BILL CARLSEN – AND DEVINE’S WISCONSIN ROOF TOP ORCHESTRA – Chicago, December, 1927 New St. Louis blues, Tiger rag Dip Happe, Alec Alexander (tp) Ole Turner (tb) Bill Carlsen (cl,as,ts,dir) Paul Peregrine, Harry Bortner (cl,as,ts) Lee Simmons (p) Ralph West (bj) Chet Harding (tu) Harry Pierce (d) Spencer Reuter (vcl) – And His Orchestra – […]

JACKIE MCLEAN  – DEMON’S DANCE – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., December 22, 1967 Demon’s dance, Floogeh, Message from Trane Woody Shaw (tp,flhrn) Jackie McLean (as) Lamont Johnson (p) Scotty Holt (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) JAMES BRANDON LEWIS – CODE BEING – Hardstudios Winterthur, Switzerland. Resonance, Archimedean, Code Being James Brandon Lewis (st) Aruán Ortiz (p) Brad […]

LAWRENCE MARABLE QUARTET – FEATURING JAMES CLAY TENORMAN – Hollywood, CA, August 4, 1956 The devil and the deep blue sea, Minor meeting, Willow, weep for me James Clay (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Lawrence Marable (d) ORRIN EVANS – “….IT WAS THE BEAUTY” – Brooklyn, NY, January 29, 2013 Blues connotation, Commitment […]

LESTER YOUNG – JONES, SMITH INC – Chicago, November 9, 1936 Lady Be Good, Shoe Shine Boy, Evenin’ (JR-vcl), Boogie Woogie (JR-vcl) Carl “Tatti” Smith (tp), Lester Young (ts), Count Basie (p), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d), Jimmy Rushing (vcl). WOODY HERMAN – 1937-1938 (CHRONOLOGICAL) – New York, October 25 & November 23, 1937 […]

DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA – The Washingtonians – New York, November, 1924 Choo choo, Rainy nights Bubber Miley (tp) Charlie Irvis (tb) Otto Hardwick (as) Duke Ellington (p) George Francis (bj) Sonny Greer (d) – And His Kentucky Club Orchestra – New York, November 29, 1926 East St. Louis Toodle-oo, Birmingham breakdown Bubber Miley, […]

NICOLE GLOVER – STRANGE LANDS – Astoria, NY, December 15, 2020 Strange lands, Parks, I concentrate on you (1) Nicole Glover (ts) George Cables (p-1) Daniel Duke (b) Nic Cacioppo (d) PETE MALINVERNI – INVISIBLE CITIES – New York, September 19, 2007 New Orleans – cities and desire, Venice – cities and memory, Cities and […]

ALEX NORRIS – FLEET FROM THE HEAT – November, 2020 What normal ?, Holiday blues Alex Norris (tp,flhrn) Ari Ambrose (ts) Jeremy Manasia (p) Paul Gill (b) Brian Floody (d) URI CAINE TRIO – SIREN – New York, September, 2010 Tarshish; Interloper; Siren; Crossbow; Uri Caine (p) John Hébert (b) Ben Perowsky (dr). HENRY THREADGILL […]

DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA THE BLANTON WEBSTER YEARS – Chicago, IL, March 6, 1940 & Hollywood, CA, May 4, 1940 (1) Jack the bear, Ko-ko, Morning glory, Cotton tail (1) Rex Stewart (cnt) Cootie Williams, Wallace Jones (tp) Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Otto Hardwick […]

MICKEY MARDONES – DA GRACIAS A LA VIDA – Santiago, Chile, October, 2005 Robbins’ nest (2), Whims of Chambers (2) Mickey Mardones (as-1,ts-2) Gabriel Feller (g) Daniel Navarette (b) Nicolas Rios (d) LENNIE TRISTANO – THE DUO SESSIONS – 1967-1976 Out Of A Dream (1), Melancholy Stomp (1), Ensemble (1), Concerto, Pt. 2 (3), Session […]

LOVIE AUSTIN AND HER BLUES SERENADERS Chicago: – November 1924 Traveling blues Tommy Ladnier (cnt) Jimmy O’Bryant (cl) Lovie Austin (p) – August, 1925 Too sweet for words Bob Shoffner (cnt) Jimmy O’Bryant (cl) Lovie Austin (p) – April, 1926 Jackass blues, Frog tongue stomp Bob Schoffner (cnt) Albert Wynn (tb) Johnny Dodds (cl) Lovie […]