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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

Gene Ammons: Up Tight!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Up Tight!”, the 14th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, Bew Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop Jr., Patti Bown – piano
  • Art Davis, George Duvivier – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Ammons, except where noted.

  1. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  2. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman – Leon René
  3. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  4. Up Tight!
  5. The Five O’Clock Whistle – Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow
  6. Jug’s Blue Blues
  7. Lester Leaps In – Lester Young

Junior Mance: The Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance

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In November 1960, “Jazzland” label released “The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance”, the second Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Junior Mance – piano
  • Ben Tucker – bass
  • Bobby Thomas – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Junior Mance except where noted.

  1. The Uptown
  2. Ralph’s New Blues – Milt Jackson
  3. Main Stem – Duke Ellington
  4. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup – Anna Sosenko
  5. Playhouse
  6. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  7. In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee – Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams
  8. I Don’t Care – Ray Bryant
  9. Swingmatism – Jay McShann, William Scott

Elmo Hope & Frank Foster: Hope Meets Foster

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In November 1955, “Prestige” label released “Hope Meets Foster”, album by Elmo Hope and Frank Foster. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
  • Elmo Hope – piano
  • Charles Freeman Lee – trumpet
  • John Ore – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

 Track listing:

All tracks by Elmo Hope except where noted

  1. Wail, Frank, Wail
  2. Zarou – Frank Foster, Elmo Hope
  3. Fosterity – Frank Foster
  4. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  5. Shutout – Frank Foster
  6. Yaho

The Bobby Timmons Trio: In Person

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “In Person”, album by Bobby Timmons Trio (fifth Bobby Timmons album overall). It was recorded in October 1961, at “Village Vanguard” in New York, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Albert Heath – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Bobby Timmons except where noted.

  1. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  2. So Tired
  3. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  4. Dat Dere (Theme)
  5. Popsy
  6. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  8. Dat Dere (Theme)

Nat Adderley: Little Big Horn

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In November 1963, “Riverside” label released “Little Big Horn”, the tenth Nat Adderley album. It was recorded September – October 1963, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Junior Mance – piano
  • Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Nat Adderley.

  1. El Chico
  2. Foo Foo
  3. Loneliness
  4. Little Big Horn
  5. Half-Time
  6. Broadway Lady
  7. Roses for Your Pillow
  8. Hustle with Russell

Charles Lloyd: Of Course, Of Course

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In November 1965, “Columbia” label released “Of Course, Of Course”, the third Charles Lloyd album. It was recorded May 1964, March – October 1965, at “Columbia 7th Ave” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian and John Simon.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Robbie Robertson – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass 
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums 
  • Pete LaRoca – drums
  • Roy Halee, Stan Tonkel – recording
  • Richard Mantel – art direction, design
  • Bob Cato – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd except where noted.

  1. Of Course, Of Course
  2. The Song My Lady Sings
  3. The Best Thing for You – Irving Berlin
  4. The Things We Did Last Summer – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  5. Apex
  6. One for Joan
  7. Goin’ to Memphis
  8. Voice in the Night
  9. Third Floor Richard

Sonny Stitt: Only The Blues

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In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Only the Blues”, the 14th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in October 1957, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
  • Roy Eldridge – trumpet
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Stan Levey – drums

Track listing:

  1. The String (The Eternal Triangle) – Sonny Stitt
  2. Cleveland Blues – Sonny Stitt
  3. B.W. Blues (Boogie Woogie Blues) – Sonny Stitt
  4. Blues for Bags – Sonny Stitt

Red Holloway: The Burner

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In November 1963, “Prestige” label released “The Burner”, the debut Red Holloway album. It was recorded August – October 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Serrano, Hobart Dotson – trumpet
  • “Big” John Patton, George Butcher – organ
  • Eric Gale, Charles Lindsay – guitar
  • Leonard Gaskin, Thomas Palmer – bass
  • Herbie Lovelle, Bobby Durham – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Red Holloway except where noted.

  1. Monkey Sho’ Can Talk
  2. Brethren
  3. Crib Theme – Ozzie Cadena
  4. The Burner
  5. Miss Judie Mae
  6. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf

Jimmy Forrest: Most Much!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Most Much!”, the seventh Jimmy Forrest album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Hugh Lawson – piano
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Esmond Edwards – supervisor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Forrest except where noted.

  1. Matilda – Norman Span
  2. Annie Laurie – traditional
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  4. My Buddy – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  6. Robbin’s Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson
  7. Most Much