If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em - Gerry Mulligan

Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

Gerry Mulligan

Produced by Jack Tracy

Recorded July 22, 26, 27, 28, 1965, at Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineer: Rafael Valentin

Limelite LM 82021

Personnel:

Baritone Saxophone: Gerry Mulligan

Piano: Pete Jolly (Pete Jolly appears through courtesy of Columbia Records

Guitar: Johnny Gray

Bass: Jimmy Bond

Drums: Hal Blaine

Complex gatefold album design featuring interior die-cuts and saddle-stitched informational "booklet"

Design Notation: This new dimensionally-designed LIMELIGHT album introduces another graphic innovation to modern record album design. 

Created and designed by Daniel Czubak, the unique effect achieved in this album brings new depth to the visual enjoyment of the discriminating record buyer.

Photographed by Fred Seligo

King Of The Road

Engine, Engine No. 9

Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte

I Know A Place

Can't Buy Me Love

A Hard Day's Night

If I Fell

Downtown

Mr. Tambourine Man

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

Discotheque - Jet Set Dance, Vol. 1

 

Mambo Inn

Discotheque

Jet Set Dance, Vol. 1

Production & A&R: Sidney Frey

Engineering: William Hamilton

Re-recording: Barry Oslander

Cover Art: Irving Sloane

Audio Fidelity Records DFM 3039

1964

From Billboard - October 24, 1964: This is Vol. 1 of three issued simultaneously by the Audio Fidelity label. For discotheque parties or for just plain parties where people want to dance, or for dance instructors, here is the widest possible grouping of dance rhythms done by outstanding artists from all over the world.

Baby Elephant Walk - Jo Basile Orchestra

Baubles, Bangles And Beads - Percussive Jazz Orchestra

Hully Gully - The Rockers

Jes' Fruggin' - The Rockers

Somewhere In The Night - Teri Thornton Vocal and Orchestra

Kidney Stew - Lionel Hampton

Abrette Sesamo - Pedro Garcia Orchestra

Le Merengue Gombey - Talbot Bros. & Orchestra

The Victors - Jo Basile Orchestra

Desafinado - Saxsambistas Brasileiros 

Mambo Inn - Hernadez Orchestra

Rock 'N Roll - Red Prysock

 

Blow Your Horn

Rock 'N Roll

Red Prysock

Mercury Records MG 20088

1957

From the back cover: Red Prysock first attracted national attention with his tenor sax while a member of the Tiny Bradshaw orchestra. His excellent solo expression on the recording Soft made him an overnight success so-to-speak... and made the record a smash hit. Shortly after his debut to big time, Red set out to form his own group. This, by the way, was just two short years ago in 1953.

The twenty-eight year old taxman actually is a latecomer to music but an innate creative spark and a feel for the beat have enabled him to surpass many a man whose formal training and background far exceeds Red's rather brief but highly successful go at jazz. Red Prysock, to quote many of his fellow blowers, is a natural.

Wilbert Red Prysock (whose brother is the famed singer, Arthur) was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. Not until he was in the Army of Occupation in Germany after the close of World War II did he take up the tenor sax seriously. Within a few short months spent with patience and diligence he was sufficiently accomplished with his instrument to join up with an outfit of GI music makers and the die was cast.

On his separation from the service, Red moved to New York City and found berths in the reed sections of Cootie Williams' band, Tiny Grimes Rocking Highlanders, and Tiny Bradshaw's organization. Leaving the sideman's chair for the leader's spot, he has definitely come into his own as a name to  be reckoned with in today's music world. He and his group have performed successfully at the leading theaters and "one-night spots" and recently brought their hand clapping brand of jazz to the Philadelphia Academy of Music.

The tunes Little Jamie, Zonked, Zip and Rock 'N Roll were recorded in January, 1955 in New York. Along with Red's tenor sax are Clarence Wright, Joe Oliver Blair, Roland Johnson, Hal Johnson, Herb Gordy and Purnell Rice.

On Jump, Red, Jump, Happy Feet and Blow Your Horn, all recorded earlier – in March, 1954 – Red was assisted by James Neeley, Joe Jordan, Donald Cole, Roland Johnson, James Neeley, Clarence Wright, Herb Gordy and Cornelius Thomas.

Later that year – in September 1954 – Prysock waxed Fat's Place with Frank Gailbreath and J.A. Sparrow replacing Jordan and Neeley.

The remaining four sides – That's The Groovy Thing, Alright, Okay, You Win, Jumbo and Handclappin' were cut in July 1955. Earl Wright, Joe Oliver, Dick Mitchell, Raymond Kitz, Purnell Rice and Herb Gordy supported Prysock at this session.

Jump, Red, Jump

Happy Feet

Blow Your Horn

Little Jamie

Zonked

Rock 'N Roll

Zip

Fat's Place

Alright, Okay, You Win

That's The Groovy Thing

Jumbo

Hand Clappin'

Let's Have A Party - Amos Milburn

Bad Bad Whiskey

Let's Have A Party

Amos Milburn 

Concept and Compilation: Gilles Petard

Photo: A. Neal

Aladdin (Pathe Marconi EMI Reedition - 1546711 PM 231-1983) 

Manufactured in France

From the back cover: Amos was born in Houston, Texas, where even at the early age of five, he began displaying his potential talents in the musical field. All through his early years the blues came to Amos and Amos came to the blues. Each original composition is more than a piece of music, it's almost a history of people – a history of the people he knew – set to music, although the tempos are bright and modern, there is a folk song quality to them.

After graduating from high school in 1942, Amos enlisted for a hitch in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge he returned to Texas and in 1946, organized his own six man unit and worked for a while in a small Houston club.

Amos worked his way from club to club until he finally arrived in Los Angeles, where, upon his arrival, the president of the local musician's union suggested he contact Aladdin Records for an audition. He did, had an audition and on the same day signed an exclusive recording contract.  A few days later he cut his first sides. His first record, After Midnight, was an immediate success. Hit after hit followed – Chickenshack Boogie, Bewildered, etc. and Amos was firmly enthroned as king of the rhythm and blue vocal stars!

Chicken Shack Boogie

Trouble In Mind

I Know You Love Me

Good Good Whiskey

Rocky Mountain

Let's Rock Awhile

Down The Road Apiece

Bewildered

One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer

Let's Have A Party

I'm Still A Fool For You

Bad Bad Whiskey

My Happiness Depends On You

All Is Well

 

Ballet Mécanique - George Antheil

 

Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mechanique - George Antheil

Toccata For Percussion - Carlos Chavez

October Mountain - Alan Hovhanness

Sketch For Percussion - Robert LoPresti

Los Angeles Contemporary Music Ensemble - Robert Craft, Conductor

Manhattan Percussion Ensemble - Paul Price, Conductor

Cover Design by Ronald Clyne

Urania US 5134

From the back cover: The Conductors

Both Robert Craft, who leads the Antheil work and Paul Price, who conducts the other three, are young Americans who champion the latest in modern music and modern trends. Robert Craft, author of a book on Stravinsky, is a New Yorker living in Hollywood where he founded his ensemble to promote understanding of such innovators as Schoenberg, Webern, Stockhausen and Boulez. Paul Price has chosen percussion as his vocation. He teaches and conducts them at the Manhattan School of Music and heads a publishing firm specializing in percussion compositions. Mr. Price is credited with being largely responsible for the world-wide acceptance of the stimulating new trend. – Ann M. Lingg

Ballet Mécanique (1924, rev. 1954) – George Antheil (1900 - 1959)

Four pianos, two Xylophones, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Tenor and Bass Drums, Military Drum, Gong, Triangle, Cymbal, Woodblock, Large and Small Airplane Propeller, Large and Small Electric Bell.

Sketch For Percussion (1956) – Ronald LoPresti (b. 1953)

Xylophone, Marimba, Celeste, Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Gong, Piano, Triangle, Suspended Cyhmbal

Toccata for Percussion Instruments (1942) – Carlos Chavez (b. 1899)

Xylophone, Side Drums, Indian Drums, Tenor and Bass Drums, Bells, Suspended Cymbals, Timpani, Large and Small Gongs, Chimes, Claves, Maraca

October Mountain (1942) – Alan Hovhanness (b. 1911)

Marimba, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Tenor and Bass Drums, Gong, Tam-Tam

A Stranger On Earth - Dinah Washington

 

A Stranger On Earth

A Stranger On Earth

Dinah Washington

Arrangements by Fred Norman

Produced by Henry Glover

Design: Moskof-Morrison, Inc.

Roulette R 25253

1963

From the back cover: Dinah Washington first began singing in the choir of St. Luke's Baptist Church on Chicago's south side. Her musicianship showed itself not only as a singer, but also as an organist and piano player for the church. By the time she was fifteen, she had won an amateur contest at the Regal Theatre and by sixteen, she had been hired for her first professional engagement. It was on this first job that the manager of the club suggested that she change her name from Ruth Jones to the more professional sounding Dinah Washington.

Dinah's big break came when she auditioned for Lionel Hampton and won the top vocal spot with the band. She spent four years with Hamp's aggregation and then moved out on her own. In the years that followed, Dinah's appearances and recordings won her the title of "Queen Of The Blues".

A Stranger On Earth (Arrangement by Marty Manning)

The Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman Cryin' For Her Man

Drown In My Own Tears (Arrangement by Howard Biggs)

It's A Mean Old Man's World

Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning

Me & My Gin

The Man That Got Away

Soulville

Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me (Arrangement by Don Costa)

You've Been A Good Old Wagon

Gloria Lynne At The Las Vegas Thunderbird

 

Record Company Blues

Gloria Lynne At The Las Vegas Thunderbird

With The Herman Foster Trio

Arranged and Conducted by Herman Foster

Producer: Murray Cohen

Engineer: Al Schmitt

Everest Records STEREO 1208

1963

Piano: Herman Foster

Drums: Mel Lewis

Bass: Leroy Vinegar

From Billboard - January 26, 1963: Miss Lynne has long been a jazz favorite. This LP should rack up more respectable sales in the field with good sales also coming from pop buyers. The album showcases the lass with a fine West Coast rhythm section that features Herman Foster on piano. Crowd reaction in back of the singer generates excitement. Some of the better tracks are: "In Love In Vain," "But Beautiful," "What Kind Of Fool Am I" and "I'll Buy You A Star,"

End Of A Love Affair

Something Wonderful

So This Is Love

In Love In Vain

This Could Be The Start Of Something Big

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

What Kind Of Fool Am I

I Believe In You

Sunday, Monday And Always

I'll Buy You A Star

Record Company Blues

But Beautiful

Contour Method Of Relaxation - The Genuine Contour Chair Lounge

 

Contour Method Of Relaxation

The Genuine Contour Chair Lounge

Amazing New Way To Relax!

Contour Sales, Inc. 

1963

Christmas With McGriff

 

Christmas With McGriff

Christmas With McGriff

Produced & Directed by Juggy Murray

Cover Design: Frank Lerner

Cover Photo: Dick Litwin

Sue Records 1018

1963

From the back cover: Organist Jimmy McGriff and his trio of accompanists, saxophonist Rudolph Johnson, rhythm guitarist Larry Frazier and drummer Willie "Saint" Jenkins, have happily supplied us with the best of the aforementioned elements necessary for appreciation at Christmastime. And, most important, they have done so with good, jazz-oriented taste. This, their first seasonal offering, is a bright, rhythmic approach to a choice collection of pop and novelty standouts. On the pop end they offer a driving, new interpretation of the classic "White Christmas" and an intriguingly slow revamping of the charming "Winter Wonderland." On the novelty side they contagiously amble over "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," finger-snap their way through a frisky reading of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," take a toe-tapping, low-keyed ride with "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and rock with a bossa nova flavor on "Jingle Bells." In addition, there are two McGriff originals, with can go on to assume yearly importance – the solid rhythmic twist'er "Hip Santa," and the captivating "Christmas With McGriff" – which picks up steam along the way. – Ira Howard (Editor, Cash Box)

White Christmas

Christmas With McGriff

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Hip Santa

Winter Wonderland

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Jingle Bells

Tribute To "My Buddy" George Morgan - Little Roy Wiggins

 

Red Rose From The Blue Side Of Town

Tribute To "My Buddy" George Morgan by Little Roy Wiggings

Mid-Land Records STEREO MD-16

Distributed by Scotty's Music - Overland, MO

Personnel:

Songs from "My Buddy" and "Mr. Ting-A-Ling" sung by Curtis Young

Guitar: Ray Kirkland

Bass: David Smith

Drums: Paul Russell

Piano: Benny Kennerson

Candy Kisses

Almost

Makin' Heartaches

Red Rose From The Blue Side Of Town

In The Misty Moonlight

Mr. Ting-A-Ling

You Turn Me On

Please Don't Let Me Love You

You're That Much Woman To Me

Room Full Of Roses