On October 2, 2001, “Milestone” label released “Keep That Groove Going!”, album by Plas Johnson and Red Holloway. It was recorded in April 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Porter.
Personnel:
Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
Gene Ludwig – organ
Melvin Sparks – guitar
Kenny Washington − drums
Track listing:
Keep That Groove Going! – Red Holloway
Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
Serenade in Blue – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
Go Red Go – Arnett Cobb
Bretheren! – Red Holloway
Pass the Gravy – Plas Johnson
Jammin’ for Mr. Lee – Plas Johnson
Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
Dream a Little Dream of Me – Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
In September 1966, “ABC Paramount” label released “Unforgettable Songs by Johnny Hartman”, the 13th Johnny Hartman album. It was recorded in February 1966, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Johnny Hartman – vocals
Harold Land – tenor saxophone
Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
Curtis Amy – tenor saxophone
Anthony Ortega – saxophone
Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
Al Porcino – trumpet
Bud Brisbois – trumpet
Jules Chaikin – trumpet
Frederick Hill – trumpet
Melvin Moore – trumpet
John Ewing – trombone
Michael Barone – trombone
Lester Robertson – trombone
Ernie Tack – trombone
Mike Melvoin – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Dennis Budimir – guitar
John Gray – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Jimmy Bond Jr. – bass
Stan Levey – drums
Gerald Wilson – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
Fools Rush In – Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
Bidin’ My Time – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Down in the Depths – Cole Porter
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
Isn’t It Romantic? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
What Do I Owe Her? – Fred E. Ahlert, Benny Goodman
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
In August 1956, “Debut” label released “Mingus at the Bohemia”, the seventh Charles Mingus album (his first live album). It was recorded in December 1955, at “Café Bohemia” in New York City.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus – double bass, bass, cello
George Barrow – tenor saxophone
Eddie Bert – trombone
Mal Waldron – piano
Willie Jones – drums
Max Roach – drums
Robert Parent – design
Track listing:
Jump Monk – Charles Mingus
Serenade in Blue – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Percussion Discussion – Charles Mingus, Max Roach
Work Song – Charles Mingus
Septemberly – Al Dubin, Harry Warren, Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
All The Things You C – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II / Sergei Rachmaninoff
In June 1961, “Prestige” label released “Shirley’s Sounds”, the fifth Shirley Scott album. It was recorded May – October 1958, April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Shirley Scott – organ
George Tucker – bass
George Duvivier – bass
Arthur Edgehill – drums
Track listing:
It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
S’Posin’ – Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
I Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford
In June 1957, “Prestige” label released “Red Garland’s Piano”, the second Red Garland album. It was recorded March 1957 – December 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Tom Hannan – design
Bob Weinstock – supervisor
Track listing:
Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
I Know Why (And So Do You) – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
In June 1954, “Norgran” label released “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1” and “Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2”, the debut Lester Young albums. They were recorded in November 1952, in New York City, and were produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Lester Young – vocal, tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson – piano
Barney Kessel – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
J. C. Heard – drums
Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing
Ad Lib Blues – Oscar Peterson, Lester Young
I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Tea for Two – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
(Back Home Again In) Indiana – James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald
On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
(I’m) Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Out of This World”, the twelve Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Bill Dowdy – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Reid Miles – design, photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Gene Harris except where noted.
Girl of My Dreams – Sunny Clapp
Out of the Past – Benny Golson
Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
My Silent Love – Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse
Sanctified Sue
Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
You Make Me Feel So Young – Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow
In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Orchid”, the eleventh Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocal
Bill Miller – piano
George Van Eps – guitar
Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
George Roberts – bass trombone
Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
Kathryn Julye – harp
Joe Comfort – bass
Alvin Stoller – drums
Irving Cottler – drums
Frank Flynn – percussion
Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
Nelson Riddle – arrangements
John Palladino – engineer
Track listing:
You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
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