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Herbie Mann: Herbie Mann At The Village Gate

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In December 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Herbie Mann at the Village Gate”, the 25th Herbie Mann album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “The Village Gate” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Hagood Hardy – vibraharp
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Ray Mantilla – conga, percussion
  • Chief Bey – African drum, percussion
  • Ben Tucker – additional bass
  • Willis Conover – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Comin’ Home, Baby – Ben Tucker
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Mose Allison: The Word From Mose

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On March 10, 1964, “Atlantic” label released “The Word from Mose”, the 13th Mose Allison album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Mose Allison — vocals, piano
  • Ben Tucker — bass
  • Roy Lundberg — drums
  • Phil Iehle — engineer
  • Lee Friedlander — cover photo
  • Nesuhi Ertegun — supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Mose Allison, except where noted.

  1. Foolkiller
  2. One of These Days
  3. Look Here
  4. Days Like This
  5. Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
  6. Wild Man – Everett Barksdale, Stanley Willis
  7. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters
  8. New Parchman
  9. Don’t Forget to Smile
  10. I’m Not Talkin’
  11. Lost Mind – Percy Mayfield

Ornette Coleman: Ornette On Tenor

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In December 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Ornette on Tenor”, the eighth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman — tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
  • Jimmy Garrison — bass
  • Ed Blackwell — drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Phil Lehle – recording
  • Bob Slutzky – design
  • Alfred Bennett Spellman, Jr. – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Cross Breeding
  2. Mapa
  3. Enfant
  4. Eos
  5. Ecars

Elvis Jones: And Then Again

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In October 1965, “Atlantic” label released “And Then Again”, the sixth Elvin Jones album. It was recorded February – March 1965, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • Thad Jones – cornet
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone 
  • Don Friedman – piano
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Melba Liston – arranger, conductor
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Burt Goldblatt – design
  • Arif Mardin – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Azan – Charles Davis
  2. All Deliberate Speed – Melba Liston
  3. Elvin Elpus – Melba Liston
  4. Soon After – Jodora Marshall
  5. Forever Summer – Thad Jones
  6. Len Sirrah – Melba Liston
  7. And Then Again – Elvin Jones

Shorty Rogers: Martians Come Back!

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In August 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Martians Come Back!”, the eleventh Shorty Rogers album. It was recorded October – December 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • John Graas – French horn
  • Paul Sarmento – tuba
  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Pete Jolly, Lou Levy – piano
  • Ralph Peña, Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Shorty Rogers, except where noted.

  1. Martians Come Back
  2. Astral Alley
  3. Lotus Bud
  4. Dickie’s Dream – Count Basie, Lester Young
  5. Papouche
  6. Serenade in Sweets
  7. Planetarium
  8. Chant of the Cosmos

Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh

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In December 1955, “Atlantic” label released “Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh”, album by Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh (the ninth Lee Konitz album overall, the second Warne Marsh album overall). It was recorded in June 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
  • Sal Mosca – piano 
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • William Claxton – cover photography
  • Barry Ulanov – liner notes
  • Nesuhi Ertegun – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Topsy – Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham
  2. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren
  3. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke
  4. Donna Lee – Charlie Parker
  5. Two Not One – Lennie Tristano
  6. Don’t Squawk – Oscar Pettiford
  7. Ronnie’s Line – Ronnie Ball
  8. Background Music – Warne Marsh

Shelly Manne: Daktari

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In December 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Daktari”, the 34th Shelly Manne album. It features music from the TV show “Daktari”, and was recorded November – December 1967, at “Annex Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Shelly Manne – drums, percussion
  • Justin Gordon, Bud Shank, Arthur C. Smith, Frank Strozier – woodwinds
  • Mike Wofford – piano
  • Bob Bain – guitar
  • Bill Pitman – bass
  • Larry Bunker, Frank Carlsson, Victor Feldman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • Richard Hazard – arranger

Track listing:

All tracks by Shelly Manne.

  1. Daktari
  2. Out on a Limb
  3. Clarence
  4. Africa
  5. Stay with Me
  6. Elephantime
  7. Wameru
  8. Toto
  9. Galloping Giraffes
  10. Judy Judy
  11. Ivan
  12. Rhino Trot

Sonny Stitt: Stitt Plays Bird

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In July 1964, “Atlantic” label released “Stitt Plays Bird”, a Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in January 1963, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
  • John Lewis – piano
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Parker, except where noted.

  1. Ornithology – Benny Harris, Charlie Parker
  2. Scrapple from the Apple
  3. My Little Suede Shoes
  4. Parker’s Mood
  5. Au Privave
  6. Ko-Ko
  7. Confirmation
  8. Hootie Blues – Jay McShann
  9. Constellation

Milt Jackson: Bean Bags

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In April 1960, “Atlantic” label released “Bean Bags”, the fifteenth Milt Jackson album. It was recorded in September 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Milt Jackson except where noted.

  1. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  2. Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
  3. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  4. Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  5. Sandra’s Blues
  6. Indian Blues

John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane

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In November 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Olé Coltrane”, the eight John Coltrane album. It was recorded in May 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane — soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
  • Eric Dolphy — flute, alto saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner — piano
  • Reggie Workman — bass
  • Art Davis — bass
  • Elvin Jones — drums
  • Phil Ramone — engineer
  • Jagel & Slutzky Graphics — cover design
  • Ralph J. Gleason — liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ole – John Coltrane
  2. Dahomey Dance – John Coltrane
  3. Aisha – McCoy Tyner