Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 19

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Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 19

Jazz albums recorded Dec. 19:

Gillespie/Rollins/Stitt – Sonny Side Up (1957)

Sonny Side Up is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and the tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins, recorded in December 1957 in New York City. It was released in 1959 on producer Norman Granz‘s newly launched Verve label. Pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip form the rhythm section.

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Musicians:

Charlie Persip – drums

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocal (track 1)

Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone

Ray Bryant – piano

Tommy Bryant – bass

“On the Sunny Side of the Street” – 5:43 “The Eternal Triangle” – 14:10 “After Hours” – 12:21 “I Know That You Know” – 5:28

Recorded – December 19, 1957 – Nola Recording Studio, New York City.

Barney Kessel – Kessel Plays Carmen (1958)

Carmen (full title Modern Jazz Performances from Bizet’s Carmen and also referred to as Kessel Plays Carmen) is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel performing adaptations of pieces from Georges Bizet‘s opera Carmen recorded in late 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.

Side 1 0:00 Swingin’ the Toreador 05:51 Pad on the Edge of Town 12:36 If You Dig Me 16:40 Free As A Bird Side 2 21:36 Viva El Toro! 24:52 Flowersville 30:52 Carmen’s Cool 35:34 Like, There’s No Place Like… 39:35 The Gypsy’s Hip

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Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

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Bags Meets Wes! is an album by Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery, released in 1962 by Riverside. It was reissued in 1999 by the Original Jazz Classics label, with additional takes, and again in 2006.

Musicians

Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Wynton Kelly – piano
Sam Jones – double bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

1962 LP album:

“S.K.J.” (Milt Jackson) – 5:17
“Stablemates” (Benny Golson) – 5:45
“Stairway to the Stars” (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:38
“Blue Roz” (Wes Montgomery) – 4:46
“Sam Sack” (Jackson) – 6:06
“Jingles” (Montgomery) – 6:56
“Delilah” (Victor Young) – 6:07

1999 CD reissue:

“S.K.J.” (Jackson) – 5:17
“Stablemates” (Golson) – 5:45
“Stairway to the Stars [Take 3]” (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:38
“Blue Roz” (Montgomery) – 4:46
“Sam Sack” (Jackson) – 6:06
“Jingles [Take 9]” (Montgomery) – 6:55
“Delilah [Take 4]” (Victor Young) – 6:12
“Stairway to the Stars [Take 2]” (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) – 3:47
“Jingles [Take 8]” (Montgomery) – 6:54
“Delilah” [Take 2] (Young) – 6:18

Patty Waters Sings (1965)

Patty Waters comes alive on this legendary 1965 debut. Sings features seven ballads and a shocking version of “Black Is The Colour Of My True Love’s Hair”. With Patty’s moans, whispers, screams, and wails, this track helped cement her reputation as a vocal innovator, one whose influence extended beyond jazz to Yoko Ono and Diamanda Galas. Digitally remastered in digipak format, Sings will re-introduce the talents of this long-forgotten talent.

Personnel

Patty Waters: vocals, piano
Burton Greene: piano, piano harpSteve Tintweiss: bass
Tom Price: percussion

Track Listing

1.Moon, Don’t Come Up Tonight2:592.Why Can’t I Come To You2:523.You Thrill Me1:204.Sad Am I, Glad Am I1:245.Why Is Love Such A Funny Thing1:116.I Can’t Forget You1:487.You Loved Me2:288.Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair13:51

All compositions by Patty Waters, ESP-Disk’ Ltd. (ASCAP). Melody on “Moon, Don’t Come Up Tonight” by Sally Wood,

Recorded December 19, 1965, at RLA Sound Studios, NYC. Engineering by Richard L. Alderson. Cover photograph by Charles Stewart. Production manager: Tom Abbs. Tape transfer and mastering by Steven Walcott. Design & Layout by Miles Bachman, Michael Sanzone and Fumi Tomita.

Duke Ellington – The Far East Suite (1966)

Far East Suite is a 1967 concept album by American jazz musician Duke Ellington, inspired by his group’s tour of Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote the compositions.

Strayhorn died in May 1967, making Far East Suite one of the last albums recorded during his life to feature his compositions. The album won the Grammy Award in 1968 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group.

Duke Ellington – piano

Mercer Ellington – trumpet, flugelhorn

Herbie Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn

William “Cat” Anderson – trumpet

Cootie Williams – trumpet

Lawrence Brown – trombone

Buster Cooper – trombone

Chuck Connors – bass trombone

Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone

Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet

Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet

Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone

Harry Carney – baritone saxophone

John Lamb – double bass

Rufus Jones – drums

Recorded: December 19-21, 1966 Studio: RCA Victor’s Studio A, New York City Illustration – MLUDLOW Producer – Brad McKuen A1 Tourist Point Of View 0:00 A2 Bluebird Of Delhi (Mynah) 5:17 A3 Isfahan 8:34 A4 Depk 12:43 A5 Mount Harissa 15:37 B1 Blue Pepper (Far East Of The Blues) 23:22 B2 Agra 26:27 B3 Amad 29:07 B4 Ad Lib On Nippon 33:37

Leo Smith – Creative Music-1 (1971)

Creative Music – 1 is the first recording as a leader by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, which was released in 1972 on his own, privately pressed label Kabell. Subtitled “Six Solo Improvisations”, the album featured Smith solo using trumpet, flügelhorn and various drums, gongs, bells, and home made percussion. It was reissued in 2004 as part of the four-CD box Kabell Years: 1971-1979, released by John Zorn’s imprint Tzadik Records.

Track listing

All compositions by Wadada Leo Smith.

“Nine (9) Stones on a Mountain” – 5:29
“Improvisation No. 4” – 7:16
“Creative Music – 1” – 11:54
“aFmie – Poem (solo) DancE 3” – 13:12
“Ogotommêli: Dogon Sage” – 8:14
“Ep – 1” – 3:01

Personnel

Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet, flugelhorn, seal horn, recorder, Indian wooden flute, harmonica, autoharp, hand zithers, bells, parade drum, hand drum, tin drum, aluminum pot drums, cymbals, mobile sounds-gong, metal-plates, steel-o-phone, gongs, Indian bell

Ornette Coleman – Body Meta (1976)

Body Meta is an album by Ornette Coleman and Prime Time, released in 1978.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ornette Coleman

Side A

“Voice Poetry” – 8:00
“Home Grown” – 7:36

Side B

“Macho Woman” – 7:35
“Fou Amor” – 8:01
“European Echoes” – 7:40

Personnel

Ornette Coleman – Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Charlie Ellerbie – Guitar
Ronald Shannon Jackson – Drums
Bern Nix – Guitar
Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Bass
Elisabeth Atnafu – Artwork

Charlie Haden – The Golden Number (1976)

The Golden Number is an album of four duets by bassist Charlie Haden, recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label in 1977. It was the second of Haden’s two duet releases on Horizon, the previous being Closeness (1976). Haden’s duet partners are trumpeter Don Cherry (also playing flute), tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, pianist Hampton Hawes and alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman (here playing trumpet). Hawes died shortly before the album’s release, and Haden dedicated the work to him in the liner notes.

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated

“Out of Focus” – 7:27
“Shepp’s Way” – 12:07
“Turnaround” (Ornette Coleman) – 7:52
“Golden Number” – 12:28

Recorded at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, on June 7, 1976, (track 1), at Village Recorder in Los Angeles on August 21, 1976, (track 3) and at Generation Sound in New York City on December 19 (track 4) and December 20 (track 2), 1976.

Personnel

Charlie Haden — double bass
Don Cherry — pocket trumpet, flute (track 1)
Archie Shepp — tenor saxophone (track 2)
Hampton Hawes — piano (track 3)
Ornette Coleman — trumpet (track 4)

George Cables – Cables’ Vision (1979)

Cables’ Vision is a studio album by jazz pianist George Cables, released in 1980 by Contemporary Records and featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.

Track listing

All compositions by George Cables except where noted.

“Morning Song” – 6:55
“I Told You So” – 9:05
“Byrdlike” (Hubbard) – 8:58
“Voodoo Lady” – 6:18
“The Stroll” (Hutcherson) – 4:33
“Inner Glow” – 5:43

Personnel

George Cables – piano, electric piano
Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn
Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (2, 3, 6), flute (4)
Tony Dumas – bass, electric bass (1)
Peter Erskine – drums
Vince Charles – percussion (2, 4, 6)

Johnny Coles – New Morning (1982)

New Morning is an album led by jazz trumpeter Johnny Coles which was recorded in 1982 and released by the Criss Cross Jazz label.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Coles except where noted

"Super 80" (Charles Davis) – 9:58
"Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 6:38
"Mister B." – 6:56
"New Morning" – 6:11
"United" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:41
"I Don't Know Yet" – 6:31

Personnel

Johnny Coles – trumpet
Horace Parlan − piano
Reggie Johnson − bass
Billy Hart – drums

Muhal Richard Abrams – Colors in Thirty-Third (1986)

Colors in Thirty-Third is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1987 and featuring performances of seven of Abrams’ compositions by Abrams, John Blake, John Purcell, Dave Holland, Fred Hopkins and Andrew Cyrille.

Track listing

All compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams

"Drumman Cyrille" - 6:03
"Miss Richarda" - 5:48
"Munktmunk" - 6:25
"Soprano Song" - 6:06
"Piano-Cello Song" - 8:34
"Colors in Thirty-Third" - 6:37
"Introspection" - 6:28

Recorded December 19, 1986 at Sound Ideas Studio, New York City

Personnel

Muhal Richard Abrams - piano
John Blake (tracks 4, 6 & 7) - violin
John Purcell - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Dave Holland (tracks 5, 6 & 7) - bass, cello
Fred Hopkins - bass
Andrew Cyrille (all except track 2) - drums

Kevin Eubanks – Turning Point (1991)

Turning Point is an album by the American musician Kevin Eubanks, released in 1992. Its release coincided with the beginning of his tenure on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The album peaked in the top five on Billboard‘s Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.