Tag Archives: September 1965

Archie Shepp: Fire Music

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In September 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Fire Music”, the fourth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded February – March 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
  • Marion Brown – alto saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Joseph Orange – trombone
  • Reggie Johnson – double bass
  • David Izenzon – double bass
  • J.C. Moses – drums
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Mel Cheren – cover painting
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hambone – Archie Shepp
  2. Los Olvidados – Archie Shepp
  3. Malcolm, Malcolm – Semper Malcolm – Archie Shepp
  4. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
  5. The Girl from Ipanema – Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim

Grant Green: His Majesty King Funk

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In September 1965, “Verve” label released “His Majesty King Funk”, the 23rd Grant Green album. It was recorded in May 1965, at “Ven Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Harold Vick – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Young – organ
  • Ben Dixon – drums
  • Candido Camero – bongo, congas
  • Michael Malatak – design
  • Hugh Bell – photography
  • John Tynan – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Selma March – Grant Green
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. The Cantaloupe Woman – Ben Dixon
  4. That Lucky Old Sun – Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith
  5. Daddy Grapes – Robert Graham

Grant Green: Talkin’ About

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In September 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Talkin’ About!”, the 20th Grant Green album. It was recorded in September 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Larry Young – organ
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Talkin’ About J.C. – Larry Young
  2. People – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
  3. Luny Tune – Larry Young
  4. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  5. I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) – Johnny Mercer

Bobby Hutcherson: Dialogue

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In September 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Dialogue”, the second Bobby Hutcherson studio album. It was recorded in April 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba
  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Sam Rivers – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Alfred Bennet Spellman Jr, – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Catta – Andrew Hill
  2. Idle While – Joe Chambers
  3. Les Noirs Marchant – Andrew Hill
  4. Dialogue – Joe Chambers
  5. Ghetto Lights – Andrew Hill

Dexter Gordon: One Flight Up

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In September 1965, “Blue Note” label released “One Flight Up”, the 21st Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in June 1964, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet 
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.

  1. Tanya – Donald Byrd
  2. Coppin’ the Haven – Kenny Drew
  3. Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen

Sonny Stitt: Soul People

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In September 1965, “Prestige” label released “Soul People”, the 50th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena, Bob Porter and Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Vinnie Corrao – guitar
  • Don Patterson – organ
  • Billy James – drums

Track listing:

  1. Soul People – Sonny Stitt
  2. Sonny’s Book – Sonny Stitt
  3. “C” Jam Blues – Duke Ellington
  4. Medley: I Can’t Get Started / The Masquerade Is Over – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin / Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel

Frank Sinatra: September Of My Years

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In September 1965, “Reprise” label released “September of My Years”, the 38th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded April – May 1965, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra– vocals
  • Gordon Jenkins– arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. The September of My Years – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  2. How Old Am I? – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Don’t Wait Too Long – Sunny Skylar
  4. It Gets Lonely Early – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  5. This Is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
  6. Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Y. Harburg
  7. The Man in the Looking Glass – Bart Howard
  8. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  9. When the Wind Was Green – Henry Stinson
  10. Hello, Young Lovers – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  11. I See It Now – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
  12. Once Upon a Time – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
  13. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson

Glen Campbell: The Big Bad Rock Guitar Of Glen Campbell

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In September 1965, “Capitol” label released “The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell”, the fourth Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Capitol Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Steve Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, electric guitar
  • Billy Strange– arranger, conductor
  • Joe Polito – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Walk, Don’t Run – Johnny Smith, Dottie Faye
  2. Ticket to Ride – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Steve’s Shuck – Steven D. Kreisman
  4. Spanish Shades – Glen Campbell
  5. The Lone Arranger – Billy Strange
  6. The James Bond Theme – Monty Norman
  7. It’s Not Unusual – Gordon Mills, Les Reed
  8. King of the Road – Roger Miller
  9. Sassy – Bill Pitman, Billy Strange
  10. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  11. Spring Mist – Glen Campbell
  12. Beef Jerky – Steven D. Kreisman

Judy Collins: Fifth Album

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In September 1965, “Elektra” label released “Fifth Album”, the fourth Judy Collins album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Mark Abramson.

Personnel:

  • Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Danny Kalb – guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Takas – bass
  • Bill Lee– bass
  • Chuck Israels– bass, cello
  • John Sebastian– harmonica
  • Jerry Dodgion – flute
  • Richard Fariña– dulcimer
  • Robert Sylvester – cello
  • William S. Harvey – design
  • Jim Frawley – photography
  • Jac Holzman- production supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Pack Up Your Sorrows – Richard Fariña
  2. The Coming of the Roads -Billy Edd Wheeler
  3. So Early, Early in the Spring – traditional
  4. Tomorrow is a Long Time -Bob Dylan
  5. Daddy You’ve Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  6. Thirsty Boots -Eric Andersen
  7. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  8. Lord Gregory – traditional
  9. In the Heat of the Summer – Phil Ochs
  10. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  11. Carry It On – Gil Turner
  12. It Isn’t Nice  (live) – Malvina Reynolds

Hank Williams Jr.: Ballads Of The Hills And Plains

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In September 1965, “MGM” label released “Ballads of the Hills and Plains”, the third Hank Williams Jr. album. It was recorded in July 1965; at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Hank Williams Jr.– vocals, guitar
  • Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
  • Bob Moore– bass
  • The Jordanaires– vocal accompaniment

Track listing:

  1. Doc Holiday – John Paulovic
  2. Cowpoke – Tillman Franks, David Houston
  3. Blood’s Thicker Than Water – Danny Dill, Wayne P. Walker
  4. The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
  5. Stampede – Jim Dale, Frances Paulin
  6. The Rainmaker – Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery
  7. Streets of Laredo – traditional
  8. Black Lightning – Ricky Hester
  9. Big Twenty – Dillis
  10. The Eyes of Death – Danny Dill
  11. I’m Afraid – Allen Nelson, Carolyn Stringer