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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
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey)
- My Blue Heaven (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting)
- Jive at Five (Count Basie, Harry Edison)
- Greensleeves (Traditional)
- When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan)
- Philadelphia Bound (Ray Bryant)
- Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere)
- I Got Rhythm – Part I (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- I Got Rhythm – Part II (Gershwin, Gershwin)
- Embraceable You (Gershwin, Gershwin)
- Bebop Irishman (Bryant)
- Little Susie (Bryant, Jo Jones, Tom Bryant)
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Three Wishes
George Tucker was asked by Nica of his three wishes and he replied:
- “I wish everybody health and happiness, and particularly my mother.”
- “I wish for the jazz business to progress and be more fruitful.”
- “I wish to be able to express more love through music.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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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
- Basie – 6:18
- Charlie O – 4:47
- All Right (Benny Goodman) – 5:14
- The Hawk Talks – 3:52
- Festivale – 4:08
- Greetings – 5:10
- Mambo a la Louis Bellson (Ralph Martin, Mike Alexander) – 3:59
- 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
Tommy Turrentine told Pannonica his three wishes would be:
- “Love.”
- “Prosperity.”
- “Peace.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Live at Bradley’s is a live album that was recorded by pianist Kenny Barron on April 3-4 1996 at 70 University Place in New York City. It wasn’t released until 2001 on the French EmArcy label, then on Sunnyside Records in 2002. The two-night live sessions rendered five selections from this veteran masters for a total of one hour, five minutes and fifty-one seconds. The recording was produced by Joanne Klein and engineered by Jim Alexander.
Track Listing- Everybody Loves My Baby (Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer) – 15:27
- Solar (Miles Davis) – 11:26
- Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:44
- Alter Ego” (James Williams) – 13:23
- Canadian Sunset (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 15:51
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Ray Drummond – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
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