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Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madness

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In October 1956, “Prestige” label released “Tenor Madness”, the fifth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in May 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Tenor Madness
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  3. Paul’s Pal
  4. My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
  5. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Plays

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In October 1954, “Prestige” label released “Thelonious Monk Plays (with Percy Heath and Art Blakey)”, the sixth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded in September 1954, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey. It was released as 10” LP.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Work
  2. Nutty
  3. Blue Monk
  4. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci

Plas Johnson And Red Holloway: Keep That Groove Going

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On October 2, 2001, “Milestone” label released “Keep That Groove Going!”, album by Plas Johnson and Red Holloway. It was recorded in April 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Red Holloway – tenor saxophone 
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Ludwig – organ
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Kenny Washington − drums

Track listing:

  1. Keep That Groove Going! – Red Holloway
  2. Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
  3. Serenade in Blue – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Go Red Go – Arnett Cobb
  5. Bretheren! – Red Holloway
  6. Pass the Gravy – Plas Johnson
  7. Jammin’ for Mr. Lee – Plas Johnson
  8. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  9. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn

John Coltrane: Standard Coltrane

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On October 2, 1962, “Prestige” label released “Standard Coltrane”, album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in July 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Wilbur Harden – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  2. I’ll Get By – Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk
  3. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Invitation – Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster

Stanley Turrentine: Don’t Mess With Mister T.

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In September 1973, “CTI” label released “Don’t Mess with Mister T.”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It was recorded March – June 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  1. Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  2. Bob James – piano, electric piano, arrangements, conductor
  3. Harold Mabern – electric piano
  4. Richard Tee – organ
  5. Eric Gale – guitar
  6. Ron Carter – bass
  7. Idris Muhammad – drums
  8. Billy Cobham – drums
  9. Rubens Bassini – percussion
  10. Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
  11. Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
  12. Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  13. Randy Brecker – trumpet
  14. John Frosk – flugelhorn
  15. Alan Raph – bass trombone
  16. Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
  17. Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi – viola
  18. Seymour Barab, George Ricci – cello
  19. Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Mess with Mister T. – Marvin Gaye
  2. Two for T. – Stanley Turrentine
  3. Too Blue – Stanley Turrentine
  4. I Could Never Repay Your Love – Bruce Hawes

Elvin Jones: Genesis

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In September 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Genesis”, the 14th Elvin Jones album. It was recorded in February 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolf and George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Joe Farrell, Dave Liebman – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, alto flute, alto clarinet
  • Gene Perla – bass, electric bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. P.P. Phoenix – Gene Perla
  2. For All the Other Times – Gene Perla
  3. Slumber – Dave Liebman
  4. Three Card Molly – Elvin Jones
  5. Cecilia Is Love – Frank Foster

Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me

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On September 27, 1994, “Verve” label released “Nobody Else but Me”, studio album by Stan Getz. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Gene Cherico – bass
  • Joe Hunt – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  2. 6-Nix-Quix-Flix – Gary Burton
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Waltz for a Lovely Wife – Phil Woods
  5. Out of Focus – Gary Burton
  6. Nobody Else but Me – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  7. Sweet Sorrow – Michael Gibbs
  8. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  10. Waltz for a Lovely Wife (single version)

Alex G: God Save The Animals

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On September 23, 2022, “Domino” label released “God Save the Animals”, the ninth Alex G studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Headroom Studios” and “Spice House” in Philadelphia, “Sugar House” in New York City, “Clubhouse” in Rhinebeck, New York, Gradwell House Recording” in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, “Watersong Music” in Bowdoinham, Maine, and was produced by Alex G and Jacob Portrait.

Personnel:

  • Alex G (Alexander Giannascoli) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, engineer
  • Samuel Acchione – guitar, banjo
  • John Heywood – bass
  • Tom Kelly – drums
  • Jessica Lea Mayfield – additional vocals
  • Molly Germer – strings, additional vocals, string arrangement
  • Jacob Portrait – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Watter – engineer
  • Kyle Pulley – engineer
  • Scoops Dardaris – engineer
  • Eric Bogacz – engineer
  • Connor Priest – engineer
  • Steve Poponi – engineer
  • Earl Bigelow – engineering
  • Anjan Alavandar – engineer assistant
  • Isaac Eiger – engineer assistant
  • Shubham Mondal – engineer assistant
  • Sophie Shalit – engineer assistant
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Rachel Giannascoli Masciantonio – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Giannascoli.

  1. After All
  2. Runner
  3. Mission
  4. S.D.O.S.
  5. No Bitterness
  6. Ain’t It Easy
  7. Cross the Sea
  8. Blessing
  9. Early Morning Waiting
  10. Immunity
  11. Headroom Piano
  12. Miracles
  13. Forgive

Grant Green: Visions

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In September 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Visions”, the 17th Grant Green album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Billy Wooten – vibes
  • Emmanuel Riggins – electric piano
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Harold Caldwell – drums, percussion
  • Ray Armando – conga
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Robert Lamm
  2. Maybe Tomorrow – Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Quincy Jones
  3. Mozart Symphony #40 in G Minor, K550, 1st Movement – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. Love on a Two-Way Street – Bert Keyes, Sylvia Robinson
  5. Cantaloupe Woman – Ben Dixon
  6. We’ve Only Just Begun – Roger Nichols, Paul Williams
  7. Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
  8. Blues for Abraham – Eloise Riggins

Reverend Gary Davis: A Little More Faith

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In September 1961, “Bluesville” label released “A Little More Faith”, the fifth Reverend Gary Davis album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Blind Gary Davis – vocals, guitar
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Kenneth S. Goldstein – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Davis, except where noted.

  1. You Got to Move – traditional
  2. Crucifixion
  3. I’m Glad I’m in That Number
  4. There’s a Table Sittin’ in Heaven
  5. Motherless Children – traditional
  6. There’s a Bright Side Somewhere – traditional
  7. I’ll Be All Right Some Day
  8. You Better Mind
  9. A Little More Faith
  10. I’ll Fly Away – Albert E. Brumley
  11. God’s Gonna Separate – traditional
  12. When I Die I’ll Live Again