Tag Archives: May 1966

Shirley Scott: Blue Seven

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In May 1966, “Prestige” label released “Blue Seven”, the 14th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Don Schlitten – design
  • Bob Porter – sleeve notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Blue Seven – Sonny Rollins
  2. Don’t Worry About It Baby, Here I Am – Shirley Scott
  3. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Wagon Wheels – Peter DeRose, Billy Hill
  5. Give Me the Simple Life – Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby

Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley: Great Love Themes

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In May 1966, “Capitol” label released “Great Love Themes”, the 35th Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded in April 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Tom Morgan.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Unidentified strings
  • Ray Ellis – conductor, arranger

Track listing:

  1. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein
  2. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer
  4. I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
  5. This Can´t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. Stella By Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  7. Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  8. The End of a Love Affair – Edward C. Redding
  9. So In Love – Cole Porter

Grant Green: I Want To Hold Your Hand

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In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, the 21st Grant Green album. It was recorded in March, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Young – organ
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
  3. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  4. Corcovado (Quiet Nights) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  5. This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
  6. At Long Last Love – Cole Porter

Don Cherry: Complete Communion

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In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Complete Communion”, album by Don Cherry. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, new Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Don Cherry – cornet
  • Leandro “Gato” Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Edward Blackwell – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Cherry

  1. Complete Communion: Complete Communion/And Now/Golden Heart/Remembrance
  2. Elephantasy: Elephantasy/Our Feelings/Bishmallah/Wind, Sand and Stars