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Dave Bailey Sextet: Bash!

In November 1961, “Jazzline” label released “Bash!”, album by Dave Bailey Sextet, (the fourth Dave Bailey studio album overal). It was recorded in October 1961, at “Peter Ind Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Fred Norsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Frank Haynes – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Ben Tucker – bass

Track listing:

  1. Osmosis – Osie Johnson
  2. Soul Support – Norris Turney
  3. Grand Street – Sonny Rollins
  4. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen
  5. Oscar for Oscar – Kenny Dorham
  6. B.M.T. Express – Rudy Stevenson
  7. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Meets Hawk

In October 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Sonny Meets Hawk!”, album by Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins (the 23rd Sonny Rollins album overall). It was recorded in July 1963, at “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • George Avakian – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
  2. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  5. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis, Roger “Ram” Ramirez, James Sherman
  6. At McKies’ – Sonny Rollins

Lou Donaldson And The Three Sounds: LD+3

In October 1959, “Blue Note” label released “LD+3”, Lou Donaldson and the Three Sounds (the tenth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  2. Smooth Groove
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Blue Moon – Lorentz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Jump Up
  6. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  7. Confirmation – Charlie Parker

Booker Ervin: The Song Book

In July 1964, “Prestige” label released “The Song Book”, the seventh Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in February 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Alan Dawson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Don Schlitten – design, photography
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Lamp Is Low – Peter de Rose, Mitchell Parish, Maurice Ravel, Bert Shefter
  2. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  3. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  4. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  5. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  6. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Joe Pass: Catch Me

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

Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird

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

Benny Carter: Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson

In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson”, album by Benny Carter and Oscar Peterson (the 27 Benny Carter album overall).It was recorded in November 1986, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Dave Young – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Sheldon Marks – design
  • Norman Granz – layout

Track listing:

  1. Just Friends – John Klemmer, Sam M.  Lewis
  2. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  3. Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert C. Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin
  4. It’s a Wonderful World – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson
  5. If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
  6. Whispering – Richard H. Coburn, Vincent Rose, John Schoenberger
  7. Some Kind of Blues – Benny Carter, Oscar Peterson

Arthur Blythe: Exhale

On June 17, 2003, “Savant” label released “Exhale”, the final Arthur Blythe album. It was recorded in October 2002, at “Tedesco Studio” in Paramus, New Jersey, and was produced by Cecil Brooks III.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
  • Bob Stewart – tuba
  • John Hicks – piano, organ
  • Cecil Brooks III – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Arthur Blythe except where noted

  1. Cousin Mary – John Coltrane
  2. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  3. Exhaust Suite: Nonette – Bob Stewart
  4. Exhaust Suite: Surrender
  5. Exhaust Suite: LC
  6. Exhaust Suite: Phase Two
  7. Night Train – Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington
  8. 7/4 Thang
  9. Equinox – John Coltrane
  10. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  11. CJ – Bob Stewart
  12. All Blues – Miles Davis
  13. Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
  14. Exhale

Sonny Stitt: It’s Magic

On March 22, 2005, “Delmark” label released “It’s Magic”, album by Sonny Stitt. It was recorded in 1969, at “P.S. Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt- alto and tenor saxophone, varitone
  • Don Patterson- organ
  • Billy James – drums

Track listing:

  1. Four – Miles Davis
  2. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  3. Parker’s Mood – Charlie Parker
  4. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  5. Shake Your Head – Bob Gerow, Sammy Cahn
  6. It’s Magic – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  7. Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  8. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  9. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin