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Jimmy McGriff: Groove Grease

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In November 1971, “Groove Merchant” label released “Groove Grease”, the 26th Jimmy Griff album. It was recorded in 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Sonny Lester.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy McGriff – organ
  • Cliff Davis – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Johnny Beard – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Murray Watson – trumpet
  • Horace Ott – electric piano
  • Everett Barksdale, Wayne Bennett – guitar
  • Richard Davis, Richard Evans – bass
  • Marion J. Booker – drums
  • Lawrence Killian – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy McGriff, except where noted.

  1. Groove Grease
  2. The Bird – Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Lester
  3. Plain Brown Bag
  4. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  5. Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
  6. Mr. Lucky – Henry Mancini
  7. Moonglow – Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange
  8. Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
  9. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster

Bernard “Pretty” Purdie: Soul Drums

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In November 1967, “Date” label released “Soul Drums”, the debut Bernard “Pretty” Purdie album. It was recorded in 1967, in New York City, and was produced by David Kapralik and Ken Williams.

Personnel:

  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums, shouting vocals
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Buddy Lucas – tenor saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone, shouting vocals
  • Billy Butler – guitar
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Richard Tee – piano, Hammond organ, arrangements
  • Bob Bushnell – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Purdie except where noted.

  1. Soul Drums
  2. Bee ‘N’ Tee – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  3. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
  4. Soul Bossa Nova – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  5. Jimmy’s Back – Bernard Purdie, James Tyrell
  6. Funky Donkey
  7. Bill’s Groove
  8. On the Outskirts of Minitown
  9. Testifyin’ – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  10. Modern Jive – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  11. Blow Your Lid (But Watch Your Cool)

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley: Know What I Mean?

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In November 1962, “Riverside” label released “Know What I Mean?”, the 19th Julian “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded January – February – March 1961, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Bill Evans – piano, arrangements
  • Percy Heath – acoustic bass
  • Connie Kay – drums
  • Bill Stoddard – recording
  • Ken Deardoff – design

Track listing:

  1. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  2. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Who Cares? (Take 5) – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Venice – John Lewis
  5. Toy – Clifford Jordan
  6. Elsa – Earl Zindars
  7. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen
  8. Know What I Mean? (Re-take 7) – Bill Evans
  9. Who Cares? (Take 4)
  10. Know What I Mean? (Take 12)

Lee Konitz: Motion

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In November 1961, “Verve” label released “Motion”, the 19th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Olmsted Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Sonny Dallas – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  2. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  3. Foolin’ Myself – Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. I’ll Remember April – Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Plus

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “Plus”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet (the 21st Cannonball Adderley album overall). It was recorded in May 1961, at “Plaza Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Victor Feldman – vibes, piano
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Arriving Soon – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
  2. Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  3. New Delhi – Victor Feldman
  4. Winetone – Wynton Kelly
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. Lisa (take 8) – Victor Feldman, Phil Zito

Blue Mitchell: Blue’s Moods

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In November 1960, “Riverside” label released “Blue’s Moods”, the fifth Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in August 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet, cornet
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Blue Mitchell except where noted.

  1. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
  2. Avars – Rocky Boyd
  3. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  4. Kinda Vague – Wynton Kelly, Blue Mitchell
  5. Sir John
  6. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  7. Sweet Pumpkin – Ronnell Bright
  8. I Wish I Knew – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren

Dinah Washington: What A Difference A Day Makes

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In November 1959, “Mercury” label released “What a Difference a Day Makes!”, the tenth Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded February – August 1959, at “Fine Recoding Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Clyde Otis. At the 2nd “Annual Grammy Awards” held in November 1959, the title track won Washington the “Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Dinah Washington – vocals
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • Jerome Richardson – flute
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • David “Panama” Francis – drums
  • Milt Hinton – double bass
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Belford Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
  • Tom Greenwood – research coordination
  • Carlos Kase
  • George Piros – sound engineer
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Edward Odowd – design
  • Sherniece Smith – art producer
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  2. I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
  3. That’s All There Is to That – Clyde Otis, Kelly Owens
  4. I Won’t Cry Anymore – Al Frisch, Fred Wise
  5. I’m Thru with Love – Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck
  6. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  7. What a Difference a Day Makes – Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever
  8. Nothing in the World – Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis
  9. Manhattan – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  10. Time after Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  11. It’s Magic – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  12. A Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes
  13. Time after Time (First Version) – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  14. Come On Home (bonus) – Juanita Hill, Dinah Washington
  15. It Could Happen To You (bonus) – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke

Max Roach: Deeds, Not Words

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In November 1958, “Riverside” label released “Deeds, Not Words”, the tenth Max Roach album. It was recorded in September 1958, in New York City, and was recorded in Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Ray Draper – tuba
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass

Track listing

  1. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
  2. Filidé – Ray Draper
  3. It’s You or No One – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. Jodie’s Cha-Cha – Bill Lee
  5. Deeds, Not Words – Bill Lee
  6. Larry-Larue – Booker Little
  7. Conversation – Max Roach
  8. There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren

Charles Mingus: Mingus Three

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In November 1957, “Jubilee” label released “Mingus Three”, the eight Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in July 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – bass
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Dannie Richmond – drums, tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus except where noted.

  1. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  2. Back Home Blues
  3. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  4. Hamp’s New Blues – Hampton Hawes
  5. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  6. Dizzy Moods
  7. Laura – Johnny Mercer, David Raksin

The Jazz Messengers: Same

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In October 1956, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Jazz Messengers (The) studio album. It was recorded April – May 1964, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. Infra-Rae
  2. Nica’s Dream – Horace Silver
  3. It’s You or No One – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. Ecaroh – Horace Silver
  5. Carol’s Interlude
  6. The End of a Love Affair – E. C. Redding
  7. Hank’s Symphony