Saturday, September 29, 2007

Chick Corea - Sundance (1969)



Woody Shaw (tp)
Hubert Laws (fl, picc)
Bennie Maupin (ts)
Chick Corea (p)
Dave Holland (b)
Horacee Arnold, Jack DeJohnette (d)

1. The Brain
2. Sundance
3. Converge
4. Song Of The Wind

Friday, September 28, 2007

Chick Corea - Children's Songs (1984)



Chick Corea, Piano
Ida Kavafian, Violin (20)
Fred Sherry, Cello (20)

1. No. 1
2. No. 2
3. No. 3
4. No. 4
5. No. 5
6. No. 6
7. No. 7
8. No. 8
9. No. 9
10. No. 10
11. No. 11
12. No. 12
13. No. 13
14. No. 14
15. No. 15
16. No. 16 + 17
17. No. 18
18. No. 19
19. No. 20
20. Addendum

Monday, September 24, 2007

Maynard Ferguson - Brass Attitude (1998)



Maynard Ferguson (trumpet, flugelhorn); Matt Wallace, Sal Giorgianni (alto & tenor saxophones); Carl Fischer (trumpet, superbone); Frank Greene, Wayne Bergeron (trumpet); Tom Garling (trombone, superbone); Ron Oswanski (piano, keyboards); Paul Thompson (acoustic & electric basses); Dave Throckmorton (drums)

1. Just Friends
2. Waltz For Nicole
3. I Love You
4. Milk Of The Moon
5. Misra-Dhenuka
6. Knee Deep In Rio
7. Erica And Sandra
8. The Lip
9. Caruso

Maynard Ferguson - Plays Jazz For Dancing (1959)



Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet/Baritone Horn
Don Ellis, Chet Ferretti, Paul Fontaine - Trumpets
Billy Byers, Charlie Greenlace - Trombones
Jimmy Ford, Lynn Halliday, Willie Maiden, Frank Hittner - Saxophones
Jaki Byard - Piano
Gene Cherico - Bass
Frank Dunlop - Drums
Anne Marie Moss - Vocal

1. Hey There
2. Where's Teddy
3. If I Should Lose You
4. I'll Be Seeing You
5. 'Tis Autumn
6. Secret Love
7. I'm Beginning To See The Light
8. It Might As Well Be Spring
9. Stompin' at the Savoy
10. 'Round Midnight
11. Soft Winds

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Return To Forever - Return To Forever (1972)



Chick Corea - Electric piano
Stanley Clarke - Double Bass, Electric Bass
Flora Purim - Vocals, Percussion
Joe Farrell - Flute, Saxophone
Airto Moreira - Drums

1. Return To Forever
2. Crystal Silence
3. What Game Shall We Play
4. Sometime Ago/La Fiesta

Maynard Ferguson - Around The Horn with Maynard Ferguson (1956)



Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Childers, Ray Linn - Trumpets
Bob Burgess - Trombone
Herb Geller, George Auld, Bill Holman, Bud Shank - Saxophones
Lorraine Geller - Piano
Ray Brown - Bass
Buddy Clarke - Bass
Alvin Stoller - Drums

1. Mrs. Pitlack Regrets
2. Never You Mind
3. Pork Pie
4. Dream Boat
5. Well, Hardly Ever
6. The Roamin' Showman
7. Dancing Nitely
8. Ain't Life Grand
9. Idyll
10. Open Sesame
11. C'est La Blues
12. Wildman

Two In One: Airmen of Note & Shorty Rogers

(Provided by Jayhsee - thanks!)

Airmen of Note - Somewhere Out There (1986)



Woodwinds: Joe Eckert, Alto; Saul Miller, Alto; Pete BarenBregge, Tenor; Doug Gately, Tenor; Don New, Baritone
Trumpets: Vaughn Nark, Jimmy Lay Ken Smukal (tracks 1-9), Larry Trautman, Bruce Gates (track 10)
Trombones: Dave Steinmeyer, Rick Lillard, Gary Hall, Paul Rawlins
Rhythm: Rick Whitehead, Guitar; Mike Rubin, Piano; Tom Williams, Bass (tracks 1-9); Paul Henry, Bass (track 10); C.E. Askew, Drums
Vocalist: Bobbie McCleary

1. Take The "A" Train
2. It Could Happen To You
3. Over The Rainbow
4. Caravan
5. C Jam Blues
6. The More I See You
7. I Get A Kick Out Of You
8. Body And Soul
9. Spain
10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
11. Somewhere Out There




Shorty Rogers - Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (1959)



1. The Elephant's Wail
2. Los Barbados Paradise Found
3. Trapped
4. Los Primitivos
5. Oomgawa
6. Tarzanic Suite

Friday, September 21, 2007

"New" Maynard Available

Sleepy Night Records has just released a new Maynard Ferguson CD, "Maynard Ferguson - The Lost Tapes Volume One" containing "never before heard tracks from Maynard and his amazing band from 1967 onwards complete with 16 page booklet with never before seen photos and information."

Track listing is: 1. L-Dopa 15'57 2. Fox Hunt 2'49 3. Tenderly 4'03 4. Watermelon Man 13'07 5. Somewhere 3'25 6. The Italian Suite 17'14 7. Eleanor Rigby 7'45 8. The Fruit of the Loon 5'18 9. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me 5'10 10. Bluebird Land 1'33 11. MF/Ernie Goodnight.

If you love MF like I do, BUY THIS CD. If sales are good there are chances there will be a Volume Two and more, maybed even a DVD. Get it here.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Maynard Ferguson - Uncle Joe Shannon (1979)



Music by Bill Conti from the movie, "Uncle Joe Shannon".

1. Seascape
2. Evening Concert
3. Fire Tragedy
4. Alone Again
5. Return To The Sea
6. Uncle Joe
7. Hot Nights
8. The Goose
9. Hard Time

Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra - High Octane (2007)



Saxes: Tom Dietz, Alto/Flute; Jeniffer Mazziotti, Alto; David Moss, Tenor/Soprano; Dalton Hagler, Bari
Trombones: Keith Oshiro, Lead/Baritone; Dave Stamps; Robert Harrover; Chris Lundquist, Bass Trombone
Trumpets: Dan McMillion, Soloist/Leader; Chad Shoopman, Lead; Jim Derrick; John Depaola; Wayne Daughtry; Elton Reyes (3)
Rhythm: Richard Drexler, Piano; Joe Porter, Bass; Glen Bush, Drums; Gumbi Oritz, Latin Percussion

1. Get It To Go
2. Latino Love Walk
3. Dancing Nightly
4. Danny Boy
5. Take The A Train
6. Another Star
7. Four
8. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
9. A Night In Tunisia
10. Hey There
11. South 21st Street Shuffle

Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra - Up Your Brass (2002)



Saxes: Valerie Gillespie, Alto/Flute; Mike Gibilisco, Alto; Mike Mcarthur, Tenor; Mike Dietz, Tenor/Alto/Soprano; Butch Evans, Bari
Trombones: Keith Oshiro, Chris Price, Marius Dicpetris, Bob Medlin
Trumpets: Dan McMillion, Soloist/Leader; Chad Shoopman, Lead; John Robinson, Split Lead; Andy Reese, Matt White, Wayne Daughtry (2,4)
Rhythm: Richard Drexler, Piano; Chris Queenan, Bass; Gerald Myles, Drums; Nemil Chabeebe, Latin Percussion; Peter Monaya Hagsholm, Guitar (4,11,13)

1. You Got It
2. Spirit Of St. Frederick
3. Norwegian Wood
4. Maria
5. Change Up
6. Dolphin Dance
7. Saturnian Sleigh Ride
8. People
9. Last Dive
10. Blues For Red
11. The Chicken
12. Hot House
13. Gonna Fly Now - (from "Rocky")

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Bill Watrous - Manhattan Wildlife Refuge (1974)



Partial personnel:
Joe Randazzo, Trombone
Charles Small, Trombone
Danny Stiles, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Alan Gauvin, Flute, Sax (Soprano)
Joe Beck, Guitar
Dick Hyman, Synthesizer, Piano, Piano (Electric)
Bill Watrous, Trombone, Arranger, Main Performer

1. Spain
2. Sho
3. Dichotomy
4. Zip City
5. Fourth Floor Walk-Up
6. Dee Dee
7. Ayo

Monday, September 17, 2007

Branford Marsalis - I Heard You Twice The First Time (1992)



Branford Marsalis - Soprano, Alto, Tenor Saxophones, Vocals (6)
Kenny Kirkland - Piano (2,4,5,7,8,9)
Robert Hurst - Bass (1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10)
Reginald Veal - Bass (3)
Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums (1,2,4,5,7,8,10)
Herlin "Homey" Riley - Drums (3)
Bernard Purdie - Drums (9)
B.B. King - Guitar (2)
Russel Malone - Guitar (3)
John Lee Hooker - Guitar (4)
Wessel Anderson - Alto Saxophone (5)
Wynton Marsalis - Trumpet (5)
David Sagher - Trombone (5)
Linda Hopkins - Vocal (9)
Joe Louis Walker - Guitar (9)
Earl Gardner - Trumpet (9)
Defaeyo Marsalis - Trombone (9)
T-Blade - Rhythm Guitar (9)

1. Brother Trying to Catch A Cab (On The East Side) Blues
2. B.B.'s Blues
3. Rip Tip Johnson
4. Mabel
5. Sidney In Da Haus
6. Berta, Berta
7. Stretto From The Ghetto
8. Dance Of The Hei Gui
9. The Road You Choose
10. Simi Valley Blues

Branford Marsalis - The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1991)



Branford Marsalis - Saxophones
Robert Hurst - Bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums
Wynton Marsalis - Trumpet (4)
Courtney Pine - Tenor Saxophone (7)

1. Roused About
2. The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
3. Xavier's Lair
4. Cain & Abel
5. Citizen Tain
6. Gilligan's Isle
7. Dewey Baby
8. Beat's Remark

Branford Marsalis Quartet - Crazy People Music (1990)



Branford Marsalis - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
Kenny Kirkland - Piano
Robert Hurst - Bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums

1. Spartacus
2. The Dark Knight
3. Wolverine
4. Mr. Steepee
5. Rose Petals
6. Random Abstract (Diddle-It)
7. The Balad of Chet Kincaid

Brandford Marsalis Quartet - Music from Mo' Better Blues (1990)



Branford Marsalis - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Kenny Kirkland - Piano
Robert Hurst - Bass
Jeff 'Tain' Watts - Drums
Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
Cynda Williams - Vocals (1,9)
Denzel Washington - Vocals (6)

1. Harlem Blues
2. Say Hey
3. Knocked Out The Box
4. Again Never
5. Mo' Better Blues
6. Pop Top 40
7. Beneath The Underdog
8. Jazz Thing
9. Harlem Blues (Acapulco Version)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Michael Brecker - Now You See It... (Now You Don't) (1990)



Personnel: Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, EWI, keyboards, programming); Joey Calderazzo (piano); Jim Beard (keyboards synthesizer); Jon Herrington (guitar); Jay Anderson (acoustic bass); Victor Bailey (electric bass); Adam Nussbaum (drums, cymbals); Omar Hakim (drums); Don Alias, Milton Cardona, Steve Berrios (percussion); Jason Miles, Jimmy Bralower, Judd Miller (programming).

1. Escher Sketch (A Tale Of Two Rhythms)
2. Minsk
3. Ode To The Doo Da Day
4. Never Alone
5. Peep
6. Dogs In The Wine Shop
7. Quiet City
8. The Meaning Of The Blues

Michael Brecker - Don't Try This At Home (1988)



Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax, EWI
Mike Stern - Guitar (1,2,4,5,7,8)
Don Grolnick - Piano (1,2,7)
Herbie Hancock - Piano (3,5)
Joey Calderazzo - Piano (4,6)
Jim Beard - Piano & Synth (7,8)
Judd Miller - Synthesizer Programming (5)
Charlie Hayden - Acoustic Bass (1,2,3,5,6)
Jeff Andrews - Electric Bass (1,4,7,8)
Jack DeJohnette - Drums (1,3,5,8)
Adam Nussbaum - Drums (2,4,6)
Peter Erskine - Drums (7)
Mark O'Connor - Violin (1)

1. Itsbynne Reel
2. Chime This
3. Scriabin
4. Suspone
5. Don't Try This At Home
6. Everything Happens When You're Gone
7. Talking To Myself
8. The Gentleman & Hizcaine

Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker (1987)



Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax, EWI
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Charlie Hayden - Bass
Kenny Kirkland - Keyboards
Pat Metheny - Guitars

1. Sea Glass
2. Syzygy
3. Choices
4. Nothing Personal
5. The Cost Of Living
6. Original Rays
7. My One And Only Love

Monday, September 10, 2007

Michael Brecker & Bob Mintzer - Twin Tenors (1993)



Bob Mintzer - Tenor Sax
Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax (2, 5, 7)
Don Grolnick - Piano
Michael Formanek - Bass
Peter Erskine - Drums

1. The Saxophone
2. Giant Steps (Version 1)
3. Three Pieces
4. Tenorman's Lament
5. Two T's
6. Sonny
7. Body And Soul: Everything Happens To Me
8. Three Little Words
9. Giant Steps (Version 2)

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Stan Kenton - Cuban Fire (1960)



Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (piano); Lennie Neihaus, Gene Baltazar (alto saxophone); Bill Perkins, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone); Billy Root, Marvin Holliday (baritone saxophone); Ed Leddy, Sam Noto, Lee Katzman, Phil Gilbert, Al Mattaliano (trumpets); Vinnie Tano (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob Fitzpatrick, Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen (trombone); Irving Rosenthal, Julius Watikins (French horn); Jay McAllister (tuba); Gene Roland (mellophonium); Ralph Blaze (guitar); Curtis Counce, Pete Chivily (bass); Art Anton, Mel Lewis (drums); Tommy Lopez, George Acevedo (congas); George Laguna (timbales); Roger Mozian (claves); Mario Alvarez (maracas).

Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York between May 22 & 24, 1956 and Capitol Studios, Los Angeles between September 19 & 21, 1960

1. Fuego Cubano
2. El Congo Valiente
3. Recuerdos
4. Quien Sabe
5. La Quera Baila
6. La Suerte De Los Tontos
7. Tres Corazones
8. Malibu Moonlight
9. El Panzon - (bonus track)
10. Carnival - (bonus track)
11. Wagon - (bonus track)
12. Early Hours (Lady Luck)