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Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

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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.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Cannonball Adderley: Cannonball Takes Charge

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In August 1959, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball Takes Charge”, the 14th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1959, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. If This Isn’t Love – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  2. I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  3. Serenata – Leroy Anderson
  4. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Barefoot Sunday Blues
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  7. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer

Don Sebesky: The Rape Of El Morro

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In July 1975, “CTI” label released “The Rape of El Morro”, the fourth Don Sebesky album. It was recorded April – May 1975, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Don Sebesky – keyboards, arranger, conductor
  • Joan LaBarbara – vocals
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Jon Faddis – trumpet
  • Wayne Andre, Barry Rogers, Sonny Russo – trombone
  • Tony Studd – bass trombone
  • Ray Beckenstetein – flute, alto flute, piccolo
  • Harvey Estrin, Walt Levinsky, George Marge, Al Regni – flute
  • Joe Beck – guitar
  • Don Grolnick, Roland Hanna, Pat Rebillot – keyboards
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Will Lee – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • George Devens, Phil Kraus – percussion
  • Harry Cykman, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, David Rose – violin
  • Jean R. Dane, Manny Vardi – viola
  • Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken – cello
  • Bob Ciano, Richard Mantel – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Sebesky, except where noted.

  1. The Rape of El Morro
  2. Moon Dreams – John Chalmers MacGregor, Johnny Mercer
  3. Skyliner – Charlie Barnet, Billy Moore Jr.
  4. The Entertainer – Scott Joplin
  5. Footprints of the Giant – based on themes by Béla Bartók, arranged and adapted by Don Sebesky
  6. Lucky Seven

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Buhaina’s Delight

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In July 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Buhaina’s Delight”, the 19th Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded November – December 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Jymie Merritt – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Backstage Sally – Wayne Shorter
  2. Contemplation – Wayne Shorter
  3. Bu’s Delight – Curtis Fuller
  4. Reincarnation Blues – Wayne Shorter
  5. Shaky Jake – Cedar Walton
  6. Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Joe Pass: Catch Me

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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:

  1. Catch Me – Joe Pass
  2. No Cover, No Minimum – Bill Evans
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Walkin’ Up – Bill Evans
  5. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  6. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  8. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard
  9. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Hausen
  10. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn

Fantômas: The Director’s Cut

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On July 9, 2001, “Ipecac” label released “The Director’s Cut”, the second Fantômas studio album. It was recorded in January 2001, and was produced by Mike Patton.

Personnel:

  • Mike Patton – vocals, keyboards, melodica, arrangements, artwork
  • Buzz Osborne – guitar
  • Trevor Dunn – bass guitar
  • Dave Lombardo – drums
  • S. Husky Höskul – engineer
  • Magnum D. I. – engineer assistant
  • Toji-Division – engineer assistant
  • Desmond Shea – engineer assistant
  • DJ Klinger and Radar – engineer assistant
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Martin Kvamme – artwork
  • Kai Myhre – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Godfather – Nino Rota
  2. Der Golem – Karl Ernst Sasse
  3. Experiment in Terror – Henry Mancini
  4. One Step Beyond – Harry Lubin
  5. Night of the Hunter (remix) – Walter Schumann
  6. Cape Fear – Bernard Herrmann
  7. Rosemary’s Baby – Krzysztof Komeda
  8. The Devil Rides Out (remix) – James Bernard
  9. Spider Baby – Ronald Stein
  10. The Omen (Ave Satani) – Jerry Goldsmith
  11. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – Robert McNaughton
  12. Vendetta – John Barry
  13. Untitled
  14. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Ennio Morricone
  15. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – Angelo Badalamenti
  16. Charade – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism

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On July 8, 2022, Tyshawn Sorey self-released “Mesmerism”, his ninth album (credited to Tyshawn Sorey Trio). It was recorded in May 2021, at “Bunker Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Michael Carvin.

Personnel:

  • Tyshawn Sorey – drums, executive producer
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Matt Brewer – bass
  • Aaron Nevezie – recording
  • David Darlington – mixing, mastering
  • John Rogers – photography

Track listing:

  1. Enchantment – Horace Silver
  2. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johhny Frigo, Lou Carter
  3. Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
  4. From Time to Time – Paul Motian
  5. Two Over One – Muhal Richard Abrams
  6. REM Blues – Edward Kennedy Ellington

Coleman Hawkins Quartet: Today And Now

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In July 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Today and Now”, the 37th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in September 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Eddie Locke – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Go Li’l Liza – traditional
  2. Quintessence – Quincy Jones
  3. Don’t Love Me – Bill Katz, Pauline Rivelli, Ruth Roberts
  4. Love Song from “Apache” – Johnny Mercer, David Raksin
  5. Put on Your Old Grey Bonnett – Stanley Murphy, Percy Wenrich
  6. Swingin’ Scotch – Coleman Hawkins
  7. Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me) – Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias

McCoy Tyner: Nights Of Ballads And Blues

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In July 1963, “Impulse” label released “Nights of Ballads & Blues”, the third McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Steve Davis – double bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – recordings

Track listing:

  1. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  5. Star Eyes – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  6. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  7. Groove Waltz McCoy Tyner
  8. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird

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In July 1957, “Prestige” label released “Rollins Plays for Bird”, the seventh Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Wade Legge – piano
  • George Morrow – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Bird Medley: I Remember You/My Melancholy Baby/Old Folks/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Just Friends/My Little Suede Shoes/Star Eyes – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger/Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton/Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis/Charlie Parker/Gene DePaul, Don Raye
  2. Kids Know
  3. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe