Tag Archives: June 1959

The Oscar Peterson Trio: A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra

In June 1959, “Verve” label released “A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra”, album by The Oscar Peterson Trio. It was recorded in May 1959, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums

Track listing:

  1. You Make Me Feel So Young – Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow
  2. Come Dance with Me – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. Learnin’ the Blues – Dolores Vicki Silvers
  4. Witchcraft – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
  5. (Love Is) The Tender Trap – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  7. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  8. It Happened in Monterey – Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne
  9. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  10. All of Me – Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks
  11. The Birth of the Blues – Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown
  12. How About You? – Ralph Freed, Burton Lane

Yusef Lateef: Yusef Lateef’s Detroit

In June 1959, “Atlantic” label released “Yusef Lateef’s Detroit”, the 26th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Century Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – vocals, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Thad Jones, Danny Moore, Jimmy Owens, Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Hugh Lawson – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Roy Brooks – drums
  • Ray Barretto, Norman Pride – congas
  • Albert Heath – percussion
  • Selwart Clarke, James Tryon – violin
  • Alfred Brown – viola
  • Kermit Moore – cello

Track listing:

All compositions by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.

  1. Bishop School
  2. Livingston Playground
  3. Eastern Market
  4. Belle Isle
  5. Russell and Elliot
  6. Raymond Winchester
  7. Woodward Avenue
  8. That Lucky Old Sun – Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith

Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley: Blue Spring

In June 1959, “Riverside” label released ”Blue Spring”, album by Kenny Dorham and Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded January – February 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • David Amram – French horn
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums 
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Dorham except where noted.

  1. Blue Spring
  2. It Might as Well Be Spring – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  3. Poetic Spring
  4. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Spring Cannon
  6. Passion Spring

Art Blakey: Holiday For Skins

In June 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Holiday for Skins”, the fourth Art Blakey studio album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Manhattan Towers” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion. The album was released in two volumes.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey- drums, chanting
  • Donald Byrd- trumpet
  • Ray Bryant– piano
  • Wendell Marshall- bass
  • Art Taylor– drums
  • Philly Joe Jones- drums, chanting, vocals
  • Ray Barretto, Victor Gonzales, Julio Martinez, Sabu Martinez, Chonguito Vincente – bongos, congas
  • Fred Pagani – timbales
  • Andy Delannoy – maracas
  • Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed – chanting

 Track listing:

All tracks by Art Blakey except where noted.

Holiday for Skins Volume 1

  1. Aghano
  2. The Feast
  3. Mirage
  4. Lamento Africano

Holiday for Skins Volume 2

  1. O’Tinde
  2. Swingin’ Kilts – Ray Bryant
  3. Dinga
  4. Reflection – Ray Bryant

 

Dizzy Reece: Blues In Trinity

In June 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Blues in Trinity”, the debut Dizzy Reece album. It was recorded in August 1958, at “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Hall.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Reece- trumpet
  • Donald Byrd– trumpet
  • Tubby Hayes- tenor saxophone
  • Terry Shannon – piano
  • Lloyd Thompson – bass
  • Art Taylor- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dizzy Reece except where noted.

  1. Blues in Trinity
  2. I Had the Craziest Dream – Gordon, Warren
  3. Close-Up
  4. Shepherd’s Serenade
  5. Color Blind
  6. ‘Round About Midnight – Monk