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Ray Charles: True To Life

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In October 1977, “Atlantic” label released “True to Life”, album by Ray Charles. It was recorded in 1977, at “R. P. M. International” in Los Angeles, and was produced by ray Charles.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements, engineer
  • Larry Muhoberac, Roger Newman, Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Bob Gratts – engineer
  • Robert Gratts – engineer

Track listing:

  1. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
  2. The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
  3. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  4. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn
  6. Anonymous Love – Edward Langford, Joel Webster
  7. Heavenly Music – Bob Bradstreet, Solomon Burke
  8. Game Number Nine – Dee Ervin, Tommy Payton
  9. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Meets Hawk

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In October 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Sonny Meets Hawk!”, album by Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins (the 23rd Sonny Rollins album overall). It was recorded in July 1963, at “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • George Avakian – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
  2. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  5. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis, Roger “Ram” Ramirez, James Sherman
  6. At McKies’ – Sonny Rollins

Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me

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On September 27, 1994, “Verve” label released “Nobody Else but Me”, studio album by Stan Getz. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Gene Cherico – bass
  • Joe Hunt – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  2. 6-Nix-Quix-Flix – Gary Burton
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Waltz for a Lovely Wife – Phil Woods
  5. Out of Focus – Gary Burton
  6. Nobody Else but Me – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  7. Sweet Sorrow – Michael Gibbs
  8. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  10. Waltz for a Lovely Wife (single version)

Sonny Rollins: Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert

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On August 30, 2005, “Milestone” label released “Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert”, the eleventh Sonny Rollins live album. It was recorded in September 2001, in Boston, and was produced by Sonny Rollins and Lucille Rollins.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Clifton Anderson – trombone
  • Stephen Scott – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • Perry Wilson – drums
  • Kimati Dinizulu – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Without a Song – lyrics by Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, music by Vincent Youmans
  2. Global Warming – Sonny Rollins
  3. Introductions
  4. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, music by Manning Sherwin
  5. Why Was I Born? – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern
  6. Where or When – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

Dave Brubeck: One Alone

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On August 22, 2000, “Telarc” label released “One Alone”, the 103rd Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded September 1997 – April 2000, and was produced by Russell Gloyd and John Snyder.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • John Snyder, Michael Bishop, Jack Renner – engineer
  • Robert Friedrich – engineer assistant
  • Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, cover design
  • James Salzano – cover photo
  • Elaine Martone – production supervisor
  • Mark Conese, Simon James, Mark Nixdorf – technical assistant

Track listing:

  1. That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
  2. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  3. One Alone – Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  4. You’ve Got Me Crying Again – Isham Jones, Charles Newman
  5. Someone to Watch over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me) – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  7. Harbor Lights – Hugh Williams
  8. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons
  9. Summer Song – Dave Brubeck
  10. Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
  11. Weep No More – Dave Brubeck
  12. Bye Bye Blues – Dave Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Fred Hamm, Bert Lown
  13. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg

Ray Charles And Betty Carter: Ray Charles And Betty Carter

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In August 1961, “ABC” label released “Ray Charles and Betty Carter”, album by Ray Charles and Betty Carter. It was recorded August 1960 – June 1961, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Betty Carter – vocals
  • Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
  • Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
  • David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Edgar Willis – bass guitar
  • Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr – drums
  • The Jack Halloran Singers – backing vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Sid Feller – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  2. You and I – Meredith Willson
  3. Intro: Goodbye / We’ll Be Together Again – Gordon Jenkins / Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. People Will Say We’re in Love – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  5. Cocktails for Two – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  6. Side by Side – Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn
  7. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Frank Loesser
  8. Together – Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson
  9. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  10. Takes Two to Tango – Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
  11. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  12. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders

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In August 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders”, the 18th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Contemporary Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Victor Feldman – vibes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody – Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young
  3. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  4. You – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
  5. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  6. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  7. In the Chapel in the Moonlight – Billy Hill
  8. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Charles Mingus: Mingus At The Bohemia

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In August 1956, “Debut” label released “Mingus at the Bohemia”, the seventh Charles Mingus album (his first live album). It was recorded in December 1955, at “Café Bohemia” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – double bass, bass, cello
  • George Barrow – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Bert – trombone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Willie Jones – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Robert Parent – design

Track listing:

  1. Jump Monk – Charles Mingus
  2. Serenade in Blue – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  3. Percussion Discussion – Charles Mingus, Max Roach
  4. Work Song – Charles Mingus
  5. Septemberly – Al Dubin, Harry Warren, Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  6. All The Things You C – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II / Sergei Rachmaninoff

Cannonball Adderley: Cannonball Takes Charge

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In August 1959, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball Takes Charge”, the 14th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1959, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. If This Isn’t Love – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  2. I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  3. Serenata – Leroy Anderson
  4. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Barefoot Sunday Blues
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  7. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer

Hampton Hawes: Hampton Hawes Trio

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In August 1955, “Contemporary” label released “Hampton Hawes Trio” (subtitled Vol. 1), the debut Hampton Hawes album. It was recorded in June 1955, at “Los Angeles Police Academy” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Chuck Thompson – drums 
  • John Palladino – engineer
  • Pauline Annon – design
  • Lester Koenig – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hampton Hawes, except where noted.

  1. I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  3. Blues the Most
  4. So in Love – Cole Porter
  5. Feelin’ Fine
  6. Hamp’s Blues
  7. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  8. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. These Foolish Things – Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey
  10. Carioca – Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn