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Gary McFarland: Tijuana Jazz

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In December 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Tijuana Jazz”, the sixth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded in December 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gary McFarland – marimba, electric piano
  • Joe Newman, Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica, guitar
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • Bob Bushnell – electric bass
  • Mel Lewis, Grady Tate – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.

  1. South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
  2. Acapulco at Night
  3. Fantastic, That’s You – George Cates, George Douglas
  4. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  5. Tijuana – George Cates, George Douglas
  6. Marcheta – Victor Schertzinger
  7. Granny’s Samba
  8. Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) – Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
  9. Mexicali Rose – Jack Tenney, Helen Stone
  10. Ira Schwartz’s Golden Dream
  11. Mary Jane
  12. Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard

Urbie Green: Blues And Other Shades Of Green

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In November 1955, “ABC-Paramount” label released “Blues and Other Shades of Green”, the fifth Urbie Green album. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Urbie Green – trombone, valve trombone
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar
  • Dave McKenna – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Urbie Green, except where noted.

  1. Reminiscent Blues
  2. Thou Swell – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodger, Lorenz Hart
  4. Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford
  5. Warm Valley – Duke Ellington
  6. Frankie and Johnny – traditional
  7. One for Dee
  8. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  9. Am I Blue? – Harry Akst, Grant Clarke
  10. Dirty Dan
  11. It’s Too Late Now – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane

Oscar Peterson Quartet: If You Could See Me Now

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In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums

Track listing:

  1. Weird Blues – Miles Davis
  2. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
  4. L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
  5. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  6. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber

Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie: Roy And Diz

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In October 1954, “Clef” label released “Roy and Diz”, album by Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in October 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Louis Bellson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  2. Algo Bueno – Woody ‘n’ You) – Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Trumpet Blues – Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Ballad Medley – I’m Through with Love/Can’t We Be Friends/Don’t You Know?/I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do/If I Had You – Fud Livingston, Paul James, Kay Swift, Bobby Worth, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Irving King, Ted Shapiro
  5. Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  7. Pretty Eyed Baby – Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson
  8. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  9. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber

Joe Pass: For Django

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In October 1964, “Pacific” label released “For Django”, the fifth Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • John Pisano – guitar
  • Jim Hughart – bass
  • Colin Bailey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Django – John Lewis
  2. Rosetta – Earl Hines, Henri Woode
  3. Nuages – Django Reinhardt, Jacques Larue
  4. For Django – Joe Pass
  5. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  6. Fleur d’Ennui – Django Reinhardt
  7. Insensiblement – Paul Misraki
  8. Cavalerie – Django Reinhardt
  9. Django’s Castle – Django Reinhardt
  10. Limehouse Blues – Douglas Furber, Philip Braham

Larry Coryell: Cedars of Avalon

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On September 17, 2002, “High Note” label released “Cedars of Avalon”, the 59th Larry Coryell album. It was recorded in December 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Larry Coryell – guitar
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Billy Drummond – drums 
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Keiji Obata – design
  • Ted Panken – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Coryell except where noted.

  1. Cedars of Avalon
  2. Bemsha Swing – Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk
  3. Fantasy in D – Cedar Walton
  4. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
  5. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  6. D-Natural Blues – Wes Montgomery
  7. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  8. Newest Blues – Cedar Walton
  9. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  10. Shapes

Oscar Peterson and Benny Green: Oscar and Benny

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On April 28, 1998, “Telarc” label released “Oscar and Benny”, album by Oscar Peterson and Benny Green. It was recorded in September 1997, and was produced by Robert Woods and Elaine Marlone.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson– piano
  • Benny Green– piano
  • Ray Brown– double bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson– drums

Track listing:

  1. For All We Know – Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  2. When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
  3. Yours Is My Heart Alone – Ludwig Herzer, Franz Lehár, Beda Fritz Loehner
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  7. Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  8. Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
  9. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  10. Jitterbug Waltz – Richard Maltby, Jr., Fats Waller
  11. Barbara’s Blues – Oscar Peterson