Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Feb. 7

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Feb. 7

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Feb. 7:

John Coltrane – Soultrane (1958)

Soultrane is a studio album by the jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in 1958 through Prestige Records, with catalogue no. 7142. It was recorded in mono at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey, three days after a Columbia Records session for Miles Davis and the Milestones album.

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Track listing
Side one

1. “Good Bait” Tadd DameronCount Basie 12:08
2. “I Want to Talk about You” Billy Eckstine 10:53
   Total length: 23:01
   Side two
3. “You Say You Care” Leo RobinJule Styne 6:16
4. “Theme for Ernie” Fred Lacey 4:57
5. “Russian Lullaby” Irving Berlin 5:33
   Total length: 16:46

Personnel John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

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Hank Mobley – Soul Station (1960)

Soul Station is an album by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on February 7, 1960, and released on Blue Note later that year. Mobley’s quartet features rhythm section Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey.

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley, except where noted.
Side 1

1. “Remember” Irving Berlin 5:41
2. “This I Dig of You” 6:25
3. “Dig Dis” 6:08
   Side 2
4. “Split Feelin’s” 4:55
5. “Soul Station” 9:06
6. “If I Should Lose You” Ralph RaingerLeo Robin 5:08
   Personnel:
   Musicians Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
   Wynton Kelly – piano
   Paul Chambers – bass
   Art Blakey – drums

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Weather Report – Sweetnighter (1973)

Sweetnighter is the third studio album by American jazz fusion band Weather Report, released by Columbia Records in 1973.

Track listing

Side one

"Boogie Woogie Waltz" (Josef Zawinul) – 13:06
"Manolete" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:58
"Adios" (Zawinul) – 3:02

Side two

"125th Street Congress" (Zawinul) – 12:16
"Will" (Miroslav Vitouš) – 6:22
"Non-Stop Home" (Shorter) – 3:53

Personnel

Weather Report

Joe Zawinul – piano (tracks 2 & 6), electric piano (1–5), synthesizer (1–2, 6)
Wayne Shorter – saxophones
Miroslav Vitouš – acoustic bass (1, 2), electric bass (3, 5)
Andrew White – electric bass (1, 2, 4, 6), English horn (3, 5)[7]
Herschel Dwellingham – drums (1–2, 4, 6)
Eric Gravatt – drums (2 & 4)
Muruga Booker – Moroccan clay drums (1–2), roller toy (3), Israeli jar drums (4)
Dom Um Romão – percussion, wooden flute

Production

Shoviza Productions – producer
Phil Giambalvo – engineer
John Berg – cover design
Dick Hess – cover art

Django Bates – Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995)

Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1995 and released on the JMT label.

Track listing

All compositions by Django Bates

"You Can't Have Everything" – 7:46
"The Loneliness of Being Right" – 7:00
"...and a Golden Pear" – 8:11
"New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:56
"Early Bloomer" – 2:13
"X = Thingys X 3 ÷ MF" – 4:33
"Fox Across the Road" – 12:01
"Powder Room Collapse" – 6:10
"Kookaburra Laughed" – 6:32
"You Can't Have Everything (Reprise)" – 7:11

Personnel

Django Bates – piano, keyboards
Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
Iain Ballamy – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tin whistle
Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Julian Argüelles – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
Sid Gauld, Chris Batchelor – trumpet
David Laurence – French horn
Roland Bates – trombone
Richard Henry – bass trombone
Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
Mike Mondesir – electric bass
Stuart Hall – guitar, violin, banjo
Martin France – drums, percussion
Christine Tobin – vocals

Trio-X – Journey (2003)

Journey is a free jazz album by the American improvisation group Trio X, featuring saxophonist Joe McPhee on alto and tenor saxophone, bassist Dominic Duval on double bass, and drummer Jay Rosen. Released in 2003 on the CIMP label, it marks the group’s fifth recording and was captured live over two days in February 2003 at The Spirit Room studio in Rossie, New York. The album comprises ten tracks, structured as episodic pieces mostly composed and arranged by the trio members, blending melodic nuance with intense expression characteristic of free jazz.

Standout compositions include “Episode 2: Journey,” which highlights the group’s reticent yet aggressive interplay, and “Episode 9: Albert’s Alto,” evoking the spirit of saxophonist Albert Ayler without direct imitation. The closing track, a rendition of the traditional “Amazing Grace,” serves as an exquisite memorial to Duval’s late wife, underscoring the album’s emotional depth. Overall, Journey exemplifies Trio X’s synergy and thoughtful control, distinguishing it from more chaotic free jazz outings through its balance of delicacy and power.

Track listing:
All tracks were composed by Dominic Duval, Joe McPhee, and Jay Rosen, except where noted.

1 “Episode 1: That Was/This Is” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 6:10
2 “Episode 2: Journey” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 11:58
3 “Episode 3: Jaywalkin’” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 9:19
4 “Episode 4: Blue Moves” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 6:56
5 “Episode 5: Autograph” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 12:18
6 “Episode 6: Everything In Nothing Flat” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 6:02
7 “Episode 7: For Charles Moffett” Rosen 3:04
8 “Episode 8: Rossie 2 Step” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 5:16
9 “Episode 9: Albert’s Alto” Duval, McPhee, Rosen 4:40
10 “Episode 10: Amazing Grace” Traditional 4:54

Personnel:

Joe McPhee – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dominic Duval – double bass
Jay Rosen – drums

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