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Attica Blues is a studio album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp, recorded on January 24~26, 1972 at A&R Recording in New York City.. Originally released in 1972 on the Impulse! label, the album title is a reference to the Attica Prison riots. The producer on the sessions was Ed Michel.

Track List | 37:16 All compositions by Archie Shepp except as indicated

  1.      Attica Blues (lyrics by Beaver Harris) – 4:49
  2.      Invocation: Attica Blues (Beaver Harris) – 0:18
  3.      Steam, Part 1 – 5:08
  4.      Invocation to Mr. Parker” (lyrics by Bart Gray) – 3:17
  5.      Steam, Part 2 – 5:10
  6.      Blues for Brother George Jackson – 4:00
  7.      Invocation: Ballad for a Child (Harris) – 0:30
  8.      Ballad for a Child (lyrics by Harris) – 3:37
  9.      Good-Bye Sweet Pops (Cal Massey) – 4:23
  10. Quiet Dawn (Massey) – 6:12
Personnel
  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 8, 10) and soprano saxophone (3, 5, 9)
  • Brass and reed section on tracks 1, 6, 9 and 10
    • Clifford Thornton – cornet
    • Roy Burrows, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley – trumpet
    • Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi – trombone
    • Hakim Jami – euphonium
    • Clarence White – alto saxophone
    • Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson – tenor saxophone
    • James Ware – baritone saxophone
  • String section on tracks 1, 3, 5, and 8—10
    • John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar – violin
    • Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott – cello
  • Marion Brown – alto saxophone (1, 6), bamboo flute (3), flute (4), percussion (3—5)
  • Walter Davis, Jr. – electric piano (1, 6), piano (6, 8—10)
  • Dave Burrell – electric piano (3, 5)
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar (1, 3, 5, 8)
  • Roland Wilson (1, 3, 5–6, 8), Gerald Jemmott (1) – Fender bass
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass (3—5, 9, 10)
  • Beaver Harris (1, 3, 5–6, 8) – drums
  • Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sultan – percussion (1, 6, 10)
  • Vocals
    • Henry Hull (1, 8), Joe Lee Wilson (3, 5) – vocals
    • William Kunstler (2, 7), Bartholomew Gray (4) – narrator
    • Joshie Armstead, Albertine Robertson – backing vocals (1)
  • Featured exclusively on tracks 9 and 10, written by Cal Massey
    • Romulus Franceschini – conductor and co-arranger
    • Cal Massey – fluegelhorn (10)
    • Waheeda Massey – vocals (10)
    • Billy Higgins – drums

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Carmen for Cool Ones is a 1958 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by cellist Fred Katz. The studio sessions were recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 16, 1957 and released in 1958 on the Decca Records label. Discovered and signed to the label by Decca’s A&R head Milt Gabler to fill the void and niche Ella Fitzgerald created, this was her sixth album for the label.

Tracks | 36:15 1. All the Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) 2. A Shoulder to Cry On 3. Any Old Time (Artie Shaw) 4. Weak for the Man (Jeanne Burns) 5. What’s New? (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) 6. I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter) 7. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? (Walter Donaldson/Abe Lyman) 8. Without a Word of Warning (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) 9. If I Were a Bell (Frank Loesser) 10. You Are Mine 11. The Night We Called It a Day (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) 12. I_Remember_Clifford_(song)”>I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) Players

  • Carmen McRae – vocals, piano
  • Fred Katz – arranger, conductor, cello
  • Ike Isaacs – double bass
  • Joe Marino – celeste, piano
  • Mahlon Clark – bass clarinet
  • Justin Gordon – saxophone
  • George W. Smith – clarinet
  • Specs Wright – drums
  • Buddy Collette – flute, alto saxophone
  • Harry Klee – flute
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Joseph R. Gibbons – guitar
  • Frank Emilio Flynn – marimba, vibraphone
  • Warren Webb – oboe
  • Thirteen string players

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Griff & Lock is an album by saxophonists Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1960 and released on the Jazzland label. The original sessions were produced by Orrin Keepnews and were recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City on November 4 & 10, 1960. The engineer was Ray Fowler and the cover designs were by Ken Deardoff and Donald Silverstein.

The three studio albums recorded for Jazzland by the aptly named Tough Tenors, Johnny Griffin and Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis, and their calorific Junior Mance-Larry Gales-Ben Riley rhythm section epitomize what this incendiary group was about ~ Swinging! They are at the height of their game together.

Track Listing 1. The Last Train from Overbrook (James Moody) 6:51 2. Hey Lock! (Eddie Davis) 7:56 3. Midnight at Minton’s (Paul Gonzales) 4:20 4. Second Balcony Jump (Gerry Valentine) 5:24 5. I’ll Remember April (Raye-DePaul-Johnston) 6:33 6. Good Bait (Dameron-Basie) 7:39 Personnel Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis & Johnny Griffin Quintet Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Johnny Griffin ~ tenor saxophone Junior Mance ~ piano Larry Gales ~ bass Ben Riley ~ drums

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Jo Jones Trio is an album recorded by drummer Jo Jones who was joined by the Bryant brothers in New York City during March 1959. The LP was released by Everest Records and Raymond Scott was the producer on this session. On this album, the trio gives an indication of the varying kinds of approaches and material they can play.

Track Listing | 39:27

  1.      Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey)
  2.      My Blue Heaven (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting)
  3.      Jive at Five (Count Basie, Harry Edison)
  4.      Greensleeves (Traditional)
  5.      When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan)
  6.      Philadelphia Bound (Ray Bryant)
  7.      Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere)
  8.      I Got Rhythm – Part I (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  9.      I Got Rhythm – Part II (Gershwin, Gershwin)
  10.      Embraceable You (Gershwin, Gershwin)
  11.      Bebop Irishman (Bryant)
  12.      Little Susie (Bryant, Jo Jones, Tom Bryant)
Personnel Jo Jones – drums Ray Bryant – piano Tom Bryant – bass

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The Driving Louis Bellson (also released as The Hawk Talks) is an album by drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in New York City on February 2, 1955, and released that same year on the Norgran label. Norman Granz produced the 33:23 minute session.

Tracks

  1. Basie – 6:18
  2. Charlie O – 4:47
  3. All Right (Benny Goodman) – 5:14
  4. The Hawk Talks – 3:52
  5. Festivale – 4:08
  6. Greetings – 5:10
  7. Mambo a la Louis Bellson (Ralph Martin, Mike Alexander) – 3:59
Personnel
  • Louis Bellson – drums
  • Charlie Shavers – trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 6)
  • Nate Brown – flute (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
  • Sid Brown – bass clarinet (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 6)
  • Lou Stein – piano
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
  • Sabu Martinez – congas, bongos (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
  • Alexander Delannay, Cyril Jackson, Joe Comadore – congas (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
  • Mike Alexander, Rod Clavery, Alfonso Marshall – congas, steel drums (tracks 4, 5 & 7)

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