Van Gelder Studio Catalog: 1984
1984 (age 60)
Charlie Rouse Featuring Red Rodney - Social Call Uptown UP 27.18 1984
Red Rodney, trumpet, flugelhorn; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Albert Dailey, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Kenny Washington, drums; Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 21 and 22, 1984
| Little Chico | |
| Social Call | |
| Half Nelson | |
| Greenhouse | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Casbah |
** also released on Charlie Rouse-Red Rodney - Social Call, Uptown UPCD 27.50 in 2003.
Charlie Rouse-Red Rodney - Social Call Uptown UPCD 27.50 2003
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 21 and 22, 1984
| Social Call (long) | |
| Darn That Dream (take 2) | |
| Half Nelson (short) |
** originally released on Charlie Rouse Featuring Red Rodney - Social Call, Uptown UP 27.18 in 1984 + 3 bonus tracks.
Claudio Roditi W/ Kenia - Red On Red Greene Street GS 2001 1984
Claudio Roditi, trumpet, flugelhorn; Paquito D'Rivera, alto sax; Alfredo Cardim, electric piano; Jorge Dalto, synthesizer; Claudio Celso, guitar; Lincoln Goines, bass; Buddy Williams, drums #1,5,8; Yogi Horton, drums #2-4,6,7,9; Nana Vasconcelos, percussion; Kenia, vocal; Peter Drake, music director.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 25 and 26, 1984
| 1. | Ponteio |
| 2. | Madalena |
| 3. | Red On Red |
| 4. | Velas |
| 5. | Amazone |
| 6. | Little Tear |
| 7. | Pra Mim |
| 8. | Nothing Will Be As It Was Tomorrow |
| 9. | Monster And The Flower |
** also scheduled on CTI CTI 9011.
** also released on CTI (J) K26P-6293 in 1984.
Budd Johnson & Phil Woods - The Ole Dude & The Fundance Kid Uptown UP27.19 1985
Phil Woods, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Bill Goodwin, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 4, 1984
| After Five | |
| Street Of Dreams | |
| Confusion | |
| Blue Lou | |
| More Than You Know | |
| Ole Dude And The Fundance Kid |
Larry Coryell - Comin' Home Muse MR 5303 1984
Albert Dailey, piano; Larry Coryell, guitar; George Mraz, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Julie Coryell, vocal #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 7, 1984
| 1. | Good Citizen Swallow |
| 2. | Glorielle |
| 3. | Twelve And Twelve |
| 4. | No More Booze, Minor Blues |
| 5. | Confirmation |
| 6. | It Never Entered My Mind |
** also released on Muse MCD 5303 in 1985.
Charlie Shoemake Sextet Featuring Phil Woods - Incandescent Discovery DS-904 1986
Tom Harrell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Phil Woods, alto sax, clarinet; Charlie Shoemake, vibes; Terry Trotter, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Sandi Shoemake, vocal #3.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1984
| 1. | Incandescent |
| 2. | Tadd Too |
| 3. | Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry |
| 4. | Number One |
| 5. | Pardon Me |
| 6. | I Think We're Almost There |
| 7. | Quicks-otic |
| 8. | Farewell |
The Greg Packham Group - Action Reaction Stash ST242 1984
Dan Pease, trumpet; Bob Griffin, flute; James "Eli" Whitney, tenor, alto, soprano sax; Greg Packham, guitar; Sean Smith, acoustic, electric bass; Dave Volderauer, drums; Rob Reynolds, drums #5; Carlos Izquierdo, congas, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 3 and 4, 1984
| 1. | Night Shift |
| 2. | Iwa |
| 3. | Action-Reaction |
| 4. | Bossa Piquet |
| 5. | Abuse |
| 6. | Dream Theory |
| 7. | You Can't Argue With Ignorance |
Kenny Barron - 1+1+1 BlackHawk BKH 50601 1986
Kenny Barron, piano; Michael Moore, bass #1,4,5; Ron Carter, bass #2,3,6,8.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 23 and 24, 1984
| 1. | The Man I Love |
| 2. | United Blues |
| 3. | Prelude To A Kiss |
| 4. | C Jam Blues |
| 5. | In Your Own Sweet Way |
| 6. | Giant Steps |
| 7. | 'Round Midnight |
| 8. | Beautiful Love |
** also released on BlackHawk BKH 506-2 in 1986.
Buddy Tate, Al Grey - Just Jazz Uptown UP27.21 1984
Al Grey, trombone; Buddy Tate, tenor sax, clarinet; Richard Wyands, piano; Major Holley, bass; Al Harewood, drums; Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 28, 1984
| Just Jazz | |
| Blues In My Heart | |
| Straighten Up & Fly Right | |
| Topsy | |
| Blue Creek | |
| Tangerine |
** also released on Reservoir RSR CD 110 in 1989.
Buddy Tate, Al Grey - Just Jazz Reservoir RSR CD 110 1989
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 28, 1984
| Straighten Up And Fly Right (alternate) | |
| Just Jazz (alternate) |
** originally released on Uptown UP27.21 in 1984 + 2 bonus tracks.
Malachi Thompson - Spirit Delmark DS-442 1989
Malachi Thompson, trumpet; Carter Jefferson, tenor sax; Albert Dailey, piano; James King, bass; Nasar Abadey as Nasar Abedey, drums; Randy Abbott, congas; Arnae Burton, vocal #2; Leon Thomas, vocal #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 29, 1984;
Glasswing Studio, Hyattsville, MD, August, 1987
| 1. | Spirit Of Man |
| 2. | Back To The One |
| 3. | A Rising Daystar |
| 4. | Dhyia Malika |
| 5. | I Remember Clifford |
| 6. | No More Hard Times |
** also released on Delmark DD-442 in 1990.
Malachi Thompson - Spirit Delmark DD-442 1990
Malachi Thompson, trumpet; Carter Jefferson, tenor sax; Albert Dailey, piano; James King, bass; Nasar Abadey as Nasar Abedey, drums; Randy Abbott, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 29, 1984;
Glasswing Studio, Hyattsville, MD, August, 1987
| Dearly Beloved (bonus track) |
** originally released on Delmark DS-442 in 1989 + 1 bonus track.
Les McCann/Houston Person - Road Warriors Greene Street GS 2002 1984
Houston Person, tenor sax; Bobby Bryant, tenor, soprano sax; Les McCann, piano, vocal; Lou Volpe, guitar; Gary King, bass, drums #1; Buddy Williams, drums; Richard Malcom, percussion; Peter Drake, music director.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18, 19 and 29, 1984
| 1. | Road Warriors |
| 2. | The Longer You Wait |
| 3. | Pearl |
| 4. | Volkswagen Blues |
| 5. | Hold My Hand |
** also scheduled on CTI CTI 9012.
** also released on CTI (J) K26P-6305 in 1984.
Les McCann/Houston Person - Road Warriors Greene Street SDJ-1 1984
Houston Person, tenor sax; Bobby Bryant, tenor, soprano sax; Les McCann, piano, vocal; Lou Volpe, guitar; Gary King, bass, drums; Buddy Williams, drums; Richard Malcom, percussion; Peter Drake, music director.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18, 19 and 29, 1984
| Road Warriors (Short Version) | |
| Road Warriors (Long Version) |
Urszula - High Horse CTI (J) K26P-6307 1984
Paquito D'Rivera, alto sax; Michel Camilo, synthesizer; Kent Heckman, computer programming; Lou Volpe, electric guitar; Gary King, bass, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion; Urszula Dudziak, vocal; Peter Drake, music director.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1984
| The Queen | |
| Gdansk | |
| Fire | |
| High Horse | |
| Vector | |
| Flashback | |
| The Gene Splicer |
** also scheduled on Greene Street GS 2005.
Don Joseph Featuring Al Cohn - One Of A Kind Uptown UP27.23 1985
Don Joseph, cornet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Joey Baron, drums; Don Sickler, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 2 and 3, 1984
| Ash Wednesday Blues | |
| But Beautiful | |
| Indian Summer | |
| Stumbling | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | |
| When Lights Are Low |
Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio - Time Stream Eastworld (J) EWJ-90034 1985
Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; George Mraz, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 23 and 24, 1984
| Prosperity | |
| Con Alma | |
| Giant Steps | |
| Smile | |
| Time Stream | |
| Tico Tico |
** also released on Eastworld (J) CP32-5025 in 1985, TOCT-9732 in 1996.
Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person - Creation Greene Street GS 2003 1984
Houston Person, tenor sax; Roger Kellaway, keyboards, Prophet-5 synthesizer, Prophet-600 synthesizer; Ted Broncato, Prophet-5 synthesizer, Prophet-600 synthesizer; Kent Heckman, Linn LM-2, Commodore 64 programming; Gary King, Linn LM-2, Hayashi bass, Guild bass, Sequential Circuits Six-Track bass, scratch record, effects; Eek-A-Mouse, vocal #2.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July and August, 1984
| 1. | Moon |
| 2. | Creation |
| 3. | Summer's Dance |
| 4. | Rain Dreams |
| 5. | Windows |
** also scheduled on Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person - The French/African Connection, CTI CTI 9013.
** also released on Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person - The French/African Connection, CTI (J) K26P-6322 in 1984.
Roger Kellaway Featuring Eek-A-Mouse - Creation Greene Street SDJ-2 1984
Houston Person, tenor sax; Roger Kellaway, keyboards, Prophet-5 synthesizer, Prophet-600 synthesizer; Ted Broncato, Prophet-5 synthesizer, Prophet-600 synthesizer; Kent Heckman, Linn LM-2, Commodore 64 programming; Gary King, Linn LM-2, Hayashi bass, Guild bass, Sequential Circuits Six-Track bass, scratch record, effects; Eek-A-Mouse, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July and August, 1984
| Creation (Short Version) | |
| Creation (Long Version) |
Ricky Ford - Shorter Ideas Muse MR 5314 1985
Jimmy Knepper, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax, flute; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Kirk Lightsey, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Ricky Ford, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 28, 1984
| Yes Or No | |
| Miyako | |
| Dance Cadaverous | |
| Pinnochio | |
| Tabloid Blues | |
| Wolf Trap | |
| Happy Reunion |
Maria Muldaur - Transblucency Uptown UP27.25 1986
Maria Muldaur, vocal; Don Sickler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jerry Dodgion, flute, clarinet, alto sax; Frank Wess, flute, alto, tenor sax; Gerry Cappuccio, tenor, baritone sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Michael Moore, bass #1-5,7,8,10; Dennis Irwin, bass #6; Ray Drummond, bass #9; Ben Riley, drums; Angel Allende, Latin percussion; Don Sickler, arranger, musical director.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 7, 8, 9, 1984, and February 11, 1985
| 1. | Massachusetts |
| 2. | Rio De Janeiro Blue |
| 3. | You've Changed |
| 4. | Blizzard Of Lies |
| 5. | Lazy Afternoon |
| 6. | Wheelers And Dealers |
| 7. | How Can You Face Me |
| 8. | Transblucency |
| 9. | Looking Back |
| 10. | Where |
Peter Leitch - Exhilaration Uptown UP27.24 1985
Pepper Adams, baritone sax; John Hicks, piano; Peter Leitch, guitar; Ray Drummond, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1984;
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 6, 1988
| Exhilaration | |
| Round Midnight | |
| Trinkle Tinkle | |
| Slugs, In The Far East | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean? | |
| Played Twice |
** also released on Reservoir RSR CD 118 in 1991.
Peter Leitch - Exhilaration Reservoir RSR CD 118 1991
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1984;
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 6, 1988
| But Not For Me | |
| Pannonica |
** originally released on Uptown UP27.24 in 1985 + 2 bonus tracks.
Kenny Barron - Autumn In New York Uptown UP27.26 1985
Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Frederick Waits, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1984
| New York Attitude | |
| Autumn In New York | |
| Joanne Julia | |
| Bemsha Swing | |
| Embraceable You | |
| Lemuria |
** also released on New York Attitude, Uptown UPCD 27.41 in 1996.
Kenny Barron - New York Attitude Uptown UPCD 27.41 1996
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1984
| My One Sin | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is (solo) | |
| Embraceable You (take 1) |
** originally released on Autumn In New York, Uptown UP27.26 in 1985 + 3 bonus tracks.
Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas Uptown UPCD 27.33 1990
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1984
| The Christmas Song |
Claudio Roditi, Don Sickler, trumpet; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1985
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
Johnny Coles, trumpet; Frank Wess, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 11, 1985
| I'll Be Home For Christmas |
Don Sickler, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Maria Muldaur, vocal.
| Santa Baby |
Richard Wyands, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5 and 6, 1985
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
Carl Fontana, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
| Winter Wonderland |
Barry Harris, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 25, 1986
| White Christmas |
Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Barry Harris, piano.
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
Jack Sheldon, trumpet, vocal; Barry Harris, piano.
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
Tommy Flanagan, piano.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 12, 1987
| The Christmas Waltz |
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 7, 1988
| We Three Kings |
Walter Davis Jr., piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
| Jingle Bells |
Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
| Silent Night |
Mark Murphy - Living Room Muse MR 5345 1986
Mark Murphy, vocal; Ted Curson, trumpet, flugelhorn; Gerry Niewood, tenor sax, flute; David Braham, keyboards; Harry Leahy, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass #6; Ed Caccavale, drums #1,4,7,8; Grady Tate, drums #2,3,5,6,9, vocal #6; Larry Killian, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 20 and 21, 1984
| 1. | Living Room |
| 2. | Our Love Rolls On |
| 3. | L.A. Song Cycle: L.A. / L.A. Breakdown / The Way It Was In L.A. |
| 4. | There'll Be Some Changes Made |
| 5. | Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens |
| 6. | Misty / Midnight Sun |
| 7. | Charleston Alley |
| 8. | Full Moon |
| 9. | Maxine |
Kenny Garrett Quintet - Introducing Kenny Garrett Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1014 1985
Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kenny Garrett, alto sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Nat Reeves, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 28, 1984
| For Openers | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones | |
| A Silent Prayer | |
| Blues In The Afternoon | |
| Oriental Tow Away Zone | |
| Until Tomorrow | |
| Reedus' Dance | |
| Lover |
** also released on Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1014 CD in 1985.