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
In April 1970, “Verve” label released “Alone”, the 36th Bill Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Roy Hall – engineer
Sid Maurer – art direction
Nancy Reiner – cover art
Mickey Leonard – supervising consultant
Track listing:
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Midnight Mood – Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocal
Bill Miller – piano
George Van Eps – guitar
Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
George Roberts – bass trombone
Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
Kathryn Julye – harp
Joe Comfort – bass
Alvin Stoller – drums
Irving Cottler – drums
Frank Flynn – percussion
Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
Nelson Riddle – arrangements
John Palladino – engineer
Track listing:
You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
In March 1959, “Mercury” label released “Vaughan and Violins”, the eleventh Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in July 1958, and was produced by Jack Tracy.
Personnel:
Sarah Vaughan – vocals
Marcel Hrasko – alto saxophone
Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
Jo Hrasko – baritone saxophone
William Boucya – baritone saxophone
Pierre Culaz – guitar
Ronnell Bright – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Pierre Michelot – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Michel Hausser – vibraphone
Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Please Be Kind – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador
Live for Love – Paul Misraki, Carl Sigman
Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
I’m Lost – Otis René
Love Me – John Lehmann, John Lewis
That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
Gone with the Wind – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
In February 1957, “Prestige” label released “Jackie’s Pal”, the fourth Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Mal Waldron – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Bob Weinstock – cover
Tom Hannan – cover
Track listing:
Sweet Doll – Jackie McLean
Just for Marty – Bill Hardman
Dee’s Dilemma – Mal Waldron
Sublues – Bill Hardman
Steeplechase – Charlie Parker
It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
In February 1956, “Norgran” label released “Ellis in Wonderland”, the debut Herb Ellis album. It was recorded December 1955 – January 1956, in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Druker.
Personnel:
Herb Ellis – guitar
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Jimmy Giuffre – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
Oscar Peterson – piano
Ray Brown – double bass
Alvin Stoller – drums
Track listing:
Sweetheart Blues – Herb Ellis
Somebody Loves Me – Buddy SeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard McDonald
It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Pogo – Herb Ellis
Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Lou Carter, Johnny Frigo
Elis in Wonderland – Herb Ellis
Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
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