Classic Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note Sessions 1963–1970

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Annotation

From booklet, p. 16: "Mastered from hi-res files of the original analog masters"
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Note on the recording dates: For the "Components" session (CD2, tracks 4-12): Probably the correct date for the session is 1965-06-10.
In this Bobby Hutcherson Mosaic set it is given as June 14, 1965 on page 5 of the booklet, and June 10, 1965 on page 14 of the booklet, and in the individual CD 1 & 2 booklet. In an email exchange with Scott Wenzel of Mosaic Records, he replied on 2024-07-25: "I would go with what Michael Cuscuna had put in the discography and CD booklet discography as June 10th. Plus In Ruppli/Cuscuna BN Discography, the date is listed as June 10. The June 14 date was probably in error by Bob (Blumenthal) when he did the notes."

Either way it must have been a double session day for recording engineer Rudy van Gelder:
1965-06-10: van Gelder recorded a long John Coltrane “Transition” session (+ Porter reference)
1965-06-14: van Gelder recorded a Wayne Shorter session (“Etcetera” album credits).

For "Happenings" and "Spiral" sessions there are also some date conflicts. For the van Gelder sessions, this sessionography can be investigated.

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-27 13:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Disc I: The Kicker / Dialogue
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1If Ever I Would Leave You
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-29)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Harewood (on 1963-12-29)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1963-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-29)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1963-12-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-29)
cover recording of:
If Ever I Would Leave You (from “Camelot”) (on 1963-12-29)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
part of:
Camelot (full musical)
10:36
2Mirrors
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-29)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Harewood (on 1963-12-29)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1963-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-29)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1963-12-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-29)
cover recording of:
Mirrors (on 1963-12-29)
composer:
Joe Chambers (American jazz drummer, vibraphonist and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Groove Music
6:57
3For Duke P.
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-29)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Harewood (on 1963-12-29)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1963-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-29)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1963-12-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-29)
recording of:
For Duke P. (on 1963-12-29)
composer:
Bobby Hutcherson
7:56
4The Kicker
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-29)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Harewood (on 1963-12-29)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-12-29)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1963-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-29)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1963-12-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-29)
recording of:
The Kicker (on 1963-12-29)
composer:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
6:07
5Step Lightly
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-29)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Harewood (on 1963-12-29)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-12-29)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1963-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-29)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1963-12-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-29)
recording of:
Step Lightly (on 1963-12-29)
composer:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
arranger:
Bob Belden and Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
14:20
6Bedouin
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-29)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Harewood (on 1963-12-29)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-12-29)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1963-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-29)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1963-12-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-29)
recording of:
Bedouin (on 1963-12-29)
composer:
Duke Pearson
8:13
7Catta
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-04-03)
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1965-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Joe Chambers (American jazz drummer, vibraphonist and pianist) (on 1965-04-03)
piano:
Andrew Hill (jazz pianist) (on 1965-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Rivers (saxophone, flute jazz musician) (on 1965-04-03)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1965-04-03)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1965-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-04-03)
recording of:
Catta
writer:
Andrew Hill (jazz pianist)
7:20
8Idle While
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-04-03)
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1965-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Joe Chambers (American jazz drummer, vibraphonist and pianist) (on 1965-04-03)
flute:
Sam Rivers (saxophone, flute jazz musician) (on 1965-04-03)
piano:
Andrew Hill (jazz pianist) (on 1965-04-03)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1965-04-03)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1965-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-04-03)
recording of:
Idle While
writer:
Joe Chambers (American jazz drummer, vibraphonist and pianist)
6:37
9Les Noirs Marchant
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-04-03)
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1965-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Joe Chambers (American jazz drummer, vibraphonist and pianist) (on 1965-04-03)
flute:
Sam Rivers (saxophone, flute jazz musician) (on 1965-04-03)
marimba and vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (on 1965-04-03)
piano:
Andrew Hill (jazz pianist) (on 1965-04-03)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1965-04-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-04-03)
recording of:
Les Noirs Marchant
writer:
Andrew Hill (jazz pianist)
6:42
2▶CD: Disc II: Dialogue / Components
3▶CD: Disc III: Happenings
4▶CD: Disc IV: Stick‐Up! / Oblique
5▶CD: Disc V: Oblique / Patterns
6▶CD: Disc VI: Total Eclipse / Spiral / Medina
7▶CD: Disc VII: Medina / San Francisco

Credits

Release

photography:Francis Wolff (photographer and record producer)
liner notes:Michael Cuscuna
Bob Blumenthal (in 2024-03)
producer:Michael Cuscuna (task: produced for release)
mastering:Andreas Meyer (US sound engineer)
Nancy Conforti
mastered at:Swan Studios NYC in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31127711 [info]