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The Message is an album recorded by tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet with guitarist Kenny Burrell in 1963 and released on the Argo label.
The session was only thirty-one minutes long but produced seven tunes of average length for the period. Jacquet provided three of the compositions, two from bandmates and two standards.
The Message (Ben Tucker), Wild Man, Bassoon Blues (Esmond Edwards, Illinois Jacquet), On Broadway (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller), Like Young (André Previn), Turnpike and Bonita (Edwards).
The personnel included Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone, bassoon, Kenny Burrell, Wallace Richardson – guitar, Ralph Smith – organ, Ben Tucker – bass, Ray Lucas – drums and Willie Rodriguez – percussion.
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Indo-Jazz-Fusions was recorded in France on the Disques Somethin’ Else label in 1969 and was distributed by Société Phonographique Philips. It is a fusion of jazz, country, world and folk music and was produced by the Directeur De L’Enregistrement Robert Carnford.
The album elicited only five tracks, two of which are on Side A and three on Side B. They Intro And Rondo, Capriccio, Serenade, Toccata and Sarband.
The personnel at the recording session were alto saxophonist Joe Harriott, double bassist Coleridge Goode, drummer Allan Ganley, flautist Chris Taylor (5), pianist Pat Smythe, Diwan Motihar on sitar, Keshav Sathe on tabla, Chandrahas Paigankar on tambura, trumpeter/flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler, and on violin and harpsichord John Mayer, who also composed track 2.
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The Blues Book was released in 1964 on the Prestige record label. As one of his series of Books, Booker Ervin and his quintet, trumpeter Carmell Jones, pianist Gildo Mahones, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Alan Dawson perform four very different blues. They open with the minor-toned Eerie Dearie, the speedy One for Mort, followed by a low-down No Booze Blooze, and close with the modal True Blue.
The four tunes ran a total of 41.18 and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on June 30, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The producer, cover design and photography were by Don Schlitten and Ira Gitler wrote the liner notes.
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In Town is the 1965 release by Romanian-German pianist and vocalist Eugen Cicero. Recorded for the MPS label, the cover design was by Grafisches Atelier C. Revellio and the photograph was taken by Sepp Werkmeister.
Three songs made up Side A: It’s De-Lovely, Autumn Leaves and Und Bach?. Side B has Hello Dolly, Little Niles and Por Favor. The album is 29:36 long and gives a great representation of his talent.
The trio was comprised of Eugen Cicero on piano, Peter Witte on bass and drummer Charly Antolini. The session was produced by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer.
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Alexandria The Great was recorded in 1964 by vocalist Lorez Alexandria and released and distributed on the MCA Impulse! label. Emerging from the Los Angeles, California studio, this now classic recording sessions, three, each with a different group of musicians, rendered ten songs for a total time of 36:25, proving that greatness does not require length.
The compositions are a group of standards that we’ve heard time and again but not in the emotive manner that Lorez relates. This album reflects her soulful, playful and swinging sides with a hint of her gospel roots. Her ballads remind of us how good love is as she speaks to our hearts of relationships new and old.
The songs are listed as: Show Me, I’ve Never Been in Love Before, Satin Doll, My One and Only Love, Over the Rainbow, Get Me to the Church On Time, The Best Is Yet to Come, I’ve Grown Accustomed to His Face, Give Me the Simple Life and I’m Through With Love.
Along with vocals added finger snaps and contributing to the liner notes, her musical colleagues included Paul Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums, Ray Crawford on guitar, Victor Feldman on piano and vibraphone, Paul Horn on flute and alto saxophone, Wynton Kelly on piano, Al McKibbon on bass and Bud Shank on flute.
Session and design personnel were Tutti Camarata/producer and original recording producer, Bill Marx/arranger, Ken Druker/executive producer, Mark Cooper Smith/production assistant, Sherniece Smith/art producer, Bob Thiele/producer & liner notes, Joe Lebow/liner design, Hideaki Nishimura/mastering, Hollis King/art direction, Bryan Koniarz/producer, Roger Marshutz/photography and cover photo, and Robert Flynn did the cover design.
Though Lorez Alexandria never received her due as a jazz singer, probably due in part to her long layoff from recording for 11 years. This, however, is an excellent introduction to a fine vocalist worthy of much wider recognition.
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