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Freddie Green: Mr. Rhythm

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In December 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “Mr. Rhythm”, the only Freddie Green album. It was recorded in December 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Henry Coker – trombone
  • Nat Pierce – piano
  • Milt Hinton – double bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Jo Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Green, except where noted.

  1. Up in the Blues
  2. Down for the Double
  3. Back and Forth
  4. Free and Easy
  5. Learnin’ the Blues – Delores Vicki Silvers
  6. Feed Bag
  7. Something’s Got to Give
  8. Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  9. Little Red
  10. Swinging Back
  11. A day with Ray
  12. When You Wish Upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington

Harry “Sweets” Edison And Buddy Rich: Buddy And Sweets

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In October 1955, “Norgran” label released “Buddy and Sweets”, album by Harry “Sweets” Edison and Buddy Rich. It was recorded in September 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Harry Sweets Edison – trumpet
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Buddy Rich – drums

Track listing:

  1. Yellow Rose of Brooklyn – Harry “Sweets” Edison
  2. Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  3. All Sweets – Harry “Sweets” Edison
  4. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Barney’s Bugle – Buddy Rich
  6. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
  7. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Al Dubin, Harry Warren

Shirley Scott: Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands

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In August 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands”, the 30th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor 
  • Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – alto saxophone 
  • Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone 
  • Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet 
  • Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh – trombone 
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • Attila Zoller – guitar 
  • Richard Davis, George Duvivier – double bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Roll ‘Em – Mary Lou Williams
  2. For Dancers Only – Don Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen
  3. Sophisticated Swing – William Hudson, Mitchell Parish
  4. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
  5. Little Brown Jug – Joseph Winner
  6. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson
  7. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
  8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
  9. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington
  10. Tippin’ In – Robert Smith, Marty Symes

Shirley Scott: The Soul Is Willing

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In August 1963, “Prestige” label released “The Soul Is Willing”, the 18th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in January 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Grassella Oliphant – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. I Feel All Right – Stanley Turrentine
  2. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  3. Remember – Irving Berlin
  4. Stolen Sweets – Wild Bill Davis, Dickie Thompson
  5. The Soul Is Willing – Stanley Turrentine
  6. Yes Indeed – Sy Oliver

Stanley Turrentine: Let It Go

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Let It Go”, the 20th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded September 1064 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Mack Simpkins – drums
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Stanley Dance – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Let It Go
  2. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  3. Ciao, Ciao
  4. T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  5. Good Lookin’ Out
  6. Sure As You’re Born – Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  7. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish

Freddie Roach: Good Move!

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In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Good Move!” the third Freddie Roach album. It was recorded November – December 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Roach – organ
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet 
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone 
  • Eddie Wright – guitar
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Roach except where noted

  1. It Ain’t Necessarily So – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. When Malindy Sings – Oscar Brown Jr., Paul Laurence Dunbar
  3. Pastel – Erroll Garner
  4. Wine, Wine, Wine
  5. On Our Way Up
  6. T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  7. Lots of Lovely Love – Richard Rodgers
  8. I.Q. Blues

Oscar Peterson and Benny Green: Oscar and Benny

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On April 28, 1998, “Telarc” label released “Oscar and Benny”, album by Oscar Peterson and Benny Green. It was recorded in September 1997, and was produced by Robert Woods and Elaine Marlone.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson– piano
  • Benny Green– piano
  • Ray Brown– double bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson– drums

Track listing:

  1. For All We Know – Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  2. When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
  3. Yours Is My Heart Alone – Ludwig Herzer, Franz Lehár, Beda Fritz Loehner
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  7. Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  8. Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
  9. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  10. Jitterbug Waltz – Richard Maltby, Jr., Fats Waller
  11. Barbara’s Blues – Oscar Peterson