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The Free Spirits: Out Of Sight And Sound

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In January 1967, “ABC” label released “Out of Sight and Sound”, the debut Free Spirits (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Larry Coryell – guitar, sitar
  • Columbus “Chip” Baker – guitar
  • Jim Pepper – saxophone
  • Chris Hills – vocals, bass guitar
  • Bob Moses – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Coryell, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Look Now (But Your Head is Turned Around)
  2. I’m Gonna Be Free
  3. LBOD – Bob Moses, Larry Coryell
  4. Sunday Telephone – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  5. Blue Water Mother – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  6. Girl of the Mountain – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  7. Cosmic Daddy Dancer – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  8. Bad News Cat
  9. Storm – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  10. Early Mornin’ Fear – Larry Coryell, Nick Hyams
  11. Angels Can’t Be True
  12. Tattoo Man – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell

Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet: Illumination!

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On January 9, 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Illumination!”, album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet (fourth Elvin Jones album overall, and the only Jimmy Garrison album as leader or do-leader). It was recorded in August 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English Horn
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • (William) Prince Lasha – clarinet, flute
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Nuttin’ Out Jones – William Prince Lasha
  2. Oriental Flower – McCoy Tyner
  3. Half and Half – Charles Davis
  4. Aborigine Dance in Scotland – Sonny Simmons
  5. Gettin’ on Way – Jimmy Garrison
  6. Just Us Blues – Charles Davis

Lee Morgan: The Cooker

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In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “The Cooker”, the seventh Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. Happy Dipper – Lee Morgan
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
  5. New-Ma = Lee Morgan

Kai Winding: The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones

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In December 1960, “Impulse!” label released “The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones”, the tenth Kai Winding album. It was recorded November – December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Kai Winding – trombone
  • Jimmy Knepper, Johnny Messner, Ephie Resnick – trombone
  • Paul Faulise, Dick Lieb, Tony Studd – bass trombone
  • Bill Evans, Ross Tompkins – piano
  • Ray Starling – mellophone
  • Bob Cranshaw, Ron Carter – bass
  • Al Beldini, Sticks Evans – drums
  • Olatunji – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Speak Low – Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill
  2. Lil Darlin’ – Neal Hefti
  3. Doodlin’ – Horace Silver
  4. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Mangos – Dee Libby, Sid Wayne
  6. Impulse – Kai Winding
  7. Black Coffee – Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster
  8. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  9. Michie (Slow) – Kai Winding
  10. Michie (Fast) – Kai Winding

Gene Ammons: Got My Own

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In December 1972, “Prestige” label released “Got My Own”, the 35th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Ernie Hayes – organ
  • Hank Jones – electric piano
  • Sonny Phillips – piano, organ
  • Joe Beck, Maynard Parker – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
  • Billy Cobham, Idris Muhammad, Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ed Bogas – arranger
  • Unidentified strings
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lady Sings the Blues – Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols
  2. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
  3. Strange Fruit – Abel Meeropol
  4. Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday
  5. Play Me – Neil Diamond
  6. Ben – Don Black, Walter Scharf
  7. The Shack Out Back – Gene Ammons

Rusty Bryant: Night Train Now!

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In December 1969, “Prestige” label released “Night Train Now!”, the fifth Rusty Bryant album. It was recorded in October 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Rusty Bryant – alto and tenor saxophone, varitone
  • Jimmy Carter – organ
  • Boogaloo Joe Jones – guitar
  • Eddie Mathias – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rusty Bryant except where noted.

  1. Cootie Boogaloo
  2. Funky Mama
  3. Funky Rabbits
  4. Night Train – Jimmy Forrest
  5. With These Hands
  6. Home Fries

Johnny “Hammond” Smith:That Good Feelin’

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In December 1959, “New Jazz Label” released “That Good Feelin’”, the fourth Johnny “Hammond” Smith album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Johnny “Hammond” Smith – organ
  • Thornel Schwartz – guitar
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Leo Stevens – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks Johnny “Hammond” Smith except where noted.

  1. That Good Feelin’
  2. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  4. I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
  5. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  6. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Puddin’

Coleman Hawkins: Desafinado

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In November 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Desafinado”, the 49th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in September 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
  • Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith — guitar
  • Major Holley — bass
  • Eddie Locke — drums, percussion
  • Tommy Flanagan — claves
  • Willie Rodriguez — percussion
  • Manny Albam — arrangements
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  2. I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba) – Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods
  3. Samba Para Bean – Manny Albam
  4. I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  5. One Note Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  6. O Pato (The Duck) – Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira
  7. Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa) – João Gilberto
  8. Stumpy Bossa Nova – Coleman Hawkins

Gene Ammons: Up Tight!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Up Tight!”, the 14th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, Bew Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop Jr., Patti Bown – piano
  • Art Davis, George Duvivier – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Ammons, except where noted.

  1. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  2. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman – Leon René
  3. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  4. Up Tight!
  5. The Five O’Clock Whistle – Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow
  6. Jug’s Blue Blues
  7. Lester Leaps In – Lester Young

Elmo Hope & Frank Foster: Hope Meets Foster

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In November 1955, “Prestige” label released “Hope Meets Foster”, album by Elmo Hope and Frank Foster. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
  • Elmo Hope – piano
  • Charles Freeman Lee – trumpet
  • John Ore – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

 Track listing:

All tracks by Elmo Hope except where noted

  1. Wail, Frank, Wail
  2. Zarou – Frank Foster, Elmo Hope
  3. Fosterity – Frank Foster
  4. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  5. Shutout – Frank Foster
  6. Yaho