JANUARY 7

                  KENNY BURRELL
                    Midnight Blue
                      
                       Recording Date:
                           January 7, 1963

                       Personnel:
                           Ray Barretto     CG
                           Kenny Burrell    G
                           Billy English      D
                           Major Holley     B
                           Stanley Turrentine TS

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Reviewby Scott Yanow
This album is one of guitarist Kenny Burrell's best-known sessions for the Blue Note label. Burrell is matched with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist Major Holley, drummer Bill English, and Ray Barretto on conga for a blues-oriented date highlighted by "Chitlins Con Carne," "Midnight Blue," "Saturday Night Blues," and the lone standard "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You."

JANUARY 6

               LESTER YOUNG

               BILLIE HOLIDAY
           Teddy Wilson Session

                   Recording Date: 
                         January 6, 1938

                   Personnel:
                        Buck Clayton   TP
                        Benny Morton  TB
                        Lester Young   TS
                        Teddy Wilson  P
                        Freddie Green G
                        Walter Page     B
                        Jo Jones          D
                        Billie Holiday    Vo

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Review from BillieHolidaySongs.com

Session #24 New York, 6/January/1938, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra (Brunswick)

In this session, Benny Morton’s trombone is back; he would record 20 tracks with Lady in the Columbia years.

(MT 75) My First Impression Of You ÅÅ Morton does a short opening and Billie assumes with Buck’s obbligati. It works pretty well, in spite of the less known composers.
(MT 76) When You’re Smiling ÅÅ Morton, again, introduces the theme. In a brisk tempo, reminds a jam session. Listen how, after Lady’s chorus, Teddy shines in the solo and Lester follows with lots of swing; they both come together with Buck in a grand finale. Excellent.
(MT 77) I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me Å after a long intro, Billie carries well this nice song by Jimmy McHugh & Clarence Gaskill.
(MT 78) If Dreams Come True
 

JANUARY 5

             BLUE MITCHELL
             Out Of The Blue

                  Recording Date:
                      January 5, 1958

                  Personnel:
                      Blue Mitchell    TP
                      Benny Golson   TS
                      Wynton Kelly    P tk 1-6
                      Paul Chambers B tk 2,5-7
                      Cedar Walton   P tk 7
                      Sam Jones       B tk 1,2,4
                      Art Blakey        D

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Review by Scott Yanow

This early recording by Blue Mitchell finds the distinctive trumpeter in excellent form in a quintet also featuring tenor saxophonist Benny Golson (who contributed "Blues on My Mind"), either Wynton Kelly or Cedar Walton on piano, Paul Chambers or Sam Jones on bass and drummer Art Blakey. The consistently swinging repertoire includes a surprisingly effective version of "When the Saints Go Marching In." "Studio B," recorded in the same period but formerly available only in a sampler, has been added to the program. It's an enjoyable date of high-quality hard bop.

JANUARY 4

                     CLARK TERRY
                         Swahili

                       Recording Date:
                            January 4, 1955
                    
                       Personnel:
                           Art Blakey           D
                           Jimmy Cleveland  TB
                           Barry Galbraith    G
                           Jimmy Hamilton  CL
                           Osie Johnson      D
                           Wendell Marshall B
                           Cecil Payne         BS
                           Oscar Pettiford   BC

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Review by Scott Yanow

With the exception of three songs cut as V-Discs in 1947, this set contains flugelhornist Clark Terry's first recordings as a leader. Joined by trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, baritonist Cecil Payne, pianist Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford on cello, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Art Blakey, Terry performs eight obscure songs that are arranged quite expertly by Quincy Jones. Terry sounds much more influenced by Dizzy Gillespie than he would in just a couple of years, but his good-humored musical personality and control of his horn were already obvious. With Pettiford offering occasional cello solos (in addition to playing second bass) and Cleveland in top form, this is an LP long overdue to be reissued on CD.

JANUARY 3

          MONTGOMERY BROTHERS
                   Groove Yard
                
                  Recording Date:
                        January 3, 1961

                  Personnel:
                       Buddy Montgomery P
                       Monk Montgomery  B
                       Wes Montgomery   G
                       Bobby Thomas        D

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Review by Ken Dryden
Wes Montgomery was reunited with his brothers Monk and Buddy on this 1961 Riverside session, which also features drummer Bobby Thomas. The guitarist and his brothers are in great form throughout the session in spite of the less-than-ideal piano provided. According to producer Orrin Keepnews, Buddy Montgomery originally intended to split his time on the date between vibes and piano, but the failure of the motor on the former instrument caused him to spend most of his time at the keyboard. The highlight of the evening in the studio is a foot-tapping version of Carl Perkins' "Groove Yard," followed closely by a wild ride through Harold Land's "Delirium." The leader contributed the soulful hard bop work "Doujie." The pianist wrote the driving "Just for Now" and the easygoing blues "Back to Bock." The contents of this CD reissue, all of which are present within the 12-CD set The Complete Riverside Recordings, unfortunately doesn't include several valuable alternate takes later added to the boxed set. Like most of Wes Montgomery's Riverside recordings, this release is an essential part of his discography and is highly recommended.

JANUARY 2

               HORACE SILVER
               Silver N Wood

                 Recording Date:
                      January 2-3, 1976
              
                 Personnel:
                     Tom Harrell   TP
                     Bob Berg        TS
                     Horace Silver  P
                     Ron Carter      B
                     Al Foster         D

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Garnett Brown  TB
Buddy Collette FL
Fred Jackson   FL,PCC
Jerome Richardson SS
Lanny Morgan   AS
Jack Nimitz    VB,FL
Bill Green     BS,FL
Frank Rosolino TB
Wade Marcus    TB

Review by Scott Yanow

The second of five LPs that find Horace Silver's Quintet (which by 1976 featured trumpeter Tom Harrell and tenor-saxophonist Bob Berg) augmented by a group of other players, this set has six reeds and two trombones, giving Silver more tone colors to work with than usual. The two sidelong works ("The Tranquilizer Suite" and "The Process of Creation Suite") are not all that memorable but the music overall (helped out by strong solos) is typical Silver hard bop.

JANUARY 1

               CHARLIE PARKER
               Royal Roost, NYC

                    Recording Date:
                        January 1, 1949
                  
                    Personnel:
                       Kenny Dorham TP
                       Charlie Parker AS
                       Al Haig            P
                       Tommy Potter  B
                       Max Roach       D


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00.Jumpin' With Symphony Sid/Be-Bop
01.Slow Boat to China 
001.Ornithology
02.Groovin' High
03.East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) 
04.Cheryl