On April 5, 2023, Duško Gojković died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), composer and arranger. Regarded as one of the best jazz trumpet players in the world, he recorded and performed with many famous musicians, including Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Oscar Pettiford, Maynard Ferguson, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Duke Jordan, Slide Hampton, Rolf Ericson, Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland and Woody Herman. In 1966, he released “Swinging Macedonia”, which is regarded as the definitive album of the Balkan’s jazz music. As leader, Gojković released 32 albums.
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Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
In April 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery”, the second Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in January 1960, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Wes Montgomery – electric guitar
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Albert Heath – drums
- Jack Higgins – engineer
- Paul Bacon, Ken Braren, Harris Lewine – design
- Lawrence N. Shustak – photography
- Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
- Airegin – Sonny Rollins
- D-Natural Blues – Wes Montgomery
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Four on Six – Wes Montgomery
- West Coast Blues – Wes Montgomery, Granville Sascha Burland
- In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
- Mr. Walker (Renie) – Wes Montgomery
- Gone With the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
Phineas Newborn Jr.: A World of Piano
In June 1962, “Contemporary” label released “A World of Piano!”, the eleventh Phineas Newborn Jr. album. It was recorded October – November 1961, at “Contemporary Records Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
- Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
- Paul Chambers, Sam Jones – bass
- Philly Joe Jones, Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
- Cheryl – Charlie Parker
- Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
- Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
- Daahoud – Clifford Brown
- Oleo – Sonny Rollins
- Juicy Lucy – Horace Silver
- For Carl – Leroy Vinnegar
- Cabu – Roland Alexander
The Miles Davis Quintet: Relaxin’ With
In March 1958, “Prestige” label released “Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet”, the 24th Miles Davis album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Track listing:
- If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
- You’re My Everything – Harry Warren
- I Could Write a Book – Richard Rodgers
- Oleo – Sonny Rollins
- It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen
- Woody ’n’ You – Dizzy Gillespie
Kenny Barron: Super Standard
On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.
Personnel:
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Jay Leonhart – bass
- Al Foster – drums
- Taz (48) – design
- John Abbott – photography
Track listing:
- All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
- Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
- Cherokee – Ray Noble
- Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
- Doxy – Sonny Rollins
- Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
- Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
- Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
- Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
- Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
- Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
- Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
The Super Jazz Trio: Same
In December 1978, “Baystate” label released the self-titled, debut Super Jazz Trio (The) album. It was recorded in November 1978, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Yoshio Ozawa.
Personnel:
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Joe Chambers – drums
Track listing:
- Pent Up House – Sonny Rollins
- Condado Beach – Joe Chambers
- Let’s Call This – Thelonious Monk
- So Sorry Please – Bud Powell
- Ballad – Tommy Flanagan
- Milestones – Miles Davis
Grant Stewart: Downtown Sounds
On December 27, 1992, “Criss Cross” label released “Downtown Sounds”, the debut Grant Stewart album. It was recorded in 1992, at “RPM Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.
Personnel:
- Grant Stewart – tenor sax
- Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Peter Washington – bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
- Max Bolleman – engineer
- Gerry Teekens – design
- Ron Schwerin – photography
Track listing:
- Audobahn – Sonny Rollins
- Smada – Billy Strayhorn
- Daydream – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche
- From This Moment On – Cole Porter
- A Bee Has Two Brains – Johnny Ellis
- Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
- Intimacy of the Blues – Billy Strayhorn
- Ko-Ko – Charlie Parker
Abbey Lincoln: That’s Him!
In December 1957, “Riverside” label released “That’s Him!”, the second Abbey Lincoln album. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Abbey Lincoln – vocals
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano, bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Max Roach – drums
Track listing:
- Strong Man – Oscar Brown, Jr.
- Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
- My Man – Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain
- Tender as a Rose – Phil Moore
- That’s Him – Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill
- I Must Have That Man! – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
- Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
- When a Woman Loves a Man – Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer
- Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
Don Cherry
On October 19, 1995, Donald Eugene Cherry died aged 58. He was a musician (trumpet), one of the pioneers in world fusion in the 60s and 70s. Cherry recorded and performed with a number of musicians and bands including Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Sonny Rollins, New York Contemporary Five, Naná Vasconcelos, La Monte Young, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Brackeen, Codona, Albert Ayler, Clifford Jordan, Steve Lacy, Michael Mantler, Sunny Murray, Jim Pepper, George Russell, Sun Ra, Lou Reed, Charlie Rouse, Albert Heath, James Mtume, Herbie Hancock, Ed Blackwell, Steve Hillage, Collin Walcott, Latif Khan, Johnny Dyani, Masahiko Togashi, Bengt Berger, Rip Rig + Panic, Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Dag Vag, Frank Lowe, Jai Uttal, and Ed Blackwell.
Joey DeFrancesco: One for Rudy
September 24, 2013, “High Note” label released “One for Rudy”, the 32ndJoey DeFrancesco album. It was recorded in June 2013, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Joey DeFrancesco.
Personnel:
- Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond B3
- Steve Cotter – guitar
- Ramond Banda – drums
Track listing;
- I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed – Jack Elliot, Harold Spina
- Budo – Miles Davis
- Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
- Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
- Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
- Way Out West – Sonny Rollins
- After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
- Monk’s Dream – Thelonious Monk
- Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
- One for Rudy – Joey DeFrancesco
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