On March 6, 2001, “Arabesque” label released “Sometimes the Magic”, the ninth Jane Ira Bloom album. It was recorded June – July 2000, at “Current Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Jane Ira Bloom.
Personnel:
Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone, live electronics
Vincent Bourgeyx – piano
Mark Dresser – double bass
Bobby Previte – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jane Ira Bloom except where noted
Denver Snap
Now You See It
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Blue Poles
Pacific
Truth in Timbre
Without Words
In Everything
Varo
Many Landscapes
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? – Burton Lane, Yip Harburg
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
In April 1961, “Columbia” label released “Listen to Cliff!”, the third Cliff Richard studio album. It was recorded in 1960, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor.
Personnel:
Cliff Richard – lead vocals
Hank Marvin – lead guitar
Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
Jet Harris – bass guitar
Tony Meehan – drums
Malcolm Addey – engineer
Track listing:
What’d I Say – Ray Charles
Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
True Love Will Come to You – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Lover – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
Idle Gossip – Floyd Huddleston, Joseph Meyer
First Lesson in Love – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Dream – Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II
Memories Linger On – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Temptation – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
I Live for You – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer
I Want You to Know – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
We Kiss in a Shadow – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
On April 17, 2012, “Uptown Records” label released “Newark 1953”, album by Hank Mobley. It was recorded in September 1953, at “The Picadilly Club” in New Jersey, and was produced by Robert E. Sunenblick.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Bennie Green – trombone
Walter Davis Jr. – piano
Jimmy Schenck – bass
Charli Persip – drums
Ozzie Cadena – recording
Track listing:
Ow – John Birks Gillespie
There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Ballad Medley: Damn That Dream / Where or When / In Love in Vain / Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie DeLange, Lorenz Hart, James Van Heusen, Jerome Kern, Mitchell Parish, Leo Robin, Richard Rodgers
All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Lester Young
Announcement
Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing
Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Keen and Peachy – Ralph Burns, Shorty Rogers
Pennies from Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
On March 15, 2005, “Savant” label released “Keep It Simple”, the 24th Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in September 2003, at “Rocky Mountain Studios” in Hilton Head, Carolina, and was produced by Jacey Falk.
Personnel:
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Javon Jackson – tenor saxophone
Doug Carn – piano
Rodney Jordan – bass
Fritz Wise – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Fuller except where noted
Spoken Intro
The Court
Maze
Girl Talk – Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup
A La Mode
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
Western Sunrise – Doug Carn
Arabia
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
In January 1957, “Prestige” label released “A Garland of Red”, the debut Red Garland album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
In December 1970, “Prestige” label released “It’s a Blue World”, the tenth Red Garland album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – double bass
Art Taylor – drums
Personnel:
This Can’t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
On December 16, 1963, “Columbia” label released “Quiet Nights”, the 36th Miles Davis album, and his fourth and final album collaboration with Gil Evans. It was recorded July – November 1962, April 1963, at “Columbia’s 30th Street Studios” in Manhattan, and was produced by Teo Macero and Irving Townsend.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
Gil Evans – arranger, conductor
Shorty Baker, Bernie Glow, Louis Mucci, Ernie Royal – trumpets
J.J. Johnson, Frank Rehak – trombones
Ray Alonge, Don Corrado, Julius Watkins – french horns
Bill Barber – tuba
Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Albert Block – flute
Ray Beckenstein, Jerome Richardson – woodwinds
Garvin Bushell, Bob Tricarico – bassoons
Janet Putnam – harp
Victor Feldman – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Frank Butler – drums
Willie Bobo – bongos
Elvin Jones – percussion
Fred Plaut – engineer
Dan Hunstein – photography
Track listing:
Song No. 2 (a.k.a. Prenda Minha, Brazilian folk song) – Gil Evans, Miles Davis
Once Upon a Summertime – Johnny Mercer, Michel Legrand
Aos Pés da Cruz – Marino Pinto, José Gonçalves
Song No. 1 (a.k.a. Adelita by Francisco Tárrega) – Gil Evans, Miles Davis
Wait Till You See Her – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
On October 31, 1995, “Acoustic Music” label released “Tone Poems 2”, an album by David Grisman and Martin Taylor. It was recorded in January 1995, at “Dawg Studios”, and was produced by David Grisman.
Personnel:
David Grisman – mandolin, mandola, mandocello, guitar, tenor guitar
Martin Taylor – guitar
David Dennison – recording
Paul Stubblebine – mastering
D. Brent Hauseman – design, photography
Craig Miller – production coordinator
Personnel:
Swanee – George Gershwin, Irving Caesar
Teasin’ the Frets – Nick Lucas
It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
Please – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
Anything Goes – Cole Porter
Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Lulu’s Back In Town – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Tears – Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt
Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
Musette for a Magpie – Martin Taylor
Mairzy Doats – Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
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