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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.

The six tracks contributed by Carisi and Taylor produced a total time of 41:30.

  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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Prelude is the eighth studio album by Brazilian keyboardist Eumir Deodato de Almeida recorded on September 12-14, 1972 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It wasn’t released until January 1973 on the CTI record label. The September sessions were engineered by rudy Van Gelder, produced by Creed Taylor, arranged and conducted by Eumir Deodato.

Side A
  1. Also Sprach Zarathurstra (2001)
  2. Spirit of Summer
  3. Carly & Carole
Side B
  1. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
  2. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun
  3. September 13

The personnel was extensive to bring this project to fruition and included: Eumir Deodato on piano and electric piano; Ron Carter-bass and electric bass; Stanley Clarke-electric bass; drummer Billy Cobham; John Tropea electric guitar; Jay Berliner-guitar; percussionist Airto Moreira; Ray Barretto on congas; flautist Hubert Laws, Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque; trumpeters John Frosk,Marky Markowitz, Joe Shepley and Marvin Stamm; trombonists Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise and Bill Watrous; on French horn Jim Buffington and Peter Gordon; violinists Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Eliot Rosoff; Emanuel Vardi and Al Brown on viola and cellists Harvey Shapiro, Seymore Barab and Charles McKracken.

The funk-influenced version of the “Introduction” from Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra, titled Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001), won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and went to number two in the pop charts in the United States, number three in Canada, and number seven in the UK.

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Symphony for Improvisers is an album by Don Cherry that he recorded on September 19, 1966 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It is a 39 minute free jazz album produced by Alfred Lion and released on the Blue Note label. The cover photograph was taken by Francis Wolff and designed by Reid Miles.

There are only two compositions on the album and both are by Don Cherry:

  1. “Symphony for Improvisers: Symphony for Improvisers/Nu Creative Love/What’s Not Serious?/Infant Happiness” – 19:43
  2. “Manhattan Cry: Manhattan Cry/Lunatic/Sparkle Plenty/Om Nu” – 19:17

The personnel on the session are leader and cornetist Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders: tenor saxophone and piccolo, Karl Berger on vibes and piano, bassist Henry Grimes, bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark and drummer Ed Blackwell.

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The Beat Of My Heart is a 1957 album by Tony Bennett recorded on the Columbia Records label. The photograph, taken by Ben Rose, shows an elated Bennett with a unique all-star line-up of guest drummers to include Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Billy Exiner, Chico Hamilton, Sabu and Candido.

Working with English jazz pianist Ralph Sharon and together they devised this percussion influenced treatment that added a distinctly Latin touch the crooner’s renditions of Broadway and popular hits. A lifelong jazz lover, this is his personal all-time favorite recording.

1957 LP Listing

Side One
  1. Let’s Begin
  2. Lullaby of Broadway
  3. Let There Be Love
  4. Love for Sale
  5. Army Air Corps Song
  6. Crazy Rhythm
Side Two
  1. The Beat of My Heart
  2. So Beats My Heart for You
  3. Blues in the Night
  4. Lazy Afternoon
  5. Let’s Face the Music and Dance
  6. Just One of Those Things
A 1996 compact disc re-release contained six bonus tracks, but omitted Army Air Corps Song.
  1. It’s So Peaceful in the Country
  2. In Sandy’s Eyes
  3. I Get a Kick Out of You
  4. You Go to My Head
  5. I Only Have Eyes for You
  6. Begin the Beguine

Recorded on June 27 (#12-13), October 14 (#14-15), October 21 (#17) and October 25 (#16), 1957. The length of the original LP recording was 29:34, however the CD reissue extended it to 44:34.

Joining Bennett and the drummers on the recording sessions were arranger, conductor and  pianist Ralph Sharon, Al Cohn on tenor saxophone, trumpeter Nat Adderley, trombonists Robert Alexander, Jim Dahl and Kai Winding, Herbie Mann, Spencer Sinatra and William Slapin on flute, vibraphonist Eddie Costa, guitarist John Pisano and bassists Milt Hinton and Eddie Safranski.

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The Boss Is Back! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. Gene Ammons contributed the three originals The Jungle Boss, Tastin’ The Jug and Madame Queen to the six set session.

The compositions are tracked on the album in order:

    1. The Jungle Boss
    2. I Wonder
    3. Feeling Good
    4. Tastin’ the Jug
    5. Here’s That Rainy Day
    6. Madame Queen

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, tracks 1, 2 & 4-6 were laid down on November 10, 1969 and track 3 on November 11, 1969.

Tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons enlisted the talents of Prince James, Houston Person on tenor saxophone on track 1, Junior Mance on piano on tracks 1, 2 & 4-6, organist Sonny Phillips on track 3, Buster Williams on bass on tracks 1, 2 & 4-6, electric bassist Bob Bushnell on track 3, drummers Frankie Jones on tracks 1, 2 & 4-6 and Bernard Purdie on track 3 and Candido playing congas on tracks 1, 2 & 4-6.

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