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Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz (in the Sixties) Volume One: The Blues

Tracklist

 
  1. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 6:10
  2. "I Remember Bird" (Leonard Feather) - 6:25
  3. "John Brown's Blues" (Traditional) - 3:20
  4. "OGD" (Wes Montgomery) - 5:15
  5. "Blues for Eileen" (Eric Dixon) - 5:45
  6. "C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) - 5:05
Recorded in New York City on October 8, 1965 (track 5) and January 14, 1966 (track 6) and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on September 28, 1966 (track 4), November 3, 1966 (tracks 1 & 2) and November 4 (track 3). 

PERSONNEL:

Tracks 1-3:

• Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
• Nat Adderley (track 3), Burt Collins (track 1 & 2), Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson - trombone
• Tony Studd - bass trombone
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
• Al Dailey (tracks 1 & 2), Hank Jones (track 3) - piano
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Grady Tate - drum kit
• Bobby Rosengarden - percussion
 

Track 4:

• Jimmy Smith - organ
• Wes Montgomery - guitar
• Grady Tate - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas
 

Track 5:

• Count Basie - piano
• Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau - trumpet
• Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell - trombone
• Bill Hughes - bass trombone
• Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal - alto saxophone
• Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute, arranger
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Charles Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Norman Keenan - bass
• Rufus Jones - drums
 

Track 6:

• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Earl Hines - piano
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Richard Davis - bass
• Joe Marshall - drums

Additional Info

  • Leader: Leonard Feather
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Catalog Number: V/V6 8677
  • Producer: Creed Taylor
  • Playing Time: 32:00
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