Tag: Emarcy
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Study in Brown, 1955 on EmArcy
Brown and Roach are joined by Harold Land (tenor), Richie Powell (piano), and George Morrow (bass). Recorded Feb 23rd and 25th of 1955. Fantastic album. My copy—via private sale—is the 2021 Acoustic Sounds Series reissue on 180g vinyl, supervised by Chad Kassem, cut by Ryan Smith, and pressed at Quality Record Pressing. As you’d expect,…
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Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on EmArcy
Later reissued as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, this was Vaughan’s second self-titled LP, and her second studio album. The band also includes Paul Quinichette on tenor sax, Roy Haynes on drums, Herbie Mann on flute, and Jimmy Jones on piano. It was originally recorded December 18th, 1954, and released in 1955. What a masterful…
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Dinah Wahington, For Those In Love, 1955 on Emarcy.
Dinah Wahington, For Those In Love, 1955 on Emarcy. Emarcy is what you get when you pronounce MRC (Mercury Record Company). Arrangements by Quincy Jones, with Wynton Kelly, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Quinichette, Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Cobb, Keter Betts, and Cecil Payne. Great versions of My Old Flame, You Don’t Know What Love Is,…
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Billy Eckstine, Billy Eckstine’s Imagination, 1956 on EmArcy.
Billy Eckstine, Billy Eckstine’s Imagination, 1956 on EmArcy. EmArcy (MRC for Merury Record Company pronounced as initials) pressing from the mid fifties. Wonderful version of “That’s All,” which is (one of) my wife and my songs.
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The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet, 1955 on EmArcy.
The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet, 1955 on EmArcy. Cover has white flocking where the old glossy cover delaminated, bit the record is in great shape. Mulligan on baritone sax, with Peck Morrison (bass), Dave Bailey (Drums), Zoot Simms (Tenor Sax), Bob Brookmeyer (Trombone), and Jon Eardley (Trumpet). This is just after…