'Ella' Focuses on Singer's Life, Music
by Teresa Annas
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, February 24, 2004
On a Sunday afternoon in mid-February, Gary Spell and Norma Bass
drove south to put together the pieces of "Ella," a one-woman show
premiering this week.
For months Bass had been singing to Spell's keyboard accompaniment in
Virginia Beach and telling stories to windows and walls as if she
were the great Ella Fitzgerald.
In Greensboro, N.C., Steve Haines' 18-piece jazz band had been
rehearsing without benefit of the woman out front. Now they would
finally get to hear what they sounded like in concert.
The Sunday night practice was exhilarating, Spell said. "Really,
without a bump. I went down there prepared for the worst, thinking
that it could be troublesome to put together.
"It was a big, loud, musical lovefest." But Spell, the show's
producer and creator, was a little worried about the scatting.
Fitzgerald, who died in 1996 at age 79, was famous for her ability to
mimic instruments with her voice. Three-quarters through the show, a
horn player might perform a complicated riff, and Bass would have to
copy it, note for note, just like Fitzgerald did.
Spell calls it "dueling solos."
The dueling rehearsal was set for the next afternoon. Bass stood
before the band and took on every player they gave her. A tenor
saxman taunted her with a challenging run. No problem. Bass came
right back with it.
An alto sax player tried to trip her up. Forget it. Bass was in the
pocket. Next came a trombonist, then a trumpeter. Bass held her own.
"We just had the most fun with it," Spell said. "Norma caught on very
naturally to it. And we'd never done that."
The North Carolina rehearsal came less than two weeks before "Ella --
The Life and Music of Ella Fitzgerald" was scheduled to premiere in
Virginia Beach. The full-length musical runs Thursday through Sunday
at Regent University Theater.
It's not like Spell whipped up the show on short notice; he's been
working with the material for three years. Bobby Melatti, program
director for Beachevents, which provides entertainment at the
Oceanfront, was behind the creation of the new Virginia Legends Walk
and had challenged Spell to concoct a show.
The Walk was finished in 1999. The first 24 honorees included Thomas
Jefferson, Arthur Ashe, Pocahontas, Patsy Cline and Fitzgerald. Spell
spent time at the site, pondering the various legends, seeking
inspiration.
It quickly came down to Cline and Fitzgerald. Spell envisioned a
singer with a combo, set up by the Walk, at 13th Street and Atlantic
Avenue. He knew Cline was popular, but Fitzgerald won out.
"With Ella, we have music that is even more timeless," Spell
said. "And Ella has this riveting backstory, this life of abject
poverty and abuse. There was nothing in her pedigree that suggested
she would become the icon she became."
She rose to fame in an era of racial segregation, when black
performers rarely appeared in white clubs, he said.
"She obliterated every barrier placed before her, just with the sheer
force of her talent.
"To me, that was ringing with natural pathos and drama, in a way that
Patsy's story was not."
He spent the first two months of 2001 immersed in Fitzgerald. He read
books, listened to CDs, watched videos. He settled on a form: He
would place Fitzgerald in concert and have her alternate monologues
with music.
He wrote stories the performer could tell to convey Fitzgerald's
journey -- about her birth in 1917 in Newport News and her family's
move a few years later to Yonkers, N.Y. He wrote about her first
performance, in 1934 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem , and how she
toured, starting the next year, with Chick Webb's big band.
Spell spliced those stories with songs: "A-Tisket A-Tasket." "I'm in
the Mood for Love." "How High the Moon." "I Got Rhythm."
Then he held auditions. Bass showed up, even though her performance
experience consisted mostly of singing in her church choir. Spell saw
a woman who looked a lot like Fitzgerald; he heard a clear, strong
voice that ranged 3½ octaves. She wasn't trained in theater, but she
had a warm, appealing stage presence.
Bass had never sung jazz, hadn't even heard Fitzgerald's music. But
Spell sensed she felt an instant connection with the music. When she
accepted the role, he was thrilled he wouldn't have to compromise the
music to accommodate a voice with less range than Fitzgerald's.
From the start, tourists and locals heard the band and Bass' voice
and moved toward the half-hour concert. When all the folding chairs
were full, folks would stand and listen.
Even as the show premiered at the Oceanfront, Spell began imagining a
full-scale musical. He had directed and performed enough of them to
have a feel for the genre.
He's best known locally for running the Dinner Theater at Founders
Inn, from 1991 until it closed in 1999, when Christian Broadcasting
Network, owner of the facility, turned the theater into a conference
room. Spell staged around 25 musicals there.
Since then he has patched a living by designing and engineering audio
for theaters and by composing, arranging and orchestrating music for
businesses and educational groups. He is music director, executive
pastor and interim youth pastor for Glad Tidings Church in Norfolk.
He also mounted and performed in shows like "Forever Plaid" at the
Oceanfront for Beachevents.
Spell, 37, lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, Jen , and their 2-
year-old daughter, Grace.
He is a fan of jazz but wasn't deep into the music. He brought up-and-
coming jazz bassist Steve Haines into the project during the summer
of 2002. Haines lived in Virginia Beach in the mid-1990s and worked
on a few of Spell's shows. The jazz bassist left to become director
of the Miles Davis Program in Jazz Studies at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
Spell lured him back to play in the "Ella" trio for a month or so.
They backed Bass in the evenings then worked on new material to try
out on stage the next night. Bass floated well with the daily
changes, Spell recalled.
Haines committed to arranging and orchestrating the music and got the
OK to commit the UNC big band he directs to the gig. Meanwhile, Spell
finagled permission from Fitzgerald's estate to produce the show.
"Ella" ended up much like the street version, just 75 minutes longer,
Spell said last week.
Along the way, he got clear on his goals. "This is not an expose. Its
first and primary purpose is to entertain." "I have intentionally
steered away from gory details."
Spell uses a light hand on the saddest phases of Fitzgerald's
history. She was around 14 when her mother died and soon left home to
escape her stepfather. Out on the streets, she made money in sordid
ways, such as being a lookout for speakeasies. She ended up in a
reformatory, where she was beaten. While suggesting her troubles,
Spell felt that "in more detail, it seemed lurid."
Spell's monologues don't mention her first, annulled marriage or the
Norwegian cad she fell for who was jailed for stealing from a former
girlfriend. She met jazz bassist Ray Brown in 1946, wed him and was
divorced by 1952.
"That's gone right now," he said. "It could come back."
Spell has an eye on Broadway but knows the odds are tough. He plans
to put a performance on DVD and shop it around to New York producers
and potential investors.
He can only guess what will happen next.
"The important thing is that, coming out of next weekend, we will
know for sure what we have," Spell said. "And that's a big deal. We
will have seen it, been able to tweak it."
Area audiences might see the only performances of Spell's big
project. Or they might see the first staging of a new hit.
"This music is so great, and this band is on fire," he said. "If they
come and see this show and do not jiggle in their seats, I want to
check their pulse."
_____
Photo of Norma Bass as Ella:
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Saturday, February 21, 2004
Diana Krall Sold Out benefit Show - Tics Left At eBay only!
VANCOUVER - There is only one pair of tickets left for Diana Krall's benefit performance with Elton John and Elvis Costello. And there is only one way to get them. The seats, worth $1,100, will be put up for auction on eBay by the Vancouver General Hospital and the UBC Hospital Foundation.
Bids will be accepted Feb. 16 to Feb. 23 with proceeds going to the Vancouver General Hospital's leukemia/bone marrow transplantation program. The winner will get access to the intimate show, which quickly sold out, and an exclusive photo opportunity with Krall. The offer to pose for special photos is different for the typically shy Krall, said Michelle Welygan, a spokeswoman for the event. "She's just so passionate about this cause she's willing to do just about anything," she said. The jazz diva is hosting the benefit as a way of thanking leukemia program workers who cared for her late mother, Adella, who died in May 2002. Since 1998, Krall has held concerts raising over $500,000 for the program. The money has gone towards medical equipment and assisting out-of-town patients. Over the last 10 years the leukemia program has become internationally recognized as a leading centre for treatment and clinical research. This latest blockbuster concert will be held March 5 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. There are only 600 seats, sold exclusively to patrons of the leukemia program, giving fans a chance to see the performers up close.
NEW IRENE KRAL CD
Recorded live in 1975 and unreleased until now, this moving session by
jazz singer Irene Kral offers up some of her most heartfelt renditions
of many tunes associated with Irene over the years, plus a few surprises
not recorded before. This wonderful live recording was performed at The
Catamaran Hotel in San Diego, California and features Irene Kral with
Mike Wofford on piano, Bob Magnusson on bass, and Tony Marillo on drums:
Featuring:
Irene Kral, Vocals
Mike Wofford, Piano
Bob Magnusson, Bass
Tony Marillo, Drums
CD availability scheduled for March 14, 2004
Issued by arrangement with the Irene Kral estate
Track listing on website:
http://www.jazzedmedia.com/cds.cfm?p=158&page=product&product_id=143
Recorded live in 1975 and unreleased until now, this moving session by
jazz singer Irene Kral offers up some of her most heartfelt renditions
of many tunes associated with Irene over the years, plus a few surprises
not recorded before. This wonderful live recording was performed at The
Catamaran Hotel in San Diego, California and features Irene Kral with
Mike Wofford on piano, Bob Magnusson on bass, and Tony Marillo on drums:
Featuring:
Irene Kral, Vocals
Mike Wofford, Piano
Bob Magnusson, Bass
Tony Marillo, Drums
CD availability scheduled for March 14, 2004
Issued by arrangement with the Irene Kral estate
Track listing on website:
http://www.jazzedmedia.com/cds.cfm?p=158&page=product&product_id=143
Monday, February 16, 2004
Columbia/Legacy Remembers Duke
United Press International, February 14, 2004
Columbia/Legacy is paying homage to Duke Ellington 30 years after his
death with the issue of expanded editions of three of his classic
1950s recordings.
Today's CD format has enabled the label to issue interrupted and
expanded versions of material originally released on 10-inch, 33 1/3
rpm records. The composer and bandleader died on May 24, 1974. His
recording affiliation with Columbia ran from 1927 to 1962.
The homage package, to be released next Tuesday, includes 1951's
"Masterpieces by Ellington" with concert length arrangements of "Mood
Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady" plus three bonus tracks; 1952's
"Ellington Uptown," with extended versions of "Take the 'A' Train,"
"The Mooche" and "Perdido" plus "The Controversial Suite" and "The
Liberian Suite;" and 1959's "Festival Session" with "V.I.P's Boogie"
and "Jam with Sam," two previously unissued bonus tracks from the
session.
The package is part of the label's Columbia/Legacy Jazz Masterpiece
Series.
http://www.duke-ellington.com/
United Press International, February 14, 2004
Columbia/Legacy is paying homage to Duke Ellington 30 years after his
death with the issue of expanded editions of three of his classic
1950s recordings.
Today's CD format has enabled the label to issue interrupted and
expanded versions of material originally released on 10-inch, 33 1/3
rpm records. The composer and bandleader died on May 24, 1974. His
recording affiliation with Columbia ran from 1927 to 1962.
The homage package, to be released next Tuesday, includes 1951's
"Masterpieces by Ellington" with concert length arrangements of "Mood
Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady" plus three bonus tracks; 1952's
"Ellington Uptown," with extended versions of "Take the 'A' Train,"
"The Mooche" and "Perdido" plus "The Controversial Suite" and "The
Liberian Suite;" and 1959's "Festival Session" with "V.I.P's Boogie"
and "Jam with Sam," two previously unissued bonus tracks from the
session.
The package is part of the label's Columbia/Legacy Jazz Masterpiece
Series.
http://www.duke-ellington.com/
Thursday, February 05, 2004
Concord's upcoming releases include the following, according to a
new article on JazzTimes.com:
March 23
Rosemary Clooney: "Songs from the Classic Television Series"
(Intended to coincide, perhaps, with an upcoming PBS special on
Rosie that uses extensive clips from her 1956 TV series? Might
this include duets with her guests?)
April 27
Various Artists: "Live at Caesars Palace" (Neon Tonic)
Sammy Davis, Jr: "Live at Caesars Palace" (Neon Tonic)
This "Neon Tonic" imprint series was announced several years ago;
if memory serves it got tied up in some messy litigation and changed
hands once or twice? I think most of the material -- recorded without
the performers' knowledge? -- dates from the late 1960s and early
1970s? Jazz Times describes the various-artist disc as follows:
"Las Vegas ain't exactly the place you go to hear great music these
days, but back in the day, let me tell you... On April 27 Concord
will release 'Live at Caesars Palace,' a collection of never-before-
heard live performances by artists like Frank Sinatra, Keely Smith,
Lena Horne and even Duke Ellington, all recorded at the famous
casino."
new article on JazzTimes.com:
March 23
Rosemary Clooney: "Songs from the Classic Television Series"
(Intended to coincide, perhaps, with an upcoming PBS special on
Rosie that uses extensive clips from her 1956 TV series? Might
this include duets with her guests?)
April 27
Various Artists: "Live at Caesars Palace" (Neon Tonic)
Sammy Davis, Jr: "Live at Caesars Palace" (Neon Tonic)
This "Neon Tonic" imprint series was announced several years ago;
if memory serves it got tied up in some messy litigation and changed
hands once or twice? I think most of the material -- recorded without
the performers' knowledge? -- dates from the late 1960s and early
1970s? Jazz Times describes the various-artist disc as follows:
"Las Vegas ain't exactly the place you go to hear great music these
days, but back in the day, let me tell you... On April 27 Concord
will release 'Live at Caesars Palace,' a collection of never-before-
heard live performances by artists like Frank Sinatra, Keely Smith,
Lena Horne and even Duke Ellington, all recorded at the famous
casino."
Sunday, February 01, 2004
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Toshiba TOCJ 9183(Blue Note 1596)New(24 Bit) Burrell,Kenny/Blue
Lights Vol.1* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9185(Blue Note 1560)New(24 Bit) Mobley,Hank/Hank* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9186(Blue Note 4134)New(24 Bit) Parlan,Horace/Happy
Frame Of Mind* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9187(Blue Note 4088)New(24 Bit) Three Sounds,The/Here
We Come* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9188(Blue Note 4098)New(24 Bit) Quebec,Ike/Blue &
Sentimental* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9189(Blue Note 1551)New(24 Bit) Smith,Jimmy/At The
Organ Vol.1* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9191(Blue Note 4181)New(24 Bit) Dorham,Kenny/Trompeta
Toccata* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9225(Blue Note 5042)New (24 Bit) Farlow,Tal/Quartet* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9232(Blue Note 4184)New(24 Bit) Rivers,Sam/Fuchsia
Swing Song* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9233(Blue Note 4216)New(24 Bit)
Williams,Anthony/Spring* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9238(Blue Note 4282)New(24 Bit) Jones,Elvin/Puttin'
It Together* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9239(Blue Note 4332)New(24 Bit) Shorter,Wayne/Super
Nova* 2500
Toshiba TOCJ 9240-41(Blue Note LA 015)New(24 Bit,2CDs)
Jones,Elvin/Live At The Lighthouse 3700
Toshiba TOCJ 9242(Blue Note 4030)New(24 Bit) Smith,Jimmy/Crazy Baby* 2500
Monday, January 26, 2004
Telarc Signs Geri Allen
Daily News Headlines (source Downbeat)
Posted 12/22/2003
In December, Telarc International executives announced the signing of Geri Allen and a subsequent untitled album to be released in August 2004.
The award-winning pianist will record original compositions for the new album in January 2004 at New York’s Avatar Studios. Bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette will make up the rhythm section. Elaine Martone will co-produce the session with Allen.
Bob Woods, president of Telarc, considers the label’s decision a no-brainer. “Geri Allen’s voice in the jazz community remains strong and clear,” he said.
Allen returned the sentiment.
“Telarc represents a spectacular music legacy,” she said. “It’s a thrill and honor for me.”
For more information, visit www.telarc.com
Daily News Headlines (source Downbeat)
Posted 12/22/2003
In December, Telarc International executives announced the signing of Geri Allen and a subsequent untitled album to be released in August 2004.
The award-winning pianist will record original compositions for the new album in January 2004 at New York’s Avatar Studios. Bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette will make up the rhythm section. Elaine Martone will co-produce the session with Allen.
Bob Woods, president of Telarc, considers the label’s decision a no-brainer. “Geri Allen’s voice in the jazz community remains strong and clear,” he said.
Allen returned the sentiment.
“Telarc represents a spectacular music legacy,” she said. “It’s a thrill and honor for me.”
For more information, visit www.telarc.com
Krall Composes On New Record
Daily News Headlines (Source Downbeat)
Diana Krall will release her new album, The Girl In The Other Room, in late April on Verve. It is her eighth recording effort and the first to feature original music.
Of the album’s 12 tracks, six are original compositions co-written by Diana Krall and Elvis Costello. The remaining songs include interpretations of Mose Allison’s “Stop This World,” Tom Waits’ “Temptation,” Joni Mitchell’s “Black Crow,” and Costello’s “Almost Blue.”
“Love Me Like A Man,” a Chris Smither tune made famous by Bonnie Raitt, and “I’m Pulling Through,” an Arthur Herzog tune from Billie Holliday’s repertoire, make up the remaining two tracks.
Krall plays piano and sings on all the songs. Backup artists include guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassists Christian McBride and John Clayton, and drummers Peter Erskine, Jeff Hamilton and Terry Lyne Carrington. Krall and Tommy LiPuma co-produced the album.
Verve will release “Temptation” as a single in March.
For more information, visit www.vervemusicgroup.com, or www.dianakrall.com
Daily News Headlines (Source Downbeat)
Diana Krall will release her new album, The Girl In The Other Room, in late April on Verve. It is her eighth recording effort and the first to feature original music.
Of the album’s 12 tracks, six are original compositions co-written by Diana Krall and Elvis Costello. The remaining songs include interpretations of Mose Allison’s “Stop This World,” Tom Waits’ “Temptation,” Joni Mitchell’s “Black Crow,” and Costello’s “Almost Blue.”
“Love Me Like A Man,” a Chris Smither tune made famous by Bonnie Raitt, and “I’m Pulling Through,” an Arthur Herzog tune from Billie Holliday’s repertoire, make up the remaining two tracks.
Krall plays piano and sings on all the songs. Backup artists include guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassists Christian McBride and John Clayton, and drummers Peter Erskine, Jeff Hamilton and Terry Lyne Carrington. Krall and Tommy LiPuma co-produced the album.
Verve will release “Temptation” as a single in March.
For more information, visit www.vervemusicgroup.com, or www.dianakrall.com
Sunday, January 25, 2004
Verve's Grammy Nomenee 2004
Best Instrumental Composition "Broadband" Track From: Wide AnglesMichael Brecker, Composer (Michael Brecker Quindectet) Verve Records
Best Instrumental Arrangement "Timbuktu" (click to listen)
Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein, arrangers (Michael Brecker Quindectet) Track from: Wide Angles
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Wide Angles Michael Brecker Quindectet
Best Engineered Album, Non-classical Nature Boy Dave O'Donnel, Malcolm Pollack& Elliot Scheiner, engineers(Aaron Neville) Verve Records
Best Jazz Vocal Album Nature Boy Aaron Neville
Best Instrumental Composition Sacajawea Wayne Shorter,Composer (Wayne Shorter) Track from: Alegria Verve Records Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or GroupAlegria Wayne Shorter
Best Contemporary Jazz AlbumTimeagainDavid SanbornVerve Records
Best Jazz Vocal Album May The Music Never End Shirley Horn Verve Records
Best Instrumental Arrangement "Oblivion" Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Regina Carter)Track from: Paganini: After A Dream Verve Records
Best Album Notes Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Nina Simone) Verve Records
Best Contemporary Jazz Album Rural Renewal The Crusaders Verve/PRA Records
Best Instrumental Composition "Broadband" Track From: Wide AnglesMichael Brecker, Composer (Michael Brecker Quindectet) Verve Records
Best Instrumental Arrangement "Timbuktu" (click to listen)
Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein, arrangers (Michael Brecker Quindectet) Track from: Wide Angles
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Wide Angles Michael Brecker Quindectet
Best Engineered Album, Non-classical Nature Boy Dave O'Donnel, Malcolm Pollack& Elliot Scheiner, engineers(Aaron Neville) Verve Records
Best Jazz Vocal Album Nature Boy Aaron Neville
Best Instrumental Composition Sacajawea Wayne Shorter,Composer (Wayne Shorter) Track from: Alegria Verve Records Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or GroupAlegria Wayne Shorter
Best Contemporary Jazz AlbumTimeagainDavid SanbornVerve Records
Best Jazz Vocal Album May The Music Never End Shirley Horn Verve Records
Best Instrumental Arrangement "Oblivion" Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Regina Carter)Track from: Paganini: After A Dream Verve Records
Best Album Notes Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Nina Simone) Verve Records
Best Contemporary Jazz Album Rural Renewal The Crusaders Verve/PRA Records
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Milt Bernhart is dead
UPDATE (Thu., Jan. 22): I'm so sorry to announce that my dad passed away at
7:42 this morning in Glendale, California. He was 77. He was blessed with
a wonderful life, a celebration of which will constitute the program at the
Big Band Reunion on March 7. Many thanks to you all for your prayers and
expressions of sympathy ...
David Bernhart
UPDATE (Thu., Jan. 22): I'm so sorry to announce that my dad passed away at
7:42 this morning in Glendale, California. He was 77. He was blessed with
a wonderful life, a celebration of which will constitute the program at the
Big Band Reunion on March 7. Many thanks to you all for your prayers and
expressions of sympathy ...
David Bernhart
Billy May, Grammy-Winning Composer and Trumpeter, Dead at 87
by Jeremiah Marquez
Associated Press, January 24, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- Billy May, a Grammy-winning composer and trumpeter who
arranged such standards as "Cherokee," "Take the A Train" and
"Serenade in Blue" and worked with such stars as Bing Crosby, Frank
Sinatra and Glenn Miller, died at age 87.
May died Thursday of heart failure at his home in San Juan
Capistrano, his wife, Doris May, told The Associated Press on Friday.
The musician, who won a Grammy in 1958 for his album "Big Fat Brass,"
was noted for his brass-heavy, "slurping saxophone" arrangements, but
his command of styles extended from swing to the mambo.
He also had a brilliant sense of humor, said satirist Stan Freberg,
who collaborated with May on Freberg's Grammy-winning 1961 comedy
album "The History of the United States, Vol. 1," and 1996's Grammy-
nominated "History of the United States, Vol. 2."
"I feel like I've lost my musical soul mate," said Freberg, whose
albums featured a full swing orchestra with songs written by the
satirist but arranged and conducted by May.
"It was just a great honor for me to work with him because he was
such a brilliant arranger," Freberg said. "The great thing about
Billy is he wrote in all schools. He could do Glenn Miller because he
played with Glenn Miller. He played trumpet with the Glenn Miller
Orchestra."
Born in Pittsburgh, May played in several local bands before getting
his break in 1938 when he joined Charlie Barnet's orchestra as an
arranger and trumpeter. Among his contributions was arranging the Ray
Noble song "Cherokee," which became Barnet's signature tune and one
of the biggest hits of the swing era.
He later joined Miller's band, where he arranged the standards "Take
the 'A' Train" and "Serenade in Blue" and gained attention for his
trumpet work on Miller's version of "American Patrol."
During the 1940s, he wrote arrangements for Les Brown, Woody Herman
and Alvino Rey, and in the 1950s he worked on Sinatra's
acclaimed "Come Fly With Me" album.
In a career that spanned five decades, he also led his own band, the
Billy May Orchestra, arranged and conducted for Peggy Lee and
Nat "King" Cole, and worked in radio and television. With Milton
Raskin, he wrote the theme music for the popular 1950s police
drama "Naked City."
He was nearly 80 when he reunited with Freberg for "History of the
United States Vol. 2," and the satirist, who is working on a
concluding volume three, said Friday he was at a loss for who to
collaborate with.
"Life goes on, and I'll write other songs. But there will never be
another Billy May, I'll tell you that," Freberg said.
In addition to his wife, May is survived by daughters Cynthia May,
Laureen Mitchell, Joannie Ransom and Sandra Gregory, and a brother,
John.
.
by Jeremiah Marquez
Associated Press, January 24, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- Billy May, a Grammy-winning composer and trumpeter who
arranged such standards as "Cherokee," "Take the A Train" and
"Serenade in Blue" and worked with such stars as Bing Crosby, Frank
Sinatra and Glenn Miller, died at age 87.
May died Thursday of heart failure at his home in San Juan
Capistrano, his wife, Doris May, told The Associated Press on Friday.
The musician, who won a Grammy in 1958 for his album "Big Fat Brass,"
was noted for his brass-heavy, "slurping saxophone" arrangements, but
his command of styles extended from swing to the mambo.
He also had a brilliant sense of humor, said satirist Stan Freberg,
who collaborated with May on Freberg's Grammy-winning 1961 comedy
album "The History of the United States, Vol. 1," and 1996's Grammy-
nominated "History of the United States, Vol. 2."
"I feel like I've lost my musical soul mate," said Freberg, whose
albums featured a full swing orchestra with songs written by the
satirist but arranged and conducted by May.
"It was just a great honor for me to work with him because he was
such a brilliant arranger," Freberg said. "The great thing about
Billy is he wrote in all schools. He could do Glenn Miller because he
played with Glenn Miller. He played trumpet with the Glenn Miller
Orchestra."
Born in Pittsburgh, May played in several local bands before getting
his break in 1938 when he joined Charlie Barnet's orchestra as an
arranger and trumpeter. Among his contributions was arranging the Ray
Noble song "Cherokee," which became Barnet's signature tune and one
of the biggest hits of the swing era.
He later joined Miller's band, where he arranged the standards "Take
the 'A' Train" and "Serenade in Blue" and gained attention for his
trumpet work on Miller's version of "American Patrol."
During the 1940s, he wrote arrangements for Les Brown, Woody Herman
and Alvino Rey, and in the 1950s he worked on Sinatra's
acclaimed "Come Fly With Me" album.
In a career that spanned five decades, he also led his own band, the
Billy May Orchestra, arranged and conducted for Peggy Lee and
Nat "King" Cole, and worked in radio and television. With Milton
Raskin, he wrote the theme music for the popular 1950s police
drama "Naked City."
He was nearly 80 when he reunited with Freberg for "History of the
United States Vol. 2," and the satirist, who is working on a
concluding volume three, said Friday he was at a loss for who to
collaborate with.
"Life goes on, and I'll write other songs. But there will never be
another Billy May, I'll tell you that," Freberg said.
In addition to his wife, May is survived by daughters Cynthia May,
Laureen Mitchell, Joannie Ransom and Sandra Gregory, and a brother,
John.
.
Verve's 2004 release schedule:
11/18/03
Diana Krall - When I Look In Your Eyes (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
11/25/03
Diana Krall - The Look of Love (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
12/22/03
Roy Eldridge - The Complete Verve Records Studio Sessions (Mosaic) - Box Set - Verve Records
1/20/04
Various Artists - NEA Jazz Masters - Reissue - Verve Records
1/27/04
Astrud Gilberto - Astrud For Lovers - Reissue- Verve Records
Johnny Hartman - Hartman For Lovers - Reissue - Verve Records
Paco de Lucia - Cositas Buenas - New Release - Verve Records
2/10/04
Count Basie - Live At Newport (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records
Dinah Washington - After Hours With Miss D (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records
2/24/04
Jonatha Brooke - Back In The Circus - New Release - PRA Records
Paul Brown - Up Front - New Release - GRP Records
Aaron Neville - Nature Boy: The Standards Album (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
David Sanborn - timeagain (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
3/9/04
Mel Brown - Chicken Fat (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill - Spanish Rice (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Gloria Coleman - Soul Sisters (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Archie Shepp - The Cry Of My People (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
3/16/04
Diana Krall - 2 Track Single - New Release - Verve Records
Various Artists - WBGO Fund Drive Compilation - New Release - Verve Records
3/23/04
John Frigo - I Love John Frigo...He Swings (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Roger Kellaway - Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet (LPR) - Reissue - A&M Jazz
Lyle Ritz - How About Uke (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Tony Scott - Tony Scott (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Live DVD - New Release - Reissue - Verve Records
3/30/04
George Benson - Irreplaceable - New Release - GRP Records
4/6/04
Various Artists - The Jazz Wedding Album: First Dance - Reissue - Verve Records
4/20/04
James Brown - Soul On Top - Reissue - Verve Records
Various Artists - Kids' Jazz - Reissue - Verve Records
Gerald Albright - Kickin' It Up - New Release - GRP Records
4/27/04
Dave Grusin - TBD - New Release - GRP Records
Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room - New Release - Verve Records
5/11/04
Hugh Masekela - Still Grazing - Reissue -
Keiko Matsui - The Very Best of Keiko Matsui - Reissue - GRP Records
Arturo Sandoval - The Very Best of Arturo Sandoval - Reissue - GRP Records
Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething - New Release - Verve Records
John Scofield - Title To Be Determined - New Release - Verve Records
5/25/04
Joshua Payne - The Art of the Deal - New Release - Blue Thumb Records
Masters At Work - Title To Be Determined (Latin Project) - New Release - Verve Records
Linda Ronstadt - Title To Be Determined - New Release - Verve Records
6/8/04
Art Blakey - 'S Make It - Reissue - Verve Reissues
Candido Camero - Candido Featuring Al Cohn - Reissue - GRP Records
Gene Krupa - Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements - Reissue - Verve Reissues
Machito - Vacation At The Concord - Reissue - GRP Records
Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time - Reissue - Verve Reissues
Al Jarreau - Title To Be Determined - New Release - GRP Records
11/18/03
Diana Krall - When I Look In Your Eyes (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
11/25/03
Diana Krall - The Look of Love (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
12/22/03
Roy Eldridge - The Complete Verve Records Studio Sessions (Mosaic) - Box Set - Verve Records
1/20/04
Various Artists - NEA Jazz Masters - Reissue - Verve Records
1/27/04
Astrud Gilberto - Astrud For Lovers - Reissue- Verve Records
Johnny Hartman - Hartman For Lovers - Reissue - Verve Records
Paco de Lucia - Cositas Buenas - New Release - Verve Records
2/10/04
Count Basie - Live At Newport (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records
Dinah Washington - After Hours With Miss D (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records
2/24/04
Jonatha Brooke - Back In The Circus - New Release - PRA Records
Paul Brown - Up Front - New Release - GRP Records
Aaron Neville - Nature Boy: The Standards Album (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
David Sanborn - timeagain (DVD-A) - New Release - Verve Records
3/9/04
Mel Brown - Chicken Fat (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill - Spanish Rice (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Gloria Coleman - Soul Sisters (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records
Archie Shepp - The Cry Of My People (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
3/16/04
Diana Krall - 2 Track Single - New Release - Verve Records
Various Artists - WBGO Fund Drive Compilation - New Release - Verve Records
3/23/04
John Frigo - I Love John Frigo...He Swings (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Roger Kellaway - Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet (LPR) - Reissue - A&M Jazz
Lyle Ritz - How About Uke (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Tony Scott - Tony Scott (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Live DVD - New Release - Reissue - Verve Records
3/30/04
George Benson - Irreplaceable - New Release - GRP Records
4/6/04
Various Artists - The Jazz Wedding Album: First Dance - Reissue - Verve Records
4/20/04
James Brown - Soul On Top - Reissue - Verve Records
Various Artists - Kids' Jazz - Reissue - Verve Records
Gerald Albright - Kickin' It Up - New Release - GRP Records
4/27/04
Dave Grusin - TBD - New Release - GRP Records
Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room - New Release - Verve Records
5/11/04
Hugh Masekela - Still Grazing - Reissue -
Keiko Matsui - The Very Best of Keiko Matsui - Reissue - GRP Records
Arturo Sandoval - The Very Best of Arturo Sandoval - Reissue - GRP Records
Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething - New Release - Verve Records
John Scofield - Title To Be Determined - New Release - Verve Records
5/25/04
Joshua Payne - The Art of the Deal - New Release - Blue Thumb Records
Masters At Work - Title To Be Determined (Latin Project) - New Release - Verve Records
Linda Ronstadt - Title To Be Determined - New Release - Verve Records
6/8/04
Art Blakey - 'S Make It - Reissue - Verve Reissues
Candido Camero - Candido Featuring Al Cohn - Reissue - GRP Records
Gene Krupa - Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements - Reissue - Verve Reissues
Machito - Vacation At The Concord - Reissue - GRP Records
Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time - Reissue - Verve Reissues
Al Jarreau - Title To Be Determined - New Release - GRP Records
The following japanese CDs are scheduled for release.
*means in a cardboard sleeve.
February 20, 2004
P Vine PCD 23490 (Groove Merchant) New McGriff, Jimmy & Richard
Groove Holmes/Giants of Organ in Concert 2415
P Vine PCD 23491 (Groove Merchant) New McGriff, Jimmy & Richard
Groove Holmes/Giants of Organ Come Together 2415
P Vine PCD 23492 (Groove Merchant) New McGriff, Jimmy/Fly Dude 2415
P Vine PCD 23493 (Groove Merchant) New Holmes, Richard
Groove/American Pie 2415
February 21, 2004
Universal UCCE 3031 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/Visible World 2300
Universal UCCE 3032 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/Twelve Moons 2300
Universal UCCE 3033 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/I Took up the Runes
2300
Universal UCCE 3034 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/Legend of the Seven Dreams
2300
Universal UCCE 3035 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan & Bobo Stenson/Witchi
Tai To 2300
Universal UCCJ 1005 (New) Gilberto, Joao/Joao Gilberto in Tokyo
3000
February 25, 2004
Universal UCCU 9501 (Impulse) New Coltrane, John/Ballads* 2300
Universal UCCU 9502 (Verve) New Getz, Stan & Joao Gilberto/Getz /
Gilberto* 2300
Universal UCCU 9503 (ECM) New Jarrett, Keith/The Koln Concert* 2300
Universal UCCU 9504 (EmArcy) New Merrill, Helen/With Clifford Brown*
2300
Universal UCCU 9505 (Impulse) New Coltrane, John/A Love Supreme* 2300
Universal UCCU 9506 (Verve) New Peterson, Oscar/We Get Requests* 2300
Universal UCCU 9507 (Verve) New Jobin, Antonio Carlos/Wave* 2300
Universal UCCU 9508 (ECM) New Corea, Chick/Return to Forever* 2300
Universal UCCU 9509 (Commodore) New Holiday, Billie/The Greatest
Interpretations* 2300
Universal UCCU 9510 (Verve) New Evans, Bill/At the Montreux Jazz
Festival +1* 2300
Universal UCCU 9511 (Verve) New Jobin, Antonio Carlos/The Composer of
Desafinado, Plays* 2300
Universal UCCU 9512 (Fontana) New Davis, Miles/Ascenseur pour l'echafaud*
2300
Universal UCCU 9513 (Verve) New Fitzgerald, Ella & Louis
Armstrong/Ella & Louis* 2300
Universal UCCU 9514 (Verve) New Smith, Jimmy/The Cat* 2300
Universal UCCU 9515 (Verve) New Fitzgerald, Ella/Ella in Berlin (Mack
the Knife) * 2300
Universal UCCU 9516 (EmArcy) New Vaughan, Sarah/With Clifford Brown*
2300
Universal UCCU 9517 (Decca) New Lee, Peggy/Black Coffee* 2300
Universal UCCU 9518 (Verve) New Parker, Charlie/Now's the Time +1*
2300
Universal UCCU 9519 (Verve) New Powell, Bud/The Genius of +2* 2300
Universal UCCU 9520 (A&M) New Montgomery, Wes/A Day in the Life*
2300
Universal UCCU 9521 (Verve) New Evans, Bill/Alone +2* 2300
Universal UCCU 9522 (Verve) New Gilberto, Astrud/Album* 2300
Universal UCCU 9523 (EmArcy) New Brown, Clifford/Study in Brown* 2300
Universal UCCU 9524 (ECM) New Jarrett, Keith/Standards Vol.1* 2300
Universal UCCU 9525 (EmArcy) New Brown, Clifford/With Strings* 2300
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37352 (New) Coryell, Larry/Aspects 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37353 (New) Vitous, Miroslav/Majesty Music 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37354 (New) Mainieri, Mike/Free Smile 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37355 (New) Jeff Lorber Fuson, The/Water Sign
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37356 (New) Jeff Lorber Fuson, The/Wizard Island
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37357 (New) Jeff Lorber Fuson, The/Galaxian 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37358 (New) Smith, Lonnie Liston/Renaissance 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37359 (New) Burton, Gary/Duster 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37360 (New) Moreira, Airto/Promises of the Sun
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37361 (New) Coryell, Larry/Tributaries 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37362 (New) Bernhardt, Warren/Manhattan Update
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37363 (New) Lorber, Jeff/It's a Fact 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37364 (New) Lorber, Jeff/In the Heat of the Night
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37365 (New) Burton, Gary/Quartet in Concert 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37366 (New) Kawasaki, Ryo/Juice 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37367 (New) Smith, Lonnie Liston/Live 1890
Venus TKCV 35325 (New) Simone/Moonlight Serenade 2800
Venus TKCV 35326 (New) Leonhart, Jay/Fly Me To The Moon (Featuring
Benny Green) 2800
March 24, 2004
Universal UCCU 9526 (Mercury) New Jones, Quincy/Big Band Bossa Nova*
2300
Universal UCCU 9527 (Decca) New Armstrong, Louis/What a Wonderful World*
2300
Universal UCCU 9528 (ECM) New Jarrett, Keith/Standards Live* 2300
Universal UCCU 9529 (Philips) New Mulligan, Gerry/Night Lights* 2300
Universal UCCU 9530 (Verve) New Getz, Stan/Plays +1* 2300
Universal UCCU 9531 (EmArcy) New Brown, Clifford/And Max Roach +2*
2300
Universal UCCU 9532 (Mercury) New Adderley, Cannonball/Quinte in Chicgo*
2300
Universal UCCU 9533 (Verve) New Parker, Charlie/April in Paris +4*
2300
Universal UCCU 9534 (Fontana) New Dolphy, Eric/Last Date* 2300
Universal UCCU 9535 (Kapp) New McRea, Carmen/Book of Ballads* 2300
Universal UCCU 9536 (Philips) New Zetterlund, Monica/Waltz for Debby +6*
2300
Universal UCCU 9537 (Verve) New Evans, Bill/What's New* 2300
Universal UCCU 9538 (Decca) New Hampton, Lionel/Star Dust* 2300
Universal UCCU 9539 (Mercury) New Garner, Erroll/Plays Misty* 2300
Universal UCCU 9540 (Verve) New O'Day, Anita/This is Anita* 2300
Universal UCCU 9541 (Verve) New Basie, Count/Basie in London +4* 2300
Universal UCCU 9542 (Verve) New Kelly, Wynton &Wes Montgomery/A
Smokin' at the Half Note* 2300
Universal UCCU 9543 (ECM) New Metheny, Pat/Offranp* 2300
Universal UCCU 9544 (Impulse) New Nelson, Oliver/Blues and the Abstract
Truth* 2300
Universal UCCU 9545 (Argo) New Lewis, Ramsey/The in Crowd +2* 2300
Universal UCCU 9546 (Impulse) New Tyner, McCoy/Nights of Ballads & Blues*
2300
Universal UCCU 9547 (Argo) New Sims, Zoot/Zoot* 2300
Universal UCCU 9548 (Impulse) New Jarrett, Keith/Death and the Flower*
2300
Universal UCCU 9549 (Impulse) New Coltrane, John/And Johnny Hartman*
2300
Universal UCCU 9550 (Impulse) New Ellington, Duke/And John Coltrane*
2300
*means in a cardboard sleeve.
February 20, 2004
P Vine PCD 23490 (Groove Merchant) New McGriff, Jimmy & Richard
Groove Holmes/Giants of Organ in Concert 2415
P Vine PCD 23491 (Groove Merchant) New McGriff, Jimmy & Richard
Groove Holmes/Giants of Organ Come Together 2415
P Vine PCD 23492 (Groove Merchant) New McGriff, Jimmy/Fly Dude 2415
P Vine PCD 23493 (Groove Merchant) New Holmes, Richard
Groove/American Pie 2415
February 21, 2004
Universal UCCE 3031 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/Visible World 2300
Universal UCCE 3032 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/Twelve Moons 2300
Universal UCCE 3033 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/I Took up the Runes
2300
Universal UCCE 3034 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan/Legend of the Seven Dreams
2300
Universal UCCE 3035 (ECM) New Garbarek, Jan & Bobo Stenson/Witchi
Tai To 2300
Universal UCCJ 1005 (New) Gilberto, Joao/Joao Gilberto in Tokyo
3000
February 25, 2004
Universal UCCU 9501 (Impulse) New Coltrane, John/Ballads* 2300
Universal UCCU 9502 (Verve) New Getz, Stan & Joao Gilberto/Getz /
Gilberto* 2300
Universal UCCU 9503 (ECM) New Jarrett, Keith/The Koln Concert* 2300
Universal UCCU 9504 (EmArcy) New Merrill, Helen/With Clifford Brown*
2300
Universal UCCU 9505 (Impulse) New Coltrane, John/A Love Supreme* 2300
Universal UCCU 9506 (Verve) New Peterson, Oscar/We Get Requests* 2300
Universal UCCU 9507 (Verve) New Jobin, Antonio Carlos/Wave* 2300
Universal UCCU 9508 (ECM) New Corea, Chick/Return to Forever* 2300
Universal UCCU 9509 (Commodore) New Holiday, Billie/The Greatest
Interpretations* 2300
Universal UCCU 9510 (Verve) New Evans, Bill/At the Montreux Jazz
Festival +1* 2300
Universal UCCU 9511 (Verve) New Jobin, Antonio Carlos/The Composer of
Desafinado, Plays* 2300
Universal UCCU 9512 (Fontana) New Davis, Miles/Ascenseur pour l'echafaud*
2300
Universal UCCU 9513 (Verve) New Fitzgerald, Ella & Louis
Armstrong/Ella & Louis* 2300
Universal UCCU 9514 (Verve) New Smith, Jimmy/The Cat* 2300
Universal UCCU 9515 (Verve) New Fitzgerald, Ella/Ella in Berlin (Mack
the Knife) * 2300
Universal UCCU 9516 (EmArcy) New Vaughan, Sarah/With Clifford Brown*
2300
Universal UCCU 9517 (Decca) New Lee, Peggy/Black Coffee* 2300
Universal UCCU 9518 (Verve) New Parker, Charlie/Now's the Time +1*
2300
Universal UCCU 9519 (Verve) New Powell, Bud/The Genius of +2* 2300
Universal UCCU 9520 (A&M) New Montgomery, Wes/A Day in the Life*
2300
Universal UCCU 9521 (Verve) New Evans, Bill/Alone +2* 2300
Universal UCCU 9522 (Verve) New Gilberto, Astrud/Album* 2300
Universal UCCU 9523 (EmArcy) New Brown, Clifford/Study in Brown* 2300
Universal UCCU 9524 (ECM) New Jarrett, Keith/Standards Vol.1* 2300
Universal UCCU 9525 (EmArcy) New Brown, Clifford/With Strings* 2300
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37352 (New) Coryell, Larry/Aspects 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37353 (New) Vitous, Miroslav/Majesty Music 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37354 (New) Mainieri, Mike/Free Smile 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37355 (New) Jeff Lorber Fuson, The/Water Sign
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37356 (New) Jeff Lorber Fuson, The/Wizard Island
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37357 (New) Jeff Lorber Fuson, The/Galaxian 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37358 (New) Smith, Lonnie Liston/Renaissance 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37359 (New) Burton, Gary/Duster 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37360 (New) Moreira, Airto/Promises of the Sun
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37361 (New) Coryell, Larry/Tributaries 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37362 (New) Bernhardt, Warren/Manhattan Update
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37363 (New) Lorber, Jeff/It's a Fact 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37364 (New) Lorber, Jeff/In the Heat of the Night
1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37365 (New) Burton, Gary/Quartet in Concert 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37366 (New) Kawasaki, Ryo/Juice 1890
BMG Fun House BVCJ 37367 (New) Smith, Lonnie Liston/Live 1890
Venus TKCV 35325 (New) Simone/Moonlight Serenade 2800
Venus TKCV 35326 (New) Leonhart, Jay/Fly Me To The Moon (Featuring
Benny Green) 2800
March 24, 2004
Universal UCCU 9526 (Mercury) New Jones, Quincy/Big Band Bossa Nova*
2300
Universal UCCU 9527 (Decca) New Armstrong, Louis/What a Wonderful World*
2300
Universal UCCU 9528 (ECM) New Jarrett, Keith/Standards Live* 2300
Universal UCCU 9529 (Philips) New Mulligan, Gerry/Night Lights* 2300
Universal UCCU 9530 (Verve) New Getz, Stan/Plays +1* 2300
Universal UCCU 9531 (EmArcy) New Brown, Clifford/And Max Roach +2*
2300
Universal UCCU 9532 (Mercury) New Adderley, Cannonball/Quinte in Chicgo*
2300
Universal UCCU 9533 (Verve) New Parker, Charlie/April in Paris +4*
2300
Universal UCCU 9534 (Fontana) New Dolphy, Eric/Last Date* 2300
Universal UCCU 9535 (Kapp) New McRea, Carmen/Book of Ballads* 2300
Universal UCCU 9536 (Philips) New Zetterlund, Monica/Waltz for Debby +6*
2300
Universal UCCU 9537 (Verve) New Evans, Bill/What's New* 2300
Universal UCCU 9538 (Decca) New Hampton, Lionel/Star Dust* 2300
Universal UCCU 9539 (Mercury) New Garner, Erroll/Plays Misty* 2300
Universal UCCU 9540 (Verve) New O'Day, Anita/This is Anita* 2300
Universal UCCU 9541 (Verve) New Basie, Count/Basie in London +4* 2300
Universal UCCU 9542 (Verve) New Kelly, Wynton &Wes Montgomery/A
Smokin' at the Half Note* 2300
Universal UCCU 9543 (ECM) New Metheny, Pat/Offranp* 2300
Universal UCCU 9544 (Impulse) New Nelson, Oliver/Blues and the Abstract
Truth* 2300
Universal UCCU 9545 (Argo) New Lewis, Ramsey/The in Crowd +2* 2300
Universal UCCU 9546 (Impulse) New Tyner, McCoy/Nights of Ballads & Blues*
2300
Universal UCCU 9547 (Argo) New Sims, Zoot/Zoot* 2300
Universal UCCU 9548 (Impulse) New Jarrett, Keith/Death and the Flower*
2300
Universal UCCU 9549 (Impulse) New Coltrane, John/And Johnny Hartman*
2300
Universal UCCU 9550 (Impulse) New Ellington, Duke/And John Coltrane*
2300
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