Mark's Music Collection - Jazz

This is a compilation of 1950's and 1960's Atlantic Records recordings of New Orleans jazz bands.

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This long deleted 1959 album features vocalist Eugenie Baird (1923-1988) performing Duke Ellington compositions with Duke Ellington's son Mercer Ellington (1919-1996) and members of Duke Ellington's band. The album was released on Design Records, catalogue number DLP-93. I have never seen it on CD, mp3 or streaming. Audio taken from a 1959 US pressing of the original Design Records vinyl LP. Track List: 1. I'm Beginning To See The Light 0:00 2. In A Sentimental Mood 2:14 3. Something To Live For 5:56 4. Mood Indigo 9:04 5. Everything But You 13:10 6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 15:22 7. Lush Life 18:01 8. Solitude 21:46 9. Pass Me By 25:04 10. Well Well 27:23 Credits: Eugenie Baird - vocals Mercer Ellington - arranger, conductor Ben Webster, Harold K. Ashby - tenor saxophone Tyree Glenn - trombone, vibes James Taft Jordan - trumpet Wendell Marshall - bass Joe Marshall, Jr. - drums C. (Skeeter) Best - guitar David Rivera - piano Clarence W. Ross - trombone Here are links to more information on Eugenie Baird: https://bandchirps.com/artist/eugenie... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenie... Here are links to more information on Mercer Ellington: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/merce... https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/09/ny... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_... Here are some links to more information on Duke Ellington: https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://www.biography.com/musician/du... https://www.songhall.org/profile/Duke... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_El... http://www.dukeellington.com/ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmast...

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This collaboration between Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli was recorded in Paris on 22-23 February 1973 for Musidisc and was released on the America Records label, catalogue number 30 AM 6129. It appears to have been deleted from the catalogues and seems to be unavailable except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs, which is how I obtained this copy. Audio taken from a 1970's French pressing of the original Musidisc vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Them There Eyes 0:00 2. Flamingo 4:48 3. Makin' Whoopee 10:27 4. Looking At You 15:04 5. Walking My Baby Back Home 19:49 6. My One And Only Love 24:48 7. Thou Swell 34:38 Credits: Oscar Peterson - piano Stephane Grappelli - violin Niels Henning Orsted Pederson - bass Kenny Clarke - drums Recording Engineer: Mick Lanaro

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Eddie Condon was a significant figure in early to mid 20th century jazz. (See below for more information.) He originally released this album in 1959 on Atlantic Records. This is a 1985 reissue by Atlantic Records of the original 1959 release. The 1985 reissue has since been deleted from the Atlantic Records catalogue and, as far as I can tell, is currently unavailable in any format. Today most people think of Atlantic Records in connection with bands like Led Zeppelin but Atlantic Records was originally a jazz and R&B label which released a lot of excellent jazz and R&B albums and singles from the late 1940's and throughout the 1950's. Track List: 1. Chicago 0:00 2. I've Found A New Baby 2:29 3. Love Is Just Around The Corner 5:37 4. Liza 9:38 5. There'll Be Some Changes Made 13:31 6. Oh Baby 17:39 7. Someday Sweetheart 20:52 8. Shi Me Sha Wabble 24:16 9. Friar's Point Shuffle 27:48 10. Nobody's Sweetheart 31:36 Credits: Eddie Condon- guitar Max Kaminsky - trumpet Cutty Cutshawl - trombone Bud Freeman - tenor sax Pee Wee Russell - clarinet Dick Cary - piano Leonard Gaskin - bass George Wettling - drums Produced By George Avakian Recorded 26, 27 February 1959 in New York City More Information On Eddie Condon: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-condon-mn0000793720/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-condon-mn0000793720/discography https://www.discogs.com/artist/325858-Eddie-Condon https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/eddie-condon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Condon

Charles Earland (1941-1999) was one of the leading Hammond B3 players in jazz. He released this album in 1998 on High Note Records, catalogue number HCD 7014. This is a very good album but currently it only seems to be available as an mp 3 download. Charles Earland is not very well known these days. Hopefully this will get his music a few more listeners. Track List: 1. Milestones 2. Sister Sadie 3. Killer Joe 4. Seven Steps To Heaven 5. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 6. Five Blind Mice 7. Seven of Nine 8. Stella By Starlight Album Credits: Charles Earland - Hammond B3 Organ Eric Alexander - Tenor Sax James Rotondi - Trumpet Melvin Sparks - Guitar Bobby Durham - Drums Producer: Charles Earland Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on 7 May 1997 Here are links to more information on Charles Earland: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charl... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles... Here are links to some Charles Earland discographies: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charl... https://www.discogs.com/artist/44142-... http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Charles_E...

A Musician You Should Know About Mose Allison (1927-2016) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer whose work has been covered by Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, The Who, John Mayall and many others. He was born in Tippo, Mississippi. This is an album featuring Mose Allison performing some of his original material as well as covers of other songwriters' material; the individual tracks were recorded between 1957 and 1959. Track List: 1. The Seventh Son 0:00 2. Eyesight To The Blind 2:40 3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 4:24 4. Lost Mind 7:37 5. I've Got A Right To Cry 11:11 6. Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand 14:02 7. Parchman Farm 17:20 8. If You Live 20:40 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 23:12 10. One Room Country Shack 26:01 11. I Hadn't Anyone Till You 29:05 12. Young Man's Blues 31:40 13. That's Alright 33:07 14. Blueberry Hill 35:36 15. Trouble In Mind 38:35 16. Creek Bank 41:50 Here are some links to more information on Mose Allison: http://moseallison.com/?page_id=70 http://moseallison.com/?page_id=42 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mose-allison-mn0000927627/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mose-allison-mn0000927627/discography https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/arts/music/mose-allison-a-font-of-jazz-and-blues-dies-at-89.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/16/mose-allison-obituary https://www.npr.org/artists/15404105/mose-allison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mose_Allison

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Eddie Harris (1934-1996) was an American jazz musician. He originally released this album, a tribute to fellow jazz musicians Charlie Parker (Bird) and Milt Jackson (Bags), in 1965 but it was re-released on this Vee-Jay Records album in 1974. Vee Jay Records is now defunct but, in its day, it was a leading jazz and R&B label. The audio here was taken from a 1974 pressing of the Vee Jay Records vinyl LP. Track List 1. Salute To Bird (Charlie Parker Medley) 0:00 2. I'm As Happy As I Want To Be 8:44 3. The River Nile 14:23 4. Salute To Bags 19:28 5. Samba De Orfeu 29:23 6. Only The Lonely 32:10 7. Checkmate 35:53 Credits: Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, piano Charles Stephney - vibes, piano Roland Faulkner, Joe Diorio - guitar Melvin Jackson - bass Marshall Thompson - drums Willie Pickens - piano Here are some links to more information on Eddie Harris: https://www.eddieharris.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Harris https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-harris-mn0000169124/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-harris-mn0000169124/discography

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Released in 1969 on the Black Lion label, catalogue number BL-105.

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This collaboration between Count Basie and vocalist Big Joe Turner was recorded in 1974 and was released in 1975 on Pablo Records, catalogue number 2310-709. It features Count Basie and Big Joe Turner, backed by some first rate jazz musicians, performing classic material that Big Joe Turner originally recorded and had hits with in the 1940's and 1950's. This album appears to have been deleted from the catalogues is is apparently unavailable except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs. The audio here was taken from a 1970's Canadian pressing of the original LP. Track List: 1. The Honeydripper 0:00 2. Honey Hush 6:39 3. Cherry Red 9:18 4. Night Time Is The Right Time 14:02 5. Blues Around The Clock 17:56 6. Since I Fell For You 22:54 7. Flip. Flop And Fly 26:51 8. Wee Baby Blues 30:19 9. Good Mornin' Blues 35:55 10. Roll 'Em Pete 39:45 Credits: Count Basie - piano and organ Big Joe Turner - vocals Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet J.J. Johnson - trombone Ray Brown - bass Irving Ashby - guitar Louis Bellson - drums Producer: Norman Granz Recording Engineer: Raphael Valentin Here are some links to more information about William "Count" Basie: https://countbasie.rutgers.edu/biogra... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_B... Here are some links to more information about Big Joe Turner: https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/big-joe-turner https://www.britannica.com/biography/Big-Joe-Turner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Joe_Turner

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This collaboration between Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli was recorded in Paris on 22-23 February 1973 for Musidisc and was released on the America Records label, catalogue number AM 6131. It appears to have been deleted from the catalogues and seems to be unavailable except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs, which is how I obtained this copy. Audio taken from a 1970's French pressing of the original Musidisc vinyl LP. Track List: 1. I Won't Dance 0:00 2. The Folks Who Live On The Hill 6:44 3. Autumn Leaves 12:25 4. My Heart Stood Still 19:03 5. Blues For Musidisc 24:06 6. If I Had You 32:45 Credits: Oscar Peterson - piano Stephane Grappelli - violin Niels Henning Orsted Pederson - bass Kenny Clarke - drums Recording Engineer: Mick Lanaro

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This album was recorded at Tulane University in New Orleans and released in 1957 on Golden Crest Records, a now long defunct label which was then based at 220 Broadway, Huntington Station, NY. Track List: 1. At The Jazzband Ball 0:00 2. Mindin' My Business Blues 3:08 3. Bucktown Bounce 9:04 4. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree 12:34 5. Of All The Wrongs You Done To Me 16:14 6. Satanic Blues 19:07 7. Ole Miss 22:45 8. Chef Menteur Joys 26:14 9. Cammelia Gaspergou 30:36 10. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles 32:34 Credits: Johnny Wiggs - trumpet Emile Christian - trombone Ray Burke - clarinet Armand Hug - piano Sherwood Mangiapane - bass Santo Pecararo - drums Dr. Edmond Souchon - banjo

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This album is a recording of a live performance on 23 October 1975 by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and the Georges Arvanitis Trio at the First Independent Jazz Festival at Massy, France. The album was released on a British label, Spotlite Records, in 1977 but has long since been deleted and unavailable except as second hand copies of the original LP, which is how I obtained this one. I found it in a local second hand record store. Track List: 1. Cherokee 0:00 2. Stompin' At The Savoy 8:04 3. Ghost Of A Chance 15:08 4. Green Dolphin Street 19:24 5. Avalon 26:43 6. Wave 33:11 7. I Can't Get Started 37:51 8. Tangerine 42:27 9. Oh Gee 47:56 Musicians: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenoe saxophone Georges Arvanitis - piano Jacky Sampson - bass Charles Saudrais - drums

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Lionel Hampton was one of the leading figures in jazz when this album was released on the Audio Fidelity label in 1958 (catalogue number AFLP 1849). https://www.discogs.com/Lionel-Hampto...​ This is an excellent album but it is currently available only through mp3 or on compilations of Lionel Hampton material. The audio here is taken from an original Audio Fidelity pressing, in mono, circa 1958, of the original vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Just One Of Those Things 0:00​ 2. Lazy Thoughts 3:25​ 3. The Man I Love 6:47​ 4. One Step From Heaven 10:02​ 5. Darn That Dream 13:12​ 6. Stardust 16:50​ 7. Tracking Problem 23:23​ 8. Lullaby Of Birdland 27:41​ 9. Blues For Stephen 30:53​ 10. And The Angels Sing 33:54​ 11. Our Love Is Here To Stay 37:18​ 12. I know That You Know 40:23​ Here are some sources for this album: https://www.amazon.com/Lionel-Plays-D...​ Here are links to more information about Lionel Hampton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_...​ Discography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lione...​ https://www.discogs.com/artist/136133...​ Audio Fidelity Records: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_F...