In November 1967, “Prestige” label released “Sunshine of My Soul”, the ninth Jaki Byard album. It was recorded in October 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
On July 26, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “More Jazz Meets the Symphony”, album by Lalo Schifrin. It was recorded in December 1993, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Lalo Schifrin. The album was the second in Schifrin’s “Jazz Meets the Symphony” series.
Personnel:
Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements, conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Paquito D’Rivera – clarinet, alto saxophone
James Morrison – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
Ray Brown – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Track listing:
Sketches of Miles: All Blues / So What / Milestones / Concierto de Aranjuez / On Green Dolphin Street / Oleo / Four / Move – Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Joaquin Rodrigo / Bronislaw Kaper / Sonny Rollins / Miles Davis / Denzil Best
Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin
Chano – Lalo Schifrin
Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter, arranged by Lalo Schifrin
Django – John Lewis
Old Friends – Lalo Schifrin
Madrigal – Lalo Schifrin
Portrait of Louis Armstrong: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South / Someday / After You’ve Gone / St. Louis Blues / Some of These Days / Struttin’ with Some Barbeque / I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (traditional / Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René / Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / W. C. Handy/Shelton Brooks / Louis Armstrong / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
In January 1965, “Capitol” label released “That’s Where It Is!”, the ninth Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1964, in New York City, and was produced by David Cavanaugh.
Personnel:
Junior Mance – piano
George Tucker – bass
Bobby Thomas – drums
Track listing:
Wabash Blues – Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle
In the Dark – Lil Green
The Host (W.L.Y.T.M.) – Junior Mance
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
That’s Where It Is! – Bill Schluger
St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy
It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Caribe Blues – Junior Mance
God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
In December 1978, “Book of the Month” label released “Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live”, a live album by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It was recorded in November 1940, at “Crystal Ballroom” in the “Fargo City Auditorium”, in Fargo, North Dakota, US. In 1980, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick – alto saxophone
Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Barney Bigard – clarinet
Rex Stewart – cornet
Ray Nance, Wallace Jones – trumpet
Tricky Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown – trombone
In September 1959, “Prestige” label released “Red in Blues-ville”, the 16th Red Garland album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Sam Jones – double bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Esmond Edwards – photography
Bob Snead – liner notes
Track listing:
He’s a Real Gone Guy – Nellie Lutcher
See See Rider – traditional
M Squad (theme) – Count Basie
Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
In January 1968, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Booker ‘n’ Brass”, the 18th Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Martin Banks, Johnny Coles, Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Richard Williams – trumpet
On August 12, 2013, “Whirlwind Recordings” label released “Mike Gibbs + Twelve play Gil Evans”, the twelve Mike Gibbs album. It was recorded in 2013 and was produced by Mike Gibbs, Hans Koller, Michael Janisch, and Alex Bonney.
Personnel:
Mike Gibbs – arranger, conductor
Finn Peters – alto saxophone, flutes
Julian Siegel – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Lluis Mather – tenor saxophone, clarinets
Percy Pursglove, Robbie Robson, Joe Aukland – trumpet
Jim Rattigan – French horn
Mark Nightingale – trombone
Sarah Williams – bass trombone, tuba
Hans Koller – piano
Michael Janisch- double bass
Jeff Williams– drums
Alex Bonney – engineer, editing
Tyler McDiarmid – mixing, mastering
Michael Janisch – executive producer
Track listing:
Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill(arranged by Gil Evans)
Las Vegas Tango – Gil Evans
Ida Lupino – Carla Bley
Feelings & Things – Michael Gibbs
Sister Sadie – Horace Silver(arranged by Gil Evans)
Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart(arranged by Gil Evans)
Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
Louis Blues – W.C. Handy (arranged by Gil Evans)
Tennis, Anyone? – Michael Gibbs
Wait till You See Her – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (arranged by Gil Evans)
In June 1956, “Atlantic” label released “The Boss of the Blues”, the fourth Big Joe Turner album. It was recorded in 1956 and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler.
Personnel:
Big Joe Turner– vocals
Freddie Green– guitar
Pete Johnson– piano
Walter Page– double bass
Cliff Leeman– drums
Pete Brown– alto saxophone
Seldon Powell– tenor saxophone
Frank Wess– tenor saxophone
Joe Newman– trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham– trumpet
Lawrence Brown– trombone
Ernie Wilkins– arrangements
Len Frank – engineer
Bob Defrin – art direction, design
Marvin Israel – artwork
Curtice Taylor – hand coloring
Nesuhi Ertegun– supervision
Jerry Wexler– supervision
Whitney Balliett– liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner, except where noted.
Cherry Red
Roll ‘Em Pete
I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
Low Down Dog – Big Joe Turner
Wee Baby Blues
You’re Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) – Walter Donaldson
In December 1963, “Verve” label released “These are the Blues”, the 30th Ella Fitzgerald album. It was recorded October 28 – 29, 1963, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Ella Fitzgerald- vocals
Roy Eldridge- trumpet
Wild Bill Davis- electronic organ
Herb Ellis- guitar
Ray Brown- double bass
Gus Johnson- drums
Track listing:
Jailhouse Blues – Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Leroy Carr, Don Raye
See See Rider – Ma Rainey
You Don’t Know My Mind – Gray, Virginia Liston, Williams
On October 20, 1998, “Verve” label released “Gershwin’s World”, the 42nd Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded March – June 1998, and was produced by Robert Sadin.