In March 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Sonny’s Crib”, the third Sonny Clark album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Sonny Clark – piano
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Track listing:
With a Song in My Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet”, the 24th Miles Davis album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
On January 27, 1998, “Blue Note” label released “Back to the Tracks”, the sixth Tina Brooks album. It was recorded September – October 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Kenny Drew – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Tina Brooks except where noted.
Back to the Tracks
Street Singer
The Blues and I
For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
The Ruby and The Pearl – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
In January 1973, “Blue Note” label released “Extensions”, the twelve McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
In January 1973, “CTI” label released “Prelude”, the eighth Eumir Deodato studio album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Eumir Deodato – piano, electric piano, conductor, arranger
John Tropea – electric guitar
Jay Berliner – guitar
Ron Carter – electric bass, bass
Stanley Clarke – electric bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ray Barretto – congas
Hubert Laws – flute
John Frosk – trumpet
Marky Markowitz – trumpet
Joe Shepley – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Paul Faulise – trombone
George Strakey – trombone
Bill Watrous – trombone
Jim Buffington – French horn
Peter Gordon – French horn
Phil Bodner – flute
George Marge – flute
Romeo Penque – flute
Max Ellen – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
David Nadien – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Eliot Rosoff – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Al Brown – viola
Harvey Shapiro – cello
Seymore Barab – cello
Charles McKracken – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano = design
Track listing:
Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss
Spirit of Summer – Eumir Deodato
Carly & Carole – Eumir Deodato
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert Wright, George Forrest
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy
In January 1973, “CTI” label released “Sky Dive”, the twentieth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in October 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
Keith Jarrett: piano, electric piano
George Benson: guitar
Ron Carter: bass
Billy Cobham: drums
Ray Barretto, Airto Moreira: percussion
Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm: trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown: trombone
Paul Faulise: bass trombone
Tony Price: tuba
Hubert Laws: flute, alto flute, bass flute
Phil Bodner: flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo
George Marge: alto clarinet, bass clarinet
Wally Kane: bass clarinet, piccolo
Romeo Penque: flute, alto flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn
In January 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Bout Soul”, the 37th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
In January 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Una Mas”, the 17th Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Kenny Dorham – voice, trumpet
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Butch Warren – bass
Tony Williams – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenny Dorham, except where noted
Una Mas (One More Time)
Straight Ahead
Sao Paulo
If Ever I Would Leave You – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
In January 1964, “Blue Note” label released “One Step Beyond”, the 27th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
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