Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 26

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 26

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Ray Charles – Genius+Soul=Jazz (1960)

Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles, featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles is accompanied by two groups drawn from members of the Count Basie Band and from the ranks of top New York session players. It was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in two sessions on December 26 and 27, 1960 and originally released on the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2. Charles plays the Hammond B3 organ on all tracks.

Genius + Soul = Jazz was re-issued in the UK, first in 1989 on the Castle Communications “Essential Records” label, and by Rhino Records in 1997 on a single CD together with Charles’ 1970 My Kind of Jazz. In 2010, Concord Records released a deluxe edition comprising digitally remastered versions of Genius + Soul = Jazz, My Kind of Jazz, Jazz Number II, and My Kind of Jazz Part 3.

In 2000, the album was voted number 360 in Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums, 3rd Edition. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.

Track listing

"From the Heart" (Ray Charles) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:30
"I've Got News for You" (Roy Alfred) arr. Ralph Burns – 4:28
"Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:14
"Let's Go" (Ray Charles) arr. Ralph Burns – 2:39
"One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:02
"I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Andy Razaf, Casey Bill Weldon) arr. Quincy Jones – 3:38
"Stompin' Room Only" (Howard Marks) arr. Ralph Burns – 3:35
"Mister C" (Ray Charles) arr. Ralph Burns – 4:28
"Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) arr. Quincy Jones – 2:35
"Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown) arr. Ralph Burns – 5:05

Personnel
On all tracks

Ray Charles – vocals, piano, Hammond B3 organ[11][12][13]

December 26, 1960, session: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 & 9

Clark Terry, Phillip Guilbeau, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young – trumpet
Urbie Green, Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell – trombone
Marshal Royal, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Sonny Payne – drums

December 27, 1960, session: Tracks 4, 5, 6 & 10

Clark Terry, Phillip Guilbeau, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, John Frosk – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Keg Johnson, George Matthews – trombone
George Dorsey, Earle Warren – alto saxophone
Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
Sam Herman – guitar
Joe Benjamin – double bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Jack DeJohnette – The DeJohnette Complex (1968)

The DeJohnette Complex is the debut album by Jack DeJohnette, featuring Bennie Maupin, Stanley Cowell, Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gómez, and Roy Haynes. It was recorded in 1968 and released on the Milestone label in 1969.

Track listing:

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

"Equipoise" (Stanley Cowell) - 3:58
"The Major General" - 6:34
"Miles' Mode" (John Coltrane) - 6:36
"Requiem Number 1" - 2:21
"Mirror Image" (Miroslav Vitous) - 5:08
"Papa, Daddy and Me" - 7:53
"Brown, Warm and Wintry" - 5:02
"Requiem Number 2" - 1:41

    Recorded at Dandon Productions, New York, on December 26 and 27, 1968

Personnel:
Jack DeJohnette: drums (tracks 2, 5, 7), melodica (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone, wood flute, flute
Stanley Cowell: electric piano, piano
Miroslav Vitous: bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
Eddie Gómez: bass (tracks 3–8)
Roy Haynes: drums (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8), percussion (track 4)

Miles Davis – You’re Under Arrest (1984)

You’re Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis, presenting a mixture of pop covers (including Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” and Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature“), and original material dealing with politics, racism, pollution, and war. It is the first Davis album since On the Corner in 1972 to include electric guitarist John McLaughlin.

Track List:

1 One Phone Call / Street Scenes 4:34
2 Human Nature 4:30
3 Intro: MD 1 / Something's On Your Mind / MD 2 7:17
4 Ms. Morrisine 4:57
5 Katia Prelude 0:40
6 Katia 7:37
7 Time After Time 3:37
8 You're Under Arrest 6:14
9. Medley3:23
9.1Jean Pierre
9.2You're Under Arrest
9.3Then There Were None

Musicians

Miles Davis – trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" (1), arrangements (1–7, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (5, 6)
Robert Irving III – synthesizers (1–4, 7, 9), arrangements (2, 4–7, 9), Yamaha DX7 (5, 6, 8), Korg Polysix and Oberheim OB-Xa (5, 6), organ and clavinet (8), celesta (9)
John Scofield – guitar (1–3, 7–9), arrangements (8)
John McLaughlin – all guitars (4), guitar (5, 6)
Darryl Jones, aka "The Munch" – bass
Al Foster – drums (1, 7–9)
Vincent Wilburn – drums (2, 3), Simmons drums (4–6)
Steve Thornton – percussion, Spanish voice (1)
Bob Berg – soprano saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (8, 9)
Sting – French policeman's voice (1)
Marek Olko – Polish voice (1)
James "J.R." Prindiville (Jim Rose, road manager) – sound of handcuffs (1)

Cedar Walton Trio – Manhattan Afternoon (1992)

Manhattan Afternoon is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.

Tracks: 1. There Is No Greater Love 00:00 2. St. Thomas 09:01 3. Skylark 16:30 4. The Newest Blues 24:28 5. When Love Is New 32:39 6. I Mean You 40:04 7. Afternoon In Paris 45:43 8. The Theme 52:45

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

"There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 8:57
"St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:27
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 7:54
"The Newest Blues" – 8:07
"When Love Is New" – 7:20
"I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:35
"Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) – 6:57
"The Theme" (Miles Davis) – 3:46

Personnel:

Cedar Walton – piano

David Williams – bass

Billy Higgins – drums

DKV Trio – DKV Live (1996)

Recorded live December 26, 1996, second set at the Lunar Cabaret, Chicago. Released January 1, 1997.

Bass – Kent Kessler
Cover – William Mohline
Engineer – John McCortney
Percussion – Hamid Drake
Producer – Bruno Johnson
Recorded By – Malachi Ritscher
Reeds – Ken Vandermark

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