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Mal Waldron: Mal-1

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In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Mal-1”, the debut Mal Waldron album. It was recorded in November 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
  • Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
  • Julian Euell – bass
  • Arthur Edgehill – drums

Track listing:

  1. Stablemates – Benny Golson
  2. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  3. Transfiguration – Lee Sears, Gigi Gryce
  4. Bud Study – Mal Waldron
  5. Dee’s Dilemma – Mal Waldron
  6. Shome – Idrees Sulieman

The Three Sounds: Out Of This World

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In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Out of This World”, the twelve Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris except where noted.

  1. Girl of My Dreams – Sunny Clapp
  2. Out of the Past – Benny Golson
  3. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  4. I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
  5. My Silent Love – Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse
  6. Sanctified Sue
  7. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  8. You Make Me Feel So Young – Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow

Sam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song

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In April 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Fuchsia Swing Song”, the debut Sam Rivers album. It was recorded in December 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Rivers.

  1. Fuchsia Swing Song
  2. Downstairs Blues Upstairs
  3. Cyclic Episode
  4. Luminous Monolith
  5. Beatrice
  6. Ellipsis

Andrew Hill: Point Of Departure

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In April 1964, ”Blue Note” label released “Point of Departure”, the fifth Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Track listing:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill.

  1. Refuge
  2. New Monastery
  3. Spectrum
  4. Flight 19
  5. Dedication

Coleman Hawkins: Good Old Broadway

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In April 1962, “Moodsville” label released “Good Old Broadway”, the 31st Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Eddie Locke – drums
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Talk to the Trees – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  3. Wanting You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  4. Strange Music – George Forrest, Robert Wright, Edvard Grieg
  5. The Man That Got Away – Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
  6. Get Out of Town – Cole Porter
  7. Here I’ll Stay – Alan Jay Lerner, Kurt Weill
  8. A Fellow Needs a Girl – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers

Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Relaxes

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In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “The Hawk Relaxes”, the 28th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Andrew Cyrille – drums

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Never Be The Same – Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
  2. When Day Is Done – Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher
  3. Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
  4. More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
  5. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  6. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  7. Speak Low – Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill

Tadd Dameron: Fontainebleau

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In April 1956, “Prestige” label released “Fontainebleau”, the sixth Tadd Dameron album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Tadd Dameron – piano
  •  Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
  • Joe Alexander – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Henry Coker – trombone
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

All tracks by Tadd Dameron.

  1. Fontainebleau
  2. Delirium
  3. The Scene Is Clean
  4. Flossie Lou
  5. Bula-Beige

Oliver Nelson: Nocturne

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In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “Nocturne”, the fourth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1960, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Lem Winchester – vibes
  • Richard Wyands – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Nocturne
  2. Bob’s Blues
  3. Man With a Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
  4. Early Morning
  5. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
  6. Azur’te – Wild Bill Davis, Don Wolf
  7. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

The Three Sounds: Black Orchid

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In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Orchid”, the eleventh Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted

  1. Black Orchid – Cal Tjader, Neal Hefti
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. For All We Know – John Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Oh Well, Oh Well
  5. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  7. Don’t Go, Don’t Go
  8. Saucer Eyes – Randy Weston

Yusef Lateef: Eastern Sounds

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In April 1962, “Moodsville” label released “Eastern Sounds”, the 16th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in September 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, Chinese globular flute (xun)
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Ernie Farrow – double bass, rabat (rabaab)
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.

  1. The Plum Blossom
  2. Blues for the Orient
  3. Ching Miau
  4. Don’t Blame Me – Jimmy McHugh
  5. Love Theme from Spartacus – Alex North
  6. Snafu
  7. Purple Flower
  8. Love Theme from The Robe – Alfred Newman
  9. The Three Faces of Balal