Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Nov. 30

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Nov. 30

Louis Armstrong – Satchmo in Boston (1947)

The great Louis Armstrong in his element, and full of fullness, performing a repertoire that he would maintain in his concerts throughout his career and that in this one have the virtue of premiere.

Louis Armstrong’s concert at Symphony Hall with his All-Stars in 1947 was a success. With trumpeter, vocalist, and trombonist Jack Teagarden, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Dick Cary, bassist Arvell Shaw, and drummer Big Sid Catlett in a particularly inspired state of form.

There are 15 selections, and highlights include Satchmo’s superb vocals on “Black and Blue,” passionate improvisations on “Royal Garden Blues,” “Muskrat Ramble,” and “High Society,” and Jack Teagarden’s appearance on “Lover Man.” Cheerful, improvised and fun music. Louis Armstrong and his All Stars in their purest form. The pearl of this concert is the song “On the Sunny Side of the Street”.

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Chick Corea – Tones for Joan’s Bones (1966)

Tones for Joan’s Bones is the debut album by American jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded in 1966 and released on Vortex Records—a subsidiary of Atlantic—in April 1968. The quintet features saxophonist Joe Farrell, trumpeter Woody Shaw, and rhythm section Steve Swallow and Joe Chambers.

Corea had previously recorded with Mongo Santamaría, Sonny Stitt, Dave Pike, Hubert Laws, Blue Mitchell and Cal Tjader. This was the first Corea album to feature Joe Farrell, who would go on to record with Corea many times, including in the first and last lineups of Return to Forever. Farrell and Woody Shaw had played with Corea in Willie Bobo’s band, and Shaw would record with Corea again on the 1969 album Is. Tones for Joan’s Bones was produced by flautist Herbie Mann, with whom Corea had recorded four albums the previous year.

“Litha” was later recorded by Stan Getz, appearing on the 1967 album Sweet Rain, with Corea on piano. “Tones for Joan’s Bones” and “Straight Up and Down” were both recorded by Blue Mitchell for his album Boss Horn, which features Corea, and which was recorded several weeks before Corea’s album. “Straight Up and Down” later appeared as the closing track of Like Minds in 1998, which features Corea, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes. In 2011, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra included “Tones for Joan’s Bones” in its first Chick Corea retrospective concert.

The album has been re-issued on CD paired with the Miroslav Vitouš album Mountain in the Clouds (a.k.a. Infinite Search, a.k.a. The Bass, 1970). The four tracks from Tones for Joan’s Bones, along with two previously unreleased tracks from the same session, were released on the 1973 compilation Inner Space.

Personnel:

• Chick Corea – piano
• Woody Shaw – trumpet (tracks 1–2, 4)
• Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1–2, 4)
• Steve Swallow – double bass
• Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	“Litha”	Chick Corea	13:33
2.	“This is New”	Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin	7:37

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	“Tones for Joan’s Bones”	Chick Corea	6:11
2.	“Straight Up and Down”	Chick Corea	12:33

Benny Carter – Wonderland (1976)

Wonderland is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1976 but not released by the Pablo label until 1986.

Track listing:

All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

1. “Stroll” – 7:18
2. “Johnny” – 4:38
3. “Alta Vista” – 5:40
4. “Misty” (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 5:38
5. “Wonderland” – 6:40
6. “Three Little Words” (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 5:14
7. “Editation” – 3:36

Personnel:

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
• Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant – piano
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Grady Tate – drums

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Tommy Flanagan – Thelonica (1982)

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Thelonica is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan featuring compositions by Thelonious Monk, recorded in 1982 for the Enja label.

Recorded just ten months after Thelonious Monk’s death, pianist Tommy Flanagan’s tribute includes eight of Monk’s compositions, in addition to the album’s title track, “Thelonica,” which is an original composition by Flanagan. Accompanied by bassist George Mraz and drummer Art Taylor, Flanagan doesn’t sound or pretend to do it like Monk, but it’s clear that in this recording session, the spirit of Thelonious and Baroness “Nica” are very much present. Great job by Tommy Flanagan.

Track listing:

All compositions by Thelonious Monk except where indicated.

1. “Thelonica” (Tommy Flanagan) – 5:12
2. “Off Minor” – 5:05
3. “Pannonica” – 6:58
4. “North of the Sunset” – 4:36
5. “Thelonious” – 4:08
6. “Reflections” – 7:22
7. “Ugly Beauty” – 5:04
8. “Thelonica” (Flanagan) – 5:09

Personnel:

• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• George Mraz – bass (tracks 2–7)
• Art Taylor – drums (tracks 2–7)

Joe Henderson – Inner Urge (1964)

Joe Henderson – Inner Urge Record Label: Blue Note ▪ Release Date: 1964 ▪ Style(s): Modal Joe Henderson – Tenor Sax ▪ McCoy Tyner – Piano ▪ Elvin Jones – Drums ▪ Bob Cranshaw – Bass.

Inner Urge is an album by the jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1966 via Blue Note Records, his fourth recorded as a leader. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on November 30, 1964. Featuring Henderson along with pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones (both members of the John Coltrane quartet at this time), and bassist Bob Cranshaw (a member of Sonny Rollins’ band).

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

1. “Inner Urge” – 11:58
2. “Isotope” – 9:15
3. “El Barrio” – 7:15
4. “You Know I Care” (Duke Pearson) – 7:22
5. “Night and Day” (Cole Porter) – 7:24

Personnel:

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

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Paul Bley – Introducing Paul Bley (1953)

Introducing Paul Bley is the debut album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley. It was recorded for Charles Mingus’ Debut label on November 30, 1953, and released on 10″ LP the following year.

Personnel

• Paul Bley – piano
• Charles Mingus – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Tracks:

1 Opus 1 00:00 2 Opus 1 (Alternate Take) 04:12 3 (Teapot) Walkin’ 07:38 4 Like Someone In Love 12:11 5 Spontaneous Combustion 16:18 6 Split-kick 20:38 7 Can’t Get Started 23:46 8 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 27:28 9 The Theme 31:05 10 This Time The Dream’s On Me 34:48 11 Zootcase 37:59

Personnel:

Bass – Charles Mingus Drums – Art Blakey Piano – Paul Bley

Recorded in New York City; November 30, 1953.