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Horace Silver: The Tokyo Blues

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In November 1962, “Blue Note” label released “The Tokyo Blues”, the eleventh Horace Silver album. It was recorded in July 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • John Harris, Jr. – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

 All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

  1. Too Much Sake
  2. Sayonara Blues
  3. The Tokyo Blues
  4. Cherry Blossom – Ronnell Bright
  5. Ah! So

Bill Evans and Shelly Manne: Empathy

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In November 1962, “Verve” label released “Empathy”, album by Bill Evans and Shelly Manne. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Monty Budwig – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Sheldon Maclin – design
  • Harris Haft – photography
  • Don Hold – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Washington Twist – Irving Berlin
  2. Danny Boy – Frederick Weatherly
  3. Let’s Go Back to the Waltz – Irving Berlin
  4. With a Song in My Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  6. I Believe in You – Frank Loesser

Stanley Turrentine: Look Out!

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In November 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Look Out!”, the debut Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in June 1960, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Al Harewood – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Look Out
  2. Journey into Melody – Robert Farnon
  3. Return Engagement – Horace Parlan
  4. Little Sheri
  5. Tiny Capers – Clifford Brown
  6. Minor Chant

Horace Silver: Blowin’ The Blues Away

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In November 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Blowin’ the Blues Away”, the ninth Horace Silver album. It was recorded August – September 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Junior Cook — tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell — trumpet
  • Eugene Taylor — bass
  • Louis Hayes — drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder — engineer
  • Reid Miles — design
  • Paula Donohue — cover art
  • Francis Wolff — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. Blowin’ the Blues Away
  2. The St. Vitus Dance
  3. Break City
  4. Peace
  5. Sister Sadie
  6. The Baghdad Blues
  7. Melancholy Blues

Lee Morgan: Candy

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In November 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Candy”, the eight Lee Morgan album. It was recorded November 1957 – February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Emerick Bronson – photography
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Candy – Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney
  2. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  3. C.T.A. – Jimmy Heath
  4. All the Way – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Who Do You Love, I Hope – Irving Berlin
  6. Personality – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen

Pharaoh Sanders: Tauhid

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In October 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Tauhid”, the second Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders – vocals, alto and tenor saxophone, piccolo
  • Sonny Sharrock – guitar
  • Dave Burrell – piano
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Roger Blank – drums
  • Nat Bettis – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing

All tracks by Pharoah Sanders

  1. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
  2. Japan
  3. Medley: Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising

Gábor Szabó: Spellbinder

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In October 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Spellbinder”, the second Gábor Szabó album. It was recorded in May 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Viceroy – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Bob Thiele – photography
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Spellbinder
  2. Witchcraft – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
  3. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  4. Gypsy Queen
  5. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Sonny Bono
  6. Cheetah
  7. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  8. Yearning
  9. Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer/Jean Lenoir

Dexter Gordon: A Swingin’ Affair

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In October 1964, “Blue Note” label released “A Swingin’ Affair”, the 19th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Mils – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Barbara Long – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Soy Califa – Dexter Gordon
  2. Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
  3. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Brown, Gus Kahn
  4. The Backbone – Butch Warren
  5. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols
  6. McSplivens – Dexter Gordon

Freddie Hubard: Hub Cap

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In October 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Hub Cap”, is the third Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Larry Ridley – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Hubbard, except where noted.

  1. Hub Cap
  2. Cry Me Not – Randy Weston
  3. Luana
  4. Osie Mae
  5. Plexus – Cedar Walton
  6. Earmon Jr.