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Herbie Mann: Herbie Mann At The Village Gate

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In December 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Herbie Mann at the Village Gate”, the 25th Herbie Mann album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “The Village Gate” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Hagood Hardy – vibraharp
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Ray Mantilla – conga, percussion
  • Chief Bey – African drum, percussion
  • Ben Tucker – additional bass
  • Willis Conover – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Comin’ Home, Baby – Ben Tucker
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova

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On December 20, 1962, “Mercury” label released “Big Band Bossa Nova”, the twelve Quincy Jones album. It was recorded June – September 1962, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor, arrangements
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Roland Kirk – flute, alto flute
  • Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute, woodwinds
  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Alan Raph – bass trombone
  • Lalo Schifrin – piano
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Chris White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Jack Del Rio – percussion
  • Carlos Gomez – percussion
  • Jose Paula – percussion
  • Phil Ramone – recording

Track listing:

  1. Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
  2. Boogie Bossa Nova – Charlie Mingus
  3. Desafinado – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  4. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria
  5. Se É Tarde Me Perdoa – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra
  6. On the Street Where You Live – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. One Note Samba – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  8. Lato Bossa Nova – Lalo Schifrin
  9. Serenata – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
  10. Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes

Lalo Schifrin: Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova

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In November 1962, “MGM” label released “Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova”, the fifth Lalo Schifrin album. It was recorded in October 1962, in New York City, and was produced by Cred Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Christopher White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Jose Paulo, Carmen Costa – Latin percussion
  • Unidentified harp and strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Lalo Schifrin except where noted.

  1. The Wave
  2. Insensatez – Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim
  3. You and Me (Voce e Eu) – Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra
  4. Lalo’s Bossa Nova (Samba Para Dos)
  5. Silvia
  6. Murmurio – Luiz Antonio, Djaima Ferreira
  7. Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  8. Rapaz de Bem – Johnny Alf
  9. Samba Do Perroquet (Parrot Samba) – Djaima Ferreira, Ivono Rebella
  10. Rio After Dark
  11. Time for Love – Leonard Feather
  12. Four Leaf Clover – Harry M. Woods, Mort Dixon

Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy On The French Riviera

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In May 1962, “Phillips” label released “Dizzy on the French Riviera”, the 36th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
  • Charlie Ventura – tenor and bass saxophone
  • Leo Wright – vocals, flute, alto saxophone, vocals
  • Elek Bacsik – guitar
  • Chris White – double bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Pepito Riestria – percussion

Track listing:

  1. No More Blues – Antonio Carlos Jobim-Vinicius de Moraes
  2. Long, Long Summer – Lalo Schifrin
  3. I Waited for You – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Desafinado – Jobim-Mendonça
  5. Here It Is – Dizzy Gillespie
  6. Pau de Arara – Luiz Gonzaga, Guio de Morais
  7. For the Gypsies – Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie and Les Double Six: Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris

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On February 15, 1964, “Phillips” label released “Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris”, album by Dizzy Gillespie and Les Double Six (the 41st Dizzy Gillespie album overall). It was recorded July – September 1963, at “Europosanor Studios” in Paris, and in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Claude Briodin – vocals
  • Christiane Legrand – vocals
  • Eddy Louiss – vocals
  • Mimi Perrin – vocals
  • Bob Smart – vocals
  • Ward Swingle – vocals
  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocal, trumpet
  • James Moody – alto saxophone
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Chris White – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Lalo Schifrin – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Emanon – Dizzy Gillespie, Milton Shaw
  2. Anthropology – Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
  3. Tin Tin Deo – Gil Fuller, Luciano Pozo
  4. One Bass Hit – Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Two Bass Hit – Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
  6. Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  7. Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee – Joe Carroll, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Graham
  8. Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  9. Con Alma – Dizzy Gillespie
  10. Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  11. The Champ – Dizzy Gillespie
  12. Ow! – Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie: New Wave!

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In March 1963, “Philips” label released “New Wave!”, the 37th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded May – July 1962, in New York City and Juan-les-Pins, France, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, arrangements
  • Leo Wright – alto saxophone, flute
  • Charlie Ventura – tenor and bass saxophone
  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
  • Bola Sete – guitar
  • Elek Bacsik – guitar
  • Jose Paula – vocal, guitar, tamboura, percussion
  • Chris White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Carmen Costa – vocal, maracas, cabasa, güiro
  • Pepito Riestra – percussion
  • Fred Schnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town – Joe Young, John Siras, Little Jack Little
  2. Careless Love – Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Chega de Saudade – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
  4. Taboo – Sidney Keith Russell
  5. One Note Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  6. Manhã de Carnaval – Antonio Naria, Luiz Bonfa
  7. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You –  Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  8. Pergunte ao Joao – Helena Silvia, Milton Costa

Dizzy Gilespie: Jambo Caribe

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In December 1964, “Limelight” label released “Jambo Caribe”, the 44th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Universal Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Hal Mooney.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
  • James Moody – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Chris White – bass, vocals
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Kansas Fields – percussion
  • Bucky Milam – artwork
  • David Solomon – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.

  1. Fiesta Mo-Jo
  2. Barbados Carnival – Chris White
  3. Jambo
  4. Trinidad Hello – Kenny Barron
  5. Poor Joe – Joe Willoughby
  6. And Then She Stopped
  7. Don’t Try to Keep up with the Joneses – Joe Willoughby
  8. Trinidad, Goodbye – Kenny Barron