On November 11, 1966, “Reaction” label released “Ready Steady Who”, the first Who (The) EP. It was recorded February – October 1966, at “IBC”, “Olympic” and “Pye” in London, and was produced by Kit Lambert, John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey.
Personnel:
Roger Daltrey – vocals
Pete Townshend – vocals, electric guitar
John Entwistle – vocals, bass
Keith Moon – vocals, drums
Track listing:
Disguises – Pete Townshend
Circles – Pete Townshend
Batman – Neal Hefti (erroneously credited to Jan Berry, Don Altfeld, Fred Weider)
Bucket ‘T’ – Don Altfeld, Roger Christian, Dean Torrence
In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House”, album by Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson. It was recorded September – October 1957, in Chicago and Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz. “Verve” released two different versions of the same material, recorded by the same musicians, one recording was mono and the other was stereo.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Oscar Peterson – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
Connie Kay – drums
Track listing:
Mono recording
Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
Stereo recording
Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Wolfe Kahn
It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
In November 1956, “Riverside” label released “Jazz à la Bohemia”, the sixth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Café Bohemia” in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
Al Dreares – drums
Ray Fowler – engineer
Paul Bacon – design
Paul Weller – cover photography
Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
Theme: Solemn Meditation – Sam Gill
Just a Riff – Sid Catlett
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
On November 6, 1967, “Colgems” label released “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”, the fourth Monkees (The) album. It was recorded April – October 1967, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 1” in Hollywood, “American Recording Company” in Studio City, “United Recorders A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Chip Douglas.
Personnel:
Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, guitar, shaker, acoustic and electric guitar, tremolo electric guitar, percussion
Micky Dolenz – lead and backing vocals, harmony vocals, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, intro chatter
Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals, percussion, tambourine, intro chatter
Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, organ, keyboards, piano
On November 3, 1965, “Platina” label released the self-titled, debut Tages studio album. It was recorded August – October 1965, at “EMI Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Anders Henriksson.
Personnel:
Tommy Blom – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Danne Larsson – vocals, rhythm guitar
Göran Lagerberg – vocals, bass guitar
Anders Töpel – vocals, lead guitar
Freddie Skantze – drums, percussion
Anders Henriksson – piano, engineer
Björn Norén – engineer
Hans Sidén – illustrations, layout, liner notes
Peter Knopp – cover photography
Track listing:
Bloodhound – Larry Bright
Everybody Loves a Lover – Robert Allen, Richard Adler
Dimples – John Lee Hooker, James Bracken
I Got My Mojo Working – McKinley Morganfield
Naggin – Jerry West, Jimmy Anderson
Sleep Little Girl – Tommy Blom
The One for You – Danne Larsson
Seventh Son – Willie Dixon
I’ll Go Crazy – James Brown
Cathy’s Clown – Don Everly
Doctor Feel-Good – Curtis Smith
Stand By Me – Dean Beard, Ray Doggert, Slim Willet
In November 1955, “Riverside” label released “The Mundell Lowe Quartet”, the debut Mundell Lowe album. It was recorded August – October 1955, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Mundell Lowe – guitar
Dick Hyman – piano, organ, celesta
Trigger Alpert – bass
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Track listing:
Will You Still Be Mine – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
I’ll Never Be the Same – Gus Kahn, Matty <alneck, Frank Signorelli
All of You – Cole Porter
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
The Night We Called It a Day – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
In November 1954, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk Quartet”, album by Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring Sonny Rollins (the seventh Thelonious Monk album). It was recorded in October 1954, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was released as 10” LP.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Tommy Potter – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
The Way You Look Tonight (As The Way You Blow Tonight) – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
I Want to Be Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
In October 1954, “Clef” label released “Roy and Diz”, album by Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in October 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
Oscar Peterson – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Louis Bellson – drums
Track listing:
Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
Algo Bueno – Woody ‘n’ You) – Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet Blues – Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie
Ballad Medley – I’m Through with Love/Can’t We Be Friends/Don’t You Know?/I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do/If I Had You – Fud Livingston, Paul James, Kay Swift, Bobby Worth, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Irving King, Ted Shapiro
Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
Pretty Eyed Baby – Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson
On October 30, 2001, “Arbors” label released “The Jazz KENnection”, album by Kenny Davern and Ken Peplowski. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Clinton Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Rachel Domber and Mat Domber.
Personnel:
Kenny Davern – clarinet
Ken Peplowski – alto saxophone, clarinet
Howard Alden – guitar
John Bunch – piano
Greg Cohen – double-bass
Tony DeNicola – drums
Track listing:
I’m Satisfied with My Gal – Sharkey Bonano
Mama’s Gone, Goodbye – Peter Bocage
I’ll See You in My Dreams (1924 song) – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
Careless Love – W.C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams
Creole Love Call – Duke Ellington
Chicago Rhythm (Transvestite Dance from the Apex Club) – Ben Kanter
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
A Porter’s Love Song to a Chambermaid – James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf
In October 1961, “Candid” label released “Mingus”, the 19th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded October – November 1960, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus – bass
Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet
Jimmy Knepper, Britt Woodman – trombone
Nico Bunink, Paul Bley – piano
Dannie Richmond – drums
Track listing:
M.D.M. (Monk, Duke and Me) – Charles Mingus
Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Lock ‘Em Up (Hellview of Bellevue) – Charles Mingus
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