Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded March 18

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded March 18

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded March 18:

Barney Kessel/Ray Brown/Shelly Manne – The Poll Winners (1957)

The Poll Winners is an album by jazz guitarist Barney Kessel with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown that was recorded in 1957 and released by Contemporary Records. The album was the first of five to be released by the group.

Track listing

"Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 3:27
"Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:30
"It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:23
"Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 6:28
"Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:34
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 4:02
"You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:22
"Minor Mood" (Barney Kessel) - 3:18
"Nagasaki" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon) - 3:05

Personnel

Barney Kessel - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Shelly Manne - drums

Ella Fitzgerald – Get Happy! (1958)

Get Happy! is a 1959 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with various studio orchestras over a two-year period.

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Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto (1963)

Getz/Gilberto is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, featuring pianist and composer Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), who also composed many of the tracks. It was released in March 1964 by Verve Records. The album features the vocals of Astrud Gilberto on two tracks, “Garota de Ipanema” (“The Girl from Ipanema“) and “Corcovado“. The artwork was done by artist Olga Albizu.^[1] Getz/Gilberto is a jazz and bossa nova album and includes tracks such as “Desafinado“, “Corcovado”, and “Garota de Ipanema”. The last received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year and started Astrud Gilberto’s career. “Doralice” and “Para Machucar Meu Coração” strengthened Gilberto’s and Jobim’s respect for the tradition of pre-bossa nova samba.

Getz/Gilberto is considered the record that popularized bossa nova worldwide and is one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, selling over one million copies. It was included in Rolling Stone‘s and Vibe‘s lists of best albums of all time. Getz/Gilberto was widely acclaimed by music critics, who praised Gilberto’s vocals and the album’s bossa nova groove and minimalism. Getz/Gilberto received Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual, or Group and Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical; it also became the first non-American album to win Album of the Year, in 1965.

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Track listing:
Side one

1. “The Girl from Ipanema” Antônio Carlos JobimVinicius de MoraesNorman Gimbel 5:21
2. “Doralice” Antônio AlmeidaDorival Caymmi 2:47
3. “Para Machucar Meu Coração” Ary Barroso 5:07
4. “Desafinado” JobimNewton Mendonça 4:09
   Side two
5. “Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)” JobimGene Lees 4:17
6. “Só Danço Samba” JobimMoraes 3:42
7. “O Grande Amor” JobimMoraes 5:27
8. “Vivo Sonhando” Jobim 2:56
   Total length: 33:36
   1997 reissue bonus tracksNo. Title Length
9. “The Girl from Ipanema” (45 rpm version) 2:54
10. “Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)” (45 rpm version) 2:20
    Total length: 39:00
    Personnel Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
    João Gilberto – guitar, vocals
    Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano
    Sebastião Neto – double bass
    Milton Banana – drums, pandeiro
    Astrud Gilberto – vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema”, “Corcovado”, “The Girl from Ipanema” (45 rpm issue) and “Corcovado” (45 rpm issue)

Jimmy Rowles – I’m Glad There is You (1985)

James George Hunter (August 19, 1918 – May 28, 1996), known professionally as Jimmy Rowles (sometimes spelled Jimmie Rowles), was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. As a bandleader and accompanist, he explored multiple styles including swing and cool jazz.

Khan Jamal – Balafon Dance (2002)

From “Khan Jamal Quintet ‎- Balafon Dance”

Written and Arranged by Khan Jamal

Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY – March 18 & 19, 2002

Balafon , Vibraphone – Khan Jamal
Alto Saxophone – Jemeel Moondoc
Trumpet , Flugelhorn – Roy Campbell
Bass – Dylan Taylor
Drums – Dwight James

Shirley Horn – The Main Ingredient (1995)

The Main Ingredient is a 1995 album by Shirley Horn.

Track listing

"Blues for Sarge" (Ronald R. Dawson) – 4:16
"The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:22
"Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:46
"The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 7:55
"Here's Looking at You" (Carroll Coates) – 3:27
"You Go to My Head" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 9:08
"Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) – 4:42
"Come in from the Rain" (Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:50
"Peel Me a Grape" (Dave Frishberg) – 2:55
"All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) – 7:10

Personnel:

Shirley Horn – piano, vocals
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Buck Hill
Roy Hargrove – flugelhorn
Charles Ables – guitar, electric bass
Steve Novosel – double bass
Billy Hart – drums
Elvin Jones – drums
Steve Williams – drums

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