Tag Archives: Strata-East

Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc.: Music Inc.

In April 1971, “Strata-East” label released “Music Inc.”, album by Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc. (Charles Tolliver fifth album overall). It was recorded in November 1971, in New York City, and was produced by George Klabin.

Personnel:

  • Charles Tolliver – trumpet
  • Stanley Cowell – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Jimmy Hopps – drums
  • Bobby Brown – flute
  • Wilbur Brown, Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba
  • Lorenzo Greenwich, Virgil Jones, Danny Moore, Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown, Curtis Fuller, John Gordon, Dick Griffin – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Tolliver, except where noted.

  1. Ruthie’s Heart
  2. Brilliant Circles – Stanley Cowell
  3. Abscretions – Stanley Cowell
  4. Household of Saud
  5. On the Nile
  6. Departure – Stanley Cowell

John Hicks: Steadfast

On September 19, 1991, “Strata-East” and “Bellaphon” labels released “Steadfast”, album by John Hicks. It was recorded in May 1975, in London.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Duncan Stanbury – digital transfer
  • Malcolm Addey – digital mastering
  • Ulrich Hofmann – design
  • Manfred Rinderspacher – photography

Track listing:

  1. One for Mixon – John Hicks
  2. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Pensativa – Clare Fischer
  4. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  5. Hamp’s Dance – John Hicks
  6. My One and Only Love – Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
  7. Steadfast – John Hicks
  8. Serenade – J. Walters
  9. Without a Song – Vincent Youmans
  10. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz
  11. Soul Eyes – Mat Waldron
  12. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin
  13. The Bright Eyes – John Hicks