In February 1958, “Atlantic” label released “Jimmy Giuffre and his Music Men Play the Music Man” (The Music Man), the fifth Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded December 1957 – February 1958, at “Coastal Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.
Personnel:
Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor and baritone saxophone
Al Cohn, Eddie Wasserman – tenor saxophone
Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, Joe Wilder – trumpet
In February 1957, “ABC-Paramount” label released “This Is How I Feel About Jazz”, the second Quincy Jones album. It was recorded September 1956 – January 1957, at “Ballone Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
Gene Quill – alto saxophone
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Lucky Thompson, Bunny Bardach – tenor saxophone
Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette, Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone sax
Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
In January 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Into the Hot”, the fifth Gil Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio”, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
In December 1954, “Bethlehem” label released “Basically Duke”, the fifth Oscar Pettiford album. It was recorded in December 1954, in New York City. “Basically Duke” was released as 10” LP.
Personnel:
Oscar Pettiford – bass, cello
Earl Knight – piano
Osie Johnson- drums
Dave Schildkraut – alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Clark Terry, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Tom Dowd – engineer
Shirely Hoskins Collins – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Oscar Pettiford, except where noted.
Jack the Bear – Duke Ellington
Tamalpais
Swing Until the Girls Come Home
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
Chuckles – Clark Terry
Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon
In December 1956, “Riverside” label released “Trigger Happy!” the only Trigger Alpert album. It was recorded October – November 1956, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Trigger Alpert – bass
Zoot Sims – alto and tenor saxophone
Al Cohn – tenor and baritone saxophone
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Urbie Green – trombone
Tony Scott – clarinet, tenor saxophone, arrangements
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Dick Hyman, Marty Paich – arrangements
Jack Higgins – recording
Track listing:
Treat Me Rough – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Looking at You – Cole Porter
Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today) – Vernon Duke, John La Touche
Trigger Happy – Tony Scott
Tranquilizer – Dick Hyman
I Like the Likes of You – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
I Wish I Were in Love Again – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
I Don’t Want to Be Alone Again – Johnny Mercer, Jimmie Smith
Trigger Fantasy – Trigger Alpert
Where’s That Rainbow? – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
In November 1968, “Verve” label released “The Sound of Feeling” (Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson), the 19th Oliver Nelson album.It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Creed Taylor and Jesse Kaye.
Personnel:
The Sound of Feeling(tracks 1-5)
Oliver Nelson – soprano saxophone, arrangements, conductor
Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece – vocals
Gary David – vocals, piano, marxophone, arranger
Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan – bass
Dick Wilson – drums
The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (tracks 6-9)
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Al Dailey, Hank Jones – piano
Eric Gale – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Phil Kraus, Bobby Rosengarden – mallets, additional percussion
Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – clarinets, alto saxophones
Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophones
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Nat Adderley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Nat Adderley – cornet
Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson – additional trombones
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson – flutes
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Dave Wiechman – engineer
Dick Smith – art direction
Fred Seligo – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Waltz Without Words – Gary David
Who Knows What Love Is? – Gary David
Phrases – Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece
Circe Revisited – Gary David, Bob Fylling
Ricardo’s Dilemma – Roy Ayers
Patterns for Orchestra – Oliver Nelson
The Sidewalks of New York – Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake
In May 1962, “Verve” label released “Bashin’: The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith”, the 20th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Cred Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – organ
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Bob Ashton, Babe Clarke – tenor saxophone
George Barrow – baritone saxophone
Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman – trombone
Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Quentin Warren – guitar
George Duvivier – bass
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Donald Bailey – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Walk on the Wild Side – Elmer Bernstein, Mack David
Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
Step Right Up – Oliver Nelson
Beggar for the Blues – Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne
Bashin’ – Jimmy Smith
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) – Johnny Mercer
In December 1960, “Verve” label released “Gillespiana”, the 32nd Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded in November 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie, John Frosk, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Britt Woodman – trombone
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
Jim Buffington, William Lister, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller, Morris Secon, Julius Watkins – French horn
In March 1962, “Verve” label released “Rhythm Is My Business”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded on January 30 and 31, 1962, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Ella Fitzgerald- vocals
Hank Jones- piano
Mundell Lowe- guitar
Lucille Dixon, George Duvivier – double bass
Gus Johnson- drums
Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Melba Liston, Kai Winding, Britt Woodman – trombone
Carl Davis, Jerry Dodgion, William Shakesnider, Les Taylor, Phil Woods – reeds
Bill Doggett- arranger, conductor, organ
Track listing:
Rough Ridin’ – Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, William Tennyson
Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
You Can Depend On Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
Runnin’ Wild – Arthur Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood
Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World ‘Cause That’s Where Everything Is – Les Clark, Matt Dennis
I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept
Hallelujah, I Love Him So – Ray Charles
I Can’t Face the Music – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
No Moon at All – Redd Evans, Dave Mann
Laughin’ on the Outside – Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne
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