Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross (1963)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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