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After being with the Gil Evans Orchestra for a couple of years, participating in two albums (one from early 1959 and the other from late 1960), things became somewhat disenchanting for Ray Crawford, and he eventually moved to the West Coast. Immediately
Personnel: Ray Crawford (guitar), Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Junior Mance (piano), Ben Tucker (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums).
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, New York, January 6 & February 10, 1961. Includes liner notes by Alan Bates and Mark Weber.
Guitarist Ray Crawford, best known for his associations with pianist Ahmad Jamal and organist Jimmy Smith, only led one session in his early years. Because the Candid label soon went bankrupt, the set went unreleased altogether until this 1988 CD. Comprised of five Crawford originals, the session finds the guitarist playing fairly advanced hard bop with trumpeter Johnny Coles, baritonist Cecil Payne (in top form), pianist Junior Mance, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Frankie Dunlop. Everyone sounds fine, making one regret that this set fell between the cracks for so many years. ~ Scott Yanow
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Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); John Ore (bass); Frankie Dunlop (drums).
Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, New York in 1963. Includes liner notes by Peter Keepnews.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Monk's Dream is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). ...
| | Johnny Griffin JG CD (1956) Remastered; Digipak
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Personnel: Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Junior Mance (piano); Wilbur Ware (bass guitar); Buddy Smith (drums).
As a CD reissue, it's a crime that this very first outing by Johnny Griffin as a leader is only available from Japan in an irritating paper sleeve that comes apart down the center. OK, enough bitching. Here's the skinny: Griffin's first date featured the saxophonist in the company of Junior Mance on piano, bassist Wilbur Ware, and session drummer Buddy Smith. The program features eight tunes that were fairly standard fare for jazzmen in 1956, such as "These Foolish Things," Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays," ...
| | Illinois Jacquet Desert Winds CD (1964) Remastered; Digipak
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Personnel: Illinois Jacquet (alto saxophone); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Wendell Marshall (bass guitar); Ray Lucas (drums); Willie Rodriguez (congas, bongos).
Illinois Jacquet's searing sax solo in 1942's "Flying Home" (recorded while Jacquet was a member of Lionel Hampton's band) is often credited as the first R&B-styled saxophone solo, and there is no denying the power in that performance, shards of which are still being copied and assimilated. But many critics of the day hated the "dirty tenor" sound, and over the ...
| | Sonny Stitt Personal Appearance CD (1957)
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Personnel: Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bobby Timmons (piano); Edgar Willis (bass guitar); Kenny Dennis (drums).
While the comparisons to Charlie Parker were inevitable throughout a good part of his career, Sonny Stitt was very much his own man. He is in top form throughout this 1957 session made for Verve, featuring a very young Bobby Timmons on piano, bassist Edgar Willis, and drummer Kenny Dennis. Alternating between alto and tenor saxophone in a program consisting mostly of standards, Stitt ...
| | Jackie McLean Action CD (1964) Remastered
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Personnel: Alan Jackson (vocals); Bruce Watkins (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Lloyd Green (pedal steel guitar); Erica Goodman (harp); Matt Rollings (piano); Mark Fain (acoustic bass); Glenn Worf (electric bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Toronto Studio Choir (background vocals).
Recorded at The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee; The Sound Station, Nashville, Tennessee; McLear Digital, Toronto, Canada; Henson Studios, Hollywood, California.
Personnel: Bruce Watkins, Mark Fain (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Erica Goodman (harp); Matt Rollings (piano); Glenn Worf (electric bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Karen Harper, Cassie Miller, The Kid Connection, Bobbi Page (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: John Kelton.
Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; McLear Digital, Toronto, CA; Sound Station, Nashville, TN; The Castle, Franklin, TN.
Director: Debbie Fleming.
Photographer: Russ Harrington.
Alan Jackson returned just months after the zeitgeist-defining, blockbuster success of "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," with his holiday album, Let It Be Christmas. Jackson has always been a bit of a traditionalist, but it's still kind of surprising just how traditional this album is, recalling seasonal records from the '50s and '60s instead of the glitzy, lavish productions of the '80s and '90s. This is a brilliant move, actually, since the warm, intimate arrangements that dominate the album give Jackson's rich baritone a perfect counterpoint, ...
| | Dolly Parton Those Were The Days CD (2005)
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Personnel: Gloriae Dei Cantores (vocals).
| | Sage One Life One Love CD (2001)
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