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Tito Puente: Dance Mania

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In August 1958, “RCA” label released “Dance Mania”, the twelve Tito Puente album. It was recorded November – December 1957, and was produced by Mickey Crofford.

Personnel:

  • Tito Puente – timbales, vibraphone, marimba, arrangements
  • Rafael Palau, Jerry Sanfino, Schapp Pullman, Tony Buonpastore – saxophone
  • Bernie Glow, Jimmy Frisaura, Frank Lo Pinto, George López, Gene Repetti, Larry Moser, León Merian – trumpet
  • Raymond Concepción – piano
  • Bobby Rodríguez – bass
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Ray Rodríguez – bongos
  • Julito Collazo – congas
  • Santitos Colón – lead vocals, chorus
  • Vitin Avilés, Otto Olivar – chorus
  • Mickey Crofford – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tito Puente, except where noted.

  1. El Cayuco
  2. Complicación – Francisco Aguabella
  3. 3-D Mambo – Ray Santos
  4. Llegó Miján
  5. Cuando Te Vea
  6. Hong Kong Mambo
  7. Mambo Gozón
  8. Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembé
  9. Varsity Drag – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  10. Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti – Pepe Delgado
  11. Agua Limpia Todo – Francisco Aguabella
  12. Saca Tu Mujer

Lee Konitz: Dearly Beloved

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On June 24, 1997, “Steeple Chase” label released “Dearly Beloved”, the 111th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in October 1996, and was produced by Nils Winther.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto and soprano saxophone
  • Harold Danko – piano
  • Jay Anderson – bass
  • Billy Drummond – drums

Track listing:

  1. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  2. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  3. Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  6. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier

Shirley Scott: Shirley’s Sounds

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In June 1961, “Prestige” label released “Shirley’s Sounds”, the fifth Shirley Scott album. It was recorded May – October 1958, April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • George Tucker – bass
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Arthur Edgehill – drums

Track listing:

  1. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  3. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. S’Posin’ – Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf
  6. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
  7. Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
  8. I Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford

Sarah Vaughan: Vaughan And Violins

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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

Harry Edison & Buck Clayton: Harry Edison Swings Buck Clauton

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In December 1958, “Verve” label released “Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton”, album by Harry Edison and Buck Clayton. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Nola Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Harry Edison, Buck Clayton – trumpet
  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Costa – vibraphone
  • Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Joe Benjamin – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Sheldon Marks – art direction
  • Burt Goldblatt – photography
  • John Hammond – sleeve notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Edison except where noted.

  1. Memories for the Count
  2. Come With Me
  3. Critic’s Delight
  4. Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
  5. Medley: It All Depends On You/Charmaine/How Long Has This Been Going On?/Makin’ Whoopee – Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown/Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn

Stan Getz: Cool Velvet

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In November 1960, “Verve” label released “Cool Velvet”, the 35th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in March 1960, in Baden-Baden, Germany, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Russell Garcia – conductor, arrangements
  • Jan Johansson – piano
  • Blanchie Birdsong – harp
  • Dave Hildinger – vibes
  • Freddy Dutton – bass
  • Sperie Karas – drums
  • Merle Shore – cover art
  • Benny Green – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  2. It Never Entered My Mind – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Early Autumn – Ralph Burns, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer
  4. When I Go, I Go All the Way – Russell Garcia, Bob Russell
  5. A New Town Is a Blue Town – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  6. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  7. Born to Be Blue – Mel Torme, Robert Wells
  8. Whisper Not – Benny Golson
  9. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  10. Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez

Frank Sinatra: All Alone

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In October 1962, “Reprise” label released “All Alone”, the 28th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded in January 1962, in Los Angeles. 

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Gordon Jenkins – arranger, conductor
  • Merle Shore – art direction
  • Edward Jablonski – liner notes

Track listing:

  • All Alone – Irving Berlin
  • The Girl Next Door – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
  • Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Roy Turk, Lou Handman
  • Charmaine – Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack
  • What’ll I Do? – Irving Berlin
  • When I Lost You – Irving Berlin
  • Oh, How I Miss You Tonight – Benny Davis, Joe Burke, Mark Fisher
  • Indiscreet – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  • Remember – Irving Berlin
  • Together – B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Stephen Ballantine
  • The Song is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On) – Irving Berlin

Red Garland: When There Are Grey Skies

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In March 1963, “Prestige” label released “When There Are Grey Skies”, the 31st Red Garland album. It was recorded in October 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Wendell Marshall – double bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sonny Boy – Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson
  2. My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms – Joseph Meyer, Herman Ruby
  3. St. James Infirmary – Joe Primrose (Irving Mills)
  4. I Ain’t Got Nobody – Roger Graham, Spencer Williams
  5. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
  6. Nobody Knows the Trouble I See – traditional

Kenny Barron: Super Standard

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On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Jay Leonhart – bass
  • Al Foster – drums
  • Taz (48) – design
  • John Abbott – photography

Track listing:

  1. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  2. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  3. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  4. Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
  5. Doxy – Sonny Rollins
  6. Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
  7. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  8. Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  9. Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
  10. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
  11. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  12. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach

Mel Tormé: Tormé: A New Album

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In June 1977, “Gryphone Records” label released “Tormé: A New Album”, the 15th Mel Tormé album. It was recorded in June 1977, in London.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Gordon Beck – keyboards
  • Barry Miles – piano
  • Vic Juris – guitar
  • Brian Hodges – electric bass
  • Terry Silverlight – drums
  • Christopher Gunning – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  3. New York State of Mind – Billy Joel
  4. Stars – Janis Ian
  5. Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim
  6. Ordinary Fool – Paul Williams
  7. Medley
  8. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young -M. Philippe Gerard, Angela Vannier, Johnny Mercer
  9. Yesterday When I was Young – Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
  10. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson