– New York, July 12, 1962 Mission to Moscow, The Sochi boatmen, Midnight in Moscow Jimmy Maxwell, Marky Markowitz (tp) Willie Dennis (tb) Phil Woods (as,cl) Jerry Dodgion (as,fl) Zoot Sims (ts) Gene Allen (bar) Eddie Costa (p) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) Al Cohn (arr,cond)
SHELLY BERG “BLACKBIRD”
– Pasadena, CA, May 26 & 27, 2003 Hot it up, If I should lose you, She’s always a woman, Julia
Shelly Berg (p) Chuck Berghofer (b) Gregg Field (d)
KEITH HALL “MADE IN KALAMAZOO (TRIOS AND DUOS)”
– Kalamazoo, MI, May 17 & 18, 2019
Douglass King, Kzoo Brew, The Promise, Boiling Pot
Andrew Rathbun (st/ss/clb/electronics) Robert Hurst III (b) Keith Hall (dr & perc)
King Oliver (cnt) Jimmy Archey (tb) Ernest Elliott (cl-1,as) Arville Harris (cl-2,ts) Clarence Williams (p,vcl) Leroy Harris (bj) Cyrus St. Clair (tu)
Louis Armstrong
And His Orchestra – Chicago, December 12, 1928
Tight like this (la,dr,zs talking)
Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Fred Robinson (tb) Jimmy Strong (cl) Don Redman (as,cl) Earl Hines (p) Mancy Carr (bj) Zutty Singleton (d)
Bix Beiderbecke
Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra With Bix And Lang – New York, February 4, 1927
Singin’ the blues (1)
Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Bill Rank (tb) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Paul Mertz (p) Howdy Quicksell (bj) Eddie Lang (g-1) Chauncey Morehouse (d)
Muggsy Spanier
New York, November 22, 1939
Riverboat shuffle
Muggsy Spanier (cnt) George Brunies (tb,vcl) Rod Cless (cl) Nick Caiazza (ts) Joe Bushkin (p) Bob Casey (b) Don Carter (d)
Henry “Red” Allen
Henry Allen/Coleman Hawkins Orchestra – New York, March 27, 1933
Someday sweetheart
Henry “Red” Allen (tp,vcl) Dicky Wells (tb) Russell Procope (cl,as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Don Kirkpatrick (p) Bernard Addison (g) John Kirby (b) Walter Johnson (d)
Jimmy McPartland
McKenzie And Condon’s Chicagoans – Chicago, December 16, 1927
Liza
Jimmy McPartland (cnt) Frank Teschmacher (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (bj) Jim Lannigan (tu,b) Gene Krupa (d)
Mezz Mezzrow (cymbals)
Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington And The Washingtonians – New York, April 7, 1927
Black and tan fantasy
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (tp) Joe Nanton (tb) Edgar Sampson (as) Otto Hardwick (as,sop,bar) unknown (cl,ts) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (bj) Mack Shaw (tu) Sonny Greer (d)
Cootie Williams
Duke Ellington Orchestra – New York, May 16, 1933
Bundle of blues [Dragon blues]
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams (tp) Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Otto Hardwick (as,cl,bassax) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Wellman Braud (b) Sonny Greer (d) Adelaide Hall (vcl)
Rex Stewart (cnt,vcl) Stafford Simon (tp) Sandy Williams (tb) Pete Clarke (ts) Mike Coluccio (p) Ernest Wilson Myers (b,vcl) Bazeley Perry (d)
Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman Trio – Paris, France, January 31, 1936
After you’ve gone
Bill Coleman (tp,vcl) Herman Chittison (p) Eugene d’Hellemmes (b)
Roy Eldridge
Swinging On The Town – New York, June 2 & 3, 1960
Sweet Sue, just you
Roy Eldridge (tp) Ronnie Ball (p) Benny Moten (b) Eddie Locke (d)
Tommy Ladnier
New Orleans Feetwarmers – New York, September 15, 1932
Sweetie dear (2)
Tommy Ladnier (tp) Teddy Nixon (tb) Sidney Bechet (sop-1,cl-2) Hank Duncan (p) Ernest Wilson Myers (b,vcl) Morris Morand (d) Bill Maxey (vcl)
Joe Smith
Fletcher Henderson – New York, March 19, 1927
Sensation rag
Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier, Russell Smith (tp)prob Benny Morton (tb) Buster Bailey (cl,as) Don Redman (cl,as,arr) Coleman Hawkins (cl,ts,bar) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj,g) Kaiser Marshall (d) Jimmy Harrison (tb) June Cole (tu)
Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra – New York, May 11, 1927
I’m coming, Virginia (dr vcl)
Russell Smith, Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier (tp) Jimmy Harrison, Benny Morton (tb) Buster Bailey (cl,as) Don Redman (cl,as,arr) Coleman Hawkins (ts,cl) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) June Cole (tu) Kaiser Marshall (d) Fats Waller (p)
– Los Angeles, 2021 Fight song, Nightfall, Equals
Shane Endsley (tp) Chris Speed (ts) Billy Mohler (b,comp) Nate Wood (d)
ADAM ROGERS “SIGHT”
– Brooklyn, NY, December 19, 2008 Sight (1), I hear a rhapsody, Kaleidoscope
Adam Rogers (g,p-1) John Patitucci (b) Clarence Penn (d)
JAMES SPAULDING “BRILLIANT CORNERS”
– Englewood Cliffs, N.J., November 25, 1988
Brilliant corners, Down with it, I mean you, Little Rootie Tootie (1)
James Spaulding (as,fl-1) Mulgrew Miller (p) Ron Carter (b) Kenny Washington (d)
– Brooklyn, NY, February 29 & March 1, 2016 From the well, There are no words Amir ElSaffar (tp,vcl) Chris Komer (fhr) Jamie Baum (fl,singing bowl) Sam Sadigursky (as,b-cl) John Escreet (p) Brad Shepik (g) Zack Lober (b,singing bowl) Jeff Hirshfield (d) Jamey Haddad (perc) Navin Chettri (perc,vcl)
SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS GIANTS
– Los Angeles – January 12, 1953 Diablo’s dance, Mambo del crow
Shorty Rogers (tp) Milt Bernhart (tb) John Graas (fhr) Gene Englund (tu) Art Pepper (as) [as Art Salt (as) ] Jimmy Giuffre (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
– January 15, 1953 Coup de Graas, Infinity promenade, Short stop, Boar Jibu Shorty Rogers, Conrad Gozzo, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Reeves, John Howell (tp) Milt Bernhart, John Halliburton, Harry Betts (tb) John Graas (fhr) Gene Englund (tu) Art Pepper (as) [as Art Salt (as) ] Bud Shank (as) Jimmy Giuffre (ts,cl) Bob Cooper (bar) Marty Paich (p) Curtis Counce (b) Shelly Manne (d)
FRANCISCO MELA “MUSIC FREES OUR SOULS VOL. 1”
– Brooklyn, NY, November 13, 2020 Light of mind
Matthew Shipp (p) William Parker (b) Francisco Mela (dr/perc)
HANK JONES & CHARLIE HADEN “STEAL AWAY” – SPIRITUALS, HYMNS AND FOLK SONGS
– Montreal, Canada, June 29 & 30, 1994 We shall overcome, It’s me, o Lord (standin’ in the need of prayer), Go down, Moses
Hank Jones (p) Charlie Haden (b)
GARY SMULYAN “ROYALTY AT LE DUC” – LIVE, “DUC DES LOMBARDS”
– Paris, November 25, 2015 Verdandi, The star-crossed lovers
Gary Smulyan (bar) Olivier Hutman (p) Michel Rosciglione (b) Bernd Reiter (d)
HELEN SUNG “QUARTET+”
– c. 2021 Feed the fire (1), Coquette (3), Elegy for the city (3)
John Ellis (ts-1,sop-2,fl-3) Helen Sung (p) David Wong (b) Kendrick Scott (d) + Harlem Quartet : Ilmar Gavilan, Melissa White (vln) Jaime Amador (viola) Felix Umansky (cello)
– New York, April 7, 1994
Rush hour on 23rd Street (1,2), Peggy’s blue skylight (2), Crepuscule with Nellie (2) Jack Walrath (tp) Jim Pugh (tb) David Taylor (b-tb,tu) Charles Russo (cl,b-cl,ts,as) Dennis Smylie (contrabass-cl) Dick Oatts (fl,ts) Joe Lovano (ts) Robert Botti (english hrn-2) John Clark, Julie Landsman (fhr) Michael Rabinowitz (bassoon,b-cl) James Chirillo (el-g) Ed Schuller, Mark Helias (b) George Schuller (d) Mark Belair (perc,vib) Judi Silvano (vcl-1) Gunther Schuller (cond)
BUD POWELL “THE AMAZING BUD POWELL”
– New York, May 1, 1951
Un poco loco + (alt 1 y 2), A night in Tunisia
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
SEAN JONES “JAZZ AT THE BISTRO”
– St. Louis, MO, December 3-5, 2015 Lost, then found (1,2), The ungentrified blues (3) Sean Jones (tp,flhrn) Brian Hogans (as-1,sop-1) Orrin Evans (p) Luques Curtis (b) Obed Calvaire (d-2) Mark Whitfield, Jr. (d-3)
– New York, c. October 5, 1923 Lonesome mama blues
Rosetta Crawford (vcl) acc by Sidney Bechet (cl,sop) Clarence Williams (p) Buddy Christian (bj)
NOBLE SISSLE AND HIS SIZZLING SYNCOPATORS:
– New York, April 21, 1931 Basement blues (ns vcl) :
Demas Dean(tp) Billy Burns (tb) Sidney Bechet (cl,sop) Rudy Jackson, Ralph Duquesne (cl,sop,as) Ramon Usera (cl,ts) Lloyd Pinckney (p) Frank Ethridge (bj)Edward Coles (b)Edward Coles (tu) Jack Carter (d) Noble Sissle (vcl,dir) female vcl
– Chicago, August 15, 1934 Polka dot rag
Wendell Culley, Clarence Brereton, Demas Dean (tp) Chester Burrill (tb) Sidney Bechet (cl,sop,bassax) Harvey Boone (cl,as) Ramon Usera (as,vln) James “Buster” Tolliver (ts) Harry Brooks (p) Oscar Madera (vln) Howard Hill (g) Edward Coles (b) Jack Carter (d) Noble Sissle, Billy Banks, Lavaida Carter (vcl)
– New York, March 11, 1936 That’s what love did to me (lh vcl)
Wendell Culley, Demas Dean, Clarence Brereton (tp) Chester Burrill, Sidney Bechet (cl,sop) Chauncey Haughton (as) Gil White, Jerome Pasquall (ts) Harry Brooks (p) Oscar Madera (vln) Jimmy Miller (g) Jimmy Jones (b) Wilbert Kirk (d) Noble Sissle, Billy Banks, Lena Horne (vcl)
HENRY “RED” ALLEN & HIS NEW YORK ORCHESTRA
– New York, July 16, 1929 It should be you, Biffly blues
Henry “Red” Allen (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Albert Nicholas (cl,as) Charlie Holmes (cl,sop,as) Teddy Hill (ts) Luis Russell (p,celeste,arr) Will Johnson (bj,g,vcl) Pops Foster (b) Paul Barbarin (d,vib)
– New York, February 18, 1930 Sugar Hill function, You might get better, but you’ll never get well (wj vcl)
Henry “Red” Allen (tp,vcl) Otis Johnson (tp-1) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) William Thornton Blue, Charlie Holmes (cl,as) Teddy Hill (cl,ts) Luis Russell (p,arr) Will Johnson (bj,g,vcl) Pops Foster (b) Paul Barbarin (d)
MEADE LUX LEWIS:
– Chicago, December, 1927 Honky tonk train blues Meade Lux Lewis (p)
– With Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet – New York, February 5, 1941
Jammin’ in four, Edmond Hall blues
Edmond Hall (cl) Meade Lux Lewis (celeste) Charlie Christian (g) Israel Crosby (b)
– Cat House Piano – Los Angeles, January 16, 1955 Dragon blues
Meade Lux Lewis (p) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (d)
SHARKEY BONANO:
JOHNNIE MILLER’S NEW ORLEANS FROLICKERS
– New Orleans, April 25, 1928 Panama, Dippermouth blues
Sharkey Bonano (cnt) Sidney Arodin (cl) Hal Jordy (as) Johnny Miller (p) Steve Brou (bj) Chink Martin (tu) Leo Adde (d)
SHARKEY’S NEW ORLEANS BOYS
– New Orleans, March 21, 1936 I’m satisfied with my gal (sb vcl), High society
Sharkey Bonano (tp,vcl) Santo Pecora (tb) Irving Fazola (cl) Clyde Hart (p) Frank Frederico (g) Thurman Teague (b) Ben Pollack (d)
– San Antonio, TX, prob. c. 2021 Blood count, Dorotea’s studio
Charles Lloyd (ts,fl) Bill Frisell (g) Thomas Morgan (b)
MIKE MAINIERI “AN AMERICAN DIARY”
– New York, October 1 & 2, 1994
Somewhere, Town meetin’, Piano sonata no. 1, Overture to the school for scandal
Joe Lovano (ts, alto-cl)) Mike Mainieri (vib, (concert-mar,b-mar)) Eddie Gomez (b) Peter Erskine (d)
GEORGE BRAITH “EXTENSION”
– New York, December 16, 1963 Extension, Sweetville, Every time we say goodbye George Braith (ts,sop,as) Grant Green (g) Billy Gardner (org) Clarence Johnston (d)