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Limelight Records
Limelight Records was a jazz record label and subsidiary of Mercury Records started in 1962. The catalogue included music by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Milt Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, and Oscar Peterson. Originally headed by Quincy Jones, its activities were directed by the producer Jack Tracy. Though mainly a jazz label, it also released rock, experimental, electronic, and Indian music. The label's masters are now controlled by Verve Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American recording music unit, formed on New Year's Eve 1998 by the Universal Music Group. It consists of labels devised and consisted under the basic operations of Island Records and Def Jam Recordin ..., which has reissued some of the Limelight releases on CD. Discography Albums References External linksDiscogs {{Authority control Jazz record labels American record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the United Kingdom and Japan (as Mercury Tokyo in the latter country), it is distributed by EMI Records. Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been placed under Island Records, although its back catalogue is still owned by the Island Def Jam Music Group (now Island Records). Background Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Breeze
''Baby Breeze'' is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight label.Mercury Records collection accessed May 26, 2017 accessed May 26, 2017 Reception The review by Ken Dryden states: "Although Chet Baker's recordings from late in his life varied dramatically in quality, this series of studio sessions is a high point in his career. After having his trumpet stolen, he plays beautifully with a borr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert
The ''Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert'' was recorded March 27, 1965, 10 years after the death of Charlie Parker, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Its A&R director was Bobby Scott and it was released on Limelight Records the same year. It has yet to be reissued on CD. It also marks Dave Lambert's final recordings. Track listing Side 1 1. "Um-Hmm! (Ode to Yard)" (7:00) * Dizzy Gillespie * James Moody * Kenny Barron * Chris White * Rudy Collins 2. "Groovin' High" (5:50) :Same personnel except Moody play alto sax 3. "Now's the Time" (13:16) *Roy Eldridge *Coleman Hawkins *C. C. Siegel ( J. J. Johnson pseudonym) *Billy Taylor *Tommy Potter *Roy Haynes Side 2 4. "Blues for Bird" (4:05) * Lee Konitz, unaccompanied alto sax solo 5. "Donna Lee "Donna Lee" is a bebop jazz standard attributed to Charlie Parker, although Miles Davis has also claimed authorship. Written in A-flat, it is based on the chord changes of the jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana". Beginning wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
But Not Really
''But Not Really'' is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight label.Freed., RLes McCann Discographyaccessed March 8, 2016 Reception Allmusic gave the album 4 stars stating "For fans of McCann's piano work, there are few recordings that showcase it better -- in the studio at least -- than ''But Not Really''". Track listing ''All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated'' # "But Not Really" - 5:14 # "A Little Three-Four" - 5:00 # "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 3:37 # "Sweetie" (Ernie Freeman) - 6:35 # "We're on the Move Now" - 3:22 # "Jack V. Schwartz" - 4:19 # "Little Freak" - 2:48 # "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (Franz Lehár, Fritz Löhner-Beda, ) - 9:00 Personnel *Les McCann - piano *Victor Gaskin - bass *Paul Humphrey - drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingus Revisited
''Pre-Bird'' (later re-released as ''Mingus Revisited'') is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus consisting of music that was composed before Mingus first heard Charlie Parker, hence the title ''Pre-Bird''. It was released on Mercury Records in September 1961. The music is scored for various sized large jazz ensembles and features many soloists prominent at the time of recording. The album includes two tracks which are contrapuntal arrangements of two swing era pieces, whereby "Take the "A" Train" (left channel) is paired with a simultaneous " Exactly Like You" (right channel), and likewise "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" with "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart". Tracks 1 to 3, 5 and 6 recorded May 25, 1960 probably at Plaza Sound, New York City; tracks 4, 7 and 8 recorded May 24, 1960 at Plaza Sound, New York City. Track listing #"Take the "A" Train" ( Billy Strayhorn) / " Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields) – 3:40 #"Prayer For Passive Resistanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Moods
''Three Moods'' is an album by The Three Sounds which was recorded in Los Angeles in 1965 and released on the Limelight label. accessed January 23, 2018 Reception 's Ken Dryden noted, "When the Three Sounds briefly left for Limelight in the mid-'60s, there was a noticeable drop in the quality of their albums. This LP gives no indication from the cover that most tracks have additional strings or brass. ... The only memorable tracks recorded during these sessions feature the trio wi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds (also known as The 3 Sounds) were an American jazz piano trio that formed in 1956 and disbanded in 1973. The band formed in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States, as the Four Sounds. The original line-up consisted of Gene Harris on piano, Andrew Simpkins on double bass and Bill Dowdy on drums, along with saxophonist Lonnie "The Sound" Walker, who dropped out the following year. The group moved to Washington and then New York, where, as the Three Sounds, they cut a record for Riverside Records, before signing an exclusive contract with Blue Note. Between 1958 and 1962, the group released nine albums for Blue Note. They toured nationally during this period, building a large following in jazz clubs across the country. The trio played and recorded with the likes of saxophonists Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrentine and Sonny Stitt, cornet player Nat Adderley, singer Anita O'Day, and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, among others. Samples in hip hop The Three So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Date (Eric Dolphy Album)
''Last Date'' is a live album by jazz musician Eric Dolphy released in early 1965 on Limelight Records. It was recorded on June 2, 1964 in Hilversum, North Holland, shortly after Dolphy had settled in Paris, France, following a tour with Charles Mingus. Dolphy is accompanied by the Misha Mengelberg trio on the album. (It was one of Mengelberg's first appearances on record). The audience was an invited group of recording executives and studio personnel. The final track, "Miss Ann", is followed by a brief excerpt from an interview recorded by Michiel de Ruyter for Dutch radio, in which Dolphy states: "when you hear music, after it's over, it's gone in the air, you can never capture it again." Following the recording, Dolphy wrote to the members of the trio concerning plans to work with them again. However, he died on June 29 from diabetic shock. Two days after Dolphy's death, drummer Han Bennink received a letter from him containing details regarding a proposed engagement at the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadiana Suite
''Canadiana Suite'' is a 1964 album by Oscar Peterson. Composition Peterson envisioned ''Canadiana Suite'' as a tribute to the diverse landscapes of Canada, drawing inspiration from his travels by rail across southern Canada. Beginning in the Maritime provinces with "Ballad to the East", the suite travels west through the Laurentian Mountains of southern Quebec in "Laurentide Waltz", then pays a visit to the neighbourhood in Montreal where Peterson grew up, Place St. Henri, in the song of the same name. Next, the suite moves on to Canada's next great metropolis, Toronto, in "Hogtown Blues", before heading to the great plains of Manitoba ("Blues of the Prairies") and Saskatchewan ("Wheatland"). Finally, Peterson takes us through Calgary in "March Past", and on into the Rocky Mountains with "Land of the Misty Giants". Explaining his motivation for writing ''Canadiana Suite'', Peterson said "My profession has taken me to every part of the world, none of them more beautiful than wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago
''Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago'' (later released as ''Cannonball & Coltrane'' in 1964, on Limelight) is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, his final release on the Mercury label, featuring performances by Adderley with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb.Cannonball Adderley discography accessed 19 October 2009 With Bill Evans substituting for Wynton Kelly on most tracks, these musicians would record the classic album '' Kind of Blue'' (1959), with regular employer |
Jambo Caribe
''Jambo Caribe'' is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight label.Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 3, 2012 Reception The review states "The populist Dizzy Gillespie gets full rein in this lively, happy collection of tunes exploring rhythms and idioms from the Caribbean. Gillespie is in an ebullient mood, even offering some sly lead calypso vocals on three numbers".Ginell, R. SAllmusic Review accessed April 3, 2012 ...
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