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The Bill Evans Trio: Moon Beams

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In December 1962, “Riverside” label released “Moon Beams”, the twelve Bill Evans album. It was recorded May – June 1962, at “Sound Makers Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans- piano
  • Chuck Israels- bass
  • Paul Motian- drums

Track listing:

  1. Re: Person I Knew – Bill Evans
  2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish
  5. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron
  6. It Might as Well Be Spring – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  7. In Love in Vain – Leo Robin, Jerome Kern
  8. Very Early – Bill Evans

Ella Fitzgerald: Hello, Dolly

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In July 1964, “Verve” label released “Hello, Dolly!”, the 40th Ella Fitzgerald album. It was recorded March – April 1964, in New York City and London,  and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald- vocals
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Zoot Sims- tenor saxophone
  • Frank DeVol- arrangements, conductor
  • Henri René- arrangements
  • Johnnie Spence– conductor

Track listing:

  1. Hello Dolly! – Jerry Herman
  2. People – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
  3. Can’t Buy Me Love – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. The Sweetest Sounds – Richard Rodgers
  5. Miss Otis Regrets – Cole Porter
  6. My Man – Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain
  7. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  8. Volare – Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno, Mitchell Parish
  9. The Thrill is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  10. Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  11. Lullaby of the Leaves – Bernice Petkere, Joe Young
  12. Pete Kelly’s Blues – Sammy Cahn, Ray Heindorf

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Joe Pass: Virtuoso

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In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Country Casanova

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In May 1973, “Paramount” label released “Country Casanova”, the third Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Stephan Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Commander Cody (George Frayne) – piano, lead vocal
  • Billy C. Farlow– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Bill Kirchen– lead guitar, banjo, lead vocal
  • John Tichy– rhythm guitar, lead vocal
  • Bruce Barlow– bass guitar, stand-up bass
  • Lance Dickerson– drums
  • Andy Stein– fiddle, saxophone
  • Bobby Black– pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Jim Marshall – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Country Casanova – Billy Farlow, Michael J. Richards
  2. Shall We Meet (Beyond the River) – Billy Farlow, John Tichy, Andy Stein
  3. My Window Faces The South – Jerry Livingston, Mitchell Parish, Abner Silver
  4. One Man’s Meat (Is Another Man’s Poison) – John Tichy, Bruce Barlow, George Frayne, Billy C. Farlow
  5. Everybody’s Doin’ It – George Frayne, Bruce Barlow, Andy Stein, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen, Lance Dickerson, John Tichy, Bobby Black
  6. Rock That Boogie – George Frayne, Bruce Farlow
  7. Rave On! – Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
  8. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) – Merle Travis, Tex Williams
  9. Sister Sue – John Tichy, Bruce Barlow, Andy Stein, Billy C. Farlow
  10. Honeysuckle Honey – Michael J. Richards

The Shadows: The Sound of the Shadows

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On July 12, 1964, “EMI” label released “The Sound of The Shadows”, the fourth  Shadows (The) album. It was recorded in 1965.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin – vocals, guitar
  • John Rostill – vocals, bass
  • Brian Bennett – drums
  • The Norrie Paramor Strings – ensemble
  • Savid Steen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brazil – Ary Barroso, Bob Russell
  2. The Lost City – Russ Ballard
  3. A Little Bitty Tear – Hank Cochran
  4. Blue Sky, Blue Sea, Blue Me – John Rostill, Bruce Welch
  5. Bossa Roo – John Rostill, Bruce Welch
  6. Five Hundred Miles – Sonny West
  7. Cotton Pickin – Perry Ford, Tony Hiller
  8. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish
  9. Santa Ana – Jerry Lordan, Petrina Lordan
  10. The Windjammer – John Rostil
  11. Dean’s Theme — Hank Marvin, John Rostill
  12. Breakthru – Geoffrey Taggart
  13. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  14. National Provincial Samba – John Rostill, Bruce Welch