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PAUL MOTIAN “DANCE” – Ludwigsburg, Germany, September, 1977 Waltz song, Dance Charles Brackeen (sop,ts) David Izenzon (b) Paul Motian (d,perc)           SAMUEL BLASER / PIERRE FAVRE “SAME PLACE, ANOTHER TIME” – Lucerne, Switzerland, October 23, 2018 La moretta, Same place, another time, ‘Round midnight Samuel Blaser (tb) Pierre Favre (d)   […]

    ELVIN JONES “LIVE THE LIGHTHOUSE” – Hermosa Beach, CA, September 9, 1972 The children, save the children (3,5); Taurus People (3,5); Small One (1,4); David Liebman (fl-1,sop-2,ts-3) Steve Grossman (ss -5, ts)-5 Gene Perla (b) Elvin Jones (d)           RANDY WESTON / BILLY HARPER “THE ROOTS OF THE BLUES” […]

  SAM RIVERS “FUCHSIA SWING SONG” – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., December 11, 1964 Fuchsia swing song, Cyclic episode, Beatrice, Luminous monolith, Downstairs Sam Rivers (ts) Jaki Byard (p) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d)           JOSHUA REDMAN /BRAD MEHLDAU / CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE / BRIAN BLADE “LONGGONE” – New York, 2022 Long […]

DUKE ELLINGTON “THE WASHINGTONIANS” – New York, November, 1924 Rainy nights, Choo choo Bubber Miley (tp) Charlie Irvis (tb) Otto Hardwick (as) Duke Ellington (p) George Francis (bj) Sonny Greer (d) DUKE ELLINGTON “AND HIS KENTUCKY CLUB ORCHESTRA” – New York, November 29, 1926 East St. Louis Toodle-oo, Birmingham breakdown, Immigration blues Bubber Miley, Louis […]

  BRIAN CHARETTE “JACKPOT” – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 2021 Tight connection, Triple threat, Upstairs Cory Weeds (ts) Brian Charette (org,comp) Ed Cherry (g) Bill Stewart (d)             RICHARD TWARDZIK “TRIO” – Hackensack, N.J., October 27, 1954 Albuquerque social swim, A Crutch for the Crabs, Bess, you is my […]

JOHN COLTRANE PROGRAMA ESPECIAL No. 3 de 3: “ASCENSION” – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., June 28, 1965 Ascension Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson (tp) John Tchicai, Marion Brown (as) John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison, Art Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d) “INTERSTELLAR SPACE” – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., February 22, 1967 Jupiter […]

  JOHN COLTRANE PROGRAMA ESPECIAL No. 2 de 3:               “MY FAVORITE THINGS” – New York, October 21, 1960 My Favorite Things John Coltrane (sop,ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Steve Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d) “COLTRANE PLAYS THE BLUES” – New York,October 24, 1960 Blues to Bechet (2) John Coltrane […]

JOHN COLTRANE PROGRAMA ESPECIAL 1 DE 3:                 JAM SESSION BY NAVY MUSICIANS – Hawaii, July 13, 1946 Hot house Dexter Culbertson (tp) John Coltrane (as) Norman Poulshock (p) Willie Stader (b) Joe Theimer (d) [aka Joe Timer (d) ] Benny Thomas (vcl) DIZZY GILLESPIE SEXTET “BROADCAST BIRDLAND” […]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG “AND HIS HOT FIVE” – Chicago, 27 y 28 de junio, 1928 West End blues (la vcl), Fireworks, Skip the gutter Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Fred Robinson (tb) Jimmy Strong (cl) Earl Hines (p) Mancy Carr (bj) Zutty Singleton (d)           CHARLIE JOHNSON “AND HIS PARADISE BAND” – New York, […]

  SCOTT WENDHOLT / ADAM KOLKER “ANDTHEM” – New York, October, 2011 Green chimneys, Ah-leu-cha, And them Scott Wendholt (tp) Adam Kolker (ts) Ugonna Okegwo (b) Victor Lewis (d)             TETE MONTOLIU “LUNCH IN L.A.” – Los Angeles, October 2, 1979 I want to talk about you, Put your little […]