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Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders

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In August 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders”, the 18th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Contemporary Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Victor Feldman – vibes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody – Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young
  3. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  4. You – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
  5. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  6. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  7. In the Chapel in the Moonlight – Billy Hill
  8. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Maynard Ferguson: Boy With Lots Of Brass

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In July 1957, “EmArcy” label released “Boy with Lots of Brass”, the sixth Maynard Ferguson album.

Personnel:

  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Irene Kral – vocals
  • Al Cohn – arrangements
  • Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • Bill Holman – saxophone
  • Ernie Wilkins – saxophone
  • Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
  • Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
  • John Bello – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Joe Burnett – trumpet
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Richard Evans – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums

Track listing:

  1. Give Me the Simple Life – Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. The Lamp Is Low – Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter
  4. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
  7. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  8. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Easy to Love – Cole Porter
  10. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  11. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You – Ray Noble
  12. I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn

Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley: Great Love Themes

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In May 1966, “Capitol” label released “Great Love Themes”, the 35th Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded in April 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Tom Morgan.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Unidentified strings
  • Ray Ellis – conductor, arranger

Track listing:

  1. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein
  2. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer
  4. I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
  5. This Can´t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. Stella By Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  7. Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  8. The End of a Love Affair – Edward C. Redding
  9. So In Love – Cole Porter

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

Art Blakey Quartet: A Jazz Message

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In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “A Jazz Message”, the sixth Art Blakey album (credited as Art Blakey’s Quartet). It was recorded in July 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
  • Bob Ghiraldini – photography

Track listing:

  1. Café – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
  2. Just Knock on My Door – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  4. Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
  5. Sunday – Chester Conn, Nick Drake, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
  6. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II

J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding: Jay & Kai

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In April 1957, “Columbia” label released “Jay and Kai”, album by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding. It was recorded in November 1955, July – December 17, 1956, and January 1957 in New York City.

Personnel:

  • J. J. Johnson – trombone, trombonium 
  • Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
  • Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana – trombone
  • Dick Leib – bass trombone 
  • Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone
  • Roy Frazee, Hank Jones, Dick Katz – piano
  • Bill Crow, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, Kenny O’Brien – bass
  • Kenny Clarke, Jack Franklin, Elvin Jones, Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Candido Camero – bongos

Track listing:

  1. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  2. Caribe – Kai Winding
  3. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  4. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. Yes, You – Dick Leib
  7. Tromboniums in Motion – J. J. Johnson
  8. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  9. Violets for Your Furs – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  10. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  11. ‘S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  12. I Should Care – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn

Lee Konitz: Alone Together

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In December 1996, “Blue Note” label released “Alone Together”, the 113th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in 1996, at “The Jazz Bakery” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lee Konitz and Charlie Haden

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Kurt Lundvall – engineer
  • Patrick Roques – design
  • Kenneth Knowland – painting
  • Art Lange – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  2. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  3. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  4. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  5. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  6. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn

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