– New York, August 1, 1960
Mohawk, Minor mist, In walked Horace
Freddie Hubbard (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Clifford Jordan (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Arthur Harper (b) Albert “Tootie” Heath (d)
BARNEY KESSEL “THE POLL-WINNERS”
– Los Angeles, March 18 & 19, 1957
Jordu, Mean to me, On Green Dolphin Street, Minor mood, Nagasaki
Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)
LENNIE NIEHAUS “VOL. 5 : THE SEXTET”
– Los Angeles, January 9, 11 & 12, 1956 Take it from me, Belle of the ball, Elbow room
Stu Williamson (tp,v-tb) Lennie Niehaus (as) Bill Perkins (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (bar) Buddy Clark (b) Shelly Manne (d)
– New York, February 28, March 2, 1957 The late late show, Summertime, Misty, A foggy day Dakota Staton (vcl) acc by Jonah Jones (tp) Hank Jones (p) unknown vib, g, b and d + orchestra, Van Alexander (dir)
CHET BAKER “CHET – THE LYRICAL TRUMPET OF CHET BAKER”
– New York, December 30, 1958 Alone together (*,2,3), ‘Tis Autumn, If you could see me now, You’d be so nice to come home to (2)
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl) Pepper Adams (bar) Bill Evans (p) Kenny Burrell (g-1) Paul Chambers (b) Connie Kay, Philly Joe Jones (d)
RALPH LALAMA “STAYCATION : A FAMILY AFFAIR”
– New York ?, February, 2021 Cecil’s bridge, Staycation, The lamp is low
Joe Magnarelli (tp) Ralph Lalama (ts) Akiko Tsuruga (org) Clifford Barbaro (d) Nicole Pasternak Lalama (vcl)
“DODDS & PARHAM”
– Chicago, c. March, April, 1927
Oh daddy, Loveless love
Johnny Dodds (cl) Tiny Parham (p)
“DODDS & LIL ARMSTRONG”
– Chicago, April 21, 1927
Oh ! Lizzie [A lover’s lament], Clarinet wobble, The new St. Louis blues
Johnny Dodds (cl) Lil Armstrong (p) Bud Scott (g)
SIDNEY BECHET “PORT OF HARLEM JAZZMEN”
– New York, June 8, 1939
Blues for Tommy Ladnier, Pounding heart blues
Frankie Newton (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Sidney Bechet (sop-1,cl-2) Meade Lux Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)
– New York, June 8, 1939
Summertime
Sidney Bechet (sop) Meade Lux Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)
KID ORY
“AND HIS ORCHESTRA”
– Los Angeles, August 3, 1944
Get out of here, South
Mutt Carey (tp) Kid Ory (tb,vcl) Omer Simeon (cl) Buster Wilson (p) Bud Scott (bj) Ed Garland (b) Alton Redd (d)
“CREOLE JAZZ BAND” – Los Angeles, February 12, 1945
Dippermouth blues [Sugar foot stomp], Savoy blues, High society
Mutt Carey (tp) Kid Ory (tb) Joe Darensbourg (cl,vcl) Buster Wilson (p) Bud Scott (g) Ed Garland (b) Alton Redd (d)
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA “FAMOUS DOOR”
– New York, August 31, 1938
Roseland shuffle, Texas shuffle, Alexander’s ragtime band, St. Louis blues (jr vcl)
Ed Lewis, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buck Clayton (tp) Benny Morton, Dicky Wells, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as) Jack Washington (as,bar) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts,cl) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vcl)
– New York, January 25, 2022
Pent-Up House, Anastasia, Punjab
Nicholas Payton (t) Chris Potter (st/ss) Kevin Hays (p/tcl) Vicente Archer (b) Al Foster (dr)
TOMMY FLANAGAN “OVERSEAS”
– Stockholm, Sweden, August 15, 1957
Eclypso, Dalarna, How Long Has This Been Going On
Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d)
SAM JAVITCH “PEOPLE AND PLACES”
– c. 2018
The pitch to Rich, Parallel modalities for parallel realities, Level up !
Rich Perry (sax) Sam Javitch (p) Adrian Moring (b) Matt Niedbalski (d)
– Hollywood, CA & New York, 2004
Stop this world, Temptation, Almost blue, Black crow
Diana Krall (vcl,p) acc by Neil Larsen (org-1) Anthony Wilson (g) Christian McBride (b) or John Clayton (b) Peter Erskine (d) or Jeff Hamilton (d) or Terri Lyne Carrington (d)
TIM BERNE / GREGG BELISLE-CHI “MARS”
– Woodstock, NY, May 15, 2021
Rose Bowl charade, Purdy, Gastrophobia, Microtuna
Tim Berne (as,comp) Gregg Belisle-Chi (g)
HARISH RAGHAVAN “IN TENSE”
– New York, December 10 & 11, 2021
AMA, Circus music, S2020, Prayer
Morgan Guerin (ts,b-cl,EWI) Joel Ross (vib,mar) Charles Altura (g) Harish Raghavan (b,comp) Eric Harland (d)
RED NORVO GROUP – Seven come eleven
Flip Phillips (t), Shorty Rogers (tp) Teddy Wilson (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Aaron Sachs (cl) Slam Stewart (b) Eddie Bert (tb) Norvo (vib) Specs Powell (d)
BILL COLEMAN – Star dust
Bill Coleman (tp) Billy Taylor (p) Matty Chapin (b) Specs Powell
GENE KRUPA TRIO – Stompin’ at the Savoy, Limehouse blues
Charlie Ventura (ts) George Walters (p) Gene Krupa (d)
STUFF SMITH – Perdido
Stuff Smith (vln) Billy Taylor (p) Ted Sturgis (b)
TEDDY WILSON – I know that you know
Teddy Wilson (p) Specs Powell (d)
FLIP PHILLIPS – Sweet and lovely
Flip Phillips (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Slam Stewart (b) Specs Powell (d)
DON BYAS – Indiana, I got rhythm, Candy (1)
Don Byas (ts) Teddy Wilson (p-1) added, Slam Stewart (b)
– New York, December 12, 1994
Moment’s notice, Zurich (1)
Mark Turner (ts) Seamus Blake, Terence Dean (ts-1) Kurt Rosenwinkel (g) Brad Mehldau (p) Larry Grenadier (b) Jorge “Jordi” Rossy (d)
CHARLES LLOYD “HYPERION WITH HIGGINS”
– Los Angeles, December, 1999
Dancing waters, Big Sur to Bahia, Bharati, Secret life of the forbidden city
Charles Lloyd (ts,tarogato) Brad Mehldau (p) John Abercrombie (g) Larry Grenadier (b) Billy Higgins (d,perc)
MARVIN STAMM “MYSTERY MAN”
– New York, June 23 & 24, September 3 & 4, 1992
Mark time, Influence, Re-re
Marvin Stamm (tp,flhrn) Bob Mintzer (ts) Bob Malach (ts,sop) Bill Charlap (p) Mike Richmond (b) Terry Clarke (d)
– New York, April 11 – 12, 1961
Hard, oh Lord, Blues for Rampart Street, St. Louis blues, Hard time blues
Ida Cox (vcl) acc by Roy Eldridge (tp) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Sammy Price (p) Milt Hinton (b) Jo Jones (d)
EARL HINES “PIANO SOLO”
– Chicago 11, 12 December, 1928
Caution Blues [Blues In Thirds], A Monday Date, I Ain’t Got Nobody And Nobody Cares For Me, 57 Varieties
Earl Hines (p)
SAM MORGAN “SAM MORGAN’S JAZZ BAND”
– New Orleans, April 14, 1927
Mobile stomp, Sing on Sam Morgan (cnt,vcl) Ike Morgan (cnt) Jim Robinson (tb) Andrew Morgan (cl,ts,vcl) Earl Fouche (as) Tink Baptiste (p) Johnny Dave (bj) Sidney Brown (b,vcl) Nolan Williams (d)
– New Orleans, October 22, 1927
Bogalusa strut, Down by the riverside (sm,am,sb,band vcl,*), Over in the Gloryland
Sam Morgan (cnt,vcl) Ike Morgan (cnt) Jim Robinson (tb) Andrew Morgan (cl,ts,vcl) Earl Fouche (as) TWalter Decou (p) Johnny Dave (bj) Sidney Brown (b,vcl) Roy Evans (d)
BUCK CLAYTON “KANSAS CITY FIVE”
– New York, March 18, 1938
Good morning blues, I know that you know, Love me or leave me
Buck Clayton (tp) Eddie Durham (el-g) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)