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Cedar! is the debut album by pianist Cedar Walton released on the Prestige label and recorded on July 10, 1967 in New York City. The session was produced by Don Sclitten and engineered by Richard Alderson.
Of the six songs recorded, four were composed by Cedar Walton. My Ship by Ira Gershwin & Kurt Weill, and Come Sunday by Duke Ellington. The Bonus track of Take The “A” Train by Billy Strayhorn was added on the CD reissue.
The tracks were recorded in the following order:
- Turquoise Twice
- Twilight Waltz
- My Ship
- Short Stuff
- Head and Shoulders
- Come Sunday
- Take the “A” Train
Pianist Cedar Walton brought in a stellar group of musicians that included trumpeter Kenny Dorham on tracks 1, 2 & 5-7, tenor saxophone Junior Cook on tracks 1, 5 & 6, Leroy Vinnegar on bass and rounding out the quintet was drummer Billy Higgins.
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Toon Van Vliet ‘57 was recorded by tenor saxophonist Toon Van Vliet in Holland. Coming up in the postwar scene and emulating a flat, raspy sound of some American soul jazz players of the era, he is heard here working here with pianist Pim Jacobs, bassist Ruud Jacobs and drummer John Engels.
The album has four songs and is a lively swing set that includes the compositions Avilla & Tequilla, Airegin, St. Thomas and Yesterdays. Though relatively short in its playing length, lasting a mere 17 minutes and 29 seconds with two songs on either side, the saxophonist begins with a Hank Mobley composition, followed with two by Sonny Rollins and ends with Jerome Kern.
Recorded on September 15, 1957 originally on BVHaast Records 059 and reissued from recordings licensed by the Dutch National Jazz Archives. The liner notes were penned by Wim Van Eyle.
As there are no available recordings of this album’s songs, and the fact that the following recording of Rollins’ Oleo does not appear on this particular album though the artwork is the same, one can still get a sense of Toon’s playing.
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Lucky Strikes is an album led by saxophonist Lucky Thompson recorded on September 15, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The session was produced by Don Schlitten as well as the cover design and photograph. The album was originally released in 1965 on the Prestige label.
Eight songs made up the 39 minutes and 25 seconds playing time with all compositions by Lucky Thompson except In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington & Mills), Fly With the Wind, Mid-Nite Oil, Reminiscent, Mumba Neua, I Forgot to Remember, Prey-Loot and Invitation (Bronisław Kaper)
The quartet was comprised of Lucky Thompson – tenor and soprano saxophone, Hank Jones/piano, Richard Davis/bass, and Connie Kay/drums.
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On February 14 and 19, 1969 at RCA Studios in New York City, tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders brought ten musicians together to record his seminal free jazz album Karma. During this time of social and political upheavals of the Sixties, Sanders was just one of the musicians who was a major factor in the emergence of a new stylistic trend in jazz, variously called “free jazz”, “the new thing”, or “energy music”. It was recorded and released for the Impulse! label.
This was the third album by Sanders as a leader and just one of the spiritually-themed albums of the period. The cover design was by Barbara and Robert Flynn and the cover photograph was taken by Charles “Chuck” Stewart. The album had only two compositions by composers Sanders and Thomas: The Creator Has A Master Plan (32:46) and Colors (5:37).
The personnel was Pharoah Sanders, percussionist and vocalist Leon Thomas, Julius Watkins on French horn, James Spaulding on flute, pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, bassist Reggie Workman, Richard Davis and Ron Carter, drummers Billy Hart and Freddie Waits and Nathaniel Bettis on percussion.
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Black Fox is a 1970 album released by Freddy Robinson of the World Pacific record label. The photography and art design were both provided by Ron Wolin. The producers for this date were Dee Ervin and Monk Higgins, the latter also arranged and conducted. Liner Notes were written by Bob Hatchett. The album was alternately titled The Coming Atlantis.
The tracklist on this soul jazz and modern electric blues album include four tunes on Side A – Before Six, The Coming Atlantis, (I’m A) Fool For You and Freddy’s Sermon. Side B rendered the title track Black Fox, The Oggum Boogum Song, Rita and Monkin’ Around.
Crediting the performers are Backing Vocals – Adrienne Williams, Alexandra Brown, Difosco Ervin, Mamie Galore, Patricia Dunn; Fender & Upright Bass – Bob West; Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone – Ernest Williams; Bongos & Congas – King Errison; Drums – Paul Humphrey; Piano – Joe Sample; Flute – Allen Butler; Guitar – Fred L. Robinson; Organ – Monk Higgins; Percussion – Dee Ervin, Strings – Sid Sharp; Tenor Saxophone – Plas Johnson; Trumpet – Allen Brisbois and Vibraphone – Alan C. Estes.
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