In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In February 1960, “Capitol” label released “Road Show”, live album by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra. It was recorded in October 1959, at “Elliot Hall” in Purdue University, Lafayette, In, and was produced by Lee Gillette, John Palladino and Bill Wagner.
Personnel:
Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
June Christy – vocals
The Four Freshmen (Ken Albers, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Bob Flanigan) – vocal group
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Ronnie Rubin, Bill Trujillo – tenor saxophone
Marvin Holladay, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
Bud Brisbois, Rolf Ericson, Bill Mathieu, Roger Middleton, Dalton Smith – trumpet
Kent Larsen, Archie LeCoque, Don Sebesky – trombone
Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight – bass trombone
Joe Castro – piano
Pete Chivily – bass
Jimmy Campbell – drums
Mike Pacheco – Cuban drums
Track listing:
Artistry in Rhythm – Stan Kenton
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf
My Old Flame – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
The Big Chase – Marty Paich
I Want to Be Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
It’s a Most Unusual Day – Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
Midnight Sun – Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer
Kissing Bug – Billy Strayhorn, Rex Stewart, Joya Sherrill
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
Day In, Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows – Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy
Paper Doll – Johnny S. Black
Them There Eyes – Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey
On February 2, 1967, “Dunhill” label released “Deliver”, the third Mamas & the Papas (The) studio album. It was recorded in `1966, and was produced by Lou Adler.
Personnel:
Denny Doherty – vocals
Cass Elliot – vocals
John Phillips – vocals, guitar
Michelle Phillips – vocals
Jill Gibson – vocals
Scott McKenzie – 12-string acoustic, guitar
“Doctor” Eric Hord – guitar
P.F. Sloan – guitar
Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Larry Knechtel – keyboards
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
Gary Coleman – percussion, bells, marimba
Jim Horn – flute, saxophone
Track listing:
All tracks by John Phillips, except where noted.
Dedicated to the One I Love – Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling
My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
Creeque Alley – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
Sing for Your Supper – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
In December 1959, “New Jazz Label” released “That Good Feelin’”, the fourth Johnny “Hammond” Smith album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Johnny “Hammond” Smith – organ
Thornel Schwartz – guitar
George Tucker – bass
Leo Stevens – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks Johnny “Hammond” Smith except where noted.
That Good Feelin’
Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “In Person”, album by Bobby Timmons Trio (fifth Bobby Timmons album overall). It was recorded in October 1961, at “Village Vanguard” in New York, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Bobby Timmons – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Albert Heath – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Timmons except where noted.
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
So Tired
Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
Dat Dere (Theme)
Popsy
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
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.
Reminiscent Blues
Thou Swell – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodger, Lorenz Hart
On September 8, 1958, “Capitol” label released “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely”, the fifteenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded May – June 1958, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh. “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely” won the “Grammy Award for Best Album Cover”.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocal
Nelson Riddle – conductor, arrangements
Felix Slatkin – conductor
Nick Volpe – cover art
Sammy Cahn And James Van Heusen – liner notes
Track listing:
Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent
What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
It’s a Lonesome Old Town – Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
Blues in the Night – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Ebb Tide – Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road} – Harold Arien, Johnny Mercer
On July 16, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961”, the sixth Miles Davis live album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
The Gil Evans Orchestra
Gil Evans – arrangements, conductor
Miles Davis – trumpet soloist
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpets
Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombones
Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm – French horns
Bill Barber – tuba
Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank – reeds, woodwinds
Janet Putnam – harp
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
So What
Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
No Blues
Oleo – Sonny Rollins
Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
The meaning of the Blues / Lament / New Rhumba – Bobby Troup / Leh Worth, J.J. Johnson, Ahmad Jamal
On May 24, 2024, “Loma Vista” label released “Sunday Morning Put-On”, the 20th Andrew Bird album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Valentine Studios” in California, and was produced by Andrew Bird.
Personnel:
Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, art direction
Alan Hampton – bass guitar, upright bass
Ted Poor – drums, vibraphone
Jeff Parker – electric guitar
Larry Goldings – piano
Travis Pavur – engineer
David Boucher – engineer, mixing
Jeff Lipton – mastering
MariaRice – mastering
Sage Lamonica – package design
Christopher Leckie – art direction, package design
Alexa Viscius – art direction, photography
Track listing:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Caravan – Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
My Ideal – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting
Django – John Lewis
I Cover the Waterfront – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
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