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Benny Bailey: Big Brass

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In December 1960, “Candid” label released “Big Brass”, the second Benny Bailey album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Benny Bailey – trumpet
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Les Spann – guitar, flute
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Buddy Catlett – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
  2. Alison – Hale Smith
  3. Tipsy – Oliver Nelson
  4. Please Say Yes – Tom McIntosh
  5. A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. Maud’s Mood – Benny Bailey

Ben Webster: Soulville

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In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Soulville”, the sixth Ben Webster album. It was recorded in October 1957, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Stan Levey – drums
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes
  • Ellie Hughes – design
  • Tom Hughes – design
  • Phil Stern – photography

Track listing:

  1. Soulville – Ben Webster
  2. Late Date – Ben Webster
  3. Time on My Hands – Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans
  4. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  5. Where Are You? – Lew Pollack, Lou Davis
  6. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  7. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins: Sonny Side Up

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In January 1959, “Verve” label released “Sonny Side Up”, album by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins. It was recorded in December 1957, at “Nola Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocal, trumpet
  • Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Tommy Bryant – double bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Burt Goldblatt – cover photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  2. The Eternal Triangle – Sonny Stit
  3. After Hours – Avery Parrish
  4. I Know That You Know – Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell

Don Ellis: How Time Passes

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In November 1960, “Candid“ label released “How Time Passes”, the debut Don Ellis album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  •  Don Ellis – trumpet
  • Jaki Byard – piano, alto saxophone
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Ellis, except where noted.

  1. How Time Passes
  2. Sallie
  3. A Simplex One
  4. Waste – Jaki Byard
  5. Improvisational Suite #1

Ornette Coleman: Tomorrow Is The Question!

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In November 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Tomorrow Is the Question!, the second Ornette Coleman studio album. It was recorded January – March 1959, at “Contemporary’s Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Don Cherry – trumpet
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Roy DuNann – engineer
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Tomorrow Is the Question!
  2. Tears Inside
  3. Mind and Time
  4. Compassion
  5. Giggin’
  6. Rejoicing
  7. Lorraine
  8. Turnaround
  9. Endless

Clark Terry: Color Changes

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In October 1961, “Candid” label released “Color Changes”, the ninth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Budd Johnson – piano
  • Joe Benjamin – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Clark Terry, except where noted.

  1. Blue Waltz (La Valse Bleue) – Bob Wilber
  2. Brother Terry – Yusef Lateef
  3. Flutin’ and Fluglin’
  4. No Problem – Duke Jordan
  5. La Rive Gauche
  6. Nahstye Blues
  7. Chat Qui Peche (A Cat That Fishes)

Booker Little: Out Front

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In October 1961, “Candid” label released “Out Front”, the fourth Booker Little album. It was recorded March – April 1961, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Don Friedman – piano
  • Art Davis – bass  
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Max Roach – drums, timpani, vibraphone

All tracks by Booker Little.

  1. We Speak
  2. Strength and Sanity
  3. Quiet Please
  4. Moods in Free Time
  5. Man of Words
  6. Hazy Hues
  7. A New Day

Ornette Coleman: Something Else!!!

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In September 1958, “Contemporary” label released “Something Else!!!!”, (subtitled The Music of Ornette Coleman), the debut Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in February 1958, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Don Cherry – cornet
  • Walter Norris – piano
  • Don Payne – double bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Roy DuNann – engineer
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Invisible
  2. The Blessing
  3. Jayne
  4. Chippie
  5. The Disguise
  6. Angel Voice
  7. Alpha
  8. When Will the Blues Leave?
  9. The Sphinx

Coleman Hawkins: The Jazz Version Of No Strings

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In June 1962, “Moodsville” label released “The Jazz Version of No Strings”, the 32nd Coleman Hawkins album. It features tracks from the musical drama “No Strings” written by Richard Rodgers. It was recorded March – April 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Eddie Locke – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Rodgers

  1. Look No Further
  2. La La La
  3. Nobody Told Me
  4. Maine
  5. Loads of Love
  6. The Sweetest Sounds
  7. Be My Host
  8. The Man Who Has Everything
  9. No Strings

McCoy Tyner: Inception

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In June 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Inception”, the debut McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Bob Gomel – cover photography
  • Burt Goldblatt – liner photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Inception
  2. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
  3. Blues for Gwen
  4. Sunset
  5. Effendi
  6. Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash