In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Let ’em Roll”, the fifth Big John Patton album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Big John Patton – organ
Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
Grant Green – guitar
Otis Finch – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by John Patton except where noted.
Let ’em Roll
Latona
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
In December 1960, “Impulse!” label released “The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones”, the tenth Kai Winding album. It was recorded November – December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Kai Winding – trombone
Jimmy Knepper, Johnny Messner, Ephie Resnick – trombone
Paul Faulise, Dick Lieb, Tony Studd – bass trombone
In December 1958, “Verve” label released “Ella Swings Lightly”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Norman Granz. This album won Ella Fitzgerald the 1960 Grammy award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
In June 1967, “Cadet” label released “The Movie Album”, the 25th Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded in July 1966, at “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Ramsey Lewis – piano
Cleveland Eaton – bass
Maurice White – drums
Richard Evans – orchestra and voices arranged and conducted
Track listing:
Theme from The Pawnbroker – Quincy Jones
Saturday Night After the Movies – Richard Evans
The Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfá
China Gate – Harold Adamson, Victor Young
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Goin’ Hollywood – Richard Evans
From Russia with Love – Lionel Bart
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Girl Talk – Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti
Matchmaker, Matchmaker – Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
Return to Paradise – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
On June 16, 1987, “Polytone” label released “Sound Project”, album Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina. It was recorded in 1987, at “Amigo Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Tommy Gumina – polycorus (accordion)
Jimmie Smith – drums
Track listing:
My Shining Hour – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
My Ship – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
Cavaquino
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – Ned Washington, George Bassman
When You Wish upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
About Time
Will You Give Me These
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
On May 21, 1956, “Columbia” label released “Blue Rose”, the debut Rosemary Clooney studio album. It was recorded January – February 1956, and was produced by Irwing Townsend.
Personnel:
Rosemary Clooney – vocals
Duke Ellington – piano
Billy Strayhorn – arranger, conductor
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpets
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombones
John Sanders – valve trombone
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Track listing:
Hey Baby – Duke Ellington
Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
Me and You – Duke Ellington
Passion Flower – Billy Strayhorn, Milton Raskin
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Grievin’ – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Blue Rose – Duke Ellington
I’m Checkin’ Out – Goombye – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
On May 12, 1992, “PolyGram” label released “Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album”, album by Kiri Te Kanawa. It was recorded in May 1991, at “BMG Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John McClure and Anna Barry.
Personnel:
Kiri Te Kanawa – vocals
André Previn – piano
Mundell Lowe – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
Track listing:
A Sleepin’ Bee – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
Cute – Stanley Styne, Neal Hefti
It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
It Never Was You – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
The Shadow of Your Smile – Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel
Too Marvelous for Words – Johnny Mercer, Richard Whiting
Angel Eyes – Earl Brent, Matt Dennis
Why Don’t You Do Right – Joe McCoy
The Second Time Around – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul
Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
It’s Easy to Remember – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
In March 1962, “Roulette” label released “You’re Mine You”, the 19th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in 1962, at “Universal Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Jack Tracy.
Perso0nnel:
Sarah Vaughan – vocal
Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
You’re Mine You – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
The Best Is Yet to Come – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
Witchcraft – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
So Long – Remus Harris, Irving Melsher, Russ Morgan
The Second Time Around – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
I Could Write a Book – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – George Forrest, Robert C. Wright
Fly Me to the Moon – Bart Howard
Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
In January 1965, “Capitol” label released “That’s Where It Is!”, the ninth Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1964, in New York City, and was produced by David Cavanaugh.
Personnel:
Junior Mance – piano
George Tucker – bass
Bobby Thomas – drums
Track listing:
Wabash Blues – Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle
In the Dark – Lil Green
The Host (W.L.Y.T.M.) – Junior Mance
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
That’s Where It Is! – Bill Schluger
St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy
It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Caribe Blues – Junior Mance
God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
In December 1965, “Verve” label released “Ella at Duke’s Place”, album by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. It was recorded in October 1965, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Duke Ellington – piano, conductor, arrangements
Jimmy Jones – arrangements
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – alto saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Herb Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
John Lamb – bass
Louis Bellson – drums
Val Valentin – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.
Something to Live For – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing – Billy Strayhorn
Passion Flower – Billy Strayhorn
I Like the Sunrise
Azure – Irving Mills
Imagine My Frustration – Billy Strayhorn, Gerald Stanley Wilson
Duke’s Place – Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts, Bob Thiele
Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown) – Paul Francis Webster
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