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Joe Roland: Joe Roland Quintette

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In June 1955, “Bethlehem” label released “Joe Roland Quintette”, the second Joe Roland studio album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Joe Roland – vibraphone
  • Fredie Redd – piano
  • Dick Garcia – guitar
  • Dante Martucci – bass
  • Ron Jefferson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Burt Goldblatt – design

Track listing:

  1. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  2. Stairway to the Steinway – Fredie Redd
  3. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  4. Teach Me Tonight – Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn
  5. Robin – Ismael Ugarte
  6. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  7. Goodbye Bird – Joe Roland
  8. After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
  9. Anticipation – Dick Garcia
  10. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  11. The Moon Got in My Eyes – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
  12. Street of Dreams – Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis

Benny Carter: Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson

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In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson”, album by Benny Carter and Oscar Peterson (the 27 Benny Carter album overall).It was recorded in November 1986, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Dave Young – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Sheldon Marks – design
  • Norman Granz – layout

Track listing:

  1. Just Friends – John Klemmer, Sam M.  Lewis
  2. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  3. Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert C. Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin
  4. It’s a Wonderful World – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson
  5. If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
  6. Whispering – Richard H. Coburn, Vincent Rose, John Schoenberger
  7. Some Kind of Blues – Benny Carter, Oscar Peterson

Joe Pass: Virtuoso

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In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the tenth Joe Pass album. It was recorded in August 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Dennis Sands – engineer
  • Phil Stern – photography
  • Benny Green – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers
  9. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern

Johnny Hodges: Used To Be Duke

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In October 1956, “Norgan” label released “Used to Be Duke”, the eight Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded July – August 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Shorty Baker – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Call Cobbs Jr., Richie Powell – piano
  • John “Buddy” Williams – double bass
  • Louie Bellson – drums
  • Herman Leonard – photography
  • Norman Granz – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Used to Be Duke – Johnny Hodges
  2. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  3. Sweet as Bear Meat – Johnny Hodges
  4. Madam Butterfly – Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges
  5. Warm Valley – Duke Ellington
  6. Ballad medley: Autumn In New York / Sweet Lorraine / Time On My Hands / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / If You Were Mine / Poor Butterfly – Vernon Duke / Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish / Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon / Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach / Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer / Raymond Hubbell, John Golden

James Brown: Showtime

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In April 1964, “Smash Records” label released “Showtime”, the seventh James Brown studio album.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocal
  • The Famous- Flames – vocals, backing vocals
  • Danny Ray – introduction
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Introduction of James Brown & The Famous Flames
  2. Caldonia – Fleecie Moore
  3. Don’t Cry Baby – James Price Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger
  4. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  5. Out of the Blue – Johnny Terry, Ted Wright
  6. Somebody Changed the Lock of My Door – Casey Bill Weldon
  7. Evil – Ted Wright
  8. Blues for My Baby – Billy Wright, Teddy Reig
  9. For You My Love – Paul Gayten
  10. Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens – Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer
  11. The Things I Used to Do – J. Dolan
  12. You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You – James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock, Russ Morgan

Ella Fitzgerald: Classy Pair

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In June 1979, “Pablo” label released “Classy Pair”, the 50th Ella Fitzgerald album. It was recorded in February 1979 and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald– vocals

The Count Basie Orchestra

  • Count Basie– piano
  • Ray Brown– trumpet
  • Sonny Cohn– trumpet
  • Pete Minger– trumpet
  • Nolan Andrew Smith– trumpet
  • Bill Hughes– trombone
  • Mel Wanzo– trombone
  • Dennis Wilson– trombone
  • Mitchell “Booty” Wood– trombone
  • Bobby Plater– alto saxophone
  • Danny Turner– alto saxophone
  • Eric Dixon– tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Hing– tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes– baritone saxophone
  • Freddie Green– guitar
  • John Clayton– double bass
  • Butch Miles– drums
  • Benny Carter– arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  2. My Kind of Trouble is You – Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort II
  3. Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
  4. Organ Grinder’s Swing – Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  5. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  6. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  7. Ain’t Misbehavin – Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  8. Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’ – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines, Billy Strayhorn
  9. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish

Oscar Peterson: With Respect To Nat

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In December 1965, “Limelight” label released “With Respect to Nat”, Oscar Peterson tribute album to Nat King Cole, who had died earlier that year. It was recorded October – November 1965, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson— vocals, piano
  • Herb Ellis, Barry Galbraith— guitar
  • Hank Jones— piano
  • Ray Brown, Richard Davis— double bass
  • Mel Lewis— drums
  • Phil Woods— alto saxophone
  • Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland,  J. Johnson— trombone
  • Tony Studd — bass trombone
  • Seldon Powell— alto flute, tenor flute
  • Jerome Richardson— bass flute, tenor flute
  • John Frosk, Joe Newman— trumpet
  • Ernie Royal, Danny Stiles — trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Manny Albam— arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street – Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills
  2. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
  3. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
  4. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  5. Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
  6. Little Girl – Francis Henry, Matt Hyde
  7. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  8. Orange Colored Sky – Milton DeLugg, William Stein
  9. Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
  10. Calypso Blues – Clifford Carmen, Cole, Don George
  11. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? – Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman
  12. Easy Listening Blues – Nadine Robinson

Joe Pass: Virtuoso

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In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Uriah Heep: The Magician’s Birthday

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In November 1972, “Bronze” label released “The Magician’s Birthday”, the fifth Uriah Heep studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Lansdowne Studios” in London, and was produced by Gerry Bron. The album cover design was by Roger Dean.

Personnel:

  • David Byron– lead vocals
  • Mick Box– guitars
  • Ken Hensley– keyboards, guitars, moog synthesizer
  • Gary Thain– bass guitar
  • Lee Kerslake– drums, percussion
  • Brian Cole– pedal steel guitar
  • Peter Gallen – engineer
  • Ashley Howe – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Ken Hensley except where noted.

  1. Sunrise
  2. Spider Woman – Mick Box, David Byron, Lee Kerslake, Gary Thain
  3. Blind Eye
  4. Echoes in the Dark
  5. Rain
  6. Sweet Lorraine
  7. Tales
  8. The Magician’s Birthday