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Gary McFarland: Tijuana Jazz

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In December 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Tijuana Jazz”, the sixth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded in December 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gary McFarland – marimba, electric piano
  • Joe Newman, Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica, guitar
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • Bob Bushnell – electric bass
  • Mel Lewis, Grady Tate – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.

  1. South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
  2. Acapulco at Night
  3. Fantastic, That’s You – George Cates, George Douglas
  4. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  5. Tijuana – George Cates, George Douglas
  6. Marcheta – Victor Schertzinger
  7. Granny’s Samba
  8. Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) – Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
  9. Mexicali Rose – Jack Tenney, Helen Stone
  10. Ira Schwartz’s Golden Dream
  11. Mary Jane
  12. Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard

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

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At The College Of Pacific

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In June 1954, “Fantasy” label released “Jazz at the College of the Pacific”, the tenth Dave Brubeck Quartet album.It was recorded in December 1953, at “College of the Pacific” in Stockton, California.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Ron Crotty – bass
  • Joe Dodge – drums
  • Arnold Roth – illustration
  • Ed Colker – design

Track listing:

  1. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  3. Lullaby in Rhythm – Walter Hirsch, Benny Goodman
  4. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  5. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  6. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis

George Shearing: Latin Lace

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In March 1958, “Capitol” label released “Latin Lace”, the 15th George Shearing album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh.

Personnel:

  • George Shearing – piano
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar
  • Al McKibbon – double bass
  • Percy Brice – drums
  • Armando Peraza – congas
  • Emil Richards – vibraphone

Track listing:

  1. The Story of Love – Carlos Eleta Almarán
  2. Serenata – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
  3. Tu, Mi Delirio – César Portillo De La Luz
  4. Cali Mambo – Dante Varela
  5. Rondo – Carlos Federico
  6. To the Ends of the Earth – Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman
  7. The Moon was Yellow (and the Night was Young) – Fred E. Ahlert, Edgar Leslie
  8. Wonder Struck – Nick DiStefano
  9. Sand in My Shoes – Frank Loesser, Victor Schertzinger
  10. Mambo Caribe – Carlos Federico
  11. It’s Not for Me to Say – Robert Allen, Al Stillman
  12. Mambo No. 2 – Torrie Zito

Coleman Hawkins: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster

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In November 1959, “Verve” label released “Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster”, the 14th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in October 1957, in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Blues for Yolande – Coleman Hawkins
  2. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. La Rosita – Paul Dupont, Allan Stuart
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. Prisoner of Love – Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin
  6. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  7. Shine On, Harvest Moon – Jack Norworth, Nora Bayes

Oliver Nelson: Main Stem

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In October 1962, “Prestige” label released “Main Stem”, the eighth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Main Stem – Duke Ellington
  2. J & B
  3. Ho!
  4. Latino
  5. Tipsy
  6. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger

Cannonball Adderley: Cannonball Takes Charge

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In August 1959, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball Takes Charge”, the 14th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1959, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. If This Isn’t Love – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  2. I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  3. Serenata – Leroy Anderson
  4. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Barefoot Sunday Blues
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  7. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer

Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird

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In July 1957, “Prestige” label released “Rollins Plays for Bird”, the seventh Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Wade Legge – piano
  • George Morrow – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Bird Medley: I Remember You/My Melancholy Baby/Old Folks/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Just Friends/My Little Suede Shoes/Star Eyes – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger/Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton/Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis/Charlie Parker/Gene DePaul, Don Raye
  2. Kids Know
  3. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

Lou Donaldson: The Time Is Right

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In April 1960, “Blue Note” label released “The Time Is Right”, the eleventh Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded October – November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Laymon Jackson – bass
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums
  • Al Harewood – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – technical personnel

Track listing:

  1. Lou’s Blues – Lou Donaldson
  2. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  3. Idaho – Jesse Stone
  4. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Camichael, Ned Washington
  5. Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. Crosstown Shuffle – Lou Donaldson
  7. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger

Billie Holiday: Music For Torching

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In October 1955, “Clef Records” label released “Music for Torching”, the fourth Billie Holiday album. It was recorded in August 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Billie Holiday – vocals
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • David Stone Martin – artwork

Track listing:

  1. It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  2. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  3. I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore – Victor Schertzinger
  4. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby
  5. A Fine Romance – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  7. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  8. Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin