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John Coltrane: Coltrane Plays The Blues

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In July 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Coltrane Plays the Blues”, album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane — soprano and tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner — piano
  • Steve Davis — bass
  • Elvin Jones — drums
  • Tom Dowd — engineer
  • Marty Norman (Bob Slutzky Graphics) — design
  • Joe Goldberg — liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane, except where noted.

  1. Blues to Elvin – Elvin Jones
  2. Blues to Bechet
  3. Blues to You
  4. Mr. Day
  5. Mr. Syns
  6. Mr. Knight

Pat Martino: East

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In July 1968, “Prestige” label released “East!”, the third Pat Martino studio album. It was recorded in January 1968, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Eddie Green – piano
  • Ben Tucker – bass, tambourine
  • Tyrone Brown – bass
  • Lenny McBrowne – drums
  • Richard Anderson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. East – Tyrone Brown
  2. Trick – Pat Martino
  3. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  4. Park Avenue Petite – Benny Golson
  5. Lazy Bird – John Coltrane

Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening

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In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “The Awakening”, the 27th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • Jamil Nasser – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

  1. The Awakening – Ahmad Jamal
  2. I Love Music – Emil Boyd, Hale Smith
  3. Patterns – Ahmad Jamal
  4. Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock
  5. You’re My Everything – Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon
  6. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  7. Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim

Paul Desmond: Easy Living

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In June 1966, “RCA Victor” label released “Easy Living”, the ninth Paul Desmond album. It was recorded June 1963, September 1964, June 1965, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Gene Cherico, Percy Heath, Eugene Wright – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Desmond except where noted.

  1. When Joanna Loved Me – Robert Wells, Jack Segal
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  6. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Blues for Fun

Jimmy Giuffre: Fusion

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In June 1961, “Verve” label released “Fusion”, the 17th Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded in Maech 1961, at “Olmstead Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Steve Swallow – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Giuffre, except where noted.

  1. Scootin’ About
  2. Jesus Maria – Carla Bley
  3. Emphasis
  4. In the Mornings Out There – Carla Bley
  5. Cry, Want
  6. Trudgin’
  7. Used to Be
  8. Brief Hesitation
  9. Venture

The Nice: Five Bridges

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In June 1970, “Charisma” label released “Five Bridges”, a live and studio album by Nice (The) (the fourth The Nice album overall). It was recorded in October – December 1969, at “Fairfield Halls” in London, “Filmore East” in New York City, and “One of Those People” studio recording. In the “Q” & “Mojo” “Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock”, “Five Bridges” was ranked at no. 29 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson – keyboards, arrangements
  • Lee Jackson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Brian Davison – drums, percussion
  • Joe Harriott – saxophone
  • Peter King – saxophone
  • Alan Skidmore – saxophone
  • John Warren – saxophone, flute
  • Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Pyne – trombone
  • The Sinfonia of London Orchestra 
  • Joseph Eger – conductor, arrangements

Track listing

  1. The Five Bridges Suite – Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson
  2. Fantasia 1st Bridge
  3. 2nd Bridge
  4. Chorale 3rd Bridge
  5. High Level Fugue 4th Bridge
  6. Finale 5th Bridge
  7. Intermezzo ‘Karelia Suite – Sibelius
  8. Pathetique (Symphony No. 6, 3rd Movement) – Tchaikovsky
  9. Country Pie/Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 – Bob Dylan, Johann Sebastian Bach
  10. One of Those People – Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap: Elemental

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On June 13, 2025, “Mack Avenue” label released “Elemental”, studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap. It was recorded in February 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
  • Bill Charlap – piano
  • Timothy J. Zick – recording, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Beginning to See the Light – Lou Reed
  2. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. S. Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
  8. Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington

Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts

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On June 13, 2025, “Nonesuch” label released “About Ghosts”, the fourteenth Mary Halvorson studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, “Masterdisk” in New York, and was produced by John Dieterich.

Personnel:

  • Mary Halvorson – guitar, synth
  • Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
  • Brian Settles – tenor saxophone
  • Adam O’Farrill – trumpet
  • Jacob Garchik – trombone
  • Nick Dunston – bass
  • Patricia Brennan – vibraphone
  • Tomas Fujiwara – drums
  • Chris Allen – recording
  • John Dieterich – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering engineer

Track listing:

  1. Full of Neon
  2. Carved Form
  3. Eventidal
  4. Absinthian
  5. About Ghosts
  6. Amaranthine
  7. Polyhedral
  8. Endmost

Miles Davis: We Want Miles

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In May 1982, “Columbia” label released “We Want Miles”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded June, July – October 1981, at “KIX” in Boston, “Avery Fisher Hall” in New York City and special stage in “Nishi-Shinjuku” Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Teo Macero.

 Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, keyboards
  • Bill Evans – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Mike Stern – electric guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar
  • Al Foster – drums
  • Mino Cinelu – percussion
  • Bud Grahm – engineer
  • Don Puluse – engineer
  • Hank Altman – engineer
  • Ted Brosnan – engineer
  • David Hewitt – engineer
  • Ted Brosnan – engineer
  • Yasuhisa Yoneda – cover photography
  • Bruce Talamon – inside photography
  • Henri Renaud – series producer
  • George Butler – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis except where indicated.

  1. Jean-Pierre
  2. Back Seat Betty
  3. Fast Track
  4. Jean-Pierre
  5. My Man’s Gone Now – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  6. Kix

The Eleventh House: Aspects

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In May 1976, “Arista” label released “Aspects”, the third Eleventh House (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “23rd Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Danny Weiss.

Personnel:

  • Larry Coryell – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mike Mandel – keyboards
  • Terumasa Hino – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Lee – bass guitar
  • Gerry Brown – drums
  • Steve Khan – acoustic guitar
  • Danny Toan – rhythm guitar
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Mike Mandel – keyboards
  • James Mtume – percussion
  • Terumasa Hino – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Gerry Brown – drums

Track listing:

  1. Kowloon Jag – Larry Coryell
  2. Titus – Danny Toan
  3. Pyramids – Mike Mandel
  4. Rodrigo Reflections – Larry Coryell
  5. Yin-Yang – John Lee, Gerry Brown
  6. Woman of Truth and Future – Mike Mandel
  7. Ain’t It Is – John Lee
  8. Aspects – Larry Coryell