In February 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing Johnny Griffin”, the debut Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Wynton Kelly – piano
Curly Russell – bass
Max Roach – drums
Track listing:
Mil Dew – Johnny Griffin
Chicago Calling – Johnny Griffin
These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, John Strachey
The Boy Next Door – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
Nice and Easy – Johnny Griffin
It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “A Jazz Message”, the sixth Art Blakey album (credited as Art Blakey’s Quartet). It was recorded in July 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Art Davis – bass
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Joe Lebow – design
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Bob Ghiraldini – photography
Track listing:
Café – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Just Knock on My Door – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
Sunday – Chester Conn, Nick Drake, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Bluesnik”, the 21st Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In February 1956, “Riverside” label released “Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio”, the third Randy Weston album. It was recorded in 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Sam Gill – bass
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Fire Down There – traditional
Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
Under Blunder
Dark Eyes – Florian Hermann
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
On February 1, 2019, “Rockathon” label released “Zeppelin over China”, the 27th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Magic Door” in New Jersey, “Serious Business Records” in New York City, “Stillwater Lodge” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Travis Harrison.
Personnel:
Robert Pollard – vocals
Doug Gillard – guitar, horn arrangements
Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
Mark Shue – bass guitar
Kevin March – drums
Travis Harrison – engineer, vocal engineer, mastering, mixing
In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “New and Old Gospel”, the 36th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Ornette Coleman – trumpet
LaMont Johnson – piano
Scotty Holt – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
Lifeline Medley: Offering/Midway / Vernzone / The Inevitable End – Jackie McLean
In January 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Vibrations”, the 25th Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in October 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano, organ
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Kalil Madi – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Reid Miles – design, photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
The Frown – Gene Harris
Fever – Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell
Let’s Go Get Stoned – Joey Armstead, Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Something You Got – Chris Kenner
Yeh Yeh – Rogers Grant, Pat Patrick
It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
The Lamp Is Low – Peter de Rose, Bert Shefter
Yours Is My Heart Alone – Ludwig Herzer, Franz Lehár, Fritz Löhner-Beda
In December 1955, “Riverside” label released “Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington”, album by Thelonious Monk. It was recorded in July 1957, at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Duke Ellington except where noted
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Sophisticated Lady
I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
Black and Tan Fantasy – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
On October 30, 2020, “Concord” label released “Hey Clockface”, the 31st Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Suomenlinnan Studio” in Helsinki, “Les Studios Saint Germain” in Paris, “Leonia Sound” in New Jersey, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Michael Leonhart and Sebastian Krys.
Personnel:
Elvis Costello – voices, voices via electrical wire, guitar, bass, piano, snare drum
Bill Frisell – guitar, loops
Nels Cline – guitar
Steve Nieve – grand piano, upright piano, organ, mellotron, melodica
On October 23, 2020, “Columbia” label released “Letter to You”, the twentieth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Thrill Hill Recording” in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.
Personnel:
Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar
Steven Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
Roy Bittan – vocals, piano
Charles Giordano – vocals, organ
Jake Clemons – saxophone
Patti Scialfa – vocals
Garry Tallent – vocals, bass guitar
Max Weinberg – vocals, drums, vocals
Rob Lebret, Ross Petersen, Ron Aniello – engineer
Toby Scott – additional engineering
Brandon Duncan – engineer assistant, digital editing
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
Rob Lebret – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Kevin Buell – guitars and technical services
Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
Michelle Holme – art direction
Michelle Holme, Meghan Foley – design
Dave Bett – hand lettering
Danny Clinch – photography
Rob DeMartin, Tyler Chappel – recording photography
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