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Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At The College Of Pacific

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In June 1954, “Fantasy” label released “Jazz at the College of the Pacific”, the tenth Dave Brubeck Quartet album.It was recorded in December 1953, at “College of the Pacific” in Stockton, California.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Ron Crotty – bass
  • Joe Dodge – drums
  • Arnold Roth – illustration
  • Ed Colker – design

Track listing:

  1. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  3. Lullaby in Rhythm – Walter Hirsch, Benny Goodman
  4. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  5. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  6. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis

Ween: The Pod

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On September 20, 1991, “Shimmy-Disc” label released “The Pod”, the second Ween studio album. It was recorded January – October 1990, at “The Pod” in Solebury, Township, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Andrew Weiss.

Personnel:

  • Dean Ween (Michael Melchiondo Jr.) – vocals, guitar, engineer, art direction
  • Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) – vocals, guitar, engineer, art direction
  • Mean Ween – bass
  • Andrew Weiss – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – remastering
  • Michael McGrath – art direction
  • Logorythms – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean Ween and Gene Ween.

  1. Strap on That Jammy Pac
  2. Dr. Rock
  3. Frank
  4. Sorry Charlie
  5. The Stallion (Pt. 1)
  6. Pollo Asado
  7. Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World
  8. Captain Fantasy
  9. Demon Sweat
  10. Molly
  11. Can U Taste the Waste?
  12. Don’t Sweat It
  13. Awesome Sound
  14. Laura
  15. Boing
  16. Mononucleosis
  17. Oh My Dear (Falling in Love)
  18. Sketches of Winkle
  19. Alone
  20. Moving Away
  21. She Fucks Me
  22. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese
  23. The Stallion (Pt. 2)

Ray Bryant: Hollywood Jazz Beat

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In June 1962, “Columbia” label released “Hollywood Jazz Beat”, the tenth Ray Bryant album. It was recorded March – April 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Richard Wess – arrangements, conductor
  • John Hammond – liner notes
  • Henry Parker – photography

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. Ruby – Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish
  3. Invitation – Bronislaw Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  5. An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) – Harry Warren, Harold Adamson, Leo McCarey
  6. The High and the Mighty – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
  7. Exodus (Main Theme) – Ernest Gold
  8. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  9. Three Coins in the Fountain – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  10. El Cid (Love Theme) – Miklós Rózsa
  11. Tonight – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  12. True Love – Cole Porter

Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Flies High

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In July 1957, “Riverside” label released “The Hawk Flies High”, the twelve Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in March 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone
  • Idrees Sulieman – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Chant – Hank Jones
  2. Juicy Fruit – Idrees Sulieman
  3. Think Deep – William O. Smith
  4. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  5. Blue Lights – Gigi Gryce
  6. Sancticity – Coleman Hawkins

Clifford Jordan: Masters from Different Worlds

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On March 1, 1994, “Mapleshade” label released “Masters from Different Worlds”, the 32nd Clifford Jordan album. It was recorded in December 1989, at “Mapleshade Studios” in Upper Marlboro, MD, and was produced by Fred Kaplan and Pierre Sprey.

Personnel:

  • Clifford Jordan – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Ran Blake – piano
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Windmill Saxophone Quartet:
  • Jesse Meman – alto saxophone
  • Tom Monroe, Ken Plant – tenor saxophone
  • Clayton Englar – baritone saxophone
  • Steve Williams – drums
  • Alfredo Mojica – congas
  • Claudia Polley – vocals
  • Daniel Vong – art direction
  • Michael Wilderman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Something to Live For – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  2. A Touch of Evil – Ran Blake
  3. Arline – Ran Blake
  4. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  5. Short Life of Barbara Monk – Ran Blake
  6. Vanguard – Ran Blake
  7. Julia – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  8. Wives and Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  9. Doug’s Prelude – Clifford Jordan
  10. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills

Lush: Spooky

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On January 27, 1992, “4AD” label released “Spooky”, the second Lush studio album. It was recorded July – October, 1991, at “September Sound” in London, and was produced by Robin Guthrie.

Personnel:

  • Miki Berenyi– vocals, guitar
  • Emma Anderson– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Rippon – bass
  • Chris Acland– drums

Track listing:

  1. Stray – Miki Berenyi
  2. Nothing Natural – Emma Anderson
  3. Tiny Smiles – Emma Anderson, Miki Berenyi
  4. Covert – Miki Berenyi
  5. Ocean – Miki Berenyi
  6. For Love – Miki Berenyi
  7. Superblast! – Emma Anderson
  8. Untogether – Miki Berenyi
  9. Fantasy – Emma Anderson
  10. Take – Miki Berenyi
  11. Laura – Emma Anderson
  12. Monochrome – Emma Anderson

Bill Evans: A Simple Matter of Conviction

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In 1967, “Verve” label released “A Simple Matter of Conviction”, the 32nd Bill Evans album. It was recorded on October 4, 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans- piano
  • Eddie Gómez- bass
  • Shelly Manne- drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Acy Lehman – design
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. A Simple Matter of Conviction – Bill Evans
  2. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  3. Unless It’s You (Orbit) – Bill Evans
  4. Laura – Mercer, Raksin
  5. My Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George Norton, W. E. Watson
  6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – Bassman, Ned Washington
  7. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  8. Only Child – Bill Evans
  9. These Things Called Changes – Bill Evans

Ian Dury: Lord Upminster

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In September 1981, “Polydor” label released “Lord Upminster”, the second Ian Dury studio album. It was recorded April – May 1981, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Chas Jankel, Steven Stanley and Ian Dury.

Personnel:

  • Ian Dury – vocals
  • Chas Jankel – guitars, keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitars
  • Sly Dunbar- drums
  • Tyrone Downie- clavinets, prophet-5, piano
  • Chas, Gina, Harold, Laura, Tina, Tyrone – backing vocals
  • Steven Stanley – recording, mixing
  • Harold Dorsett – recording, mixing assistant
  • Paul Kaye – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Dury and Chas Jankel, except where noted.

  1. Funky Disco (Pops)
  2. Red (Letter)
  3. Girls (Watching) – Sly Dunbar
  4. Wait (For Me)
  5. The (Body Song)
  6. Lonely (Town)
  7. Lonely (Town)
  8. Trust (Is A Must)
  9. Spasticus (Autisticus)