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Pepper Adams: Pepper Adams Plays The Compositions Of Charles Mingus

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On August 10, 1964, “Workshop Jazz” label released “Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charles Mingus”, the ninth Pepper Adams album. It was recorded in September 1963, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone 
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone 
  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Benny Powell – trombone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass 
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Bernard Yeszin – design, photography
  • Wallace Mead – design photography
  • Alston Anderson – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Fables of Faubus
  2. Black Light
  3. Song with Orange
  4. Carolyn
  5. Better Git It in Your Soul
  6. Incarnation
  7. Portrait
  8. Haitian Fight Song
  9. Strollin’ Honies

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

Barenaked Ladies: Detour De Force

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On July 16, 2021, “Raisin’ Records” label released “Detour de Force”, the thirteenth Barenaked Ladies studio album. It was recorded February – August 2020, at “The Herbert/Robertson Hideaway”, “Noble Street Studios”, “Vespa Studios”, and was produced by Eric Ratz and Mark Howard. 

Personnel:

  • Ed Robertson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion
  • Kevin Hearn – vocals, pianos, keyboards, Continuum, accordion, acoustic and electric guitars, drum loops
  • Jim Creeggan – vocals, electric and double bass, cello, electric guitar, Taurus pedals, string and horn arrangements
  • Tyler Stewart – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Flip – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin
  2. Good Life – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin
  3. New Disaster – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin
  4. Big Back Yard – Kevin Hearn
  5. Live Well – Ed Robertson
  6. Flat Earth – Ed Robertson, Danny Michel
  7. Here Together – Jim Creeggan, James Bryan McCollum
  8. Roll On – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin, Craig Wiseman
  9. Bylaw – Kevin Hearn
  10. God Forbid – Ed Robertson, Donovan Woods
  11. Paul Chambers – Jim Creeggan, Mike Evin
  12. The National Park – Kevin Hearn
  13. Man Made Lake – Ed Robertson, Donovan Woods
  14. Internal Dynamo – Kevin Hearn

Red Garland: Red Garland’s Piano

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In June 1957, “Prestige” label released “Red Garland’s Piano”, the second Red Garland album. It was recorded March 1957 – December 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Tom Hannan – design
  • Bob Weinstock – supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
  2. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
  3. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  4. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  5. If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  6. I Know Why (And So Do You) – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  7. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  8. But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Roy Haynes: We Three

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In May 1959, “New Jazz” label released “We Three”, the fourth Roy Haynes album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Esmond Edwards – design
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Reflection – Ray Bryant
  2. Sugar Ray – Phineas Newborn, Jr.
  3. Solitaire – King Guion, Carl Nutter, Renee Borek
  4. After Hours – Avery Parrish
  5. Sneakin’ Around – Ray Bryant
  6. Our Delight – Tadd Dameron

Sonny Clark: Sonny Clark Trio

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In May 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Sonny Clark Trio”, the fourth Sonny Clark album. It was recorded in October 1957, and “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Be-Bop – Dizzy Gillespie
  2. I Didn’t Knew What Time It Was – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Two Bass Hit – Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
  4. Tadd’s Delight – Tadd Dameron
  5. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  6. I’ll Remember Aprill – Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye

Wynton Kelly: Kelly Blue

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In April 1959, “Riverside” label released “Kelly Blue”, the third Wynton Kelly album. It was recorded February – March 1959, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Bobby Jaspar – flute
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Jack Higgins – recording
  • Harris Lewine, Paul Bacon, Ken Braren – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Kelly Blue – Wynton Kelly
  2. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
  3. (On) Green Dolphin Street – Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington
  4. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  5. Keep It Moving – Wynton Kelly
  6. Old Clothes – Wynton Kelly

Red Garland: All Kinds Of Weather

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In April 1959, “Prestige” label released “All Kinds of Weather”, the 15th Red Garland album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Rain – Eugene Ford, Brian Alexander Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom
  2. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  3. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year – Frank Loesser
  5. Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
  6. ‘Tis Autumn – Henry Nemo

Miles Davis: Porgy And Bess

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On March 9, 1959, “Columbia” label released “Porgy and Bess”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded July – August 1958, at “Columbia 30th Street” in New York City, and was produced by Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpet
  • Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Bennett – trombone
  • Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins, Gunther Schuller – horn
  • Bill Barber – tuba
  • Phil Bodner, Jerome Richardson, Romeo Penque – flute, alto flute, clarinet
  • Danny Bank – alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Gil Evans – arrangements, conductor
  • Frank Laico – recording
  • Roy DeCarava – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Gershwin, except where noted.

  1. Buzzard Song
  2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
  3. Gone – Gil Evans
  4. Gone, Gone, Gone
  5. Summertime
  6. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess
  7. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)
  8. Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab
  9. My Man’s Gone Now
  10. It Ain’t Necessarily So
  11. Here Come de Honey Man
  12. I Wants to Stay Here (a.k.a. I Loves You, Porgy)
  13. There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon for New York

Gil Evans: Gil Evans & Ten

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In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “Gil Evans & Ten”, the debut Gil Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Gil Evans – piano
  • Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Jack Koven – trumpet
  • John Carisi – trumpet
  • Louis Mucci – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Bart Varsalona – bass trombone
  • Willie Ruff – French horn
  • Dave Kurtzer – bassoon
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums
  • Nick Stabulas – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Mark Rice – design
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Remember – Irving Berlin
  2. Ella Speed – Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), Alan Lomax
  3. Big Stuff – Leonard Bernstein
  4. Nobody’s Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  6. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  7. Jambangle – Gil Evans