In September 1962, “Jazzland” label released “Solar”, the 28th Red Garland album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Sam Jones – bass
Frank Gant – drums
Track listing:
Sophisticated Swing – Will Hudson, Mitchel Parish
Solar – Miles Davis, Chuck Wayne
Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
Marie’s Delight – Red Garland
This Can’t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
Blues For News – Red Garland
I Just Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford
In April 1961, “Roulette” label released “Uhuru Afrika”, the thirteenth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson – trombone
Julius Watkins – French horn
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, piccolo
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Kenny Burrell – guitar
George Duvivier, Ron Carter – bass
Max Roach, Charlie Persip – drums, percussion
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Babatunde Olatunji – percussion
Armando Peraza – bongos
Candido Camero – congas
Martha Flowers, Brock Peters – vocals
Tuntemeke Sanga – narrator
Melba Liston – arranger
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza – Langston Hughes
First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza
Second Movement: African Lady – Randy Weston, Langston Hughes
In December 1960, “Candid” label released “Big Brass”, the second Benny Bailey album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.
Personnel:
Benny Bailey – trumpet
Julius Watkins – French horn
Phil Woods – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Buddy Catlett – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Track listing:
Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
Alison – Hale Smith
Tipsy – Oliver Nelson
Please Say Yes – Tom McIntosh
A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
In December 1959, “Mercury” label released “The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones”, the sixth Quincy Jones album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Fine Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Qunicy Jones.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – conductor
Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis – trumpet
Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
Julius Watkins – French horn
Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
Patti Bown – piano
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Buddy Jones, Buddy Catlett – bass
Don Lamond – drums
Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Potts, Ernie Wilkins – arranger
Track listing:
Lester Leaps In – Lester Young
Ghana – Ernie Wilkins
Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Everybody’s Blues – Ernie Wilkins
Cherokee (Indian Love Song) – Ray Noble
Air Mail Special – Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy
They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
Chant of the Weed – Don Redman
I Never Has Seen Snow – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
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