MICHAEL WEISS “PERSISTENCE” – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 27, 2021 Persistence, Second thoughts, Epistrophy Eric Alexander (ts) Michael Weiss (p,arr) Paul Gill (b) Pete Van Nostrand (d)           GERI ALLEN “THE PRINTMAKERS” – Stuttgart, Germany, February 8 & 9, 1984 Eric, M’s heart, When Kabuya dances Geri Allen (p) Anthony Cox […]

KID ORY AND HIS CREOLE JAZZ BAND – Los Angeles, February 12, 1945 Dippermouth blues [Sugar foot stomp], Savoy blues, High society, Ballin’ the Jack Mutt Carey (tp) Kid Ory (tb) Joe Darensbourg (cl,vcl) Buster Wilson (p) Bud Scott (g) Ed Garland (b) Alton Redd (d)         LOUISIANA FIVE – New York, […]

  SHELLY MANNE & HIS MEN LIVE “THE BLACK HAWK” – San Francisco, CA, September 24, 1959 Cabu, A gem from Tiffany (theme) Joe Gordon (tp) Richie Kamuca (ts) Victor Feldman (p) Monty Budwig (b) Shelly Manne (d)               VINCE GUARALDI “THE VINCE GUARALDI TRIO” – San Francisco 1956 […]

JUTTA HIPP QUINTET   – “JUTTA HIPP WITH ZOOT SIMS” – Hackensack, N.J., July 28, 1956 Violets for your furs, Wee dot Jerry Lloyd Hurwitz (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Jutta Hipp (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Ed Thigpen (d)             DAVID MURRAY BRAVE NEW WORLD TRIO  – “SERIANA PROMETHEA” – Winterthur, Switzerland, […]

THE CURTIS COUNCE GROUP  – “LANDSLIDE” – Los Angeles, October 8 & 15, 1956 Landslide, A fifth for Frank Jack Sheldon (tp) Harold Land (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Curtis Counce (b) Frank Butler (d)             KENNY GARRETT  – “SKETCHES OF MD” – New York, c. 2009 Intro to Africa, Wayne’s […]

ARTEMIS “ARTEMIS” – New York, 2019 Frida, If it’s magic (cms vcl), The sidewinder Ingrid Jensen (tp,flhrn) Anat Cohen (cl,b-cl) Melissa Aldana (ts) Renee Rosnes (p) Noriko Ueda (b) Allison Miller (d) Cecile McLorin Salvant (vcl)             BUD POWELL “A PORTRAIT OF THELONIOUS” – Paris, France, December 17, 1961 Off […]

THE CALIFORNIA (LITTLE) RAMBLERS – New York, July 3 & November 14, 1924 Them ramblin’ blues, Those Panama mamas, Prince of Wails Bill Moore (tp) Adrian Rollini (goofus) Irving Brodsky (p) Ray Kitchingman (bj) Stan King (d,kazoo) – New York, July 14, 1925 Melancholy Lou Roy Johnston (tp) Tommy Dorsey (tb) Bobby Davis (cl,sop,as) Adrian […]

JAKI BYARD –  “HI FLY” – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 30, 1962 Hi fly, Tillie Butterball, Excerpts from Yamecraw, Blues in the closet Jaki Byard (p,as-1) Ron Carter (bPete La Roca (d)             STEVE DAVIS  – “BLUESTHETIC” – New York, February 8, 2022 Encouragement, Faraway dream (gk out), Maybe so […]

GEORGE RUSSELL  JAZZ IN THE SPACE AGE – New York, December 29, 1959 Dimensions, Waltz from outer space Jimmy Buffington, Paul Bley, Howard Collins out, Marky Markowitz (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Hal McKusick (as) Charlie Persip (d)             HANK MOBLEY ROLL CALL – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1960 My […]

Esta noche el segundo de dos programas dedicados al saxofonista Stan Getz, lo escucharemos junto a Bob Brookmeyer, Chick Corea, Abbey Lincoln y su ultimo concierto en duo con Kenny Barron.   STAN GETZ: BOB BROOKMEYER AND FRIENDS – New York, May 25, 1964 Skylark Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) Stan Getz (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron […]