CURTIS FULLER SLIDING EASY – New York, March 9, 1959 C.T.A. (1), When lights are low (2), Bongo bop (2), A bit of heaven (2) Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Elvin Jones (d) Gigi Gryce (arr-1,tamb-3)           SIR ROLAND HANNA – […]

ART HODES’ HOT FIVE – New York, October 12, 1945 Save it pretty mama, ‘Way down yonder in New Orleans (2), Memphis blues (1), St. James infirmary Wild Bill Davison (cnt) Sidney Bechet (sop-1,cl-2) Art Hodes (p) Pops Foster (b) Freddie Moore (d,vcl)           COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS – […]

J.C. HEARD/BILL PERKINS QUINTET LIVE “LIGHTHOUSE” – Hermosa Beach, CA, February, 1964 Bob’s blues, J.C.’s tune Bill Perkins (ts,bar) Frank Strazzeri (p) Joe Pass (g) Jim Hughart (b) J.C. Heard (d)             HAROLD MABERN MABERN PLAYS COLTRANE – LIVE “SMOKE” – New York, January 5-7, 2018 Dahomey dance, Blue Train, […]

DAYNA STEPHENS TRIO LIBERTY – c. 2019 Loosy goosy, Tarifa, Rhyming history, The sound goddess Dayna Stephens (ts) Ben Street (b) Eric Harland (d)             MCCOY TYNER NONET TENDER MOMENTS – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., December 1, 1967 Mode to John (2,4), The high priest (4), Lee plus three (1) Lee […]

BUD FREEMAN MIDNIGHT AT EDDIE CONDON’S – New York, December 5 & 10, 1945: – Midnigt at Eddie Condon’s, I’ve found a new baby, The blue room (Live) Edmond Hall (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Gene Schroeder (p) Bob Casey (b) Dave Tough (d) – Time on my hands Charlie Shavers (tp) Vernon Brown (tb) added, […]

BUD POWELL F. CURTIS FULLER BUD ! THE AMAZING BUD POWEL – Hackensack, N.J., August 3, 1957 Idaho (1), Don’t blame me (1), Moose the mooche (1), Keepin’ in the groove Curtis Fuller (tb-1) Bud Powell (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)           ELLA FITZGERALD “SINGS THE DUKE ELLINGTON SONG […]

MCKENZIE AND CONDON’S CHICAGOANS – Chicago, December 8 * 16 (1), 1927 China boy, Sugar, Liza (1) Jimmy McPartland (cnt) Frank Teschmacher (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (bj) Jim Lannigan (tu,b) Gene Krupa (d) Mezz Mezzrow (cymbals – 1) – Chicago, March 27, 1928 Jazz me blues Entra Muggsy Spanier (cnt) […]

MELISSA ALDANA 12 STARS – New York, 2021 Falling, Emilia Melissa Aldana (st) Sullivan Fortner (p) Lage Lund (g) Pablo Menares (b) Kush Abadey (dr).             ROSWELL RUDD & DUCK BAKER LIVE – The Outpost en Albuquerque, Nuevo México, 2004; Tonic club Nueva York en 2002. Bemsha Swing, The Happenings, […]

ETHAN IVERSON QUARTET C/TOM HARRELL COMMON PRACTICE – Live “Village Vanguard”, New York, 2017 Wee, Sentimental journey, Jed from Teaneck Tom Harrell (tp) Ethan Iverson (p) Ben Street (b) Eric McPherson (d)             ROY HARGROVE EARFOOD – Los Angeles, September 19-21, 2007 I’m not so sure , Brown , Strasbourg/St. […]

NAT KING COLE’S SOLID SWINGERS – Chicago, IL, July 28, 1936 Stomping at the Panama [Skoller’s shuffle] Kenneth Roane (tp) Tommy Thompson (as,ts) Bill Wright (ts) Nat King Cole (p) Eddie Cole (b,vcl) Jimmy Adams (d) NAT KING COLE TRIO – Hollywood, CA, July, 1943 Solid potato salad, I’m an errand boy for rhythm, Straighten […]