In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Fire”, the second Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in November 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In March 1970, “Impulse!” label released “Jewels of Thought”, the fourth Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Sound Plaza Studios” in Manhattan, New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.
In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Life Time”, is the debut Tony Williams studio album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in it’s suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.
Personnel:
Tony Williams – drums, timpani, woodblocks, maracas, triangle
In January 1966, “Impulse!” label released “The Dealer”, the 27th Chico Hamilton album. It was recorded in September 1965, at “RCA Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Michael Cuscuna.
On February 19, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Once Upon a Dream”, the fourth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1967, and was produced by Arif Mardin,
Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, sitar
Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion, tamboura
Dino Danelli – drums, table
David Brigati – vocals
Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass guitar
Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone
King Curtis – tenor saxophone
Melvin Lastie – trumpet
Buddy Lucas – harmonica
Hubert Laws – flute
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor
Gene Orloff – strings
Adrian Barber – sound effects
Tom Dowd – engineer
Joe Atkinson – mastering
Phil Iehle – mastering
Bill Inglot – mastering
Dave Schultz – mastering
Jean Ristori – mastering
Andree Buchler – coordination
Thierry Amsallem – coordination
Dino Danelli – cover sculpture, design
Urs Tschuppert – design
Mark Roth – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where noted.
In February 1958, “EmArcy” label released “At Mister Kelly’s”, the first Sarah Vaughan live album. It was recorded in August 1947, at “Mister Kelly’s” club in Chicago, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Sarah Vaughan – vocals
Jimmy Jones – piano
Richard Davis – double bass
Roy Haynes – drums
Track listing:
September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
Be Anything (But Be Mine) – Irving Gordon
Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
Dream – Johnny Mercer
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
It’s Got to Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Alone – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
If This Isn’t Love – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Lucky in Love – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
In November 1963, “Mercury” label released “The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra”, the seventh Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in June 1963 in New York City.
Personnel:
Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren
Harold Mabern – piano
Abdullah Rafik – bass
Sonny Brown – drums
The Benny Golson Orchestra
Benny Golson – conductor, arranger
Richard Williams, Virgil Jones – trumpet
Charles Greenlee, Tom McIntosh – trombone
Don Butterfield – tuba
Richard Davis – bass
Albert Heath – drums
Dezső Csanády – artwork
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.
Ecclusiastics – Charles Mingus
By Myself – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
Roland Speaks – Roland Kirk, Benny Golson
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz
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:
Roll ‘Em – Mary Lou Williams
For Dancers Only – Don Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen
Sophisticated Swing – William Hudson, Mitchell Parish
Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
Little Brown Jug – Joseph Winner
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington
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