On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
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Red Garland: Lil’ Darlin’
In December 1959, “Status” label released “Lil’ Darlin’”, the 16th Red Garland album. It was recorded in October 1959, at “The Prelude Club” in New York City.
Personnel:
- Red Garland – piano
- Jimmy Rowser – bass
- Charles “Specs” Wright – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Don Schlitten – design
- Esmond Edwards – photography
Track listing:
- Li’l Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
- We Kiss in a Shadow – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
- Blues in the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
- Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
Roy Haynes
On November 12, 2024 Roy Owen Haynes died aged 99. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of best and most influential drummers in the history of jazz music. In his career lasting over 80 years he recorded and performed with the best known and most important jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Lester Young, Kai Winding, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Eddie Shu, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, Red Rodney, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Dorothy Ashby, John Handy, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Kenny Burrell, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz, Eric Dolphy, Etta Jones, Booker Little, Betty Roché, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, Lem Winchester, Steve Lacy, Ray Charles, Jaki Byard, Ted Curson, Bob Brookmeyer, Jackie Paris, Roland Kirk, Willis Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Ted Curson, John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Dave Brubeck, Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh, Mary Lou Williams, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Alice Coltrane, Art Pepper, Sal Nistico, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Stanley Cowell, Joe Albany, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiyuki Honda, Michel Petrucciani, Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron. Roy Haynes received big number of awards including “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences”, and the award at the “Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception” of the “54th Annual Grammy Awards”. In 2019, Haynes was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “Jazz Foundation of America”. As leader and co-leader, Roy Haynes released 32 albums.
John Coltrane: Soultrane
In October 1958, “Prestige” label released “Soultrane”, the fourth John Coltrane album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock and Del Costello.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remaster
- Shigeo Miyamoto – engineer, mastering
- Alan Yoshida, Steve Hoffman – mastering
- Kazue Sugimoto – supervision
- Akira Taguchi – supervision
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
Track listing:
- Good Bait – Tadd Dameron, Count Basie
- I want to Talk About You – Billy Eckstine
- You Say You Care – Leo Robin, Jule Styne
- Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
- Russian Lullaby – Irving Berlin
John Coltrane: Coltrane
In October 1957, “Prestige” label released “Coltrane”, the debut John Coltrane album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
- Johnnie Splawn – trumpet
- Red Garland – piano
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Bakai – Calvin Massey
- Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
- Time Was – Gabriel Luna de la Fuente, Paz Miguel Prado, Bob Russell
- Straight Street – John Coltrane
- While My Lady Sleeps – Gus Kahn, Bronislav Kaper
- Chronic Blues – John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madness
In October 1956, “Prestige” label released “Tenor Madness”, the fifth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in May 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.
- Tenor Madness
- When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
- Paul’s Pal
- My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
- The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
John Coltrane: Standard Coltrane
On October 2, 1962, “Prestige” label released “Standard Coltrane”, album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in July 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Wilbur Harden – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
- I’ll Get By – Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk
- Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- Invitation – Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
Red Garland: Red In Blues-ville
In September 1959, “Prestige” label released “Red in Blues-ville”, the 16th Red Garland album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
- Red Garland – piano
- Sam Jones – double bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
- Esmond Edwards – photography
- Bob Snead – liner notes
Track listing:
- He’s a Real Gone Guy – Nellie Lutcher
- See See Rider – traditional
- M Squad (theme) – Count Basie
- Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
- Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones
- St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy
The Red Garland Quintet: Dig It!
In August 1962, “Prestige” label released “Dig It!”, album by The Red Garland Quintet (the ninth Red Garland album overall). It was recorded March – December 1957, February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Red Garland – piano
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Jamil Nasser – bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
- Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
- CTA – Jimmy Heath
- Lazy Mae – Red Garland
Red Garland: Red Garland’s Piano
In June 1957, “Prestige” label released “Red Garland’s Piano”, the second Red Garland album. It was recorded March 1957 – December 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Tom Hannan – design
- Bob Weinstock – supervisor
Track listing:
- Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
- Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
- The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
- Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
- If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
- I Know Why (And So Do You) – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
- But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
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