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Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas’ “Under Milk Wood” is a 1965 album by the English pianist Stan Tracey and his quartet, that was released by the Columbia subsidiary of EMI. The music was written in response to the 1953 BBC radio play Under Milk Wood, by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. It has often been cited as one of the best jazz recordings made in the United Kingdom.
Since the original 1965 mono LP on Columbia, the album has been released on a number of labels, including Blue Note. The album was reissued in 2010 on his son, Clark Tracey’s ReSteamed Records label as “Under Milk Wood: Jazz Suite”. A live version was recorded in 1976 on RCA records, which included a voice narration from the Welsh actor, Donald Houston.
The personnel on the session were Stan Tracey – piano, Bobby Wellins – tenor saxophone, Jeff Clyne – bass and Jackie Dougan – drums. The cover photograph and design are by Patrick Gwynn-Jones and Denis Preston, respectively.
All of the compositions are by Tracey and are Cockle Row, Starless and Bible Black, I Lost My Step in Nantucket, No Good Boyo, Penpals, Llareggub, Under Milk Wood and A.M. Mayhem.
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Jimmy Scott recorded The Source in 1969 and released it in 1970 for Atlantic Records consisting of eight compositions: Exodus, On Broadway, Our Day Will Come, I Wish I Knew, Unchained Melody, Day By Day, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, This Love Of Mine.
Five songs on the album were arranged by Arif Mardin (tracks A1, A2, A4, B3, B4) and three by William Fischer (tracks A3, B1, B2). The string orchestras were directed and conducted by Gene Orloff and Selwart Clarke.
The personnel on the album consisted of bassist Ron Carter, drummer Bruno Carr, David Newman on flute and tenor saxophone (tracks A1, A2, A4 to B4), guitarists Eric Gale and Billy Butler (tracks A3, B3), pianist Junior Mance, Cissy Houston (vocals obbligato on track A2) and vocals by Jimmy Scott.
The cover photograph was taken by Joel Brodsky and designed by Loring Eutemey. The album was produced by Joel Dorn with engineers were Adrian Barber and William Arlt, remix engineers were Arif Mardin and Lewis Hahn and the liner notes were written by Nancy Wilson.
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The album Bird Call was recorded by alto saxophonist, vocalist and educator Vi Redd on June 15, 1962 for United Artists. The design and cover photograph for the album was created and taken by Frank Gauna.
She recorded If I Should Lose You, Summertime, Anthropology, All The Things You Are, I Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream, Now’s The Time, Just Friends, Perhaps/Cool Blues, I Remember Bird and Old Folks for a total of ten compositions over 42 minutes and 44 seconds.
Vi is best known as a Charlie Parker-influenced altoist, though she also sings on the 1962 Bird Call studio sessions. She leads an excellent band that included pianist Russ Freeman, bassists Leroy Vinnegar or Bob Whitlock, guitarist Herb Ellis, trumpeter Carmell Jones, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, and her then-husband, Richie Goldberg, on drums.
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Introducing the Fabulous Trudy Pitts is the 1967 debut album that was recorded by the jazz organist and released on the Prestige label. The album is a compendium of mainstream standards and soul jazz covers.
Bill Carney composed thee songs except those indicated: Steppin’ in Minor, The Spanish Flea (Julius Wechter), Music to Watch Girls By (Sid Ramin), Something Wonderful (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers), Take Five (Paul Desmond), It Was a Very Good Year (Ervin Drake), Siete, Night Song (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse), Fiddlin’ and Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick).
The personnel included Trudy Pitts on organ and vocals, guitarist Pat Martino, drummer Bill Carney and Carmell Johnson on congas.
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The Blues And The Abstract Blues is an album by jazz composer/arranger and saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1961 for the Impulse label. Rudy Van Gelder was the recording engineering, Chuck Stewart took the photograph and Pete Turner designed the cover.
The albums length is a mere 36 minute and 33 seconds long but remains Nelson’s most acclaimed album. It is an exploration of the mood and structure of the blues, though only some of the tracks are structured in the conventional 12-bar blues form.
All the songs are composed by Nelson Stolen Moments, Hoe-Down, Cascades, Yearnin’, Butch and Butch and Teenie’s Blues. The musicians on the session were Oliver Nelson on alto and tenor saxophone, Eric Dolphy on flute and alto saxophone, George Barrow on baritone saxophone, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Roy Haynes.
The most famous composition from the album, Stolen Moments, is also his most recorded and performed, both instrumental and vocal, by numerous artists such as Phil Woods, J.J. Johnson, Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Frank Zappa, Mark Murphy, Ahmad Jamal, Booker Ervin, New York Voices, the United Future Organization and the Turtle Island Quartet, to name just a few.
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