Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Ow! Live At The Penthouse (1962)

Ow! Live at The Penthouse is a collection of previously-unissued recordings by the supercharged saxophone duo of Johnny Griffin / Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis captured over 2 nights at the famous Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA in 1962. Though the tenor sax battle became a fixture of the hard bop era after Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray established the format with “The Chase” in 1947, no duo was as powerful or as prolific as Davis, a veteran of the Count Basie Orchestra and a popular trio with organist Shirley Scott, and Griffin, noted for his high-voltage work with Thelonious Monk. The pair who became known known as “the Tough Tenors” cut nine LPs – including four live albums caught at Minton’s in New York – for Prestige and Jazzland in 1960-62. This limited-edition deluxe CD set features the potent rhythm section of Horace Parlan on piano, Buddy Catlett on bass and Art Taylor on drums. ~ Bandcamp.com. 

Reel To Reel, RTR-CD-003, 2019
Recorded 30th May (#1-7) & 6th June (#8-15), 1962 Live at The Penthouse, Seattle, WA
Broadcast Live on KING-FM, Seattle, Washington, USA 

Musicians:
Johnny Griffin - Tenor Saxophone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone
Horace Parlan - Piano
Buddy Catlett - Bass
Art Taylor - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Intermission Riff {Ray Wetzel} / Intro By Jim Wilkie (0:53)
02. Blues Up And Down {Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt} (6:48)
03. Ow! {Dizzy Gillespie} (8:20)
04. Spoken Introduction (0:09)
05. Bahia {Ary Barroso} (8:44)
06. Spoken Introduction (0:05)
07. Blue Lou {Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills} (4:11)
08. Second Balcony Jump {Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine} (7:13)
09. Spoken Outro (0:08)
10. How Am I To Know? {Jack King} (10:14)
11. Spoken Introduction (0:09)
12. Sophisticated Lady {Duke Ellington} (4:03)
13. Spoken Introduction (0:09)
14. Tickle Toe {Lester Young} (6:36)
15. Intermission Riff {Ray Wetzel} / Outro By Jim Wilkie (0:56) 

Total Time: 58:45 

Credits:
Producer, Executive Producer, Photo Research, Notes - Cory Weeds
Producer, Photo Research, Notes - Zev Feldman
Associate Producer, Notes - Jim Wilkie, Charlie Puzzo Jr.
Original Recording Engineer - Fred Stimson
Sound Restoration - Chris Gestrin
Mastering [LP] - Bernie Grundman [Hollywood, California]
Photography - Lee Tanner, Esmond Edwards, Burt Goldblatt
Photography [Cover] - Don Schlitten
Art Direction and Design - John Sellards
Album Package Design - Dan Forte
Liner Notes - Ted Panken, Michael Weiss

Ada Montellanico, Enrico Pieranunzi - Danza Di Una Ninfa (2005)

Two great artists leading an exceptional ensemble to present a project that will not fail to amaze and fascinate jazz and non-jazz fans. Ada Montellanico and Enrico Pieranunzi have, in fact, created a new work for the EGEA label that is a real journey into the poetic-musical world of Luigi Tenco. It is difficult to imagine a more effective combination to face and carry out such a delicate operation as that of giving life to new original sound stories through the exciting stories contained in the beautiful music and lyrics of the singer-songwriter. The two artists who signed "Dance of a Nymph" have brilliantly succeeded in the undertaking thanks to the excellent qualities that have long been recognized to them. Ada Montellanico has carved out her own, important space in the vocal panorama for making the Italian language sound and jazz improvisation and for being an interpreter capable of making her intimate emotional world adhere to the needs of narration. Enrico Pieranunzi, for his part, has built over the years, through his improvisations and compositions, a very personal sound universe that has made him one of the most appreciated Italian musicians in the world. If it is true that the Montellanico / Pieranunzi collaboration has already produced important works in the past such as "L'altra Tenco" (1996) and "But love no" (1997), it must be said immediately that "Dance of a nymph" presents itself as a completely new project, in a certain sense "revolutionary" because in it the most refined Italian songwriting tradition blends with the most authentic and transgressive jazz; so famous compositions such as, for example, "I fell in love with you" and "I understood that I love you" thanks to Pieranunzi's surprising, "transversal" arrangements and Montellanico's passionate, highly original interpretative approach, they will be completely "unpublished". 

But, speaking of "unpublished", four truly special songs can be heard on the CD that cannot fail to impress with their great beauty and poetic force. There are four texts by Luigi Tenco - two of which set to music by Montellanico, two by Pieranunzi - whose recording constitutes an "event within an event" because never before have the songwriter's lyrics been set to music, an operation that has the other received the warm consent and support of the Tenco family. And the fact that two jazz musicians did all this has a particular flavor, taking into account the enormous importance that this music had in the formative years of the future author of so many wonderful songs. Naturally the extraordinary artistic results of the project would not have been possible without the decisive contribution of the musicians who participated in it, each of whom enriched the CD with his strong expressive personality with an exceptional guest, the prestigious American multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless, for some time strong point of the legendary "Oregon". A project therefore that constitutes for various reasons an important and rare opportunity also and above all for the subtle interplay between the two artists who created it: a sort of seductive interplay, thanks to which Montellanico makes the word "Sound" and Pieranunzi transforms his sound into "word". But mainly, it will be possible to rediscover the immense originality and depth of Luigi Tenco, one of the most important artists ever to appear on the Italian music scene, in a completely new and unexpected guise. ~ enricopieranunzi.it [Translated from Italian] 

EGEA Records, SCA 121, 2005
Recorded 20th and 21st February, 2005 at Oratorio Di Santa Cecilia, Perugia, Italy 

Musicians:
Ada Montellanico - Vocals
Enrico Pieranunzi - Piano, Arranger
Paul McCandless - Soprano Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Bebo Ferra - Guitar
Luca Bulgarelli - Double Bass
Piero Salvatori - Cello
Michele Rabbia - Drums, Percussion
Arkè String Quartet (#1,2,9) 

Tracks:
01. Mi Sono Innamorato Di Te {Luigi Tenco} (7:23)
02. Da Quando {Ada Montellanico, Luigi Tenco} (5:29)
03. Mia Cara Amica {Enrico Pieranunzi, Luigi Tenco} (6:12)
04. Quasi Sera {Carlo Donida, Luigi Tenco} (4:51)
05. Danza Di Una Ninfa Sotto La Luna {Ada Montellanico, Luigi Tenco} (6:24)
06. Che Cos'e'? {Enrico Pieranunzi} (4:12)
07. Ho Capito Che Ti Amo {Luigi Tenco} (5:39)
08. Il Tempo Passò {Gianfranco Reverberi, Luigi Tenco} (5:39)
09. In Qualche Parte Del Mondo {Luigi Tenco} (5:45)
10. O Me {Enrico Pieranunzi, Luigi Tenco} (4:59) 

Total Time: 56:41 

Credits:
Recording & Mixing - Angelo Cioffi
Cover [Watercolor] - Richard Peduzzi
Graphics [Progetto Grafico] - Cecilia Valli
Photography - Adriano Scognamillo
Liner Notes - Walter Veltroni
Liner Notes [Translation] - Darragh Henegan 

Danza Di Una Ninfa Sotto La Luna

Alphonse Mouzon - Mind Transplant (1974)

Amazing Jazz Fusion
Drummers Alphonse Mouzon and Billy Cobham led almost parallel careers during the 1970s and helped to raise the bar by which all subsequent drummers were to be judged. They were both in legendary fusion bands (Mouzon in Weather Report and Larry Coryell's Eleventh House and Cobham in Dreams and the Mahavishnu Orchestra), both led their own successful bands, both reinvented jazz-rock drumming, and both released one classic, genre-defining recording. Cobham's classic was Spectrum, a recording that is regularly considered as one of the genre's best. This, Mind Transplant, is Mouzon's classic recording that is often hailed as "Spectrum II." The common thread, besides the aggressive drumming, is guitarist Tommy Bolin. Where Cobham used Bolin's aggressive playing as a counterpoint to Jan Hammer, Mouzon features the guitarist as the primary attraction. The tunes themselves may not be as memorable as, say, "Red Baron" or "Stratus," but the playing is no less inspired. Mouzon and Bolin are a natural fit and push themselves to levels of creativity and skill that few can attain. Raw and powerful, the music herein is what made fusion such a viable musical style. This recording has never been as popular as Spectrum, but was finally released on CD in 1993 with the addition of the 15-minute jam session "The Real Thing." Easily one of the best fusion recordings of all time. http://harukimurakami.livejournal.com/ 

Recorded 4th (#2,5,7), 5th (#6), 6th (#3,8) and 9th & 10th (#1,3) December, 1974
At Wally Heider Sound Studio III, Los Angeles, California 

Blue Note, BN-LA398-G, 1975
Capitol Records, 7243 8183652 1, 2003 

Musicians:
Alphonse Mouzon - Drums, Vocals, ARP 2600 Synth, Fender Rhodes, Farfisa Organ
Jerry Peters - Fender Rhodes Piano, Organ [Hammond B-3]
Jay Graydon - Guitar, ARP 2600 Synthesizer Programming
Tommy Bolin - Guitar
Lee Ritenour - Guitar
Henry Davis – Bass 

Tracks:
A1. Mind Transplant (4:05)
Soloist: Alphonse Mouzon - Synthesizer, Drums
A2. Snow Bound (3:06)
A3. Carbon Dioxide (4:39)
Soloists: Tommy Bolin - Guitar; Jerry Peters - Organ
A4. Ascorbic Acid (3:27)
Soloists: Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour
B1. Happiness Is Loving You (4:09)
Soloist: Lee Ritenour
B2. Some Of The Things People Do (3:41)
Soloist: Lee Ritenour
B3. Golden Rainbows (6:56)
Soloist: Tommy Bolin
B4. Nitroglycerin (3:05)
Soloist: Tommy Bolin 

Composed by Elvena Mouzon 

Credits:
Producer - Skip Drinkwater
Co-producer, Arranger, Conductor - Alphonse Mouzon
Executive-Producer - George Butler
Engineer - Gabby Garcia
Assistant Engineer - Brian Ingalls, Gary Lubow
Remix & Mastering Engineer - Fred Catero
Mastering Engineer - George Horn
Art Direction - Lloyd Ziff, Bob Cato
Photography - Doug Metzler
Design - Ria Lewerke

Alex Norris Organ Quartet - Extension Deadline (2013)

Extension Deadline isn't the first organ-based date that trumpeter Alex Norris put together. It is, however, the first one to see the light of day. In the liner notes for this satisfying quartet outing, Norris notes that he recorded an organ-centric record in the '90s, but that record was shelved. So it is with great satisfaction that he sees this record to its release on the BJU Records imprint. While Norris has been a fixture on the scene for just over two decades, Extension Deadline is only his second recording as a leader, coming some fifteen years after his debut - A New Beginning (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2000). Here, he works with two old friends that go back to his formative days in Maryland - pianist-organist George Colligan and saxophonist Gary Thomas - and drummer Rudy Royston, a new friend who adds plenty of sparks to the proceedings. Together they tackle seven Norris originals, one Colligan tune ("Optimism"), and a classic from the pen of vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson ("Little B's Poem"). This quartet cooks right out of the gate with the title track. Norris proves to be a liberal giver of solo space here and elsewhere, as everybody gets to shine. As the program continues, Norris and company tackle a quirky tune in seven ("What Happened Here?), trim things down to a flugelhorn-and-rhythm trio for a gently waltzing standard ("Little B's Poem"), and get down with some heady post-modern funk ("Where Angels Fear"). In every instance the music speaks clearly and intelligently, allowing for individual freedom of expression but never overstaying its welcome. With seven out of eight tunes falling in the five-to-seven-minute range, Norris and company manage to keep things concise while still finding time to show-and-tell via solos. Royston's tightly wound drumming, Colligan's supportive and endlessly creative organ work, and the well-synced horns of Norris and Thomas prove to be a formula for success. ~ by Dan Bilawsky, AAJ. 

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, BJUR 052, 2015
Recorded 8th June, 2013 at Skyline Productions, Warren, New Jersey 

Musicians:
Alex Norris - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Gary Thomas - Tenor Saxophone
George Colligan - Organ [Hammond A-100]
Rudy Royston - Drums           

Tracks:
1. Extension Deadline {Alex Norris} (6:52)
2. Night Watchman {Alex Norris} (7:56)
3. What Happened Here? {Alex Norris} (5:57)
4. San Jose {Alex Norris} (5:38)
5. Little B's Poem {Bobby Hutcherson} (5:14)
6. Where Angels Fear {Alex Norris} (6:52)
7. Optimism {George Colligan} (6:23)
8. Red Flag {Alex Norris} (5:19) 

Total Time: 50:11

Credits:
Producer - Alex Norris
Recording, Mixing & Mastering - Paul Wickliffe
Design - Tom Beckham
Photography - Chris Drukker 

Extension Deadline (Promo)

Randy Crawford - Secret Combination (1981)

It is little wonder that Secret Combination remains Randy Crawford's most successful album in the UK. It is a superb collection of well-chosen material, expertly played by the cream of L.A session players and sung with great conviction. Macon, Georgia-born Crawford had first risen to prominence in the UK as the featured vocalist on the Crusaders' Street Life in 1979, and enjoyed her first solo hit the following year with One Day I'll Fly Away. Secret Combination, released in May 1981, was the album that capitalised on this success. Although Crawford had previously been an earthy jazz singer, Secret Combination barely breaks a sweat. Produced by Tommy LiPuma (the man responsible for turning George Benson from a jazzer into a commercial superstar) and it is consistently pleasant, radio-friendly pop-soul. What bite there is can be found on lead single You Might Need Somebody, a Hollywood-softened dirty blues and the album's closer, Trade Winds. Crawford imbues everything with a honeyed experience - none more so than on the title track where her quiet steadfastness retains the love of the song’s hero. Secret Combination’s covers excel: Crawford's version of Tony Joe White's A Rainy Night In Georgia may lack the despair of Brook Benton's famous reading, but sweetens the longing. That's How Heartaches Are Made (made famous by 'Baby' Washington/the Marvelettes) makes the song's desperation almost playful. In 1981, Secret Combination seemed to be everywhere. It spent 60 weeks on the UK charts and reached No. 2. And in 1982, she won the Best Female Artist award at the Brits on the strength of this record. It remains a delightful time-capsule, perfect for sunny Sunday mornings. ~ Daryl Easlea, 2009, BBC Review. 

Warner Bros., 7599-23541-2, 1990?
Recorded and Mixed at Sound Labs and Capitol Recording, Hollywood 

Personnel:
Randy Crawford - Vocals
Ernie Watts - Flute, Solo (#B1)
Chuck Findley - Horn
Gary Herbig - Horn
Larry Williams - Horn
Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Horn
Jim Horn - Horn
Leon Pendarvis - Piano, Keyboards, Arranger [Rhythm]
Neil Larsen - Organ (#A2,B3,B5), Keyboards
Dean Parks - Guitar
Robben Ford - Guitar, Guitar [Electric] (#A4)
Steve Lukather - Guitar
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. - Bass
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Marti McCall - Vocals [Background]
Petsye Powell - Vocals [Background]
Alfie Silas - Vocals [Background]
Phyllis Saint James - Vocals [Background]
=============================================
Arranger [Strings] - Nick DeCaro (#A1,A3,A4,B1,B2,B4,B5)
Bill Reichenbach - Arranger [Horns] (#A1,B3)
Dale Oehler - Arranger [Strings] (#A2,A5)
Arranger [Horns] - Larry Williams (#B3) 

Tracks:
A1. You Might Need Somebody {Tom Snow, Nan O'Byrne} (4:19)
A2. Rainy Night In Georgia {Tony Joe White} (4:22)
A3. That's How Heartaches Are Made {Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley} (2:57)
A4. Two Lives {Mark Jordan} (3:47)
A5. You Bring The Sun Out {Tom Snow, Jesse Dixon} (3:23)
B1. Rio De Janeiro Blue {Richard Torrance, John Haeny} (4:18)
B2. Secret Combination {Tom Snow, Frannie Golde}  (3:24)
B3. When I Lose My Way {Turley Richards} (3:44)
B4. Time For Love {Leon Russell} (4:15)
B5. Trade Winds {Ralph MacDonald, William Salter} (4:55) 

Total Time: 39:28 

Credits:
Producer - Tommy LiPuma
Recording & Mixing - Al Schmitt
Assistant Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Don Henderson
Production Coordination - Noel Newbolt
Original Mastering - Mike Reese
CD Remastering - Lee Herschberg
Art Direction - Richard Seireeni
Photography - Phillip Dixon 

Secret Combination on Two Ronnies Show

Pietro Tonolo - Mirando (2009)

Pietro Tonolo is by no means an ostentatious musician, but he is an artist reminiscent of an Italian craftsman. Since appearing on the scene in the mid-1980s, he has participated in many works as a sideman as well as a leader. Proof lies in his ability to show various tastes for each participating band while having his own worldly outlook and sensitivity that is clearly expressed through his own works, something that is not always achieved by most jazz musicians and composers. In this respect this album allows the listener to immerse themselves into Pietro's beautiful and lyrical world. Adjacent and intertwined in this world is the virtuoso Gil Goldstein overdubbing the accordion and piano to create a truly delicate realm, all the while the tenor and soprano plays a painful and drowsy entanglement typical of the atmosphere found on many EGEA releases. With the inclusion of David Boato on trumpet, a further enthrallment and sharpness is embodied despite the slow beat, something very unique to the sensibility of these Italian musicians, a far cry from the loud brash musing that emanate from American counterparts. All players rally to the cause to truly create a beautiful fusion of Egea's unique chamber music sound and with that of an exciting European hard bop. 

Egea Records, SCA 149, 2009 

Musicians:
Pietro Tonolo - Saxophones
Gil Goldstein - Piano, Accordion
Riccardo Del Fra - Double Bass
Francesco Sotgiu - Drums, Percussion
David Boato - Trumpet (#2,8)
Paolo Birro - Piano (#3,9) 

Tracks:
01. Ipnosi [Hypnosis] (4:39)
02. Professore [Professor] (5:11)
03. Bastia Fuori [Fortification Outside] (4:23)
04. Struscio [Stroll] (4:25)
05. Molini [Mill] (4:33)
06. T. Originale [Original T.] (6:29)
07. Onirico [Dreamlike] (2:35)
08. Graticolato [Trellis] (6:25)
09. Bastia Entro [Fortification Within] (5:45)
10. Progresso [Progress] (5:18) 

All Compositions by Pietro Tonolo 

Total Time: 49:43

Pietro Live with Gil, Riccardo & Francesco

Carla Cook - Simply Natural (2002)

"Simply Natural." The song's title describes what Carla Cook is all about and what makes her such a thrilling vocalist. She's genuine. Both her scat singing and her lyric interpretations result in a relaxed atmosphere where everyone can sit back and enjoy being a part of it. Accompanists Bruce Barth and Cyrus Chestnut are in fine form. The program's song selection offers a wide variety that allows Cook's natural beauty to shine through. She's crossed generations by combining classics such as "Tulip or Turnip" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" with "Scarborough Fair," "Watermelon Man" and Oscar Brown Jr.'s "Strong Man." The combination of scat singing with soulful lyric interpretations makes Cook's natural delivery take control. I find this album atop my ten-best list for the year. Must a jazz singer scat? I think so. It's like asking, "Should a jazz singer use E-flat, E, F, F-sharp and G?" Carla Cook sings accurately, with a natural swing, and creatively. What places her session above most others, is the natural manner she brings to the performance. This is straight-ahead jazz that everyone can turn to when they need to hear a friendly smile. ~ by Jim Santella, AAJ. 

MAXJAZZ, MXJ 115, 2002
Recorded 20th & 21st June, 2002 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, New York 

Musicians:
Carla Cook - Vocals
Cyrus Chestnut - Piano (#1,3,6,7,9,11), Fender Rhodes (#2,4,9,10)
Bruce Barth - Piano (#2,5,8)
Kenny Davis - Acoustic Bass (#1-3,5-9,11), Electric Bass (#4,10)
Billy Kilson - Drums
Steve Kroon - Percussion (#1,4,7) 

Tracks:
01. Simply Natural {Carla Cook} (4:53)
02. Tulip Or Turnip {Duke Ellington, Don George} (4:55)
03. Weak For The Man {Jeanne Burns} (7:02)
04. Watermelon Man {Herbie Hancock, Gloria Lynne} (6:27)
05. Strong Man {Oscar Brown Jr.} (4:37)
06. Something 'Bout Believing {Duke Ellington} (5:25)
07. Scarborough Fair {Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel} (5:20)
08. Are You With Me {Herb Levin, Des Robinson} (3:55)
09. Summer [Estaté] {Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino, Joel E. Siegel} (5:15)
10. Still Gotta Thing For You {Carla Cook} (6:00)
11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love {Dorothy fields, Jimmy McHugh} (4:57) 

Total Time: 58:50 

Credits
Producer - Bruce Barth, Carla Cook
Recording & Mastering Engineer - Katsuhiko Naito
Engineer [Assistant] - Max Ross
Design & Art Direction - Pressley Jacobs
Photography - Jimmy & Dena Katz
Liner Notes - Mary Ellen Sullivan

Black California Central Avenue 1945-1950 (FLAC)

Take a little trip back to the age of bebop and L.A.'s Central Avenue. The CD version appears to be altered from the double LP described.

"One of the many excellent double LPs put out by Arista from the Savoy catalog in the mid-'70s, this two-fer contains valuable recordings that originated from Los Angeles during the bop years. Trumpeter Al Killian leads a jam session that also stars altoist Sonny Criss and Wardell Gray on tenor, the jivey guitarist and vocalist Slim Gaillard performs three numbers ("Laguna" is a near-classic) and Roy Porter's big band (with a young trumpeter Art Farmer and Eric Dolphy heard on alto) plays eight songs from 1949, the legendary orchestra's only recordings. In addition there are four vocals by Helen Humes from a live session also featuring the tenor of Dexter Gordon and dates led by tenor Harold Land, altoist Art Pepper and pianist Hampton Hawes. Although containing plenty of classic music, the contents of this two-fer have mostly not been reissued on CD yet." Yanow

Barend Middelhoff, Massimo Morganti, Nico Menci - The Cause Of The Sequence (2014)

A new "Cool Chamber Jazz" project in a less common trio format: tenor sax, trombone and piano, led by Dutch saxophonist Barend Middelhoff, whose career spread over countries: from the Netherlands, New York, Paris to Bologna Italy, where he is now resident. The music has an organic structure in its harmony, sequentially transforming itself, together with Massimo Morganti on trombone and Nico Menci on piano. The album contains 6 new compositions and 2 standards, including a beautiful velvet tune "Nothing To Lose" originally composed by Henry Mancini. ~ Tower.jp. 

Albore Jazz, ALBCD-025, 2015
Recorded 30th-31st May, 2014 at Ermes Studio, Vignola, Italy 

Musicians:
Barend Middelhoff - Tenor Saxophone
Massimo Morganti - Trombone
Nico Menci - Piano 

Tracks:
1. Nothing To Lose {Henry Mancini} (6:10)
2. Angel Eyes {Matt Dennis} (5:47)
3. Unison Party {Barend Middelhoff} (7:57)
4. Big Belly Blues {Barend Middelhoff} (4:37)
5. Slow White Blues {Barend Middelhoff} (7:31)
6. The Cause Of The Sequence {Barend Middelhoff} (6:29)
7. Ballad For Anna {Barend Middelhoff} (5:05)
8. Musiplano {Massimo Morganti} (6:54) 

Total Time: 50:30 

Credits:
Executive Producer - Satoshi Toyoda [Albore Jazz]
Recording Engineer - Marco Ferri
Mixing Engineer - Chris Weeda, Amsterdam
Mastering Engineer - Luca Bulgarelli
Photography - Andrea Frascari [afrascari@gmail.com]
Liner Notes - Roberto Paviglianiti 

Note:
Digital DL > WAV > Dynamic Processing > Optimised > FLAC > Tagged 

The combination of tenor, trombone, and piano is rare, but when you listen to it, it resonates surprisingly well. It is not a free improvisation, but rather a West Coast-style performance that allows you to listen to adult dialogue. Like a European musician, the instrument control is perfect, and the composition of the solo and the balance between the ensemble are beautifully controlled. It can be said that it is a high-level performance of the favorite. Especially for those who are interested in playing musical instruments. The front two sometimes play unison, sometimes the ensemble, and the piano rushes into the improvisation part in the pattern that it backs. The tone of the tenor is clearly influenced by the late Stan Getz. ~ Hideyuki Takiguchi, e-onkyo.com.

Enrico Pieranunzi with Simona Severini - My Songbook (2016)

The renowned Italian pianist has worked wonders on this captivating album and has shown himself to be a genius songwriter with deft technique and a restless imagination. The album contains eleven of Pieranunzi's own compositions, music and lyrics that flow effortlessly thanks to acclaimed vocalist Simone Severini, who exudes an amazing sensuality and pairs well with her expressive voice. Pieranunzi and Severini began collaborating in 2012 on the occasion of the recording of a tribute to Lucio Dalla and have continued to work together ever since. The compositions are skillfully arranged by Pieranunzi in various forms, from duet to sextet, with an amazing range of expression demonstrating the quality of the involved musicians among Italy's most famous jazz artists (Luca Bulgarelli, Nicola Angelucci and two guests Rosario Giuliani and Francesco Lento). "My Songbook" is an engaging listening experience with lyrical eloquence. ~ Via Veneto Jazz. 

Via Veneto Jazz, VVJ 106, 2016
Recorded 17th-18th-19th March, 2014 at Abbey Rucchi Studio, Rome;
#11 recorded at Pieranunzi's home on 18th September, 2014 

Musicians:
Enrico Pieranunzi - Piano, Electric Piano, Arranger, Vocals (#11)
Simona Severini - Vocals
Luca Burgarelli - Bass
Nicola Angelucci - Drums
Guests:
Francesco Lento - Trumpet (#2,5)
Rosario Giuliani - Alto & Soprano Saxophones (#2,8,10) 

Tracks:
01. My Heart In A Song {Enrico Pieranunzi, Sharman Duran} (5:40)
02. Night Bird {Enrico Pieranunzi, Dave Morrish} (5:45)
03. Fairy Flowers {Enrico Pieranunzi, Julie Goell} (3:32)
04. Coralie {Enrico Pieranunzi, Alice Zawadzki} (4:15)
05. Soft Journey {Enrico Pieranunzi, Julie Goell} (6:58)
06. Premier Moment {Jacqueline Risset, Enrico Pieranunzi} (3:58)
07. Where I Never Was {Enrico Pieranunzi} (5:57)
08. Reasons Why {Langston Hughes, Enrico Pieranunzi} (6:04)
09. Just A Song {Enrico Pieranunzi} (4:58)
10. Io Non Saprò Mai Perché {Enrico Pieranunzi} (5:13)
11. Non Posso Sognarti Come Sei {Enrico Pieranunzi} (2:35) 

Total Time: 55:01 

Credits:
Producer, Liner Notes [English] - Enrico Pieranunzi
Producer - Giandomenico Ciaramella
Sound Engineer - Eugenio Vatta
Artwork - Enzo Criscione
Cover - Gabriele Iurato
Photography - Soukizy.com 

My Heart In A Song (Official Video)

Randy Crawford - Now We May Begin (1980)

The Crusaders produced this '80 album, one of the better Randy Crawford sets. The song "Last Night At Danceland" was a hit, while the album cut "One Day I'll Fly Away" got widespread radio airplay and did well in the international market. Crawford's quivering delivery and eclectic nature has made it difficult for record companies to target and market her material; this was one of the few times she penetrated the urban contemporary and R&B markets. ~ by Ron Wynn, AMG. 

Warner Brothers Records, 7599-23421-2, 1991
Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA;
Wizard Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California 

Musicians:
Randy Crawford - Vocals
Joe Sample - Keyboards, Arranger [Strings]
Oscar Brashear - Trumpet (#3)
Dean Parks, Roland Bautista, Tim May - Guitar
David T. Walker - Guitar (#2)
Wilton Felder - Bass, Tenor Saxophone (#7)
Abraham Laboriel - Bass
Stix Hooper, Mike Baird - Drums
Eddie Brown, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Gwen Owens, Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard, Melvin Franklin - Backing Vocals 

Tracks:
1. Last Night At Danceland {Joe Sample, Will Jennings} (4:57)
2. Tender Falls The Rain {Randy Crawford} (4:11)
3. My Heart Is Not As Young As It Used To Be {Joe Sample, Will Jennings} (3:54)
4. Now We May Begin {Joe Sample} (4:56)
5. Blue Flame {Joe Sample, Will Jennings} (6:28)
6. One Day I'll Fly Away {Joe Sample, Will Jennings} (5:02)
7. Same Old Story (Same Old Song] {Joe Sample, Will Jennings} (4:08)
8. When Your Life Was Low {Joe Sample, Will Jennings} (3:20) 

Total Time: 36:59 

Credits:
Producer - Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder [Crusaders Records Productions Inc.]
Engineer - Jeremy Smith
Engineer [Assistant] - Bill Koepnick, Hill Brin Swimmer
Mixing - Howard Siegel, Rick Ruggieri, Bob Margouleff
Mastering - Bernie Grundman
Production Coordinator - Pamela Hope Lobue
Special Equipment Coordinator - Michael Lovelady
Photography - Norman Seeff
Art Direction - Richard Seireeni 

One Day I'll Fly Away

Claudio Fasoli, Kenny Wheeler, J.F. Jenny Clark - Land (1988)

Dust never accumulates on good music, and this album is a confirmation of how much the work of Claudio Fasoli rests on foundations that have remained fixed in his career. He has had a tendency to look for travel companions who are as close as possible to his way of seeing music. Rightly not giving a damn about "Italianness". Fasoli has very often called with him artists from various backgrounds. On "Land" (1988) sees him at the head of a trio that includes the unforgettable Kenny Wheeler and Jean-François Jenny-Clark. With Wheeler the saxophonist - and this is another foundation of his music - shared a vocation for very readable melodies developed over wide intervals. Clearly, this is noticeable in a particular way within "Land", a record of which it is impossible not to immediately grasp the great compactness: the songs flow, you pass from fun ‘Tang’ to solemnity ‘Beedie's Time’ but it is as if they are all part of a single way of feeling. In short, a very structured lyricism - here is another Fasolian constant - as well as contained by the absence of the drums, which sometimes takes the place of Jenny Clark's bass; see the pressing ‘Kammertrio’. In short, within a few months Fasoli released two very different discs, "Land and "Bodies”; Two records that are still current and engaging. ~ Extract by Piacentino, MusicaJazz.It. 

Innowo Records, IN 802, 1989
Azzurra Music, TRI1328, 2018
Recorded And Mixed November, 1988 at Jingle Machine Studios, Milan, Italy 

Musicians:
Claudio Fasoli - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Kenny Wheeler - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet
Jean-François Jenny Clark - Double Bass 

Tracks:
1. The Land Of Long White Clouds (3:19)
2. Fax (4:30)
3. Kitsch (3:19)
4. Dear K (5:13)
5. Afternoons (4:46)
6. Kammertrio (6:00)
7. Tang (5:37)
8. UFO (5:00)
9. Beedie's Time (5:39) 

Total Time: 43:23

All Compositions by Claudio Fasoli 

Dear K

Hilton Ruiz - Live At Birdland (1992)

Talented Piano Player
Hilton Ruiz was a Puerto Rican American pianist successful as a leader and as a sideman. I got to see him once in person as part of a Latin Jazz All Stars concert with Dave Valentin and others and it was obvious that the man could play very well. As a leader, he did sets that were traditional jazz, sets that were Latin jazz with Afro/Cuban and salsa influences and sets that were combinations of the two. This set is definitely more of a traditional jazz date with just a modest Latin flavor that was released shortly after his unfortunate passing. Very well done and definitely the work of a gifted and talented musician. ~ K. Cooper, Amazon.com. 

Candid Records, CCD79532, 1992
Recorded 24th-25th June, 1992 Live at Birdland, New York City 

Musicians:
Hilton Ruiz - Piano
David Sanchez, Peter Brainin - Tenor Saxophone
Andy Berrios - Bass
Steve Berrios - Drums
Giovanni Hidalgo - Percussion 

Tracks:
1. Something Grand {Hilton Ruiz} (6:04)
2. New Arrival {Hilton Ruiz} (7:33)
3. Blues For Two Tenors {Hilton Ruiz} (8:31)
4. Mr. Kenyatta {Lee Morgan} (6:25)
5. Lisa {Andy McCloud III} (5:50)
6. A Night In Tunisia {Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli} (5:20)
7. I'll Call You Later {Hilton Ruiz} (6:19)
8. On Green Dolphin Street {Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington} (8:16)
9. Footprints {Wayne Shorter} (8:57) 

Total Time: 63:15

Credits:
Producer - Mark Morganelli
Executive Producer - Alan Bates
Engineer - Michael McDonald
Design - Nieves Pascua-Bates
Photography - Mitchell Seidel
Liner Notes - Alfredo Cruz, Jack Hooke 

Note:
CD > WAV, Excess applause trimmed > Optimised > FLAC > Tagged = DR17 

The Greatest Hilton!!!
Hilton Ruiz was a great Latin Jazz piano player. On this album you can appreciate his magnificent talent while performing live. His solos and the beautiful rhythms of Latin and contemporary jazz music are present on this album. There is a lot of energy and a good choice of songs. I highly recommend this album; you won't be disappointed. ~ Edgar C., Amazon.com.

Nick Brignola - New York Bound [24/48 vinyl rip]

Link to CD bonus edition now in comments.

Nick Brignola - New York Bound
Interplay Records 1977

1 Tears Inside
2 Sophisticated Lady
3 In Your Own Sweet Way
4 Jitterbug Waltz
5 After You've Gone

Musicians-Nick Brignola reeds, Walter Bishop, Jr. piano, Sam Jones bass, and Roy Haynes drums.

Okay, how about another rare Nick Brignola? A funny little album on the interplay label. These guys seemed to be determined to spend as little as possible on their covers, they are all primitive and the cardboard is cheap but every record I've heard has been a winner and the vinyl is of decent quality.  

A late 70s sleeper from saxophonist Nick Brignola – recorded when he was a talent still waiting to be discovered by many jazz listeners, but already a player with a hell of a lot of power! Nick plays a variety of reeds here – alto, soprano sax, flute, and clarinet – and the group swings like a mo-fo, thanks to piano from Walter Bishop Jr, bass from Sam Jones, and drums from Roy Haynes – a trio who really keep the fire burning beautifully for the record – setting Nick up with the sort of sound that would already be hard to miss with – yet Brignola really rises to the occasion, and knocks it out of the park with his playing! Titles include "Tears Inside", "In Your Own Sweet Way", "Jitterbug Waltz", "After You've Gone", and "Those Were The Days". © 1996-2012, Dusty Groove

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Wayne Shorter - Wayning Moments (1962) [vinyl 24/96]

 

Owned from new, so near mint condition, 1984 pressing - surface noise... you tell me?

01 - Black Orpheus
02 - Devil's Island
03 - Moon Of Manakoora
04 - Dead End
05 - Wayning Moments
06 - Powder Keg
07 - All Or Nothing At All
08 - Callaway Went That-A-Way

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Eddie Higgins, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Marshall Thompson, drums.

Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, November 2 & 6, 1961

Original issue Vee-Jay VJLP 3029, this from UK Affinity – AFF 126

Booker Ervin - Back From The Gig [vinyl 24/96]

 I am aware that Tom Ryan posted an excellent vinyl rip of this here some years ago, but I've decided to share my own hi-res version as well.

Both sessions were originally give catalogue numbers and scheduled for release when recorded, however they subsequently languished in the Blue Note vaults until Cuscuna rescued them for this 1976 vinyl issue; both have since been issued individually.

Johnny Coles (tp) Booker Ervin (ts) Horace Parlan (p) Grant Green (g -1/5) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1963

[originally intended for BST 84134]

A1        Home In Africa (Ronnie Boykins)
A2        A Tune For Richard (Booker Ervin)
A3        Back From The Gig (Horace Parlan)
B1        Dexi (Johnny Coles)
B2        Kucheza Blues (Randy Weston)
B3        Happy Frame Of Mind (Horace Parlan)

Woody Shaw (tp) Booker Ervin (ts) Kenny Barron (p) Jan Arnet (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1968

[originally intended for BST 84314]

C1        Gichi (Kenny Barron)
C2        Den Tex (Booker Ervin)
C3        In A Capricornian Way (Woody Shaw)
D1        Lynn's Tune (Booker Ervin)
D2        204 (Booker Ervin)

Jim Snidero - MD66 (2016)

From the title MD66 it highlights the aesthetic lines of this project by Jim Snidero, which intends to pay homage to the second Davisian quintet of the 1960s. The original compositions feature short melodic cells as they fly for a solid rhythmic texture, crossed by an excellent interplay. It is not a record that redefines the future of jazz, but transmits its most genuine meaning thanks to a sincere communication and highly enjoyable musical textures. Starting from the first track, high school solos are imposed with great assertive strength in terms of technique and executive imagination. The leader's non-derivative style does the rest, giving the listener a convincing and far-reaching work. The executive intelligence has allowed the quintet to project tradition into a rich creative bed, where the various rivers of jazz contemporaneity coexist. The result is a particularly successful record, which far from rigid virtuosity of manner, stands out for its structural balance and stylistic coherence. ~ by Maurizo Zerbo, AAJ. [Translated from Italian] 

Savant Records, SCD 2156, 2016
Recorded 22nd April, 2016 at Acoustic Recording Studios, Brooklyn, New York 

Musicians:
Jim Snidero - Alto Saxophone
Alex Sipiagin - Trumpet
Andy LaVerne - Piano
Ugonna Okegwo - Bass
Rudy Royston - Drums 

Tracks:
1. MD66 {Jim Snidero} (7:15)
2. Recursion {Jim Snidero} (9:38)
3. Free Beauty {Jim Snidero} (5:47)
4. Unified {Jim Snidero} (6:08)
5. Who We’ve Known {Jim Snidero} (6:27)
6. Un4Scene {Andy Laverne} (6:40)
7. Blue In Green {Miles Davis} (4:33)
8. Purge {Jim Snidero} (6:02) 

Total Time: 52:32

Credits:
Producer - Jim Snidero
Executive Producer - Joe Fields
Recording Engineer - Michael Brorby
Mixing & Mastering - Dave Darlington [Bass Hit, New York]
Photography [Booklet] - Earl & Sedor Photography
Photography [Front] - Christopher Drukker
Photography [Back] - Michael Brorby
Graphic Design - Christopher Drukker
Liner Notes - Dan Bilawsky 

“Miles is a muse more inspirational than technical”. ~ Jim Snidero.

Barbara Dennerlein - Plays Classics (1988)

Perhaps once or twice in a generation a young musician appears out of the blue, breathing spectacular new life into an old musical genre long regarded as passé. So, it was with Barbara Dennerlein who was largely responsible for the rebirth of interest in the almost-forgotten Hammond B-3. This album, “Barbara Dennerlein Plays Classics”, was recorded when Barbara was only 24 years old, long before worldwide fame that followed. It shows a mastery of the instrument far beyond her years, and stunning bass pedal work that is the envy of other jazz organists. Already by this time, this Munich native had reached the pinnacle of the German and European jazz scene, with far greater fame soon to come. "Barbara Dennerlein Plays Classics" captures that moment in time as a star of the European jazz scene was on the verge of worldwide recognition. Here, with dazzling Dennerlein style, the Barbara Dennerlein Trio pays homage to some of the unforgettable songs of the 50s and 60s. Classics that recall names like Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Count Basie, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and later, the Beatles. Barbara leads her trio effortlessly through swing, bop, ballads, blues, and even a tasty bossa, then tops it all off with two of her own compositions. Through it all, it’s all too easy to forget there is no bassist playing that tight bass, it’s just Barbara’s lightning-fast left foot. This is a truly delightful album, bound to become a favorite. In listening, one can easily see why this young 24-year-old was already on the road to achieving recognition worldwide. ~ from cdbaby. 

Bebab Records, BEBAB 250967, 1988
Recorded 28th & 29th November, 1988 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany 

Musicians:
Barbara Dennerlein - Organ [Hammond + Footbass]
Christoph Widmoser - Guitar
Andreas Witte - Drums 

Tracks:
1. Blues For Rudi {Barbara Dennerlein} (3:45)
2. Night And Day {Cole Porter} (3:17)
3. Georgia On My Mind {Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell} (8:00)
4. Meditation {Antônio Carlos Jobim} (3:35)
5. How High The Moon {Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis} (3:00)
6. Satin Doll {Duke Ellington} (6:51)
7. Take The "A" Train {Billy Strayhorn} (4:58)
8. Yesterday {John Lennon, Paul McCartney} (4:34)
9. This Old Fairy-Tale {Barbara Dennerlein} (4:11) 

Total Time: 42:11 

Credits:
Producer - Barbara Dennerlein
Engineer, Mixing - Johannes Wohlleben 

Barbara Dennerlein was (with Joey DeFrancesco) the most interesting jazz organist to emerge during the 1980's. She recorded several early albums for her German Bebap label before hooking up with Enja and later on Verve, and the hard-to-find recordings are all worth acquiring. This particular LP is one of her better ones, featuring the organist in a trio on seven standards and two of her originals. The liner notes are in German but the music certainly communicates, as Dennerlein swings hard on such tunes as "How High The Moon," "Take The "A" Train" and even the Beatles' "Yesterday." ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.

Jeb Patton - A Lovesome Thing (2006)

Jeb Patton, who has appeared as a leader with his trio in some of the more famous jazz spots around the globe, such as Smoke and the Village Vanguard, is already well recognized by the discerning New York audience. This work, which he independently produced in 2006, is truly a super-powerful piano trio. The fundamental development of this album never leaves the listener bored. This is attributed to the trio's undulating ability to express a meaningful and personable colorisation of each tune. Every song is full of excitement and fun. It is a work that can only be achieved by a skilled person who holds down the visceral energy of the trio. When Jeb's piano sings happily, the tune also becomes entwined in such joy and happiness. The trio explores five standards and five original tunes penned by Patton. Essentially, this album can easily be referred to as a masterpiece that any bona fide jazz lover will find delight in with multiple appraisals. It is especially true portrayed in "Hanna's Mood" ​​that Jeb dedicated to his late teacher Roland Hanna whom he studied under. Enjoy! 

Self-Produced - none, 2006
Recorded 6th May, 2005 at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, New York 

Musicians:
Jeb Patton - Piano
Vicente Archer - Bass (Except #9)
David Wong - Bass (#9)
Pete Van Nostrand - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Love Walked In {George Gershwin} (6:12)
02. Worlds Apart {Jeb Patton} (3:43)
03. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing {Billy Strayhorn} (6:11)
04. Begin The Beguine {Cole Porter} (3:17)
05. Relaxin' At Camarillo {Charlie Parker} (4:48)
06. Hanna's Mood {Jeb Patton} (6:56)
07. TF {Jeb Patton} (7:17)
08. The Wise Ones {Jeb Patton} (3:58)
09. Fantasy In F-Sharp Minor {Jeb Patton} (5:10)
10. Yemenja {John Hicks} (5:46) 

Total Time: 53:25 

Credits:
Producer - Jeb Patton
Recording Engineer - Mike Marciano 

The Wise Ones

Enzo Pietropaoli, Battista Lena, Fulvio Sigurtà - La Notte (2012)

This trio (Enzo Pietropaoli, bass; Battista Lena, guitar; Fulvio Sigurtà, trumpet and flugelhorn) takes me back over the years. As Pietropaoli himself notes, 'by studying the past one learns for the future'. And in fact, the great inertia of the music performed brings to mind, at least in my personal imagination, perhaps due to books and films read and seen, smoky but quiet rooms of some Parisian "cave". The lack of drums contributes to this feeling of relaxation, and this also determines the title of the CD (indeed, the SuperAudioCD, made in Volterra with remarkable recording techniques). But what you listen to is not a classic evening "entertainment" disc in the company of a beautiful woman, far from it. The starting point is certainly one of those "drumless" Chet Baker formations, even if the drama of Chet himself is missing here, but the search for the sounds that the trio creates produces a very personal result. This is certainly due to the skills of the individual musicians, each a champion of their own instrument, even if personally I prefer Sigurtà on the trumpet rather than the flugelhorn. The remarkable interplay between the various components facilitates listening in a dynamic way: Sigurtà's trumpet stands out above all, even for its sonority, but the "dark" work of Lena and Pietropaoli's strings gives the music very interesting dynamics. Surely the aforementioned CD recording techniques also increase these sensations. A very pleasant job: in times when everyone "screech", such productions do more than good for our ears! Best moments: 'Il Cuore E L’Azzurro', with an introduction by Pietropaoli and Lena, and 'La Notte', an opening piece that also traces the direction of the record. A piece that, personally, I did not find adequate for the aesthetics of the whole work is the final piece by Cole Porter, too swinging and manneristic. ~ by Maurizio Zorzi, Free Fall [Translated From Italian] 

Fonè Jazz, 126 SACD, 2012
Recorded August 2012 at Teatro Persio Flacco, Volterra (PI) 

Musicians:
Enzo Pietropaoli - Double Bass
Battista Lena - Guitar
Fulvio Sigurtà - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Tracks:
01. La Notte {Battista Lena} (6:25)
02. Tre Voci {Enzo Pietropaoli} (2:53)
03. Follow The Heron {Karine Polwart} (4:26)
04. Agostino {Battista Lena} (4:25)
05. L'Ombra Della Sera {Battista Lena} (5:44)
06. El Vuelo De Lobato {Enzo Pietropaoli} (2:54)
07. Peach Trees {Rufus Wainwright} (5:46)
08. Turn Out The Stars {Bill Evans} (6:11)
09. Canzone Per Chiamarti {Enzo Pietropaoli} (4:00)
10. Polecra's Spring {Fulvio Sigurtà} (5:01)
11. Il Cuore E L'Azzurro {Enzo Pietropaoli} (3:31)
12. All Through The Night {Cole Porter} (7:09) 

Total Time: 58:29 

Credits:
Producer, Conception - Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recording - Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recording Assistant - Paola Liberato
Digital DSD Editing - Antonio Verderi
Art Direction - Cecilia Valli
Cover Photo - Chiara Pietropaoli
Liner Notes [Italian] - Battista Lena, Enzo Pietropaoli, Fulvio Sigurtà

Red Rodney - Superbop (1974) [new link]

Although trumpeter Red Rodney would get stronger as the 1970s progressed, this 1974 effort (not yet reissued on CD) is one of his most exciting recordings of the decade. The reason is that he is matched with the fiery trumpeter Sam Noto. With fine support from pianist Dolo Coker, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, plus occasional solos from Jimmy Mulidore on alto and soprano, Rodney and Noto jam through such numbers as "Superbop" (highlighted by their rendition of Clifford Brown's "Daahoud" solo), "Last Train Out" (similar to "Ariegin") and the heated blues "Fire." "The Look of Love" (which adds a tenor and trombone to the ensembles with Mulidore contributing some alto flute) is a lyrical change of pace. There are plenty of fireworks on this trumpet-dominated set. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.

Muse Records, MR 5046, 1974

Recorded 26^th March, 1974

Musicians:

Red Rodney - Trumpet

Sam Noto - Trumpet, Flugelhorn (#A2)

Mayo Tiano - Trombone (#A2)

Jimmy Mulidore - Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Alto Flute (#A2)

Larry Covelli - Tenor Saxophone (#A2)

Dolo Coker - Piano

Ray Brown - Bass

Shelly Manne - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Superbop {Red Rodney, Sam Noto} (6:08)

A2. The Look Of Love {Burt Bacharach, Hal David} (4:38)

A3. The Last Train Out {Sam Noto} (7:31)

B1. Fire {Red Rodney, Sam Noto} (2:55)

B2. On Green Dolphin Street {Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington} (10:29)

B3. Hilton {Jimmy Mulidore} (7:00)

Credits:

Producer - Don Schlitten

Recording Engineer - Ed Barton

Mixing Engineer - Paul Goodman

Design, Photography - Don Schlitten

Photography [Liner Photo] - Billy Root

Liner Notes - Ira Gitler