In October 1957, “Fantasy” label released “Plays and Plays and…:, the 21st Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in February 1957, at Dave Brubeck home in Oakland.
Personnel:
Dave Brubeck – piano
Arnold Roth – artwork
Track listing:
Sweet Cleo Brown – Dave Brubeck
I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Indian Summer – Victor Herbert, Al Dubin
In Search of a Theme – Dave Brubeck
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
I See Your Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
In October 1955, “Norgran” label released “Creamy”, the tenth Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in September 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Clark Terry – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sonny Greer – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Hodges, except where noted.
The Ballad Medley: Whispering/Tenderly/Don’t Take Your Love from Me/Prelude to a Kiss/Polka Dots and Moonbeams/Passion Flower – Vincent Rose, John Schonberger, Richard Coburn/Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence/Henry Nemo/Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills/Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke/Billy Strayhorn
On September 27, 1994, “Verve” label released “Nobody Else but Me”, studio album by Stan Getz. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Gene Cherico – bass
Joe Hunt – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
6-Nix-Quix-Flix – Gary Burton
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Waltz for a Lovely Wife – Phil Woods
Out of Focus – Gary Burton
Nobody Else but Me – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Michael Moore – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Mike Harris – recording
Joe Tarantino – digital mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.
I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
Re: Person I Knew
The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
On July 23, 2013, “High Note” label released “Costumes Are Mandatory”, the sixth Ethan Iverson album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Brooklyn Recording” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Ethan Iverson.
Personnel:
Ethan Iverson – piano, liner notes
Lee Konitz – vocals, alto saxophone
Larry Grenadier – bass
Jorge Rossy – drums
Pete Rende – engineer
Kevin Blackler – mastering
Brad Wrolstad – design
Julie Worden – cover photography
John Rogers – personal photography’s
Joe Fields – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ethan Iverson, except where noted.
Blueberry Ice Cream (Take 2)
Try a Little Tenderness – Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly
It’s You (Tempo Complex) – Lee Konitz
It’s You – Lee Konitz
What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
317 East 32nd – Lee Konitz
Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
Blueberry Hill – Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis
In July 1963, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Catch Me!”, the third Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Clare Fischer – piano, organ
Ralph Peña – double bass
Albert Stinson – double bass
Colin Bailey – drums
Larry Bunker – drums
Dino Lappas – engineer
Woody Woodward – design, photography
John William Hardy – liner notes
Track listing:
Catch Me – Joe Pass
No Cover, No Minimum – Bill Evans
Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
Walkin’ Up – Bill Evans
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard
But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Hausen
You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
In June 1961, “Prestige” label released “Shirley’s Sounds”, the fifth Shirley Scott album. It was recorded May – October 1958, April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Shirley Scott – organ
George Tucker – bass
George Duvivier – bass
Arthur Edgehill – drums
Track listing:
It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
S’Posin’ – Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
I Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford
In June 1955, “Bethlehem” label released “Joe Roland Quintette”, the second Joe Roland studio album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Joe Roland – vibraphone
Fredie Redd – piano
Dick Garcia – guitar
Dante Martucci – bass
Ron Jefferson – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Burt Goldblatt – design
Track listing:
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Stairway to the Steinway – Fredie Redd
Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
Teach Me Tonight – Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn
Robin – Ismael Ugarte
Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
Goodbye Bird – Joe Roland
After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
Anticipation – Dick Garcia
I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
The Moon Got in My Eyes – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
In April 1969, “Columbia” label released “Soft and Beautiful”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in July 1964, and was produced by Clyde Otis.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocal
Belford C. Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
Stan Tonkel – engineer
Stan Weiss – engineer
Thomas B. Allen – painting
Linda Solomon – liner notes
Track listing:
Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – Frank Loesser
(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young – Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe-Gérard
Shangri-La – Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell, Matty Malneck
A Mother’s Love – Cliff Owens
My Coloring Book – John Kander, Fred Ebb
Jim – Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo, Edward Rose
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) – Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin
But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
People (from Funny Girl) – Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
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