Van Gelder Studio Catalog: 2004

2004 (age 80)

Houston Person - To Etta With Love   HighNote HCD 7127   2004

Houston Person, tenor sax; Stan Hope, piano; Paul Bollenback, guitar; Per-Ola Gadd, bass; Chip White, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 21, 2004

It's Magic
Love Walked In
Don't Misunderstand
I Should Care
Don't Go To Strangers
For All We Know
Since I Fell For You
Ain't Misbehavin'
What A Wonderful World
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You

Buster Williams - Griot Liberte   HighNote HCD 7123   2004

Stefon Harris, vibes, marimba; George Colligan, piano; Buster Williams, bass, piccolo bass; Lenny White, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 5, 2004

Nomads
Related To One
The Triumphant Dance Of The Butterfly
The Wind Of An Immortal Soul
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Joined At The Hip
Concierto De Aranjuez
After The Ninth Wave

Steve Turre - The Spirits Up Above   HighNote HCD 7130   2004

Steve Turre, trombone; Dave Valentin, flute #3; Vincent Herring, alto, soprano sax; James Carter, tenor sax, flute #4; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Winard Harper, drums; Akua Dixon, Joe Dixon, Michael Hill, Whitney Marchell Jackson, Andromeda Turre, Steve Turre, chorus #5,9.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 26, 2004

1.Three For The Festival
2.One For Kirk
3.Medley: Serenade To A Cuckoo / Bright Moments
4.Stepping Into Beauty
5.The Spirits Up Above
6.Hand Full Of Five
7.E.D.
8.Dorthaan's Walk
9.Volunteered Slavery

Eric Alexander - Dead Center   HighNote HCD 7131   2004

Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 10, 2004

One For Steve
Sonrisa
Almost Like Being In Love
It's Magic
A Few Miles From Memphis
Search For Peace
Dead Center
I Could Have Danced All Night

Meredith D'Ambrosio - Wishing On The Moon   Sunnyside SSC 1159   2006

Meredith D'Ambrosio, vocal; Don Sickler, muted trumpet #1,3,6,8, flugelhorn #2,4,10; Cecilia Coleman, piano; Tim Givens, bass; Vince Cherico, drums #1,2,4-9.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 24, 2004

1.Have You Noticed?
2.To Do It All Again
3.Don't Follow Me
4.In The Glow Of The Moon
5.Melodious Funk
6.Stay With Me
7.Try As I May
8.Wishing On The Moon
9.Miracle Of Spring
10.Angels Without Their Wings

Houston Person With Bill Charlap - You Taught My Heart To Sing   HighNote HCD 7134   2006

Houston Person, tenor sax; Bill Charlap, piano.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 4, 2004

You Taught My Heart To Sing
Namely You
Where Are You
Sweet Lorraine
If I Ruled The World
S'Wonderful
Where Is The Love
I Was Telling Her About You
Don't Forget The Blues
I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone

David 'Fathead' Newman - I Remember Brother Ray   HighNote HCD 7135   2005

David 'Fathead' Newman, tenor sax; Steve Nelson, vibes; John Hicks, piano; John Menegon, bass; Winard Harper, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 14, 2004

Hit The Road Jack
Georgia On My Mind
When Your Lover Has Gone
Drown In My Tears
Deed I Do
It Had To Be You
Ruby
Them That Got (I Ain't Got Nothing Yet)

Gloria Cooper - Dedicated To You   Origin Records 82450   2005

Gloria Cooper, voice, piano; Don Sickler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Escoffery, soprano, tenor sax; Freddie Bryant, guitar; Tim Givens, bass; Vince Cherico, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 1 and 21, 2004

All My Love, Especially For You
Just A Little Boy
Garden In The Sand
Two Reflect As One
Dedicated To You
Seabreeze
Something Unusual
You Never Leave My Mind
Reveling In The Beat
Big Brown Eyes
Without You
Come Rain Or Come Shine

Stan Hope - Put On A Happy Face   Savant SCD 2063   2005

Houston Person, tenor sax #1,2,7; Stan Hope, piano; Ray Drummond, bass #1-8,10; Kenny Washington, drums #1-8,10.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 22, 2004

1.R.D.'s Blues
2.Then I'll Be Tired Of You
3.My Ship
4.Easy To Love
5.Put On A Happy Face
6.They Can't Take That Away From Me
7.I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
8.Somewhere In The Night
9.Medley: I'll Never Stop Loving You / The Island
10.K.W. Groove

Reuben Wilson - Fun House   Savant SCD 2064   2005

Cochemea Gastelum, alto sax #1-6,8; Reuben Wilson, Hammond B-3; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Mike Clark, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 28, 2004

1.Easy Talk
2.Fun House
3.For The Love Of You
4.Ronnies Bonnie
5.Love Time
6.Sweet Feet
7.Minor Yours
8.Loft Funk