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Joe Henderson: Multiple

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In November 1973, “Milestone” label released “Multiple”, the 17th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in January, February, April 1973, at :Mercury Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – vocals, soporano and tenor saxophone, percussion, flute
  • Larry Willis – electric piano, ring modulator, Echoplex
  • James Ulmer, John Thomas – guitar
  • Dave Holland – bass, electric bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Tress-Cun-Deo-La
  2. Bwaata – Jack DeJohnette
  3. Song for Sinners
  4. Turned Around – Dave Holland
  5. Me, Among Others

Sonny Rollins: Horn Culture

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In November 1973, “Milestone” label released “Horn Culture”, the 29th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded April – June 1973, in New York City and Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Walter Davis Jr. – piano, electric piano
  • Yoshiaki Masuo – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • David Lee – drums
  • Mtume – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Horn
  2. Sais – Mtume
  3. Notes for Eddie
  4. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
  5. Love Man
  6. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham

Ian Shaw: In A New York Minute

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On September 28, 1999, “Milestone” label released “In a New York Minute”, the sixth Ian Shaw album. It was recorded in September 1998, and was produced by Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • Ian Shaw – vocals, arrangements
  • Iain Ballamy – saxophone
  • Joe Beck – guitar
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • Geoff Gascoyne – arrangements
  • James Pearson
  • Simon Wallace
  • James Pearson
  • Troy Halderson – engineer
  • Todd A. Gerard – mastering
  • Jamie Putnam – art direction, design
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Darren Crowdy – executive producer
  • Will Friedwald – liner notes
  • Jack Frisch

Track listing:

  1. In a New York Minute – Fran Landesman, Simon Wallace
  2. Standing in the Dark – Sikandar Luck
  3. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  4. I Thought About You – Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Furry Sings the Blues – Joni Mitchell
  6. Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
  7. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence

McCoy Tyner: Fly With The Wind

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In May 1976, “Milestone” label released “Fly with the Wind”, the 23rd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
  • Paul Renzi – piccolo, flute
  • Raymond Duste – oboe
  • Stuart Canin – violin
  • Franklin Foster – violin
  • Daniel Kobialka – violin
  • Peter Schaffer – violin
  • Edmund Weingart – violin
  • Myra Bucky – violin
  • Mark Volkert – violin
  • Selwart Clarke – viola
  • Daniel Yale – viola
  • Sally Kell – cello
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • Linda Wood – harp
  • Guilherme Franco – tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Fly with the Wind
  2. Salvadore de Samba
  3. Beyond the Sun
  4. You Stepped out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
  5. Rolem

McCoy Tyner: Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo

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On September 24, 2004, “Milestone” label released “Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo”, a live album by McCoy Tyner. It was recorded in July 1978 at the “Live Under the Sky Festival” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. The Greeting
  2. Aisha
  3. Sama Layuca
  4. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
  5. Iki Masho (Let’s Go)

McCoy Tyner: Prelude And Sonata

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In November 1995, “Keystone” and “Milestone” labels released “Prelude and Sonata”, the 62nd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Makoto Kimata and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Antonio Hart – alto saxophone
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Christian McBride – double bass
  • Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums

Track listing:

  1. Prelude in E Minor Op. 28, No. 4 – Frédéric Chopin
  2. Loss of Love – Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill
  3. Contemplation – McCoy Tyner
  4. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  5. I Will Wait for You – Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand
  6. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  7. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  8. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor – Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonny Rollins: Next Album

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In November 1972, “Milestone” label released “Next Album”, the 29th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in July 1972, at “Mercury Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • George Cables – piano, electric piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass
  • David Lee – drums
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas, percussion
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Playin’ in the Yard
  2. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  3. The Everywhere Calypso
  4. Keep Hold of Yourself
  5. Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer

Lee Konitz: The Lee Konitz Duets

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In November 1968, “Milestone” label released “The Lee Konitz Duets”, the 21st Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dick Katz.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, amplified alto saxophone
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
  • Marshall Brown – valve trombone, euphonium
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Karl Berger – vibes
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Eddie Gómez – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Ray Nance – violin

Track listing:

  1. Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is
  3. Variations on Alone Together
  4. Checkerboard
  5. Erb
  6. Tickletoe
  7. Duplexity
  8. Alphanumeric

Plas Johnson And Red Holloway: Keep That Groove Going

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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:

  1. Keep That Groove Going! – Red Holloway
  2. Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
  3. Serenade in Blue – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Go Red Go – Arnett Cobb
  5. Bretheren! – Red Holloway
  6. Pass the Gravy – Plas Johnson
  7. Jammin’ for Mr. Lee – Plas Johnson
  8. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  9. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn

Sonny Rollins: Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert

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On August 30, 2005, “Milestone” label released “Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert”, the eleventh Sonny Rollins live album. It was recorded in September 2001, in Boston, and was produced by Sonny Rollins and Lucille Rollins.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Clifton Anderson – trombone
  • Stephen Scott – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • Perry Wilson – drums
  • Kimati Dinizulu – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Without a Song – lyrics by Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, music by Vincent Youmans
  2. Global Warming – Sonny Rollins
  3. Introductions
  4. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, music by Manning Sherwin
  5. Why Was I Born? – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern
  6. Where or When – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart