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Bags & Flutes is a  album by jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in New York City and released on the Atlantic label. The producer for the dates, May 21, 1957 (tracks 1 & 7), June 10, 1957 (tracks 3, 4 & 6) and June 17, 1957 (tracks 2 & 5) was Nesuhi Ertegun. The cover photograph was taken by Elbert Budin and the cover design was by Marvin Israel.

Track Listing: All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated.

1. Bags’ New Groove 5:55
2. Sandy 3:56
3. Midget Rod 5:41
4. I’m Afraid the Masquerade Is Over (Herb Magidson/Allie Wrubel) 3:41
5. Ghana (Ernie Wilkins) 5:30
6. Sweet and Lovely (Gus Arnheim/Harry Tobias/Jules LeMare) 4:44
7. Connie’s Blues 9:45

• The total time of the recorded album is 39:12.

The personnel on the dates were Milt Jackson – vibes, Bobby Jaspar – flute (tracks 1 & 7), Frank Wess – flute (tracks 2-6), Tommy Flanagan – piano (tracks 1 & 7), Hank Jones – piano (tracks 2-6), Kenny Burrell – guitar, Percy Heath – bass and Art Taylor – drums.

>The presence of a songbird on the end of one of the flutes creates a light-hearted visual reference for the vibist and the flautists.

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March 18, 1955 saw Lionel Hampton in a Paris, France studio recording the album Crazy Rhythm for the EmArcy record label. The swing/bop/hard bop session produced four songs with a total elapse time of forty minutes and fifty-four seconds.

Personnel:

Baritone Saxophone – William Boucaya; Bass – Guy Pederson; Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone – Maurice Meunier; Drums – MacKac; French Horn – Dave Amram; Guitar – Sacha Distel; Piano – Rene Urtreger; Trumpet – Benny Bailey, Bernard Hullin, Nat Adderley; Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

Notes:

Crazy Rhythm was composed by Irving Caesar/Roger Wolfe Kahn/Joseph Meyer, Night & Day is a Cole Porter composition, Red Ribbon and A La French were composed by Lionel Hampton.

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In 1961 trombonist Bennie Green along with Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Junior Mance on piano, bassists Paul Chambers (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7) and Larry Gales (tracks 1, 4 & 5) alternating duties and drummer Ben Riley went into the studio and recorded 39 minutes and 31 seconds of jazz on March 9th  and 22nd that would be released as Glidin’ Along on the Jazzland label.

The sessions were produced by Orrin Keepnews with Chambers in the mix on the 9th and Gales on 22nd. The quintet came out of the studio with seven songs composed by two members of the group, Green and Griffin

1. African Dream – (Bennie Green)
2. Sweet Sucker – (Johnny Griffin)
3. Glidin’ Along – (Babs Gonzales)
4. Green’s Scene – (Gonzales, Green)
5. Milkshake – (Griffin)
6. Stardust” (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
7. Expubidence (Gonzales)

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First Time Out is the debut album by American composer, arranger and keyboardist Clare Fischer. It was recorded and released in 1962 by Pacific Jazz Records. The session was produced by Richard Bock, the cover was designed and photographed by Woody Woodward.

A recital by a piano trio, led by a man previously known for his arranging and composing, Fischer’s piano is not as interesting as an arranger’s piano is apt to be. It is much more accomplished than that. On this body of work the composer has complete command of the 88, making his playing equal if not surpassing his composing. The trio was comprised of pianist Clare Fischer, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Gene Stone.

All compositions are by Clare Fischer except for three where noted.

1. Nigerian Walk (Ed Shaughnessy)
2. Toddler
3. Stranger (Gary Peacock)
4. Afterfact

1. Free Too Long
2. Piece for Scotty
3. Blues for Home
4. I Love You (Cole Porter)

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Into the Hot is a 1961 album that was recorded on September 14th, October 6, 10 & 31, 1961 released under the auspices of Gil Evans featuring a large ensemble under the direction of John Carisi and the Cecil Taylor Unit. The album was released on the Impulse! Label. The cover photograph was taken by Arnold Newman and was designed by Robert Flynn/Viceroy.

Composer/trumpeter John Carisi’s contributed three tracks are performed by an orchestra drawn from the top ranks of New York jazz and studio musicians and features solos by Phil Woods.

Pianist Cecil Taylor’s contribution consists of two tracks by Taylor and a quintet with tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Sunny Murray. The group expanded to a septet with the addition of trumpeter Ted Curson and trombonist Roswell Rudd on a third track.

The Cecil Taylor recordings from this album were also released on Mixed in 1998 along with tracks by Roswell Rudd’s sextet.

1. “Moon Taj” (John Carisi) – 8:25
2. “Pots” (Cecil Taylor) – 5:50
3. “Angkor Wat” (Carisi) – 6:24
4. “Bulbs” (Taylor) – 6:55
5. “Barry’s Tune” (Carisi) – 3:43
6. “Mixed” (Taylor) – 10:13

The personnel in John Carisi Orchestra on the sessions produced by Creed Taylor were: John Carisi: trumpet, arranger, John Glasel: trumpet, Joe Wilder: trumpet, Doc Severinsen: trumpet, Clark Terry: trumpet, Urbie Green: trombone, Bob Brookmeyer: trombone, Jim Buffington: french horn, Harvey Phillips: tuba, Phil Woods: alto saxophone, Gene Quill: alto saxophone, Eddie Costa: piano and vibes, Barry Galbraith: guitar, Art Davis: bass, Milt Hinton: bass and Osie Johnson: drums.

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