SSC1391 Joe Castro / Lush Life - A Musical Journey曲目/メンバー/録音資料

CD1
Joe Castro’s Jam Sessions
Abstract Candy

1 Abstract Candy (part I) (Joe Castro) 31:36
2 Abstract Candy (part II) (Joe Castro) 11:35
3 Abstract Sweets (Joe Castro) 25:44

(Tracks 1 & 2)
John Anderson trumpet; Buddy Collette ute & clarinet
Joe Castro piano; Buddy Woodson bass; Chico Hamilton drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, summer 1954
(Track 3)
Joe Castro piano; probably Bob Bertaux bass; Chico Hamilton drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, summer 1954

CD2
Joe Castro’s Friends / Falcon Blues
Teddy Wilson’s Jam Sessions

1 Falcon Blues (Blues in G) (Joe Castro) 7:35
2 Someone to Watch Over Me (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) 6:53
3 Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter) 7:04
4 Out of Nowhere (Edward Heyman / John Green) 6:00
5 I Want to Be Happy (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans) 8:00
6 Just You, Just Me (Raymond Klages / Jesse Greer) 4:18
7 Everything I Have Is Yours (Harold Adamson / Burton Lane) 3:40
8 I Got Rhythm (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) 4:14
9 Sunday (Ned Miller / Chester Conn / Jule Styne / Bennie Krueger) 7:27
10 You Go to My Head (Haven Gillespie / J. Fred Coots) 4:30
11 I've Found a New Baby (Jack Palmer / Spencer Williams) 4:45
12 All of Me (Seymour Simons / Gerald Marks) 7:07
13 Tea for Two (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans) 6:52

(Tracks 1-5) Stan Getz tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson piano; Bob Bertaux bass; Jimmy Pratt drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, July 3, 1955
(Tracks 6-8) Teddy Wilson piano; Bob Bertaux bass; Jimmy Pratt drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, July 3, 1955
(Tracks 9-13) Zoot Sims tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson piano; Buddy Jones bass; probably Sol Gubin drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Saturday, January 7, 1956

CD3
Joe Castro’s Jam Sessions
Just Joe

1 Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford) 6:33
2 Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) 11:10
3 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Ted Persons / Mercer Ellington) 11:33
4 Just Joe (Joe Castro) 13:24
5 There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon / Harry Warren) 13:13
6 Out of Nowhere (Edward Heyman / John Green) 10:21

(Tracks 1-4)
Sonny Truitt trombone; Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson tenor saxophones
Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford bass; Ron Je!erson drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Sunday February 5, 1956
(Track 5)
Probably John Glasel trumpet; Lucky Thompson tenor saxophone;
Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford bass; Ron Je!erson drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Saturday February 4, 1956
(Track 6)
Sonny Truitt trombone; Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford bass; Ron Je!erson drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey probably on Sunday February 5, 1956

CD4
Joe Castro / Feeling the Blues
The Quartet Sessions

1 Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker) 8:10
2 Feeling the Blues (tk-5 [7]) (Joe Castro) 4:58
3 Sweet Georgia Brown (tk-8) (Ben Bernie / Maceo Pinkard / Kenneth Casey) 4:53
4 You Name It (Teddy Edwards) 6:32
5 Woody ’n’ You (tk-7) (Dizzy Gillespie) ) 6:22
6 Good Gravy (Teddy Edwards) 6:08
7 Walk On (tk-4) (Leroy Vinnegar) 6:43
8 Autumn Leaves (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 6:15
Bonus tracks
9 Autumn Leaves
(tk-4 breakdown) / (tk-5 false start) / (tk-5 [6] breakdown)
(tk-6 [7] breakdown) / (tk-7 [8] breakdown) / (tk-8 [9] false start) (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 5:24
10 Autumn Leaves
(tk-9 [10] complete take) (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 6:27
11 Autumn Leaves
(talk tk-10 [11] false start) / (tk-11 [12] breakdown)
(tk-11 [13] breakdown) / (tk-13 [15] incomplete take) (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 7:03
12 Sweet Georgia Brown (tk-4) (Ben Bernie / Maceo Pinkard / Kenneth Casey) 5:25
Autumn Leaves (tk-12 [14]) does not exist - tracks 4, 6 & 8 are mono recordings

Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar bass; Billy Higgins drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, probably January 1959

CD5
Joe Castro Big Band
Refection

1 Subway Grate (soloists: Castro / Edwards) (Leroy Vinnegar) 2:40
2 Funky Blues (soloists: Edwards / Castro / Candoli / Vinnegar) (Johnny Hodges) 8:26
3 Re!ection (Sweepea / Strayhorn) (tk-9)
(soloists: Baltazar / Edwards / Rosolino / Cooper / Candoli / Castro / Baltazar) (Joe Castro) 6:55
4 For Carl (Perkins) (soloists: Edwards / Cooper) (Leroy Vinnegar) 3:01
5 Hard to Find (soloists: Castro / Edwards / Cooper) (Leroy Vinnegar) 3:17
6 Sunset Eyes (soloists: Castro / Edwards) (Dotty Wayne / Teddy Edwards) 4:45
7 Play Me the Blues (soloists: Edwards / Castro) (Teddy Edwards) 4:55
8 Daisy Mae [Whatever] (soloists: Cooper / Castro / Cooper ) (Joe Castro) 3:20
9 Vintage ’57 (soloists: Castro / Cooper) (Leroy Vinnegar / Walter Norris) 2:46
10 Jeannie’s Waltz (Would You Believe) (soloist: Edwards) (Teddy Edwards / Jeannie Thompson) 2:55
Bonus tracks
11 Sunset Eyes (soloist: Ortega) (Dotty Wayne / Teddy Edwards) 2:47
12 Play Me the Blues (soloists: Edwards / Castro) (Teddy Edwards) 3:07
13 Re!ection (Sweepea / Strayhorn) (tk-2)
(soloists: Baltazar / Edwards / Rosolino / Cooper / Candoli / Castro / Baltazar) (Joe Castro) 6:35
14 For Carl (Perkins) (soloists: Cooper / Castro) (Leroy Vinnegar) 2:57

arranged and conducted by Joe Castro
contractor and orchestra coordination: Al Porcino

(Tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli trumpets; Vern Friley, Mike Barone,
Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith bass trombone; Anthony Ortega, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophones; Bob Cooper,
Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Larry Bunker drums
Recorded at United Recorders, Studio A, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Bones Howe
assisted by Ben Jordan, on Wednesday February 16, 1966, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(Tracks 9, 10, 11 & 12) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Jimmy Zito trumpets; Dick Noel, Mike Barone,
Ken Shroyer, Frank Rosolino trombones; Anthony Ortega alto saxophone & !ute; Gabe Baltazar alto saxophone; Bob Cooper,
Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Ron Anthony guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Carl Lott drums
Recorded at United Recorders, Studio A, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Bones Howe
assisted by Ben Jordan, on Wednesday March 2, 1966, from 1:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.
(Tracks 3, 6, 13 & 14) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli trumpets; Ernie Tack, Mike Barone,
Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith, bass trombone; Anthony Ortega alto saxophone; Gabe Baltazar alto saxophone & !ute;
Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Clarence Johnston drums; Stan Levey, Frank Guerrero congas & timbales
Recorded at RCA Victor, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Jack Miller on Friday May 27, 1966, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
(Tracks 2 & 7) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli trumpets; Ernie Tack, Mike Barone,
Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith bass trombone; Anthony Ortega, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophones;
Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano;
Howard Roberts guitar; Leroy Vinnegar bass; Clarence Johnston drums
Recorded at RCA Victor, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Jack Miller on Friday May 27, 1966, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

CD6
Teddy Edwards Tentet / Angel City
1 Angel City (Teddy Edwards) 4:48
2 Bear Tracks (Teddy Edwards) 4:25
3 Lee-Ann (Teddy Edwards / Lee Cunningham) 4:51
4 The Midnight Creeper (Teddy Edwards) 4:54
5 Theme for Jay (Teddy Edwards) 5:47
6 Nairobi Chant (Teddy Edwards) 4:40
7 I'm in That Old Mood Again (Teddy Edwards) 4:28
8 Steppin' Lightly (Teddy Edwards) 3:34
Bonus tracks
9 Angel City (alternate take)(Teddy Edwards) 6:48
10 The Midnight Creeper (alternate take) (Teddy Edwards) 4:54
11 Theme for Jay (alternate take) (Teddy Edwards) 6:19
12 I'm in That Old Mood Again (alternate take) (Teddy Edwards) 5:57

(Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 & 9 -12) Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Freddie Hill trumpet; John Ewing, Lou Blackburn,
Lester Robertson trombones; Ernie Tack trombone & bass trombone; Joe Castro piano; John Gray guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Carl Lott drums
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Brian Ross-Myring
on Wednesday March 1, 1966, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Tracks 2, 3, 6 & 8) Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Freddie Hill trumpet; John Ewing, Lou Blackburn,
Lester Robertson trombones; Ernie Tack trombone & bass trombone; Jack Wilson piano; John Gray guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Carl Lott drums
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Brian Ross-Myring
on Wednesday May 4, 1966, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
tracks 9, 10, 11 & 12 are from a poor quality monaural tape transferred from the lost original 2 track stereo tape