Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Jan. 30

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Jan. 30

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Jan. 30:

Sonny Stitt – Kaleidoscope (1951)

Kaleidoscope is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt compiling tracks recorded in 1950-52 and released on the Prestige label in 1957. The 1991 CD reissue added four bonus tracks to the original LP.

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Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt and Bill Massey except as indicated

"Stitt's It" – 2:35
"Cool Mambo" – 2:40
"Blue Mambo" – 2:25
"Sonny Sounds" – 2:29
"Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:02
"Later" (Sonny Stitt) – 3:00
"P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 3:00
"This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:47
"Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:24
"Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 2:33
"Can't We Be Friends" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 2:41
"Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 2:45
"To Think You've Chosen Me" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) – 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
"After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Our Very Own" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) – 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
"'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded in New York City on February 17, 1950 (tracks 5 & 6), October 8, 1950 (tracks 13–16), December 15, 1950 (tracks 9 & 10), January 31, 1951 (tracks 11 & 12), February 1, 1951 (tracks 7 & 8) and February 25, 1952 (tracks 1–4)

Personnel

Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–6 & 13–16), baritone saxophone (tracks 7–8), alto saxophone (tracks 9–12)
John Hunt (tracks 1–4), Bill Massey (tracks 1–4 & 13–16), Joe Newman (tracks 1–4) – trumpet
Matthew Gee – trombone (tracks 13–16)
Gene Ammons – baritone saxophone (tracks 13–16)
Charlie Bateman (tracks 7, 8, 11 & 12), Kenny Drew (tracks 5 & 6), John Houston (tracks 1–4), Junior Mance (tracks 9–16) – piano
Tommy Potter (tracks 5 & 6), Ernie Shepherd (tracks 1–4), Gene Wright (tracks 7–16) – bass
Art Blakey (tracks 5, 6, 9 & 10), Wes Landers (tracks 13–16), Teddy Stewart (tracks 7, 8, 11 & 12), Shadow Wilson (tracks 1–4) – drums
Humberto Molares – congas (tracks 1–4)
Larry Townsend – vocals (tracks 13–16)

Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953)

Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (also released as Konitz Meets Mulligan) is a compilation album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan‘s Quartet with Lee Konitz featuring performances recorded in early-1953. The records on the album were originally released on 10-inch LPs Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet on Pacific Jazz Records along with previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes.

Track listing

"Too Marvelous for Words" (Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer) – 3:36 Originally released on PJLP 10
"Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 3:01 Originally released on PJLP 2
"I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 4:08
"These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) – 3:15 Originally released on PJLP 10
"All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:55
"Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:32 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 2:50 Originally released on PJLP 10
"Sextet" (Gerry Mulligan) – 2:59 Originally released on PJLP 2
"Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henry J. Wood) – 2:54 Originally released on PJLP 10
"I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) – 3:05 Originally released on PJLP 2
"Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:38 Originally released on PJLP 2
"Oh, Lady Be Good!" [alternate take] (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 1:52 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded at the Haig club, Los Angeles California on January 23, 1953 (tracks 1–6); at an unidentified studio in Los Angeles, California. on January 30, 1953 (tracks 7–9); and at Phil Turetsky's home studio, Los Angeles, California on February 1, 1953 (tracks 10–12).

Personnel

Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone - backgrounds 1–6
Chet Baker – trumpet - backgrounds 1–6
Joe Mondragon (tracks 10–12), Carson Smith (tracks 1–9) – bass
Larry Bunker – drums

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Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban (1955)

Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham, recorded for Blue Note on March 29, 1955 and released later that year on the Blue Note Modern Jazz Series, shortly before the label discontinued the format. It was soon reissued on the new 1500 series, recompiled with a session by an early incarnation of the ensemble, with new cover art.

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Musicians:

January 30, 1955

• Kenny Dorham – trumpet
• Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
• Horace Silver – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)

Pithecanthropus Erectus is a studio album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus. It was released in August 1956 through Atlantic Records. Mingus noted that this was the first album where he taught arrangements to his musicians by ear instead of putting the chords and arrangements in writing.

According to Mingus’ liner notes, the title song is a ten-minute tone poem, depicting the rise of man from his hominid roots (Pithecanthropus erectus) to an eventual downfall due to “his own failure to realize the inevitable emancipation of those he sought to enslave, and his greed in attempting to stand on a false security.” The song’s title refers to the Java Man fossil, which at the time of its discovery was the oldest human fossil ever found.

Track listing:

All tracks composed by Charles Mingus except where noted.

1. “Pithecanthropus Erectus” – 10:36
2. “A Foggy Day” – 7:50 (George Gershwin)
3. “Profile of Jackie” – 3:11
4. “Love Chant” – 14:59

Personnel:

Musicians

• Charles Mingus – bass
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
• J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
• Mal Waldron – piano
• Willie Jones – drums, tambourine (overdubbed)

Sonny Rollins – The Bridge (1962)

The Bridge is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1962. It was Rollins’s first release following a three-year sabbatical and was his first album for RCA Victor. The saxophonist was joined by the musicians with whom he recorded for the next segment of his career: Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Ben Riley on drums.

01. Without A Song (00:00) 02. Where Are You (7:29) 03. John S. (12:39) 04. The Bridge (20:24) 05. God Bless The Child (26:23) 06. You Do Something To Me (33:53)

Track listing

"Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 7:26
"Where Are You?" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:10
"John S." (Sonny Rollins) – 7:46
"The Bridge" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:59
"God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 7:27
"You Do Something to Me" (Cole Porter) – 6:51

Personnel

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Performance

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Jim Hall – guitar
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Ben Riley – drums (all but track 5)
Harry "H.T." Saunders – drums (track 5 only)

“God Bless the Child” recorded on January 30, 1962
“Where Are You?”, “John S.” and “You Do Something to Me” recorded on February 13, 1962
“Without a Song” and “The Bridge” on February 14, 1962

Herb Ellis/Joe Pass – Two for the Road (1974)

Two for the Road is an album by jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Joe Pass that was released in 1974. It was the third and last album that they recorded together.

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Personnel

Herb Ellis – guitar
Joe Pass – guitar

Anthony Braxton – Seven Standards 1985, vol. 1 & 2 (1985)

Seven Standards (1985), Vols. 1 & 2 is a two volume set by free jazz musician Anthony Braxton. It was recorded January 30 – 31, 1985. The album is less free than most of Braxton’s previous work and features jazz standards arranged in the usual jazz-combo style.

Personnel

Anthony Braxton - saxophones
Rufus Reid - bass
Victor Lewis - drums
Hank Jones - piano
Michael Cuscuna - producer
Steve Backer - executive producer

Andrew Hill – Eternal Spirit (1989)

Eternal Spirit is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1989 and released on the Blue Note label. The album features six of Hill’s original compositions performed by his quintet with alto saxophonist Greg Osby, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Ben Riley.

Track listing

All compositions by Andrew Hill

"Pinnacle" - 9:53
"Golden Sunset" - 10:20
"Samba Rasta" - 4:50
"Tail Feather" - 6:16
"Spiritual Lover" - 7:43
"Bobby's Tune" - 8:41
"Pinnacle" [alternate take] - 7:29 Bonus track on CD
"Golden Sunset" [alternate take] - 5:12 Bonus track on CD
"Spiritual Lover" [alternate take] - 6:44 Bonus track on CD

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 30 (tracks 4 & 6–9) and January 31 (tracks 1–3 & 5), 1989

Personnel

Andrew Hill - piano
Greg Osby - alto saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Rufus Reid - bass
Ben Riley - drums

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