Six By Six

Paul Cacia - The Alumni Tribute to Stan Kenton (1987)

2008-07-14T10:26:00.000-07:00

1. 23 Degrees N & 82 Degrees W
2. Lonesome Road
3. What's New
4. Stella by Starlight
5. Artistry in Silhouette
6. Autumn in New York
7. Solitare
8. Kenton in Portrait
9. All Or Nothing At All
10. I Have Dreamed
11. Nightingale
12. Artistry in Rhythm

Paul Cacia - Quantum Leap (1987)

2008-07-14T10:20:00.001-07:00

1. Eye of the Tiger
2. The Journey Medley
3. Rock That
4. Flash Point
5. Quantum Leap
6. Shock Wave
7. A Cipher in Silhouette
8. From Mars to Zarathustra
9. I Have Dreamed
10. All Or Nothing At All
11. No One Ever Tells You
12. Nightingale
13. The James Bond Medley
14. Send In The Clowns

On a personal note...

2008-02-13T09:46:00.000-08:00

The site is on a bit of a hiatus at present. Lots happening on the home front.

- My daughter was born (January 31st, 3 weeks early, she's healthy and happy) and is taking up a lot of time (as one would expect).
- I'm about to be out of a job; my position goes away Feb. 29th, so I'm dealing with the stress of trying to find a comparably paid job.

Given this I don't have ~~much~~ any time to update right now.

Thanks to those who have continued to visit the site, I know a lot of you are hoping for some uploads. I'll try to get some done over the next few weeks, but cannot make any promises. I'll try to return as soon as I can.

Find something dead?

2008-01-28T06:30:00.000-08:00

Post a reply here and I'll try to get things reuploaded when I can. I know that the Sharebig links sometimes don't always work, and some files have been deleted in various places. Just let me know what looks gone and I'll take a look and post a new link when possible. I'll revise the list below as new links are posted.

Been very busy lately getting ready for the new arrival (baby) and have been looking for a new job, so I've had little time to spend here. I still have some re-ups that I am working to get to.

Recently revised posts:

Miles Davis - Milestones
Miles Davis - The Complete Concert
Buddy Rich - The Jazz Collection Edition
Maynard Ferguson - Maynard '61
Bob Mintzer - Art of the Big Band
Bob Mintzer - Spectrum
Vaughn Nark - Panorama
Manhattan Jazz Quintet - Autumn Leaves
Bill Holman - The Norwegian Radio Big Band Meets Bill Holman
John Fedchock - New York Big Band
Maynard Ferguson - Live at The Basement
Joe Sullivan Big Band - Stop and Listen
Charles Mingus - Epitaph
Ken Schaphorst Big Band - Purple
Various Artists - Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich Volume II
Joe Henderson - Big Band
Tough Young Tenors - Alone Together
Buddy Rich - The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived
Arturo Sandoval - Swingin'
The Brecker Brothers - Out Of The Loop
Either/Orchestra - The Calculus of Pleasure
Don Sebesky - Full Cycle
Maynard Ferguson- Body and Soul
Maynard Ferguson - Newport Suite
Maynard Ferguson - 1969
Various Artists - Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich Volume I
Paquito D'Rivera & The United Nations Orchestra - A Night in Englewood
Maynard Ferguson - Swingin' My Way Through College
Maynard Ferguson - Come Blow Your Horn
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Carnegie Hall Concert
McCoy Tyner Big Band - The Turning Point
Maynard Ferguson - A Message from Birdland
Lew Soloff - Hanalei Bay

Wayne Bergeron - You Call This A Living? (2002)

2008-01-03T09:15:00.000-08:00

Personnel: Tracks 1-3
Wayne Bergeron, George Graham, Stan Martin, Jeff Bunnell, Deborah Wagner, trumpet, flugelhorn
Andy Martin, Alex Iles, Charlie Morillas, trombone; Rich Bullock, bass trombone
Sal Lozano, alto sax; Rusty Higgins, alto sax, flute; Dan Higgins, Bill Liston, Pete Christlieb, tenor sax; Joel Peskin, baritone sax
Tom Ranier, piano; Trey Henry, bass; Ray Brinker, drums; Mitchell "Michito" Sanchez, Latin percussion.

Tracks 4-6
Wayne Bergeron, Warren Luening, Rick Baptist, Dennis Farias, Larry Hall, Deborah Wagner, trumpet, flugelhorn
Charlie Loper, Andy Martin, Bruce Otto, trombone; Bill Reichenbach, bass trombone;
Tom Kubis, soprano sax; Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins, alto sax, flute; Bill Liston, Jeff Driskill, tenor sax, flute; Jay Mason, baritone sax, flute
Alan Pasqua, piano; Chuck Berghofer, bass; Peter Erskine, drums

Track 7
Gary Grant, Wayne Bergeron, trumpet, flugelhorn
Andy Martin, Bill Reichenbach, tenor, bass trombone
Dan Higgins, alto, tenor sax, flute; Bill Liston, alto, tenor, baritone sax
Tom Ranier, piano; Trey Henry, bass; Ray Brinker, drums; Luis Conte, Latin percussion

Track 8
Gary Grant, Wayne Bergeron, trumpet
Nick Lane, Bill Reichenbach, tenor, bass trombone
Eric Marienthal, alto sax; Dan Higgins, alto, tenor, baritone sax; Gary Meek, alto, tenor sax
Tom Ranier, piano, organ; Grant Geissman, guitar; Trey Henry, bass; Ray Brinker, drums

Track 9
Gary Grant, Wayne Bergeron, trumpet, flugelhorn
Charlie Loper, Andy Martin, tenor, bass trombone
Tom Kubis, soprano sax; Dan Higgins, alto, tenor, baritone sax; Gary Meek, alto, tenor sax
Wally Minko, piano; Ken Wild, bass; Brian Miller, drums

1. You Call This a Living?
2. Friend Like Me
3. Laura
4. Rhythm Method
5. Waltz of the Flowers
6. Hospital Blues
7. Horn of Puente
8. Take That!
9. America the Beautiful

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (1958)

2008-01-03T08:46:00.000-08:00

Thelonious Monk - Piano
John Coltrane - Tenor Sax
Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Sax
Ray Copeland - Trumpet
Gigi Gryce - Alto Sax
Wilbur Ware - Bass
Art Blakey - Drums
Shadow Wilson - Drums

1. Ruby, My Dear
2. Trinkle, Tinkle
3. Off Minor
4. Nutty
5. Epistrophy
6. Functional

Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross (1963)

2007-12-11T10:00:00.000-08:00

Thelonious Monk, Piano
Charlie Rouse, Tenor Sax
Frankie Dunlop, Drums
John Ore, Bass

1. Hackensack
2. Tea For Two
3. Criss-Cross
4. Eronel
5. Rhythm-A-Ning
6. Don't Blame Me
7. Think Of One
8. Crepuscle With Nellie
9. Pannonica

T.S. Monk - Take One (1992)

2007-12-11T09:30:00.001-08:00

T.S. Monk - Drums
Bobby Porcelli - Alto Sax
Willie Williams - Tenor Sax
James Genus - Bass
Ronnie Mathews - Piano
Don Sickler - Trumpet

1. Monaco
2. Skippy
3. Infra-Rae
4. Waiting
5. Boa
6. Round Midnight
7. Jodi
8. Bear Cat
9. Capetown Ambush
10. Shoutin'
11. Minor's Holiday
12. Think Of One

Roy Hargrove - Public Eye (1991)

2007-12-11T08:42:00.000-08:00

Roy Hargrove, Trumpet
Antonio Hart, Alto Sax
Stephen Scott, Piano
Christian McBride, Bass
Billy Higgins, Drums

1. Public Eye
2. Spiritual Companion
3. September Rain
4. Lada
5. Once In Awhile
6. Heartbreaker
7. End Of A Love Affair
8. Night Watch
9. You Don't Know What Love Is
10. Little Bennie (Crazeology)
11. What's New

Wynton Marsalis - Big Train (1999)

2007-12-04T05:57:00.000-08:00

The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

Trumpets: Seneca Black, Ryan Kisor, Marcus Printup, Wynton Marsalis
Trombones: Wayne Goodman, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronald Westray
Woodwinds: Wessell Anderson, Ted Nash, Walter Blanding, Jr., Victor Goines, Joe Temperley
Rhythm: Farid Barron (Piano), Rodney Whitaker (Bass), Herlin Riley (Drums), Roland Guerrero (Percussion), Doug Wamble (Guitar & Banjo)

1. All Aboard
2. Observation Car
3. Union Pacific Big Boy
4. Smokestack Shuffle
5. Northbound-Southbound
6. Dining Car
7. Night Train
8. Engine
9. Bullet Train
10. Sleeper Car
11. Station Call
12. The Caboose

Phil Woods - The Rev & I (1998)

2007-11-26T06:55:00.001-08:00

Phil Woods, Alto Sax, Electric Piano (1 only)
Johnny Griffin, Tenor Sax
Cedar Walton, Piano
Peter Washington, Bass
Ben Riley, Drums
Bill Goodwin, Percussion (1)

1. The Rev & I
2. We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
3. Hand In Glove
4. All Too Soon
5. Red Top
6. I'm So Scared Of Girls When They're Good Looking
7. Loose Change
8. Dutch Morning
9. Before I left

McCoy Tyner - Soliloquy (1992)

2007-11-26T06:30:00.000-08:00

McCoy Tyner, Piano

1. Crescent
2. Espanola
3. All The Things You Are
4. Twilight Mist
5. Willow Weep For Me
6. Lonnie's Lament
7. Tivoli
8. Tribute To Lady Day
9. I Should Care
10. Three Flowers
11. Bouncin' With Bud
12. After The Rain
13. Effendi
14. Crescent (alt. take)

Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy's Diamonds: Best of the Verve Years (1992)

2007-11-26T06:20:00.000-08:00

Disc 1 * Big Band
1. Prelude
2. 'Bout to Wail
3. Umbrella Man
4. The Chains
5. Birks' Works
6. Stella by Starlight
7. Dizzy's Business
8. Autumn Leaves
9. Dizzy's Blues
10. Flamingo
11. Jordu
12. Evening Sound
13. Take the "A" Train

Disc 2 * Small Groups & Guests
1. Blue 'n' Boogie
2. Bonnie's Blues
3. Ool-Ya-Koo
4. Blues After Dark
5. The Heat's On
6. Leap Frog
7. Where's Adam?
8. There Is No Greater Love
9. Just One of Those Things
10. I Know That You Know
11. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
12. Dizzy Atmosphere

Disc 3 * In An Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove
1. Manteca
2. Fiesta Mojo
3. A Night in Tunisia
4. And Then She Stopped
5. Tin Tin Deo
6. Desafinado
7. Africana
8. Pergunte Al Joao (Ask John)
9. Caravan
10. This Lovely Feeling
11. Ungawa
12. Begin the Beguine
13. Con Alma
14. Rio Pakistan
15. Jambo

Dave Weckl - Heads Up (1992)

2007-11-26T06:11:00.000-08:00

Dave Weckl - Drums, Synth Programming

Eric Marienthal - Soprano & Alto Saxes (1,2,6)
Steve Tavaglione - Tenor Sax (5,7,8)
Randy Brecker - Trumpet (1)
Jeff Beal - Trumpet (5)
Jay Oliver - Keyboards, Synth Programming (1-8)
Jimmy Earl - Bass (1,3-6)
John Patitucci - Bass (3,8)
Gary Novak - Bass & Keyboards (7)

1. 7th Ave. South
2. Heads Up
3. Taboo
4. Tomatillo
5. Peripheral Vision
6. Tee Funk
7. Against the Wall
8. Full Moon
9. Trigger Happy

Dave Weckl - Master Plan (1990)

2007-11-16T10:26:00.000-08:00

Dave Weckl - Drums, Percussion Programmin

Eric Marienthal - Soprano Sax, Alto Sax (2-4)
Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax (5)
Jerry Hey - Trumpets (1,3)
Scott Alspach - Trumpet (6)
Bill Reichenbach - Trombones (1,3)
Jay Oliver - Keyboards, Synthesizers (1-6,8,9)
Chick Corea - Piano, Synthesizer (5,8,9)
Ray Kennedy - Piano (7)
Peter Mayer - Guitar, Vocal (2,4,6)
Tom Kennedy - Bass (1,7)
Anthony Jackson - Bass (2-5,8,9)
Steve Gadd - Drums (8)

1. Tower Of Inspiration
2. Here And There
3. Festival de Ritmo
4. In Common
5. Garden Wall
6. Auratune
7. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
8. Master Plan
9. Island Magic

Paul Desmond - Like Someone In Love (1975)

2007-11-16T10:22:00.000-08:00

Recorded Live at the Bourbon Street Jazz Club, Toronto, Canada, March 25, 1975

Paul Desmond, Alto Sax
Ed Bickert, Guitar
Don Thompson, Bass
Jerr Fuller, Drums

1. Just Squeeze Me
2. Tangerine
3. Meditation
4. Nuages
5. Like Someone In Love
6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Paul Desmond - Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet (1971)

2007-11-06T10:59:00.000-08:00

Paul Desmond - Alto Sax
Milt Jackson - Vibes
John Lewis - Piano
Percy Heath - Bass
Connie Kay - Drums

1. Greensleeves
2. You Go To My Head
3. Blue Dove
4. Jesus Christ Superstar
5. Here's That Rainy day
6. East of the Sun
7. Bag's New Groove

Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua (1964)

2007-11-05T09:54:00.001-08:00

Paul Desmond (alto saxophone)
Jim Hall (guitar)
Eugene Wright, Gene Cherico (bass)
Connie Kay (drums)

1. Bossa Antigua
2. Samba Cepeda
3. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
4. O Gato (Part 1)
5. O Gato (Part 2)
6. Samba Cantina
7. Curação Doloroso
8. A Ship Without A Sail
9. Aliança
10. The Girl From East 9th Street

Maynard Ferguson - These Cats Can Swing! (1995)

2007-11-05T09:31:00.001-08:00

Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet * Flugelhorn
Trumpets: Jon Owens, Joey Tartell, Carl Fischer
Trombone: Tom Garling
Saxes: Chip McNeill, Matt Wallace
Rhythm: Ron Oswanski (piano & keyboards), Chris Berger (bass), Jason Harnell (drums)

1. Sugar
2. Caravan
3. I Don't Want To Be A Hoochi Coochie Man No Mo'
4. Sweet Baba Suite (Bai Rav)
5. I'll Be Around
6. He Can't Swing
7. It's The Gospel Truth

Slowing Down

2007-11-05T09:27:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know, the posts have been less frequent here. This is due to two things:

1) I'm actually running out of stuff, at least the good stuff. I do still have a few things so I will continue to post for a while.
2) I've been super busy lately. My wife and I are expecting our first child in February and we've been working hard the last month to get the house ready for our new arrival. As such, most of my time has been spent cleaning, painting, etc.

Given both of these things I don't expect that I'll be able to run this blog much past the end of 2007. That's how things look as of right now, anyway.

If anyone is interested in helping out let me know. It'd be nice to have another contributor.

As always, enjoy the music, support the artist, and let me know what you think (leave a comment!).

John Coltrane - A John Coltrane Retrospective The Impluse! Years (1992)

2007-10-26T13:07:00.001-07:00

John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
A variety of other musicians (see the booklet for complete list).

Disc I
1. Greensleeves
2. Niama
3. Impressions
4. Spiritual
5. Chasin' The Train

Disc II
1. Soul Eyes
2. Miles' Mode
3. What's New
4. In A Sentimental Mood
5. Take The Coltrane
6. My One And Only Love
7. After The Rain
8. Afro-Blue
9. I Want To Talk About You
10. Alabama

Disc III
1. Crescent
2. Bessie's Blues
3. A Love Supreme (Part I: Acknowledgement)
4. Nature Boy
5. Chim Chim Cheree
6. Dear Lord
7. Living Space
8. Welcome
9. Offering

John Coltrane - Live In Paris (1965)

2007-10-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
McCoy Tyner, Piano
Jimmy Garrison, Bass
Elvin Jones, Drums

Tracks 1-2 from the Antibes Jazz Festival, July 27, 1965. Tracks 3-5 from Salle, Peyel, Paris, July 28, 1965.

1. Niama
2. Impressions
3. Blue Valse
4. Afro Blue
5. Impressions (2nd version)

John Coltrane - The Major Works Of John Coltrane (1992)

2007-10-22T07:04:00.001-07:00

John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
McCoy Tyner, Piano
Jimmy Garrison, Bass
Elvin Jones, Drums

Additionally on Ascension (recorded June 28, 1965):
Archie Shepp & Pharoah Sanders, Tenor Saxes
John Tchicai & Marion Brown, Alto Saxes
Freddie Hubbard & Dewey Johnson, Trumpets
Art Davis, Bass

Additionally on Om (recorded October 1, 1965):
Pharoah Sanders, Tenor Sax & Percussion
Donald Garrett, Bass Clarinet, Bass, Percussion
Joe Brazil, Flute, Percussion

Additionally on Kulu Se Mama & Selflessness (Recorded October 14, 1965):
Pharoah Sanders, Tenor Sax
Donald Garrett, Bass Clarinet, Bass
Frank Butler, Drums, Percussion
Juno Lewis, Percussion, Vocal

Disc I
1. Ascension - Edition I
2. Om

Disc II
1. Ascension - Edition II
2. Kulu Se Mama
3. Selflessness

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1964)

2007-10-19T08:36:00.000-07:00

John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
McCoy Tyner, Piano
Jimmy Garrison, Bass
Elvin Jones, Drums

1. Part I - Acknowledgement
2. Part II - Resolution
3. Part III - Pursuance
Part IV - Psalm

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1960)

2007-10-19T08:33:00.000-07:00

John Coltrane, Soprano & Tenor Saxes
McCoy Tyner, Piano
Steve Davis, Bass
Elvin Jones, Drums

1. My Favorite Things
2. Everytime We Say Goodbye
3. Summertime
4. But Not For Me

Report Dead Links

2007-10-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

If you come across something dead, do me a favor and post it as a comment to this post. I'll work to get things back up as soon as I can and will update this post when done.

Recent reups:

Bob Florence - Trash Can City
Bob Florence - Live At Concerts By The Sea
Woody Herman - Heavy Exposure
GRP All Star Big Band
Woody Herman - Live At Monterey
Bob Florence - Westlake
Chase - Listen To Her Sing
NTSU One O'Clock Lab Band - Lab 2003
NTSU One O'Clock Lab Band - The Best of One O'Clock
Louie Bellson - The Best of Louie Bellson
Claude Bolling Big Band - Live at the Meridien - Paris
Dave Stahl - Anaconda
Matthew Herbert Big Band - Goodbye Swingtime
Bob Florence - State of the Art
Dizzy Gillespie & Arturo Sandoval - To A Finland Station
J.J. Johnson - The Brass Orchestra
Charles Mingus - Epitaph
Maynard Ferguson - Live In Las Vegas
Maynard Ferguson - Big Bop Nouveau
Don Ellis - Tears of Joy
Don Ellis - Live at Montreux
Don Ellis - Music from Other Planets and Galaxies

John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)

2007-10-12T07:10:00.000-07:00

Tracks 1-5, 7, 10-12; recorded May 4, 1959
John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
Tommy Flanagan, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Art Taylor, Drums

Track 6; recorded December 2, 1959
John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
Wynton Kelly, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Jimmy Cobb, Drums

Tracks 8-9; recorded April 1, 1959
John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
Cedar Walton, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Lex Humphries, Drums

1. Giant Steps
2. Cousin Mary
3. Countdown
4. Spiral
5. Syeeda's Song Flute
6. Niam
7. Mr. P.C.
8. Giant Steps (alternate take)
9. Niama (alternate take)
10. Cousin Mary (alternate take)
11. Countdown (alternate take)
12. Syeeda's Song Flute (alternate take)

John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957)

2007-10-12T07:03:00.000-07:00

John Coltrane, Tenor Sax
Lee Morgan, Trumpet
Curtis Fuller, Trombone
Kenny Drew, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
"Philly" Joe Jones, Drums

1. Blue Train
2. Moment's Notice
3. Locomotion
4. I'm Old Fashioned
5. Lazy Bird

Dave Liebman - Homage To John Coltrane (1987)

2007-10-08T06:34:00.000-07:00

Tracks 1-5:
Dave Liebman, Soprano Sax
Jim McNeeley, Acoustic Piano
Eddie Gomez, Acoustic Bass
Adam Nussbaum, Drums & Percussion
Caris Visentin, Oboe

Tracks 6-10:
Dave Liebman, Soprano Sax
Jim Beard, Synthesizers
Mark Egan, Electric Bass
Bob Moses, Drums & Percussion
Caris Visentin, Oboe

1. Untitled Original
2. Crescent
3. Love
4. Joy/Selflessness
5. After The Rain
6. India
7. Welcome
8. Mr. Day
9. Dear Lord
10. Dahomey Dance

Chick Corea - The Best Of Chick Corea (1993)

2007-10-08T05:56:00.000-07:00

Chick Corea, Piano
Tracks 1,2:
Blue Mitchell, Trumpet
Julian Priester, Trombone
Jerry Dodgion, Alto Sax
Junior Cook, Tenor Sax
Gene Taylor, Bass
Mickey Roker, Drums

Tracks 3-8
Miroslav Vitous, Bass
Roy Haynes, Drums

Tracks 9-11
Davel Holland, Bass
Barry Altschul, Drums

1. Straight Up And Down
2. Tones For Joan's Bones
3. Matrix
4. My One And Only Love
5. Windows
6. Samba Yantra
7. Pannonica
8. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
9. Toy Room
10. Blues Connotation
11. Nefertiti

Maynard Ferguson - Carnival (1978)

2007-10-02T06:46:00.001-07:00

Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet/Superbone/Firebird/Flugelhorn
Trumpets: Stan Mark, Dennis Noday, Dan Wetly, Ron Tooley, Joe "Loon" Mosello
Trombones: Nick lane, Phil Grey
Saxophones: Eric Traub, Mike Migliore, Bob Militello
Rhydthm: John Odini (Guitar), Biff Hannon (Electric Piano/Synthesizers), Gordon Johnson (Bass), Bob Economou (Drums), Peter Erskine (Drums), Ralph McDonald (Percussion), Rubens Bassini (Percussion)
Vivian Cherry - Vocals

1. MF Carnival
2. Fantasy
3. Theme from "Battlestar Galactica"
4. Stella by Starlight
5. Birdland
6. Baker Street
7. How Ya' Doin' Baby?
8. Over From Rainbow

Maynard Ferguson - The Birdland Dream Band (1956)

2007-10-02T06:27:00.001-07:00

Tracks: 1-9, 18
Trumpets: Maynard Ferguson, Al De Risi, Nick Travis, Joe Ferrante,
Trombones: Jimmy Cleveland, Sonny Russo, Eddie Bert
Saxophones: Herb Geller(alto), Budd Johnson(tenor), Ernie Wilkins(bari), Al Cohn(tenor)
Rhythm: Hank Jones (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Jimmy Campbell (drums)

Tracks 10-17:
Trumpets: Maynard Ferguson, Al De Risi, Nick Travis, Joe Ferrante, Nick Travis, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Al Stewart
Trombones: Jimmy Cleveland, Sonny Russo
Saxophones: Herb Geller( alto), Budd Johnson (tenor), Frank Socolow (tenor), Ernie Wilkins (bari), Al Cohn (tenor)
Rhythm: Hank Jones (piano), Arnold Fishkin (bass), Don Lamond( drums)

1. Lady Bug
2. Still Water Stomp
3. Blue Birdland
4. Great Guns
5. Button Nose
6. Maynard The Fox
7. Somebody Wants Me Down There
8. More West
9. The Wailing Boat
10. Mogo
11. Early Hours
12. Geller's Cellar
13. Say It With Trumpets
14. You Said It
15. Everybody Moan
16. Sleep Softly
17. Cervezita
18. Little Girl Kimbi

Maynard Ferguson - Color Him Wild (1964)

2007-10-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet/Valve Trombone
Nat Pavone, Don Radar, Harry Hall, Dick Hurwitz - Trumpets
Kenny Rupp - Trombone/Tuba
Rob McConnell - Valve Trombone
Lanny Morgan, Willie Maiden, Frank Vicari, Ronnie Cuber - Saxophones
Mike Abene - Piano
Ron McClure - Bass
Tony Inzalaco - Drums

1. Airegin
2. Macarena
3. Green Dolphin Street
4. People
5. This Nite
6. The Lady's In Love
7. Tinsel
8. Three More Foxes
9. Come Rain Or Come Shine

Tough Young Tenors - Alone Together (1991)

2007-10-01T07:55:00.001-07:00

James Carter, Tenor Saxophone (1,6,9,11)
Tim Warfield, Tenor Saxophone (4,5,10,11)
Walter Blanding, Tenor Saxophone (1,7,8,11)
Todd Williams, Tenor Saxophone (2,4,8,11)
Herb Harris, Tenor Saxophone (3,6,10,11)
Marcus Roberts, Piano
Reginald Veal, Bass
Ben Riley, Drums

1. Jim Dog
2. Just You Just Me
3. You Go To My Head
4. Stevie
5. The Break Through
6. Alone Together
7. Ask Me Now
8. Blues On The Corner
9. Chelsea Bridge
10. Calvary
11. The Eternal Triangle

Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975)

2007-10-01T07:47:00.000-07:00

Chick Corea - Acoustic piano, Electric piano, Clavinet, Yamaha Organ, Synthesizers, Snare drum, Marimba, Vocal
Stanley Clarke - Electric bass, Acoustic bass, Yamaha Organ, Synthesizer, Vocal
Lenny White - Drums, Percussion, Congas, Marimba
Al Di Meola - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

1. Dayride
2. Jungle Waterfall
3. Flight of the Newborn
4. Sofistifunk
5. Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal
6. No Mystery
7. Interplay
8. Celebration Suite part I
9. Celebration Suite part II

Chick Corea - Sundance (1969)

2007-09-29T15:57:00.000-07:00

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

Chick Corea - Children's Songs (1984)

2007-09-28T07:31:00.001-07:00

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

Maynard Ferguson - Brass Attitude (1998)

2007-09-24T11:26:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-24T09:22:00.001-07:00

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

Return To Forever - Return To Forever (1972)

2007-09-23T18:57:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-23T16:43:00.001-07:00

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

2007-09-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

(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

"New" Maynard Available

2007-09-21T18:08:00.000-07:00

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.

Maynard Ferguson - Uncle Joe Shannon (1979)

2007-09-19T06:39:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-19T06:24:00.001-07:00

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)

2007-09-19T06:04:00.000-07:00

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")

Bill Watrous - Manhattan Wildlife Refuge (1974)

2007-09-18T06:06:00.000-07:00

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

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

2007-09-17T14:57:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-17T13:50:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-17T12:26:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-17T10:56:00.000-07:00

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)

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

2007-09-11T10:10:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-11T09:37:00.000-07:00

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)

2007-09-11T08:41:00.000-07:00

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

Michael Brecker & Bob Mintzer - Twin Tenors (1993)

2007-09-10T17:28:00.000-07:00

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)

Stan Kenton - Cuban Fire (1960)

2007-09-09T10:48:00.000-07:00

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)

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976)

2007-08-31T16:47:00.000-07:00

Chick Corea - Keyboards
Stanley Clarke - Electric bass, Acoustic bass
Lenny White - Drums, Percussion
Al Di Meola - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

1. Medieval Overture
2. Sorceress
3. The Romantic Warrior
4. Majestic Dance
5. The Magician
6. Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Part I & Part II)

Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before (1974)

2007-08-31T16:36:00.000-07:00

Chick Corea - Electric piano, Acoustic piano, Yamaha organ, Synthesizers, Percussion
Stanley Clarke - Electric bass, Yamaha organ, Bell tree, Chimes
Lenny White - Drums, Percussion, Congas & Bongos
Al Di Meola - Electric guitar, Acoustic twelve-string guitar

1. Vulcan Worlds
2. Where Have I Loved You Before
3. The Shadow of Lo
4. Where Have I Danced with You Before
5. Beyond the Seventh Galaxy
6. Earth Juice
7. Where Have I Known You Before
8. Song to the Pharoah Kings

Return To Forever - Hymn Of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)

2007-08-30T14:36:00.000-07:00

Chick Corea - Electric piano, Acoustic piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Gongs
Stanley Clarke - Electric bass, Bell tree
Lenny White - Percussion
Bill Connors - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

1. Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
2. After the Cosmic Rain
3. Captain Señor Mouse
4. Theme to the Mothership
5. Space Circus, Pts. 1 & 2
6. Game Maker

Return To Forever - Light As A Feather (1972)

2007-08-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes, Electric piano
Stanley Clarke - Acoustic bass
Joe Farrell - Saxophone, Flute
Flora Purim - Vocals, Percussion
Airto Moreira - Drums

1. You're Everything
2. Light as a Feather
3. Captain Marvel
4. 500 Miles High
5. Children's Song
6. Spain

The New York Saxophone Quartet (196?)

2007-08-30T12:05:00.000-07:00

Mark Ensemble Series MES 32322

Raymond Beckenstein - Soprano Saxophone
Edwind Caine - Alto Saxophone
Albert Epstein - Tenor Saxophone
Danny Bank - Baritone Saxophone

The Modern Art Suite (Rusty Dedrick)
1. I. Impressionism
2. II. Purism
3. III. Mysticism
4. IV. Surrealism
5. V. Realism

A Study In Contrasts (Sammy Nestico)
6. I. The Demure
7. II. The Delightful

Sensitivity (Chris Dedrick)
8. I.
9. II.
10. III.

Three Entertainments (Gordon Delamont)
11. Part I
12. Part II
13. Part III

I don't know much about this LP; title and year are unknown. I have it as I really enjoyed playing "The Modern Art Suite" in college. There are not many recordings of the piece (not that I'm aware of) and this is the earliest (that I know of). I hope it's enjoyed by you as well.

Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow Is The Question (1959)

2007-08-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

Ornette Coleman - alto sax
Don Cherry - trumpet
Percy Heath - bass (1-6)
Red Mitchell - bass (7-9)
Shelly Manne - drums

1. Tomorrow is the Question
2. Tears Inside
3. Mind and time
4. Compassion
5. Giggin'
6. Rejoicing
7. Lorraine
8. Turnaround
9. Endless

The Jazz Crusaders - Lighthouse '68 (1968)

2007-08-30T08:22:00.001-07:00

Joe Sample - piano
Wilton Felder - tenor saxophone
Buster Williams - bass
Wayne Henderson - trombone
Stix Hooper - drums

1. Ooga Boo Ga Loo
2. Eleanor Rigby
3. Native Dancer
4. Never Had It So Good
5. The Emperor
6. Impressions

Holy Cole - Dark Dear Heart (1997)

2007-08-30T08:15:00.001-07:00

Holly Cole - vocals
Dean Parks - guitar, 6 string bass
Greg Leisz - electric & pedal steel guitars
Jim Cox - Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Larry Klein - organ
Kevin Breit - autoharp, acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, bazouki, loops
David Piltch - guitar, mandolin, bass
Jon Hassell - trumpet
Mona Lisa Young - background vocals
Steve Tavaglione - soprano saxophone
George Koller - bass
Mark Kelso - vocals, drums, tambourine
Iki Levy - drums, programming, loops
Mark Kelso - vocals, drums, tambourine
Aaron Davis - piano, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ
Helik Hadar - drums, programming

1. I've Just Seen A Face
2. Make It Go Away
3. Onion Girl
4. Dark, Dear Heart
5. You Want More
6. Timbuktu
7. World Seems To Come And go
8. River
9. Hold On
10. Brighter Lonely Day (Run, Run, Run)
11. I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn't Run
12. All The Pretty Little Horses

Holy Cole Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed (1993)

2007-08-28T08:13:00.000-07:00

Holy Cole - Voice
Aaron Davis - Piano
David Piltch - Bass & Percussion
Howard Levy - Harmonica (3,5,11)
Art Avalos - Percussion (8)
Joe Henderson - Tenor Sax (6)
David Lindley - Lap Steel Guitar (2)

1. I Can See Clearly Now
2. Don't Let The Teardrops Rust Your Shinging Heart
3. Get Out Of Town
4. So And So
5. The Tennessee Waltz
6. Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
7. Blame It On My Youth
8. Ev'rything I've Got
9. Je Ne T'aime Pas
10. Cry (If You Want To)
11. Que Sera Sera
12. Don't Smoke In Bed

NTSU Jazz Lab Band - Lab 82 (1982)

2007-08-28T08:07:00.000-07:00

Saxes: Tim Ries, Scott Benner, Chip McNeill, Dave Riekenberg, Paul Baker
Trumpets: Steve Rentschler, Paul Shaghoian, Neil Harmon, Larry Engstrom, Paul Mazzio
Trombones: Chris Seiter, Tom Ashworth, Jeff Thomas, Brian Brink, John Wasson
Rhythm: Phil DeGreg (piano), Gerald Stockton (bass), Dave Miller (drums), Rick Schmunk (guitar), bob Wilkinson (percussion)

1. In A Whirl
2. Invitation
3. Satellite
4. Gazing on the Mindless Expanse
5. Like No One Else Can
6. Northern Lights

Chuck Mangione - Chase the Clouds Away (1975)

2007-08-28T07:36:00.000-07:00

Chuck Mangione (flugelhorn, Fender Rhodes piano); Esther Satterfield (vocals); Gerry Niewood (soprano & tenor saxophones, C flute, alto flute); Vincent DeRosa (French horn); Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (trombone); Kathy Moses (piccolo, flute); Edgar Lustgarten (cello); Chip Jackson (electric bass); Joe LaBarbera (drums)

1. Song Of The New Moon
2. Can't We Do This All Night
3. He Was A Friend Of Mine
4. Echano
5. Chase The Clouds Away
6. Soft

(Thanks to Alan!)

Happy Birthday

2007-08-23T08:47:00.001-07:00

The site has been up for one year, as of today. Hope ya'll have enjoyed things the past year! There's still stuff to share, don't despair, more, more, more to come.

Cannonball Adderley - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959)

2007-08-23T06:10:00.000-07:00

Cannonball Adderley - Alto Saxophone
Nat Adderely - Trumpet
Bobby Timmons - Piano
Sam Jones - Bass
Louis Hayes - Drums

1. This Here
2. Spontaneous Combustion
3. Hi-Fly
4. You Got It!
5. Bohemia After Dark (aka Birdland After Dark)
6. Straight, No Chaser

NTSU Jazz Lab Band - Lab 76! (1976)

2007-08-23T06:06:00.000-07:00

Saxes: Roger Dismore, Dan Higgins, Mark Henderson (Pete Brewer*), Steve Spencer, Bev Dahlke
Trumpets: Chuck Schmidt, Bill Collins, Ron Bergan (Wayne George*), Doug Coltman, Clay Jenkins (Mike Davis*)
Trombones: Bill Yeager (David Bowman*), Randy Zimmerman, Ray Ross (Mike Samball*), Wayne Musselwhite, Ed Eby
Rhythm: Jim Milne (Pat Coil*) (piano), Marc Johnson (bass), John Riley (drums), Jim Chirillo (Jeff Davang*) (guitar), Gene Glover (percussion)
* On "Chief's Blues" only

1. Love Beams
2. Myth of Sisyphus
3. Chief's Blues
4. Phonk a Trois
5. Ballad for Gary
6. Labyrinth

More Art Pepper

2007-08-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks to an anonymous tipster, here are a handful more Art Pepper recordings!

Today (1978) http://sharebee.com/3647d1b3
Landscape (1979) http://sharebee.com/a1ce0c85
Straight Life (1979) http://sharebee.com/20ca2da2
Winter Moon (1980) http://sharebee.com/5f3bd84e
One September Afternoon (1980) http://sharebee.com/a5b66a7a
Roadgame (1981) http://sharebee.com/0ae82bbf
Going home (1982) http://sharebee.com/8dd43461
Arthur's blues (1981) http://sharebee.com/b75e120f
Tete-a-tete (1982) http://sharebee.com/46d0ea4b
So In Love (1980) http://sharebee.com/e1e90b75
JF-Darn That Dream (1982) http://sharebee.com/cb29c4f8

Herbie Hancock - The Best Of The Blue Note Years (1988)

2007-08-11T15:42:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (piano)
Dexter Gordon, George Coleman, Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone)
Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd (trumpet)
Thad Jones (flugelhorn)
Grachan Moncur III (trombone)
Peter Phillips (bass trombone)
Jerry Dodgion (alto flute)
Butch Warren, Ron Carter, Chuck Israels (bass)
Billy Higgins, Tony Williams, Mickey Roker (drums)

1. Watermelon Man
2. Driftin'
3. Maiden Voyage
4. Dolphin Dance
5. One Finger Snap
6. Canteloupe island
7. Riot
8. Speak Like A Child
9. King Cobra

Herbie Hancock - Future Shock (1983)

2007-08-11T15:41:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (keyboards)
Grand Mixer D.S.T. (vocals, turntables)
Pete Cosey (guitar)
Bill Laswell (electric bass)
Sly Dunbar (drums)
Bernard Fowler, Roger Trilling, Nicki Skopelitis (background vocals)

1. Rockit
2. Future Shock
3. TFS
4. Earth Beat
5. Autodrive
6. Rough

Two more good sites

2007-08-10T08:54:00.000-07:00

I stumbled across these two sites today - both great for jazz lovers. Check 'em out!

Jazz Man!

Sunny Side of the Street

Herbie Hancock - Directstep (1978)

2007-08-10T07:52:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (synthesizers; electric piano)
Webster Lewis (synthesizers; electric piano)
Bennie Maupin (reeds)
Paul Jackson (bass)
Bill Summers (percussion)
Ray Obiedo (guitar)
Alphonse Mouzon (drums)

1. Butterfly
2. Shiftless Shuffle
3. I Thought It Was You

Herbie Hancock - Thrust (1974)

2007-08-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, synthesizer)
Bennie Maupin (soprano & tenor saxophones, saxello, alto flute, bass clarinet)
Paul Jackson (electric bass)
Mike Clarke (drums)
Bill Summers (percussion)

1. Palm Grease
2. Actual Proof
3. Butterfly
4. Spank-A-Lee

Herbie Hancock - Sextant (1973)

2007-08-08T09:33:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (acoustic & Fender Rhodes pianos, Clavinet, Mellotron, hand claps)
Bennie Maupin (soprano saxophone, piccolo, bass clarinet, afuche)
Dr. Eddie Henderson (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Julian Priester (alto, tenor & bass trombones, cowbell)
Dr. Patrick Gleeson (ARP synthesizer)
Buster Williams (acoustic & electric basses)
Billy Hart (drums)
Buck Clark (bongos, congas)

1. Rain Dance
2. Hidden Shadows
3. Hornets

Herbie Hancock - Headhunters (1973)

2007-08-08T09:29:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (synthesizers, electric piano)
Bennie Maupin (soprano & tenor saxes, bass clarinet, alto flute)
Paul Jackson (electric bass, marimbula)
Harvey Mason (drums)
Bill Summers (percussion)

1. Chameleon
2. Watermelon Man
3. Sly
4. Vein Melter

Recent Re-ups

2007-08-07T14:31:00.000-07:00

New URLs for the below...

Bob Florence - Magic Time
Woody Herman - Jazz Hoot
Bobby Shew & Chuck Findley - Trumpets No End
Louie Bellson - Hot
Clark Terry - Big Bad Band Live
Woody Herman - Roadfather
Don Ellis - Haiku
Don Ellis - How Time Passes

...check the comments.

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (1965)

2007-08-07T13:39:00.000-07:00

Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)
Geroge Coleman (tenor sax)
Herbie Hancock (piano)
Ron Carter (bass)
Tony Williams (drums)

1. Maiden Voyage
2. The Eye of the Hurricane
3. Little One
4. Survival of the Fittest
5. Dolphin Dance

Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (1964)

2007-08-07T13:37:00.000-07:00

Herbie Hancock (piano)
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)
Ron Carter (bass)
Tony Williams (drums)

1. One Finger Snap
2. Oliloqui Valley
3. Cantelope Island
4. The Egg
5. One Finger Snap (Alt. Take)
6. Oliloqui Valley (Alt. Take)

Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off (1962)

2007-08-07T13:35:00.001-07:00

Herbie Hancock (piano)
Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone)
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)
Butch Warren (bass)
Billy Higgins (drums)

1. Watermellon Man
2. Three Bags Full
3. Empty Pockets
4. The Maze
5. Driftin'
6. Alone and I

Art Blakey & His Jazz Messengers - Get The Message (1966)

2007-08-01T08:35:00.000-07:00

Chuck Mangione, trumpet
Frank Mitchell, tenor sax
Keith Jarrett, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Art Blakey, drums

1. Buttercorn Lady
2. Recuerdo
3. The Theme
4. Between Races
5. My Romance
6. Secret Love

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia (1960)

2007-08-01T08:32:00.001-07:00

Lee Morgan, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass
Art Blakey, drums

1. A Night In Tunisia
2. Sincerely Diana
3. Sincerely Diana (alternate take)
4. So Tired
5. Yama
6. Kozo's Waltz
7. When Your Lover Has Gone

Behind a bit...

2007-08-01T08:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the various tips on the broken links, I will eventually get them fixed. Thanks for your patience as I try to enjoy my summer.

Sorry guys, that's all the Art Pepper I have. I'm getting into more where I have one or two by an artist. I'll keep what I have coming, though...

Art Pepper - Modern Art (1988)

2007-07-23T08:18:00.000-07:00

Full Title: The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordinds - Volume 2, Modern Art

Art Pepper (alto sax)
Russ Freeman (piano, 1-10)
Carl Perkins (piano, 11-13)
Ben Tucker (bass)
Chuck Flores (drums)

1-5 recorded December 28, 1956
6-10 recorded January 14, 1957
11-13 recorded April 1, 1957

1. Blues In
2. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
3. Stompin' at the Savoy
4. What Is This Thing Called Love
5. Blues Out
6. When You're Smiling
7. Cool Bunny
8. Diane's Dilemma
9. Diane's Dilemma (alternate take)
10. Summertime
11. Facinating Rhythm (alternate take)
12. Begin the Beguine (alternate take)
13. Webb City (alternate take)

Art Pepper - Surf Ride (1991)

2007-07-23T08:11:00.001-07:00

Tracks 1 - 3 (March 29, 1953):
Art Pepper (alto sax)
Russ Freeman (piano)
Bob Whitlock (bass)
Bobby White (drums)

Tracks 4 - 6 (February 7, 1952):
Art Pepper (alto sax)
Hampton Hawes (piano)
Joe Mondragon (bass)
Larry Bunker (drums)

Tracks 7 - 12 (December 24, 1953):
Art Pepper (alto sax)
Claude Williamson (piano)
Monte Budwig (bass)
Larry Bunker (drums)

1. Tickle Toe
2. Chili Pepper
3. Susie the Poodle
4. Brown Gold
5. Holiday Flight
6. Surf Ride
7. Straight Life
8. Cinnamon
9. Thyme Time
10. The Way You Look Tonight
11. Nutmeg
12. Art's Oregano

Yellowjackets - Greenhouse (1991)

2007-07-19T05:54:00.000-07:00

Bob Mintzer: Tenor & Soprano Saxes, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute, Ewi
Russell Ferrante: Piano, Synthesizers
Jimmy Haslip: Bass
William Kennedy: Drums
Bill Gable: Vocal (8)
Stuart Canin: Violin (9)
Orchestra on 1,4,9

1. Freedomland
2. Greenhouse
3. Seven Stars
4. Indian Summer
5. Spirits
6. Brown Zone
7. Liam/Rain Dance
8. Invisible People
9. Freda
10. Peace

Paquito D'Rivera - Tropicana Nights (1999)

2007-07-19T05:47:00.000-07:00

Trumpets: Mike Ponella, Diego Urcola, Gustavo Bergalli, Adalberto Lara, Alejandro Odio
Trombones: Noah Bless, Jimmy Bosch, Luis Bonilla, William Cepeda
Woodwinds: Paquito D'Rivera, Manuel Valera, Andres Boiarsky, Oscar Feldman, Marshall McDonald
Rhythm: Joe Santiago (bass), Ralph Irizarry (timbales), Joe Gonzales (bongos), Milton Cardona (congas), Mark Walker (drums), David Oquendo (guitar), Oriente Lopez (piano), Dario Eskenazi (piano)
Vocals: Brendan Feliciano (4), Lucrecia (8,11)

1. Mambo a la Kenton
2. Chucho
3. Cicuta Tibia
4. Siboney
5. Old Miami Sax
6. Tropicana Nights
7. Sustancia
8. Como Fue
9. El Coronel Y Marina
10. Mambo Inn
11. A Mi Que/El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)

The Brian Setzer Orchestra - The Dirty Boogie (1998)

2007-07-12T15:40:00.001-07:00

Brian Setzer Orchestra: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); Ray Herrmann, Tim Miscia, Steve Marsh, Rick Rossi, Dan Roberts (saxophone); Dan Fornero, John Fumo, Kevin Norton, Dennis Farias (trumpet); George McMullen, Michael Vlatkovich, Mark Jones, Robbie Hioki (trombone); Ernie Nunez, Tony Garnier (bass); Bernie Dresel (drums, percussion).

Additional personnel: Gwen Stefani (vocals); Steve Fowler, George Shelby, Bob Sandman (saxophone); Stan Watkins, Charlie Biggs (trumpet); Roger Burn (piano); Bob Parr, Mark W. Winchester (bass); Eddie Nichols, Meghan Ivey (background vocals).

1. This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof
2. Dirty Boogie, The
3. This Old House
4. Let's Live It Up
5. Sleepwalk
6. Jump, Jive, An' Wail
7. You're The Boss
8. Rock This Town
9. Since I Don't Have You
10. Switchblade 327
11. Nosey Joe
12. Hollywood Nocturne
13. As Long As I'm Singin'

Carla Bley - Musique Mécanique (1979)

2007-07-12T15:32:00.000-07:00

Michael Mantler (trumpet), Alan Braufman (alto sax, clarinet, flute), Gary Windo (tenor sax, bass clarinet), John Clark (french horn), Rosswell Rudd (trombone, vocal (4)), Bob Stewart (tuba), Terry Adams (piano), Carla Bley (organ, piano), Steve Swallow (bass), D. Sharpe (drums), Charlie Haden (bass (2)), Eugene Chadbourne (guitars), Karen Mantler (glockenspiel)

1. 440
2. Jesus Maria And Other Spanish Strains
3. Musique Mécanique I
4. Musique Mécanique II (At Midnight)
5. Musique Mécanique III

Summer's Here

2007-07-03T07:23:00.001-07:00

Yes, it's nice outside. Therefore I've been spending less time in front of the PC and consequently my blog posts have slowed down. I will continue throughout the summer, but the frequency will be about what it is now, one or two posts a week.

If you come across any dead links please let me know and I will work to get them reloaded. Comments are always appreciated, and if you have something you'd like to share, drop me a line.

Roland Kirk - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967)

2007-07-03T07:18:00.000-07:00

Roland Kirk - tenor sax, flute, stritch, manzello
Lonnie Liston Smith - piano
Ronald Boykins - bass
Grady Tate - drums

1. Blue Rol
2. Alfie
3. Why Don't They Know
4. Silverlization
5. Fallout
6. Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
7. Stompin' Grounds
8. It's A Grand Night For Swinging

Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig And Panic (1965)

2007-07-03T07:16:00.001-07:00

Roland Kirk - tenor sax, manzello, stritch, castanets, siren
Jaki Byard - piano
Richard Davis - bass
Elvin Jones - drums

1. No Tonic Press
2. Once In A While
3. From Bechet, Byas and Fats
4. Mystical Dream
5. Rip, Rig and Panic
6. Black Diamond
7. Slippery, Hippery, Flippery

Roland Kirk - Introducing Roland Kirk (1960)

2007-06-27T08:24:00.000-07:00

Roland Kirk - tenor sax, strich, manzello, whistle
Ira Sullivan - trumpet, tenor sax
William Burton - organ, piano
Don Garrett - bass
Sonny Brown - drums

1. The Call
2. Soul Station
3. Our Waltz
4. Our Love Is Here To Stay
5. Spirit Girl
6. Jack The Ripper

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1969)

2007-06-26T06:32:00.000-07:00

Miles Davis - trumpet
Wayne Shorter - soprano saxophone
Bennie Maupin - bass clarinet
Chick Corea - electric piano
Larry Young - electric piano
Joe Zawinul - electric piano
John McLaughlin - guitar
Dave Holland - bass
Harvey Brooks - electric bass
Lenny White - drums
Billy Cobham - drums
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Don Alias - congas, drums (5)
Juma Santos - shaker, congas

1. Pharoah's Dance
2. Bitches Brew
3. Spanish Key
4. John McLaughlin
5. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
6. Sanctuary

"Among the most controversial recordings in the history of jazz, BITCHES BREW was Miles Davis' shot across the bow of jazz insularity, a bold statement about jazz's ability to draw upon elements of popular culture, without mitigating its spirit of spontaneous invention. Much as Ornette Coleman's THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME set a new standard for harmonic and melodic freedom a decade before, BITCHES BREW signaled a sea change in jazz. Davis became a lightning rod for jazz's transformation, by mixing the best elements of '60s free jazz with dancing funk rhythms, electric rock textures, blues phrasing and his own breakthroughs in harmony and modality. Davis employed the Electric Flag's Harvey Brooks to double up with upright bassist Dave Holland on the Fender bass, and he is the modal heartbeat of every tune, freeing up the multiple drummers and keyboardists to weave a complex polytonal/polyrhythmic web of volatile chords and colliding rhythms. Joe Zawinul's "Pharaoh's Dance" and Davis' "Bitches Brew" treat their multiple themes in a ritualistic manner, as several strata of voices engage the lead melody in exciting exchanges. "Spanish Key" offers a thrilling sense of tension and release, as the trumpeter navigates a "Sex Machine"-styled vamp with a terse, brilliantly constructed solo, revelling in his new guitar-like phrasing. "John McLaughlin" is Davis' tribute to the innovative guitarist; "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down" is a spooky, visceral melange of funk, blues and third world sources; and Shorter's "Sanctuary" is a moody ballad that builds to a fever pitch. The savage emotional power of BITCHES BREW and Davis' subsequent recordings cries out for a fresh critical reassessment."

Miles Davis - Nefertiti (1968)

2007-06-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Herbie Hancock, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Tony Williams, drums

1. Nefertiti
2. Fall
3. Hand Jive
4. Madness
5. Riot
6. Pinocchio
7. Hand Jive - (first alternate take)
8. Hand Jive - (second alternate take)
9. Madness - (alternate take)
10. Pinocchio - (alternate take)

Miles Davis - Fillies De Kilimanjaro (1968)

2007-06-25T11:36:00.001-07:00

Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Herbie Hancock, piano (1,2,4)
Chick corea, piano (3,5)
Ron Carter, bass (1,2,4)
Dave Holland, bass (3,5)
Tony Williams, drums

1. Frelon Brun (Brown Hornet)
2. Tout De Suite
3. Petits Machins (Little Stuff)
4. Filles De Kilimanjaro (Girls Of Kilimanjaro)
Mademoiselle Marby (Miss Marby)

Miles Davis - Miles Smiles (1966)

2007-06-18T08:05:00.000-07:00

Miles Davis, Trumpet
Wayne Shorter, Tenor Sax
Herbie Hancock, Piano
Ron Carter, Bass
Tony Williams, Drums

1. Orbits
2. Circle
3. Footprints
4. Dolores
5. Freedom Jazz Dance
6. Ginger Bread Boy

Miles Davis - E.S.P. (1965)

2007-06-18T08:04:00.001-07:00

Miles Davis, Trumpet
Wayne Shorter, Tenor Sax
Herbie Hancock, Piano
Ron Carter, Bass
Tony Williams, Drums

1. E.S.P.
2. Eighty-One
3. Little One
4. R.J.
5. Agitation
6. Iris
7. Mood