Tag Archives: Verve

Cal Tjader: Breeze From The East

In May 1964, “Verve” label released “Breeze from the East”, the 37th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded November – December 1963, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Cal Tjader – vibraphone
  • Lonnie Hewitt – piano
  • Dick Hyman – electronic organ
  • Stan Applebaum – celesta, arrangements
  • Jerry Dodgion – flute
  • George Duvivier – double bass
  • Johnny Rae – drums
  • Willie Bobo – percussion
  • Phil Ramone – engineer
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • John Murello – design
  • Al “Jazzbo” Collins, Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Sake and Greens – Stan Applebaum
  2. Cha – Stan Applebaum
  3. Leyte – Cal Tjader, Lonnie Hewitt
  4. Shoji – Stan Applebaum
  5. China Nights – Nobuyuki Takeoka, Sedores, Yaso Saijo
  6. Fuji – Cal Tjader
  7. Black Orchid – Cal Tjader
  8. Theme from Burke’s Law – Herschel Burke Gilbert
  9. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  10. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  11. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) – Brooks Bowman

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Plays The Jerome Kern Songbook

In May 1960, “Verve” label released “Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook”, the 73rd Oscar Peterson album. It was recorded July – August 1959, at “Universal” in Chicago, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Merle Shore – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics as noted, all music by Jerome Kern.

  1. I Won’t Dance – Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Jimmy McHugh
  2. Bill – Oscar Hammerstein
  3. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein
  4. A Fine Romance – Dorothy Fields
  5. Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man – Oscar Hammerstein
  6. Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein
  7. Long Ago (and Far Away) – Ira Gershwin
  8. Lovely to Look At – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  9. Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields
  10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Ott Harbach
  11. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields
  12. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook

In May 1960, “Verve” label released “Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook”, album by Oscar Peterson. It was recorded July – August 1959, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar 
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Merle Shore – design

Track listing:

  1. As Long as I Live – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  2. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  3. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  4. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  5. I’ve Got the World on a String – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. That Old Black Magic – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  7. Let’s Fall in Love – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  8. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  9. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
  10. Happiness is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
  11. The Man that Got Away – Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
  12. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

The Righteous Brothers: Soul & Inspiration

In April 1966, “Verve” label released “Soul & Inspiration”, the seventh Righteous Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, at “United Recording”, Hollywood, and was produced by Bill Medley.

Personnel:

  • Bill Medley – vocal
  • Bobby Hatfield – vocal
  • Art Munson – guitar
  • Michael Patterson – piano
  • Jim Bond – bass
  • Drew Johnson – drums
  • Bill Baker – saxophone, arrangements
  • Bill King – trumpet
  • Sandford Skinner – trumpet
  • Bob Faust – trumpet
  • Dick Shearer – trombone
  • Michael Patterson – conductor
  • Jim Lockert – engineer
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Acy Lehman – design
  • Mike Gross – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Soul and Inspiration – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  2. He Will Break Your Heart – Calvin Carter, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler
  3. Stand By – Bill Medley
  4. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  5. He – Jack Richards, Richard Mullan
  6. I’m Leaving It Up to You – Dewey Terry, Don Harris
  7. Turn On Your Love Lights – Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott
  8. Hey, Girl – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  9. Mine All Mine – Bill Medley
  10. Change Is Goin’ To Come – Sam Cooke
  11. Bring It on Home – Sam Cooke
  12. Rat Race – Elmer Bernstein

 

Bill Evans: Alone

In April 1970, “Verve” label released “Alone”, the 36th Bill Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • Roy Hall – engineer
  • Sid Maurer – art direction
  • Nancy Reiner – cover art
  • Mickey Leonard – supervising consultant

Track listing:

  1. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  2. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  3. Midnight Mood – Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh
  4. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  5. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston

Jimmy Smith: Hobo Flats

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:

  1. Hobo Flats – Oliver Nelson
  2. Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stacks, Vincent Rose
  3. Walk Right In – Erik Darling, Willard Svanoe
  4. Trouble in Mind – Larry Jones
  5. The Preacher – Horace Silver
  6. Meditation – Antonio Carlos Jobim,  Newton Ferreira de Mendonca, Norman Gimbel
  7. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson

The Lester Young And Teddy Wilson Quartet: Pres And Teddy

In April 1959, “Verve” label released “Pres and Teddy”, album by Lester Young and Teddy Wilson Quartet (The). It was recorded in January 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Wilson – piano
  • Lester Young – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Ramey – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums
  • Sheldon Marks – art direction
  • Herman Leonard – cover photography
  • Bill Simon – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  2. Prisoner of Love – Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin
  3. Louise – Leo Robin, Richard Whiting
  4. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche
  6. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love In Exile

On March 24, 2023, “Verve” label released “Love in Exile”, album by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.

Personnel:

  • Arooj Aftab – vocals, arrangements
  • Vijay Iyer – piano, Rhodes piano, electroacoustic realization, arrangements
  • Shahzad Ismaily – electric bass, Moog synthesizer, arrangements
  • Damon Whittemore – recording, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.

  1. To Remain to Return
  2. Haseen Thi
  3. Shadow Forces
  4. Sajni
  5. Eyes of the Endless
  6. Sharabi
  7. To Remain to Return (excerpt)

Gary McFarland: Soft Samba

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:

  1. Ringo, Won’t You Marry Me – Linda Laurie, Jerry Mack
  2. From Russia with Love – Lionel Bart
  3. She Loves You – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. A Hard Day’s Night – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. The Good Life – Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon
  6. More (Theme from Mondo Cane) – Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell
  7. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  8. The Love Goddess – Percy Faith, Mack David
  9. I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, McCartney
  10. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  11. California, Here I Come – Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Joseph Meyer
  12. La Vie en Rose – Pierre Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David

Dizzy Gillespie: Duets

In March 1958, “Verve” label released “Duets”, the 26th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded in December 1957, at “Nola Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone 
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone 
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Tommy Bryant – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Norman Granz – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Dizzy Gillespie

  1. Wheatleigh Hall
  2. Sumphin’
  3. Con Alma
  4. Haute Mon’