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13/06/2025

Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage


Blue Note records 1965     BST 84195


notes:

Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock,
and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on March 17, 1965, for Blue Note Records

credits:

    Herbie Hancock — piano
    Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
    George Coleman — tenor saxophone
    Ron Carter — bass
    Tony Williams — drums


Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 17, 1965

tracklist:

All tracks are written by Herbie Hancock.

A1 Maiden Voyage 7:55
A2 The Eye Of The Hurricane 5:55
A3 Little One 8:47
B1 Survival Of The Fittest 10:04
B2 Dolphin Dance 9:18





12/06/2025

Herbie Hancock ‎– Empyrean Isles

Blue Note records 1964 -     BLP 4175


notes:

Empyrean Isles is the fourth studio album by American jazz pianist 
Herbie Hancock, released on Blue Note Records in November 1964.
The album features Hancock alongside trumpeter Freddie Hubbard,
 bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams. 

credits:

Bass – Ron Carter
Cornet – Freddie Hubbard
Drums – Anthony Williams
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Written-By – Herbie Hancock

Recorded    June 17, 1964
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs


Mastered By – Van Gelder
Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

tracklist:

All tracks are written by Herbie Hancock.

A1         One Finger Snap        
A2         Oliloqui Valley        
B1         Cantaloupe Island        
B2         The Egg






 

Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues

Billie Holiday – Lady Sings The Blues, Clef Records – MG C-721 Vinyle, LP, Album

Clef Records 1956   – MG C-721

notes:

Lady Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz vocalist Billie Holiday 
released in December 1956. It was Holiday's last album released on Clef Records

credits:

June 6 & 7 1956, Fine Sound Studios, New York City (Tracks A1 to B2)

    Billie Holiday, vocals
    Paul Quinichette, tenor saxophone
    Charlie Shavers, trumpet
    Tony Scott, clarinet
    Wynton Kelly, piano
    Kenny Burrell, guitar
    Lenny McBrowne, drums
    Aaron Bell, bass

September 3, 1954, Capitol Studios (B3 to B6)

    Billie Holiday, vocals
    Willie Smith, alto saxophone
    Harry Edison, trumpet
    Bobby Tucker, piano
    Barney Kessel, guitar
    Chico Hamilton, drums
    Red Callender, bass
 

Tracklist

A1        Lady Sings The Blues
Written-By – Holiday*, Nichols*
A2        Trav'lin' Light
Written-By – Mundy*, Mercer*
A3        I Must Have That Man
Written-By – Fields*, McHugh*
A4        Some Other Spring
Written-By – Herzog*, Kitchings*
A5        Strange Fruit
Written-By – Allan*
A6        No Good Man
Written-By – Fisher*, Higginbotham*, Gallop*
B1        God Bless The Child
Written-By – Herzog, Jr.*, Holiday*
B2        Good Morning Heartache
Written-By – Fisher*, Drake*, Higginbotham*
B3        Love Me Or Leave Me
Written-By – Kahn*, Donaldson*
B4        Too Marvelous For Words
Written-By – Mercer*, Whiting*
B5        Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ronell*
B6        I Thought About You
Written-By – Van Heusen*, Mercer*

 

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11/06/2025

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra – Stormy Blues

 

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra – Stormy Blues, Clef Records – 89141X45 Vinyle, 7", 45 RPM
CLEF RECORDS    1956

 credits:

recording at  Los Angeles, September 3, 1954 Verve records, 
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra with Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), 
Willie Smith (alto saxophone), 
Bobby Tucker (piano), 
Barney Kessel (guitar),
 Red Callender (bass), 
Chico Hamilton (drums), 
Billie Holiday (vocals) 




Tracklist
A     Willow Weep For Me    3:07
B        Stormy Blues     3:26
written by Billie Holiday

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Billie Holiday – An Evening With Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday – An Evening With Billie Holiday, Clef Records – MG C-144 Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono

Clef Records 1953   – MG C-144

notes:

An Evening with Billie Holiday (MG C-144) is the second 10-inch LP studio 
album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released by Clef Records in 1953.

credits:

April 1952 Personnel (exact date unknown)
(Evening tracks B3-4; Recital tracks A1-A3):

    Billie Holiday – vocals
    Charlie Shavers – trumpet
    Flip Phillips – tenor saxophone
    Oscar Peterson – piano
    Barney Kessel – guitar
    Alvin Stoller – drums
    Ray Brown – bass


July 27, 1952 Personnel
(Evening tracks A1-B2; Recital tracks A4-6, B1-3):

    Billie Holiday – vocals
    Joe Newman – trumpet
    Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
    Oscar Peterson – piano (organ on "Yesterdays")
    Freddie Green – guitar
    Gus Johnson – drums
    Ray Brown – bass

Recorded    

    April 1952
    July 27, 1952
Producer    Norman Granz


trackslist:


A1        Stormy Weather
Written by  Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
A2        Lover Come Back To Me
written by Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
A3        My Man
written by Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock,
 Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain
A4        He's Funny That Way
written by Richard Whiting, Neil Moret
B1        Yesterdays
written by Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
B2        Tenderly
written by Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
B3        Can't Face The Music
written by Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
B4        Remember
written by Irving Berlin


 


 

10/06/2025

Sly and the Family Stone - A Whole New Thing

 

Sly and the Family Stone -  A Whole New Thing, Epic records – BN 26324 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo,

Epic records  1967 – BN 26324

notes:

A Whole New Thing is the debut album by funk/soul band 
Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1967 on Epic/CBS Records. 


credits:

    Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, piano, celeste, harmonica, and more
    Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
    Larry Graham – vocals, bass guitar
    Cynthia Robinson – trumpet, vocal ad-libs
    Jerry Martini – saxophone
    Greg Errico – drums
    Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – background vocals

    Recorded    June–September 1967

Tracklist:

All tracks written, arranged and produced by Sly Stone for Stone Flower Productions.


A1        Underdog    3:59
A2        If This Room Could Talk    3:00
A3        Run Run Run    3:14
A4        Turn Me Loose    1:52
A5        Let Me Hear It From You    3:35
A6        Advice    2:22
B1        I Cannot Make It    3:20
B2        Trip To Your Heart    2:30
B3        I Hate To Love Her    3:30
B4        Bad Risk    3:04
B5        That Kind Of Person    4:15
B6        Dog    3:10