Van Gelder Studio
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The Van Gelder Studio is a recording studio
located at 445 Sylvan Avenue
, Englewood Cliffs
, New Jersey
. It was set up in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder
and has been used to record many albums released by major jazz labels such as Verve Records
, Blue Note
, Prestige
and CTI Records
.
, Van Gelder moved to a new facility in Englewood Cliffs. The structure was inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright
and bore some resemblance to a chapel, with 39-foot ceilings and fine acoustics. Critic Ira Gitler
described the studio in The Space Book (1964) liner notes:"In the high-domed, wooden-beamed, brick-tiled, spare modernity of Rudy Van Gelder's studio, one can get a feeling akin to religion". "When I started making records, there was no quality recording equipment available to me" Van Gelder recalled in 2005. "I had to build my own mixer. The only people who had quality equipment were the big companies. They were building their own electronics."
Notable recordings made at Hackensack include Miles Davis
' Workin' and Steamin' ; solo debuts by Hank Mobley
(Hank Mobley Quartet
) and Johnny Griffin
(Introducing Johnny Griffin
).
Notable recordings made at Englewood Cliffs include John Coltrane
's A Love Supreme
(1964); Sonny Rollins
' Saxophone Colossus
; and Stanley Turrentine
's Cherry
and Don't Mess with Mister T
; Andrew Hill
's Point of Departure; Carmell Jones
's Jay Hawk Talk; Freddie Hubbard
's Red Clay
and Hank Mobley
's Soul Station
.
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
located at 445 Sylvan Avenue
U.S. Route 9W
U.S. Route 9W is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins on Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, New Jersey as it crosses the US 1 & 9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 approaches to the George Washington Bridge, where it heads north up the west...
, Englewood Cliffs
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 5,281. The borough houses the world headquarters of CNBC and the American headquarters of Unilever, and is home to both Ferrari and Maserati North America.Englewood Cliffs...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. It was set up in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder is an American recording engineer specializing in jazz.Often regarded as one of the most important recording engineers in music history, Van Gelder has recorded several thousand jazz sessions, including many widely recognized as classics, in a career spanning more than half a century...
and has been used to record many albums released by major jazz labels such as Verve Records
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
, Blue Note
Blue note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. Country blues, in particular, features wide variations from the...
, Prestige
Prestige Records
Prestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
and CTI Records
CTI Records
CTI Records was a jazz record label founded in 1967 by producer/A&R manager Creed Taylor. Initially, CTI was a subsidiary of A&M Records, but the label went independent in 1970...
.
Background
After having gained a reputation in the mid-Fifties for the quality of the recordings he made in the living room at his parents' house in Hackensack, New JerseyHackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
, Van Gelder moved to a new facility in Englewood Cliffs. The structure was inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
and bore some resemblance to a chapel, with 39-foot ceilings and fine acoustics. Critic Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler is an American jazz historian and journalist. Perhaps best known for The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz written with Leonard Feather—the most recent edition appeared in 1999—he has written hundreds of liner notes for jazz recordings since the early 1950s and is the author of dozens...
described the studio in The Space Book (1964) liner notes:"In the high-domed, wooden-beamed, brick-tiled, spare modernity of Rudy Van Gelder's studio, one can get a feeling akin to religion". "When I started making records, there was no quality recording equipment available to me" Van Gelder recalled in 2005. "I had to build my own mixer. The only people who had quality equipment were the big companies. They were building their own electronics."
Notable recordings made at Hackensack include Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
' Workin' and Steamin' ; solo debuts by Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley
Henry Mobley was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz...
(Hank Mobley Quartet
Hank Mobley Quartet
Hank Mobley Quartet is the debut album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1955 as BLP 5066, a 10" LP. It was recorded on March 27, 1955 and features Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins and Art Blakey...
) and Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin III was an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist.- Early life and career :Griffin studied music at DuSable High School in Chicago under Walter Dyett, starting out on clarinet before moving on to oboe and then alto sax...
(Introducing Johnny Griffin
Introducing Johnny Griffin
Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio on April 17, 1956.- Track listing :# "Mildew" - 3:56# "Chicago Calling" - 5:38...
).
Notable recordings made at Englewood Cliffs include John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
's A Love Supreme
A Love Supreme
A Love Supreme is a studio album recorded by John Coltrane's quartet in December 1964 and released by Impulse! Records in February 1965...
(1964); Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
' Saxophone Colossus
Saxophone Colossus
Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' most acclaimed albums. Recorded and released in 1956, it has been awarded a rare Crown by The Penguin Guide to Jazz, and is widely considered the masterpiece of his mid-1950s series of recordings for Prestige Records and one of the greatest albums ever...
; and Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family...
's Cherry
Cherry (album)
Cherry is a 1972 album by saxophonist Stanley Turrentine featuring Milt Jackson.-Track listing:# "Speedball" – 6:39# "I Remember You" – 5:10# "The Revs" – 7:46...
and Don't Mess with Mister T
Don't Mess With Mister T.
Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars....
; Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important innovators of jazz piano in the 1960s...
's Point of Departure; Carmell Jones
Carmell Jones
Carmell Jones was an American jazz trumpet player.Jones was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He is best known for his work with Horace Silver, appearing in the album Song for My Father....
's Jay Hawk Talk; Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
's Red Clay
Red Clay
Red Clay is a 1970 album by Freddie Hubbard.Red Clay may also refer to:* Red clay, a type of clay court in tennis* Ultisols, a type of red clay soil common in the U.S...
and Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley
Henry Mobley was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz...
's Soul Station
Soul Station
Soul Station is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, released in 1960 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BLP 4031. Along with Roll Call, the LP which followed this release, this is one of Mobley's best-known albums...
.
List of recordings
| Hackensack | |
|---|---|
| Recording Date | Album |
| 1949-1951 | Conception Conception (album) Conception is a compilation album issued in 1951 as PRLP 7013, featuring Miles Davis on a number of tracks. The album features other notable musicians such as Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan and Zoot Sims. All the pieces were recorded at the famous Van Gelder Studio... |
| April 16, 1953 | New Faces, New Sounds New Faces, New Sounds New Faces, New Sounds is the debut album by American pianist Kenny Drew recorded and released in 1953 on Blue Note Records as a 10" vinyl. It has never been reissued on CD.-Track listing:#"Yesterdays" - 5:19... |
| March 15, 1954 | Blue Haze Blue Haze Blue Haze is an album recorded in 1953 and 1954 by Miles Davis for Prestige Records. The first track on the album is from the 3 April 1954 session which resulted in half of the album Walkin... |
| April 3, 1954 | Blue Haze Blue Haze Blue Haze is an album recorded in 1953 and 1954 by Miles Davis for Prestige Records. The first track on the album is from the 3 April 1954 session which resulted in half of the album Walkin... |
| April 3, 1954 | Walkin' Walkin' -Performers:*Miles Davis - Trumpet*Lucky Thompson - Tenor saxophone *J. J. Johnson - Trombone *David Schildkraut - Alto saxophone *Horace Silver - Piano*Percy Heath - Bass*Kenny Clarke - drums... |
| April 29, 1954 | Walkin' Walkin' -Performers:*Miles Davis - Trumpet*Lucky Thompson - Tenor saxophone *J. J. Johnson - Trombone *David Schildkraut - Alto saxophone *Horace Silver - Piano*Percy Heath - Bass*Kenny Clarke - drums... |
| June 29, 1954 | Bags' Groove Bags' Groove Bags' Groove is a jazz album recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 for Prestige Records. Both takes of the title track come from a session on December 24, 1954 . The rest of the album was recorded earlier in the year, on 29 June. Bags' Groove is a jazz album recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 for Prestige... |
| August 18, 1954 | Moving Out Moving Out (album) -Track listing:All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicatedSide one# "Moving Out" - 4:31# "Swingin' for Bumsy" - 5:48# "Silk 'n' Satin" - 4:03Side two# "Solid" - 6:27# "More Than You Know" - 10:48... |
| October 25, 1954 | Moving Out Moving Out (album) -Track listing:All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicatedSide one# "Moving Out" - 4:31# "Swingin' for Bumsy" - 5:48# "Silk 'n' Satin" - 4:03Side two# "Solid" - 6:27# "More Than You Know" - 10:48... |
| December 24, 1954 | Bags' Groove Bags' Groove Bags' Groove is a jazz album recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 for Prestige Records. Both takes of the title track come from a session on December 24, 1954 . The rest of the album was recorded earlier in the year, on 29 June. Bags' Groove is a jazz album recorded by Miles Davis in 1954 for Prestige... |
| January 9, 1955 | Django |
| January 30, 1955 | Afro-Cuban Afro-Cuban (album) Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The first release of the album dates back to 1955 on 10" Vinyl, featuring only four tracks and having a different cover artwork. Two years later, Blue Note decided to add three tracks and issue an LP... |
| March 27, 1955 | Hank Mobley Quartet Hank Mobley Quartet Hank Mobley Quartet is the debut album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1955 as BLP 5066, a 10" LP. It was recorded on March 27, 1955 and features Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins and Art Blakey... |
| March 29, 1955 | Afro-Cuban Afro-Cuban (album) Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The first release of the album dates back to 1955 on 10" Vinyl, featuring only four tracks and having a different cover artwork. Two years later, Blue Note decided to add three tracks and issue an LP... |
| October 15, 1955 | Nica's Tempo Nica's Tempo Nica's Tempo is an album by Gigi Gryce recorded in 1955. The title track is a reference to Nica de Koenigswarter aka "The Bebop Baroness" or "The Jazz Baroness," a patron of jazz greats such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker.-Track listing:#"Speculation" – 4:03 #"In a... |
| October 22, 1955 | Nica's Tempo Nica's Tempo Nica's Tempo is an album by Gigi Gryce recorded in 1955. The title track is a reference to Nica de Koenigswarter aka "The Bebop Baroness" or "The Jazz Baroness," a patron of jazz greats such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker.-Track listing:#"Speculation" – 4:03 #"In a... |
| January 30, 1956 | The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Savoy label in 1956. It was recorded on February 8, 1956 and features performances by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Ball, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Wendell Marshall, John LaPorta and Kenny Clarke.- Track... |
| February 8, 1956 | The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Savoy label in 1956. It was recorded on February 8, 1956 and features performances by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Ronnie Ball, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Wendell Marshall, John LaPorta and Kenny Clarke.- Track... |
| March 9, 1956 | Fontainebleau Fontainebleau (album) Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron.-Track listing:# "Fontainebleau" – 4:48# "Delirium" – 5:00# "The Scene Is Clean" – 5:00# "Flossie Lou" – 4:50# "Bula-Beige" – 11:20All tracks composed by Tadd Dameron-Personnel:... |
| March 16, 1956 | Collectors' Items Collectors' Items Collectors' Items is a 1956 studio album by Miles Davis. There are two sessions collected on the album with, apart from Davis, largely different musicians. The first 1953 session is "Compulsion", "The Serpent's Tooth" and "'Round About Midnight". The second 1956 session is "In Your Own Sweet Way",... |
| March 22, 1956 | Sonny Rollins Plus 4 Sonny Rollins Plus 4 Sonny Rollins Plus 4 is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins, released in 1956 on Prestige Records. On this album Rollins plays with the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, of which he was a member at the time. The album was the last full recording including pianist Richie Powell and trumpeter Clifford... |
| April 17, 1956 | Introducing Johnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio on April 17, 1956.- Track listing :# "Mildew" - 3:56# "Chicago Calling" - 5:38... |
| May 11, 1956 | Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet... |
| May 11, 1956 | Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet... |
| May 11, 1956 | Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on May 11, 1956 and October 26 in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet... |
| June 22, 1956 | Saxophone Colossus Saxophone Colossus Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' most acclaimed albums. Recorded and released in 1956, it has been awarded a rare Crown by The Penguin Guide to Jazz, and is widely considered the masterpiece of his mid-1950s series of recordings for Prestige Records and one of the greatest albums ever... |
| July 20, 1956 | Mobley's Message Mobley's Message Mobley's Message is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, released on the Prestige label in 1956. It was recorded on July 20, 1956 and features performances by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor, with Jackie McLean guesting on one track.- Track listing :All... |
| July 23, 1956 | Jazz Message #2 |
| July 27, 1956 | Mobley's 2nd Message Mobley's 2nd Message Mobley's 2nd Message is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, released on the Prestige label in 1957. It was recorded on July 27, 1956, one week after Mobley's Message , and features performances by Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Walter Bishop, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor.- Track listing :# "These Are... |
| September 21, 1956 | Whims of Chambers Whims Of Chambers Whims of Chambers is a jazz album by bassist Paul Chambers released on the Blue Note label in 1956. The album features performances by Chambers with Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver and Philly Joe Jones.... |
| October 26, 1956 | Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by the Miles Davis Quintet. Two sessions 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Workin' with The Miles Davis... |
| October 26, 1956 | Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet... |
| October 26, 1956 | Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on May 11, 1956 and October 26 in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet... |
| October 26, 1956 | Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is an album recorded in 1956 by Miles Davis. Two sessions on 11 May 1956 and 26 October in the same year resulted in four albums—this one, Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet, Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet... |
| November 7, 1956 | Jazz Message #2 |
| November 25, 1956 | Hank Mobley Sextet Hank Mobley Sextet Hank Mobley Sextet is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1540... |
| November 30, 1956 | Mating Call Mating Call Mating Call is an album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron issued in 1957 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7070. It was recorded at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey... |
| December 16, 1956 | Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins.-Track listing:#"Decision"#"Bluesnote"#"Plain Jane"#"Sonnysphere"#"How are things in Glocca Mora?"-Personnel:*Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone*Donald Byrd - Trumpet*Max Roach - Drums... |
| January 4, 1957 | All Day Long All Day Long All Day Long is a jazz album by guitarist Kenny Burrell. It was released in 1957 under Prestige label as PRLP 7081. It's characterized by fast pieces and also was one of the first albums in which Burrell was presented as a leader. All the pieces were composed by the members of the band... |
| January 13, 1957 | Hank Mobley and his All Stars Hank Mobley and his All Stars Hank Mobley and His All Stars is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1544. It was recorded on January 13, 1957 and features Mobley, Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins and Art Blakey.-Reception:... |
| January 27, 1957 | Wailing with Lou Wailing with Lou Wailing with Lou is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson released on the Blue Note label in 1957 featuring performances by Donaldson's Quintet with Donald Byrd, Herman Foster, Peck Morrison and Art Taylor.... |
| March 8, 1957 | Hank Mobley Quintet Hank Mobley Quintet Hank Mobley Quintet is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1550. It was recorded on March 8, 1957 and features Mobley, Art Farmer, Doug Watkins, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey... |
| March 22, 1957 | Dig It! Dig It! Dig It! is a 1958 jazz album by The Red Garland Quintet. It also features John Coltrane at the saxophone. It was recorded during 1957 and 1958, and released in 1958 on the Prestige label as PRLP 7229.-Track listing:... |
| April 4, 1957 | Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins, released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue 1558. Among other things, it is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the same track, the song "Misterioso" by Monk... |
| April 20, 1957 | Dakar Dakar (album) Dakar is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1963 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7280. It is a reissue of one track from Prestige 7084 credited to the Prestige All-Stars, and of other material not issued as a Coltrane album... |
| April 21, 1957 | Hank Hank (album) Hank is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1560. It was recorded on January 13, 1957 and features Mobley, Donald Byrd, John Jenkins, Bobby Timmons, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones.-Reception:... |
| June 23, 1957 | Hank Mobley Hank Mobley (album) Hank Mobley is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1568. It was recorded on June 23, 1957 and features Mobley, Bill Hardman, Curtis Porter, Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.-Reception:... |
| August 3, 1957 | Bud! The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 3) Bud! The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 3) Bud! The Amazing Bud Powell , also known as The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 3: Bud!, is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released on Blue Note in 1957, featuring a session Powell recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on August 3, 1957, with Paul Chambers on bass... |
| August 18, 1957 | Curtain Call Curtain Call (Hank Mobley album) Curtain Call is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley first released on the Blue Note label in Japan in 1984. It was recorded on August 18, 1957 and features Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Rowser, Sonny Clark and Art Taylor.-Reception:... |
| August 23, 1957 | Traneing In Traneing In -Personnel:* John Coltrane — tenor saxophone* Red Garland — piano* Paul Chambers — bass* Art Taylor — drums... |
| September 15, 1957 | Blue Train Blue Train (album) Blue Train is a hard bop jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BLP 1577. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, it is Coltrane's second solo album, the only one he recorded for Blue Note as a leader, and the only one he conceived... |
| September 6, 1957 | Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans & Ten is the first album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans as a leader, released on the Prestige label in 1957... |
| September 22, 1957 | Newk's Time Newk's Time Newk's Time is an album by Sonny Rollins. It was his third album for Blue Note Records, released in 1957. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, NJ on September 22, 1957. The title of the album is a reference to Rollins' nickname "Newk", which is apparently based on his resemblance... |
| September 27, 1957 | Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans & Ten is the first album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans as a leader, released on the Prestige label in 1957... |
| October 10, 1957 | Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans & Ten Gil Evans & Ten is the first album by pianist, conductor, arranger and composer Gil Evans as a leader, released on the Prestige label in 1957... |
| October 20, 1957 | Poppin' Poppin' (album) Poppin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley first released on Blue Note Japan in 1980 as GXF 3066... |
| November 15, 1957 | All Mornin' Long All Mornin' Long All Mornin' Long is a jazz album by pianist Red Garland and his quintet. It was originally issued in 1957 under the Prestige label and catalogued as PRLP 7130. It features only three pieces, which belong to the hard bop sub-genre and distinguish themselves by being fast-paced and bluesy... |
| December 13, 1957 | Dig It! Dig It! Dig It! is a 1958 jazz album by The Red Garland Quintet. It also features John Coltrane at the saxophone. It was recorded during 1957 and 1958, and released in 1958 on the Prestige label as PRLP 7229.-Track listing:... |
| December 20, 1957 | The Believer The Believer (John Coltrane album) The Believer is a jazz album credited to John Coltrane released in 1964 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7292. It is an amalgam of two tracks reissued from New Jazz Records 8228 Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane released in 1960, with three unissued tracks by Coltrane as a leader from two... |
| January 10, 1958 | The Believer The Believer (John Coltrane album) The Believer is a jazz album credited to John Coltrane released in 1964 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7292. It is an amalgam of two tracks reissued from New Jazz Records 8228 Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane released in 1960, with three unissued tracks by Coltrane as a leader from two... |
| February 2, 1958 | Dig It! Dig It! Dig It! is a 1958 jazz album by The Red Garland Quintet. It also features John Coltrane at the saxophone. It was recorded during 1957 and 1958, and released in 1958 on the Prestige label as PRLP 7229.-Track listing:... |
| February 9, 1958 | Peckin' Time Peckin' Time Peckin' Time is an album by saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan first released on the Blue Note label in 1959 as BLP 1574. It was recorded on February 9, 1958 and features Mobley, Morgan, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.... |
| March 9, 1958 | Somethin' Else |
| May 24, 1958 | Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 4) Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 4) Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell , also known as The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 4: Time Waits, is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released on Blue Note Records in 1958, featuring a session Powell recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 24, 1958, with Sam... |
| October 30, 1958 | Moanin' Moanin' Moanin' is a jazz album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, recorded in 1958.This was Blakey's first album for Blue Note in several years, after a period of recording for a miscellany of labels, and marked both a homecoming and a fresh start... |
| December 26, 1958 | The Believer The Believer (John Coltrane album) The Believer is a jazz album credited to John Coltrane released in 1964 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7292. It is an amalgam of two tracks reissued from New Jazz Records 8228 Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane released in 1960, with three unissued tracks by Coltrane as a leader from two... |
| December 28, 1958 | The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 5) The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 5) The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell , also known as The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5: The Scene Changes, is a studio album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, released on Blue Note Records in 1959, featuring a session Powell recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on December... |
| May 31, 1959 | Byrd in Hand Byrd in Hand Byrd in Hand is an album by Donald Byrd engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. It was recorded in May 1959 and was released in the same year as BLP 4019 and BST 84019... |
| Englewood Cliffs | |
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| Recording Date | Album |
| December 16, 1959 | Tender Feelin's Tender Feelin's Tender Feelin's is the second album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances originally recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.... |
| December 19, 1959 | Tender Feelin's Tender Feelin's Tender Feelin's is the second album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances originally recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label.... |
| February 7, 1960 | Soul Station Soul Station Soul Station is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, released in 1960 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BLP 4031. Along with Roll Call, the LP which followed this release, this is one of Mobley's best-known albums... |
| April 17, 1960 | Capuchin Swing Capuchin Swing Capuchin Swing is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "One of McLean's more underrated albums from a plethora of Blue Note releases, 1960's Capuchin... |
| June 19, 1960 | Open Sesame Open Sesame (Freddie Hubbard album) Open Sesame is the debut album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard released on the Blue Note label in 1960 as BST 84040. It features performances by Hubbard, Tina Brooks, McCoy Tyner, Sam Jones and Clifford Jarvis... |
| June 29, 1960 | Blue Hour Blue Hour Blue Hour is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy... |
| July 8, 1960 | Mucho, Mucho Mucho, Mucho Mucho, Mucho is a Latin-oriented jazz album by organist Shirley Scott recorded and released in 1960 on Prestige Records as PRLP 7182.- Track listing :#"The Lady Is a Tramp" - 9:41#"Muy Azul" - 7:27... |
| July 14, 1960 | Speakin' My Piece Speakin' My Piece Speakin' My Piece is the third album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1960.-Reception:... |
| September 1, 1960 | Back to the Tracks Back to the Tracks Back to the Tracks is an album by hard-bop tenor Tina Brooks recorded in 1960 and released posthumously. The tracks first appeared on a Mosaic 12" LP entitled The Complete Blue Note Recordings of The Tina Brooks Quintets. The album was originally intended as BLP 4052, but, for some reason, it was... |
| October 20, 1960 | Back to the Tracks Back to the Tracks Back to the Tracks is an album by hard-bop tenor Tina Brooks recorded in 1960 and released posthumously. The tracks first appeared on a Mosaic 12" LP entitled The Complete Blue Note Recordings of The Tina Brooks Quintets. The album was originally intended as BLP 4052, but, for some reason, it was... |
| November 13, 1960 | Roll Call Roll Call (Hank Mobley album) Roll Call is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. Considered one of his best alongside Soul Station , Roll Call features some of the most prominent musicians of the hard bop era, specifically Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey, and Freddie Hubbard.- Track listing :All compositions... |
| November 18, 1960 | Out of the Cool Out of the Cool -Reception:The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "Evans' masterpiece under his own name and one of the best examples of jazz orchestration since the early Ellington bands".-Track listing:... |
| November 30, 1960 | Out of the Cool Out of the Cool -Reception:The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "Evans' masterpiece under his own name and one of the best examples of jazz orchestration since the early Ellington bands".-Track listing:... |
| December 10, 1960 | Out of the Cool Out of the Cool -Reception:The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "Evans' masterpiece under his own name and one of the best examples of jazz orchestration since the early Ellington bands".-Track listing:... |
| December 15, 1960 | Out of the Cool Out of the Cool -Reception:The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "Evans' masterpiece under his own name and one of the best examples of jazz orchestration since the early Ellington bands".-Track listing:... |
| December 16, 1960 | Blue Hour Blue Hour Blue Hour is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy... |
| December 21, 1960 | Far Cry Far Cry (album) Far Cry is a 1960 album by jazz musician Eric Dolphy. This album is one of several Dolphy recordings to feature trumpeter Booker Little. Dolphy and Little were backed by Jaki Byard on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. Far Cry was recorded by engineer Rudy Van Gelder.-The... |
| January 8, 1961 | Bluesnik Bluesnik Bluesnik is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Many critics-as well as jazz fans hold to the opinion that Bluesnik may be McLean's most accessible... |
| January 15, 1961 | Whistle Stop Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham album) Whistle Stop is a jazz studio album by Kenny Dorham. It features very famous musicians such as Hank Mobley on tenor sax and Paul Chambers on bass. It was recorded in January 1961 at Van Gelder Studio, in Englewood Cliffs. It was originally released as BST 84063 and BLP 4063 and was remastered in... |
| March 1, 1961 | Straight Ahead Straight Ahead (Oliver Nelson album) Straight Ahead is a jazz studio album by saxophonist Oliver Nelson. It features famous musicians such as Eric Dolphy on sax, clarinet and flute and Roy Haynes on drums. It was recorded in March 1961 at the celebrated Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs... |
| March 2, 1961 | The Waiting Game The Waiting Game (album) The Waiting Game is the final recorded session of hard-bop tenor Tina Brooks, recorded on March 2, 1961 for Blue Note. It was shelved until 2002... |
| March 26, 1961 | Workout Workout (album) Workout is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1961. It features performances by Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Grant Green and Philly Joe Jones... |
| April 1, 1961 | Green Street Green Street (album) Green Street is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961. The CD reissue features two alternate takes from the same session as bonus tracks.-Reception:... |
| April 9, 1961 | Hub Cap Hub Cap (album) Hub Cap is the third album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and was released on the Blue Note label in 1961 as BLP 4073 and BST 84073. It features performances by Hubbard, Julian Priester, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Larry Ridley and Philly Joe Jones.... |
| May 9, 1961 | Dexter Calling... Dexter Calling... Dexter Calling... is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. "Soul Sister", "I Want More" and "Ernie's Tune" were written for the 1962 experimental movie The Connection.-Reception:... |
| August 1, 1961 | Grantstand Grantstand Grantstand is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961. The CD reissue features one bonus track from the same session.-Reception:... |
| August 1, 1961 | Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records.-Track listing:All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted#"Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53#"Mama" - 4:50#"Tender Warriors" - 6:52... |
| August 3, 1961 | Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records.-Track listing:All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted#"Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53#"Mama" - 4:50#"Tender Warriors" - 6:52... |
| August 8, 1961 | Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records.-Track listing:All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted#"Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53#"Mama" - 4:50#"Tender Warriors" - 6:52... |
| August 9, 1961 | Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet Percussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records.-Track listing:All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted#"Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53#"Mama" - 4:50#"Tender Warriors" - 6:52... |
| August 21, 1961 | Ready for Freddie Ready for Freddie Ready for Freddie is the fourth album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and was released on the Blue Note label in 1961 as BLP 4085 and BST 84085. In 2003, it was remastered and published on CD support. The two alternate takes didn't appear on the original LP. It features performances by Hubbard,... |
| August 22, 1961 | Blue Seven Blue Seven Blue Seven is a studio album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1961 for Prestige and issued in late 1965 as PRLP 7376. It features performances by Oliver Nelson and Joe Newman, among the others.- Track listing :#"Blue Seven" - 6:45... |
| September 14, 1961 | Into the Hot |
| September 21, 1961 | Royal Flush Royal Flush (album) Royal Flush is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring Byrd with Pepper Adams, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4101... |
| October 6, 1961 | Into the Hot |
| October 10, 1961 | Into the Hot |
| October 31, 1961 | Into the Hot |
| December 5, 1961 | Another Workout Another Workout Another Workout is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on December 5, 1961 and first released on the Blue Note label in 1986... |
| December 11, 1961 | Free Form Free Form (album) Free Form is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring Byrd with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label in 1962. It was remastered in 2003 and reissued on CD... |
| December 21, 1961 | Ballads Ballads (John Coltrane album) Ballads is a jazz album by the John Coltrane Quartet. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962, and released on the Impulse! label in 1963 as A-32 and later AS-32 . Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before... |
| January 2, 1962 | That's Where It's At That's Where It's At That's Where It's At is a Jazz album by Stanley Turrentine recorded by Rudy Van Gelder for Blue Note Records. It features the first collaborations between Stanley Turrentine and pianist Les McCann who would only reunite one more time in 1984 for two tracks on Turrentine's record Straight Ahead... |
| May 28, 1962 | Takin' Off Takin' Off Takin' Off is the debut album of jazz pianist Herbie Hancock originally released in 1962 for the Blue Note label as BST 84109. The recording session included Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and veteran Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. The album was a typical hard bop LP, with its characteristic two... |
| August 27, 1962 | Go! Go (Dexter Gordon album) -Personnel:*Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone*Sonny Clark – piano*Butch Warren – bass*Billy Higgins – drums... |
| September 18, 1962 | Impressions |
| September 18, 1962 | Ballads Ballads (John Coltrane album) Ballads is a jazz album by the John Coltrane Quartet. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962, and released on the Impulse! label in 1963 as A-32 and later AS-32 . Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before... |
| September 26, 1962 | Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane recorded on September 26, 1962 and released in February 1963 on Impulse! Records.... |
| October 10, 1962 | Hub-Tones Hub-Tones Hub-Tones is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded on October 10, 1962 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4115 and BST 84115. It features performances by Hubbard, James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman and Clifford Jarvis... |
| November 13, 1962 | Ballads Ballads (John Coltrane album) Ballads is a jazz album by the John Coltrane Quartet. It was recorded in December 1961 and 1962, and released on the Impulse! label in 1963 as A-32 and later AS-32 . Critic Gene Lees stated that the quartet had never played the tunes before... |
| December 21, 1962 | Feelin' the Spirit Feelin' the Spirit Feelin' the Spirit is an album by jazz guitarist Grant Green originally issued on Blue Note Records as BLP 4132 and BST 84132. Consisting purely of jazz versions of African American spirituals, it is one of a series of theme records recorded by the guitarist in 1962.From the original liner notes:... |
| January 10, 1963 | The Soul Is Willing The Soul Is Willing The Soul Is Willing is a studio album by organist Shirley Scott recorded and released in 1963 for Prestige as PRLP 7267. It features famous saxophonist Stanley Turrentine... |
| January 12, 1963 | A New Perspective A New Perspective A New Perspective is a 1963 album by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4124 and BST 84124. The performances are mainly in a hard bop style, but the recording also features a gospel choir.... |
| February 20, 1963 | Blues for Lou Blues for Lou Blues for Lou is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.-Reception:... |
| March 4, 1963 | Nights of Ballads & Blues Nights of Ballads & Blues Nights of Ballads & Blues is the second album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! label in 1963. It features performances by Tyner with Steve Davis and Lex Humphries... |
| March 7, 1963 | John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is a 1963 studio album featuring John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman.Though Coltrane and Hartman had known each other since their days playing with Dizzy Gillespie's band in the late 1940s , Hartman is the only vocalist with whom the... |
| March 7, 1963 | The Turnaround The Turnaround - Track listing :# "The Turnaround" - 8:15# "East of the Village" - 6:44# "The Good Life" - 5:08# "Straight Ahead" - 7:02# "My Sin" - 6:53... |
| March 19, 1963 | My Point of View My Point of View My Point of View is the second album by pianist Herbie Hancock. It was released in 1963 on Blue Note Records as BLP 4126 and BST 84126.-Track listing:All compositions by Herbie Hancock.#"Blind Man, Blind Man" – 8:19#"A Tribute to Someone" – 8:45... |
| April 1, 1963 | Una Mas Una Mas Una Mas, on the front cover named Una Mas , is a jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet, released in 1963 by Blue Note, as BLP 4127 and BST 84127. The album is one of the musician's last albums, since after 1964, he'd begin to fade and disappear from the jazz scenes... |
| April 29, 1963 | Impressions |
| April 30, 1963 | One Step Beyond One Step Beyond -Television:* Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, an American anthology television series 1959-1961, hosted by John Newland* One Step Beyond , a program broadcast by Discovery Channel... |
| May 16, 1963 | Am I Blue Am I Blue (album) Am I Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:... |
| June 3, 1963 | Page One |
| June 4, 1963 | Today and Tomorrow |
| June 7, 1963 | Blues for Lou Blues for Lou Blues for Lou is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.-Reception:... |
| August 8, 1963 | Illumination! Illumination! Illumination! is a 1964 album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet.Allmusic's Scott Yanow describes the band's performance in his review of the Illumination! as "the music ranges from advanced hard bop to freer sounds that still swing.".... |
| August 30, 1963 | Inventions & Dimensions Inventions and Dimensions Inventions and Dimensions is the third album by Herbie Hancock, recorded on August 30, 1963 for Blue Note Records. The album was also re-released in the mid-1970s as Succotash credited to Hancock and Willie Bobo.-Track listing:... |
| September 9, 1963 | Our Thing Our Thing (album) Our Thing is the second release by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson on Blue Note. It features performances by Henderson, Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca and Eddie Khan of originals by Henderson and Dorham... |
| September 20, 1963 | Destination... Out! Destination... Out! Destination... Out! is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars and stated "Of all of McLean's Blue Note dates, so many of which are classic jazz recordings, Destination... |
| October 15, 1963 | Soul Shoutin' Soul Shoutin' Soul Shoutin' is a studio album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1963 for Prestige and issued in early 1964 as PRLP 7312. It also features famous saxophonist Stanley Turrentine... |
| October 31, 1963 | Song for My Father Song for My Father Song for My Father is a 1965 album by The Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label in 1965. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, to whom the title song was dedicated... |
| November 8, 1963 | Black Fire Black Fire (album) Black Fire is an album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on the Blue Note label in 1964. It was Hill's debut for the label. Initially, Philly Joe Jones was scheduled to play on the album, but was replaced by Roy Haynes after scheduling issues... |
| December 21, 1963 | The Sidewinder The Sidewinder The Sidewinder is a 1964 album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, New Jersey. It was released on Blue Note label as BLP 4157 and BST 84157. The title track was one of the defining recordings of the soul jazz genre, becoming a jazz standard. An edited version... |
| January 8, 1964 | Judgment! Judgment! Judgment! is a 1964 studio album by jazz pianist Andrew Hill released on the Blue Note Records label. Composed of a rhythm section and vibraphone - played by Bobby Hutcherson - Hill weaves his music around a complex harmonic structure.-The pieces:... |
| January 24, 1964 | Hustlin' Hustlin' (album) Hustlin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Kenny Burrell, Bob Cranshaw, and Otis Finch.-Reception:... |
| January 28, 1964 | Song for My Father Song for My Father Song for My Father is a 1965 album by The Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label in 1965. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, to whom the title song was dedicated... |
| February 4, 1964 | Today and Tomorrow |
| February 25, 1964 | Out to Lunch! |
| March 21, 1964 | Point of Departure |
| April 27, 1964 | Crescent |
| April 29, 1964 | Night Dreamer Night Dreamer Night Dreamer is an album by Wayne Shorter, recorded and released in 1964. It was Shorter's debut on Blue Note. With a quintet that includes trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Elvin Jones, Shorter performed six of his originals on this April 29 session.In... |
| May 7, 1964 | Breaking Point! |
| June 1, 1964 | Crescent |
| June 17, 1964 | Empyrean Isles Empyrean Isles Empyrean Isles is the fourth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, recorded on June 17, 1964 for Blue Note Records. It features the debut of two of his most popular compositions, "One Finger Snap" and "Cantaloupe Island".... |
| June 25, 1964 | Andrew!!! Andrew!!! Andrew!!! is a studio album by jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded for Blue Note Records in 1964, which was first released in April 1968, and subsequently released on CD in 2005 with two alternate takes.- Track listing :# "The Griots" - 6:04... |
| July 6, 1964 | Some Other Stuff Some Other Stuff Some Other Stuff is the second album by American trombonist Grachan Moncur III recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label in 1965. It was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2008 and reissued on CD.-Reception:... |
| August 3, 1964 | JuJu JuJu (Wayne Shorter album) JuJu is an album by Wayne Shorter, recorded and released on Blue Note in 1964, issued as BLP 4182 and BST 84182.The album shows the strong influence of John Coltrane, with whom Shorter had studied as an undergraduate, and whose style is reflected here both in performance and composition... |
| August 5, 1964 | It's Time! It's Time! (Jackie McLean album) It's Time! is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.-Track listing:# "Cancellation" - 7:45# "Das' Dat" - 6:26# "It's Time" - 6:35# "Revillot" - 7:51... |
| August 10, 1964 | Four for Trane Four for Trane Four for Trane is a studio album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1964. Three of the five tracks are reworkings of pieces originally recorded on co-producer John Coltrane's 1960 Giant Steps, rearranged by Shepp and Roswell Rudd.... |
| August 11, 1964 | Tom Cat Tom Cat (album) Tom Cat is an album by Lee Morgan recorded in 1964, though not released until 1981. It was originally released as LT 1058, and issued with several other catalogue numbers ever since... |
| September 14, 1964 | Trompeta Toccata Trompeta Toccata Trompeta Toccata is a 1964 jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. It was released on Blue Note label in 1964 as BST 84181. It was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2006. Trompeta Toccata, as the previous Una Mas, features only four pieces, three of which were written by Dorham himself. They are... |
| September 16, 1964 | Action Action Action Action Action Action Action Action Action is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:... |
| October 26, 1964 | Song for My Father Song for My Father Song for My Father is a 1965 album by The Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label in 1965. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver's father, John Tavares Silva, to whom the title song was dedicated... |
| November 21, 1964 | Wahoo! Wahoo! Wahoo! is an album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label in 1965.-Reception:... |
| December 9, 1964 | A Love Supreme A Love Supreme A Love Supreme is a studio album recorded by John Coltrane's quartet in December 1964 and released by Impulse! Records in February 1965... |
| December 24, 1964 | Speak No Evil Speak No Evil Speak No Evil was one of several albums Shorter recorded for Blue Note in 1964. At the same time, he was also active in Miles Davis's band, and so it is unlikely that Speak No Evil received any special attention at the time of its release. But the passage of time has led to the album being... |
| January 13, 1965 | Rip, Rig and Panic Rip, Rig and Panic (album) Rip, Rig and Panic is a 1965 jazz album by saxophonist Roland Kirk. It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio by a quartet that sees Kirk accompanied by Elvin Jones , Jaki Byard , and Richard Davis , who have been described as "the most awesome rhythm section he ever recorded with"... |
| February 5, 1965 | The Turnaround The Turnaround - Track listing :# "The Turnaround" - 8:15# "East of the Village" - 6:44# "The Good Life" - 5:08# "Straight Ahead" - 7:02# "My Sin" - 6:53... |
| February 10, 1965 | Pax Pax (album) Pax is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1965 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1975 as part of a compilation album One for One... |
| February 23, 1965 | Dear John C. Dear John C. Dear John C. is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label. The "John C." mentioned in the title is John Coltrane. The album was also released on SACD.-Reception:... |
| February 25, 1965 | Dear John C. Dear John C. Dear John C. is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label. The "John C." mentioned in the title is John Coltrane. The album was also released on SACD.-Reception:... |
| February 26, 1965 | Fire Music Fire Music Fire Music is a studio album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965. "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" is dedicated to Malcolm X, whilst "Los Olvidados" is a homage to the film of the same name. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This particular early Archie Shepp recording... |
| March 4, 1965 | The Soothsayer The Soothsayer - Track listing :All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated.# "Lost" - 7:20# "Angola" - 4:56# "The Big Push" - 8:23# "The Soothsayer" - 9:40# "Lady Day" - 5:36# "Valse Triste" - 7:45# "Angola" [Alternate Take] - 6:41- Personnel :... |
| March 9, 1965 | Fire Music Fire Music Fire Music is a studio album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965. "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" is dedicated to Malcolm X, whilst "Los Olvidados" is a homage to the film of the same name. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This particular early Archie Shepp recording... |
| March 17, 1965 | Maiden Voyage |
| March 31, 1965 | I Want to Hold Your Hand |
| April 14, 1965 | Joyride Joyride (Stanley Turrentine album) - Track listing :#"River's Invitation" - 6:18#"I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" - 4:25#"Little Sheri" - 6:29#"Mattie T." - 5:59#"Bayou" - 6:18... |
| June 28, 1965 | Ascension |
| September 18, 1965 | Cornbread Cornbread (album) Cornbread is an jazz album by trumpeter Lee Morgan, released on the Blue Note label in 1966. It features performances by Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley and Larry Ridley.-Track listing:... |
| October 8, 1965 | Compulsion!!!!! Compulsion (album) Compulsion!!!!! is a jazz album by pianist Andrew Hill. It was originally released in 1966 under the Blue Note Label as BST 84217. It was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2006.- Background and album concept :... |
| October 15, 1965 | The All Seeing Eye The All Seeing Eye The All Seeing Eye is a jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter recorded on October 15, 1965 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4219 and BST 84219. The album features performances by Shorter with Freddie Hubbard, Grachan Moncur III, James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Joe... |
| November 10, 1965 | Unity |
| November 23, 1965 | Meditations Meditations (album) Meditations is a 1965 album by John Coltrane. It features Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders as soloists, both playing tenor saxophones. Much of the recording is fairly avant-garde, featuring extensive passages in free rhythm and extended saxophone techniques such as honked and overblown notes, as well... |
| January 27, 1966 | Mode for Joe Mode for Joe Mode for Joe is the fifth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, recorded and released in 1966. It would be the last Blue Note studio album to feature Henderson as a leader.- Track listing :... |
| March 7, 1966 | Change Change (Andrew Hill album) Change is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded and scheduled for release in 1966 on the Blue Note label... |
| March 10, 1967 | Schizophrenia Schizophrenia (Wayne Shorter album) -Track listing:# "Tom Thumb" – 6:16# "Go" – 5:42# "Schizophrenia" – 6:50# "Kryptonite" – 6:29# "Miyako" – 5:00# "Playground" – 6:20-Personnel:*Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone*Curtis Fuller – trombone*James Spaulding – flute, alto saxophone... |
| April 17, 1967 | Alligator Bogaloo Alligator Bogaloo Alligator Bogaloo is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and featuring Donaldson with Melvin Lastie, Lonnie Smith, George Benson, and Leo Morris.... |
| April 21, 1967 | The Real McCoy The Real McCoy (album) The Real McCoy is the seventh album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his first released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on April 21, 1967 following Tyner's departure from the John Coltrane Quartet and features performances by Tyner with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones. Producer... |
| December 1, 1967 | Tender Moments Tender Moments Tender Moments is the eighth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his second released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in December 1967 and features performances by Tyner with Lee Morgan, Julian Priester, Bob Northern, Howard Johnson, James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin, Herbie Lewis, and Joe... |
| February 23, 1968 | Serenade to a Soul Sister Serenade to a Soul Sister Serenade to a Soul Sister is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1968, featuring performances by Silver with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Turrentine, Bennie Maupin, Bob Cranshaw, John Williams, Mickey Roker and Billy Cobham... |
| March 6, 1968 | Speak Like a Child Speak Like a Child (album) Speak Like a Child is the sixth album for Blue Note Records by American jazz musician Herbie Hancock, recorded and released in 1968. The evocative cover photograph was taken by David Bythewood, an acquaintance of Hancock. The lady on the cover is Hancock's then-girlfriend, Gigi Meixner... |
| March 9, 1968 | Speak Like a Child Speak Like a Child (album) Speak Like a Child is the sixth album for Blue Note Records by American jazz musician Herbie Hancock, recorded and released in 1968. The evocative cover photograph was taken by David Bythewood, an acquaintance of Hancock. The lady on the cover is Hancock's then-girlfriend, Gigi Meixner... |
| March 29, 1968 | Serenade to a Soul Sister Serenade to a Soul Sister Serenade to a Soul Sister is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1968, featuring performances by Silver with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Turrentine, Bennie Maupin, Bob Cranshaw, John Williams, Mickey Roker and Billy Cobham... |
| April 19, 1968 | Grass Roots |
| May 17, 1968 | Time for Tyner Time for Tyner Time for Tyner is the ninth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his third released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in May 1968 and features performances by Tyner with Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits.-Reception:... |
| August 5, 1968 | Grass Roots |
| August 23, 1968 | Expansions Expansions (album) Expansions is the tenth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his fourth released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in August 1968 and features performances by Tyner with Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits... |
| November 22, 1968 | Cosmos Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album) Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in August 1977. It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits a larger group featuring Harold Vick, Al... |
| April 4, 1969 | Cosmos Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album) Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in August 1977. It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits a larger group featuring Harold Vick, Al... |
| November 7, 1969 | Passing Ships Passing Ships Passing Ships is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2003. The album features Hill with a large horn section performing seven original compositions.-Reception:... |
| November 14, 1969 | Passing Ships Passing Ships Passing Ships is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2003. The album features Hill with a large horn section performing seven original compositions.-Reception:... |
| December 1969 | Mwandishi Mwandishi Mwandishi is the ninth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1971. It is one of Hancock's first departures from the traditional idioms of jazz as well as the onset of a new, creative and original style which produced an appeal to a wider audience, before his 1973 album, Head Hunters... |
| February 9, 1970 | Extensions |
| July 1-2, 1970 | Joe Farrell Quartet Joe Farrell Quartet Joe Farrell Quartet is a jazz album by Joe Farrell on the CTI Records label. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on 1 and 2 July 1970. This album was re-released as Song of the Wind in 1974 with different cover art.-Side one:... |
| July 21, 1970 | Cosmos Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album) Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in August 1977. It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits a larger group featuring Harold Vick, Al... |
| September 10, 1970 | Asante Asante (album) Asante is an album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in 1970 and features performances by Tyner with Andrew White, Ted Dunbar, Buster Williams, Billy Hart, Mtume and Songai Sandra Smith providing vocals on two tracks... |
| November 16, 1970 | Straight Life Straight Life (Freddie Hubbard album) Straight Life is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded in 1970 by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was recorded in between the albums Red Clay and First Light .- Track listing :#"Straight Life" - 17:30#"Mr... |
| September 1971 | Inner City Blues Inner City Blues (Grover Washington, Jr. album) Inner City Blues is the debut album by saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972. The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye released in June 1971. The album also includes a cover of Bill Withers' hit "Ain't... |
| May 1972 | Cherry Cherry (album) Cherry is a 1972 album by saxophonist Stanley Turrentine featuring Milt Jackson.-Track listing:# "Speedball" – 6:39# "I Remember You" – 5:10# "The Revs" – 7:46... |
| June 1973 | Don't Mess with Mister T. Don't Mess With Mister T. Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars.... |
| April 16 and 23, 1975 | Concierto Concierto Concierto is an album by Jim Hall sextet featuring Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd and Roland Hanna, produced by Creed Taylor and recorded at Van Gelder Studios April 16 and 23, 1975... |
| October 1985 | Water from an Ancient Well Water From an Ancient Well Water from an Ancient Well is a jazz album by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim.-Track listing:All tracks written by Ibrahim# "Mandela" - 4:58# "Song for Sathima" - 6:10# "Mannenberg " - 6:09# "Tuang Guru" - 5:24... |