Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded April 23

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Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded April 23

Stan Getz - Early Stan (1953)

Early Stan is a fair enough title for this album, since it has plenty of essential Stan Getz. But Early Stan, Terry, and Jimmy might have been even fairer, because Terry Gibbs and Jimmy Raney were the leaders of the record dates that resulted in the 1949 78-RPM singles and 1953 10-inch LP eventually gathered together in a 12-inch LP called Early Stan. Such historical facts aside, the tracks contain some of these men’s best recorded work, early, late, or middle. The empathy between Getz and Raney was never greater, and "’Round Midnight" is one of their classic performances. The seven-piece group led by Gibbs was an offshoot of Woody Herman’s Second Herd and alive with the spirit of that great band.

With Hall Overton, Red Mitchell, Frank Isola, Shorty Rogers, Earl Swope, George Wallington, Curly Russell, Shadow Wilson.

John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording (1967)

The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording is the Impulse! Records-released final live recording of saxophonist John Coltrane, recorded April 23, 1967, at the Olatunji Center of African Culture in New York and released on Compact Disc in 2001. The album consists of two songs—"Ogunde", which Coltrane also recorded for his final approved album, Expression, and an especially free-form "My Favorite Things", which Coltrane had performed live regularly since 1960. The recording was made for broadcast on Billy Taylor's local radio station, WLIB. The Olatunji Concert was not Coltrane's last show, but rather, his penultimate—he would play once more on May 7, 1967, in Baltimore.

Track listing:

"Introduction by Billy Taylor" 0:35
"Ogunde" (John Coltrane) 28:25
"My Favorite Things" (Rodgers and Hammerstein) 34:38

Personnel

John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
Alice Coltrane – piano
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Rashied Ali – drums
Algie DeWitt – Batá drum and possibly double bass
possibly Jumma Santos – percussion

Freddie Hubbard - Fastball: Live at the Left Bank (1967)

This previously unreleased 1967 concert features Freddie Hubbard leading a quintet that includes tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Kenny Barron (whose playing is somewhat muffled much of time and he is plagued by an obviously out of tune instrument), bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Freddie Waits. All of the tracks are extended blowing sessions for the group, especially featuring the leader's rapid-fire trumpet solos. Highlights include the bossa nova "Pensativa," a stunning arrangement of "Willow Weep for Me," and Hubbard's lively post-bop composition "Bob's Place."

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower (1970)

"Tereza My Love"-0:00 "Children's Games"-4:24 "Choro"-7:55 "Brazil"(Ary Barroso)-10:04 "Stone Flower"-17:31 "Amparo"-20:53 "Andorinha"-24:35 "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun"-28:06 "Sabia"-30:29 "Brazil"[alternate take]-34:30

Personnel:

Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano, electric piano, guitar, vocals (tracks 4 & 9)
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
Urbie Green – trombone
Hubert Laws – flute
Ron Carter – double bass
João Palma – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Everaldo Ferreira – percussion
Eumir Deodato – guitar, arranger

Jim Hall - Concierto (1975)

Concierto is an album by the Jim Hall sextet, featuring Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd and Roland Hanna. It was produced by Creed Taylor for his CTI Records label and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey on April 16 and 23, 1975. Concierto is named after the featured 19-minute jazz version of the classical piece for guitar, Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo.

Track listing

"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 7:08
"Two's Blues" (Jim Hall) – 3:51
"The Answer Is Yes" (Jane Hall) – 7:41
"Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 19:22

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

"Rock Skippin'" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 6:14
"Unfinished Business" (Andrews, Carter, Chavez, Hall, Von Roth) – 2:37
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" [Alternate Take] - 7:28
"The Answer Is Yes" [Alternate Take] - 5:36
"Rock Skippin'" [Alternate Take] - 6:05

Tracks 3, 4 recorded on April 16, 1975; tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 on April 23, 1975.
Personnel

Jim Hall – guitar, acoustic guitar
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Chet Baker – trumpet
Roland Hanna – piano
Ron Carter – upright bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Arranged by Don Sebesky