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John McLaughlin: Thieves and Poets

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On October 14, 2003, “Verve” label released “Thieves and Poets”, the 13th John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in June 2002, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin — guitar
  • Helmut Schartlmüller — bass
  • Matt Haimovitz — cello
  • Paul Meyer — clarinet
  • Viktoria Mullova — violin
  • Renato Rivolta — conductor
  • Yan Maresz — orchestration, sound design
  • Marcus Wippersberg — recording, mixing
  • Guido Andreani, Peppe de Angelis — engineer assistant
  • Christoph Stickel — mastering
  • Thomas Dorn — cover photography
  • Ira McLaughlin — photography
  • Pascal Bod, Maureen Murphy, John Newcott — release coordinator
  • Lïla Guilloteau — coordinator assistant
  • Christian Pégand — production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted

  1. Thieves and Poets, Pt. 1
  2. Thieves and Poets, Pt. 2
  3. Thieves and Poets, Pt. 3
  4. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. The Dolphin – Luiz Eça
  6. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  7. My Romance – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Bill Evans Trio: Explorations

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In March 1961, “Riverside” label released “Explorations”, the seventh Bill Evans album. It was recorded on February 2, 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews. “Explorations” won the Billboard Jazz Critics Best Piano LP poll for 1961.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans- piano
  • Scott LaFaro- bass
  • Paul Motian– drums
  • Bill Stoddard – engineer
  • Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Israel – John Carisi
  2. Haunted Heart – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  3. Beautiful Love” (take 2) – Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young, Haven Gillespie
  4. Elsa – Earl Zindars
  5. Nardis – Miles Davis
  6. How Deep Is the Ocean? – Irving Berlin
  7. I Wish I Knew – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  8. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias

Joe Pass: Virtuoso

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In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Frankie Miller: Full House

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In June 1977, “Chrysalis” label released “Full House”, the fourth Frankie Miller studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Chris Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Frankie Miller – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ray Minhinnet – lead guitar
  • Chris Spedding– guitar
  • Rabbit, Gary Brooker– keyboards
  • Jim Hall – piano, organ
  • Chrissy Stewart – bass guitar
  • Graham Deakin– drums
  • The Memphis Horns- horn section
  • Peter Knight – orchestral arrangements
  • Steve Nye – engineer
  • Nigel Walker – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Frankie Miller, except where noted.

  1. Be Good to Yourself – Andy Fraser
  2. The Doodle Song
  3. Jealous Guy – John Lennon
  4. Searching – Peter Knight, Bob Johnson
  5. Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  6. Take Good Care of Yourself – Jimmy Doris
  7. Down the Honky Tonk
  8. This Love of Mine – Frankie Miller, Robin Trower
  9. Let the Candlelight Shine
  10. (I’ll Never) Live in Vain

George Benson: Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

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On June 4, 2013, “Concord Jazz” label released “Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole”, the 36 George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Burk.

Personnel:

  • George Benson- vocals, guitar
  • Tim May – guitar
  • Michael O’Neill- baritone guitar, banjo
  • Lil’ Georgie Benson- vocals, ukulele
  • Randy Waldman- piano
  • Chuck Berghofer- bass
  • Gregg Field – drums
  • Michael Fisher – percussion
  • Sheila E.- percussion
  • Wynton Marsalis– trumpet
  • Till Brönner– trumpet
  • Idina Menzel– vocals
  • Judith Hill- vocals
  • Janey Clewer, Alvin Chea, Don Chelton – background vocals
  • Chris Papastephanou, Randy Waldman- backing vocals

Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra:

  • Ryan Chapman, Chris Burbank, Gilbert Paz, Jared Hall – trumpet
  • Chris Gagne, Kendall Moore, Stephen Szabadi, Major Bailey p trombone
  • Neil Carson, Kevin McKeown – alto saxophone
  • Mark Small, Alex Weitz – tenor saxophone
  • Derek Smith – baritone saxophone
  • Cassandra Eisenreich – flute
  • Jon Anderson – French horn
  • Steffen Zeichner (concertmaster and soloist), Abby Young, Adam Diderrich, Karin O’Keefe, Zack Piper, Michelle Godbee, Patricia Jancova, Tomas Cotik, Victor Colmenares, James Reynolds, Jonah Osawa, Rob Patrignani, Arianne Urban, Michelle Mlacker, Katrina Schaeffer – violin
  • Robyn Savitzky, Kathryn Severing, Marcela Fernandez, Lauren Miller – viola
  • Joy Adams, Cecilia Huerta, Andrew Kromholz, Chia-Li Yu, Sarah Gongaware – cello
  • Rachel Hershey, Jeff Kipperman, Yen-Ling Lin – bass
  • Christina Hardister – harp
  • Shelton Berg – dean
  • Terence Blanchard – artistic director
  • Scott Flavin – artistic coordinator
  • Stephen Guerra – managing director

Track listing:

  1. Mona Lisa – (as Lil’ Georgie Benson)
  2. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  3. Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
  4. Walkin’ My Baby – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
  5. When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
  6. Route 66 – Bobby Troup
  7. Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
  8. Ballerina – Carl Sigman, Bob Russell
  9. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
  10. Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
  11. Too Young – Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee
  12. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter – Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert
  13. Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans