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King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross Sings is an album released in 1952, the same year Ross met Prestige Records owner Bob Weinstock, who asked her to write lyrics to a jazz solo, in a similar way to King Pleasure, a practice that would later be known as vocalese. The next day, she presented him with Twisted, a treatment of saxophonist Wardell Gray’s 1949 composition of the same name, a classic example of the genre. The song, first released on the 1952 album King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings, was an underground hit, and resulted in her winning DownBeat magazine’s New Star award.

The cover art design is by Marc Rice, the photographs were taken by Esmond Edwards and the liner notes were written by Ira Gitler. Of the twelve tunes that comprise the album, eight of them are King Pleasure’s, taking all of side A and two tracks on side B. the remaining four tracks belong to Annie Ross.

The track list is as follows for King Pleasure Sings: Red Top, Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid, Sometimes I’m Happy, This Is Always, What Can I Say Dear, Don’t Get Scared, Parker’s Mood and I’m Gone.

Annie Ross Sings four tracks are: Twisted, Farmer’s Market, The Time Was Right and Annie’s Lament.

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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 Hawk In Paris is an album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring compositions related to Paris. He performed with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Manny Albam, recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.

The 12 tracks on the album are April in Paris (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg), Mon Homme (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain), Under Paris Skies (Hubert Giraud, Jean Dréjac), Mimi (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart), La Chnouf (Marc Lanjean), La Vie en Rose (Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David), La Mer (Charles Trenet), Paris In The Spring (Harry Revel, Gordon), I Love Paris (Cole Porter), Mademoiselle de Paree (Eric Maschwitz, Paul Durand), Chiens Perdus Sans Collier/The Little Lost Dog (Paul Misraki), Tu N’ Peux T’ Figurer/Dawn over Paris (Misraki)

The Players: Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone, Romeo Penque – saxophone, flute, Al Epstein – saxophone, Nick Travis – trumpet, Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch – trombone, Ray Beckenstein – flute, Tosha Samaroff, Paul Gershman, Leo Kruczek, Max Cahn, Alvin Rudintsky, Jack Zayde, Sy Miroff – violin, Lucien Schmit, George Ricci, Pete Makis – cello, Janet Putnam – harp, Marty Wilson – vibraphone, Hank Jones – piano, Barry Galbraith – guitar, Arnold Fishkind – bass and Osie Johnson – drums.

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Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded the live bebop album Jazz At Massey Hall on May 15, 1953 in Toronto, Canada. With him on this date were bassist Charles Mingus, drummer Max Roach, pianist Bud Powell and saxophonist Charlie Parker who is billed as Charlie Chan for contractual reasons, an allusion to the fictional detective and to Parker’s wife Chan. It was the only time these five men recorded as a unit and the last recorded meeting of Parker and Gillespie.

The session was produced by Charles Mingus, and was originally released on Mingus’s label Debut, from a recording made by the Toronto New Jazz Society. Due to under-recording of the bass lines, Mingus took the recording to New York where he and Max Roach dubbed in the bass lines on most of the tunes, exchanging Mingus soloing on All The Things You Are. However, a 2004 reissue, Complete Jazz At Massey Hall contains the full concert without the overdubbing.

The original issue was as a two 10” LPs, 46:54 in length and and the cover design had five playing cards, with Gillespie as the Joker. The set on Volume 1 contains the tracks Perdido, Salt Peanuts, All The Things You Are and 52nd Street Theme. Volume 3 has Wee, Hot House and A Night In Tunisia. Volume 2 consisted of the trio recordings of Powell, Mingus and Roach from the same date all but I’ve Got You Under My Skin and one track by Billy Taylor with Mingus and Roach from a later date.

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