In September 1963, “Cameo” label released “Come Blow Your Horn”, the 25th Maynard Ferguson album. It was recorded August – September 1963, at “Fire Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Edelman.
Personnel:
Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone, French horn
Lanny Morgan – alto saxophone
Willie Maiden, Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
Dusan Goykovitch – trumpet
Nat Pavone, Rick Kiefer – trumpet
Don Doane, Kenny Rupp – trombone
Mike Abene – piano
Linc Milliman – bass
Rufus Jones – drums
Mike Abene, Al Cohn, Bill Holman, Willie Maiden, Don Raider, Don Sebesky – arrangements
Track listing:
Groove – Oliver Nelson
Country Boy – Bill Holman
Blues for a Four String Guitar – Elmer Bernstein
Whisper Not – Benny Golson, Leonard Feather
We’ve Got a World That Swings – Lil Mattis, Lois Yule Brown
Chicago That Toddling Town – Fred Fisher
Naked City Theme – Billy May
New Hope – Don Raider
Antony and Cleopatra Theme – Alex North
Come Blow Your Horn – Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
On August 22, 2006, “MCG Jazz” label released “Turned to Blue”, the fifty-second and final Nancy Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild” in Pittsburgh, “Conway Studios” in Los Angeles, “Somy Music Studios” in New York City, “Audible Images Recording” in Port Matilda, and was produced by Marty Ashby and Jay Ashby. At the 49th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Turned to Blue” won “Best Jazz Vocal Album” award.
In August 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Doin’ Allright”, the 15th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Horace Parlan – piano
George Tucker – bass
Al Harewood – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Michael Moore – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Mike Harris – recording
Joe Tarantino – digital mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.
I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
Re: Person I Knew
The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
In August 1959, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball Takes Charge”, the 14th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1959, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Percy Heath – bass
Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.
If This Isn’t Love – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
Serenata – Leroy Anderson
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Barefoot Sunday Blues
Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
On August 6, 1992, “Laser Light Digital” label released “Six-String Santa”, the 58th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in February 1992, at “Sage & Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ralph Jungheim.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar, arrangements
John Pisano – rhythm guitar
Jim Hughart – acoustic bass
Colin Bailey – drums
Bill Lightner – editing, mastering
James Mooney – engineer
Jerry Wood – second engineer
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays – Robert Allen, Al Stilman
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
O Christmas Tree – traditional
Angels We Have Heard on High/Joy to the World – traditional
Happy Holiday Blues – Joe Pass
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
In July 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Bottoms Up!”, the second 3 Sounds (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1958 – February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano, celeste
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Bill Dowdy – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez
Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis
Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
I Could Write a Book – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Jinne Lou – Gene Harris
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You – Marvin Fisher, Jack Sega
Falling in Love with Love – Lorzenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Newport ’58”, the ninth Dinnah Washington album. It was recorded in July 1958, at the “Newport Jazz Festival”, in Newport, Rhode Island, and was produced by Jack Tracy.
Personnel:
Dinah Washington – vocals, vibraphone
Harold Ousley – tenor saxophone
Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Melba Liston – trombone, arrangements
Urbie Green – trombone
Terry Gibbs – vibraphone
Don Elliott – vibraphone, mellophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul West – bass
Max Roach – drums
Track listing:
Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith
Crazy Love – Sammy Cahn, Phil Tuminello
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
Backstage Blues (instrumental) – Don Elliott, Terry Gibbs, Urbie Green
In June 1955, “Bethlehem” label released “Joe Roland Quintette”, the second Joe Roland studio album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Joe Roland – vibraphone
Fredie Redd – piano
Dick Garcia – guitar
Dante Martucci – bass
Ron Jefferson – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Burt Goldblatt – design
Track listing:
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Stairway to the Steinway – Fredie Redd
Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
Teach Me Tonight – Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn
Robin – Ismael Ugarte
Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
Goodbye Bird – Joe Roland
After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
Anticipation – Dick Garcia
I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
The Moon Got in My Eyes – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Mobley’s 2nd Message”, the fourth Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in July 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Walter Bishop – piano
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
David Cheppa – lacquer cut
Reid Miles – design
Ira Gitler – liner notes
Bob Weinstock – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.
These Are the Things I Love – Harold Barlow, Lew Harris
Message from the Border
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