Van Gelder Studio Catalog: 1963

1963

Brother Jack McDuff - Somethin' Slick!   Prestige PRLP 7265   1963

Eric Dixon, tenor sax #1,2; Harold Vick, tenor sax #1,2,5; Jack McDuff, Hammond organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Joe Dukes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1963

1. 3716Somethin' Slick
2. 3717How High The Moon
3. 3721It's A Wonderful World
4. 3722Smut
5. 3723Our Miss Brooks

** also released on Prestige PRST 7265 in 1963.
** part of Jack McDuff Featuring Kenny Burrell - Crash!, Prestige PRCD-24131-2 in 1994.

Kenny Burrell With The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet - Crash!   Prestige PR 7347   1964

Eric Dixon, flute; Harold Vick, tenor sax; Jack McDuff, Hammond organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Joe Dukes, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1963

3719Love Walked In

Harold Vick, tenor sax; Jack McDuff, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Joe Dukes, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 26, 1963

3749-1Grease Monkey
3750-2The Breeze And I
3752-4Call It Stormy Monday
3753-1Nica's Dream
3754-6We'll Be Together Again

** also released on Prestige PRST 7347 in 1964.
** part of Jack McDuff Featuring Kenny Burrell - Crash!, Prestige PRCD-24131-2 in 1994.

Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue   Blue Note BLP 4123   1963

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #1-4; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Major Holley Jr., bass #1-6; Bill English, drums #1-6; Ray Barretto, congas #1-3,5.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1963

1. tk.14Saturday Night Blues
2. tk.16Wavy Gravy
3. tk.23Chittlins Con Carne
4. tk.28Mule
5. tk.31Midnight Blue
6. tk.44Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
7. tk.49Soul Lament

** also released on Blue Note BST 84123 in 1963, CDP 7 46399 2 in 1987.

Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue   Blue Note CDP 7 46399 2   1987

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #1; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Major Holley Jr., bass; Bill English, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1963

1. tk.10Kenny's Sound
2. tk.35K Twist

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4123 in 1963 + 2 bonus tracks.

Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine - The Soul Is Willing   Prestige PRLP 7267   1963

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Major Holley, bass; Grasella Oliphant, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 10, 1963

3724I Feel All Right
3725Secret Love
3726Remember
3727Stolen Sweets
3728The Soul Is Willing
3729Yes Indeed

** also released on Prestige PRST 7267 in 1963, PRST 7845 in 1971.
** part of Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine - Soul Shoutin', Prestige PRCD-24142-2 in 1994.

Donald Byrd - A New Perspective   Blue Note BLP 4124   1964

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Donald Best, vibes; Herbie Hancock, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Lex Humphries, drums; unidentified chorus, Coleridge Perkinson, director; Duke Pearson, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 12, 1963

tk.5 | 14283-ECristo Redentor
tk.8Chant
tk.11Elijah
tk.17The Black Disciples
tk.19Beast Of Burden

** also released on Blue Note BST 84124 in 1964, CDP 7 84124 2 in 1988.

Stanley Turrentine - Never Let Me Go   Blue Note BLP 4129   1963

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Sam Jones, bass; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 18, 1963

tk.12Never Let Me Go

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Major Holley, bass; Al Harewood, drums; Ray Barretto, congas, tambourine #1-3,5,6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 13, 1963

1. tk.6Trouble
2. tk.16Major's Minor
3. tk.19Without A Song
4. tk.22God Bless The Child
5. tk.24You'll Never Get Away From Me
6. tk.28Sera's Dance

** also released on Blue Note BST 84129 in 1963, CDP 7 84129 2 in 1992.

Stanley Turrentine - Never Let Me Go   Blue Note CDP 7 84129 2   1992

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Sam Jones, bass; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 18, 1963

tk.19They Can't Take That Away From Me

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4129 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

Freddie Roach - Mo' Greens Please   Blue Note BLP 4128   1963

Freddie Roach, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 21, 1963

tk.1Blues In The Front Room
tk.8I Know
tk.11Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby
tk.21Party Time
tk.23Baby Don't You Cry

Conrad Lester, tenor sax; Freddie Roach, organ; Eddie Wright, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 11, 1963

tk.7Googa Mooga
tk.10Two Different Worlds
tk.17Mo' Greens Please
tk.27Nada Bossa
tk.30Unchained Melody

** also released on Blue Note BST 84128 in 1963.

Yo Ho! Frank Wess Poor You, Little Me   Prestige PRLP 7266   1963

Thad Jones, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Buddy Catlett, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 1963

3731Little Me
3732Cold Miner
3733Poor You
3734The Long Road
3735Yo-Ho
3736The Lizard

** also released on Prestige PRST 7266 in 1963.

Lou Donaldson - Good Gracious!   Blue Note BLP 4125   1964

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 1963

tk.2The Holy Ghost
tk.4Good Gracious
tk.5Caracas
tk.10Cherry
tk.15Bad John
tk.16Don't Worry 'Bout Me

** also released on Blue Note BST 84125 in 1964, B1-54325 in 1997, CDP 7243 8 54325 2 1 in 1997.

Al Grey - Having A Ball   Argo LP-718   1963

David Burns, trumpet; Al Grey, trombone; Robert J. Hutcherson, vibes; Hugh Lawson, piano; Calvin Newborne, guitar; Herman Wright, bass; Otis Finch, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 29, 1963

12175Rinky Dink
12176Deep Fried
12177I Don't Want To Cry
12178Stand By Me
12179Stone Crazy
12180One Day I'll Show You
12181Boss Tina
12182Something's Got A Hold On Me

** also released on Argo LPS-718 in 1963; Cadet LP-718 in 1960s, LPS-718 in 1960s.

Budd Johnson - French Cookin'   Argo LP-721   1963

Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Joseph Venuto, marimba, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Everett Barksdale, Kenny Burrell, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Willie Rodriguez, Latin percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 30, 1963

12148La Petite Valse
12149Le Grisbi
12150I Can Live With The Blues
12151Hugues' Blues
12152Under Paris Skies
12153Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
12154Je T' Aime
12155Je Vous Aime

** also released on Argo LPS-721 in 1963.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith - I'm Movin' On   Blue Note BLP 4255   1967

Jimmy Smith, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

tk.2Hotel Happiness
tk.11Cherry
tk.13'T Ain't No Use
tk.15I'm Movin' On
tk.16Back Talk
tk.20What Kind Of Fool Am I

** also released on Blue Note BST 84255 in 1967, CDP 7243 8 32750 2 1 in 1995.

Pony Poindexter Plays The Big Ones   New Jazz NJLP 8285   1963

Pony Poindexter, soprano, alto sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; George Tucker, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

3800Love Me Tender
3803Twistin' USA
3804Moon River
3805Poinciana
3806San Antonio Rose
3807Midnight In Moscow
3808Green Eyes
3811Fly Me To The Moon

Booker Ervin, Pony Poindexter, Larry Young - Gumbo!   Prestige PRCD-24229-2   1999

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

3802Moody's Mood For Love
3809Blue And Sentimental
3810Wade In The Water

Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Jerry Thomas, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1963

3755Absotively Posalutely
3756You Don't Know What Love Is
3757Autumn Leaves
3758Old Folks
You Don't Know What Love Is (alternate)

** same as Pony Poindexter With Booker Ervin - Gumbo!, Prestige PR 16001 in 1963 + 8 bonus tracks.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith - Bucket!   Blue Note BLP 4235   1966

Jimmy Smith, organ; Quentin Warren, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 1, 1963

tk.25Careless Love
tk.28Sassy Mae
tk.30John Brown's Body
tk.33Come Rain Or Come Shine
tk.373 For 4
tk.38Bucket
tk.43Just Squeeze Me

** also released on Blue Note BST 84235 in 1966, 7243 5 24550 2 7 in 2000.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith - Bucket!   Blue Note 7243 5 24550 2 7   2000

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 1, 1963

tk.29Sassy Mae (alternate take)
tk.34Trouble In Mind

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4235 in 1966 + 2 bonus tracks.

Gildo Mahones - I'm Shooting High   Prestige PR 16004   1963

Gildo Mahones, piano; Larry Young, organ; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 4, 1963

3741I'm Shooting High
3743Bali Ha'i

Leo Wright, alto sax #1; Gildo Mahones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar #1; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums; Ozzie Beck, vocal #2.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 15, 1963

1. 3953Tales Of Brooklyn
2. 3954Hey Girl

Gildo Mahones, piano; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 3, 1963

3958Water Blues Fall
3959Good Morning Heartache
3960The Sweetest Sounds
3961Stormy Monday Blues

** also scheduled on New Jazz NJLP 8299.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith - Rockin' The Boat   Blue Note BLP 4141   1963

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Quentin Warren, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums; John Patton, tambourine #1,2,5.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 7, 1963

1. tk.2Matilda, Matilda!
2. tk.6Pork Chop
3. tk.7When My Dream Boat Comes Home
4. tk.8Please Send Me Someone To Love
5. tk.11AJust A Closer Walk With Thee
6. tk.15Can Heat
7. tk.17Trust In Me

** also released on Blue Note BST 84141 in 1963.

Jimmy Smith - Prayer Meetin'   Blue Note BLP 4164   1964

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Quentin Warren, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 8, 1963

tk.4Stone Cold Dead In The Market
tk.7Picnickin'
tk.8Prayer Meetin'
tk.10I Almost Lost My Mind
tk.11When The Saints Go Marching In
tk.13Red Top

** also released on Blue Note BST 84164 in 1964, CDP 7 84164 2 in 1988.

Booker Ervin - Back From The Gig   Blue Note BN-LA488-H2   1976

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Grant Green, guitar #1-5; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1963

1. tk.6Happy Frame Of Mind
2. tk.7A Tune For Richard
3. tk.10Home In Africa
4. tk.15Dexi
5. tk.18Back From The Gig
6. tk.21Kucheza Blues

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Jan Arnett, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1968

tk.2In A Capricornian Way
tk.7Den Tex
tk.9Lynn's Tune
tk.11204
tk.12Gichi

Grant Green - Blues For Lou   Blue Note 7243 5 21438 2 5   1999

John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1963

tk.6Look At The Girl
tk.10Personality
tk.11The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
tk.15This Little Girl Of Mine
tk.24Have You Ever Had The Blues
tk.28Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
tk.31Big John

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1963

tk.26Blues For Lou

McCoy Tyner - Nights Of Ballads & Blues   Impulse! A-39   1963

McCoy Tyner, piano; Steve Davis, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 4, 1963

11369Star Eyes
11370We'll Be Together Again
11371'Round Midnight
11372Days Of Wine And Roses
11373Blue Monk
11374Satin Doll
11375For Heaven's Sake
11376Groove Waltz

** also released on Impulse! AS-39 in 1963, IMPD-221 in 1997.

Various Artists - The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3   Impulse! A-9101   1965

John Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1963

11382-5Vilia (take 5)

McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Tootie Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1963

11548Five Spot After Dark

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, electronic organ; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Otis Finch, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 21, 1964

90164Time After Time

Thad Jones, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Phil Bodner, tenor sax, English horn; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Roger Kellaway, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1964

90202One For Phil

Boris Midney, alto sax, clarinet; Roger Kellaway, piano; Igor Berukshtis, bass; Grady Tate, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1964

90212March For Igor

Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 23, 1965

90270That Five-Four Bag

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1965

90299-3The Chased

** also released on Impulse! AS-9101 in 1965.

John Coltrane - Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album   Impulse! B0028227-02   2018

John Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1963

11383-1Untitled Original 11383 (take 1)
11384Nature Boy
11386-1Untitled Original 11386 (take 1)
11382-3Vilia (take 3)
11385-3Impressions (take 3)
11388Slow Blues
11387-1One Up, One Down (take 1)

** also released on Impulse! B0028316-01 in 2018.
** part of Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album: Deluxe Edition, Impulse! B0028228-02 in 2018, B0028317-01 in 2018.

John Coltrane - Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album: Deluxe Edition   Impulse! B0028228-02   2018

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1963

11385-1Impressions (take 1)
11385-2Impressions (take 2)
11385-4Impressions (take 4)
11386-2Untitled Original 11386 (take 2)
11386-5Untitled Original 11386 (take 5)
11387-6One Up, One Down (take 6)

** also released on Impulse! B0028317-01 in 2018.
** same as Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album, Impulse! B0028227-02 in 2018 + 7 bonus tracks.

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman   Impulse! A-40   1963

John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Johnny Hartman, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1963

11400They Say It's Wonderful
11401Lush Life
11402My One And Only Love
11403Autumn Serenade
11404Dedicated To You
11406You Are Too Beautiful

** also released on Impulse! AS-40 in 1963, GRD-157 in 1995.

Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares   Blue Note BLP 4149   1964

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1963

tk.4Old World, New Imports
tk.7Up A Step

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1963

tk.2No Room For Squares
tk.8Three Way Split
tk.17Me 'N You
tk.22Carolyn

** also released on Blue Note BST 84149 in 1964, 7243 5 24539 2 4 in 2000.
** part of The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70, Mosaic MD8-268 in 2019.

Hank Mobley - Straight No Filter   Blue Note BST 84435   1986

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1963

tk.17The Feelin's Good

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Barry Harris, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 4, 1965

1513 tk.9Third Time Around
1514 tk.15Hank's Waltz

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 17, 1966

1743 tk.3Straight No Filter
1744 tk.14Chain Reaction
1745 tk.15Soft Impressions

** also released on Blue Note 7243 5 27549 2 2 in 2001.
** part of The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70, Mosaic MD8-268 in 2019.

Hank Mobley - The Turnaround!   Blue Note BLP 4186   1965

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1963

tk.21East Of The Village
tk.29The Good Life

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Barry Harris, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 4, 1965

1512 tk.7Pat 'N Chat
1515 tk.19The Turnaround
1516 tk.23Straight Ahead
1517 tk.25My Sin

** also released on Blue Note BST 84186 in 1965, 7243 5 24540 2 0 in 2000.
** part of The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70, Mosaic MD8-268 in 2019.

Hank Mobley - Straight No Filter   Blue Note CDP 7 84435 2   1989

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1963

tk.26Yes Indeed

Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern And No More   Moodsville MVLP 39   1963

Lucky Thompson, tenor, soprano sax; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1963

3759They Didn't Believe Me
3760Long Ago And Far Away
3761Who?
3762Why Do I Love You?
3763Lovely To Look At
3764Dearly Beloved
3765Look For The Silver Lining
3766Why Was I Born?
3767No More

** also released on Moodsville MVST 39 in 1963.

Freddie Hubbard - The Body & The Soul   Impulse! A-38   1964

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, leader, arranger; Al DeRisi, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston, trombone; Bob Northern, French horn; Robert Powell, tuba; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Charles Davis, Jerome Richardson, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Philly Joe Jones as Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 11, 1963

11416Carnival (Manha De Carnaval)
11417Thermo
11418Aries

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1963

11480Body And Soul
11481Dedicated To You
11482Clarence's Place

** also released on Impulse! AS-38 in 1964, IMPD-183 in 1996.

Herbie Hancock - My Point Of View   Blue Note BLP 4126   1963

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Chuck Israels, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1963

tk.2A Tribute To Someone
tk.8King Cobra
tk.10Blind Man, Blind Man
tk.17The Pleasure Is Mine
tk.20And What If I Don't

** also released on Blue Note BST 84126 in 1963, CDP 7 84126 2 in 1987, 7243 5 21226 2 2 in 1999.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions, Blue Note B2BN 7243 4 95569 2 8 in 1998.

Herbie Hancock - The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions   Blue Note B2BN 7243 4 95569 2 8   1998

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1963

tk.11Blind Man, Blind Man (alternate take)

Herbie Hancock, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Willie Bobo, drums, timbales; Osvaldo "Chihuahau" Martinez, congas, bongos.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 30, 1963

tk.4Mimosa (alternate take)

Melvin Lastie, cornet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Billy Butler, Eric Gale, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 19, 1966

1774 tk.21Don't Even Go There

Thad Jones, flugelhorn; Peter Phillips, bass trombone; Jerry Dodgion, alto flute; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 6, 1968

2058 tk.4Riot (alternate take I)
2058 tk.5Riot (alternate take II)

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1968

2061 tk.20Goodbye To Childhood (alternate take)

Johnny Coles, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone; Tony Studd, bass trombone; Hubert Laws, flute; Jerome Richardson, bass clarinet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax, alto flute; Herbie Hancock, piano, electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 18, 1969

4011 tk.4/5The Prisoner (alternate take)

Johnny Coles, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Jerome Richardson, flute; Romeo Penque, bass clarinet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax, alto flute; Herbie Hancock, piano, electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 23, 1969

4014 tk.45Firewater (alternate take)

** same as Takin' Off, Blue Note BLP 4109 in 1962 + My Point Of View, BLP 4126 in 1963 + Inventions & Dimensions, BLP 4147 in 1964 + Empyrean Isles, BLP 4175 in 1964 + Maiden Voyage, BLP 4195 in 1965 + Speak Like A Child, BST 84279 in 1968 + The Prisoner, BST 84321 in 1969 + 18 bonus tracks.

Willis Jackson - Loose...   Prestige PRLP 7273   1963

Frank Robinson, trumpet; Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Bill Jones, guitar; Joe Hadrick, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 26, 1963

3768She's My Love
3769Secret Love
3770When My Dreamboat Comes Home
3771Y'All
3773After Hours
3774What Will I Tell My Heart

** also released on Prestige PRST 7273 in 1963.

Kenny Burrell - Freedom   Blue Note (J) GXF-3057   1979

Seldon Powell, baritone sax, flute; Hank Jones, piano, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 27, 1963

tk.13The Good Life
tk.21Stairway To The Stars
tk.27Loie

Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 2, 1963

tk.35I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Bill English, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 22, 1964

1449 tk.2Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere
1450 tk.20Freedom
1451 tk.25Lonesome Road
1452 tk.31G Minor Bash
1453 tk.42K Twist

** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8170 in 1981.

Kenny Dorham - Una Mas (One More Time)   Blue Note BLP 4127   1963

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 1, 1963

tk.6Sao Paulo
tk.9Straight Ahead
tk.13Una Mas (One More Time)

** also released on Blue Note BST 84127 in 1963, CDP 7 46515 2 in 1987.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

Kenny Dorham - Una Mas (One More Time)   Blue Note CDP 7 46515 2   1987

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 1, 1963

tk.16If Ever I Would Leave You

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4127 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

John Patton - Along Came John   Blue Note BLP 4130   1963

Fred Jackson, Harold Vick, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 5, 1963

tk.2The Silver Meter
tk.3Spiffy Diffy
tk.12Gee Gee
tk.14Along Came John
tk.20Pig Foots
tk.21I'll Never Be Free

** also released on Blue Note BST 84130 in 1963.
** part of Mosaic Select, Mosaic MS-006 in 2003.

Roy Haynes With Booker Ervin - Cracklin'   New Jazz NJLP 8286   1963

Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 10, 1963

3775Scoochie
3776Dorian
3777Sketch Of Melba
3778Honeydew
3779Under Paris Skies
3780Bad News Blues

** also released on Roy Haynes And Booker Ervin - Bad News Blues, Prestige MPP-2504 in 1980. and on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-818-2 in 1994.

Solomon Ilori - African High Life   Blue Note BLP 4136   1963

Hosea Taylor, alto sax; Jay Berliner, guitar; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Josian Ilori, sakara drums, cowbell; Chief Bey, Montego Joe, congas; Garvin Masseaux, congas, xylophone, cowbell; Robert Crowder, congas, chekere, cowbell; Solomon Ilori, vocal, penny whistle, talking drum, guitar; Coleridge Perkinson, director.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 25, 1963

tk.8Yaba E (Farewell)
tk.15Ise Oluwa (God's Work Is Indestructible)
tk.17Jojolo (Look At This Beautiful Girl)
tk.25Follow Me To Africa
tk.32Aiye Le (The Troubled World)
tk.43Tolani (African Love Song)

** also released on Blue Note BST 84136 in 1963.

Various Artists - The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2   Impulse! A-100   1964

John Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 29, 1963

11468Dear Old Stockholm

McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Tootie Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1963

11570You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Tommy Flanagan, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Connie Kay, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 6, 1964

90152Anything I Do

Clark Terry, trumpet; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, vocal; Hank Jones, piano; Milt Hinton, string bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1964

90189Moon Over My Annie

Thad Jones, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Phil Bodner, tenor sax, English horn; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Roger Kellaway, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 11, 1964

90206Night Lights

** also released on Impulse! AS-100 in 1964, AS-9100 in 1964.

Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond   Blue Note BLP 4137   1963

Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Eddie Khan, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 30, 1963

tk.3Frankenstein
tk.5Saturday And Sunday
tk.14Blue Rondo
tk.16Ghost Town

** also released on Blue Note BST 84137 in 1963, CDP 7 46821 2 in 1987.

Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond   Blue Note CDP 7 46821 2   1987

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 30, 1963

tk.9Saturday And Sunday (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4137 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

Illinois Jacquet - The Message   Argo LP-722   1963

Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax, bassoon; Ralph Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, Wallace Richardson, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Ray Lucas, drums; William Rodriguez, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 7 and 8, 1963

12447On Broadway
12448The Message
12449Turnpike
12450Like Young
12451Bassoon Blues
12452Bonita
12453Wild Man

** also released on Argo LPS-722 in 1963; Cadet LP-722 in 1960s, LPS-722 in 1960s; Chess CH-9163 in 1984, CH-91554 in 1984.

The Horace Silver Quintet - Silver's Serenade   Blue Note BLP 4131   1963

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 7, 1963

tk.7Silver's Serenade
tk.10Nineteen Bars

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 8, 1963

tk.16Let's Get To The Nitty Gritty
tk.21The Dragon Lady
tk.25Sweet Sweetie Dee

** also released on Blue Note BST 84131 in 1963, CDP 7243 8 21288 2 3 in 1998.

Grant Green - Am I Blue   Blue Note BLP 4139   1964

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1963

tk.3Am I Blue
tk.5Take These Chains From My Heart
tk.10Sweet Slumber
tk.23I Wanna Be Loved
tk.25For All We Know

** also released on Blue Note BST 84139 in 1964, (J) DY-5801-01 in 1983.

Gloria Coleman Quartet Featuring Pola Roberts - Soul Sisters   Impulse! A-47   1964

Leo Wright, alto sax; Gloria Coleman, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Pola Roberts, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 21, 1963

11498Hey Sonny Red
11499My Ladies Waltz
11500Melba's Minor
11501Funky Bob
11502Que Baby
11504Sadie Green

** also released on Impulse! AS-47 in 1964, B0001434-02 in 2004.

Paul Gonsalves - Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy   Impulse! A-41   1963

Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Dick Hyman, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 21, 1963

11505Cleo's Blues
11506Antony And Cleopatra Theme
11507Caesar & Cleopatra Theme
11508Bluz For Liz
11509Cleopatra's Lament
11510Action In Alexandria
11511Cleo's Asp

** also released on Impulse! AS-41 in 1963.
** part of Tell It The Way It Is!/Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy, Impulse! 314 547 960-2.

Paul Gonsalves - Tell It The Way It Is!/Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy   Impulse! 314 547 960-2

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 21, 1963

11512Second Chance

** same as Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy, Impulse! A-41 in 1963 + Tell It The Way It Is!, A-55 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

Claude Hopkins With Budd Johnson & Vic Dickenson - Swing Time!   Swingville SVLP 2041   1963

Robert "Bobby" Johnson, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Claude Hopkins, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Ferdinand Everett, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 22, 1963

3794I Cried For You
3795Somebody Loves Me
3796Stormy Weather
3797Crying My Heart Out For You
3798Love Me Or Leave Me
3799Mitzi
3800AOn The Sunny Side Of The Street

** also released on Swingville SVST 2041 in 1963.
** part of Claude Hopkins - Swing Time, Prestige PRCD-24215-2 in 1999.

Willis Jackson - Grease 'N' Gravy   Prestige PRLP 7285   1963

Frank Robinson, trumpet; Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Pat Martino as Pat Azzara, guitar; Joe Hadrick, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1963

3812Brother Elijah
3917Doot Dat

Frank Robinson, trumpet; Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Pat Martino as Pat Azzara, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Joe Hadrick, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1963

3920Gra-a-avy
3921Grease
3922Stompin' At The Savoy

** also released on Prestige PRST 7285 in 1963.

Willis Jackson - The Good Life   Prestige PRLP 7296   1964

Frank Robinson, trumpet; Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Pat Martino as Pat Azzara, guitar; Joe Hadrick, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1963

3813Fly Me To The Moon
3814The Good Life
3914Days Of Wine And Roses
3915Angel Eyes
3916As Long As She Needs Me

Frank Robinson, trumpet; Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Pat Martino as Pat Azzara, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Joe Hadrick, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1963

3918Troubled Times
3919Walk Right In

** also released on Prestige PRST 7296 in 1964.

Harold Vick - Steppin' Out!   Blue Note BLP 4138   1964

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Vick, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

tk.5Trimmed In Blue
tk.7Vicksville
tk.12Steppin' Out
tk.14Our Miss Brooks
tk.16Dotty's Dream
tk.17Laura

** also released on Blue Note BST 84138 in 1964, CDP 7243 8 52433 2 5 in 1996.

Harold Vick - Our Miss Brooks / Vicksville   Blue Note 45-1897   1964

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

tk.15Our Miss Brooks (short version)

Shirley Scott - Drag 'Em Out   Prestige PR 7305   1964

Shirley Scott, organ; Major Holley, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

3790Drag 'Em Out
3791The Song Is Ended
3792The Second Time Around
3793Out Of It

** also released on Prestige PRST 7305 in 1964.

Joe Henderson - Page One   Blue Note BLP 4140   1963

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 3, 1963

tk.6Recorda-Me
tk.12Jinrikisha
tk.14Blue Bossa
tk.18La Mesha
tk.20Out Of The Night
tk.25Homestretch

** also released on Blue Note BST 84140 in 1963, CDP 7 84140 2 in 1988, BST 84140 in 1998.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions   Mosaic MD5-271   2021

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 3, 1963

tk.15La Mesha (alternate take)
tk.22Homestretch (alternate take)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1963

tk.15Our Thing (alternate take)

** same as Kenny Dorham - Una Mas (One More Time), Blue Note BLP 4127 in 1963 + Page One, BLP 4140 in 1963 + Our Thing, BLP 4152 in 1964 + In 'N Out, BLP 4166 in 1965 + Kenny Dorham - Trompeta Toccata, BLP 4181 in 1965 + Inner Urge, BLP 4189 in 1966 + Mode For Joe, BLP 4227 in 1966 + 13 bonus tracks.

Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away   Bluesville BVLP 1073   1963

Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, vocal, guitar.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1963

Wake Up Old Lady
Don't Embarrass Me, Baby
Stranger Here
Little Sister's Boogie
Goin' Away
You Better Stop Her
Business You're Doin'
I'm Wit' It

** also released on Original Blues Classics OBC-522 in 1987, OBCCD-522-2 in 1990.

McCoy Tyner - Today And Tomorrow   Impulse! A-63   1964

McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Tootie Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1963

11547Autumn Leaves
11549Night In Tunisia
11571When Sunny Gets Blue

** also released on Impulse! AS-63 in 1964, GRD-106 in 1991.

Sonny Stitt - Now!   Impulse! A-43   1963

Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Al Lucas, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 10, 1963

11584Touchy
11585Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
11586Estralita
11588Surfin'
11589My Mother's Eyes
11590Lester Leaps In
11591Never-Sh!
11592I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

** also released on Impulse! AS-43 in 1963.
** part of Sonny Stitt And Paul Gonsalves - Salt And Pepper, Impulse! IMPD-210 in 1997.

The Eastern Moods Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik   Prestige PR 16003   1963

Bilal Abdurrahman, alto sax, clarinet, Korean reed flute, percussion; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass, oud; William Henry Allen, bass, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1963

3929Sa-Ra-Ga' Ya-Hindi
3930Shoof Habebe
3931Summertime
3932Magrebi
3933Ancient Scene

** also scheduled on New Jazz NJLP 8298.

Booker Ervin - Exultation!   Prestige PRLP 7293   1963

Frank Strozier, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1963

3942Mooche Mooche
3943Tune In
3944Mour
3945Black & Blue
3946Just In Time (long take)
3947No Land's Man (long take)

** also released on Prestige PRST 7293 in 1963, PRST 7844 in 1971; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-835-2 in 1994.

Booker Ervin - Exultation!   Prestige PRST 7844   1971

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1963

3946Just In Time (short take)

** originally released on Prestige PRLP 7293 in 1963 + 2 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - Prestige/Groovy Goodies   Prestige PR 7298

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1963

3947No Land's Man (short take)

** also released on Prestige PRST 7298.

Pony Poindexter With Booker Ervin - Gumbo!   Prestige PR 16001   1963

Al Grey, trombone #5-8; Pony Poindexter, alto, soprano sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 27, 1963

1. 3934Creole Girl
2. 3935French Market
3. 3936Gumbo Filet
4. 39374-11-44
5. 3938Happy Strut
6. 3939Front O' Town
7. 3940Back O' Town
8. 3941Muddy Dust

** also released on New Jazz NJLP 8297 in 1964.
** part of Booker Ervin, Pony Poindexter, Larry Young - Gumbo!, Prestige PRCD-24229-2 in 1999.

Jimmy Smith - Any Number Can Win   Verve V/V6-8552   1963

Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Kai Winding, trombone; Paul Faulise, bass trombone; Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, alto sax; Budd Johnson, Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Marvin Halladay, baritone sax; Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Art Davis, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; George Devens, percussion; Claus Ogerman, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 10, 1963

63VK495G'won Train
63VK496Tubs
63VK498You Came A Long Way From St. Louis

Snooky Young, trumpet; Bob Bushnell, electric bass; replaces Shavers, Ogerman.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 17, 1963

63VK502Blues For C.A.
63VK503The Ape Woman

Jimmy Smith - Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?   Verve V/V6-8583   1964

Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Claus Ogerman, arranger, conductor; replaces Young, Bushnell.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 10, 1963

63VK497Women Of The World

Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Grady Tate, drums; unidentified orchestra, Oliver Nelson, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 20, 1964

64VK223Slaughter On Tenth Avenue

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 21, 1964

64VK225Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Part 1
64VK226Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Part 2

Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Grady Tate, drums; unidentified orchestra, Claus Ogerman, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1964

64VK218Bluesette
64VK219Wives And Lovers
64VK221John Brown's Body
Women Of The World

'Big' John Patton - Blue John   Blue Note BST-84143   1986

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; George Braith, soprano sax, stritch; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1963

tk.3Blue John
tk.14Nicety

George Braith, soprano sax, stritch; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1963

tk.16Hot Sauce
tk.20Bermuda Clay House
tk.34Dem Dirty Dues
tk.36Country Girl

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 84143 2 in 1989, (J) UCCQ-5008 in 2014.

'Big' John Patton - Blue John   Blue Note (J) UCCQ-5008   2014

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #1; George Braith, soprano sax, stritch #1; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1963

1. tk.15Jean De Fleur
2. tk.32I Miss You So (mistitled as I Need You So)

George Braith, stritch; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1963

tk.26Chunky Cheeks
tk.45Untitled Patton Tune
tk.62Kinda Slick

** originally released on Blue Note BST-84143 in 1986 + 5 bonus tracks.

Dave Van Ronk With The Red Onion Jazz Band - In The Tradition   Prestige Folklore FL 14001   1963

Dave Van Ronk, vocal, guitar; with The Red Onion Jazz Band: John Bucher, cornet #1,2,5,7,10,12; Dick Dreiwitz, trombone #1,2,5,7,10,12; Denis Brady, clarinet, soprano sax #1,2,5,7,10,12; Hank Ross, piano #1,2,5,7,10,12; Eric Hassell, banjo #1,2,5,7,10,12; Steve McKnight, tuba #1,2,5,7,10,12; Robert L. Thompson, drums, leader #1,2,5,7,10,12.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1963

1.Cake Walking Babies From Home
2.Ace In The Hole
3.St. Louis Tickle
4.Death Letter Blues
5.If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You
6.Whoa Back Buck
7.Sister Kate
8.Kansas City Blues
9.Green Rocky Road
10.See See Rider
11.Rocks And Gravel
12.Hesitation Blues

** also released on Prestige PRST 7800 in 1970.
** part of Two Sides Of Dave Van Ronk, Fantasy FCD-24772-2 in 2002.

Art Blakey Quartet - A Jazz Message   Impulse! A-45   1964

Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 16, 1963

11625Just Knock On My Door
11626Sunday
11627Cafe
11628Blues Back
11629The Song Is You
11631Summertime

** also released on Impulse! AS-45 in 1964, 314 547 964-2 in 1999.

Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith - Blue Bash!   Verve V/V6-8553   1963

Jimmy Smith, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Vince Gambella, 2nd guitar; Mel Lewis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 16, 1963

63VK499Blue Bash
63VK500Kenny's Sound

** also released on Verve 314 557 453-2 in 1999.

Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith - Blue Bash!   Verve 314 557 453-2   1999

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 16, 1963

Kenny's Sound (alternate take)
Easy Living (alternate take)
Kenny's Sound (alternate take)

** originally released on Verve V/V6-8553 in 1963 + 7 bonus tracks.

Johnny Coles - Little Johnny C   Blue Note BLP 4144   1964

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Leo Wright, alto sax, flute; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Duke Pearson, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 18, 1963

tk.8Little Johnny C
tk.12Hobo Joe
tk.21Jano

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Leo Wright, alto sax, flute; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Duke Pearson, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 9, 1963

tk.4Heavy Legs
tk.18My Secret Passion
tk.22So Sweet My Little Girl

** also released on Blue Note BST 84144 in 1964, CDP 7243 8 32129 2 7 in 1996.

Don Wilkerson - Shoutin'   Blue Note BLP 4145   1965

Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 29, 1963

tk.4Sweet Cake
tk.8Cookin' With Clarence
tk.12Movin' Out
tk.13Happy Johnny
tk.17Easy Living
tk.21Blues For J

** also released on Blue Note BST 84145 in 1965.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.

Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet - Illumination!   Impulse! A-49   1964

Prince Lasha, clarinet, flute; Sonny Simmons, alto sax, English horn; Charles Davis, baritone sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 8, 1963

11672Oriental Flower
11673Half And Half
11674Aborigine Dance In Scotland
11675Nuttin' Out Jones
11676Gettin' On Way
11678Just Us Blues

** also released on Impulse! AS-49 in 1964, IMPD-250 in 1998.

Blue Mitchell - Step Lightly   Blue Note LT-1082   1980

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Leo Wright, alto sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 13, 1963

tk.4Little Stupid (as Andrea)
tk.11Cry Me A River
tk.14Mamacita
tk.15Sweet And Lovely
tk.22Step Lightly
tk.24Bluesville

** part of The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67), Mosaic MQ6-178 in 1998, MD4-178 in 1998.

Ramsey Lewis Trio - Barefoot Sunday Blues   Argo LP-723   1963

Ramsey Lewis, piano; Christopher White, bass #1,2; Eldee Young, bass, cello #3-10; Red Holt, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 20, 1963

1. 12559Lonely Avenue
2. 12560Act Like You Mean It
3. 12561Don't Even Kick It Around
4. 12562Barefoot Sunday Blues
5. 12563Salute To Ray Charles
6. 12565Come On Baby
7. 12566Island Blues
8. 12567I Spend My Life
9. 12568Sarah Jane
10.The Train Won't Wait

** also released on Argo LPS-723 in 1963; Cadet LP-723 in 1960s, LPS-723 in 1960s.

Red Holloway - The Burner   Prestige PR 7299   1964

Hobart Dotson, trumpet; Red Holloway, tenor sax; George Butcher as George Butchka, organ; Charles Lindsey, guitar; Thomas Palmer, bass; Bobby Durham, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 27, 1963

3957Moonlight In Vermont

Paul Serrano, trumpet; Red Holloway, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Eric Gale, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 10, 1963

3975The Burner
3976Miss Judie Mae
3977Brethren
3978Monkey Sho Can Talk
3979Crib Theme

** also released on Prestige PRST 7299 in 1964.

Herbie Hancock - Inventions & Dimensions   Blue Note BLP 4147   1964

Herbie Hancock, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Willie Bobo, drums, timbales; Osvaldo "Chihuahau" Martinez, congas, bongos.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 30, 1963

tk.1 (12567)Succotash
tk.2 (12568)Triangle
tk.5 (12565)Mimosa
tk.9 (12566)A Jump Ahead
tk.13 (12564)Jack Rabbit

** also released on Blue Note BST 84147 in 1964, CDP 7 84147 2 in 1988, 7243 5 63798 2 4 in 2005. and on Herbie Hancock, Willie Bobo - Succotash, Blue Note BN-LA152-F in 1973+.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions, Blue Note B2BN 7243 4 95569 2 8 in 1998.

George Braith - Two Souls In One   Blue Note BLP 4148   1963

George Braith, soprano sax, stritch; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 4, 1963

tk.8Mary Had A Little Lamb
tk.17Poinciana
tk.26Mary Ann
tk.27Home Street
tk.33Braith-A-Way

** also released on Blue Note BST 84148 in 1963.

Sonny Stitt And Paul Gonsalves - Salt And Pepper   Impulse! A-52   1964

Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1963

11712Perdido
11713S'posin'
11714Theme From Lord Of The Flies
11715Salt And Pepper
11716Stardust

** also released on Impulse! AS-52 in 1964.
** part of Impulse! IMPD-210 in 1997.

Sonny Stitt, Paul Gonsalves - Salt And Pepper Parts 1 & 2   Impulse! 45-230   1964

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1963

90185Salt And Pepper Parts 1 & 2

Joe Henderson - Our Thing   Blue Note BLP 4152   1964

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1963

tk.14Our Thing
tk.17Escapade
tk.23Back Road
tk.27Pedro's Time
tk.28Teeter Totter

** also released on Blue Note BST 84152 in 1964, CDP 7 84152 2 in 1989.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

Joe Henderson - Our Thing   Blue Note CDP 7 84152 2   1989

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1963

tk.10Teeter Totter (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4152 in 1964 + 1 bonus track.

Roy Haynes - Cymbalism   New Jazz NJLP 8287   1964

Frank Strozier, alto sax, flute; Ronnie Matthews, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 10, 1963

3962Modette
3963La Palomeinding
3964I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
3965Go'N' Git It
3966Medley: Hag / Cymbalism / Oleo

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1079-2 in 2002.

Sonny Stitt With Jack McDuff - Soul Shack   Prestige PR 7297   1964

Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Jack McDuff, organ; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 17, 1963

3967Sunday
3968Hairy
3969Love Nest
3971Soul Shack
3972For You
3974Shadows

** also released on Prestige PRST 7297 in 1964.

Jackie McLean - Destination... Out!   Blue Note BLP 4165   1964

Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Larry Ridley, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 20, 1963

tk.4Esoteric
tk.7Love And Hate
tk.19Kahlil The Prophet
tk.24Riff Raff

** also released on Blue Note BST 84165 in 1964, B1-32087 in 1995, CDP 7243 8 32087 2 2 in 1995.

Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares   Blue Note CDP 7 84149 2   1989

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1963

tk.3No Room For Squares (alternate take)
tk.13Untitled Mobley Tune (as Comin' Back)
tk.19Carolyn (alternate take)
tk.29Syrup And Biscuits

The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70   Mosaic MD8-268   2019

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1963

tk.18Me 'N You (alternate take)

** same as No Room For Squares, Blue Note BLP 4149 in 1964 + The Turnaround!, BLP 4186 in 1965 + Dippin', BLP 4209 in 1966 + A Caddy For Daddy, BLP 4230 in 1967 + Hi Voltage, BST 84273 in 1968 + Reach Out!, BST 84288 in 1968 + The Flip, BST 84329 in 1970 + Thinking Of Home, BST 84367 (not released) + Far Away Lands, BST 84425 in 1985 + Straight No Filter, BST 84435 in 1986 + A Slice Of The Top, LT-995 in 1979 + Third Season, LT-1081 in 1981 + 7 bonus tracks.

Johnny Hartman - I Just Dropped By To Say Hello   Impulse! A-57   1964

Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Johnny Hartman, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 9, 1963

90006Charade
90007If I'm Lucky

Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax #4,6,7; Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar #1-3; Milt Hinton, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Johnny Hartman, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 17, 1963

1. 90008In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
2. 90009Sleepin' Bee
3. 90010Our Time
4. 90011Don't You Know I Care
5. 90012Kiss & Run
6. 90013Stairway To The Stars
7. 90014Don't Call It Love
8. 90015I Just Dropped By To Say Hello
9. 90016How Sweet It Is To Be In Love

** also released on Impulse! AS-57 in 1964, IMPD-176 in 1995.

Shirley Scott With Stanley Turrentine - Soul Shoutin'   Prestige PR 7312   1964

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Earl May, bass; Grasella Oliphant, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 15, 1963

Soul Shoutin'
Serenata
Gravy Waltz
Deep Down Soul
In The Still Of The Night

** also released on Prestige PRST 7312 in 1964.
** part of Prestige PRCD-24142-2 in 1994.

Hank Jones - Here's Love   Argo LP-728   1963

Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 19, 1963

12768Here's Love
12769My Wish
12770You Don't Know
12771Dear Mister Santa Claus
12772That Man Over There
12773Arm In Arm
12774The Big Clown Balloons
12775Love, Come Take Me Again
12776Pine Cones And Holly Berries
12777My State, My Kansas, My Home

** also released on Argo LPS-728 in 1963.

Stanley Turrentine - A Chip Off The Old Block   Blue Note BLP 4150   1964

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Shirley Scott, organ; Earl May, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 21, 1963

tk.9Cherry Point
tk.17Blues In Hoss' Flat
tk.20Midnight Blue
tk.25One O'Clock Jump
tk.30Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

** also released on Blue Note BST 84150 in 1964.

Willis Jackson - More Gravy   Prestige PR 7317   1964

Frank Robinson, trumpet; Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Pat Martino as Pat Azzara, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Joe Hadrick, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 24, 1963

Pool Shark
Somewhere Along The Way
Stuffin'
Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
More Gravy
Fiddlin'

** also released on Prestige PRST 7317 in 1964.

Horace Silver - Song For My Father   Blue Note BLP 4185   1964

Blue Mitchell, trumpet #1; Junior Cook, tenor sax #1; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 31, 1963

1. tk.1Calcutta Cutie
2. tk.5Lonely Woman

Carmell Jones, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Teddy Smith, bass; Roger Humphries, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1964

1454 tk.4The Kicker
1455 tk.9Que Pasa
1456 tk.16The Natives Are Restless Tonight
1457 tk.26Song For My Father

** also released on Blue Note BST 84185 in 1964, CDP 7 84185 2 in 1989, ST-46548 in 1997.

Horace Silver - Song For My Father   Blue Note CDP 7 84185 2   1989

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 28, 1964

1294 tk.14Sliver Treads Among The Soul

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4185 in 1964 + 4 bonus tracks.

Grant Green - Idle Moments   Blue Note BLP 4154   1965

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1963

tk.14Idle Moments
tk.28Nomad

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 15, 1963

tk.36Django
tk.39Jean De Fleur

** also released on Blue Note BST 84154 in 1965, CDP 7 84154 2 in 1988, BST 84154 in 1998.

Grant Green - Idle Moments   Blue Note CDP 7 84154 2   1988

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1963

tk.11Jean De Fleur (alternate take)
tk.32Django (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4154 in 1965 + 2 bonus tracks.

The Clefs Of Calvary - God's Light   Tru-Sound TSLP 60007   1964

Calvin April, Percy Clark, James Phelps, lead vocal; with Ezell Wilkins, piano; Richard Franklin, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herb Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 5, 1963

Miracle Temple
You Don't Know What I've Been Through
Judgement Bar
Standing Where Jesus Is
Walk With Me
It's Religion
Don't Drive Me Away
On The Battlefield
Let It Run On Me
God's Light

Jimmy Witherspoon - Blues Around The Clock   Prestige PR 7314   1964

Paul Griffin, organ; Lord Westbrook, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 5, 1963

I Had A Dream
Goin' To Chicago Blues
No Rollin'
You Made Me Love You
My Babe
S.K. Blues
Whose Hat Is That
Around The Clock
He Gave Me Everything
I'm Goin' Down Slow

** also released on Prestige PRST 7314 in 1964; Original Blues Classics OBCCD-576-2 in 1995.

Andrew Hill - Black Fire   Blue Note BLP 4151   1964

Joe Henderson, tenor sax #1-3,5,7; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Roy Haynes, drums #1,2,4-7.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 8, 1963

1. tk.3Land Of Nod
2. tk.9Cantarnos
3. tk.15McNeil Island
4. tk.17Tired Trade
5. tk.20Pumpkin
6. tk.23Subterfuge
7. tk.27Black Fire

** also released on Blue Note BST 84151 in 1964, CDP 7 84151 2 in 1987.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66), Mosaic MR10-161 in 1995, MD7-161 in 1995.

The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66)   Mosaic MR10-161   1995

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 8, 1963

tk.7Black Fire (alternate take)
tk.22Pumpkin (alternate take)

Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, Eddie Khan, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 13, 1963

tk.4Smokestack (alternate take)
tk.15Ode To Von (alternate take)
tk.17The Day After (alternate take)
tk.22Not So (alternate take)

Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1964

tk.20Yokada, Yokada (alternate take)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1964

tk.7Dedication (alternate take)
tk.13New Monastery (alternate take)
tk.18Flight 19 (alternate take)

John Gilmore, tenor sax #1; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25, 1964

1. tk.14Symmetry (alternate take)
2. tk.18The Griots (mistitled as The Groits) (alternate take)

Freddie Hubbard, cornet #1; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #1; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 10, 1965

1. tk.4Euterpe (Intuition) (alternate take)
2. 1523 tk.11Roots 'N' Herbs

Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Walter Booker, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1966

tk.3Violence (alternate take)
tk.18Desire (alternate take)

** also released on Mosaic MD7-161 in 1995.
** same as Black Fire, Blue Note BLP 4151 in 1964 + Judgment!, BLP 4159 in 1964 + Smokestack, BLP 4160 in 1966+ + Point Of Departure, BLP 4167 in 1965 + Andrew!!!, BLP 4203 in 1968 + Compulsion!!!!!, BLP 4217 in 1967 + 27 bonus tracks.

Coltrane - Live At Birdland   Impulse! A-50   1964

John Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, afternoon, November 18, 1963

90017Your Lady
90018-4+5Alabama

** also released on Impulse! AS-50 in 1964, IMPD-198 in 1996.

Grachan Moncur III - Evolution   Blue Note BLP 4153   1964

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 21, 1963

tk.11Monk In Wonderland
tk.12The Coaster
tk.14Evolution
tk.17Air Raid

** also released on Blue Note BST 84153 in 1964, CDP 7 84153 2 in 1988.

Freddie Roach - Good Move   Blue Note BLP 4158   1964

Freddie Roach, organ; Eddie Wright, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 29, 1963

tk.3'T Ain't What You Do
tk.13It Ain't Necessarily So
tk.22Pastel
tk.34I.Q. Blues

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Freddie Roach, organ; Eddie Wright, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 9, 1963

tk.53When Malindy Sings
tk.55Wine, Wine, Wine
tk.62On Our Way Up
tk.65Lots Of Lovely Love

** also released on Blue Note BST 84158 in 1964.

Booker Ervin - The Freedom Book   Prestige PR 7295   1964

Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 1963

A Lunar Tune
Cry Me Not
Grant's Stand
A Day To Mourn
Al's In

** also released on Prestige PRST 7295 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-845-2 in 1995; Prestige PRCD-30160 in 2007.
** part of The Freedom And Space Sessions, Prestige P-24091 in 1979.

Booker Ervin - Groovin' High   Prestige PR 7417   1966

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 1963

Stella By Starlight

Carmell Jones, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 30, 1964

Groovin' High

Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1964

The Second #2
Bass-IX

** also released on Prestige PRST 7417 in 1966; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-919-2 in 1996.

Chico Hamilton - Man From Two Worlds   Impulse! A-59   1964

Charles Lloyd, tenor sax, flute; Gabor Szabo, guitar; Albert Stinson, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 11, 1963

90019Child's Play
90020Blues Medley: Little Sister's Dance / Shade Tree / Island Blue
90021Forest Flower: Sunrise / Sunset
90022Blues For O.T.
90023Mallet Dance
90024Man From Two Worlds
90025Love Song To A Baby

** also released on Impulse! AS-59 in 1964, GRD-127 in 1993.

Andrew Hill - Smokestack   Blue Note BLP 4160   1966+

Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Eddie Khan, bass #1-4,6,7; Roy Haynes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 13, 1963

1. tk.6Smokestack
2. tk.9Wailing Wall
3. tk.11Ode To Von
4. tk.16The Day After
5. tk.21Verne
6. tk.23Not So
7. tk.2430 Pier Avenue

** also released on Blue Note BST 84160 in 1966+, B1-32097 in 1995, CDP 7243 8 32097 2 9 in 1995.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66), Mosaic MR10-161 in 1995, MD7-161 in 1995.

George Braith - Soul Stream   Blue Note BLP 4161   1964

George Braith, tenor, soprano sax, stritch; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Hugh Walker, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1963

tk.10The Man I Love
tk.15Boop Bop Bing Bash
tk.19Billy Told
tk.23Outside Around The Corner
tk.26Soul Stream
tk.39Jo Anne

** also released on Blue Note BST 84161 in 1964.

Ronnie Mathews With Freddie Hubbard - Doin' The Thang!   Prestige PR 7303   1964

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Eddie Kahn, bass; Albert Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 17, 1963

The Thang
Ihci Ban (aka Ichi-Ban)
The Orient
Let's Get Down
Prelude To A Kiss
1239-A

** also released on Prestige PRST 7303 in 1964.
** part of Ronnie Mathews, Roland Alexander, Freddie Hubbard, Prestige PRCD-24271-2 in 2002.

Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World   Impulse! A-56   1964

Richard Williams, trumpet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, bassoon, flute, oboe, shenai; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow as Ernie Barrows, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 19, 1963

90026The Volga Rhythm Song
90027Raisins And Almonds
90028Utopia
90030Abana
90031The Good Old Roast Beef Of England

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 20, 1963

90032You, So Tender And Wistful
90034Trouble In Mind
90035India
90036Yusef's French Brother
90037Ringo Oiwake

** also released on Impulse! AS-56 in 1964.

Yusef Lateef - Megeve / Theme From The Prize   Impulse! 45-223   1964

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 20, 1963

90033Megeve
90029Theme From The Prize

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder   Blue Note BLP 4157   1964

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Barry Harris, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1963

tk.4Totem Pole
tk.11Boy, What A Night
tk.19Hocus-Pocus
tk.25The Sidewinder
tk.27Gary's Notebook

** also released on Blue Note BST 84157 in 1964, CDP 7 46137 2 in 1987, CDP 7 84157 2 in 1989, ST-46137 in 1997.

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder   Blue Note CDP 7 84157 2   1989

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1963

tk.2Totem Pole (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4157 in 1964 + 1 bonus track.

Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker   Blue Note 7243 5 21437 2 6   1999

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Grant Green, guitar #1,2,4; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1963

1. tk.8The Kicker
2. tk.11Beduin
3. tk.23For Duke P.
4. tk.24Step Lightly
5. tk.35Mirrors
6. tk.36If Ever I Would Leave You

Sonny Stitt - Primitivo Soul!   Prestige PR 7302   1964

Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums; Marcelino Valdez, congas; Osvaldo Martinez, bongos.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 31, 1963

Slave Maidens
Baion Baby
Estrellita
Blue Blood Ritual
Island Shout
Barefoot Ball

** also released on Prestige PRST 7302 in 1964.

The Gardners - Folksongs Far & Near   Prestige International PR-INT 13062   1963

Peter Gardner, Frank Hamilton, guitar; Isabel Gardner, guitar, flute, jar drum, vocal; Bill Lee, bass.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1963

Bride, Go Wash Your Face
Doce Cascabeles
Ah Si Mon Moine
Maiden Fair
Cicerenella
I Gave My Love An Apple
Farm Song
Here's To The Couple
Korobushka
Red Rosy Bush
Ayil, Ayil
Bulbes
Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen
Turn Your Radio On

Ron Eliran - Ladino! Folk Songs Of The Sephardic Jews   Prestige International PR-INT 13063   1963

Don Hammond, flute; Phil Bodner, oboe; Charles McCracken, cello; Walter Raim, guitar, banjo; Juan Sastre, flamenco guitar; Ruth Ben-Zvi, percussion; Ron Eliran, vocal; Walter Raim, orchestral ensemble arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1963

En Este Mundo
La Soledad
Shulamit Shuvi
Durme Durme
Tres De La Noche
Galanica
Los Bilbilicos
Yendome Para Marsilia
A La Una
Noches Noches
Una Pastora
El Raki
Yo M'enamori
La Serena

Bonnie Dobson Sings A Merry-Go-Round Of Children's Songs   Prestige International PR-INT 13064   1963

Walter Raim, banjo, mandolin, guitar; Bonnie Dobson, vocal, guitar.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1963

The Bayberry Tree
Babies
Jigalong Home
Mistress Bond
Have You Seen The Ghost Of John?
Riding In The Buggy, Miss Mary Jane
Don't You Push Me Down
If I Were A Duck
Mail Myself To You
The Merry-Go-Round
Three Little Pigies
Little Sacka Sugar
This Old Man
Rose, Rose, Rose Red
The Cuckoo
Donkey Riding
The Rich Man And The Poor Man
Hush, Little Baby

Ruth Ben-Zvi - Israeli Percussion   Prestige International PR-INT 13070   1963

Abe Katz, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Shai Bursztyn, accordion, piano; Phil Bodner, Eliahu Gamliel, Abe Silverman, woodwinds; Charles McCracken, cello; Jerry Silverman, guitar; Bill Lee, bass; Ruth Ben-Zvi, percussion; Walter Raim, instrumental ensemble conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1963

Festival
Gossip
Migdal Boded
Rikud
Raindrops
Ayil, Ayil
Debka
Campfire
Uziah
Daasa
Sharkia
Sa'enu
Hora Medley

Chief Red Thundercloud And Co. - A Child's Introduction To The American Indian   Prestige International PR-INT 13076   1963

Red Thunder Cloud, drum, vocal; Dancing Deer, bells, rattle, vocal; Strong Singer, bells, vocal; Princess Little Song Bird, rattle, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1963

Micmac Friendship Song
Catawba Horse Dance
Catawba Rattlesnake Dance
Seneca Canoe Song
Catawba Women's Dance
Oklahoma Bird Legs Song
Striking The Stick
Creek Green Corn Dance
Cheyenne Fast War Dance
Seneca Hunting Dance
Catawba Blacksnake Dance
Seneca Women's Shuffle Dance
Micmac Friendship Song

Fernando Sirvent - Flamenco Fantastico!   Prestige International PR-INT 13077   1963

Fernando Sirvent, guitar; Raquel Pena, castanets, dancer; Jose Moreno, cantaor; Salvador De Castro, dancer.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1963

Sevillanas
Cana
Farruca
Fandangos De Huelva
Seguiriyas
Bulerias
Alegrias
Extremenas
Tientos Clasicos
Granadinas