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Roy Ayers Ubiquity: He’s Coming

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In March 1972, “Polydor” label released “He’s Coming”, album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity (the ninth Roy Ayers album overall). It was recorded in 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Myrnaleah Williams.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, arrangements
  • Sandy Hewitt – vocal
  • Bob Fusco – guitar
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Harry Whitaker – vocals, organ, electric piano, arrangements
  • John Williams – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • David Lee, Jr. – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
  • Juma Santos – congas
  • Sonny Fortune – soprano saxophone
  • Selwart Clarke – strings
  • Carol Smiley, Gloria Jones, Victoria Hospedale – backing vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Kats Abe – art direction, design
  • Kinji Nakamura – design
  • Minoru Aoki – photography

Track listing:

  1. He’s a Superstar
  2. He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother
  3. Ain’t Got Time
  4. I Don’t Know How To Love Him
  5. He’s Coming
  6. We Live In Brooklyn Baby
  7. Sweet Butterfly Of Love
  8. Sweet Tears
  9. Fire Weaver

Stanley Turrentine: Blue Hour

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In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Hour”, album by Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds (the second Stanley Turrentine album overall). It was recorded June – December 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  2. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  3. Blue Riff – Gene Harris
  4. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell

Art Taylor: A.T.’s Delight

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In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “A.T.’s Delight”, the third Art Taylor album. It was recorded in August 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Burns – trumpet
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Carlos “Patato” Valdes – conga 
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Syeeda’s Song Flute – John Coltrane
  2. Epistrophy – Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk
  3. Move – Denzil Best
  4. High Seas – Kenny Dorham
  5. Cookoo and Fungi – Art Taylor
  6. Blue Interlude – Kenny Dorham

Marion Brown: Three For Shepp

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Three for Shepp”, the third Marion Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Marion Brown – alto saxophone
  • Grachan Moncur III – trombone
  • Dave Burrell, Stanley Cowell – piano
  • Norris Jones – bass
  • Bobby Capp, Beaver Harris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

All tracks by Marion Brown, except where noted.

  1. New Blue
  2. Fortunato
  3. The Shadow Knows
  4. Spooks – Archie Shepp
  5. West India – Archie Shepp
  6. Delicado – Archie Shepp

Joe Henderson: Lush Life: The Music Of Billy Strayhorn

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On February 18, 1992, “Verve” label released “Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn”, the 29th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in September 1991, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • Stephen Scott – piano
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson – drums
  • Don Sickler – arrangements, transcription
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mixing
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer assistant 
  • Camille Tominaro – production assistant
  • Larry Offsey – design
  • William Claxton – photography
  • Susan Ragan – photography
  • Stanley Crouch – liner notes
  • Dean Pratt – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Strayhorn except where noted.

  1. Isfahan – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  2. Johnny Come Lately
  3. Blood Count
  4. Rain Check
  5. Lotus Blossom
  6. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
  7. Take the ‘A’ Train
  8. Drawing Room Blues
  9. U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
  10. Lush Life

Herbie Hancock: Inventions & Dimensions

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In February 1964, “Blue Note” label released ”Inventions & Dimensions”, the third Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in August 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Willie Bobo – drums, timbales
  • Osvaldo “Chihuahua” Martinez – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock.

  1. Succotash
  2. Triangle
  3. Jack Rabbit
  4. Mimosa
  5. A Jump Ahead

Johnny Hartman: I Just Dropped By To Say Hello

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In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “I Just Dropped by to Say Hello”, album by Johnny Hartman. It was recorded in October 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hartman – vocals
  • Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Milt Hinton – double bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Charade (from Charade) – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  2. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
  3. A Sleepin’ Bee – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
  4. Don’t You Know I Care (Or Don’t You Care to Know) – Mack David, Duke Ellington
  5. Kiss & Run – Rene Denoncin, William Engvick, Jack Ledru
  6. If I’m Lucky – Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow
  7. I Just Dropped by to Say Hello – Sid Feller, Rick Ward
  8. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  9. Our Time – Stanley Glick, Johnny Hartman
  10. Don’t Call It Love – Ronnell Bright
  11. How Sweet It Is to Be in Love – George Cardini, Danny DiMinno

Grachan Moncur III: Some Other Stuff

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In February 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Some Other Stuff”, the second Grachan Moncur III studio album. It was recorded in July 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grachan Moncur III – trombone
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Don Heckman – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Grachan Moncur III.

  1. Gnostic
  2. Thandiwa
  3. The Twins
  4. Nomadic

Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner

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In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – acoustic and electric piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute
  • Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Tony Studd – bass trombone 
  • Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Jerome Richardson – bass clarinet, flute
  • Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Tootie Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  • I Have a Dream
  • The Prisoner
  • Firewater – C. B. Williams
  • He Who Lives in Fear
  • Promise of the Sun

Tony Williams: Life Time

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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
  • Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Gary Peacock – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Williams.

  1. Two Pieces of One: Red
  2. Two Pieces of One: Green
  3. Tomorrow Afternoon
  4. Memory
  5. Barb’s Song to the Wizard