Shirley Scott - Sweet Soul (1962) [re-rip]

Reissued from the "Happy Talk" session this features Earl May on bass and Roy Brooks on drums. It includes a nice "Jitterbug Waltz." All are standards. ~ by Michael G. Nastos, AMG.

Here we have another overlooked classic by the ‘Queen of the Organ’. On this date she keeps her trio’s focus on a number of classic jazz standards. Her performance and skills are exceptional and backed perfectly by other veterans; Earl May on bass and Roy Brooks on drums. This album recorded by Rudy van Gelder was to be the 2^nd release of this brilliant LP. The previous being Happy Talk [Prestige PR 7262]

Prestige Records, PR 7360, 1963

Recorded 5^th December, 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Track Listing:

A1. Happy Talk {Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II} (8:42)

A2. Jitterbug Waltz {Fats Waller} (5:26)

A3. My Romance {Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (4:50)

B1. Where Or When {Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (5:14)

B2. I Hear A Rhapsody {George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gaspare} (4:59)

B3. Sweet Slumber {Lucky Millinder, Jimmy Woode} (5:25)

Personnel:

Shirley Scott - Organ

Earl May - Bass

Roy Brooks - Drums

Credits:

Producer - Ozzie Cadena

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Liner Notes - Dan Morgenstern

Billy Taylor - Billy Taylor Introduces Ira Sullivan 1956 (LP-24-48-flac)

 
A great early session from Chicago trumpeter Ira Sullivan – a very strong player who came out strongly in the late 50s as one of the big jazz hopefuls from the Windy City. This set has Ira backed by the Billy Taylor Trio – presented by Billy on ABC, where the Taylor trio was recording at the time. Tracks have a nice open-ended feel, and a lot more drive than Billy's own work at the time, and the best numbers feel like they were recorded for a Prestige blowing session. Titles include "Strolling", "Leslie's Gauge", "You Don't Know What Love Is", and "So In Love".  (dustygroove.com)
 
Tracks...

  1. So In Love
  2. Imagination
  3. Strolling
  4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  5. Leslie's Gauge
  6. In A Mellow Tone
  7. You Don't Know What Love Is

Personnel...

Billy Taylor - Piano
Ed Thigpen - Drums
Earl May - Bass
Ira Sullivan - Trumpet

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Herbie Mann - Glory Of Love (1967) [vinyl>flac]

Flutist Herbie Mann is backed by a large rhythm section and a small horn section on this Creed Taylor-produced A&M set (which has been reissued on CD). Actually the most interesting aspect of the R&B-oriented date (which includes such songs as "Hold on, I'm Comin'," "House of the Risin' Sun" and "Unchain My Heart") is that the up-and-coming flutist Hubert Laws is matched with Mann on several tracks.  ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.

This album is from Taylor's A&M period, and fronted by flautist Herbie Mann, it features a stellar line-up of soul-jazz studio musicians. There's a lot of pop soul here, and a sampling of the latin styles that both Mann and Taylor were known for. You'll find young Roy Ayers and Sonny Sharrock here (dig Ayers' awesome vibes solo on the cover of soul hit "The Letter" for a virtual blueprint of his Ubiquity sound). Listen to Ayers and Sharrock duet on the cover of "Hold On I'm Coming" over the unrelenting funk of Grady Tate on drums. Edu Lobo's "Upa Neguinho" gets a terrific treatment. The title track is pure CTI schmalz. And capitalizing off Taylor's eye for turning adult pop hits into jazz is "Love Is Far Stronger than We" covered from the A Man And A Woman soundtrack. "Oh How I Want To Love You" is a slinky sexy grind of a song, and, gasp, actually a Herbie Mann original.

CTI/A&M, SP-3003, 1968

Recorded 26^th (#A1,A3,A4,A5,B3), 27^th (#B4) July; 19^th (#B1) September;
6^th (#A2,A6,B2) October, 1967 at Van Gelder Studios, New Jersey

Track Listing:

A1. No Use Crying {Roy Gaines, Freddie Kober, Johnnie Daniels} (3:03)

A2. Hold On, I'm Coming {Isaac Hayes, David Porter} (3:11)

A3. Glory Of Love {Billy Hill} (2:41)

A4. Unchain My Heart {Freddy James, Agnus Jones} (3:09)

A5. House Of The Rising Sun {Traditional} (3:08)

A6. The Letter {Wayne Carson} (3:22)

B1. Upa, Neguinho {Edu Lobo, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri} (2:40)

B2. Love Is Stronger Far Than We {Pierre Barouh, Francis Lai, Jerry Keller} (3:10)

B3. Oh, How I Want To Love You {Herbie Mann} (5:31)

B4. In And Out {Herbie Mann} (4:33)

Personnel:

Herbie Mann - Flute

Hubert Laws - Flute, Piccolo Flute (#A1,A3,A4,A5,B1,B3,B4)

Joe Grimaldi - Saxophone (#B1)

Benny Powell - Trombone (#B1)

Burt Collins - Trumpet, Flugelhorn (#B1)

Ernie Royal - Trumpet, Flugelhorn (#B1)

Roy Ayers - Vibraphone (#A2,A6,B2)

Ted Sommer - Vibraphone (#B1)

Paul Griffin - Piano (#B1)

Roy Glover - Piano (#A1,A3,A4,A5,B3,B4), Organ (#A1,A3,A5,A5,B3,B4)

Roland Hanna - Piano (#B4), Organ (#B4)

Eric Gale - Guitar (#A1,A3,A4,A5,B1,B3)

Jay Berliner - Guitar (#B1)

Sunny Sharrock - Guitar (#A2,A6,B2)

Ron Carter - Bass (#A1,A3,A4,A5,B1,B3,B4)

Earl May - Bass (#A2,A6,B2)

Grady Tate - Drums (#A1-A6,B2-B4)

Herb Lovelle - Drums (#B1)

Johnny Pacheco - Percussion (#B1)

Ray Barretto - Percussion (#B1)

Ted Sommer - Percussion (#B1)

Plus Horns and Unidentified Chorus

Credits:

Producer - Creed Taylor

Recording Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder