Tag Archives: November 1962

Lalo Schifrin: Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova

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In November 1962, “MGM” label released “Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova”, the fifth Lalo Schifrin album. It was recorded in October 1962, in New York City, and was produced by Cred Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Christopher White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Jose Paulo, Carmen Costa – Latin percussion
  • Unidentified harp and strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Lalo Schifrin except where noted.

  1. The Wave
  2. Insensatez – Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim
  3. You and Me (Voce e Eu) – Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra
  4. Lalo’s Bossa Nova (Samba Para Dos)
  5. Silvia
  6. Murmurio – Luiz Antonio, Djaima Ferreira
  7. Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  8. Rapaz de Bem – Johnny Alf
  9. Samba Do Perroquet (Parrot Samba) – Djaima Ferreira, Ivono Rebella
  10. Rio After Dark
  11. Time for Love – Leonard Feather
  12. Four Leaf Clover – Harry M. Woods, Mort Dixon

Coleman Hawkins: Desafinado

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In November 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Desafinado”, the 49th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in September 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
  • Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith — guitar
  • Major Holley — bass
  • Eddie Locke — drums, percussion
  • Tommy Flanagan — claves
  • Willie Rodriguez — percussion
  • Manny Albam — arrangements
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  2. I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba) – Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods
  3. Samba Para Bean – Manny Albam
  4. I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  5. One Note Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  6. O Pato (The Duck) – Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira
  7. Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa) – João Gilberto
  8. Stumpy Bossa Nova – Coleman Hawkins

Don Ellis: Jazz Jamboree

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In November 1962, “Polskie Nagrania Muza” label released “Jazz Jamboree”, the sixth Don Ellis album. It was recorded in October 1962, at the “National Philharmonic Hall” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Don Ellis – trumpet
  • Wojciech Karolak – piano
  • Roman Dyląg – bass
  • Andrzej Dąbrowski – drums

Track listing:

  1. Soloes – Don Ellis
  2. What Is Things Called Love – Cole Porter
  3. Lover – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker

Roland Kirk: Domino

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In November 1962, “Mercury” label released “Domino”, the fifth Roland Kirk album. It was recorded April – September 1962, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk – flute, tenor sax, vocals, stritch, manzello, nose flute, siren
  • Andrew Hill – piano, celeste
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Vernon Martin – bass
  • Henry Duncan – drums
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Joe Segal – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Domino – Don Raye, Jacques Plante, Louis Ferrari
  2. Meeting on Termini’s Corner – Roland Kirk
  3. Time – Richie Powell
  4. Lament – J. J. Johnson
  5. A Stritch in Time – Roland Kirk
  6. 3-in-1 Without the Oil – Roland Kirk
  7. Get Out of Town – Cole Porter
  8. Rolando – Roland Kirk
  9. I Believe in You – Frank Loesser
  10. E.D. – Roland Kirk

Grant Green: Sunday Mornin’

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In November 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Sunday Mornin’”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • Ben Tucker – bass
  • Ben Dixon – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Joe Goldberg – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green except where noted.

  1. Freedom March
  2. Sunday Mornin’
  3. Exodus – Ernest Gold
  4. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog, Jr. Billie Holiday
  5. Come Sunrise
  6. So What – Miles Davis

Wes Montgomery: Full House

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In November 1962, “Riverside” label released “Full House”, the sixth Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in June 1962, at Tsubo, Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Full House – Wes Montgomery
  2. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  3. Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  4. Cariba – Wes Montgomery
  5. Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
  6. S.O.S. – Wes Montgomery

Art Blakey And The Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat

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In November 1962, “Blue Note” label released “The African Beat”, album by Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble (the fifth Art Blakey album overall). It was recorded in January 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey — drums, timpani, telegraph drum, gong
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass
  • Yusef Lateef — cow horn, flute, tenor saxophone, mbira, oboe
  • Curtis Fuller — timpani
  • Chief Bey — double gong, conga, telegraph drum
  • Robert Crowder — Batá drum, conga
  • James Ola. Folami — conga
  • Solomon G. Ilori — vocals, talking drum, pennywhistle
  • Montego Joe — corboro drum, log drum, bambara drum, double gong
  • Garvin Masseaux — shekere, African maracas, conga
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Prayer – Solomon G. Ilori
  2. Ife L’ayo (There Is Happiness in Love) – Solomon G. Ilori
  3. Obirin African (Woman of Africa) – Garvin Masseaux
  4. Love, The Mystery of – Guy Warren
  5. Ero Ti Nr’Ojeje – Solomon G. Ilori
  6. Ayiko, Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling) – Solomon G. Ilori
  7. Tobi Ilu – James H. Bey

Horace Silver: The Tokyo Blues

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In November 1962, “Blue Note” label released “The Tokyo Blues”, the eleventh Horace Silver album. It was recorded in July 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • John Harris, Jr. – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

 All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

  1. Too Much Sake
  2. Sayonara Blues
  3. The Tokyo Blues
  4. Cherry Blossom – Ronnell Bright
  5. Ah! So

Bill Evans and Shelly Manne: Empathy

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In November 1962, “Verve” label released “Empathy”, album by Bill Evans and Shelly Manne. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Monty Budwig – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Sheldon Maclin – design
  • Harris Haft – photography
  • Don Hold – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Washington Twist – Irving Berlin
  2. Danny Boy – Frederick Weatherly
  3. Let’s Go Back to the Waltz – Irving Berlin
  4. With a Song in My Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  6. I Believe in You – Frank Loesser

Chubby Checker: Limbo Party

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In November 1962, “Parkway” label released “Limbo Party”, the sixth Chubby Checker album.

Personnel:

  • Chubby Checker – vocals

Track listing:

  1. La La Limbo – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  2. Mary Ann Limbo – Dave Leon, Jon Sheldon
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter – Kal Mann
  4. Baby, Come Back – Hal Wallis, Kal Mann
  5. Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. The Bossa Nova – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  7. Limbo Rock – Jan Sheldon, Billy Strange
  8. When the Saints Go Limbo In – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  9. Jamaica Farewell – Irving Burgie
  10. Banana Boat Limbo Song – Jon Sheldon
  11. Desfinado (Slightly Out of Tune) – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks
  12. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens