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Sarah Vaughn: At Mister Kelly’s

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:

  1. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Be Anything (But Be Mine) – Irving Gordon
  5. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  7. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  8. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  9. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  10. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
  12. It’s Got to Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  13. Alone – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
  14. If This Isn’t Love – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
  15. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  16. Lucky in Love – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  17. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  18. Poor Butterfly – John Golden, Raymond Hubbell
  19. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  20. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Nina Simone: Nina Simone At The Village Gate

On January 15, 1952, “Colpix” label released “Nina Simone at the Village Gate”, the sixth Nina Simone album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “The Village Gate” in Greenwich Village in New York, and was produced by Cal Lampey.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano
  • Al Schackman – guitar
  • Chris White – bass
  • Bobby Hamilton – drums
  • Richard Alderson – recording

Track listing:

  1. Just in Time – Adolph Gree, Betty Comden, Jule Styne
  2. He Was Too Good to Me – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. House of the Rising Sun – Josh White, Libby Reynolds Holmes, Nicholas Ray
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  5. Brown Baby – Oscar Brown
  6. Zungo – Babatunde Olatunji
  7. If He Changed My Name – Robert MacGinsey
  8. Children Go Where I Send You – traditional, arranged by Nina Simone

The Vogues: Till

In January 1969, “Reprise” label released “Till”, the fourth Vogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Dick Glasser.

Personnel:

  • Bill Burkette – lead baritone
  • Don Miller – baritone
  • Hugh Geyer – first tenor
  • Chuck Blasko – second tenor
  • Ernie Freeman – arrangements, conductor
  • Ed Trasher – art direction
  • Frank Bez – photography
  • Dick Glasser – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got My Eyes on You – Jackie Rae, Les Reed
  2. I Will – Dick Glasser
  3. On Broadway – Jerry Lieber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Well
  4. I’ll Know My Love (By the Way She Talks) – Buddy Kaye, Lee Jones
  5. A Taste of Honey – Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
  6. Till – Charles Dancers, Pierre Buisson, Carl Sigman
  7. She Was too Good to Me – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. No, Not Much – Robert Allen, Al Stillman
  9. The Sun Shines out of Your Shoes – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
  10. Woman Helping Man – Mark Charron

Dropkick Murphys: 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory

On January 6, 2017, “Born & Bred” label released “11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory”, the ninth Dropkick Murphys studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in El Paso, Texas, and was produced by Tedd Hutt.

Personnel:

  • Al Barr – lead vocals
  • Tim Brennan – vocals, guitars, accordion, mellotron, tin whistle
  • James Lynch – vocals, guitars
  • Ken Casey – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Jeff DaRosa – vocals, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, acoustic guitars
  • Matt Kelly – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ted Hutt – percussion
  • Lee Forshner – bagpipes

Track listing:

  1. The Lonesome Boatman
  2. Rebels with a Cause
  3. Blood
  4. Sandlot
  5. First Class Loser
  6. Paying My Way
  7. I Had a Hat
  8. Kicked to the Curb
  9. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
  10. 4-15-13
  11. Until the Next Time

Ted Brown: In Good Company

In December 1985, “Criss Cross Jazz” label released “In Good Company”, the second Ted Brown album. It was recorded in December 1985, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.

Personnel:

  • Ted Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar
  • Hod O’Brien – piano
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Blimey – Ted Brown
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. Lost and Found – Hod O’Brien
  4. Sir Felix – Jimmy Raney
  5. Instant Blue – Hod O’Brien
  6. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  7. People Will Say We’re in Love – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

McCoy Tyner: Echoes Of A Friend

In December 1972, “JVC” label released “Echoes of a Friend”, the 16th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1972, in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Naima – John Coltrane
  2. Promise – John Coltrane
  3. My Favorite Things – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
  4. The Discovery
  5. Folks

John Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard Again

In December 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Live at The Village Vanguard Again!”, album by John Coltrane (the 15th album for “Impulse!). It was recorded in May 1966, at the “Village Vanguard” jazz club in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Alice Coltrane – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Emanuel Rahim – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Naima – John Coltrane
  2. Introduction to My Favorite Things – Jimmy Garrison
  3. My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein

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:

  1. Li’l Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
  2. We Kiss in a Shadow – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
  4. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen

Erroll Garner: Contrasts

In December 1954, “EmArcy” label released “Contrasts”, the 16th Erroll Garner album. It was recorded in July 1954, at “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Erroll Garner – piano
  • Wyatt Ruther – double bass
  • Fats Heard – drums
  • Candido Camero – percussion, congas

Track listing:

  1. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  2. I’ve Got the World on a String – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  3. 7-11 Jump – Erroll Garner
  4. Part Time Blues – Erroll Garner
  5. Rosalie – Cole Porter
  6. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
  7. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  8. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings – Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henri Herpin, Harold Rome
  9. There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  10. Misty – Erroll Garner
  11. I’ve Got to Be a Rug Cutter – Duke Ellington

André Previn & His Pals: Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey

In December 1957, “Contemporary” label released “Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey”, album André Previn & His Pals. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Contemporary Records” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • André Previn – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lorenz Hart, all music by Richard Rodgers.

  1. I Could Write a Book
  2. That Terrific Rainbow
  3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  4. Take Him
  5. Zip
  6. It’s a Great Big Town
  7. What Is a Man?
  8. I’m Talkin’ with My Pal
  9. Do It the Hard Way