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Joe Pass: Virtuoso In New York

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On August 31, 2004, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso in New York”, the 70th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in June 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. I Never Knew (That Roses Grew) – Gus Kahn, Fiorito
  2. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer
  4. Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass
  5. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Moritat – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar A. Swan
  9. Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass

Eric Alexander: Up, Over & Out

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In August 1993, “Delmark” label released “Up, Over & Out”, the third Eric Alexander album.

Personnel:

  • Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • John Ore – bass
  • Joe Farnsworth – drums

Track listing:

  1. Up, Over & Out – Hank Mobley
  2. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  3. Eronel – Thelonious Monk
  4. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Flying Fish – Cecil Payne
  6. Blues for Mabe – Harold Mabern
  7. I Remember Clifford – Benny Golson
  8. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are – Thelonious Monk

Diana Krall: Love Scenes

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On August 26, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “Love Scenes”, the fourth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Avatar” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall – lead vocals, piano, liner notes
  • Russell Malone – guitar
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Lawrence Manchester – recording assistant
  • Koji Egawa – mixing assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – design
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • Marsha Black – project coordination

Track listing:

  1. All or Nothing at All – Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman
  2. Peel Me a Grape – Dave Frishberg
  3. I Don’t Know Enough About You – Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour
  4. I Miss You So – Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin
  5. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  6. Lost Mind – Percy Mayfield
  7. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
  8. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry warren, Al Dubin
  9. Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey
  10. How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) – Irving Berlin
  11. My Love Is – Billy Miles
  12. Garden in the Rain – Carroll Gibbons, James Dyrenforth

Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

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On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Mike Harris – recording
  • Joe Tarantino – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Sonny Stitt: Now

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In July 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Now!”, the 45th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in June 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Al Lucas – bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Stitt, except where noted.

  1. Surfin’
  2. Lester Leaps In – Lester Young
  3. Estrellita – Manuel Ponce
  4. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Sam Stept, Sidney Clare
  5. Touchy
  6. Never —SH!
  7. My Mother’s Eyes – Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert
  8. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington

Max Roach: Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene

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In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene”, the seventh Max Roach album. It was recorded in June 1958, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Eddie Baker – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – upright bass

Track listing:

  1. Shirley – George Coleman
  2. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  3. Sporty – Bill Lee
  4. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
  6. Memo: To Maurice – Eddie Baker

The Three Sounds: It Just Got To Be

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In June 1963, “Blue Note” label released “It Just Got to Be”, the tenth Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – double bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Les David – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted.

  • One for Renee
  • Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  • It Just Got to Be
  • If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  • Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  • The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  • Real Gene
  • South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr

Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley: Great Love Themes

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In May 1966, “Capitol” label released “Great Love Themes”, the 35th Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded in April 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Tom Morgan.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Unidentified strings
  • Ray Ellis – conductor, arranger

Track listing:

  1. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein
  2. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer
  4. I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
  5. This Can´t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. Stella By Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  7. Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  8. The End of a Love Affair – Edward C. Redding
  9. So In Love – Cole Porter

Ran Blake: Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano

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On May 1, 1965, “ESP-Disk” label released “Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano”, the second Ran Blake album. It was recorded in May 1965, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Ran Blake – piano
  • Art Crist – engineer
  • Paul Frick – art direction
  • Saul Stollman – design
  • George Klabin – photography
  • Gunther Schuller – liner notes
  • Bob Marius – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Vanguard – Ran Blake
  2. Stratusphunk – George Russell
  3. Sleepy Time Gal – Ange Lorenzo, Joseph Alden, Raymond Egan, Richard Whiting
  4. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronislav Kaper, Ned Washington
  5. Eric – Ran Blake
  6. There’ll Be Some Changes Made – Billy Higgins, W. Benton Overstreet
  7. Good Morning Heartache – Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham
  8. Sister Tee – Ran Blake
  9. Lonely Woman – Ornette Coleman
  10. Birmingham U.S.A. – Ran Blake

Lou Donaldson: The Time Is Right

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In April 1960, “Blue Note” label released “The Time Is Right”, the eleventh Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded October – November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Laymon Jackson – bass
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Al Harewood – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – technical personnel

Track listing:

  1. Lou’s Blues – Lou Donaldson
  2. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  3. Idaho – Jesse Stone
  4. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Camichael, Ned Washington
  5. Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. Crosstown Shuffle – Lou Donaldson
  7. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger