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Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova

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On December 20, 1962, “Mercury” label released “Big Band Bossa Nova”, the twelve Quincy Jones album. It was recorded June – September 1962, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Roland Kirk – flute, alto flute
  • Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute, woodwinds
  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Alan Raph – bass trombone
  • Lalo Schifrin – piano
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Chris White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Jack Del Rio – percussion
  • Carlos Gomez – percussion
  • Jose Paula – percussion
  • Phil Ramone – recording

Track listing:

  1. Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
  2. Boogie Bossa Nova – Charlie Mingus
  3. Desafinado – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  4. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria
  5. Se É Tarde Me Perdoa – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra
  6. On the Street Where You Live – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. One Note Samba – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  8. Lato Bossa Nova – Lalo Schifrin
  9. Serenata – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
  10. Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes

Benny Bailey: Big Brass

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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
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Les Spann – guitar, flute
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Buddy Catlett – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
  2. Alison – Hale Smith
  3. Tipsy – Oliver Nelson
  4. Please Say Yes – Tom McIntosh
  5. A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. Maud’s Mood – Benny Bailey

Lee Konitz: Alto Summit

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In July 1958, “MPS” label released “Alto Summit”, the 22nd Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in June 1968, at “MPS Tonstudio” in Villingen, Black Forest, Germany, and was produced by Joachim E. Berendt.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Pony Poindexter – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Leo Wright – alto saxophone
  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • Palle Danielsson – bass
  • Jon Christensen – drums

Track listing:

  1. Native Land – Curtis Amy
  2. Ballad Medley: Skylark/Blue and Sentimental/Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You/Body and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer/Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David/Andy Razaf, Don Redman/Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  3. Prompt – Benny Bailey
  4. The Perils of Poda – Phil Woods
  5. Good Booty – Pony Poindexter
  6. Lee O’s Blues – Leo Wright, Lee Konitz
  7. Lee’s Tribute to Bach and Bird – Johann Sebastian Bach/Charlie Parker

George Russell: New York, N. Y.

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In July 1959, “Decca” label released “New York, N.Y.”, the second George Russell album. It was recorded 1958 – 1959.

Personnel:

  • George Russell – arranger, conductor
  • Jon Hendricks – vocals
  • Hal McKusick – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
  • Gene Allen – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Doc Severinsen – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Joe Ferrante – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Tom Mitchell – trombone
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Don Lamond – drums
  • Al Epstein – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by George Russell, except where noted.

  1. Manhattan – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Big City Blues
  3. Manhattan: “Rico”
  4. East Side Medley: Autumn in New York / How About You? – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin / Ralph Freed, Burton Lane
  5. A Helluva Town

Phil Woods Septet: Pairing Off

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In July 1956, “Prestige” label released “Pairing Off”, album by Phil Woods Septet (the third Phil Woods album overall). It was recorded in June 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Woods, except where noted.

  1. The Stanley Stomper
  2. Cool Aid
  3. Pairing Off
  4. Suddenly It’s Spring – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen

Quincy Jones; You’ve Got It Bad Girl

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In October 1973, “A&M” label released “You’ve Got It Bad Girl”, the 22nd Quincy Jones. It was recorded in 1973, at “A&M Studios”, “Sun West Studios” and “The Record Plant” in Hollywood, “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, “A&R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – vocals, trumpet, arranger, conductor, mixing
  • Quincy Duke – vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – vocals
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle, harmonica
  • George Duke – piano
  • Dave Grusin – electric piano
  • Bob James & Creations – keyboards
  • Tom Junior Morgan – harmonica
  • Ray Brown – bass, mixing
  • Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Bobbye Porter – percussion
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone
  • Cat Anderson – trumpet
  • Eddie Louis – soloist
  • Phil Ramone – engineer
  • Phil (Boogie) Schier – mixing
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Summer in the City – John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone
  2. Eyes of Love – Quincy Jones, Bob Russell
  3. Tribute to A.F.-Ro’: Daydreaming / First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Aretha Franklin / Ewan MacColl
  4. Love Theme from The Getaway – Quincy Jones
  5. You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
  6. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
  7. Manteca – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
  8. Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) – Quincy Jones
  9. Chump Change – Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones

Stanley Turrentine: Joyride

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In October 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Joyride”, the eleventh Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in April 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet, piccolo flute
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute
  • Robert Ashton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Albert J. Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Henry Coker, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing

  1. River’s Invitation – Percy Mayfield
  2. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone – Buddy Johnson
  3. Little Sheri – Stanley Turrentine
  4. Mattie T. – Stanley Turrentine
  5. Bayou – Jimmy Smith
  6. A Taste of Honey – Ric Marlow, Robert Scott

Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years

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On October 17, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Still Crazy After All These Years”, the fourth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “A&R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • Pete Carr – electric guitar
  • Joe Beck – electric guitar
  • Jerry Friedman – electric guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Tropea – electric guitar
  • Barry Beckett – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
  • Bob James – woodwind arrangements, string arrangements, Fender Rhodes
  • Kenneth Ascher – Fender Rhodes, organ
  • Sivuca – vocal solo, accordion
  • Richard Tee – acoustic piano
  • Leon Pendarvis – acoustic piano
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica
  • David Hood – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Daniels – saxophone
  • David Sanborn – saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • David Mathews – horn arrangements
  • Phoebe Snow – vocals, backing vocals
  • Art Garfunkel – vocals
  • Patti Austin – backing vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
  • The Jessy Dixon Singers – backing vocals
  • Chicago Community Choir – backing vocals
  • Phil Ramone – engineer
  • Jerry Masters – engineer
  • Glenn Berger – recording
  • Bert Szerlip – recording
  • John Berg – design
  • Anthony Maggiore – design
  • Edie Baskin – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon.

  1. Still Crazy After All These Years
  2. My Little Town
  3. I Do It for Your Love
  4. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
  5. Night Game
  6. Gone at Last
  7. Some Folks Lives Roll Easy
  8. Have a Good Time
  9. You’re Kind
  10. Silent Eyes

Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me

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On September 27, 1994, “Verve” label released “Nobody Else but Me”, studio album by Stan Getz. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Gene Cherico – bass
  • Joe Hunt – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  2. 6-Nix-Quix-Flix – Gary Burton
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Waltz for a Lovely Wife – Phil Woods
  5. Out of Focus – Gary Burton
  6. Nobody Else but Me – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  7. Sweet Sorrow – Michael Gibbs
  8. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  10. Waltz for a Lovely Wife (single version)

Shirley Scott: Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands

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In August 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands”, the 30th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor 
  • Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – alto saxophone 
  • Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone 
  • Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet 
  • Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh – trombone 
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • Attila Zoller – guitar 
  • Richard Davis, George Duvivier – double bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Roll ‘Em – Mary Lou Williams
  2. For Dancers Only – Don Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen
  3. Sophisticated Swing – William Hudson, Mitchell Parish
  4. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  5. Little Brown Jug – Joseph Winner
  6. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson
  7. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
  8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
  9. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington
  10. Tippin’ In – Robert Smith, Marty Symes