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Bill Evans: The Bill Evans Album

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In August 1971, “Columbia” label released “The Bill Evans Album”, the 53rd Bill Evans album. It was recorded may – June 1971, at “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane. At the Grammy Awards of 1972, the album won the “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” and the “Best Jazz Performance by a Group” awards.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Eddie Gómez – bass
  • Marty Morell – drums
  • Peter Weiss – engineer, mixing
  • John Berg – art direction
  • Paula Wood – art direction, design
  • Fred Binkley – liner notes
  • Don Hunstein – photography
  • Seth Rothstein – project director

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans except where noted.

  1. Funkallero (album version)
  2. The Two Lonely People – Bill Evans, Carol Hall
  3. Sugar Plum (album version)
  4. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  5. T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. Comrade Conrad (album version)

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

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On December 14, 1959, “Columbia” label released “Time Out”, the 16th Dave Brubeck Quartet (The) album, and the 27th Dave Brubeck album overall. It was recorded June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, at “Columbia’s 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck– piano
  • Paul Desmond– alto saxophone
  • Eugene Wright– bass
  • Joe Morello– drums
  • Fred Plaut– engineer
  • Neil Fujita– cover artwork
  • Seth Rothstein – project director

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck, except where noted.

  1.  Blue Rondo à la Turk
  2. Strange Meadow Lark
  3. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  4. Three to Get Ready
  5. Kathy’s Waltz
  6. Everybody’s Jumpin’
  7. Pick Up Sticks

Miles Davis: Big Fun

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On April 19, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Big Fun” a double album by Miles Davis. It was recorded November 1969; February and March 1970, and June 1972, at “Columbia Studios B and E”, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis– trumpet, electric trumpet with wah wah
  • John McLaughlin– guitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna– electric sitar
  • Bihari Sharima– tamboura
  • Lonnie Liston Smith– piano
  • Harold I. Williams, Jr. –piano
  • Joe Zawinul– electric piano
  • Chick Corea– electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock– electric piano
  • Larry Young– organ, celeste
  • Sonny Fortune– soprano saxophone, flute
  • Carlos Garnett– soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman– soprano saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
  • Bennie Maupin– clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
  • Dave Holland– electric bass guitar, double bass
  • Harvey Brooks– electric bass guitar
  • Michael Henderson– electric bass
  • Billy Cobham– triangle, drums
  • Jack DeJohnette– drums
  • Al Foster– drums
  • Billy Hart– drums
  • Airto Moreira– cuíca, percussion, berimbau, Indian instruments
  • James Mtume– African percussion
  • Badal Roy– tabla
  • Seth Rothstein – project director
  • Frank Laico, Stan Tonkel – engineer
  • Russ Payne, Stan Weiss, John Guerriere – mixing
  • Corky McCoy– cover art

Track listing:

  1. Great Expectations – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
  • Great Expectations – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
  • Orange Lady – Joe Zawinul
  1. Ife – Miles Davis
  2. Recollections – Joe Zawinul
  3. Trevere – Miles Davis
  4. Go Ahead John – Miles Davis
  5. Lonely Fire – Miles Davis
  6. The Little Blue Frog – Miles Davis
  7. Yaphet – Miles Davis