On May 6, 2022, “ECM” label released the self-titled, the 46th John Scofield album. It was recorded in August 2021, at “Top Story Studio: in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
John Scofield – electric guitar, loops, liner notes
Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
Christoph Stickel – mastering
Sascha Kleis – design
Luciano Rossetti – cover photo
Manfred Eicher – executive producer
Track listing:
Coral – Keith Jarrett
Honest I Do – John Scofield
It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Danny Boy – traditional
Elder Dance – John Scofield
Mrs. Scofield’s Waltz – John Scofield
Junco Partner – traditional
There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
In March 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Heavy Soul”, the debut Ike Quebec album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone
Freddie Roach – organ
Milt Hinton – bass
Al Harewood – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Ike Quebec, except where noted.
Acquitted
Just One More Chance – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Que’s Dilemma
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? – Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
In December 1957, “Riverside” label released “2 Horns / 2 Rhythm”, the sixth Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded November – December 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Kenny Dorham – trumpet, piano
Ernie Henry – alto saxophone
Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware – bass
G.T. Hogan – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenny Dorham, except where noted.
Lotus Blossom – Kenny Dorham, Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Sposin – Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf
Soon – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Is It True What They Say About Dixie? – Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, Gerald Marks
In June 1978, “Pablo” label released “How Long Has This Been Going On?” the 43rd Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in April 1978 and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Sarah Vaughan– vocal
Oscar Peterson– piano
Joe Pass– guitar
Ray Brown– double bass
Louie Bellson– drums
Track listing:
I’ve Got the World on a String – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Midnight Sun – Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer
How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
You’re Blasé – Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
On June 13, 2014, “ECM” label released “Last Dance”, an album by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. It was recorded in March 2007, at “Cavelight Studio” in Oxford, New Jersey, and was produced by Keith Jarrett.
Personnel:
Keith Jarrett – piano
Charlie Haden – double bass
Track listing:
My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
It Might As Well Be Spring – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Everything Happens to Me – Thomas Adair, Matt Dennis
Where Can I Go Without You, Peggy Lee, Victor Young
On September 30, 1997, “Verve” label released “Dear Ella”, the eleventh Dee Dee Bridgewater studio album. It was recorded January – February 1997. At the 40th Grammy Awards, the album won Bridgewater the “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album” and Slide Hampton the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist”, for the arrangement of “Cotton Tail”.
Personnel:
Dee Dee Bridgewater– vocals
Cecil Bridgewater– trumpet, arranger, conductor
Antonio Hart– alto saxophone, soloist
Jeff Clayton– alto saxophone
Teodross Avery– tenor saxophone
Bill Easley– tenor saxophone
Patience Higgins – baritone saxophone
Virgil Jones – trumpet, horn, soloist
Byron Stripling– trumpet
Ron Tooley – trumpet
Diego Urcola – trumpet
Slide Hampton– trombone, arranger, conductor
Clarence Banks – trombone, horn, soloist
Benny Powell– trombone
Robert Trowers– trombone
Douglas Purviance– bass trombone
Robert Lloyd – horn
Anderson – tuba
Taylor – flute
Jowitt – clarinet
Wallbank – bass clarinet
J. Morgan – oboe
Lou Levy– piano, arranger
Milt Jackson– vibraphone
Kenny Burrell– guitar, arranger
Ray Brown– double bass
Grady Tate– drums
André Ceccarelli– drums
Hakin – percussion
Boguslaw Kostecki, A. Noland, T. Williams, R. Wilson – violin
Graham and G. Jackson – viola
Peter Willison – cello
John Clayton – big band arranger, conductor
Rob Eaton, Keith Grant, Al Schmitt– engineer
Peter Doell, Koji Egawa, Brian Garten, Alex Marcou – engineer assistant
Jean Luc Barilla – design
Philippe Pierangeli – photography
Track listing:
A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
Undecided – Leo Robin, Charlie Shavers
Midnight Sun – Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer
Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love – Cole Porter
How High the Moon – Morgan Hamilton, Nancy Lewis
(If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) – Sam Coslow
Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
My Heart Belongs to Daddy – Cole Porter
(I’d Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China – Frank Loesser
Oh, Lady be Good! – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Stairway to the Stars — Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
On April 9, 2002, “ATO” label released “1000 Kisses”, the third Patty Griffin studio album. It was recorded in April 2001, at “Doug’s Basement” in Nashville, and was produced by Patty Griffin and Doug Lancio.
Personnel:
Patty Griffin – vocals, guitar, finger cymbals
Emmylou Harris– harmony vocals
Doug Lancio– mandolin, electric and12 string guitar
In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Track listing:
Night and Day – Cole Porter
Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
Cherokee – Ray Noble
Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
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