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The Memorial Album is a 1947 album by Fats Navarro recorded on the Blue Note record label with The Tadd Dameron Sextet, The Howard McGhee Sextet and Bud Powell’s Modernists. The cover was design by noted jazz musician, book and album cover designer Paul Bacon.

This album was part of their Modern Jazz Series and recorded at WOR Studios, NYC on September 26, 1947 (A1, A4, B2, B3), Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948 (A3), Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948 (B1) and WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949 (A2)

Tracklist:

A1 The Squirrel – Composer: Tadd Dameron A2 52nd St. Theme – Composer: Thelonious Monk A3 Lady Bird – Composer: Tadd Dameron A4 The Chase – Composer: Tadd Dameron B1 Double Talk – Composer: Fats Navarro*, Howard McGhee* B2 Dameronia – – Composer: Tadd Dameron B3 Our Delight – Composer: Tadd Dameron

Personnel Credits: Alto Saxophone – Ernie Henry (tracks: A1, A4 to B3) Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: A3, B1), Nelson Boyd (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3), Tommy Potter (tracks: A2) Drums – Kenny Clarke (tracks: A3, B1), Roy Haynes (tracks: A2), Shadow Wilson(tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3) Piano – Bud Powell (tracks: A2), Milton Jackson* (tracks: B1), Tadd Dameron (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B2, B3) Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3), Sonny Rollins (tracks: A2), Wardell Gray (tracks: A3) Trumpet – Fats Navarro, Howard McGhee (tracks: B1)

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East Coast Jazz No. 4 is a 1955 album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded and released on the Bethlehem record label.. The photograph and cover design was created by Burt Goldblatt. This relatively short recording was only 25 minutes and 12 seconds long but was considered long playing for the time period.

Tracks:
1. Chicken Little
2. Cuban Love Song (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Herbert Stothart)he 3. 3. Things We Did Last Summer (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
4. Deep Night (Charles E. Henderson, Rudy Vallée)
5. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
6. After Work
7. Moon Dreams (Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer)

Personnel:
Herbie Mann – flute
Joe Puma (tracks 2, 4, 7), Benny Weeks (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6) – guitar
Keith Hodgson (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6), Whitey Mitchell (tracks 2, 4, 7) – bass
Lee Rockey (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6), Herb Wasserman (tracks 2, 4, 7) – drums

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Vibraphonist Johnny Lytle went into a New York City studio in 1968 and recorded The Sound Of Velvet Soul that was released on the Solid State record label. The ten (10) song recording session has a total length of 34:23 and was produced by Sonny Lester and arranged and conducted by Manny Albam.

Track Listing: A1 The Thing To Do A2 We’re Bluesin’ A3 L.A. Soul A4 Street Scene A5 Live For Life B1 Under The Rising Sun B2 On A Clear Day B3 Somewhere B4 Up Up And Away B5 Suddenly You The Players: VibraphonE: Johnny Lytle Baritone SaxophonE: Sol Schlinger Bass: Richard Davis (2) Drums: Mel Lewis Percussion: Johnny Pacheco Saxophone: Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell and Seldon Powell

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Kelly Great is an album recorded on August 12, 1959 by pianist Wynton Kelly, and released that same year on the Vee-Jay record label. The photograph was taken by Chuck Stewart. Sid McCoy produced the 35:24 long session and Cozy Noda was responsible for the digital remastering.

Kelly, Morgan and Shorter all contributed compositions for this for song session that included the following lineup of tunes – Wrinkles (Wynton Kelly), Mama G (Wayne Shorter), June Night (Abel Baer, Cliff Friend), What Know (Lee Morgan) and Sidney (Shorter).

With Kelly on piano leading the quintet he enlisted the talents of Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on the drums.

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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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