In May 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Natural Essence”, the debut Tyrone Washington studio album. It was recorded in December 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson and Francis Wolff.
In May 1968, “Impulse!” label released “The Magic of Ju-Ju”, the tenth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in April 1967, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
In May 1968, “Bluebird/RCA” label released “…And His Mother Called Him Bill”, the 58th Duke Ellington album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “RCA Victor” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Backer and Brad McCuen. In 1968, it won the “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Herbie Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Clark Terry – flugelhorn
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
John Sanders – valve trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Aaron Bell – double bass
Jeff Castleman – double bass
Steve Little – drums
Sam Woodyard – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Strayhorn, except where noted.
In May 1968, “Warner Bros – Seven Arts” label released “Oh Good Grief!”, the tenth Vince Guaraldi studio album. It was recorded in March 1968, at “Golden State Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Vince Guaraldi.
Personnel:
Vince Guaraldi – piano, electric harpsichord, arrangements
In May 1968, “Columbia” label released “Underground”, the 24th Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded in December 1967, February – December 1968, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Jon Hendricks – vocals
Tim Geelan – engineer
John Berg, Richard Mantel – art direction
Horn Grinner Studios – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
In May 1968, “Pacific Jazz” label released “The New One!”, album by the Buddy Rich Big Band (the 23rd Buddy Rich album overall). It was recorded June – November 1967, and was produced by Richard Bock.
In May 1968, “International Artists” label released “God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It”, the second Red Krayola studio album. It was recorded February – March 1968, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jim Duff.
Personnel:
Mayo Thompson – vocals, guitar, piano, design
Steve Cunningham – fretless bass guitar, design
Tommy Smith – drums, design
Jim Duff – engineer
Fred Caroll – engineer
Dennis Collins – engineer
Chorus Singers – Mary Sue, Dotty, Pat Pritchett, Barbara Metyko, Elaine Banks, Carolyn Heinman, Candy
Holly Pritchett – vocals
Dick Wray – back cover photography
Guy Clark – back cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mayo Thompson, Steve Cunningham and Tommy Smith.
In May 1968, “Cadet” label released “The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful”, the 24th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “Fine Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Sulieman – bass
Frank Gant – drums
The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
Hale Smith – conductor
Track listing:
Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
Ballad for Beverly – Bob Williams
Of Bass I Love – Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Sulieman
Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
At Long Last Love – Cole Porter
Never Let Me Go – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Gypsies in the Wind – Bob Williams
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
In June 1968, “Reprise” label released the debut, self-titled Randy Newman album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks.
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