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.
Two Ton
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
In December 1972, “Columbia” label released “Azteca”, the debut Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo with their band Azteca. It was recorded in September 1972, and was produced by Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Ween Haas, Errol Knowles, Neal Schon, Tom Harrell, Paul Jackson, Lenny White and Victor Pantoja.
Personnel:
Coke Escovedo – timbales, sleeve notes
Pete Escovedo – vocals, arrangements
Errol Knowles – vocals
Wendy Haas – vocals
Neal Schon – guitar
Paul Jackson – acoustic bass, electric bass
Lenny White III – vocals, drums
Victor Pantoja – vocals, congas
Tom Harrell – trumpet, arrangements
Rico Reyes – vocals
James Vincent (Dondelinger) – guitar
Flip Nuñez – organ
George Moribus – electric piano
George DiQuattro – piano, clavinet
Melvyn Martin – soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
Bob Ferreira – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Jules Rowell – valve trombone
George Engfer – recording
Glen Kolotkin – engineer
George Horn – mastering
Bruce Steinberg – artwork, design, photography
Track listing:
La Piedra del Sol – Lenny White III, Tom Harrell
Mamita Linda – James Vincent (Dondelinger), Tom Dondelinger
Ain’t Got No Special Woman – Mike Pearson, Rico Reyes, Tom Harrell
Empty Prophet – James Vincent (Dondelinger), Rick Canoff
Can’t Take the Funk Out of Me – Paul Jackson
Oeace Everybody – Pete Escovedo, George DiQuattro
Non Pacem – Flip Núnez
Ah! Ah! – Pete Escovedo, Tito Puente
Love Not Then – Flip Núnez
Azteca – Al Bent
Theme: La Piedra del Sol – Lenny White III, Tom Harrell
In December 1970, “Capitol” label released “The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet album (the 49th Cannonball Adderley album overall). Live material was recorded in September 1970, at the 1970 “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and studio material was recorded in October 1970, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – vocals, soprano and alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – vocals, cornet
Nat Adderley Jr. – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
Joe Zawinul – piano, electric piano, ring modulator
Walter Booker – bass
Bob West – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley except where noted.
Soul Virgo – George Duke, Mike Deasy, Rick Holmes
Rumplestiltskin – Joe Zawinul
Inquisition – Nat Adderley
Devastatement – Nat Adderley
Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) – Edú Lobo, Torquato Neto, Lani Hall
The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free – Nat Adderley Jr.
Sometime Ago – Sergio Mihanovich
Exquisition – Nat Adderley
Painted Desert – Joe Zawinul
Directions – Joe Zawinul
Down in Black Bottom – Nat Adderley
1-2-3-Go-O-O-O! – Joe Zawinul, Roy McCurdy, Walter Booker, Nat Adderley
Lonesome Stranger – Nat Adderley
Get Up Off Your Knees
Wild-Cat Pee
Alto Sex
Bridges – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees
In December 1969, “Verve” label released “Didn’t We”, the 58th Stan Getz album. It was recorded September – October 1969, and was produced by Johnny Pate.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Unidentified orchestra
Johnny Pate – arrangements, conductor
Val Valentin – engineer
Sid Maurer – art direction
Michael Mendel – design
Dom Cerulli – liner notes
Track listing:
Didn’t We – Jimmy Webb
The Shining Sea – Johnny Mandel
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
In December 1968, “Columbia” label released “Filles de Kilimanjaro”, the 40th Miles Davis album. It was recorded June – September 1968, at “Columbia 30th Street” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Mecero.
In December 1963, “Prestige” label released “Soul Shack”, album by Sonny Stitt and Jack McDuff (the 47th Sonny Stitt album overall). It was recorded in September 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
Brother Jack McDuff – organ
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Herbie Lovelle – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Don Schlitten – design, photography
Dan Mongerstern – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt except where noted.
Sunday – Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller
On December 15, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Piledriver”, the fifth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.
Personnel:
Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, arrangements
Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, arrangements
John Coghlan – drums, percussion, arrangements
Jimmy Horowitz – piano
Bob Young – harmonica
Damon Lyon-Shaw – engineer
Richard Manwaring – engineer
Paul Robert Lodge – technician
Malcolm George Kingsnorth – technician
Track listing:
Don’t Waste My Time – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
Oh Baby – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
A Year – Alan Lancaster, Bernie Frost
Unspoken Words – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
Big Fat Mama – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
Paper Plane – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
All the Reasons – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
Roadhouse Blues – Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek
In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet”, the tenth Gerry Mulligan album. It was recorded September – October 1955, in New York City.
Personnel:
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
Jon Eardley – trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
Peck Morrison – bass
Dave Bailey – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Gerry Mulligan except where noted.
Mud Bug – Jerry Lloyd
Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare
Apple Core
Nights on the Turntable
Broadway – Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
Everything Happens to Me – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Bernie’s Tune – Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
In December 1962, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bossa Nova Jazz Samba”, an album by Bud Shank and Clare Fischer. It was recorded in September 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by Albert Marx.
Personnel:
Bud Shank – alto saxophone
Clare Fischer – piano
Ralph Pena – bass
Larry Bunker, Frank Guerrero, Milt Holland, Bob Neel – percussion
In December 1958, “King” label released “Please Please Please”, the debut James Brown and His Famous Flames studio album. It was recorded February 1956 – September 1958, and was produced by Ralph Bass.
Personnel:
James Brown – lead vocals
Bobby Byrd – piano, backing vocals
Nafloyd Scott – guitar
Johnny Terry – backing vocals
Sylvester Keels – backing vocals
Bill Hollings – backing vocals
Louis Madison – backing vocals
Kenny Burrell – guitar
John Faire – guitar
Eddie Freeman – guitar
Alvin “Fats” Gonder – piano
Ernie Hayes – piano
Clarence Mack – bass
Carl Pruitt – bass
Edwyn Conley – bass
David “Panama” Francis – drums
Reginald Hall – drums
Edison Gore – drums
George Dorsey – alto saxophone
Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone
Wilbert Smith – tenor saxophone
Ray Felder – tenor saxophone
Track listing:
All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.
Please, Please, Please – James Brown, John Terry
Chonnie-On-Chon – James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Nafloyd Scott, Wilbert Smith
Hold My Baby’s Hand – James Brown, Trevor Smith
I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On – Nashpendle Knox, Nafloyd Scott
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