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Gene Ammons: Up Tight!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Up Tight!”, the 14th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, Bew Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop Jr., Patti Bown – piano
  • Art Davis, George Duvivier – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Ammons, except where noted.

  1. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  2. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman – Leon René
  3. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  4. Up Tight!
  5. The Five O’Clock Whistle – Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow
  6. Jug’s Blue Blues
  7. Lester Leaps In – Lester Young

Jimmy Forrest: Most Much!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Most Much!”, the seventh Jimmy Forrest album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Hugh Lawson – piano
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Esmond Edwards – supervisor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Forrest except where noted.

  1. Matilda – Norman Span
  2. Annie Laurie – traditional
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  4. My Buddy – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  6. Robbin’s Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson
  7. Most Much

Buck Clayton & Buddy Tate: Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues

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In November 1961, “Swingville” label released “Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues”, album by Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate. It was recorded in September 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Buck Clayton – trumpet
  • Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Sir Charles Thompson – piano
  • Gene Ramey – bass
  • Gus Johnson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Buck Clayton except where noted.

  1. Rompin’ at Red Bank – Buddy Tate
  2. Blue Creek – Buddy Tate
  3. A Swinging Doll
  4. Dallas Delight
  5. Don’t Mind If I Do – Buddy Tate
  6. Blue Breeze
  7. Blue Ebony

Urbie Green: Blues And Other Shades Of Green

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In November 1955, “ABC-Paramount” label released “Blues and Other Shades of Green”, the fifth Urbie Green album. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Urbie Green – trombone, valve trombone
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar
  • Dave McKenna – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Urbie Green, except where noted.

  1. Reminiscent Blues
  2. Thou Swell – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodger, Lorenz Hart
  4. Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford
  5. Warm Valley – Duke Ellington
  6. Frankie and Johnny – traditional
  7. One for Dee
  8. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  9. Am I Blue? – Harry Akst, Grant Clarke
  10. Dirty Dan
  11. It’s Too Late Now – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane

Buddy Tate: Tate-a-Tate

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In November 1960, “Swingville” label released “Tate-a-Tate”, the sixth Buddy Tate album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Larry Gales – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

 All tracks by Clark Terry, except where noted.

  1. Groun’ Hog
  2. Tate-a-Tate
  3. Snatchin’ It Back
  4. #20 Ladbroke Square – Buddy Tate, Esmond Edwards
  5. All Too Soon – Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman
  6. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin: Battle Stations

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In November 1960, “Prestige” label released “Battle Stations”, album by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin (22nd Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis” album overall). It was recorded in September 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
  • Norman Simmons – piano
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. What’s Happening – Fletcher Henderson
  2. Abundance – Norman Simmons
  3. If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
  4. 63rd Street Theme – Johnny Griffin
  5. Pull My Coat – Richard Evans
  6. Hey Jim! – Babs Gonzales, James Moody

Jimmy Smith: Midnight Special

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In November 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Midnight Special”, the 18th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Midnight Special – Jimmy Smith
  2. A Subtle One – Stanley Turrentine
  3. Jumpin’ the Blues – Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker
  4. Why Was I Born? – Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  5. One O’Clock Jump – Count Basie

Lem Winchester: Winchester Special

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In November 1959, “New Jazz” label released “Winchester Special”, the third Lem Winchester studio album. It was recorded in September 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Lem Winchester – vibraphone
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Down Fuzz – Lem Winchester
  2. If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  3. Will You Still Be Mine? – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  4. Mysticism – Len Foster
  5. How Are Things in Glocca Morra? – Burton Lane, Yip Harburg
  6. The Dude – Lem Winchester

Wayne Shorter: Adam’s Apple

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In October 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Adam’s Apple”, the tenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Ven Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Adam’s Apple
  2. 502 Blues (Drinkin’ and Drivin’) – Jimmy Rowles
  3. El Gaucho
  4. Footprints
  5. Teru
  6. Chief Crazy Horse

John Coltrane: Blue World

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On September 27, 2019, “Impulse!” label released “Blue World”, an album by John Coltrane. It contains recordings form June 1964, recorded at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ken Druker and John Coltrane.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – double bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering
  • Ashley Kahn – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane

  1. Naima (Take 1)
  2. Village Blues (Take 2)
  3. Blue World
  4. Village Blues (Take 1)
  5. Village Blues (Take 3)
  6. Like Sonny
  7. Traneing In
  8. Naima (Take 2)