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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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Three Wishes

When the Baroness asked Billy Higgins what his three wishes would be he said:

  1. “To have the genius of Thelonious Monk.”
  2. “To send my wife and two babies something.”
  3. “A set of drums.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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Klook’s Clique is an album led by bebop pioneer drummer Kenny Clarke, who brought a quintet together and recorded on February 6, 1956, at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. The session was produced by Ozzie Cadena, who was also instrumental in helping to popularize jazz in Los Angeles, California.

The Players
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • John LaPorta – alto saxophone
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
Track List ~ 34.17
  1. Volcano (Kenny Clarke) – 6:01
  2. La Porta-Thority (John LaPorta) – 5:54
  3. I Hear a Rhapsody (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre) – 4:48
  4. Will Wail (LaPorta) – 7:04
  5. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 5:58
  6. Play Fiddle Play (Arthur Altman, Emery Deutsch, Jack Lawrence) – 4:32

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Golden Boy is the 1963 album recorded in New York City by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. The full title is Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Play Selections From the New Musical Golden Boy.

The musical starred Sammy Davis Jr. and all the selections on the album were written and composed by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse for the Broadway musical. The LP was originally released on the Colpix label and produced by Jack Lewis.

Of the eleven-member band, three were also arrangers ~ Curtis Fuller, Wayne Shorter, and Cedar Walton. This is a musically short album only running 30:11.

Tracks
  1. “Theme from Golden Boy” – 5:35
  2. “Yes I Can” – 5:25
  3. “Lorna’s Here” – 5:09
  4. “This Is the Life” – 5:56
  5. “There’s a Party” – 5:00
  6. “I Want to Be with You” – 4:03
The Players
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Bill Barber – tuba
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass

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Lenox And Seventh: The Definitive Black and Blue Sessions is a 1985 album led by Alvin Queen and Dr. Lonnie Smith. The sessions were recorded in a studio in Paris, France on May 28 1985. The recording engineer was Dominique Samarcq, with liner notes provided by Alain Antonietto.

Track Listing

  • L.S. Blues ~ 6:20
  • Slightly Monkish ~ 5:49
  • Who Can I Turn To ~ 8:00
  • Billie’s Bounce ~ 5:58
  • There Is No Greater Love ~ 9:09
  • Minor Chant ~ 4:55
  • Oleo ~ 4:27Chopstick ~ 6:51
The Trio
  • Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Organ
  • Alvin Queen ~ Drums
  • Melvin Sparks ~ Guitar

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