Van Gelder Studio Catalog: 1981

1981

Lou Donaldson - Sweet Poppa Lou   (Muse MR 5247)   1981

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Herman Foster, piano; Calvin Hill, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Ralph Dorsey, percussion #1,3,6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 7, 1981

1.Mambo Inn
2.You'll Never Know
3.Mo' Gravy
4.If I Should Lose You
5.Shuckin' Blues
6.Don't Take Your Love From Me

Melvin Sparks - Sparkling   (Muse MR 5248)   1982

Neal Creque, piano; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Buster Williams, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1981

Misty
Hassan
Speak Low
I Am Your Song
A Bolt Of Lightnin'

Sonny Stitt - In Style   (Muse MR 5228)   1982

Sonny Stitt, tenor, alto sax #2,4,6; Barry Harris, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 18, 1981

1.Western Style
2.I'll Walk Alone
3.Just You, Just Me
4.The Good Life
5.Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?
6.Killing Me Softly With His Song
7.Eastern Style
8.Yesterdays

** also released on 32 Jazz 32189 in 2000.

The Mel Lewis Quintet - Mellifluous   (Gatemouth 1006)   1981

John Mosca, trombone; Dick Oatts, alto, soprano sax, alto flute; Jim McNeely, piano; Marc Johnson, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 31, 1981

Blue Note
Giving Way
Audrey
I'm Old Fashioned
Warm Valley
John's Abbey

** also released on Mellifuous, Landmark LCD-1543-2 in 1995.

Mel Lewis - Mellifuous   (Landmark LCD-1543-2)   1995

John Mosca, trombone; Dick Oatts, alto, soprano sax, alto flute; Jim McNeely, piano; Marc Johnson, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 31, 1981

Blue Note (alternate take)

** originally released on The Mel Lewis Quintet - Mellifluous, Gatemouth 1006 in 1981 + 1 bonus track.

Ricky Ford - Tenor For The Times   (Muse MR 5250)   1981

Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Albert Dailey, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Jack Walrath, trumpet #5.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 6, and July 1, 1981

1.This Our Love (Esse Nosso Amor)
2.Christmas Cheer
3.Hour Samba
4.Saxaceous Serenade
5.Portrait Of Love
6.Orb
7.Arcadian Eclipse

Eric Schneider - Eric's Alley   (Gatemouth 1005)   1981

Eric Schneider, tenor, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Kelly Sill, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 8, 1981

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
In A Sentimental Mood
Bernie's Tune
Have You Met Miss Jones?
Chega De Saudade
Nature Boy
Big Buck's Blues
Dream Dancing
Eric's Alley

John McNeil Quintet - Clean Sweep   (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1154)   1981

John McNeil, trumpet; Dave Liebman, soprano sax; Joanne Brackeen, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 31, 1981

Early Flight
Zephyr
Tiffany
Just Around The Corner
Clean Sweep
Where's Rialto?

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31154 in 1996.

John McNeil Quintet - Clean Sweep   (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31154)   1996

John McNeil, trumpet; Dave Liebman, soprano sax; Joanne Brackeen, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Billy Hart, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 31, 1981

Zephyr (take 1)

** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1154 in 1981 + 1 bonus track.

Albert Dailey - Textures   (Muse MR 5256)   1981

Albert Dailey, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Eddie Gladden, drums; Arthur Rhames, tenor sax #6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1981

1.Textures
2.I Didn't Know About You
3.Dailey Bread
4.Pogo
5.If You Could See Me Now
6.The Dues We Have To Pay

Joe Chambers & Friends Featuring Yoshiaki Masuo - New York Concerto   (Baystate (J) RJL-8018)   1981

Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano, electric piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Eddie Gomez, bass; Joe Chambers, drums, vibes; Ray Mantilla, percussion; Joe Chambers, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 11 and 12, 1981

Irina
Two Hearts
Like Sonny
Visions
A Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Concierto De Aranjuez
Dhabihu
Autumn In New York

** also released on Baystate (J) BVCJ-37130 in 2000, BVCJ-37586 in 2007.

Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin'   (Muse MR 5218)   1982

Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1981

Fiesta Espanol
Detour Ahead
Illusion Of Grandeur
Heavy Blue
Hindsight
Chi-Chi

** also released on Muse MCD 5470 in 1993.
** part of Senior Cookin': Good Cookin'-Somethin's Cookin', 32 Jazz 32095 in 1998.

Junior Cook - Somethin's Cookin'   (Muse MCD 5470)   1993

Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1981

Fiesta Espanol (alternate)
Detour Ahead (alternate)
Hindsight (alternate)
Chi-Chi (alternate)

** originally released on Muse MR 5218 in 1982 + 4 bonus tracks.

Bill Hardman - Politely   (Muse MR 5184)   1982

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Paul Brown, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 7, 1981

Love Letters
Politely
Lazybird
Coral Keys
Smooch

Fuse One - Silk   (CTI CTI 9006)   1981

Tom Browne, trumpet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Ronnie Foster, keyboards, synthesizer; Todd Cochran, synthesizer; Eric Gale, guitar; Stanley Clarke, bass; Ndugu, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion; Ndugu, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1981

Silk

Tom Browne, trumpet; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dave Valentin, flute; Ronnie Foster, keyboards, synthesizer; Eric Gale, guitar; Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, bass; Ndugu, drums; Manolo Badrena, Sammy Figueroa, percussion; Stanley Clarke, arranger.

In Celebration Of The Human Spirit

Wynton Marsalis, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dave Valentin, flute; Ronnie Foster, keyboards, synthesizer; Eric Gale, guitar; Stanley Clarke, bass; Ndugu, drums; Manolo Badrena, Sammy Figueroa, percussion; Ndugu, arranger.

Hot Fire

Tom Browne, trumpet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Ronnie Foster, keyboards, synthesizer; George Benson, Eric Gale, guitar; Stanley Clarke, bass; Ndugu, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion; Stanley Clarke, Ronnie Foster, arranger.

Sunwalk

Fuse One - Silk / Ode To A Kudu   (CTI OJ-54)   1981

Fuse One, an all star band; Creed Taylor, producer.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1981

Ode To A Kudu

Charlie Shoemake Sextet - Away From The Crowd   (Discovery DS-856)   1982

Tom Harrell, trumpet, flugelhorn #1-5,7; Ted Nash, alto sax, flute #1-5,7; Charlie Shoemake, vibes; Hank Jones, piano #1-5,7; Terry Trotter, piano #6,8; Ed Schuller, bass #1-5,7; Harvey Newmark, bass #6,8; Paul Motian, drums #1-5,7; Dick Berk, drums #6,8; Sandi Shoemake, vocal #2,6,8.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 25, 1981;
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July, 1980

1.Sandi's Smile
2.He Needs Me
3.Away From The Crowd
4.Evening Rum
5.Small Talk
6.Gentle Man
7.Sometime Yesterday
8.Young And Foolish

Pepper Adams - Urban Dreams   (Palo Alto Jazz PA 8009)   1981

Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; George Mraz, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 30, 1981

Dexter Rides Again
Urban Dreams
Three Little Words
Time On My Hands
Pent Up House
Trentino

** also released on Quicksilver QS 4006 in 1980s; Quicksilver QSCD 4006 in 2003.

McCoy Tyner - La Leyenda De La Hora (The Legend Of The Hour)   (Columbia FC 37375)   1981

McCoy Tyner, acoustic piano; Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, flugelhorn; Hubert Laws, flute; Paquito D'Rivera, alto, soprano sax; Chico Freeman, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, marimba; Avery Sharpe, acoustic bass; Ignacio Berroa, drums; Daniel Ponce, percussion; John Blake, Harold Kohon, Karen Milne, Elliot Rosoff, violin; Julien Barber, Jesse Levine, viola; Jonathan Abramowitz, Kermit Moore, cello; William Fischer, strings conductor; McCoy Tyner, composer, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1981

La Vida Feliz (The Happy Life)
Ja'cara (A Serenade)
La Habana Sol (The Havana Sun)
Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit
La Busca (The Search)

** also released on Koch Jazz KOC-CD-7866 in 1998.

Charlie Earland - In The Pocket...   (Muse MR 5240)   1982

Houston Person, tenor sax; Charlie Earland, organ; Melvin (Hassan) Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1981

Tackhead
In The Alley
Grant's Groove
Ballad For Mom
A Good Date