In November 1961, “Verve” label released “In a Latin Bag”, the 26th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded in August 1961, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Cal Tjader – vibraphone, piano
Paul Horn – flute, alto saxophone
Lonnie Hewitt – piano
Al McKibbon – bass
Johnny Rae – drums
Wilfredo Vicente – congas
Armando Peraza – bongos
Pete Turner – photography
Dick Hadlock – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Cal Tjader, except where noted.
Ben-Hur – Miklós Rózsa
Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
In November 1960, “Verve” label released “Cool Velvet”, the 35th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in March 1960, in Baden-Baden, Germany, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Russell Garcia – conductor, arrangements
Jan Johansson – piano
Blanchie Birdsong – harp
Dave Hildinger – vibes
Freddy Dutton – bass
Sperie Karas – drums
Merle Shore – cover art
Benny Green – sleeve notes
Track listing:
The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
It Never Entered My Mind – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Early Autumn – Ralph Burns, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer
When I Go, I Go All the Way – Russell Garcia, Bob Russell
A New Town Is a Blue Town – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
In September 1965, “Verve” label released “His Majesty King Funk”, the 23rd Grant Green album. It was recorded in May 1965, at “Ven Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Grant Green – guitar
Harold Vick – tenor saxophone
Larry Young – organ
Ben Dixon – drums
Candido Camero – bongo, congas
Michael Malatak – design
Hugh Bell – photography
John Tynan – liner notes
Track listing:
The Selma March – Grant Green
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
The Cantaloupe Woman – Ben Dixon
That Lucky Old Sun – Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith
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
On May 8, 2020, “Verve” label released “Mutable Set”, the fourth Blake Mills studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Sound City Studios”, “SWT”, “Boulevard Recording Studios”, and was produced by Blake Mills.
Personnel:
Blake Mills – vocals, guitar, arranger, art direction
Gabriel Kahane – piano
Aaron Embry – keyboards
David Boucher – acoustic bass, recording
Pino Palladino – electric bass
Abe Rounds – drums
Sem Gendel – saxophone
Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
Joseph Lorge – recording
Joseph Lorge, Will Maclellan – additional recording
Maddy Baltor – engineer assistant
Greg Coller – mixing
Patricia Sullivan – mastering
Julio Chavez – art direction
Emilio Villalba – artwork
Ian Sefchick – artwork
Track listing:
Never Forever – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
May Later – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Eat My Dust – Blake Mills
Money Is the One True God – Blake Mills
Summer All Ove – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Vanishing Town – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
My Dear One – Blake Mills, Cass McCombs
Farsickness – Blake Mills, Gabriel Kahane
Mirror Box – Blake Mills
Window Facing a Window – lyrics by Blake Mills, music by Blake Mills, Armando Manzanero
On March 19, 2021, “Verve” label released “We Are”, the eighth Jon Batiste album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Kizzo, Jon Batiste and David Pimentel.
Personnel:
Jon Batiste – vocals, Fender jazz bass, keyboards, mellotron, Moog bass, piano, strings, theremin
David Gauthier – vocals
Braedon Gautier – vocals
Gospel Soul Children – vocals
Tori Kelly – vocals
Zadie Smith – vocals
PJ Morton – vocals
Emily King – vocals
Autumn Rowe – vocals
Mavis Staples – spoken word
Robert Randolph – pedal steel guitar
Steve McEwan – acoustic guitar
Louis Cato – guitar
Joe Saylor – tambourine
Cory Wong – guitar
Sam Yahel – organ
Craig Adams – organ, conductor
Endea Owens – double bass
Steve Jordan – drums
David Pimentel – drums, recording
Nate Smith – drums
St. Augustine High School Marching 100 – brass band
Hot 8 Brass Band – brass band
Trombone Shorty – trombone
Michelle Ross – violin
Russell Elevado – recording
Misha Kachkachishvili – recording
Kizzo – recording
Alex Williams – recording
Marc Whitmore – recording, mixing
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Ricky Reed – mixing
Michelle Mancini – mastering
Karla Cordova – album art
Suleika Jaouad – photography
Quincy Jones – liner notes
Ryan Lynn – co executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Jon Batiste, except where noted.
We Are – Jon Batiste, Kizzo, Autumn Rowe
Tell the Truth
Cry – Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan
I Need You – Jon Batiste, Autumn Rowe
Whatchutatalkinbout
Boy Hood – Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Sunny Levine, PJ Morton, Jahaan Sweet
Maovement 11
Adulthood
Mavis – Mavis Staple
Freedom – Jon Batiste, Autumn Rowe, Andrae A;expander
Show Me the Way
Sing – Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Autumn Rowe
On March 1, 2005, “Verve” label released “Deep Song”, the sixth Kurt Rosenwinkel album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Anders Chan-Tidemann, Joshua Redman and James Farber.
Personnel:
Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Brad Mehldau – piano
Larry Grenadier – bass
Jeff Ballard – drums
Ali Jackson – drums
James Farber – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Rika Ichiki – design
Ian Gittler – photography
Gary Gershoff – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kurt Rosenwinkel, except where noted.
In February 1958, “Verve” label released “Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef”, the fourth Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “WOR Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
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