorded in November 1955, July – December 17, 1956, and January 1957 in New York City.
Personnel:
J. J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium
Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone
Dick Leib – bass trombone
Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone
Roy Frazee, Hank Jones, Dick Katz – piano
Bill Crow, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Kenny O’Brien – bass
Kenny Clarke, Jack Franklin, Elvin Jones, Shadow Wilson – drums
Candido Camero – bongos
Track listing:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
Caribe – Kai Winding
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
Yes, You – Dick Leib
Tromboniums in Motion – J. J. Johnson
How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
I Should Care – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn
On March 16, 2004, “Delmark” label released “Up Jumped Spring”, the 24th Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in August 2003, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester and Jacey Falk.
Personnel:
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Brad Goode – trumpet
Karl Montzka – piano
Larry Gray – bass
Stewart Miller – bass
Tim Davis – drums
Jacey Falk – vocals
Track listing:
Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Dearly Beloved”, the sixth Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott – organ
Roy Brooks – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Track listing:
Baia – Ary Barroso
Wee Hour Theme – Stanley Turrentine
My Shining Hour – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Troubles of the World – traditional
Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You – Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal
In January 1961, “Time Records” label released “Showboat”, the twelve Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in December 1960, and was produced by Bob Shad.
On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.
Personnel:
Kenny Barron – piano
Jay Leonhart – bass
Al Foster – drums
Taz (48) – design
John Abbott – photography
Track listing:
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
Cherokee – Ray Noble
Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
Doxy – Sonny Rollins
Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
In December 1996, “Blue Note” label released “Alone Together”, the 113th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in 1996, at “The Jazz Bakery” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lee Konitz and Charlie Haden
Personnel:
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Brad Mehldau – piano
Charlie Haden – bass
Kurt Lundvall – engineer
Patrick Roques – design
Kenneth Knowland – painting
Art Lange – liner notes
Track listing:
Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Cherokee – Ray Noble
What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
In December 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Heads Up!”, the 14th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Burt Collins – trumpet
Jerry Dodgion – flute, alto saxophone
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Julian Priester – trombone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Gene Taylor – bass
Al Foster – drums
Jimmy Heath, Melba Liston, Duke Pearson, Don Pickett – arrangements
Track listing:
Heads Up! Feet Down! – Jimmy Heath
Togetherness – Jimmy Heath
The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
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