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White Rabbit is the 1972 CTI Records album recorded by George Benson on November 23, 24 & 30, 1971. The title track is a cover of the famous Great Society/Jefferson Airplane song by Grace Slick. The album was produced by Creed Taylor, arranged by Don Sebesky and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder at his studios in Englewood, New Jersey. The album was designed by Bob Ciano and the photograph used on the cover was of a South African Pondo tribes woman was taken by Pete Turner in 1970.

This album was the recording debut of guitarist Earl Klugh featured on El Mar, was only seventeen years old then. White Rabbit was the first Grammy Award nomination to George Benson in 1972 for Best Jazz Performance by a Group.

Tracks

• White Rabbit ( Grace Slick)
• The From Summer of ‘42 (Michel Legrand)
• Little Train (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2) (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
• California Dreaming (John Phillips)
• El Mar (The Sea) (George Benson)

• George Benson – guitar
• Jay Berliner – Spanish guitar
• Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (only on 5)
• Ron Carter – double bass, electric bass (on 1 and 3)
• Herbie Hancock – electric piano
• Billy Cobham – drums
• Airto Moreira – percussion, vocals
• Phil Kraus – vibes, percussion
• Gloria Agostini – harp

• Phil Bodner – flute, alto flute, oboe, English horn
• Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, piccolo. (Flute solo on 1)
• George Marge – flute, alto flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn
• Romeo Penque – English horn, oboe, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Jane Taylor – bassoon

• Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
• Jim Buffington – French horn
• John Frosk – trumpet, flugelhorn. (Trumpet solo on 1 and 5)
• Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn

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at the Pershing: BUT NOT FOR ME is a 1958 jazz album by pianist Ahmad Jamal. The tapes were made on January 16, 1958, at the Pershing Lounge of Chicago’s Pershing Hotel and each set played that night which was recorded by Malcolm Chisholm, recording engineer. A total of 43 tracks, of which 8 were selected by Jamal for the album. The LP was produced by Dave Usher and was released later that same year on Argo Records as LP-628. Though Jamal had previous releases on Argo, they had been from previously made masters. This, however, was his first release recorded for Argo and his first live recording.

Of the eight composition selected for the album comprised of standards, the 1936 composed Poinciana became the standout, not only for it’s length at eight minutes, seven seconds but also for his emotionally melodic playing.

In August 1958, Jet magazine referred to the album as “a nationwide hit”. The December 1958 Down Beat poll of music retailers showed that the album was the “#1 jazz bestseller“, selling an unprecedented 47,000 copies, it stayed on Billboard Magazine album charts for 107 weeks and eventually sold more than a million copies.

1. “But Not For Me” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:32
2. “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:35
3. “Moonlight In Vermont” (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) – 3:09
4. “Music, Music, Music” (Put Another Nickel In) (Bernie Baum, Stephen Weiss) – 2:56
5. “No Greater Love” (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 3:26
6. “Poinciana” (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 8:07
7. “Woody N’ You” (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:40
8. “What’s New?” (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 4:11

• Ahmad Jamal – piano
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums

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Junjo is the debut album by bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding and was recorded on April 6-7, 2005. It wasn’t released until April 2006 on the Spanish label Ayva Music.

The trio features pianist Aruán Ortiz, Francisco Mela on drums and then 22-year-old Spalding on upright bass, providing vocals, often wordless, on all but two tracks. Besides compositions by Jimmy Rowles, Egberto Gismonti and Chick Corea the trio plays originals.

• Esperanza Spalding – double bass, vocals
• Aruán Ortiz – piano
• Francisco Mela – drums

1. “The Peacocks” (Jimmy Rowles) – 7:56
2. “Loro” (Egberto Gismonti) – 5:06
3. “Humpty Dumpty” (Chick Corea) – 5:51
4. “Mompouana” (Aruán Ortiz) – 7:51
5. “Perazuán” (Spalding, Ortiz) – 3:38
6. “Junjo” (Spalding) – 5:13
7. “Cantora de Yala” (G. Leguizamón, M. Castilla) – 4:55
8. “Two Bad” (Spalding) – 6:59
9. “Perazela” (Francisco Mela, Spalding) – 1:32

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Canvas is an album by jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper, released on the Blue Note label. The 2005 post bop album was his first for a major label and was produced by Eli Wolf.

Tracks All songs composed by Robert Glasper except “Riot,” composed by Herbie Hancock. Album recording length ~ 64:28 Rise and Shine – 7:37 Canvas – 9:57 Portrait of an Angel – 5:24 Enoch’s Meditation – 8:12 Centelude – 1:06 Jelly’s da Beener– 7:46 Chant – 8:17 Riot – 6:20 North Portland – 5:51 I Remember – 5:58 Personnel

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Sweet Love, Bitter is a 1967 album with the soundtrack composed and recorded by Mal Waldron on March 23, 1967 in New York City for the film of the same name. The cover design was created by Robert Flynn/Viceroy. The album was released by Impulse! Records.

Based on the novel Night Song by John Alfred Williams, the story was inspired by the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker. Starring Dick Gregory, Don Murray, Robert Hooks, Diane Varsi and Jeri Archer.

The film opens with Richie “Eagle” Stokes found dead in his bed before showing the journey of how he got there. He is a jazz musician, jaded by how society treats him and seeks to numb himself with drugs, liquor and women. He crosses paths with David Hillary, a white male and former professor, when they both find themselves at a pawn shop. Hillary is distraught by the loss of his wife in a car accident, convinced that he is the cause of her death. They bond over drinks only to be found by Keel Robinson , Stokes’ friend and former reverend. Robinson offers to provide Hillary with a room in exchange for working at the coffee he owns.

The personnel on the date included pianist Mal Waldron, trumpeter Dave Burns, alto and tenor saxophonist George Coleman, baritone saxophonist Charles Davis, bassists Ruchard Davis and George Duvivier and drummer Al Dreares.

Thirteen songs comprised the album for a total of 31:28:
Loser’s Lament (Theme From “Sweet Love, Bitter”) — 5:11
Della — 2:36
Hillary — 2:23
Espresso Time — 2:11
Keel — 2:40
Smokin’ — 2:06
Della’s Dream — 2:23
The Search — 1:21
Candy’s Ride — 1:18
Bread — 1:47
Eagle Flips Out — 2:14
Brindle’s Place — 3:07
Sleep Baby Sleep — 2:11

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