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Bud Shank: Bud Shank & The Sax Section

In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
  • John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
  2. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  3. Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
  7. Work Song – Nat Adderley
  8. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  9. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  10. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  11. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  12. Señor Blues – Horace Silver

Elvis Jones: Puttin’ It Together

In September 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Puttin’ It Together”, the tenth Elvis Jones album. It was recorded in April 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Joe Farrell – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Forlenza Venosa Associates – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Billy Taylor – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Reza – Ruy Guerra, Edu Lobo
  2. Sweet Little Maia – Jimmy Garrison
  3. Keiko’s Birthday March – Elvin Jones
  4. Village Greene – Billy Greene
  5. Jay-Ree – Joe Farrell
  6. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  7. Ginger Bread Boy – Jimmy Heath

Sambrass Trio: Em som maior

In May 1965, “Som Maior” label released “Em som maior”, the only Sambrasa Trio album.

Personnel:

  • Hermeto Pascoal  – piano, flute
  • Humberto Clayber  – bass, harmonica
  • Airto Moreira  – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sambrasa – Airto Moreira
  2. Aleluia – Ruy Guerra, Edu Lobo
  3. Samba Novo – Durval Ferreira
  4. Clerenice – José Neto
  5. Duas contas – Garoto
  6. Nem o mar sabia – Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Bôscoli
  7. Arrastão – Edu Lobo, Vinicius de Moraes
  8. Coalhada – Hermeto Pascoal
  9. João sem braço – Humberto Clayber
  10. Lamento nortista – Humberto Clayber
  11. A jardineira – Humberto Porto, Benedito Lacerda