In October 1957, “Columbia” label released “Hard Bop”, the second Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Sam Dockery – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass
Track listing:
Cranky Spanky – Bill Hardman
Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
My Heart Stood Still – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Little Melonae – Jackie McLean
Stanley’s Stiff Chicken – Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On August 31, 2004, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso in New York”, the 70th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in June 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Track listing:
I Never Knew (That Roses Grew) – Gus Kahn, Fiorito
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
We’ll Be Together Again – Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer
Blues for Alagarn – Joe Pass
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On August 26, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “Love Scenes”, the fourth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Avatar” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
Personnel:
Diana Krall – lead vocals, piano, liner notes
Russell Malone – guitar
Christian McBride – bass
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Lawrence Manchester – recording assistant
Koji Egawa – mixing assistant
Doug Sax – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Isabelle Wong – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Marsha Black – project coordination
Track listing:
All or Nothing at All – Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman
Peel Me a Grape – Dave Frishberg
I Don’t Know Enough About You – Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour
I Miss You So – Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Lost Mind – Percy Mayfield
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry warren, Al Dubin
Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey
How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) – Irving Berlin
My Love Is – Billy Miles
Garden in the Rain – Carroll Gibbons, James Dyrenforth
On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Michael Moore – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Mike Harris – recording
Joe Tarantino – digital mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.
I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
Re: Person I Knew
The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene”, the seventh Max Roach album. It was recorded in June 1958, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago.
Personnel:
Max Roach – drums
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Booker Little – trumpet
Eddie Baker – piano
Bob Cranshaw – upright bass
Track listing:
Shirley – George Coleman
My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Sporty – Bill Lee
Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
In June 1963, “Blue Note” label released “It Just Got to Be”, the tenth Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano
Andrew Simpkins – double bass
Bill Dowdy – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Les David – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted.
One for Renee
Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
It Just Got to Be
If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
In June 1955, “Bethlehem” label released “Joe Roland Quintette”, the second Joe Roland studio album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Joe Roland – vibraphone
Fredie Redd – piano
Dick Garcia – guitar
Dante Martucci – bass
Ron Jefferson – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Burt Goldblatt – design
Track listing:
Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Stairway to the Steinway – Fredie Redd
Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
Teach Me Tonight – Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn
Robin – Ismael Ugarte
Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
Goodbye Bird – Joe Roland
After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
Anticipation – Dick Garcia
I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
The Moon Got in My Eyes – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
In May 1966, “Capitol” label released “Great Love Themes”, the 35th Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded in April 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Tom Morgan.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Joe Zawinul – piano
Herbie Lewis – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
Unidentified strings
Ray Ellis – conductor, arranger
Track listing:
Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein
The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer
I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
This Can´t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Stella By Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
Morning of the Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Antônio Maria
On March 21, 1957, “Regent” label released “The Jazz Harpist”, the debut Dorothy Ashby studio album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Dorothy Ashby – harp
Frank Wess – flute
Eddie Jones – bass
Wendell Marshall – bass
Ed Thigpen – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Ozzie Cadena – supervisor
Track listing:
All tracks by Dorothy Ashby, except as noted.
Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
Dancing on the Ceiling – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
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