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Aretha Franklin: Soft And Beautiful

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In April 1969, “Columbia” label released “Soft and Beautiful”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in July 1964, and was produced by Clyde Otis.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocal
  • Belford C. Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
  • Stan Tonkel – engineer
  • Stan Weiss – engineer
  • Thomas B. Allen – painting
  • Linda Solomon – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – Frank Loesser
  3. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young – Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe-Gérard
  4. Shangri-La – Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell, Matty Malneck
  5. A Mother’s Love – Cliff Owens
  6. My Coloring Book – John Kander, Fred Ebb
  7. Jim – Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo, Edward Rose
  8. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) – Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin
  9. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  10. People (from Funny Girl) – Jule Styne, Bob Merrill

Oliver Nelson: Nocturne

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In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “Nocturne”, the fourth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1960, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Lem Winchester – vibes
  • Richard Wyands – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Nocturne
  2. Bob’s Blues
  3. Man With a Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
  4. Early Morning
  5. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
  6. Azur’te – Wild Bill Davis, Don Wolf
  7. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

Lou Donaldson: The Time Is Right

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In April 1960, “Blue Note” label released “The Time Is Right”, the eleventh Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded October – November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Laymon Jackson – bass
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Al Harewood – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – technical personnel

Track listing:

  1. Lou’s Blues – Lou Donaldson
  2. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  3. Idaho – Jesse Stone
  4. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Camichael, Ned Washington
  5. Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. Crosstown Shuffle – Lou Donaldson
  7. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger

Veronica Swift: This Bitter Earth

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On March 19, 2021, “Mack Avenue” label released “This Bitter Earth”, the fifth Veronica Swift album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sear Sound” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Veronica Swift – lead vocals
  • Emmet Cohen – piano
  • Yasushi Nakamura – bass
  • Bryan Carter – drums

Track listing:

  1. This Bitter Earth – Clyde Otis
  2. How Lovely to Be a Woman – lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse
  3. You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
  4. Getting to Know You – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
  5. The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. You’re the Dangerous Type – Bob Dorough
  7. Trust In Me – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
  8. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) – lyrics by Gerry Goffin, music by Carole King
  9. As Long as He Needs Me – Lionel Bart
  10. Everybody Has the Right To Be Wrong – lyric by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
  11. Prisoner of Love – lyrics by Leo Robin, music by Clarence Gaskill, Russ Columbo
  12. The Sports Page – Dave Frishberg
  13. Sing – Amanda Palmer

Sarah Vaughan: Vaughan And Violins

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In March 1959, “Mercury” label released “Vaughan and Violins”, the eleventh Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in July 1958, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Marcel Hrasko – alto saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jo Hrasko – baritone saxophone
  • William Boucya – baritone saxophone 
  • Pierre Culaz – guitar
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Michel Hausser – vibraphone
  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Please Be Kind – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador
  3. Live for Love – Paul Misraki, Carl Sigman
  4. Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
  5. I’m Lost – Otis René
  6. Love Me – John Lehmann, John Lewis
  7. That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
  8. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  9. Gone with the Wind – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  10. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
  11. The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson

Chico Hamilton: Passin’ Thru

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Passin’ Thru”, the 20th Chico Hamilton album. It was recorded September 1964 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Bohanon – trombone, percussion
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Jim Marshall – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Passin’ Thru
  2. The Second Time Around – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. El Toro – Chico Hamilton, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo
  4. Transfusion
  5. Lady Gabor – Gábor Szabó
  6. Lonesome Child

Ben Webster: The Warm Moods

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In February 1961, “Reprise” label released “The Warm Moods”, the twelve Ben Webster album. 

Personnel:

  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Donn Trenner – piano
  • Alfred Lustgarten, Lisa Minghetti – violin
  • Cecil Figelski – viola
  • Armond Kaproff – cello
  • Don Bagley – bass
  • Frank Capp – drums
  • Merle Shore – art direction
  • Phil Stern – design

Track listing:

  1. The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi – Bryan Stokes, Dudley Vernor
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. With Every Breath I Take – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  4. Accent on Youth – Vee Lawnhurst, Tot Seymour
  5. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  7. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Van Heusen, Phil Silvers
  8. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James
  9. It Was So Beautiful – Harry Barris, Arthur Freed
  10. The Whiffenpoof Song – Tod Galloway, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy
  11. It’s Easy to Remember – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  12. There’s No You – Tom Adair, Hal Hopper

Glen Campbell: Try A Little Kindness

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In January 1970, “Capitol” label released “Try a Little Kindness”, the thirteenth Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1969, at “United” and “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Al De Lory.

Personnel:

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Al Casey – acoustic guitar
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • Carol Kaye – bass
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Bob Felts – percussion
  • Al De Lory – arrangements, conductor
  • Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Joe Polito – engineer
  • Pete Abbot – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Try a Little Kindness – Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin
  2. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
  3. For My Woman’s Love – Ben Peters
  4. Country Girl – Craig Smith
  5. All the Way – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  6. Where Do You Go – Ed Penney, John Domurad
  7. Honey Come Back – Jimmy Webb
  8. Folk Singer – C. E. Daniels
  9. Love Is Not a Game – Jerry Goldstein
  10. Once More with Feeling – Shirley Nelson
  11. And the World Keeps Spinning – Ron Green, Ron Price
  12. Home Again – Larry Rintye, Jesse Hodges

Curtis Fuller: Jazz…It’s Magic!

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In January 1958, “Regent” label released “Jazz …It’s Magic!”, the fourth Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersy.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Sonny Red – alto saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • H. Alan Stein – liner notes
  • Ozzie Cadena – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Fuller, except where noted.

  1. Two Ton
  2. Medley: It’s Magic/My One and Only Love/They Didn’t Believe Me – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn/ Guy Wood, Robert Mellin/Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds
  3. Soul Station
  4. Club Car
  5. Upper Berth – Frank Foster

Hal McKusick: Triple Exposure

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In December 1957, “Prestige” label released “Triple Exposure”, the sixth Hal McKusick album. It was recorded in December 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” ini Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Hal McKusick – alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Billy Byers – trombone
  • Eddie Costa – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

 All tracks by Hal McKusick, where noted.

  1. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  2. Something New – Albert Gamse, Ricardo López Méndez
  3. Blues Half-Smiling
  4. A Touch of Spring
  5. The Settlers and the Indians – Robert Scott
  6. I’m Glad There Is You – Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira