Bill Holman - The Bill Holman Band Live (2004)

Leader, Composer, Arranger: Bill Holman
Trumpets: Carl Saunders, Pete DiSiena, Ron Stout, Bob Summers
Trombones: Jack Redmond, Bob Enevoldsen, Andy Martin, Craig Gosnell
Reeds: Lanny Morgan, Bruce Babad, Doug Webb, Ray Herrmann, Bob Efford
Rhythm: Christian Jacob (piano), Joel Hamilton (bass), Kevin Kanner (drums)

1. Introduction
2. Woodrow
3. A Day In The Life
4. Bary Me Not
5. Band Introductions
6. Donna Lee
7. Blue Daniel
8. Press One
9. The Bebop Love Song
10. Zoot 'n' All

Bill Holman - Further Adventures (1997)

The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra conducted by Bill Holman

Further Adventures
1. Part I
2. Part II
3. Part III
4. Part IV

5. Moon of Manakoorah
6. Issues and Answers

Bill Holman - The Bill Holman Band (1988)

Leader, Arranger, Composer, Tenor Sax: Bill Holman
Woodwinds: Lanny Morgan, bob Militello, Bob Cooper, Dick Mitchell, Bob Efford
Trumpets: Carl Saunders, Frank Szabo, Don Rader, Bob Summers
Trombones: Jack Redmond, Bob Enevoldsen, Rick Culver, Pete Beltran
Rhythm: Rick Eames (piano), Bruce Lett (bass), Jeff Hamilton (drums), Barry Zweig (guitar (2,3,7))

1. Front Runner
2. Isn't She Lovely
3. St. Thomas
4. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
5. I Mean You
6. Just Friends
7. Primrose Path
8. The Moon Of Manakoora
9. The Real You

Jon Faddis - Remembrances (1998)

Jon Faddis - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Hazeltine - Piano
Peter Washington - Bass
Clarence Penn - Drums
George Young - Alto Sax, Flute
Lawrence Feldman - Alto Sax, Flute (1,3,7,8,9,10)
Dale Kelps - Alto Sax, Flute (2,4,5,6)
Paquito D'Rivera - Soprano & Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Bill Easley - Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Roger Rosenberg - Bari Sax, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet (1,3,7,8,9,10)
Ken Hitchcock - Bari Sax, Bass Clarinet (2,4,5,6)
John Clark - French Horn (1,3,7,8,9,10)
Stewart Rose - French Horn (2,4,5,6)
Jim Pugh - Alto & Tenor Trombone, Euphonium
Blair Tindall - Oboe, English Horn (1,7,9,10)

1. Sophisticated Lady
2. Laura
3. Speak Like A Child
4. Footprints
5. Naima
6. Johnny Bug
7. La Rosa Y El Sauce
8. In Your Own Sweet Way
9. Riverside Park
10. Goodbye

Jon Faddis - Hornucopia (1991)

Jon Faddis - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet, Scat Vocal, Jew's Harp (5)
Peter Gordon, Jerry Peel, John Clark, Fred Griffen - French Horn (1)
Douglas Purviance - Bass Trombone (1)
Renee Rosnes - Piano, Keyboards(1-4,6,7,9)
James Williams - Piano (10)
Ed Cherry - Guitar (2,3,5)
James Genus - Bass (1-9)
Lewis Nash - Drums (1,5,8,9)
Billy Williams - Drums (2)
Billy Drummond - Drums (3,4,6,7)
Bernard Purdie - Drums (5,8)
Vivian Cherry - Vocals (2)

1. High Five
2. Reckless Blues
3. Ahbeedunseedja
4. Forevermore
5. Rapartee
6. Dewey's Dance
7. Squeezin'
8. March That Thang
9. Dizzy Atmosphere
10. I Surrender All

Jon Faddis - Into the Faddisphere (1989)

Jon Faddis - Trumpet
Renee Rosnes - Piano
Phil Bowler - Bass
Ralph Peterson, Jr. - Drums

1. Into the Faddipshere
2. Sambahia
3. At Long Last
4. The Early Bird Gets the Short End of the Stick
5. Many Paths (To The Top Of The Mountain)
6. Retro Blue
7. Ciribiribin
8. War & Peace

Itchy Fingers - Full English Breakfast (1993)

Matt Wates - Alto Saxophone
David O'Higgins - Tenor Saxophone
Mike Mower - Bari & Tenor Saxophones, Clarinet, Flute
Pete Long - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet (1,2,8)
Andy Panayi - Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophones (3,4,5,6,7,9)

1. The Easter Islander
2. The Dome
3. Full English Breakfast
4. Academicians
5. Svea Rike
6. This Time's Hard
7. The Crillon Controller
8. Night in Tunisia
9. You're Financially Disturbed

Apollo Saxophone Quartet - First & Foremost (1994)

Tim Redpath - Soprano Saxophone
Rob Buckland - Alto Saxophone
Andrew Scott - Tenor Saxophone
Jonathan Rebbeck - Bari Saxophone
Mike Hamnett - Percussion (1-8, 13, 14)
John Harle - Alto Sax (14) & Keyboards (1-8)
Roy Powell - Keyboards (15)
Will Gregory - Bari & Bass Saxes (14)

Children's Songs
1. Nos 16 & 4
2. No.9
3. No.3
4. No.11
5. No.2
6. No.6
7. No.7
8. No.18

Songs for Tony
9. 1st song
10. 2nd song
11. 3rd song
12. 4th song

13. Fridiof Kennings
14. Hoe Down
15. Bow Out

29th Street Saxophone Quartet - Underground (1991)

Bobby Watson - Alto Saxophone
Ed Jackson - Alto Saxophone
Rich Rothenberg - Tenor Saxophone
Jim Hartog - Bari Saxophone
Pamela Watson - Vocals (5, 12)
Benny Green - Piano (5)
Curtis Lundy - Bass (5)
Victor Lewis - Drums (5,12)
Hugh Masekela - Flugelhorn (7)

1. In Case You Missed It
2. What Happened?
3. Underground
4. The Nasty
5. Old Devil Moon
6. Manteca/Freedom Jazz Dance
7. Free At Last (For Mandela)
8. Canto Triste
9. River Man
10. Conservation
11. It's Your Thing/Jackson's Thing
12. After The Rain
13. Hard Times

Chick Corea - Touchstone (1982)

Chick Corea - piano, electric piano
Allen Vizzutti - trumpet (6)
Lee Konitz - alto sax (3)
Steve Kujala - tenor sax (6)
Gayle Moran - voices (1)
Carlos Benavent - bass (1,6)
Bob Magnusson - bass (2)
Stanley Clarke - bass (4)
Paco De Lucia - guitar (1,2)
Al Di Meola - guitar (4)
Alex Acuna - drums, percussion (1,5,6)
Lenny White - drums (4)
Laudir De Olivera - percussion (1,5)
Don Alias - percussion (2,5,6)
Carol Shive - violin (3)
Greg Gottlieb - cello (3)

1. Touchstone (Procession, Ceremony, Departure)
2. The Yellow Nimbus
3. Duende
4. Compadres
5. Estancia
6. Dance of Chance

For me the highlight of this album is track 6, Dance of Chance with Allen Vizzutti. To me it sticks out like a sore thumb when compared to the rest of the tracks, it just doesn't quite have the same flavor. But, it's damn good.

Allen Vizzutti - Allen Vizzutti (1981)

1. In The Pocket
2. Everything's Going To Be Alright
3. Zig Zag
4. Aries Eyes
5. Sunflower Fields
6. Down At Sunset Sound
7. Skyrocket

Doc Severinsen & Summit Brass (1991)

1. Fanfare for the Common Man
2. Commemorative Fanfare
- Five Episodes for Brass
3. Episode 1
4. Episode 2
5. Episode 3
6. Episode 4
7. Episode 5
- 2 Excerpts from "Mass"
8. Gloria in Excelsis
9. De Profundis
10. Music of America
- Symphony for Brass and Tympani
11. Dona Mobis Pacem
12. Elegy
13. Jubilation

Yes, I know this isn't jazz. But I still dig this album, and I think you will too.

Gil Evans Orchestra - Blues In Orbit (1971)

Tracks 1 & 5 (recorded in New York, 1971):
Trumpets: Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles
Trombones: Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland
French Horn: Ray Alonge
Woodwinds: George Marge, Billy Harper, Howard Johnson
Rhythm: Gil Evans (piano), Joe Beck (guitar), Herb Bushler (bass), Donald McDonald (percussion), Alphonse Mouzon (drums)

Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 (recorded in New York, 1969):
Trumpets: Snooky Young, Mike Lawrence
Trombones: Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper
French Horn: Julius Watkins
Tuba: Howard Johnson
Tenor Sax: Billy Harper
Rhythm: Gil Evans (piano), Joe Beck (guitar), Gene Bianco (harp), Herb Bushler (bass), Sue Evans (percussion), Elvin Jones (drums)

1. Thoroughbread
2. Spaced
3. Love In The Open
4. Variation On The Misery
5. Blues In Orbit
6. Proclamation
7. General Assembly
8. So Long

Arturo Sandoval - Swingin' (1996)

Arturo Sandoval Trumpet, Producer
Michael Brecker Tenor Saxophone
Joey Calderazzo Piano
Ed Calle Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Daniels Clarinet
Gregory Hutchinson Drums
John Patitucci Bass
Dana Teboe Trombone
Clark Terry Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Mike Stern Guitar

1. Moontrane
2. Swingin'
3. Moments Notice
4. Streets Of Desire
5. Real McBop
6. Weirdfun
7. Dizzy's Atmosphere
8. Reflection
9. Woody
10. It Never Gets Old
11. Mack 'The Knife'

Arturo Sandoval - I Remember Clifford (1992)

Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet
Kenny Kirkland - Piano
Ernie Watts - Saxophone
David Sanchez - Saxophone
Ed Calle - Saxophone
Charnett Moffett - Bass
Kenny Washington - Drums

1. Daahoud
2. Joy Spring
3. Parisian Thoroughfare
4. Cherokee
5. I Remember Clifford
6. The Blues Walk
7. Sandu
8. I Get A Kick Out Of You
9. Jordu
10. Caravan
11. I Left This Space For You (Dedicated To Clifford)

Arturo Sandoval - Flight To Freedom (1991)

Full Personnel:
Arturo Sandoval (trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer, percussion, vocals)
Ed Calle, Orlando Hernandez, Rene Luis Toledo, Julia Fuller, Pete King, Joel Dorn, Mike Orta, Nicky Orta (vocals)
Ed Calle (saxophone, flute, electronic wind instrument)
Gene Orloff, Sanford Allen, Max Allen, John Pintavalle, Matthhew Raimondi, Elliot Rosoff, Harry Zaratzian, Jesse Levy, Eugen Moye, Alfred Brown (strings)
Chick Corea (piano)
Mike Orta (piano, synthesizer)
Richard Eddy (synthesizer)
Rene Luis Toledo (electric & acoustic guitar)
Anthony Jackson, Nicky Orta (bass)
Dave Weckl, Orlando Hernandez (drums)
Long John (percussion)

1. Flight To Freedom
2. Last Time I Saw You
3. Caribeno
4. Samba De Amore
5. Psalm
6. Rene's Song
7. Body and Soul
8. Tanga
9. Caprichosos De La Habana
10. Marianela

Arturo Sandoval - Tumbaito (1987)

Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Percussion
Hilario Duran - Piano
Jeorge Chicoy - Guitar
Bernardo Garcia - Drums
Reinaldo Valera - Percussio

1. A Night In Tunisia
2. Tunisias Blues
3. Nuestro Blues
4. Los Elefantes
5. Relax
6. Tumbaito

Stan Kenton - Plays Chicago (1974)

Woodwinds: Tony Campise, Rich Condit, Greg Smith, Dick Wilkie, Roy Reynolds
Trumpets: John Harner, Dave Deagler, Mike Barrowman, Mike Snustead, Kevin Jordan
Trombones: Dick Shearer, Lloyd Spoon, Brett Stamps, Bill Hartman
Tuba: Mike Wallace
Rhythm: Stan Kenton (piano), Mike Ross (bass), Ramon Lopez (percussion), Peter Erskine (drums)
Composer/Arranger: Bob Curnow

Chicago III Suite
1. Canon
2. Mother
3. Once Upon A Time
4. Free

From Blood, Sweat and Tears
5. Alone
7. Inner Crisis

6. First Child
8. The Rise and Fall of a Short Fugue

Stan Kenton - Fire, Fury and Fun (1974)

Reeds: Tony Campise, Rick Condit, Greg Smith, Dan Salmasian, Roy Reynolds
Trumpets: John Harner, Dave Deagler, Mike Barrowman, Tim Hagans, Kevin Jordan
Trombones: Dick Shearer, Lloyd Spoon, Dave Keim, Greg Sorcsek, Mike Sutter
Rhythm: Stan Kenton (piano), Mike Ross (bass), Ramon Lopez (percussion), Peter Erskine (drums)

1. Roy's Blues
2. Montage
3. Pete Is A Four Letter Word
4. Hogfat Blues
5. Quiet Friday
6. Ramon Lopez

Vacation

You won't see any posts for about 10 days as I'm off for some R&R. I'll see if I can get back on a more regular posting schedule when I return.

Stan Kenton - Live At Redlands University (1970)

Saxophones: Quinn Davis, Richard Torres, Norm Smith, Willie Maiden, Jim Timlin
Trumpets: Mike Vax, Joe Ellis, Jim Kartchner, Dennis Noday, Warren Gale
Trombones: Dick Shearer, Mike Jamieson, Fred Carter, Tom Bridges, Graham Ellis
Rhythm: Gary Todd (bass), Baron John Von Ohien (drums), Efrain Logreiar (percussion), Stan Kenton (piano)

1. Inroduction
2. Here's That Rainy Day
3. A Little Minor Booze
4. Tico Tico
5. Didn't We?
6. Chiapas
7. MacArthur Park
8. More Peanut Vendor
9. Bon Homme Richard
10. Hey Jude
11. Tiare
12. Artistry In Rhythm

Stan Kenton - Street of Dreams (1970)

Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano); Terry Layne, Roy Reynolds (saxophone, flute); Quin Davis, Richard Torres (saxophone); Jay Sollenberger, Jim Oatts, Dennis Noday, John Harner, Tim Hagans, Mike Vax, Gary Pack (trumpet); Dick Shearer, Dave Keim (trombone); Dave Stone (acoustic & electric basses); Gary Todd, Kerby Stewart (bass); Gary Hobbs, John Von Ohlen, Peter Erskine (drums); Ramon Lopez, Efrain Logreira (percussion).

1. Send In The Clowns
2. Rhapsody In Blue
3. Street Of Dreams
4. Body And Soul
5. Tiare
6. Too Shy To Say
7. My Funny Valentine