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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

Johnny Griffin: Way Out!

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In November 1958, “Riverside” label released “Way Out!”, the sixth Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • Wilbur Ware – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Where’s Your Overcoat, Boy? – Richard Evans
  2. Hot Sausage – Jody Christian
  3. Sunny Monday – John Hines
  4. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  5. Teri’s Tune – Teri Thornton
  6. Little John – John Hines

Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Music

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In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “Monk’s Music”, an album by Thelonious Monk Septet. It was recorded in June 1957, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews. In 2001, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arrangements
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Copeland – trumpet
  • Wilbur Ware – double bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jack Higgins – recording
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Abide with Me – Henry Francis Lyte, William Henry Monk
  2. Well, You Needn’t
  3. Ruby, My Dear
  4. Off Minor
  5. Epistrophy – Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke
  6. Crepuscule With Nellie

Sonny Rollins: The Sound Of Sonny

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In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “The Sound of Sonny”, the 13th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded June 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Last Time I Saw Paris – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  3. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye – Ernie Erdman, Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, Robert A. King
  4. What Is There to Say? – Vernon Duke, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  5. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  6. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  7. Cutie – Sonny Rollins, Neal Hefti, Stanley Styne
  8. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Mangoes – Dale Libby, Sid Wayne

Red Garland: Bright And Breezy

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In October 1961, “Jazzland” label released “Bright and Breezy”, the 26th Red Garland album. It was recorded in July 1961, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Ray Fowler – recording
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Steve Schapiro – photography

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. I Ain’t Got Nobody – Spencer Williams, Roger A. Graham
  3. You’ll Never Know – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Blues in the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
  5. What’s New – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  6. Lil’ Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
  7. What Is There to Say? – E. Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke
  8. So Sorry Please – Bud Powell

Kenny Dorham: Jazz Contrasts

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In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Jazz Contrasts”, the fifth Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Betty Glamann – harp 
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Keith Goodwin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Falling in Love with Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
  3. LaRue – Clifford Brown
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. La Villa – Kenny Dorham, Gigi Gryce

Clark Terry: Duke With A Difference

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In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Duke with a Difference”, the fourth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  1. Clark Terry – trumpet, arrangements
  2. Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone 
  3. Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone 
  4. Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
  5. Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
  6. Billy Strayhorn – piano
  7. Luther Henderson – celeste
  8. Jimmy Woode – bass
  9. Sam Woodyard – drums
  10. Marian Bruce – vocals
  11. Mercer Ellington – arrangements
  12. Jack Higgins – engineer
  13. Jack Matthewes – engineer
  14. Paul Bacon – design
  15. Paul Weller – photography
  16. Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington except where noted.

  1. C Jam Blues – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  2. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
  3. Cotton Tail
  4. Just Squeeze Me
  5. Mood Indigo – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  6. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  7. In a Mellow Tone
  8. Come Sunday

Red Garland: Solar

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In September 1962, “Jazzland” label released “Solar”, the 28th Red Garland album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Les Spann – guitar, flute
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sophisticated Swing – Will Hudson, Mitchel Parish
  2. Solar – Miles Davis, Chuck Wayne
  3. Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  4. Marie’s Delight – Red Garland
  5. This Can’t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  7. Blues For News – Red Garland
  8. I Just Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford

Wes Montgomery: Boss Guitar

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In July 1963, “Riverside” label released “Boss Guitar”, the eight Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Melvin Rhyne – organ
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Ray Fowler – engineer

Personnel:

  1. Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
  2. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  4. The Trick Bag – Wes Montgomery
  5. Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
  6. Fried Pies – Wes Montgomery
  7. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  8. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer

Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley: Blue Spring

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In June 1959, “Riverside” label released ”Blue Spring”, album by Kenny Dorham and Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded January – February 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • David Amram – French horn
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums 
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Dorham except where noted.

  1. Blue Spring
  2. It Might as Well Be Spring – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  3. Poetic Spring
  4. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Spring Cannon
  6. Passion Spring