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Jimmy Smith: Jimmy Smith At The Organ

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In July 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Jimmy Smith at the Organ”, the third Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in June 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Thornel Schwartz – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Smith, except where noted.

  1. Judo Mambo
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  4. Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  5. Fiddlin’ the Minors
  6. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  7. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Lou Donaldson Quintet: Swing And Soul

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In July 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Swing and Soul”, album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet (the sixth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in June 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Herman Foster – piano
  • Peck Morrison – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Dorothy – Rudy Nichols
  2. I Won’t Cry Any More – Al Frisch, Fritz Wise
  3. Herman’s Mambo – Herman Foster
  4. Peck Time
  5. There’ll Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Groove Junction
  7. Grits and Gravy

Lee Morgan: City Lights

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In June 1958, “Blue Note” label released “City Lights”, the sixth Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in August 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • George Coleman – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. City Lights – Benny Golson
  2. Tempo de Waltz – Benny Golson
  3.  You’re Mine You – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  4. Just by Myself – Benny Golson
  5. Kin Folks – Gigi Gryce

Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue

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In May 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Midnight Blue”, the 17th Kenny Burrell album. It was recorded in January 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion, Michael Cuscuna and Tom Vasatka.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Major Holley – bass 
  • Bill English – drums 
  • Ray Barretto – conga 
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remastering
  • Gordon Jee – creative director
  • Eric Bernhardi – design
  • Reid Miles – design, typography
  • Francis Wolff – photography, cover photography
  • Leonard Feather – original liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Burrell, except where noted.

  1. Chitlins con Carne
  2. Mule – Kenny Burrell, Major Holley Jr.
  3. Soul Lament
  4. Midnight Blue
  5. Wavy Gravy
  6. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  7. Saturday Night Blues

Jutta Hipp: Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims

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In February 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims”, the seventh Jutta Hipp album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jutta Hipp – piano
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jerry Lloyd – trumpet
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Just Blues – Zoot Sims
  2. Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  3. Down Home – Jerry Lloyd
  4. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  5. Wee Dot – J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker
  6. Too Close for Comfort – George David Weiss, Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener

Dexter Gordon: Our Man In Paris

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In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Our Man in Paris”, the 20th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1963, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, France, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone 
  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Claude Ermelin – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  4. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli

Lou Donaldson And The Three Sounds: LD+3

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In October 1959, “Blue Note” label released “LD+3”, Lou Donaldson and the Three Sounds (the tenth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  2. Smooth Groove
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Blue Moon – Lorentz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Jump Up
  6. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  7. Confirmation – Charlie Parker

Eric Dolphy: Out To Lunch!

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In August 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Out to Lunch!”, album by Eric Dolphy. It was recorded in February 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

  • Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Dolphy.

  1. Hat and Beard
  2. Something Sweet, Something Tender
  3. Gazzelloni
  4. Out to Lunch
  5. Straight Up and Down

Horace Silver: Silver’s Serenade

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In August 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Silver’s Serenade”, the twelve Horace Silver album. It was recorded in May 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Joel Dorn – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. Silver’s Serenade
  2. Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty
  3. Sweet Sweetie Dee
  4. The Dragon Lady
  5. Nineteen Bars

The 3 Sounds: Bottoms Up

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In July 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Bottoms Up!”, the second 3 Sounds (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1958 – February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano, celeste
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez
  2. Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis
  3. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. I Could Write a Book – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Jinne Lou – Gene Harris
  7. Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You – Marvin Fisher, Jack Sega
  8. Falling in Love with Love – Lorzenz Hart, Richard Rodgers