Tag Archives: Richard Rodgers

Nina Simone: The Amazing Nina Simone

Leave a comment

In July 1959, “Colpix” label released “The Amazing Nina Simone”, the second Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Hecky Krasnow.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano
  • Bob Mersey – arrangement, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Blue Prelude – lyrics by Gordon Jenkins, music by Joe Bishop
  2. Children Go Where I Send You – Nina Simone, traditional
  3. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) – Jerry Silverman, Stephen Gale
  4. Stompin’ at the Savoy – lyrics by Andy Razaf, music by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson
  5. It Might as Well Be Spring – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
  6. You’ve Been Gone Too Long – Brother John Sellers
  7. That’s Him Over There – lyrics by Marilyn Keith, music by Lew Spence
  8. Chilly Winds Don’t Blow – William Lovelock, Hecky Krasnow
  9. Theme from Middle of the Night – lyrics by Paddy Shayefsky, music by George Bassman
  10. Can’t Get Out of This Mood – lyrics by Frank Loeser, music by Jimmy McHugh
  11. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  12. Solitaire – lyrics by Carl Nutter, Renee Borek, music by King Guion

Pharoah Sanders: Journey To The One

Leave a comment

In June 1980, “Theresa” label released “Journey to the One”, the 16th Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in December 1979, in San Francisco, and was produced by Pharoah Sanders.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, tambura, sleigh bells
  • Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn
  • John Hicks – piano
  • Joe Bonner – piano, electric piano
  • Bedria Sanders – harmonium
  • Paul Arslanian – harmonium, wind chimes
  • Mark Isham – synthesizer
  • James Pomerantz – sitar
  • Yoko Ito Gates – koto
  • Chris Hayes – guitar
  • Carl Lockett – guitar
  • Ray Drummond – bass
  • Joy Julks – bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Randy Merritt – drums
  • Phil Ford – tabla
  • Babatunde Lea – shekere, congas
  • Dee Dee Dickerson, Bobby McFerrin, Vicki Randle, Ngoh Spencer – vocals
  • Claudette Allen – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Pharoah Sanders, except where noted

  1. Greetings to Idris
  2. Doktor Pitt
  3. Kazuko
  4. After the Rain – John Coltrane
  5. Soledad
  6. You’ve Got to Have Freedom
  7. Yemenja – John Hicks
  8. It’s Easy to Remember – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  9. Think About the One
  10. Bedria

Paul Desmond: Easy Living

Leave a comment

In June 1966, “RCA Victor” label released “Easy Living”, the ninth Paul Desmond album. It was recorded June 1963, September 1964, June 1965, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Gene Cherico, Percy Heath, Eugene Wright – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Desmond except where noted.

  1. When Joanna Loved Me – Robert Wells, Jack Segal
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  6. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Blues for Fun

Julie London: Lonely Girl

Leave a comment

In June 1956, “Liberty” label released “Lonely Girl”, the second Julie London album. It was recorded in April 1956, at “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bobby Troup.

Personnel:

  • Julie London – vocals
  • Al Viola – guitar
  • John Neal – engineer
  • Ray Jones – photography
  • Chris Ingham – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Lonely Girl – Bobby Troup
  2. Fools Rush In – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  3. Moments Like This – Frank Loesser, Burton Lane
  4. I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City – Leon Rene, Johnny Lange
  5. It’s the Talk of the Town – Jerry Livingtson, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
  6. What’ll I Do – Irving Berlin
  7. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar A. Swan
  8. Don’t Take Your Love from Ne – Henry Nemo
  9. Where or When – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  10. All Alone – Irving Berlin
  11. Mean to Me – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
  12. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  13. Remember – Irving Berlin

Wayne Shorter: Second Coming

Leave a comment

In May 1974, “Vee-Jay” label released “Second Genesis”, the second Wayne Shorter studio album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago, and was produced by Sid McCoy.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – double-bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Ruby and the Pearl – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
  2. Pay as You Go
  3. Second Genesis
  4. Mr. Chairman
  5. Tenderfoot
  6. The Albatross
  7. Getting to Know You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  8. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Grant Green: Grantstand

Leave a comment

In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green, except where noted.

  1. Grantstand
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in Maude’s Flat
  4. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra: Road Show

Leave a comment

In February 1960, “Capitol” label released “Road Show”, live album by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra. It was recorded in October 1959, at “Elliot Hall” in Purdue University, Lafayette, In, and was produced by Lee Gillette, John Palladino and Bill Wagner.

Personnel:

  • Stan Kenton – piano, conductor
  • June Christy – vocals
  • The Four Freshmen (Ken Albers, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Bob Flanigan) – vocal group 
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Ronnie Rubin, Bill Trujillo – tenor saxophone
  • Marvin Holladay, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Bud Brisbois, Rolf Ericson, Bill Mathieu, Roger Middleton, Dalton Smith – trumpet
  • Kent Larsen, Archie LeCoque, Don Sebesky – trombone
  • Jim Amlotte, Bob Knight – bass trombone
  • Joe Castro – piano
  • Pete Chivily – bass
  • Jimmy Campbell – drums
  • Mike Pacheco – Cuban drums

Track listing:

  1. Artistry in Rhythm – Stan Kenton
  2. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf
  3. My Old Flame – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
  4. The Big Chase – Marty Paich
  5. I Want to Be Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  6. It’s a Most Unusual Day – Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
  7. Midnight Sun – Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer
  8. Kissing Bug – Billy Strayhorn, Rex Stewart, Joya Sherrill
  9. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  10. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  11. Day In, Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  12. Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent
  13. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows – Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy
  14. Paper Doll – Johnny S. Black
  15. Them There Eyes – Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey
  16. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  17. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
  18. Walkin’ Shoes – Gerry Mulligan
  19. The Peanut Vendor – Moisés Simons
  20. Artistry in Rhythm – Stan Kenton

The Mamas & Papas: Deliver

Leave a comment

On February 2, 1967, “Dunhill” label released “Deliver”, the third Mamas & the Papas (The) studio album. It was recorded in `1966, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • Denny Doherty – vocals
  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • John Phillips – vocals, guitar
  • Michelle Phillips – vocals
  • Jill Gibson – vocals
  • Scott McKenzie – 12-string acoustic, guitar
  • “Doctor” Eric Hord – guitar
  • P.F. Sloan – guitar
  • Tommy Tedesco – guitar
  • Larry Knechtel – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
  • Gary Coleman – percussion, bells, marimba
  • Jim Horn – flute, saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by John Phillips, except where noted.

  1. Dedicated to the One I Love – Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling
  2. My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  3. Creeque Alley – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  4. Sing for Your Supper – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  6. Free Advice – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  7. Look Through My Window
  8. Boys & Girls Together
  9. String Man – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  10. Frustration
  11. Did You Ever Want to Cry
  12. John’s Music Box

Cecil Taylor: The World Of Cecil Taylor

Leave a comment

In January 1961, “Candid” label released “The World of Cecil Taylor”, the sixth Cecil Taylor album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Cecil Taylor – piano
  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
  • Buell Neidlinger – bass
  • Denis Charles – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Cecil Tayor except where noted.

  1. Air (Take 28)
  2. This Nearly Was Mine (Take 1) – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  3. Port of Call (Take 2)
  4. E.B. (Take 2)
  5. Lazy Afternoon – John Latouche, Jerome Moross

George Auld: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra

Leave a comment

In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra”, the seventh Georgie Auld album. It was recorded September – November 1955, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone, bandleader
  • Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz – alto saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin – tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
  • Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn – trumpet
  • Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner – trombone
  • Arnold Ross – piano
  • Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller, Irv Kottler – drums

Track listing:

  1. In the Land of Hi-Fi – George Auld, Billy May
  2. For You – Al Dubin, Joe Burke
  3. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman
  4. Tippin’ In – Raymond Leveen, Maria Grever
  5. Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima
  6. I May Be Wrong – Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin
  7. Swingin’ in the Moore Park – Billy May
  8. If I Loved You – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
  12. Love Is Just Around the Corner – Lewis E. Gensler, Leo Robin