In August 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Doin’ Allright”, the 15th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Horace Parlan – piano
George Tucker – bass
Al Harewood – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
In August 1960, “Prestige” label released “Bacalao”, the 18th Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in December 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott – organ
George Duvivier – bass
Arthur Edgehill – drums
Ray Barretto – bongos
Luis Perez – bongos, congas
Rudy van Felder – recording, lacquer cut
LeRoi Jines – liner notes
Track listing:
Last Train from Overbrook – James Moody
Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
That Old Black Magic – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Fast Spiral – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
Dobbin’ with Redd Foxx – James Moody
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
In August 1956, “Riverside” label released “The Unique Thelonious Monk”, the tenth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded March – April 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnwews.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Gene Gogerty – design
Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) – George & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn
Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen
Tea for Two – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
In August 1958, “Prestige” label released “Baritones and French Horns”, album by Prestige All Stars.It was recorded April – May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.
In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins Plus 4”, the fourth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Clifford Brown – trumpet
Richie Powell – piano
George Morrow – bass
Max Roach – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Valse Hot – Sonny Rollins
Kiss and Run – Sam Coslow
I Feel a Song Coming On – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, George Oppenheimer
Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) – Irving Berlin
In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Mile Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet”, album by Miles Davis and Milt Jackson (the 18th Miles Davis album overall). It was recorded in August 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
In July 1975, “CTI” label released “The Rape of El Morro”, the fourth Don Sebesky album. It was recorded April – May 1975, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Don Sebesky – keyboards, arranger, conductor
Joan LaBarbara – vocals
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Barry Rogers, Sonny Russo – trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Ray Beckenstetein – flute, alto flute, piccolo
Harvey Estrin, Walt Levinsky, George Marge, Al Regni – flute
Joe Beck – guitar
Don Grolnick, Roland Hanna, Pat Rebillot – keyboards
Ron Carter – bass
Will Lee – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
George Devens, Phil Kraus – percussion
Harry Cykman, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, David Rose – violin
Jean R. Dane, Manny Vardi – viola
Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken – cello
Bob Ciano, Richard Mantel – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
The Rape of El Morro
Moon Dreams – John Chalmers MacGregor, Johnny Mercer
Skyliner – Charlie Barnet, Billy Moore Jr.
The Entertainer – Scott Joplin
Footprints of the Giant – based on themes by Béla Bartók, arranged and adapted by Don Sebesky
In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Giant Box”, the third Don Sebeski album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Don Sebesky – electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arrangements, conductor
Phil Bodner – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
George Marge – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
Walt Levinsky – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown – trombone
Wayne Andre, Warren Covington – trombone, baritone horn
Paul Faulise, Alan Raph – bass trombone, baritone horn
Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin – French horn
Tony Price – tuba
Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, Airto Moreira – percussion
Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
George Benson – electric guitar
Bob James – organ
Ron Carter – bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
Homer Mensch – bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Rubens Bassini – conga
Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Bob Ciano – design
Track listing:
All tracks, by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin
In July 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Bottoms Up!”, the second 3 Sounds (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1958 – February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano, celeste
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Bill Dowdy – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez
Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis
Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
I Could Write a Book – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Jinne Lou – Gene Harris
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You – Marvin Fisher, Jack Sega
Falling in Love with Love – Lorzenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
In July 1972, “CTI” label released “Blue Moses”, the 21st Randy Weston album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – electric piano
Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
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