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Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire

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In December 1956, “Bethlehem” label released “Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire”, the fourth Mel Tormé album.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
  • Jack DuLong – baritone saxophone
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • Vince DeRosa – French horn
  • Albert Pollan – tuba
  • Max Bennett – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Something’s Gotta Give – Johnny Mercer
  3. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. A Fine Romance – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  7. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  8. The Piccolino – Irving Berlin
  9. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Geirge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  11. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
  12. They All Laughed – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Season For Miracles

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On November 23, 1970, “Tamla” label released “The Season for Miracles”, the ninth Smokey Robinson & The Miracles albums. 

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Claudette Rogers Robinson – vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – tenor vocals
  • Ronnie White – baritone vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – bass vocals
  • Wade Marcus – arrangements
  • David Van De Pitte – arrangements
  • Jimmy Roach – arrangements
  • Curtis McNair – artwork, design
  • Jim Hendin – photography
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision

Track listing:

  1. Deck the Halls / Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella – traditional
  2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
  3. I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near – Stevie Wonder
  4. I Believe in Christmas Eve – Smokey Robinson
  5. The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  6. Jingle Bells – James Lord Pierpont
  7. It’s Christmas Time – Stevie Wonder
  8. Go Tell It on the Mountain – traditional, John Wesley Work Jr. 
  9. Away in a Manger / Coventry Carol – traditional, William James Kirkpatrick 
  10. Peace on Earth (Good Will Toward Men) – Ann Roach
  11. The Day That Love Began – Deborah Miller, Ron Miller
  12. A Child Is Waiting – Joe Hinton, Patti Jerome

Ray Charles: Ingredients in Recipe for Soul

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In July 1963, “ABC” label released “Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul”, the 19th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1963, in Hollywood and New York City, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano
  • Jack Halloran Singers
  • Benny Carter – arrangements
  • Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Johnny Parker – arrangements
  • Bill Putnam – engineer
  • Bob Arnold – engineer
  • Frank Gauna – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Howard Moorehead – photography
  • Natt Hale – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Busted – Harlan Howard
  2. Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigmunt Berland, Sonny Miller
  3. Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  4. That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
  5. Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern
  6. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Leroy Carr
  7. A Stranger in Town – Mel Tormé
  8. Ol’ Man Time – Cliff Friend
  9. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
  10. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

Mel Tormé: Tormé: A New Album

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In June 1977, “Gryphone Records” label released “Tormé: A New Album”, the 15th Mel Tormé album. It was recorded in June 1977, in London.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Gordon Beck – keyboards
  • Barry Miles – piano
  • Vic Juris – guitar
  • Brian Hodges – electric bass
  • Terry Silverlight – drums
  • Christopher Gunning – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  3. New York State of Mind – Billy Joel
  4. Stars – Janis Ian
  5. Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim
  6. Ordinary Fool – Paul Williams
  7. Medley
  8. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young -M. Philippe Gerard, Angela Vannier, Johnny Mercer
  9. Yesterday When I was Young – Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
  10. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson

James Carter: The Real Quiet Storm

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On March 10, 1995, “Atlantic” label released “The Real Quiet Storm”, the third James Carter studio album. It was recorded October – November 1994, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Yves Beauvais.

Personnel:

  • James Carter – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, bass flute, bass clarinet
  • Craig Taborn – piano
  • Dave Holland – bass
  • Jaribu Shahid – bass
  • Leon Parker – drums
  • Tani Tabbal – drums

 Track listing:

  1. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  2. You Never Told Me That You Care – Hobart Dotson, Sun Ra
  3. The Intimacy of My Woman’s Beautiful Eyes – James Carter
  4. 1944 Stomp – Don Byas
  5. The Stevedore’s Serenade – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon
  6. Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  7. Deep Throat Blues – James Carter
  8. A Ballad for a Doll – Jackie McLean
  9. Eventide – Bill Doggett

Gene Ammons: Twisting the Jug

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In December 1961, “Prestige” label released “Twisting the Jug”, the 15th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Jack McDuff – organ
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
  • Walter Perkins – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Ammons except where noted

  1. Twistin’ the Jug
  2. Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  3. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  4. Moten Swing – Bennie Moten, Buster Moten
  5. Stormy Monday – Bob Crowder, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines
  6. Down the Line