In April 1963, “Verve” label released “Hobo Flats”, Jimmy Smith’s second album for the company. It was recorded in March 1963, in New York, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ
Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Bob Simpson – engineer
Ray Hall – engineer
Chuck Stewart – photography
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Hobo Flats – Oliver Nelson
Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stacks, Vincent Rose
Walk Right In – Erik Darling, Willard Svanoe
Trouble in Mind – Larry Jones
The Preacher – Horace Silver
Meditation – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Ferreira de Mendonca, Norman Gimbel
In March 1966, “Verve” label released “Soft Samba”, the fourth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded June, September and October 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Gary McFarland – arranger, vibraphone
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Seldon Powell, Spencer Sinatra – flute
Patty Bowen – piano
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Kenny Burrell – guitar
Richard Davis – double bass
Arnie Wise, Sol Gubin, Willie Bobo – percussion
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Michael J. Malatak – design
Lester Bookbinder – cover photography
Wally King – liner notes
Track listing:
Ringo, Won’t You Marry Me – Linda Laurie, Jerry Mack
From Russia with Love – Lionel Bart
She Loves You – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
A Hard Day’s Night – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Good Life – Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon
More (Theme from Mondo Cane) – Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell
And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Love Goddess – Percy Faith, Mack David
I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, McCartney
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
California, Here I Come – Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Joseph Meyer
La Vie en Rose – Pierre Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David
In December 1969, “Verve” label released “Didn’t We”, the 58th Stan Getz album. It was recorded September – October 1969, and was produced by Johnny Pate.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Unidentified orchestra
Johnny Pate – arrangements, conductor
Val Valentin – engineer
Sid Maurer – art direction
Michael Mendel – design
Dom Cerulli – liner notes
Track listing:
Didn’t We – Jimmy Webb
The Shining Sea – Johnny Mandel
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
In December 1968, “Verve” label released “Willow Weep for Me”, a posthumous Wes Montgomery album. The album was produced by Esmond Edwards. At the “Grammy Awards” of 1970 “Willow Weep for Me” won the “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group”.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Claus Ogerman – arrangements, conductor
Val Valentin – engineer
Dick Smith – art direction
Gerry Low – artwork
Charles Stewart – photography
Richard Lamb – liner notes
Track listing:
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Impressions – John Coltrane
Portrait of Jenny – Gordon Burdge, Russel Robinson
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Oh, You Crazy Moon – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
In December 1962, “Verve” label released “On My Way & Shoutin’ Again!”, album by Count Basie. It was recorded in November 1962, in New York City, and was produced by Jim Davis.
Personnel:
Count Basie – piano
Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone, flute
Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell – trombone
In September 1964, “Verve” label released “The Individualism of Gil Evans”, the sixth Gil Evans album. It was recorded September 1963, April, May, July and October 1964, at “A&R Studios” and “Webster Hall” in New York City, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Gil Evans – piano, arrangements, conductor
Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
Phil Woods – solo alto saxophone
Wayne Shorter – solo tenor saxophone
Johnny Coles – solo trumpet
Thad Jones – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Louis Mucci – trumpet
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Frank Rehak – trombone
Jimmy Cleveland – solo trombone
Tony Studd – trombone
Bill Barber – tuba
Eric Dolphy – flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
In December 1966, “Verve” label released “Mixed Bag”, the debut Richie Havens studio album. It was recorded July – September 1966, and was produced by John Court.
Personnel:
Richie Havens – vocals, guitar, sitar
Paul Harris – organ, piano, keyboards
Paul “Dino” Williams – acoustic guitar
Howard Collins – guitar
Joe Price – tabla
Harvey Brooks – bass
Bill LaVorgna – drums
Bruce Langhorne – arrangements
Felix Pappalardi – arrangements
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Barry Feinstein – cover photography
Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervisor
Track listing:
High Flyin’ Bird – Billy Edd Wheeler
I Can’t Make It Anymore – Gordon Lightfoot
Morning, Morning – Tuli Kupferberg
Adam – Richie Havens
Follow – Jerry Merrick
Three Day Eternity – Richie Havens
Sandy – Jean Pierre Cousineau
Handsome Johnny – Louis Gossett Jr., Richie Havens
In November 1968, “Verve” label released “The Sound of Feeling” (Leonard Feather Presents the Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson), the 19th Oliver Nelson album.It was recorded in November 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Creed Taylor and Jesse Kaye.
Personnel:
The Sound of Feeling(tracks 1-5)
Oliver Nelson – soprano saxophone, arrangements, conductor
Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece – vocals
Gary David – vocals, piano, marxophone, arranger
Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan – bass
Dick Wilson – drums
The Oliver Nelson Orchestra (tracks 6-9)
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
Al Dailey, Hank Jones – piano
Eric Gale – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Phil Kraus, Bobby Rosengarden – mallets, additional percussion
Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – clarinets, alto saxophones
Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophones
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Burt Collins, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, Nat Adderley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Nat Adderley – cornet
Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson – additional trombones
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson – flutes
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Dave Wiechman – engineer
Dick Smith – art direction
Fred Seligo – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Waltz Without Words – Gary David
Who Knows What Love Is? – Gary David
Phrases – Alyce Andrece, Rhae Andrece
Circe Revisited – Gary David, Bob Fylling
Ricardo’s Dilemma – Roy Ayers
Patterns for Orchestra – Oliver Nelson
The Sidewalks of New York – Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake
In September 1964, “MGM” label released the self-titled, debut Animals (The) album. It was recorded January – July 1964, and was produced by Mickie Most.
Personnel:
Eric Burdon – vocals
Hilton Valentine – guitar, backing vocals
Alan Price – organ, vibraphone, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Chas Chandler – bass guitar, backing vocals
John Steel – drums
Val Valentin – engineer
Track listing:
The House of the Rising Sun – traditional, arranged by Alan Price
The Girl Can’t Help It – Bobby Troup
Blue Feeling – Jimmy Henshaw
Baby Let Me Take You Home – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
The Right Time – Lew Herman
Talkin’ Bout You – Ray Charles
Around and Around – Chuck Berry
I’m in Love Again – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
Gonna Send You Back to Walker – Johnnie Mae Matthews
In January 1968, “Verve” label released “Something Else Again”, the second Richie Havens album. It was recorded in September 1967, and was produced by John Court.
Personnel:
Richie Havens – vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura
Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano, clavinet
Adrian Guillery – guitar
Paul “Dino” Williams – guitar, chant
Denny Gerrard – bass
Don Payne – bass
Eddie Gómez – double bass
Daniel Ben Zebulon – conga, drums, chant
Donald MacDonald – drums
Skip Prokop – drums
Val Valentin – engineering director
Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervision
Track listing:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed – Richie Havens
Inside of Him – Richie Havens
The Klan – Alan Arkin, David Arkin
Sugarplums – Richie Havens
Don’t Listen to Me – Richie Havens
From the Prison – Jerry Merrick
Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan
Something Else Again – Richie Havens
New City – Richie Havens, John Court
Run, Shaker Life – Richie Havens, Joe Price, Mark Roth
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