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Charles McPherson: Bebop Revisited

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In December 1964, “Prestige” label released “Bebop Revisited!”, the debut Charles McPherson studio album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
  • Carmell Jones – trumpet
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Nelson Boyd – bass
  • Albert Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1.  Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  2. Nostalgia – Fats Navarro
  3. Variations on a Blues by Bird – Charlie Parker
  4. Wail – Bud Powell
  5. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Si Si – Charlie Parker

Jack McDuff: Brother Jack At The Jazz Workshop Live!

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In December 1963, “Prestige” label released “Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live!”, the twelve Jack McDuff album. It was recorded in October 1963, at “The Jazz Workshop” in San Francisco, and was produced by Lew Futterman and Peter Paul.

Personnel:

  • Jack McDuff – organ
  • Red Holloway – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Harold Vick – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Joe Dukes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack McDuff, except where noted.

  1. Blues 1 & 8
  2. Passing Through – Charles Lloyd
  3. Dink’s Blues
  4. Grease Monkey
  5. Vas Dis
  6. Somewhere in the Night – Billy May
  7. Jive Samba – Nat Adderley

Jack McDuff: Screamin’

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In December 1962, “Prestige” label released “Screamin’”, the eight Jack McDuff album.It was recorded in October 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Jack McDuff – organ
  • Leo Wright – alto saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Joe Dukes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

 All tracks by Jack McDuff, except where noted.

  1. He’s a Real Gone Guy – Nellie Lutcher
  2. Soulful Drums – Jack McDuff, Joe Dukes
  3. After Hours – Avery Parrish
  4. Screamin’
  5. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  6. One O’Clock Jump – Count Basie

Paul Quinichette: For Basie

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In November 1957, “Prestige” label released “For Basie”, the eighth Paul Quinichette album. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
  • Shad Collins – trumpet
  • Nat Pierce – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Walter Page – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. Rock-a-Bye Basie – Count Basie, Shad Collins
  2. Texas Shuffle – Herschel Evans
  3. Out the Window – Count Basie, Eddie Durham
  4. Jive at Five – Count Basie, Harry Edison
  5. Diggin’ for Dex – Count Basie, Eddie Durham

Sonny Stitt: Night Letter

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In November 1969, “Prestige” label released “Night Letter”, the 74th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone, varitone
  • Gene Ludwig – organ
  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Randy Gelispie – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Stitt, except where noted.

  1. Night Letter
  2. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South – Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René
  3. Stringin’ the Jug – Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
  4. Pretend – Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere
  5. Blue String
  6. You’ll Never Know – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  7. Blues Walk

Illinois Jacquet: The Blues; That’s Me!

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In November 1969, “Prestige” label released “The Blues; That’s Me!”, the 23rd Illinois Jacquet album. It was recorded in September 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone, bassoon
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Tiny Grimes – guitar
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Oliver Jackson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Illinois Jacquet, except where noted.

  1. The Blues; That’s Me! – Tiny Grimes
  2. Still King – Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. The Galloping Latin
  5. For Once in My Life – Ron Miller, Orlando Murden
  6. Every Day I Have the Blues – Peter Chatman

John Coltrane: Dakar

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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.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dakar – Teddy Charles
  2. Mary’s Blues – Pepper Adams
  3. Route 4 – Teddy Charles
  4. Velvet Scene – Mal Waldron
  5. Witches Pit – Pepper Adams
  6. Catwalk – Teddy Charles

Shirley Scott: Hip Soul

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Hip Soul”, the 13th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Stan Turner (Stanley Turrentine) – tenor sax
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hip Soul – Stanley Turrentine
  2. 411 West – Benny Golson
  3. By Myself – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  4. Trane’s Blues – John Coltrane
  5. Stanley’s Time – Stanley Turrentine
  6. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Thelonious MonkQuartet featuring Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk Quartet

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In November 1954, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk Quartet”, album by Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring Sonny Rollins (the seventh Thelonious Monk album). It was recorded in October 1954, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was released as 10” LP.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Way You Look Tonight (As The Way You Blow Tonight) – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  2. I Want to Be Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  3. More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans

Booker Ervin: Exultation!

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In October 1963, “Prestige” label released “Exultation!”, the fourth Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in June 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Strozier – alto saxophone
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Walter Perkins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Booker Ervin, except where noted.

  1. Mooche Mooche
  2. Black and Blue – Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  3. Mour – Walter Perkins
  4. Just in Time – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  5. Just in Time (Long Take) – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  6. No Land’s Man – Booker Ervin, Walter Perkins
  7. No Land’s Man (Long Take) – Booker Ervin, Walter Perkins
  8. Tune In