Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 30

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 30

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Jean “Toots” Thielemans – Man Bites Harmonica! (1957)

Man Bites Harmonica! is an album by harmonica player Jean “Toots” Thielemans which was recorded in late 1957 and early 1958 for the Riverside label. The album showcases the harmonica as an instrument, similarly in which Miles Davis did throughout his career on the trumpet and Charlie Parker did with the saxophone. The harmonica does not appear on only one track, Thielemans’ version of “Imagination“.

Track listing

All compositions by Toots Thielemans except as indicated

"East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) - 7:14
"Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:27
"18th Century Ballroom" (Ray Bryant) - 3:46
"Soul Station" - 6:58
"Fundamental Frequency" - 4:54
"Struttin' With Some Barbecue" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) - 4:30
"Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:27
"Isn't It Romantic?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:16

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on December 30, 1957 (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) and January 7, 1958 (tracks 2 & 7)

Personnel

Jean "Toots" Thielemans - harmonica, guitar
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (1, 3–6, 8)
Kenny Drew - piano
Wilbur Ware - bass
Art Taylor - drums

Coleman Hawkins – Night Hawk (1960)

Night Hawk is an album by saxophonists Coleman Hawkins with Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, recorded at the end of 1960 and released on the Swingville label.

Track listing

"Night Hawk" (Coleman Hawkins) – 10:30
"There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 8:15
"In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 6:45
"Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) – 8:35
"Pedalin'" (Ken McIntyre) – 6:35

Personnel

Coleman Hawkins, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Gus Johnson – drums

Thelonious Monk – Big Band and Quartet in Concert (1963)

Big Band and Quartet in Concert is a live album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, released in March 1964 by Columbia Records. Recorded at the Lincoln Center’s Philharmonic Hall on December 30, 1963, it features a large ensemble with 10 musicians, including the four members of the Thelonious Monk Quartet and six additional brass and reed players. Like the earlier The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall album, the large ensemble pieces were arranged by Hall Overton.

Monk toured Europe in 1967 with a similar ensemble and played many of the same pieces featured on Big Band and Quartet in Concert. Recordings of a Paris concert with the 1967 group were later released as Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967.

Big Band and Quartet in Concert was called by reviewer Scott Yanow “essential for all jazz collections”.

1.Bye-Ya 11:23 2.I Mean You 12:51 3.Evidence 13:54 4. Epistrophy 2:06 5. (When It’s) Darkness on the Delta 5:15 6. Played Twice 7:48 Track Listing – Disc 2 1. Misterioso 9:43 2. Epistrophy 1:17 3. Light Blue 12:53 4. Oska T. 13:19 5. Four in One 14:43 6. Epistrophy 2:23

Track listing
Side one

1. “I Mean You” Thelonious MonkColeman Hawkins 12:42
2. “Evidence” Monk 12:38
3. “(When It’s) Darkness on the Delta” Al J. NeiburgJerry LivingstonMarty Symes 5:03
   Side two
4. “Oska T.” Monk 9:20
5. “Played Twice” Monk 6:24
6. “Four in One” Monk 11:03
7. “Epistrophy” MonkKenny Clarke 2:00

Personnel:

• Thelonious Monk – piano
• Nick Travis – trumpet
• Thad Jones – cornet
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
• Gene Allen – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
• Butch Warren – bass
• Frankie Dunlop – drums

Hall Overton arranged all pieces played by the larger ensemble.

Charles Mingus – Changes One/Changes Two (1974)

Changes Two is an album by Charles Mingus. It was recorded on 27, 28, and 30 December 1974 at Atlantic Studios in New York City—the same sessions which resulted in Mingus’s album Changes One. Atlantic Records initially released the record; in 1993, it was issued on CD by Rhino Records.

The brief version of “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love” features vocals by Jackie Paris.

Charles Mingus — Changes One (1975) 00:00 Remember Rockefeller At Attica 05:58 Sue’s Changes 23:05 Devil Blues 32:32 Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love

Personnel

• Charles Mingus – acoustic bass
• Jack Walrath – trumpet
• George Adams – tenor saxophone
• Don Pullen – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (“Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love”)
• Jackie Paris – vocals (“Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love”)
• Sy Johnson – arranger (“Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love”)

Chick Corea and Origin – Live at the Blue Note (1997)

Live at the Blue Note is the first recording of the acoustic jazz sextet Origin, featuring Chick Corea on piano. The album was recorded during a week-long gig in December 1997.

Track listing:

"Say It Again, Pt. 1" (Corea) – 1:30
"Say It Again, Pt. 2" (Corea) – 1:29
"Double Image" (Corea) – 17:31
"Dreamless" (Corea) – 10:53
"Molecules" (Corea) – 11:26
"Soul Mates" (Corea) – 9:00
"It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 13:34

Musicians:

Chick Corea – piano
Avishai Cohen – double bass
Adam Cruz – drums
Bob Sheppard – flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Wilson – flute, clarinet, alto and soprano saxophone
Steve Davis – trombone

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