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Benny Goodman, His Orchestra, And His Combos: B.G. in Hi-Fi

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In November 1955, “Capitol” label released “B.G. in Hi-Fi”, album by Benny Goodman, His Orchestra, And His Combos, (the 30th Benny Goodman album overall). It was recorded in November 1954, at “Riverside Studios” in New York.

Personnel:

  • Benny Goodman – clarinet
  • Boomie Richman, Al Klink, Hymie Shertzer, Paul Ricci, Sol Schlinger – saxophone
  • Bernard Privin, Carl Poole, Chris Griffin, Ruby Braff – trumpet
  • Cutty Cutshall, Vernon Brown, Will Bradley – trombone
  • Mel Powell – piano
  • Steve Jordan – guitar
  • George Duviver – bass
  • Robert Donaldson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Dance – Fanny May Baldridge, Gregory Stone, Joseph Bonime
  2. Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count William Basie
  3. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
  4. What Can I Say After I Say I Am Sorry? – Abe Lyman, Walter Donaldson
  5. When I Grow Too old to Fream – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  6. Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  7. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Irvin Kahal, Pierre Norman, Sammy Fain
  8. Rock Rimmon – Benny Goodman, Mel Powell
  9. Somebody Stoel My Gal – Lee Wood
  10. Blue Lou – Edgar Sampson, Irwing Mills
  11. Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today – Jimmy Rushing, Eddie Durham, Count Basie
  12. You’re a Sweetheart – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  13. Big John Special – Horace Henderson
  14. Jersey Bounce – Bobby Plater, Robert Wright, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson
  15. Air Mail Special – Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy
  16. Let’s Dance – Fanny May Baldridge, Gregory Stone, Joseph Bonime

Jimmy Smith: Crazy! Baby

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In August 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Crazy! Baby”, the 16th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in January 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Quentin Warren – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Bob Ganley – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. When Johnny Comes Marching Home – traditional
  2. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  3. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Sonnymoon for Two – Sonny Rollins
  5. Mack the Knife – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  7. Alfredo – Jimmy Smith

George Auld: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra”, the seventh Georgie Auld album. It was recorded September – November 1955, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone, bandleader
  • Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz – alto saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin – tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
  • Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn – trumpet
  • Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner – trombone
  • Arnold Ross – piano
  • Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller, Irv Kottler – drums

Track listing:

  1. In the Land of Hi-Fi – George Auld, Billy May
  2. For You – Al Dubin, Joe Burke
  3. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman
  4. Tippin’ In – Raymond Leveen, Maria Grever
  5. Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima
  6. I May Be Wrong – Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin
  7. Swingin’ in the Moore Park – Billy May
  8. If I Loved You – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
  12. Love Is Just Around the Corner – Lewis E. Gensler, Leo Robin

Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Swings Lightly

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In December 1958, “Verve” label released “Ella Swings Lightly”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Norman Granz. This album won Ella Fitzgerald the 1960 Grammy award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald – vocal
  • Marty Paich’s Dek-Tette: Bud Shank – alto saxophone 
  • Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
  • Med Flory – baritone saxophone 
  • Don Fagerquist, Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone, tenor saxophone 
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Lou Levy  – piano
  • Joe Mondragon – bass 
  • Mel Lewis – drums 

Track listing:

  1. Little White Lies – Walter Donaldson
  2. You Hit the Spot – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
  3. What’s Your Story, Morning Glory? – Jack Lawrence, Paul Francis Webster, Mary Lou Williams
  4. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
  5. As Long as I Live – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. Teardrops from My Eyes – Rudy Toombs
  7. Gotta Be This or That – Sunny Skylar
  8. Moonlight on the Ganges – Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace
  9. My Kinda Love – Louis Alter, Jo Trent
  10. Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  11. If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  12. You’re an Old Smoothie – Nacio Herb Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Richard A. Whiting
  13. Little Jazz – Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding
  14. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Peter Norman
  15. Knock Me a Kiss – Mike Jackson
  16. 720 in the Books – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Leo Watson

Jimmy Forrest: Most Much!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Most Much!”, the seventh Jimmy Forrest album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Hugh Lawson – piano
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Esmond Edwards – supervisor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Forrest except where noted.

  1. Matilda – Norman Span
  2. Annie Laurie – traditional
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  4. My Buddy – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  6. Robbin’s Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson
  7. Most Much

Ben Webster: Soulville

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In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Soulville”, the sixth Ben Webster album. It was recorded in October 1957, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Stan Levey – drums
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes
  • Ellie Hughes – design
  • Tom Hughes – design
  • Phil Stern – photography

Track listing:

  1. Soulville – Ben Webster
  2. Late Date – Ben Webster
  3. Time on My Hands – Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans
  4. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  5. Where Are You? – Lew Pollack, Lou Davis
  6. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  7. Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

Freddie McCoy: Beans & Greens

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In January 1968, “Prestige” label released “Beans & Greens”, the fifth Freddie McCoy album. It was recorded in May 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
  • Wilbur “Dud” Buscomb, Edward David Williams – trumpet
  • JoAnne Brackeen – piano
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Dave Blume – organ
  • Joseph Macho, Don Payne – electric bass
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Don Schlitten – design, photography
  • Chris Albertson – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie McCoy, except where noted.

  1. Beans & Greens
  2. Tony’s Pony
  3. A Whiter Shade of Pale – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher
  4. I Was Made To Love Her – Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
  5. You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland
  6. Take My Love (And Shove It Up Your Heart)
  7. Sixth Avenue Stroll
  8. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  9. Doxy – Sonny Rollins

Ray Charles: Live In Concert

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In January 1965, “ABC” label released “Live in Concert”, album by Ray Charles. It was recorded in September 1964, at “Shrine Auditorium” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, Hammond organ
  • Don Peake – guitar
  • Edgar Willis – bass
  • Wilbert Hogan – drums
  • Bennie “Hank” Crawford – alto saxophone
  • William “Buddy” Pearson – alto saxophone, flute
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy “Hog” Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Oliver Beener – trumpet
  • Wallace Davenport – trumpet
  • Philip Guilbeau – trumpet
  • John Hunt – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Henderson Chambers – trombone
  • James Harbert – trombone
  • Frederic “Keg” Johnson – trombone
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • The Raelettes (Gwen Berry, Lillian Forte, Pat Lyle, Darlene MacRae) -backing vocals
  • Wally Heider – engineer, recording
  • Ray Hearne – photography

Track listing:

  1. Opening
  2. Swing A Little Taste – Julian Priester
  3. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
  4. Margie – Con Conrad, Davis, J. Russel Robinson
  5. You Don’t Know Me – Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker
  6. Hide nor Hair – Percy Mayfield
  7. Baby, Don’t You Cry – Buddy Johnson, Ned Washington
  8. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  9. Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles
  10. Don’t Set Me Free – Agnes Jones, Freddy James
  11. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  12. Finale

Van Morrison: Versatile

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On December 1, 2017, “Caroline” and “Legacy” labels released “Versatile”, the 38th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic Spanish guitar
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar
  • Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet, musical director
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Mez Clough – drums
  • Robbie Ruggiero – percussion
  • Rod Quinn – percussion
  • Christopher White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Sir James Galway – concert flute

Track listing:

  1. Broken Record – Van Morrison
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Let’s Get Lost – Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. Skye Boat Song – traditional, arranged by Van Morrison
  6. Take It Easy Baby – Van Morrison
  7. Makin’ Whoopee – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  9. I Forgot That Love Existed – Van Morrison
  10. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  11. Start All Over Again (2017 version) Van Morrison
  12. Only a Dream (2013 version) – Van Morrison
  13. Affirmation – Van Morrison
  14. The Party’s Over – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  16. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Mundell Lowe: The Mundell Lowe Quartet

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In November 1955, “Riverside” label released “The Mundell Lowe Quartet”, the debut Mundell Lowe album. It was recorded August – October 1955, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Mundell Lowe – guitar
  • Dick Hyman – piano, organ, celesta
  • Trigger Alpert – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Will You Still Be Mine – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  2. I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  3. I’ll Never Be the Same – Gus Kahn, Matty <alneck, Frank Signorelli
  4. All of You – Cole Porter
  5. Yes Sir, That’s My Baby – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  6. The Night We Called It a Day – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  7. Bach Revisited – Dick Garcia, Muncell Lowe
  8. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  9. Far from Vanilla – Mundell Lowe