Tag Archives: November 1961

Dave Bailey: 2 Feet In The Gutter

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In November 1961, “Epic” label released “2 Feet in the Gutter”, the fifth and final Dave Bailey studio album. In October 1961, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in Manhattan, New York City, and was produced by Mike Berniker.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bailey – drum kit
  • Billy Gardner – piano
  • Frank Haynes – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Ben Tucker – double bass

Track listing:

  1. Comin’ Home Baby – Ben Tucker
  2. Two Feet in the Gutter – Rudy Stevenson
  3. Shiny Stockings – Frank Foster
  4. Lady Iris B – Rudy Stevenson
  5. Coffee Walk – Ben Tucker

Dave Bailey Sextet: Bash!

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In November 1961, “Jazzline” label released “Bash!”, album by Dave Bailey Sextet, (the fourth Dave Bailey studio album overal). It was recorded in October 1961, at “Peter Ind Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Fred Norsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Frank Haynes – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Ben Tucker – bass

Track listing:

  1. Osmosis – Osie Johnson
  2. Soul Support – Norris Turney
  3. Grand Street – Sonny Rollins
  4. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen
  5. Oscar for Oscar – Kenny Dorham
  6. B.M.T. Express – Rudy Stevenson
  7. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis

Shirley Scott: Hip Soul

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Hip Soul”, the 13th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Stan Turner (Stanley Turrentine) – tenor sax
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hip Soul – Stanley Turrentine
  2. 411 West – Benny Golson
  3. By Myself – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  4. Trane’s Blues – John Coltrane
  5. Stanley’s Time – Stanley Turrentine
  6. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Plus

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “Plus”, the 21st Cannonball Adderley album (credited to Cannonball Adderley Quintet). 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
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Victor Feldman – piano, vibes
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Don Bronstein – cover photography
  • Steve Schapiro – photography
  • Ed Sherman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Arriving Soon – Eddie 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

Cal Tjader: In A Latin Bag

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In November 1961, “Verve” label released “In a Latin Bag”, the 26th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded in August 1961, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Cal Tjader – vibraphone, piano
  • Paul Horn – flute, alto saxophone
  • Lonnie Hewitt – piano
  • Al McKibbon – bass
  • Johnny Rae – drums
  • Wilfredo Vicente – congas
  • Armando Peraza – bongos
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Dick Hadlock – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Cal Tjader, except where noted.

  1. Ben-Hur – Miklós Rózsa
  2. Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  3. Pauneto´s Point
  4. Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
  5. Triste
  6. Misty – Erroll Garner
  7. Mambo in Miami – Armando Peraza
  8. Ecstasy – Paul Horn
  9. Half and Half – Paul Horn

John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane

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In November 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Olé Coltrane”, the eight John Coltrane album. It was recorded in May 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane — soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
  • Eric Dolphy — flute, alto saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner — piano
  • Reggie Workman — bass
  • Art Davis — bass
  • Elvin Jones — drums
  • Phil Ramone — engineer
  • Jagel & Slutzky Graphics — cover design
  • Ralph J. Gleason — liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ole – John Coltrane
  2. Dahomey Dance – John Coltrane
  3. Aisha – McCoy Tyner