Playlist 371 ~ 380

【PlayList 371】

THE JUTTA HIPP QUINTET

Jutta Hipp (February 4, 1925 - April 7, 2003; aged 78) was a jazz pianist and composer. Born in Leipzig during the Weimar Republic, Hipp initially listened to jazz in secret, as it was not approved of by the Nazi authorities. After World War II, she became a refugee, often lacking food and other necessities. By the early 1950s, she was a touring pianist and soon led her own bands. Critic Leonard Feather heard Hipp perform in Germany in 1954, recorded her, and organized her move to the United States the following year. Club and festival appearances soon followed, as did album releases.
The Jutta Hipp Quintet (New Faces - New Sounds from Germany) is an album by Jutta Hipp featuring performances recorded in 1954 and released on the Blue Note label.  

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【PlayList 372】

SMOKE STACK - ANDREW HILL

Andrew Hill (June 30, 1931 - April 20, 2007; aged 75) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Jazz critic John Fordham described Hill as a "uniquely gifted composer, pianist and educator" although "his status remained largely inside knowledge in the jazz world for most of his career." Hill recorded for Blue Note Records for nearly a decade, producing a dozen albums.
Smoke Stack is a studio album by Andrew Hill, recorded in 1963 and released in 1966 on Blue Note Records. It was his second recording as leader on the label. "Ode to Von" is dedicated to saxophonist Von Freeman, whilst "Verne" is dedicated to Hill's first wife, Laverne Gillette. 30 Pier Ave. is the address of The Lighthouse, a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, CA. The album is notable for its use of two basses playing simultaneously. 

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【PlayList 373】

SLOW DRAG - DONALD BYRD

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 - February 4, 2013; aged 80) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the rare bebop jazz musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock.
Slow Drag is a jazz album by Donald Byrd recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label as BST 84292. 

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【PlayList 374】

DOWN WITH IT! - BLUE MITCHELL

Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 - May 21, 1979; aged 49) was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk trumpeter and composer, recording albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Blue Note.
Down with It! is an album by Blue Mitchell, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 375】

PAUL CHAMBERS QUINTET

Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 - January 4, 1969; aged 33) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, his importance in the development of jazz bass can be measured not only by the extent of his work in this short period, but also by his impeccable timekeeping and virtuosic improvisations. Chambers recorded about a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, and over 100 more as a sideman.
Paul Chambers Quintet is the fourth studio album by Paul Chambers recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label in April 1958. 

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【PlayList 376】

HOOTIN' 'N TOOTIN' - FRED JACKSON

Fred Jackson (born 1929 ; age 91) is an American rhythm and blues and jazz tenor saxophonist. Jackson began making jazz recordings during the early 1960s, accompanying soul jazz organists such as John Patton and Baby Face Willette on several Blue Note albums. In 1962, he recorded one album, Hootin' 'n Tootin', under his own name for Blue Note.
Hootin' 'n Tootin' is the debut album by Fred Jackson, and the sole recording under his leadership, recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 377】

SPRING - TONY WILLIAMS

Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 - February 23, 1997; aged 51) was an American jazz drummer. Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis and pioneered jazz fusion. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1986.
Spring is the second album by Tony Williams recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 378】

SCHIZOPHRENIA - WAYNE SHORTER

Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933; age 88) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to wide prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he went on to join Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and from there he co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
Schizophrenia is the eleventh album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on 10 March 1967 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 379】

INNER URGE - JOE HENDERSON

Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001; aged 64) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note, Milestone, and Verve.
Inner Urge is an album by Joe Henderson released in 1966, the fourth recorded as a leader for Blue Note Records. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 30, 1964. 

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【PlayList 380】

CHARISMA - LEE MORGAN

Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 - February 19, 1972; aged 33) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's Blue Train (1957) and with the band of drummer Art Blakey before launching a solo career. After leaving Blakey for the final time, Morgan continued to work prolifically as both a leader and a sideman with the likes of Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter, becoming a cornerstone of the Blue Note label.
Charisma is an album by Lee Morgan featuring performances by Morgan, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers and Billy Higgins, recorded on September 29, 1966, but not released label until 1969, on the Blue Note. 

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