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Shelly Manne And His Friends: Modern Jazz Performances

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In September 1956, “Contemporary” label released “Modern Jazz Performances from the Hit Musical “My Fair Lady”, album by Shelly Manne and Friends (seventh Shelly Manne album). It was recorded in August 1956 at “Contemporary’s Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • André Previn – piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Roy DuNann – engineer
  • Robert Guidi – design
  • Phil March – photography
  • Lester Koenig – liner notes

Track listing:

All lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, all music by Frederick Loewe.

  1. Get Me to the Church on Time
  2. On the Street Where You Live
  3. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
  4. Wouldn’t It Be Lovely
  5. Ascot Gavotte
  6. Show Me
  7. With a Little Bit of Luck
  8. I Could Have Danced All Night

Gerry Mulligan And Ben Webster: Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster

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In February 1960, “Verve” label released “Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster”, album by Gerry Mulligan and Ben Webster. It was recorded November – December 1959, and was produced by Norman Granz. The album, as a “classic album from two giants”, is featured in NPR’s “Basic Jazz Record Library”.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar – double bass
  • Mel Lewis – drums
  • Phil Schaap – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Mulligan, except where noted.

  1. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  2. The Cat Walk – Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster
  3. Sunday – Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Nathan “Ned” Miller, Jule Styne
  4. Who’s Got Rhythm
  5. Tell Me When
  6. Go Home
  7. Sunday – Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Natha “Ned” Miller, Jule Styne

Conte Candoli and Lou Levy: West Coast Wailers

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In February 1958, “Atlantic” label released “West Coast Wailers”, album Conte Candoli and Lou Levy. It was recorded in August 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Conte Candoli – trumpet
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Lawrence Marable – drums

Track listing:

  1. Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Comes Love – Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias
  3. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
  4. Pete’s Alibi – Pete Candoli
  5. Cheremoya – Bill Holman
  6. Jordu – Duke Jordan
  7. Flamingo – Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson
  8. Marcia Lee – Conte Candoli

Quincy Jones: Go West, Man!

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On October 17, 1957, ”ABC” label released “Go West, Man!”, the second Quincy Jones studio album. It was recorded in February 1957, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Art Pepper – alto saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
  • Conte Candoli – trumpet
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Jack Sheldon – trumpet
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Carl Perkins – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Mel Lewis – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dancin’ Pants – Jimmy Giuffre
  2. Blues Day – Jimmy Giuffre
  3. Bright Moon – Jimmy Giuffre
  4. No Bones at All – Johnny Mandel
  5. The Oom Is Blues – Charlie Mariano
  6. Be My Guest – Lennie Niehaus
  7. Medley: What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke / We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine / Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans / You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie / Laura – David Raksin / Johnny Mercer
  8. London Derriere – Johnny Mandel
  9. Kings Road Blues – Lennie Niehaus

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders

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In August 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders”, the 18th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Contemporary Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Victor Feldman – vibes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody – Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young
  3. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  4. You – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
  5. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  6. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  7. In the Chapel in the Moonlight – Billy Hill
  8. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Shorty Rogers: Martians Come Back!

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In August 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Martians Come Back!”, the eleventh Shorty Rogers album. It was recorded October – December 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • John Graas – French horn
  • Paul Sarmento – tuba
  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Pete Jolly, Lou Levy – piano
  • Ralph Peña, Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Shorty Rogers, except where noted.

  1. Martians Come Back
  2. Astral Alley
  3. Lotus Bud
  4. Dickie’s Dream – Count Basie, Lester Young
  5. Papouche
  6. Serenade in Sweets
  7. Planetarium
  8. Chant of the Cosmos

Quincy Jones: This Is How I Feel About Jazz

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In February 1957, “ABC-Paramount” label released “This Is How I Feel About Jazz”, the second Quincy Jones album. It was recorded September 1956 – January 1957, at “Ballone Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
  • Lucky Thompson, Bunny Bardach – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette, Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone sax
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
  • Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Jerome Richardson – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Billy Taylor – piano
  • Carl Perkins – piano
  • Charles Mingus – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Milt Jackson – vibes

Track listing:

  1. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  2. Stockholm Sweetnin’ – Quincy Jones
  3. Evening in Paris – Quincy Jones
  4. Sermonette – Julian Adderley, Jon Hendricks
  5. A Sleepin’ Bee – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
  6. Boo’s Blues – Quincy Jones

Dexter Gordon: Dexter Blows Hot And Cool

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In December 1955, “Dooto” label released “Dexter Blows Hot and Cool”, the 13th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in November 1955.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Robinson — trumpet
  • Carl Perkins — piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar — bass
  • Chuck Thompson — drums
  • Howard Morehead – photography

Track listing:

  1. Silver Plated – Dexter Gordon
  2. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  3. Rhythm Mad – Dexter Gordon
  4. Don’t Worry About Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  5. I Hear Music – Burton Lane, Frank Losser
  6. Bonna Rue – Dexter Gordon
  7. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  8. Blowin’ For Dootsie – Dexter Gordon
  9. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence

Phineas Newborn Jr.: A World of Piano

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In June 1962, “Contemporary” label released “A World of Piano!”, the eleventh Phineas Newborn Jr. album. It was recorded October – November 1961, at “Contemporary Records Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
  • Paul Chambers, Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones, Louis Hayes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Cheryl – Charlie Parker
  2. Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
  3. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  4. Daahoud – Clifford Brown
  5. Oleo – Sonny Rollins
  6. Juicy Lucy – Horace Silver
  7. For Carl – Leroy Vinnegar
  8. Cabu – Roland Alexander

Van Morrison: Saint Dominic’s Preview

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In July 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, the sixth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Wally Heider Studios”, “Pacific High Studios” in San Francisco, “The Church” in San Anselmo, California,  and was produced by Ted Templeman and Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison— vocals, acoustic, rhythm and twelve string guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Ron Elliott— acoustic guitar
  • Doug Messenger — acoustic and electric guitars
  • Ronnie Montrose— acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John McFee— steel guitar
  • Tom Salisbury — piano, organ
  • Mark Naftalin— piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Mark Jordan — piano
  • Bernie Krause— Moog synthesizer
  • Leroy Vinnegar— double bass
  • Bill Church— bass
  • Lee Charlton — drums
  • Connie Kay— drums
  • Rick Shlosser- drums
  • Gary Mallaber— drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Jules Broussard — tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jack Schroer— alto and baritone saxophones
  • “Boots” Houston — tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Pat O’Hara — trombone
  • Janet Planet — backing vocals
  • Ellen Schroer — backing vocals
  • Mark Springer — backing vocals
  • Tom Salisbury – arrangements
  • Donn Landee – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Schumaker, Jim Gaines, Dave Brown, Steve Brandon – engineer
  • Bob Schumaker – mixing
  • Tim Young, Walter Samuel – remastering
  • Michael Maggid – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
  2. Gypsy
  3. I Will Be There
  4. Listen to the Lion
  5. Saint Dominic’s Preview
  6. Redwood Tree
  7. Almost Independence Day