In December 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Herbie Mann at the Village Gate”, the 25th Herbie Mann album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “The Village Gate” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.
Personnel:
Herbie Mann – flute
Hagood Hardy – vibraharp
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
Rudy Collins – drums
Ray Mantilla – conga, percussion
Chief Bey – African drum, percussion
Ben Tucker – additional bass
Willis Conover – liner notes
Track listing:
Comin’ Home, Baby – Ben Tucker
Summertime – DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On December 20, 1962, “Mercury” label released “Big Band Bossa Nova”, the twelve Quincy Jones album. It was recorded June – September 1962, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Quincy Jones.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Roland Kirk – flute, alto flute
Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute, woodwinds
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Julius Watkins – French horn
Alan Raph – bass trombone
Lalo Schifrin – piano
Jim Hall – guitar
Chris White – bass
Rudy Collins – drums
Jack Del Rio – percussion
Carlos Gomez – percussion
Jose Paula – percussion
Phil Ramone – recording
Track listing:
Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
Boogie Bossa Nova – Charlie Mingus
Desafinado – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria
Se É Tarde Me Perdoa – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra
On the Street Where You Live – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
One Note Samba – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
Lato Bossa Nova – Lalo Schifrin
Serenata – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
In December 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Tijuana Jazz”, the sixth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded in December 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Gary McFarland – marimba, electric piano
Joe Newman, Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Toots Thielemans – harmonica, guitar
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Bob Bushnell – electric bass
Mel Lewis, Grady Tate – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.
South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
Acapulco at Night
Fantastic, That’s You – George Cates, George Douglas
Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
Tijuana – George Cates, George Douglas
Marcheta – Victor Schertzinger
Granny’s Samba
Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) – Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
Mexicali Rose – Jack Tenney, Helen Stone
Ira Schwartz’s Golden Dream
Mary Jane
Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
In December 1963, “Verve” label released “Comin’ in the Back Door”, the eight Wynton Kelly album. It was recorded in November 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
On December 9, 1977, “Columbia” label released “Draw the Line”, the fifth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded June – October 1977, at “The Cenacle” in New York, “Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.
Personnel:
Steven Tyler – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, piano
Joe Perry – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, slide guitar
Brad Whitford – rhythm and lead guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
Paul Prestopino – acoustic guitar, banjo
Jack Douglas – mandolin
Scott Cushnie – piano
Stan Bronstein – saxophone
Karen Lawrence – backing vocals
Jack Douglas – arrangements
Jay Messina – engineer
Sam Ginsberg – engineer assistant
George Marino – mastering
Al Hirschfeld – cover illustration
David Krebs, Steve Leber – executive producers, art direction
David Hewitt – remote truck director
Track listing:
Draw the line – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
I Wanna Know Why – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
Critical Mass – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Jack Douglas
Get It Up – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
Bright Light Fright – Joe Perry
Kings and Queens – Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas
The Hand That Feeds – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas
Sight for Sore Eyes – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Douglas, David Johansen
In December 1960, “Candid” label released “Big Brass”, the second Benny Bailey album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.
Personnel:
Benny Bailey – trumpet
Phil Woods – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Julius Watkins – French horn
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Buddy Catlett – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Track listing:
Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
Alison – Hale Smith
Tipsy – Oliver Nelson
Please Say Yes – Tom McIntosh
A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
In December 1958, “Roulette” label released “Sing Along with Basie”, album by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross with Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra. It was recorded May – October 1958, at “Capitol” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.
Personnel:
Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross, Joe Williams – vocals
Count Basie – piano
Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young – trumpet
Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell – trombone
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Sonny Payne – drums
Track listing:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count Basie
Goin’ to Chicago Blues – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing
In November 1967, “Prestige” label released “Sunshine of My Soul”, the ninth Jaki Byard album. It was recorded in October 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
In November 1963, “Verve” label released “Kai Winding”, the 17th Kai Winding album. It was recorded August – October 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Kai Winding – trombone, arrangements
Gary Sherman – organ
Other unidentified musicians
Claus Ogerman – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Get Lost – Claus Ogerman
Only in America – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
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