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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 […]

FREDDIE HUBBARD – BREAKING POINT   – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 7, 1964 Blue frenzy, Far away (1), Mirrors (1) Freddie Hubbard (tp) James Spaulding (as,fl-1) Ronnie Mathews (p) Eddie Khan (b) Joe Chambers (d) JEFF COSGROVE – HISTORY GETS AHEAD OF THE STORY  – Saugerties, NY, 2018 O’Neal’s porch, Wood flute song, Harlem Jeff Lederer […]