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George Auld: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra”, the seventh Georgie Auld album. It was recorded September – November 1955, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone, bandleader
  • Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz – alto saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin – tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
  • Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn – trumpet
  • Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner – trombone
  • Arnold Ross – piano
  • Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller, Irv Kottler – drums

Track listing:

  1. In the Land of Hi-Fi – George Auld, Billy May
  2. For You – Al Dubin, Joe Burke
  3. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman
  4. Tippin’ In – Raymond Leveen, Maria Grever
  5. Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima
  6. I May Be Wrong – Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin
  7. Swingin’ in the Moore Park – Billy May
  8. If I Loved You – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
  12. Love Is Just Around the Corner – Lewis E. Gensler, Leo Robin

Buddy DeFranco And The Oscar Peterson Trio: Buddy DeFranco And Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

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In December 1954, “Clef” label released “Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin”, album by Buddy DeFranco and the Oscar Peterson Trio. It was recorded in December 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Buddy DeFranco – clarinet
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Bobby White – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ira Gershwin, all music by George Gershwin, except where noted.

  1. I Wants to Stay Here – lyrics by DuBose Heyward
  2. I Was Doing All Right
  3. ‘S Wonderful
  4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now – DuBose Heyward
  5. Strike Up the Band
  6. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
  7. The Man I Love
  8. I Got Rhythm
  9. Someone to Watch over Me
  10. It Ain’t Necessarily So

Maynard Ferguson: Swingin’ My Way Through College

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In December 1958, “Roulette” label released “Swingin’ My Way Through College”, the ninth Maynard Ferguson album. It was recorded in December 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Jimmy Ford – alto saxophone
  • Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone
  • John Lanni – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Chase, Larry Moser, Jerry Tyree – trumpet
  • Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky – trombone
  • Bob Dogan – piano
  • Jimmy Rowser – bass
  • Frankie Dunlop – drums
  • Bill Holman, Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Don’cha Go ‘Way Mad – Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Mundy, Al Stillman
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  4. Dancing in the Dark – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  5. Bittersweet – Willie Maiden
  6. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight – Billy Reid
  8. B. J.’s Back in Town – Willie Maiden
  9. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  10. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  11. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire

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In December 1956, “Bethlehem” label released “Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire”, the fourth Mel Tormé album.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
  • Jack DuLong – baritone saxophone
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • Vince DeRosa – French horn
  • Albert Pollan – tuba
  • Max Bennett – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Something’s Gotta Give – Johnny Mercer
  3. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. A Fine Romance – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  7. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  8. The Piccolino – Irving Berlin
  9. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Geirge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  11. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
  12. They All Laughed – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Van Morrison: Versatile

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On December 1, 2017, “Caroline” and “Legacy” labels released “Versatile”, the 38th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic Spanish guitar
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar
  • Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet, musical director
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Mez Clough – drums
  • Robbie Ruggiero – percussion
  • Rod Quinn – percussion
  • Christopher White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Sir James Galway – concert flute

Track listing:

  1. Broken Record – Van Morrison
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Let’s Get Lost – Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. Skye Boat Song – traditional, arranged by Van Morrison
  6. Take It Easy Baby – Van Morrison
  7. Makin’ Whoopee – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  9. I Forgot That Love Existed – Van Morrison
  10. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  11. Start All Over Again (2017 version) Van Morrison
  12. Only a Dream (2013 version) – Van Morrison
  13. Affirmation – Van Morrison
  14. The Party’s Over – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  16. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird

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In July 1957, “Prestige” label released “Rollins Plays for Bird”, the seventh Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Wade Legge – piano
  • George Morrow – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Bird Medley: I Remember You/My Melancholy Baby/Old Folks/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Just Friends/My Little Suede Shoes/Star Eyes – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger/Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton/Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis/Charlie Parker/Gene DePaul, Don Raye
  2. Kids Know
  3. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

Johnny Hodgest: Johnny Hodhest And His Strings Play The Prettiest Gershwin

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In June 1962, “Verve” label released “Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin”, the 16th Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in November 1958, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Horst Jankowski – piano
  • Russ Garcia – string arrangements
  • Wolfram Röhrig – conductror
  • Sheldon Marks – art direction
  • Bill Rotsler – photography
  • Lawrence D. Stewart – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by George and Ira Gershwin, except where noted.

  1. Love Is Here to Stay
  2. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  3. ‘S Wonderful
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. Soon
  6. But Not for Me
  7. Somebody Loves Me – George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva
  8. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
  9. Someone to Watch over Me
  10. The Man I Love
  11. Oh, Lady Be Good!
  12. They All Laughed

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis

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In October 1956, “Verve” label released “Ella and Louis”, a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald– vocals
  • Louis Armstrong– vocals, trumpet
  • Oscar Peterson– piano
  • Herb Ellis– guitar
  • Ray Brown– bass
  • Buddy Rich– drums
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Phil Stern – photography

Track listing:

  1. Can’t We Be Friends? – Paul James, Kay Swift
  2. Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin
  3. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  4. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  5. Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
  6. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  7. A Foggy Day – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  8. Stars Fell on Alabama – Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
  9. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  10. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  11. April in Paris – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg

Tony Bennett & Diana Krall: Love Is Here To Stay

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On September 14, 2018, “Verve” label released “Love Is Here to Stay”, an album by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall. It was recorded in 2018, at “Avatar” and “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Dae Bennett and Bill Charlap.

Personnel:

  • Tony Bennett– vocals
  • Diana Krall– vocals, arrangements
  • The Bill Charlap Trio
    • Bill Charlap– piano, arrangements
    • Peter Washington– bass
    • Kenny Washington– drums
  • Dae Bennett – mixing
  • Nate Odden – engineering assistance
  • Billy Cumella – engineering assistance
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Josh Cheuse – creative direction
  • Coco Shinomiya – design
  • Mark Seliger– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ira Gershwin, except where noted; all music by George Gershwin.

  1. S Wonderful
  2. My One and Only
  3. But Not for Me
  4. Nice Work if You Can Get It
  5. Love Is Here to Stay
  6. I Got Rhythm
  7. Somebody Loves Me – George DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald
  8. Do It Again – George DeSylva
  9. I’ve Got a Crush on You
  10. Fascinating Rhythm
  11. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
  12. Who Cares

Sonny Stitt: It’s Magic

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On March 22, 2005, “Delmark” label released “It’s Magic”, album by Sonny Stitt. It was recorded in 1969, at “P.S. Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt- alto and tenor saxophone, varitone
  • Don Patterson- organ
  • Billy James – drums

Track listing:

  1. Four – Miles Davis
  2. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  3. Parker’s Mood – Charlie Parker
  4. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  5. Shake Your Head – Bob Gerow, Sammy Cahn
  6. It’s Magic – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  7. Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  8. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  9. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin