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Nat King Cole And His Trio: After Midnight

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In January 1957, “Capitol” label released “After Midnight”, album by Nat King Cole and His Trio (15th Nat King Cole album overall). It was recorded August – September 1956, at “Capitol” in Hollywood.

Personnel:

  • Nat King Cole – vocals, piano
  • John Collins – guitar
  • Charlie Harris – bass
  • Lee Young – drums
  • Willie Smith – alto saxophone
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Juan Tizol – trombone
  • Stuff Smith – violin
  • Jack Costanzo – bongos

Track listing:

  1. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
  2. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  3. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  4. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Jian Tizol
  5. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose
  6. You’re Looking at Me – Bobby Troup
  7. Lonely One – Lenny Hambro, Roberta Heller
  8. Don’t Let It Go to Your Head – Henry Hadamik, Frank LaVere, Bob Nast
  9. I Know That You Know – Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell
  10. Blame It on My Youth – Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman
  11. When I Grow Too Old to Dream – Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
  12. (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 – Bobby Troup

Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova

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On December 20, 1962, “Mercury” label released “Big Band Bossa Nova”, the twelve Quincy Jones album. It was recorded June – September 1962, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Roland Kirk – flute, alto flute
  • Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute, woodwinds
  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Alan Raph – bass trombone
  • Lalo Schifrin – piano
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Chris White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Jack Del Rio – percussion
  • Carlos Gomez – percussion
  • Jose Paula – percussion
  • Phil Ramone – recording

Track listing:

  1. Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
  2. Boogie Bossa Nova – Charlie Mingus
  3. Desafinado – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  4. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria
  5. Se É Tarde Me Perdoa – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra
  6. On the Street Where You Live – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. One Note Samba – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  8. Lato Bossa Nova – Lalo Schifrin
  9. Serenata – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
  10. Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes

Henry Mancini: Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini

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On June 4, 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini”, album by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra. It was recorded in 1963, at “RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World”, and was produced by Joe Reisman.

Personnel:

  • Conrad Gozzo (lead), Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, Pete Candoli (soloist), Conte Candoli (soloist), Don Fagerquist (flugelhorn soloist) – trumpet
  • Dick Nash (soloist), Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, George Roberts (bass trombone) – trombone
  • Vincent DeRosa (soloist), Richard Perissi, John Cave, Art Maebe – French horn
  • Ted Nash (alto saxophone and alto flute solo), Ronny Lang (alto flute soloist), Harry Klee, Gene Cipriano, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone soloist) – woodwind
  • Bob Bain – guitar
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone, marimba
  • Rolly Bundock – bass
  • Jack Sperling – drums
  • Bobby Helfer – orchestra manager

Track listing:

  1. Green Onions – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Lewie Steinberg
  2. Stairway to the Stars – Mitchell Parish, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
  3. Night Train – Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins, Jimmy Forrest
  4. Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing, B.Y. Forster
  5. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  6. C Jam Blues – Duke Ellington
  7. Banzai Pipeline – Henry Mancini
  8. Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin
  9. Cheers! – Henry Mancini
  10. Lonesome – Henry Mancini
  11. The Hot Canary – Paul Nero
  12. Moonlight Serenade – Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller

Rosemary Clooney: Blue Rose

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On May 21, 1956, “Columbia” label released “Blue Rose”, the debut Rosemary Clooney studio album. It was recorded January – February 1956, and was produced by Irwing Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Rosemary Clooney – vocals
  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Billy Strayhorn – arranger, conductor
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpets
  • Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombones
  • John Sanders – valve trombone
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Sam Woodyard – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hey Baby – Duke Ellington
  2. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  3. Me and You – Duke Ellington
  4. Passion Flower – Billy Strayhorn, Milton Raskin
  5. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond
  6. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  7. Grievin’ – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  8. Blue Rose – Duke Ellington
  9. I’m Checkin’ Out – Goombye – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  10. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  11. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills

George Shearing: Latin Lace

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In March 1958, “Capitol” label released “Latin Lace”, the 15th George Shearing album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh.

Personnel:

  • George Shearing – piano
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar
  • Al McKibbon – double bass
  • Percy Brice – drums
  • Armando Peraza – congas
  • Emil Richards – vibraphone

Track listing:

  1. The Story of Love – Carlos Eleta Almarán
  2. Serenata – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
  3. Tu, Mi Delirio – César Portillo De La Luz
  4. Cali Mambo – Dante Varela
  5. Rondo – Carlos Federico
  6. To the Ends of the Earth – Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman
  7. The Moon was Yellow (and the Night was Young) – Fred E. Ahlert, Edgar Leslie
  8. Wonder Struck – Nick DiStefano
  9. Sand in My Shoes – Frank Loesser, Victor Schertzinger
  10. Mambo Caribe – Carlos Federico
  11. It’s Not for Me to Say – Robert Allen, Al Stillman
  12. Mambo No. 2 – Torrie Zito

Sarah Vaughn: At Mister Kelly’s

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In February 1958, “EmArcy” label released “At Mister Kelly’s”, the first Sarah Vaughan live album. It was recorded in August 1947, at “Mister Kelly’s” club in Chicago, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Be Anything (But Be Mine) – Irving Gordon
  5. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  7. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  8. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  9. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  10. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
  12. It’s Got to Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  13. Alone – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
  14. If This Isn’t Love – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
  15. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  16. Lucky in Love – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  17. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  18. Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
  19. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  20. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Dexter Gordon: Our Man In Paris

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In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Our Man in Paris”, the 20th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1963, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, France, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone 
  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Claude Ermelin – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  4. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli

Stevie Wonder: Eivets Rednow

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On November 20, 1968, “Gordy” label released “Eivets Rednow”, the ninth Stevie Wonder album (Eivets Rednow is Stevie Wonder spelled backwards, Wonder’s name does not appear on the cover of the original releases). It was recorded 1967 – 1968, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Henry Cosby.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica, piano, clavinet, drums, percussion
  • James Jamerson – bass guitar
  • Benny Benjamin – drums
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  2. More than a Dream – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder
  3. A House Is Not a Home – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  4. How Can You Believe – Stevie Wonder
  5. Medley: Never My Love/Ask the Lonely – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi/Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  6. Ruby – Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld
  7. Which Way the Wind – Stevie Wonder
  8. Bye Bye World – Stevie Wonder
  9. Grazin’ in the Grass – Philemon Hou

Herb Ellis And Remo Palmer: Windflower

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In October 1977, “Concord” label released “Windflower”, album by Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier (23rd Herb Ellis album overall). It was recorded in 1977, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Remo Palmier – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Ron Traxler – drums

Track listing:

  1. Windflower – Sara Cassey
  2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier
  3. My Foolish Heart – Victory Young, Ned Washington
  4. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  5. Danny Boy – Frederick Edward Weatherly
  6. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  7. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  8. Triste – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  9. Groove Merchant – Jerome Richardson

Lou Donaldson: A Man with a Horn

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On October 19, 1999, “Blue Note” label released “A Man with a Horn”, the 16th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in September 1961 – June 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Irvin Stokes – trumpet
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Big John Patton – organ
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Joe Dukes – drums
  • Ben Dixon – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
  2. Hippity Hop
  3. Please – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  4. My Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George Norton
  5. The Man With The Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
  6. Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) – Louis Guglielmi
  7. Prisoner of Love – Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin
  8. Soul Meetin’
  9. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish