In February 1962, “Columbia” label released “A Touch of Satin”, album by J.J. Johnson Quartet (the 21st J.J. Johnson album overall). It was recorded in December 1960 and January 1961, at “Columbia 30th Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
J. J. Johnson – trombone
Victor Feldman – piano, vibraphone, celeste
Sam Jones – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
Flat Black – J. J. Johnson
Gigi – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Bloozineff – J. J. Johnson
Jackie-ing – Thelonious Monk
Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
Full Moon and Empty Arms – Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman
Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
In February 1959, “Riverside” label released “Things Are Getting Better”, the eleventh Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Milt Jackson – vibes
Wynton Kelly – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley except where noted.
Blues Oriental – Milt Jackson
Things Are Getting Better
Serves Me Right [take 5] – Buddy Johnson
Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
The Sidewalks of New York [take 5] – James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor
In February 1958, “Verve” label released “Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef”, the fourth Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “WOR Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
In February 1957, “RCA Victor” label released “Phineas’ Rainbow”, the second Phineas Newborn Jr. studio album. It was recorded in October 1956 in New York City.
Personnel:
Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
Calvin Newborn – guitar
George Joyner – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Bill Coss – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Phineas Newborn Jr. except where noted.
Overtime
Angel Eyes – Earl Brent, Matt Dennis
Come to Baby, Do! – Inez James, Sidney Miller
Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
Land’s End – Harold Land
Clarisse
She (She Means Everything to Me) – George Shearing
Tin Tin Deo – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
In January 1995, “Verve” label released “Gettin’ to It”, the debut Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded August – September 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.
Personnel:
Christian McBride – bass
Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Steve Turre – trombone
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Lewis Nash – drums
Ray Brown, Milt Hinton – bass
Jim Anderson – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.
In a Hurry
The Shade of the Cedar Tree
Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
Sitting on a Cloud
Splanky – Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish
Black Moon
King Freddie of Hubbard
Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington
On January 27, 2017, “Thirsty Ear” label released “Piano Song”, credited to Matthew Shipp Trio, and the 62nd Matthew Shipp album overall. It was recorded in April 2016, at “Park West” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Gordon.
In January 1971, “Windfall” label released “Nantucket Sleighride”, the second Mountain studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi.
In January 1968, “Milestone” label released “The Kicker”, the debut Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in August 1967, at “Plaza Sound Studio” in New York City and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Mike Lawrence – trumpet
Grachan Moncur III – trombone
Kenny Barron – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Henderson except where noted.
Mamacita
The Kicker
Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
If
Nardis – Miles Davis
Without a Song – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) – Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim
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
On January 4, 2021, “New West Records” label released “J.T.”, the 19th Steve Earl album. It was recorded with his band The Dukes, in 2020, at Electric Ladyland Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Earle. The album is a tribute to Earle’s oldest son, Justin Townes Earle, who died in August, 2020.
Personnel:
Steve Earle – vocals, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, harmonica
Chris Masterson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, one finger piano
Eleanor Whitmore – vocals, fiddle, mandolin, organ
Ricky Ray Jackson – vocals, pedal steel guitar, dobro
Jeff Hill – vocals, acoustic and electric bass, cello
Brad Pemberton – vocals, drums, percussion
Ray Kennedy – recording, mixing, mastering
John Rooney – recording assistant
Laurence Kern – guitar technician
Tom Bejgrowicz – package design, layout
Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art
Danny Clinch – photography
Shervin Lainez – photography
Sara Sharpe – photography
Ian Dublin Earle – associate producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Justin Townes Earle, except where noted.
I Don’t Care
Ain’t Glad I’m Leaving
Maria
Far Away in Another Town – Justin Townes Earle, Scotty Melton
They Killed John Henry
Turn Out My Lights – Justin Townes Earle, Scotty Melton
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