Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded May 1 & 2

Jazz albums recorded May 1:

Portrait of Art Farmer (1958)

Portrait of Art Farmer is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label. It was recorded when Farmer was adjusting to moving from Horace Silver's band, where he received a high level of rhythmic and harmonic support from the rhythm section, to Gerry Mulligan's quartet, where there was no piano and only light backing.

Track listing

All compositions by Art Farmer except as indicated

1. "Back in the Cage" – 5:04
2. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 4:32
3. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 5:41
4. "And Now..." – 6:07
5. "Nita" (George Russell) – 4:28
6. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:15
7. "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:55
8. "Earth" – 4:10
9. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 4:35

Personnel

• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Hank Jones – piano
• Addison Farmer – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

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Albert Ayler - Bells (1965)

Bells is a live album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded at The Town Hall in New York City in 1965 and first released as a single sided LP on the ESP-Disk label. The album was released in many variations including clear and colored vinyl and with a variety of colored covers and also on CD combined with Ayler’s live Prophecy album.

Track listing

All compositions by Albert Ayler

"Bells" - 20:03

Personnel

Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone
Donald Ayler - trumpet
Charles Tyler - alto saxophone
Lewis Worrell - bass
Sonny Murray - drums

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Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano (1965)

Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano is a solo piano album by Ran Blake. It was recorded in 1965 and released by ESP-Disk.

Track listing

1. "Vanguard"
2. "Stratusphunk"
3. "Sleepy Time Gal"
4. "On Green Dolphin Street"
5. "Eric"
6. "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
7. "Good Morning Heartache"
8. "Sister Tee"
9. "Lonely Woman"
10. "Birmingham U.S.A."

Personnel

• Ran Blake – piano

Albert Ayler Quintet at Slugs' Saloon (1966)

Live at Slug's Saloon is a live album by the American jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded on May 1, 1966, at Slugs' Saloon in New York City. The music was originally released in 1982 as Albert Ayler Quintet Live at Slug's Saloon volumes 1 and 2 on Base Records (Italy), DIW Records (Japan), and ESP-Disk (U.S.), and, over the years, was reissued by a variety of small labels under different titles. A CD containing both volumes, plus an additional track recorded at the same concert, was released by ESP-Disk with the title Slugs' Saloon. On the album, Ayler plays tenor saxophone, and is accompanied by his brother Donald Ayler on trumpet, Michel Samson on violin, Lewis Worrell on bass, and Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums.

Track listing

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 by Albert Ayler; track 2 by Donald Ayler

1. "Truth Is Marching In" - 10:10
2. "Our Prayer" - 12:19
3. "Bells" - 18:00
4. "Ghosts" - 23:08
5. "Initiation" - 16:32

• Tracks 1 and 2 originally released on Albert Ayler Quintet Live at Slug's Saloon Volume 1. Tracks 3 and 4 originally released on Albert Ayler Quintet Live at Slug's Saloon Volume 2.
• Recorded May 1, 1966, at Slugs' Saloon, New York City

Personnel

• Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone
• Donald Ayler - trumpet
• Michel Samson - violin
• Lewis Worrell - bass
• Ron Jackson - drums

Music Inc. - Live at Slugs' Vol. 1 & 2 (1970)

Live at Slugs' is a live album by American jazz trumpeter-composer Charles Tolliver and his quartet Music Inc. It was recorded in 1970 and released by Strata-East Records as two volumes in 1972.

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Tolliver except as indicated

Volume I

1. "Drought" - 9:04
2. "Felicite" (Cecil McBee) - 8:05
3. "Orientale" (Stanley Cowell) - 17:32

Volume II

1. "Spanning" - 8:30
2. "Wilpan's" (McBee) -10:37
3. "Our Second Father (Dedicated to the Memory of John Coltrane)" - 13:26

Personnel

• Charles Tolliver - trumpet
• Stanley Cowell - piano
• Cecil McBee - bass
• Jimmy Hopps - drums

Charles Mingus - Cumbia and Jazz Fusion (1977)

Cumbia & Jazz Fusion is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded for the Atlantic label in 1977. It features two extended compositions written for the film Todo Modo by Mingus and performed by large ensembles featuring Jack Walrath, Jimmy Knepper, Paul Jeffrey, Ricky Ford, Dannie Richmond, Candido, Ray Mantilla, George Adams and Danny Mixon. The CD reissue added two solo performances by Mingus on piano.

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus
No. Title recording date Length

1. "Cumbia and Jazz Fusion" March 10, 1977 28:05
2. "Music for "Todo Modo"" March 29–31, 1976 22:21
3. "Wedding March/Slow Waltz" March 1, 1977 2:04
4. "Wedding March/Slow Waltz [alternate take]" March 1, 1977 2:21

Tracks 3 & 4 are bonus tracks on CD.
Personnel

Charles Mingus: bass, vocals, percussion, arranger
Jack Walrath: trumpet, percussion (tracks 1 & 2)
Jimmy Knepper: trombone, bass trombone (track 1)
Mauricio Smith: flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone (track 1)
Paul Jeffrey: oboe, tenor saxophone (track 1)
Gene Scholtens: bassoon (track 1)
Gary Anderson: contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet (track 1)
Ricky Ford: tenor saxophone, percussion (track 1)
Bob Neloms: piano (track 1)
Dannie Richmond: drums (tracks 1 & 2)
Candido: congas (track 1)
Daniel Gonzales: congas (track 1)
Ray Mantilla: congas (track 1)
Alfredo Ramirez: congas (track 1)
Bradley Cunningham: percussion (track 1)
Dino Piana: trombone (track 2)
Anastasio Del Bono: oboe, english horn (track 2)
Pasquale Sabatelli: bassoon (track 2)
Roberto Laneri: bass clarinet (track 2)
Giancarlo Maurino: alto saxophone (uncredited) (track 2)
Quarto Maltoni: alto saxophone (track 2)
George Adams: tenor saxophone, alto flute (track 2)
Danny Mixon: piano, organ (track 2)

David Liebman - Trio + One (1988)

Track List:

1		All The Things That...	9:40
2		In The Mean Time	6:32
3		Return To Napanoch	6:05
4		It's Different Out There	3:52
5		Master Of The Obvious	10:06
6		Romp	7:05
7		While We're On The Subject	5:07
8		Burst	5:15
9		Ode For Leo (Prelude)	2:46
10		Gazelle	4:07

Personnel:

Bass, Cello – Dave Holland
Cover [Concept], Art Direction, Design Concept [Graphic Concept] – Bernard Amiard
Drums [Sonor] – Jack DeJohnette
Engineer [Assistant] – Shawna Stobie
Engineer [Recording And Editing] – David Baker
Liner Notes – David Liebman
Lithography [Photoengraving] – C.W.S.
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Oboe – Caris Visentin
Photography By [Liner] – Jean-Jacques Pussiau
Producer – François Lemaire, Jean-Jacques Pussiau
Soprano Saxophone, Composed By – David Liebman

Jazz albums recorded May 2:

Freddie Hubbard - The Body and the Soul (1963)

The Body & the Soul is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded in 1963 as his second and last release on the Impulse! label. It features performances by Hubbard with an orchestra and string section, and with a septet featuring Curtis Fuller, Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman and Louis Hayes.

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated

"Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton) - 4:39
"Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval)" (Luiz Bonfá, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss) - 5:21
"Chocolate Shake" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:58
"Dedicated to You" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret) - 3:24
"Clarence's Place" - 3:31
"Aries" - 3:07
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 4:34
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:43
"Thermo" - 4:15

Recorded on March 8 (#3, 7–8), March 11 (#2, 6, 9), & May 2 (#1, 4, 5), 1963.
Personnel

1, 4, 5

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, flute
Cedar Walton - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Louis Hayes - drums

2, 6, 9

Wayne Shorter - arranger, conductor
Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Al DeRisi - trumpet
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, flute
Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston - trombone
Robert Powell - tuba
Bob Northern - French horn
Cedar Walton - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

3, 7, 8

Wayne Shorter - arranger, conductor
Freddie Hubbard, Ed Armour, Richard Williams - trumpet
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, flute
Bob Northern, Julius Watkins - French horns
Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston - trombone
Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone
Cedar Walton - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums
Harry Cykman, Morris Stonzek, Arnold Eidus, Sol Shapiro, Charles McCracken, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, Julius Held, Raoul Poliakin - strings

David Liebman - Trio + One (1988)

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