In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Tranquility”, album by Lee Konitz’s Quartet (14th Lee Konitz album overall). It was recorded in October 1957, in New York City.
Personnel:
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Billy Bauer – guitar
Henry Grimes – bass
Dave Bailey – drums
Track listing:
Stephanie – Lee Konitz
Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
People Will Say We’re in Love – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
When You’re Smiling – Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay
Sunday – Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
Lennie Bird – Lennie Tristano
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
On April 9, 2013, “Resonance” label released “The Magic of 2”, album Tommy Flanagan and Jaki Byard. It was recorded in February 1982, at “Keystone Korner” in San Francisco, and was produced by Todd Barkan and Zev Feldman.
Personnel:
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Jaki Byard – piano
Frank Gala – mastering
Bill Charlap, Dan Morgenstern, Diane Byard, Howard Mandel, Renee Rosnes, Zev Feldman – liner notes
George Klabin – executive producer
Track listing:
Introduction by Todd Barkan
Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
Something to Live For – Billy Strayhorn
Send One Your Love – Stevie Wonder
Our Delight – Tadd Dameron
All Day Long – Billy Strayhorn
Sunday – Bennie Krueger, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Ned Miller
In December 1963, “Prestige” label released “Soul Shack”, album by Sonny Stitt and Jack McDuff (the 47th Sonny Stitt album overall). It was recorded in September 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
Brother Jack McDuff – organ
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Herbie Lovelle – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Don Schlitten – design, photography
Dan Mongerstern – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt except where noted.
Sunday – Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “A Jazz Message”, the sixth Art Blakey album (credited as Art Blakey’s Quartet). It was recorded in July 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Art Davis – bass
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Joe Lebow – design
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Bob Ghiraldini – photography
Track listing:
Café – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Just Knock on My Door – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
Sunday – Chester Conn, Nick Drake, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In December 1963, “Prestige” label released “Soul Shack”, an album by Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
Brother Jack McDuff – organ
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Herbie Lovelle – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Don Schlitten – design, photography
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Personnel:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt except where noted.
Sunday – Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller
In November 1959, “Prestige” label released “Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette”, an album by John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
In October 1959, “Prestige” label “Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette”, an album by John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
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