NTSU Jazz Lab Band - Lab 76! (1976)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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...

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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