Playlist 701 ~ 710

【PlayList 701】

MY HOUR OF NEED - DODO GREENE

Dodo Greene, (born Dorthea Hawkins; January 18, 1924 - July 21, 2006; aged 82) was an American jazz vocalist who performed in clubs and venues in Buffalo, and along the East Coast and Chicago, before releasing two albums in the 1960s, and touring internationally. She signed to Blue Note in 1962, becoming the first female vocalist released on that label, but after only one album, My Hour of Need, did not release another record.
My Hour of Need is an album by Dodo Greene featuring performances accompanied by the Ike Quebec Quintet recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.  

(2022/4/29)
 

【PlayList 702】

PORTRAIT OF SHEILA - SHEILA JORDAN

Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928; aged 93) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Jordan's music has earned praise from many critics. Charlie Parker often introduced Jordan as "the singer with the million dollar ears."
Portrait of Sheila is the 1963 debut album of Sheila Jordan, released by Blue Note Records. In the 1963 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll, she was ranked first in the vocal category for "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition".  

(2022/7/29)
 

【PlayList 703】

GOIN' WEST - GRANT GREEN

Grant Green (June 6, 1935 - January 31, 1979; aged 43) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms throughout his career.
Goin' West is an album by Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1969. It is a loose concept album inspired by Western music. It features pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins.  

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(2022/4/30)
 

【PlayList 704】

A BLOWING SESSION - JOHNNY GRIFFIN

John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008; aged 80) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of his death. A pioneering figure in hard bop, Griffin recorded prolifically as a bandleader in addition to stints with pianist Thelonious Monk, drummer Art Blakey, in partnership with fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s.
A Blowin' Session is an album by Johnny Griffin, recorded in April 1957 and released in September or October of the same year on the Blue Note label.  

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(2022/4/30)
 

【PlayList 705】

THE MAGNIFICENT - THAD JONES

Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 20, 1986; aged 63) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists".
Jones left the Basie Orchestra in 1963 to become a freelance arranger and musician in New York City. In 1965, he and drummer Mel Lewis formed the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. They began performing at the Village Vanguard in February 1966, to wide acclaim, and continued with Jones in the lead for 12 years.
The Magnificent Thad Jones is an album by Thad Jones featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.  

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(2022/5/1)
 

【PlayList 706】

THE SPOILER - STANLEY TURRENTINE

Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 - September 12, 2000 ; aged 66) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. In the 1960s Turrentine was married to organist Shirley Scott, with whom he frequently recorded, and he was the younger brother of trumpeter Tommy Turrentine. The Spoiler is an album by Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed by Turrentine with Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Julian Priester, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker with arrangements by Duke Pearson.  

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(2022/5/1)
 

【PlayList 707】

OBLIQUE - BOBBY HUTCHERSON

Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 - August 15, 2016; aged 75) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke, and Stefon Harris.
Oblique is an album by Bobby Hutcherson, featuring performances by Herbie Hancock, Albert Stinson, and Joe Chambers. The album was recorded on July 21, 1967. 

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(2022/5/2)
 

【PlayList 708】

EVERYTHING I PLAY IS FUNKY - LOU DONALDSON

Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926; age 95) is an American semi-retired jazz alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.
Everything I Play is Funky is an album by Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Lonnie Smith, Melvin Sparks, Jimmy Lewis and Idris Muhammad and two tracks with Eddie Williams and Charles Earland replacing Mitchell and Smith.  

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(2022/5/2)
 

【PlayList 709】

THE OPENER - CURTIS FULLER

Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932 - May 8, 2021; aged 88) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records first heard Fuller playing with Miles Davis in the late 1950s. Lion featured him as a sideman on record dates led by Sonny Clark (Dial "S" for Sonny, Sonny's Crib) and John Coltrane (Blue Train).
The Opener is an album by Curtis Fuller, recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 1567.  

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(2022/5/2)
 

【PlayList 710】

FURTHER EXPLORATIONS BY THE HORACE SILVER QUINTET

Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 - June 18, 2014; aged 85) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet is an album by Horace Silver, released on the Blue Note label in 1958 and containing performances by Silver with Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan, Teddy Kotick, and Louis Hayes.  

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(2022/5/2)