Ferris wheel, black bottom, intermezzo, anything goes, head strong, swingin' on a star, urbanity, diga diga doo, the turning point, royal garden blues, charmaine, the changing scene
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Joe Newman, Nick Travis (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers or Urbie Green (tb), Al Cohn or Hal McKusick (cl) (alto sax) (tenor sax), Sol Schlinger (bs), Milt Hinton (bass), Osie Johnson (drum), Manny Albam (arr)
Dancers on drums, skinning the valves, bristling, octopus, cymbalisms, chant of the witch doctors
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Conte Candoli, Nick Travis, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Urbie Green, Tommy Mitchell, Fred Ohms (tb), Hal McKusick, Sam Marowitz, Al Cohn (sax), Marty Wilson (vib), Hank Jones (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Buddy Jones (bass), Osie Johnson (drum), Manny Albam (arr)
Donald Byrd, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Dahl, Tommy Mitchell (tb), Gene Quill (alto sax), Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Pepper Adams (bs), Dick Katz (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Osie Johnson (drum), Manny Albam (arr)
CD Album
DOT 9004
SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BLUE (16-07-1959) by manny albam
Songs
Night crawlers, tin roof blues, blues for Amy, St Louis blues
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Art Farmer (trumpet), Frank Rehak (tb), Phil Woods (alto sax), Al Cohn (tenor sax) (bs), Eddie Costa (vib), Bill Evans (piano), Ad Farmer (bass), Ed Shaughnessy (drum), Manny Albam or Teo Macero (arr)
My blue heaven, stompin' at the Savoy, Johnson rag, C jam blues, one o'clock jump, rose room, in a mellow tone, rio Rita, i've got a feelin', i saw stars, breakin' in a pair of shoes, should i?, at last, i married a angel, say it, you're a sweetheart, ..
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Bernie Glow, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Urbie Green, Jimmy Dahl, Billy Byers (tb), Gene Quill, Phil Woods (alto sax), Danny Banks Frank Socolow, Sol Schlinger (sax), Jim Hall (guitar), George Duvivier (bass), Don Lamond (drum), Manny Albam (arr) +others
CD Album
RCA 2432
I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM (07-11-1961) by manny albam
Songs
Street of dreams, you stepped out of a dream, i can dream can't i?, out of my dreams, this time the dream is on me, someone's rocking my dreamboat, dream, wrap your troubles in dreams, darn that dream, i had the craziest dream, a kiss to build a dream on
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Joe Newman, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Byers (tb), Gene Quill, Phil Woods (alto sax), Frank Socolow (tenor sax), Gene Allen (bs), Bill Sapin (fl), Eddie Costa (vib), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Osie Johnson (drum), Manny Albam (arr)
CD Album
RCA 2508
JAZZ GOES TO THE MOVIES (25-01-1962) by manny albam
Songs
El Cid, Exodus, Majority of one, green leaves of summer, Paris blues, high moon, la dolce vita, slowly, the guns of Navaronne
Play by
Joe Newman, Johnny Coles, Clark Terry, Nick Travis (trumpet), Julius Walkins (flh), Bob Brookmeyer, Willis Dennis (tb), Phil Woods, Gene Quill (alto sax), Oliver Nelson, (tenor sax), Gene Allen (bs), Eddie Costa (vib), Jim Hall (guitar), Bill Crow (bass), Gus Johnson (drum)
Little jazz bird, the wine of may, there's a lull in my life, how is your wife, self defense waltz, clichés, spring in Manhattan, songbird, our love rolls on, when the end comes, i'll only miss him when i think of him
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meredith d' ambrosio (vcl) (piano), phil woods (cl) (alto sax), hank jones (piano), steve gilmore (bass), bill goodwin (drum) +strings, manny albam (arr)
What can i say after i say i'm sorry, gee baby ain't i good to you, straighten up and fly right, it's only a paper moon, sweet Lorraine, little girl, easy listening blues, orange coloured sky, walkin' my baby back home, unforgettable, calypso blues
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oscar peterson (piano) (voc), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass) or osacr peterson + orchestra, manny albam (arr)
Summertime, time after time, every time, mother time, just in time, fatha time, time on my hands, everytime we say goodbye, i didn't know what time it was, it's about time
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phil woods (alto sax), gary burton (vib), john bunch (piano), gene cherico (bass), joe morello (drum) + orchestra, manny albam (arr)
CD Album
RCA 2486
THE FOUR BROTHER ...TOGETHER AGAIN (02-11-1957) by al cohn
Songs
Four and one more, so blue, the swinging door, four in hand, a quick one, four brothers, ten years later, the pretty one, aged in wood, here we go again
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al cohn, zoot sims, herbie steward (tenor sax), serge chaloff (bs), elliott lawrence (piano), burgher jones (bass), don lamond (drum), manny albam (arr)
But not for me, my heart stood still, Miss Finegold, swing low sweet Socolow, how about you, little Joe, i'll take romance, i love you, i cried for you, Farfel
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eddie bert (trumpet), frank socolow (alto sax) (tenor sax), eddie costa (vib), sal salvador (guitar), bill takas (bass), jimmy campbell (drum), manny albam or bill holman (arr)
Autumn nocturne, lonesome street, boulevard of broken dreams, lullaby of swing, for you for me forever more, mood indigo, smoke gets in your eyes, the moon was yellow, leaving town, it might as well be spring, adios, two sparkling eyes
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sam marowitz, hal mckusick (alto sax), ray black, frank socolow (tenor sax), al epstein (bs), terry gibbs (vib), terry pollard (piano), turk van lake (guitar), herman wright (bass), jerry segal (drum), manny albam (arr)
Speak low, polka dots and moonbeams, whatever happened to you?, i hadn't anyone till you, you 're driving me crazy, oh baby it scares me, ev'ry time, let's fall in love, looking for a boy
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don elliott (trumpet) (mello) (vib) (voc), howard reich (trumpet), billy byers (tb), hal mckusick (fl) (alto sax), al cohn (tenor sax), barry galbraith (guitar), milt hinton (bass), mel zelnick (drum), manny albam (arr)
Spring is here, mellophone mambo, s' posin', summer setting, with the wind and the rain in your hair, almost like being in love, the lamp is low, my reverie, deep purple, fascinatin' rhythm
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don elliott (trumpet) (mello) (vib) (voc), howard reich (trumpet), billy byers (tb), hal mckusick (fl) (alto sax), al cohn (tenor sax), barry galbraith (guitar), milt hinton (bass), mel zelnick (drum), manny albam (arr)
Better late than never, finishin', slim Jim, time waltzes on, the long day's night, the long hot walk, the deacon's peekin', friday nite's rite
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joe newman (trumpet), jerome richardson (tenor sax) (ss), jimmy mcgriff (org), barry galbraith, wally richardson (guitar), richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum), manny albam (arr)
There will never be another you, heaven can wait, strange, that
old devil called love, whispering grass don't tell the trees,
heart of gold, i can't get started, Indiana, cloudy morning, wrap your troubles in dreams, goodnight my love