In December 1962, “Prestige” label released “Trackin’”, the 37th Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
Paul Weeden – guitar
Don Patterson – organ
George Duvivier – bass
Billy James – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Ozzie Cadena – supervision
Track listing:
There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
What’s New? – Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart
Too Marvelous for Words – Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting
A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Beano – John Campbell
Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
Robbins Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson
In December 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Go!” the 18th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. In 2019, “Go!” was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the “National Recording Registry” for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Personnel:
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Sonny Clark – piano
Butch Warren – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Ira Gitler – liner notes
Track listing:
Cheese Cake – Dexter Gordon
I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
Second Balcony Jump – Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine
Love for Sale – Cole Porter
Where Are You – Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
Three O’clock in the Morning – Julian Robledo, Dorothy Terriss
In December 1962, “Reprise” label released “Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First”, the 30th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded in 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Count Basie – piano
Bill Miller – piano
Freddie Green – guitar
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Eric Dixon – flute, tenor saxophone
Frank Wess – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Marshall Royal – clarinet, alto saxophone
Al Aarons – trumpet
Sonny Cohn – trumpet
Thad Jones – trumpet
Al Porcino – trumpet
Fip Ricard – trumpet
Henry Coker – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Rufus Wagner – trombone
Buddy Catlett – bass
Sonny Payne – drums
Neal Hefti – arrangements
Track listing:
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
Please Be Kind – Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn
(Love Is) The Tender Trap – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses – Jimmy Steiger, Tommy Mailie
My Kind of Girl – Leslie Bricusse
I Only Have Eyes for You – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Learnin’ the Blues – Dolores Vicki Silvers
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter – Fred Ahlert, Joe Young
I Won’t Dance – Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach
In November 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Candy”, the eight Lee Morgan album. It was recorded November 1957 – February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In October 1964, “Blue Note” label released “A Swingin’ Affair”, the 19th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Sonny Clark – piano
Butch Warren – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Reid Mils – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Barbara Long – liner notes
Track listing:
Soy Califa – Dexter Gordon
Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Brown, Gus Kahn
The Backbone – Butch Warren
Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols
In October 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Hank”, the tenth Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In July 1963, “Prestige” label released “Stardust”, the tenth John Coltrane album. It was recorded in July 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Wilbur Harden – flugelhorn, trumpet
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Arthur Taylor – drums
Track listing:
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Love Thy Neighbor – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
Then I’ll Be Tired of You – Yip Harburg, Arthur Schwartz
On June 30, 1981, “Warner Bros” label released “Breakin’ Away”, the fifth Al Jarreau album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Dawnbreaker Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jay Graydon. The album was certified Platinum in US by the RIAA.
Personnel:
Al Jarreau – lead and backing vocals, vocals and rhythm arrangements
Steve Lukather – electric guitar
Dean Parks – electric guitar
Jay Graydon – electric guitar, synthesizer programming, vocals and rhythm arrangements
In June 1999, “RCA” label released “Heart of a Woman”, the twenty-third Etta James studio album. It was recorded in March 1999, and was produced by John Snyder and Etta James.
Personnel:
Etta James – vocals, arrangements, art direction, photography, liner notes
Bobby Murray – guitar
Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements, musical director, production assistant
Dave Matthews – electric piano, piano, arrangements
Mike Finnigan – organ
Sametto James – bass, drum programming, production assistant
Donto Metto James – drums, drum programming, production assistant
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