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Mirthrandir: For You The Old Woman

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On February 2, 1976, Mithrandir self-released “For You the Old Woman”, band’s debut album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Vantone Sound Studios” in West Orange, New Jersey, and was produced by Alexander Romanelli, Richard Excellente, Simon Gannett, James Miller and Robert Arace.

Personnel:

  • John Vislocky III – vocals, trumpet
  • Alexander Romanelli – guitar
  • Richard Excellente – guitar
  • Simon Gannett – keyboards
  • James Miller – bass, flute
  • Robert Arace – drums
  • Doug Conroy – remix
  • Mike Iannone – art direction
  • John Modzelewski – artwork
  • Valentine – design, cover photography
  • Barbara Clark – photography
  • Jeff Thompson – photography
  • Greg Walker – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. For You Old Woman
  2. Conversation with Personality Giver
  3. Light of the Candle
  4. Number Six
  5. For Four

Steve Lacy: Reflections

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In February 1959, “Prestige” label released “Reflections” (subtitled Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk), the second Steve Lacy album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Buell Neidlinger – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk.

  1. Four In One
  2. Reflections
  3. Hornin’ In
  4. Bye-Ya
  5. Let’s Call This
  6. Ask Me Now
  7. Skippy

Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner

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In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – acoustic and electric piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute
  • Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Tony Studd – bass trombone 
  • Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Jerome Richardson – bass clarinet, flute
  • Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Tootie Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  • I Have a Dream
  • The Prisoner
  • Firewater – C. B. Williams
  • He Who Lives in Fear
  • Promise of the Sun

Tony Williams: Life Time

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In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Life Time”, is the debut Tony Williams studio album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in it’s suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Personnel:

  • Tony Williams – drums, timpani, woodblocks, maracas, triangle
  • Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Gary Peacock – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Williams.

  1. Two Pieces of One: Red
  2. Two Pieces of One: Green
  3. Tomorrow Afternoon
  4. Memory
  5. Barb’s Song to the Wizard

Oliver Nelson: Screamin’ The Blues

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In January 1961, “New Jazz” label released “Screamin’ the Blues”, the third Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in May 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Richard Wyands – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Screamin’ the Blues
  2. March On, March On – Esmond Edwards
  3. The Drive
  4. The Meetin’
  5. Three Seconds
  6. Alto-Itis

Eddie Gale: Ghetto Music

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In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Ghetto Music”, the debut Eddie Gale studio album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Gale – trumpet, thumb piano, steel drum, bird whistle
  • Russell Lyle – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jo Ann Gale Stevens – vocals, guitar
  • James “Tokio” Reid, Judah Samuel – bass
  • Richard Hackett, Thomas Holman – drums
  • Elaine Beener – lead vocals
  • Sylvia Bibbs, Barbara Dove, Evelyn Goodwin, Art Jenkins, Fulumi Prince, Edward Walrond, Sondra Walston, Mildred Weston, Norman Wright – vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Gale

  1. The Rain
  2. Fulton Street
  3. A Understanding
  4. A Walk With Thee
  5. The Coming of Gwilu

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: The Witch Doctor

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In January 1967, “Blue Note” label released “The Witch Doctor”, the 16th Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in March 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Jymie Merritt – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. The Witch Doctor – Lee Morgan
  2. Afrique – Lee Morgan
  3. Those Who Sit and Wait – Wayne Shorter
  4. A Little Busy – Bobby Timmons
  5. Joelle – Wayne Shorter
  6. Lost and Found – Clifford Jordan

The Free Spirits: Out Of Sight And Sound

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In January 1967, “ABC” label released “Out of Sight and Sound”, the debut Free Spirits (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Larry Coryell – guitar, sitar
  • Columbus “Chip” Baker – guitar
  • Jim Pepper – saxophone
  • Chris Hills – vocals, bass guitar
  • Bob Moses – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Coryell, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Look Now (But Your Head is Turned Around)
  2. I’m Gonna Be Free
  3. LBOD – Bob Moses, Larry Coryell
  4. Sunday Telephone – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  5. Blue Water Mother – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  6. Girl of the Mountain – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  7. Cosmic Daddy Dancer – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  8. Bad News Cat
  9. Storm – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  10. Early Mornin’ Fear – Larry Coryell, Nick Hyams
  11. Angels Can’t Be True
  12. Tattoo Man – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell

Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet: Illumination!

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On January 9, 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Illumination!”, album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet (fourth Elvin Jones album overall, and the only Jimmy Garrison album as leader or do-leader). It was recorded in August 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English Horn
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • (William) Prince Lasha – clarinet, flute
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Nuttin’ Out Jones – William Prince Lasha
  2. Oriental Flower – McCoy Tyner
  3. Half and Half – Charles Davis
  4. Aborigine Dance in Scotland – Sonny Simmons
  5. Gettin’ on Way – Jimmy Garrison
  6. Just Us Blues – Charles Davis

Lee Morgan: The Cooker

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In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “The Cooker”, the seventh Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. Happy Dipper – Lee Morgan
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
  5. New-Ma = Lee Morgan