In December 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Heads Up!”, the 14th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Burt Collins – trumpet
Jerry Dodgion – flute, alto saxophone
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Julian Priester – trombone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Gene Taylor – bass
Al Foster – drums
Jimmy Heath, Melba Liston, Duke Pearson, Don Pickett – arrangements
Track listing:
Heads Up! Feet Down! – Jimmy Heath
Togetherness – Jimmy Heath
The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
In August 1983, “Some Bizzare” label released “Torment and Toreros”, the second Marc and the Mambas studio album. It was recorded January – May 1983, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Marc Almond.
Personnel:
Marc Almond – vocals, guitar, percussion, mixing
Annie Hogan – vocals, piano, harpsichord, Farfisa organ
Steve Sherlock – flute, saxophone
Lee Jenkinson – vocals, bass, guitar, drums
Matt Johnson – guitar
Peter Ashworth – drums, timpani
Frank Want – drums
The Venomettes – string arrangements
Anne Stephenson – violin
Ginny Hewes – violin
Martin McCarrick – cello
Billy McGee – double bass
Flood – mixing
Huw Feather – design
Peter Ashworth – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Marc Almond, except where noted.
Intro – Marc Almond, Sally Mambas
Boss Cat – lyrics by Marc Almond, music by Anne Stephenson, Ginny Hewes
The Bulls – Jacques Brel
Catch a Fallen Star
The Animal in You – Marc Almond, Sally Mambas
In My Room – Joaquin Prieto, English lyrics by Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance
First Time
(Your Love Is A) Lesion
My Former Self – Marc Almond, Annie Hogan
Once Was – Marc Almond, The Venomettes
The Untouchable One – Marc Almond, Lee Jenkinson
Blood Wedding – traditional Spanish song
Black Heart – Marc Almond, Annie Hogan
Medley: Narcissus/Gloomy Sunday/Vision – Marc Almond, Steve Sherlock, Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress, Peter Hammill
Torment – Marc Almond, Steven Severin, Robert Smith
A Million Manias – Marc Almond, Foetus
My Little Book of Sorrows
Beat out that Rhythm on a Drum – Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II
In April 1963, “New Jazz” label released “Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane”, album Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane. It was recorded in March 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Kenny Burrell – guitar
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Track listing:
Freight Trane -Tommy Flanagan
I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn
Lyresto – Kenny Burrell
Why Was I Born? – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
In May 1962, “Verve” label released “Bashin’: The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith”, the 20th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Cred Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – organ
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Phil Woods, Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Bob Ashton, Babe Clarke – tenor saxophone
George Barrow – baritone saxophone
Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman – trombone
Tom Mitchell – bass trombone
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Quentin Warren – guitar
George Duvivier – bass
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Donald Bailey – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Walk on the Wild Side – Elmer Bernstein, Mack David
Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
Step Right Up – Oliver Nelson
Beggar for the Blues – Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne
Bashin’ – Jimmy Smith
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) – Johnny Mercer
In April 1961, “Columbia” label released “Listen to Cliff!”, the third Cliff Richard studio album. It was recorded in 1960, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor.
Personnel:
Cliff Richard – lead vocals
Hank Marvin – lead guitar
Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
Jet Harris – bass guitar
Tony Meehan – drums
Malcolm Addey – engineer
Track listing:
What’d I Say – Ray Charles
Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
True Love Will Come to You – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Lover – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
Idle Gossip – Floyd Huddleston, Joseph Meyer
First Lesson in Love – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Dream – Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II
Memories Linger On – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Temptation – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
I Live for You – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer
I Want You to Know – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
We Kiss in a Shadow – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
On April 17, 2012, “Uptown Records” label released “Newark 1953”, album by Hank Mobley. It was recorded in September 1953, at “The Picadilly Club” in New Jersey, and was produced by Robert E. Sunenblick.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor sax
Bennie Green – trombone
Walter Davis Jr. – piano
Jimmy Schenck – bass
Charli Persip – drums
Ozzie Cadena – recording
Track listing:
Ow – John Birks Gillespie
There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Ballad Medley: Damn That Dream / Where or When / In Love in Vain / Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie DeLange, Lorenz Hart, James Van Heusen, Jerome Kern, Mitchell Parish, Leo Robin, Richard Rodgers
All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Lester Young
Announcement
Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing
Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Keen and Peachy – Ralph Burns, Shorty Rogers
Pennies from Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Paul Chambers Quintet”, the fourth Paul Chambers studio album. It was recorded in May 1957, “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Paul Chambers – bass
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Elvin Jones – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Chambers except where noted
Minor Run-Down – Benny Golson
The Hand of Love
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
In December 1960, “Candid” label released “Big Brass”, the second Benny Bailey album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.
Personnel:
Benny Bailey – trumpet
Julius Watkins – French horn
Phil Woods – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Buddy Catlett – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Track listing:
Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
Alison – Hale Smith
Tipsy – Oliver Nelson
Please Say Yes – Tom McIntosh
A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
In December 1978, “Galaxy Records” label released “Art Pepper Today”, the 34th Art Pepper album. It was recorded in December 1978, and was produced by Ed Michel.
Personnel:
Art Pepper – alto saxophone
Stanley Cowell – piano
Cecil McBee – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
Kenneth Nash – congas, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Art Pepper, except where noted.
Miss Who
Mambo Koyama
Lover Come Back To Me – Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II
Patricia
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) – Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell
On November 21, 1995, “DIW” label released “Don’t Blame Me”, the seventh Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.
Personnel:
Marc Ribot – guitars
Allan Tucker – mastering
Piet Schreuders – design
Cornell Van Vuren – photography
Track listing:
I’m in the Mood for Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Noise 1 – Marc Ribot
Don’t Blame Me – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Ghosts – Albert Ayler
Spigot – Marc Ribot
Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
Bouncin’ Around – Gus Deloof
Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
Song for Ché – Charlie Haden
These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
