Tag: Jimmy Rowles

  • Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington: Song Book One, 1980 on Pablo Today

    Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington: Song Book One, 1980 on Pablo Today

    First of two records of Sarah Vaughan doing Duke Ellington songs recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 (there is a Song Book Two, also released in 1980). Produced by Norman Granz, and engineered by Val Valentin and Bob Simpson. Supporting artists include Waymon Reed (trumpet), J. J. Johnson (trombone), Frank Foster (tenor sax), Frank…

  • Stephane Grappelli, Uptown Dance, 1978 on Columbia

    Stephane Grappelli, Uptown Dance, 1978 on Columbia

    Only available on vinyl, cassette, and 8-track, Grappelli is joined here by two different bands – one with Jimmy Rowles, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Jay Berliner and the other with Richard Tee, Anthony Jackson, Steve Gadd, Hugh McCracken, and Rubens Bassini. For my ears, this album veers at times into easy listening / fusion,…