Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded May 12

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Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded May 12

Clark Terry/Thelonious Monk - In Orbit (1958)

In Orbit is an album by jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, also featuring Thelonious Monk, which was recorded in New York on May 7 & 12, 1958.

It was Monk's only Riverside appearance as side man, the first of Terry's recordings on flugelhorn, and the first Riverside date with bassist Sam Jones.

Monk introduced Riverside to some its most important artists, including Johnny Griffin, Wilbur Ware, Sonny Rollins, and Terry.

It features one Monk composition, "Let's Cool One".

Bass – Sam Jones

Drums – Philly Joe Jones

Flugelhorn – Clark Terry

Piano – Thelonious Monk

Recorded in New York; May 7 and 12, 1958 Producer – Orrin Keep news Engineer – Jack Higgins

A1 In Orbit 0:00 A2 One Foot In The Gutter 4:42 A3 Trust Me 12:03 A4 Let's Cool One 16:36 B1 Pea-Eye 21:31 B2 Argentia 26:02 B3 Moonlight Fiesta 32:16 B4 Buck's Business 34:52 B5 Very Near Blue 38:17 Flugelin' The Blues (Bonus Track, not on the original LP release) 41:21

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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959)

Mingus Ah Um is a studio album by American jazz musician Charles Mingus which was released in October 1959 by Columbia Records. It was his first album recorded for Columbia. The title is a corruption of an imaginary Latin declension. It is common for Latin students to memorize Latin adjectives by first saying the masculine nominative (usually ending in "-us"), then the feminine nominative ("-a"), and finally the neuter nominative singular ("-um")—implying a transformation of his name, Mingus, Minga, Mingum. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. It was ranked 380 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The cover features a painting by S. Neil Fujita.

Track List:

[00:00] Better Git It In Your Soul [07:18] Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [12:59] Boogie Stop Shuffle [17:56] Self-Portrait In Three Colors [21:02] Open Letter To Duke [26:50] Bird Calls [33:04] Fables Of Faubus [41:15] Pussy Cat Dues [50:25] Jelly Roll

Musicians:

John Handy – alto sax (1, 6, 7, 9), clarinet (8), tenor sax (2) Booker Ervin – tenor sax Shafi Hadi – tenor sax (2, 3, 4, 7, 8), alto sax (1, 5, 6, 9) Willie Dennis – trombone (3, 4, 5) Jimmy Knepper – trombone (1, 7, 8, 9) Horace Parlan – piano Charles Mingus – bass, piano Dannie Richmond – drums

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Art Pepper + Eleven - Modern Jazz Classics (1959)

Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper and a small big band performing arrangements by Marty Paich, who also directed the ensemble.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Move"	Denzil Best	3:26
2.	"Groovin' High"	Dizzy Gillespie	3:22
3.	"Opus De Funk"	Horace Silver	3:13
4.	"'Round Midnight"	Hanighen, Monk, Williams	3:32
5.	"Four Brothers"	Jimmy Giuffre	2:57
6.	"Shawnuff"	Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie	2:58

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bernie's Tune"	Bernie Miller	2:41
2.	"Walkin' Shoes"	Gerry Mulligan	3:31
3.	"Anthropology"	Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker	3:19
4.	"Airegin"	Sonny Rollins	3:01
5.	"Walkin'"	Richard Carpenter	5:15
6.	"Donna Lee"	Charlie Parker	3:23
Total length:			40:15

Personnel:

Marty Paich — arranger, conductor (all tracks)

Art Pepper — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet (all tracks)

Pete Candoli — trumpet (#3, 4, 8, 10)

Al Porcino — trumpet (#1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11–15)

Jack Sheldon — trumpet (all tracks)

Dick Nash — trombone (all tracks)

Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone, tenor saxophone (all tracks)

Vincent DeRosa — French horn (all tracks)

Herb Geller — alto saxophone (#3, 4, 8, 10)

Bud Shank — alto saxophone (#2, 6, 9, 14, 15)

Charlie Kennedy — alto saxophone (#1, 5, 7, 11–13)

Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone (#2–4, 6, 8–10, 14–15)

Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone (#1, 5, 7, 11–13)

Med Flory — baritone saxophone (all tracks)

Russ Freeman — piano (all tracks)

Joe Mondragon — bass (all tracks)

Mel Lewis — drums (all tracks)

Chick Corea - Is (1969)

Is is the third studio album by Chick Corea, recorded over three days in May 1969 and released on Solid State Records later that year. The album features a septet with trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin, flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Dave Holland and drummers Jack DeJohnette & Horace Arnold.

In 2002, Blue Note Records re-released all tracks from this album, together with Sundance (1972), along with alternate takes from both albums as The Complete "Is" Sessions.

Track listing

All music composed by Chick Corea except as noted.

Side one

"Is" – 28:54

Side two

"Jamala" – 14:04 (Dave Holland)
"This" – 8:18
"It" – 0:30

Personnel

Chick Corea – piano, electric piano
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone
Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo
Dave Holland – acoustic bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Horace Arnold – drums & percussion

Air - Air Lore (1979)

Air Lore is an album by the improvisational trio Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins performing compositions by Jelly Roll Morton and Scott Joplin. It was reissued on compact disc by Bluebird/RCA in 1987 and included in the eight-CD box set, Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air on Mosaic Records.