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Joe Pass: For Django

In October 1964, “Pacific” label released “For Django”, the fifth Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • John Pisano – guitar
  • Jim Hughart – bass
  • Colin Bailey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Django – John Lewis
  2. Rosetta – Earl Hines, Henri Woode
  3. Nuages – Django Reinhardt, Jacques Larue
  4. For Django – Joe Pass
  5. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  6. Fleur d’Ennui – Django Reinhardt
  7. Insensiblement – Paul Misraki
  8. Cavalerie – Django Reinhardt
  9. Django’s Castle – Django Reinhardt
  10. Limehouse Blues – Douglas Furber, Philip Braham

Sarah Vaughan: Vaughan And Violins

In March 1959, “Mercury” label released “Vaughan and Violins”, the eleventh Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in July 1958, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Marcel Hrasko – alto saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jo Hrasko – baritone saxophone
  • William Boucya – baritone saxophone 
  • Pierre Culaz – guitar
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Michel Hausser – vibraphone
  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Please Be Kind – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador
  3. Live for Love – Paul Misraki, Carl Sigman
  4. Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
  5. I’m Lost – Otis René
  6. Love Me – John Lehmann, John Lewis
  7. That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
  8. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  9. Gone with the Wind – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  10. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
  11. The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson

João Gilberto: João

On July 23, 1991, “Polygram do Brazil Ltda” label released “João”, the 30th João Gilberto album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Mayrton Bahia.

Personnel:

  • Joao Gilberto – vocal, guitar
  • Clare Fischer– keyboards, string arrangements
  • Jim Hughart– acoustic bass
  • Joe Correro – drums
  • Michito Sanchez – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Eu Sambo Mesmo (I Really Samba) – Janet Almeida
  2. Siga (Go On) – Fernando Lobo, Helio Guimarães
  3. Rosinha – (Little Rose) – Jonas Silva
  4. Málaga – Fred Bongusto
  5. Una Mujer (A Woman) – Paul Misraki, S. Pontal Riso, C. Olivare
  6. Eu e Meu Coração (My Heart and I) – Inaldo Vilarinho, Antonio Botelho
  7. You Do Something to Me – Cole Porter
  8. Palpite Infeliz (Unhappy Remark) – Noel Rosa
  9. Ave Maria no Morro (Ave Maria on the Hill) – Herivelto Martins
  10. Sampa – Caetano Veloso
  11. Sorriu pra Mim (Smiled at Me) – Garoto, Luiz Claudio
  12. Que Reste-t-il de Nos Amours (I Wish You Love) – Charles Trenet, Leon Chauliac