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Nat King Cole And His Trio: After Midnight

In January 1957, “Capitol” label released “After Midnight”, album by Nat King Cole and His Trio (15th Nat King Cole album overall). It was recorded August – September 1956, at “Capitol” in Hollywood.

Personnel:

  • Nat King Cole – vocals, piano
  • John Collins – guitar
  • Charlie Harris – bass
  • Lee Young – drums
  • Willie Smith – alto saxophone
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Juan Tizol – trombone
  • Stuff Smith – violin
  • Jack Costanzo – bongos

Track listing:

  1. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
  2. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  3. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  4. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Jian Tizol
  5. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose
  6. You’re Looking at Me – Bobby Troup
  7. Lonely One – Lenny Hambro, Roberta Heller
  8. Don’t Let It Go to Your Head – Henry Hadamik, Frank LaVere, Bob Nast
  9. I Know That You Know – Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell
  10. Blame It on My Youth – Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman
  11. When I Grow Too Old to Dream – Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
  12. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 – Bobby Troup

Pharaoh Sanders: Black Unity

On December 8, 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Black Unity”, the seventh Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in November 1971, and was produced by Lee Young.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders — soprano and tenor saxophone, balafon
  • Marvin “Hannibal” Peterson — trumpet
  • Carlos Garnett — flute, tenor saxophone
  • Joe Bonner — piano
  • Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee — bass
  • Norman Connors, Billy Hart — drums
  • Lawrence Killian — conga, balafon, talking drum, percussion
  • Tony May — engineer
  • Erick Labson — remastering
  • Hollis King — art direction
  • Christine Lee — graphic design
  • Chuck Stewart — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pharaoh Sanders.

  1. Black Unity (part one)
  2. Black Unity (part two)