In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “The Cooker”, the seventh Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Robert Levin – liner notes
Track listing:
A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
Happy Dipper – Lee Morgan
Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
In December 1976, “A&M/Horizon Records” label released “New Life (Dedicated to Max Gordon)”, the twelve Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (The) album. It was recorded July 1975, January – December 1976, at “A&R Recording Inc.” in New York City, and was produced by John Snyder.
Personnel:
Thad Jones – flugelhorn, arrangements
Mel Lewis – drums
Barry Finnerty – electric guitar
David Spinozza – electric guitar
Roland Hanna – piano
Walter Norris – piano
George Mraz – bass
Steve Gilmore – acoustic bass
Rasan Mfalme (Jerry Jemmott) – electric bass
Herb Lovelle – drums
Leonard Gibbs – congas
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Lou Marini – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
Greg Herbert – tenor saxophone, flute
Ed Xiques – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Al Porcino – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Waymon Reed – trumpet
Steve Furtado – trumpet
Sinclair Acey – trumpet
Jim Bossy – trumpet
Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
Billy Campbell – trombone
Janice Robinson – trombone
Earl McIntyre – bass trombone, trombone
John Mosca – trombone
Dave Taylor – bass trombone
Jim Buffington – French horn
Ray Alonge – French horn
Peter Gordon – French horn
Earl Chapin – French horn
Julius Watkins – French horn
Don Butterfield – tuba
Track listing:
All tracks by Thad Jones except where noted.
Greetings And Salutations
And Harmony – composed and arranged by Cecil Bridgewater
Little Rascal on a Rock
Forever Lasting
Love To One Is One to Love
Thank You – composed and arranged by Jerry Dodgion
In November 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Boss Horn”, the 13th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Jerry Dodgion – flute, alto saxophone
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Julian Priester – trombone
Chick Corea – piano
Cedar Walton – piano
Gene Taylor – bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Duke Pearson – arrangements
Track listing:
Millie – Duke Pearson
O Mama Enit – Blue Mitchell
I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
In November 1963, “Prestige” label released “Dakar”, album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.
On October 17, 1957, ”ABC” label released “Go West, Man!”, the second Quincy Jones studio album. It was recorded in February 1957, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – conductor
Benny Carter – alto saxophone
Herb Geller – alto saxophone
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Art Pepper – alto saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone
Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Pete Candoli – trumpet
Harry Edison – trumpet
Jack Sheldon – trumpet
Lou Levy – piano
Carl Perkins – piano
Red Mitchell – bass
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Mel Lewis – drums
Track listing:
Dancin’ Pants – Jimmy Giuffre
Blues Day – Jimmy Giuffre
Bright Moon – Jimmy Giuffre
No Bones at All – Johnny Mandel
The Oom Is Blues – Charlie Mariano
Be My Guest – Lennie Niehaus
Medley: What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke / We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine / Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans / You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie / Laura – David Raksin / Johnny Mercer
In September 1973, “CTI” label released “Don’t Mess with Mister T.”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It was recorded March – June 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Bob James – piano, electric piano, arrangements, conductor
Harold Mabern – electric piano
Richard Tee – organ
Eric Gale – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Idris Muhammad – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Rubens Bassini – percussion
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
John Frosk – flugelhorn
Alan Raph – bass trombone
Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
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.
In August 1958, “Prestige” label released “Baritones and French Horns”, album by Prestige All Stars.It was recorded April – May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.
On July 1, 1972, “Kudu” label released “All the King’s Horses”, the second Grover Washington Jr. studio album. It was recorded May – June 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Grover Washington Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
Gene Bertoncini – guitar
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
David Spinozza – guitar
Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements, conductor
Richard Tee – organ
Gordon Edwards – bass
Ron Carter – bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ralph MacDonald – congas
Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Brass and Woodwind Section
George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – trombone
Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
String Section
Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
Richard Dickler, Emanuel Vardi – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
String Trio
David Nadien – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
George Ricci – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano – design
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
No Tears, in the End – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Body and Soul (Montage) – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez
In February 1957, “ABC-Paramount” label released “This Is How I Feel About Jazz”, the second Quincy Jones album. It was recorded September 1956 – January 1957, at “Ballone Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
Gene Quill – alto saxophone
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Lucky Thompson, Bunny Bardach – tenor saxophone
Bill Perkins, Buddy Collette, Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone sax
Jack Nimitz – baritone sax
Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
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