– Los Angeles, March 14 & 16, 1956
A handful of stars, The goof and I, Thanks for the memory
Serge Chaloff (bar) Sonny Clark (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
RUDY ROYSTON “RISE OF ORION”
– Paramus, NJ , February 29, 2016
Rise of Orion, Sister, mother Clara, Man O to, We had it all
Jon Irabagon (ts) Yasushi Nakamura (b) Rudy Royston (d)
THOMAS LINGER “OUT IN IT”
– Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 19, 2021
Can’t say it, Linger’s lament, Lush life
Thomas Linger (p,comp) Peter Bernstein (g) Yasushi Nakamura (b) Joe Farnsworth (d)
– Chicago, IL, August 6 & 7, 1959
The easy way, Ray’s time, Off centre
Jimmy Giuffre (cl,ts) Jim Hall (g) Ray Brown (b)
BUD SHANK “THE BUD SHANK QUARTET”
– Los Angeles, January 25, 1956
Bag of blues, All this and heaven too, Jubilation
Bud Shank (as,fl) Claude Williamson (p) Don Prell (b) Chuck Flores (d)
CHET BAKER / PAUL DESMOND “CONCIERTO”
– Englewood Cliffs, N.J., April 16 & 23, 1975
You’d be so nice to come home to (1), Two’s blues, The answer is yes
Chet Baker (tp) Paul Desmond (as-1) Sir Roland Hanna (p) Jim Hall (g) Ron Carter (b) Steve Gadd (d)
– Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 3, 1967 Hipnosis, The breakout
Grachan Moncur, III (tb) Jackie McLean (as) Lamont Johnson (p) Scotty Holt (b) Billy Higgins (d)
HORACE PARLAN “US THREE”
– Englewood Cliffs, N.J., April 20, 1960
Us three, I wanna be loved, Walkin’
Horace Parlan (p) George Tucker (b) Al Harewood (d)
GREG GISBERT “THE COURT JESTER”
– New York, December 27, 1996
The love dirge, The court jester, Dizzy atmosphere
Greg Gisbert (tp,flhrn) Conrad Herwig (tb) Jon Gordon (as,sop) Tim Ries (ts,sop,fl) Janice Friedman (p) Jay Anderson (b) Gregory Hutchinson (d)
– New York, December 22, 1958 You don’t say, Blues Melba
Melba Liston, Bennie Green, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Kenny Burrell (g) Jamil Nasser (b) Charlie Persip (d)
– New York, December 24, 1958 The dark before dawn (1), Pow !
Melba Liston, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb) Slide Hampton (tb,tu-1) Ray Bryant (p) George Tucker (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)
GEOFFREY KEEZER & FRIENDS “PLAYDATE”
– c. 2022 I.L.Y.B.D., Tomorrow (2), M’s bedtime blues (1)
Rachel Drehmann (fhr-3) Ron Blake (ts,sop) Shedrick Mitchell (org) Geoff Keezer (p,comp,arr) Aayushi Karnik (g-1) Nir Felder (g-2) Richie Goods (b,el-b) Kendrick Scott (d) Munyungo Jackson (perc)
RONNIE CUBER “RONNIE’S TRIO”
– New York?, April, 2017 Silver’s serenade, The jody grind, Bernie’s tune
Ronnie Cuber (bar) Jay Anderson (b) Adam Nussbaum (d)
– New York, September 21, 1979
Legacy, Ichi ban, Song for leslie [untitled blues] (bh,rf out)
Bill Hardman (tp) Ricky Ford (ts) Ronnie Mathews (p) Walter Booker (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)
EDWARD SIMON “SIMPLICITAS”
– Brooklyn, NY, May 3, 2004
Infinite one, You’re my everything, Fiestas
Edward Simon (p) Adam Rogers (g-1) Avishai Cohen (b) Adam Cruz (d,steel-d) Pernell Saturnino (perc)
HORACE TAPSCOTT “AIEE! THE PHANTOM”
– Brooklyn, NY, June, 1995
To the great house, Drunken Mary / Mary on Sunday
Marcus Belgrave (tp) Abraham Burton (as) Horace Tapscott (p) Reggie Workman (b) Andrew Cyrille (d)
– New York, May 9, 1960 I’m just a lucky so and so (2), Salt water blues (2), Lateef minor 7th (3)
Yusef Lateef (oboe-2,fl-3) Hugh Lawson (p) Ron Carter (cello) Herman Wright (b) Lex Humphries (d)
MCCOY TYNER “TIME FOR TYNER”
– Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 17, 1968 Little Madimba, I didn’t know what time it was, I’ve grown accustomed to your face (Piano solo).
Bobby Hutcherson (vib) McCoy Tyner (p) Herbie Lewis (b) Freddie Waits (d)
TERELL STAFFORD “BRIDGING THE GAP”
– Englewood, N.J., March 5, 2009 Time to let go, I love you, JCO farewell
Terell Stafford (tp,flhrn) Dick Oatts (as) Gerald Clayton (p) Ben Williams (b) Rodney Green (d)
– Chicago, March 1, 1929 Take me to the river (js vcl,1), Aces of rhythm (1) Jabbo Smith (cnt,vcl) Omer Simeon (cl-1,as-2) Cassino Simpson (p) Ikey Robinson (bj) Hayes Alvis (tu-3)
– Chicago, April 4, 1929 Decatur Street tutti (js vcl,1), Till times get better (js vcl,1) Earl Frazier (p) replaces Cassino Simpson
– Chicago, April 17, 1929 Lina blues (js vcl,3), Weird and blue
Jabbo Smith (cnt,vcl,tb-3) Millard Robins (bassax) added
PAUL MARES “NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS”
– Richmond, Indiana, March 13, 1923
That da da strain, Wolverine blues, Maple leaf rag, Tin roof blues
Paul Mares (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Leon Roppolo (cl) Mel Stitzel (p) Ben Pollack (d)
– Richmond, Indiana, July 17, 1923 Sobbin’ blues, Marguerite
Paul Mares (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Leon Roppolo (cl) Jack Pettis (c-mel) Glenn Scoville (as,ts) Don Murray (cl,ts) Jelly Roll Morton (p) or Kyle Pierce (p-1) Bob Gillette (bj) Chink Martin (tu) Ben Pollack (d)
ERSKINE HAWKINS “MAMA STATE COLLEGIANS”
– New York, September 8, 1936
Carry me back to old Virginny, Let me daydream (mt vcl; sl arr), Who’s sorry now ?, Lost in the shuffle
Sammy Lowe (tp,arr) Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb, Marcellus Green, Erskine Hawkins (tp) Ed Sims, Bob Range (tb) William Johnson (as,arr) Jimmy Mitchell (as,vcl) Paul Bascomb (ts) Haywood Henry (bar) Avery Parrish (p) William McLemore (g) Leemie Stanfield (b) James Morrison (d) Billy Daniels, Merle Turner (vcl)
WILD BILL DAVISON “AND HIS COMMODORES”
– New York, November 27, 1943 Riverboat shuffle
Wild Bill Davison (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g) Bob Casey (b) George Wettling (d)
– New York, November 30, 1943
Clarinet marmalade, Original dixieland one-step, At the jazz band ball
Wild Bill Davison (cnt) George Brunies (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g) Bob Casey (b) George Wettling (d)
– Mount Vernon, NY, August 30-September 2, 2019 Bluebird, Sputnik
Greg Gisbert, Mike Rodriguez, Nadje Noordhuis, Tony Kadleck (tp,flhrn) Keith O’Quinn, Marshall Gilkes, Ryan Keberle (tb) George Flynn (b-tb) Dave Pietro (as,cl,fl,alto-fl,pic) Steve Wilson (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl) Rich Perry (ts) Donny McCaslin (ts,fl) Scott Robinson (bar,Bb-cl,b-cl,contrabass-cl,muson) Gary Versace (accor) Frank Kimbrough (p) Ben Monder (g) Jay Anderson (b) Johnathan Blake (d,perc) Maria Schneider (comp,cond)
FLORIAN WEBER “LUCENT WATERS”
– Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, September, 2017
Brilliant waters, Melody of a waterfall, Honestlee, Time horizon
Ralph Alessi (tp) Florian Weber (p) Linda May Han Oh (b) Nasheet Waits (d)
RON BLAKE “SHAYARI”
– Brooklyn, NY, December 2006, January & February 2007
Hanuman (3), Of kindred souls (1), 76 (3)
Ron Blake (ts) Michael Cain (p) Regina Carter (vln-1) Christian McBride (b-2) Jack DeJohnette (d-3) Gilmar Gomes (perc-4)