In September 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Johnny Griffin Vol. 2” (also known as “A Blowin’ Session”), the third Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Lee Morgan — trumpet
Wynton Kelly — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Art Blakey — drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Reid Miles – design
Harold Feinstein – photography
Ira Gitler – liner notes
Track listing:
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
Ball Bearing – Johnny Griffin
All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
In July 1963, “Riverside” label released “Boss Guitar”, the eight Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Melvin Rhyne – organ
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Ray Fowler – engineer
Personnel:
Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
The Trick Bag – Wes Montgomery
Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
Fried Pies – Wes Montgomery
The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
In July 1963, “ABC” label released “Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul”, the 19th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1963, in Hollywood and New York City, and was produced by Sid Feller.
Personnel:
Ray Charles – vocals, piano
Jack Halloran Singers
Benny Carter – arrangements
Sid Feller – arrangements
Marty Paich – arrangements
Johnny Parker – arrangements
Bill Putnam – engineer
Bob Arnold – engineer
Frank Gauna – cover design
Joe Lebow – liner design
Howard Moorehead – photography
Natt Hale – liner notes
Track listing:
Busted – Harlan Howard
Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigmunt Berland, Sonny Miller
Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Leroy Carr
A Stranger in Town – Mel Tormé
Ol’ Man Time – Cliff Friend
Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
In March 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Wes Montgomery Trio”, the debut Wes Montgomery studio album. It was recorded in October 1959, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Track listing:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Melvin Rhyne – organ
Paul Parker – drums
Jack Higgins – engineer
Harris Lewine – design
Ken Braren – design
Paul Bacon – design
Track listing:
‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
The End of a Love Affair – Edward Redding
Whisper Not – Benny Golson
Ecaroh – Horace Silver
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
On February 14, 1995, “GRP” label released “Only Trust Your Heart”, the second Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in September 1994, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
Personnel:
Diana Krall – vocals, piano
Ray Brown – bass
Christian McBride – bass
Lewis Nash – drums
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Rich Lamb – engineer assistant
Scott Austin – engineer assistant
Doug Sax – mastering
Gavin Lurssen – mastering
Michael Landy – post-production
Joseph Doughney – post-production
Cara Bridgins – production coordination
Joseph Moore – production coordination assistant
Hollis King – art direction
Freddie Paloma – graphic design
Carol Weinberg – photography
Sonny Mediana – studio photos
Michael Bourne – liner notes
Carl Griffin – executive production
Track listing:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
Only Trust Your Heart – Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn
I Love Being Here with You – Peggy Lee, Bill Schluger
Broadway – Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
I’ve Got the World on a String – Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen
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
musicalphabet 