THE FOUR FRESHMEN AND FIVE TROMBONES – Los Angeles, August, 1955 Angel eyes, Love is just around the corner, Speak low Bob Flanigan (vcl,tb,b) Don Barbour (vcl,g) Ross Barbour (vcl,d) Ken Errair (vcl,tp,mello,b) acc by Frank Rosolino, Harry Betts, Milt Bernhart, Tommy Pederson (tb) George Roberts (b-tb) Claude Williamson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon […]

PEPPER ADAMS ENCOUNTER ! – New York, December 11 & 12, 1968 Elusive, Punjab, Verdandi Zoot Sims (ts) Pepper Adams (bar) Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones (d) GRANT GREEN BORN TO BE BLUE – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., March 1, 1962 Born to be blue, If I should lose you, Back in your […]

  LOUIS HAYES – RETURN OF THE JAZZ COMMUNICATORS – Live, “Smoke Jazz Club”, New York, November 16, 2013 Soul-Leo, Groovin’ for Nat Abraham Burton (ts) Steve Nelson (vib) David Bryant (p) Dezron Douglas (b) Louis Hayes (d) BILL EVANS – TRIO ’64 – New York, December 18, 1963 Little Lulu, A sleepin’ bee, For […]

BENNIE GREEN – BACK ON THE SCENE – Hackensack, N.J., March 23, 1958 I love you, Melba’s mood, Just friends Bennie Green (tb) Charlie Rouse (ts) Joe Knight (p) George Tucker (b) Louis Hayes (d) HANS GLAWISCHNIG – COMMON GROUND – Brooklyn, NY, April 11, 2001 Windy city (1,3), Common ground (1), Out of context […]

BLUEBIRD – HANK JONES TRIO WITH GUESTS – New York: – November 1, 1955 Hank’s pranks (1) Donald Byrd (tp) Matty Dice (tp-1) Hank Jones (p) Eddie Jones (b) Kenny Clarke (d) – November 3, 1955 Alpha (1), Wine and brandy (2) Jerome Richardson (fl-1,ts-2) Hank Jones (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d) JIM […]

BUD POWELL – THE AMAZING BUD POWELL – TIME WAITS – Hackensack, NJ, May 25, 1958 Time Waits, Monopoly, John’s Abbey Bud Powell (p) Sam Jones (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) MILES DAVIS – BOPPING THE BLUES – October 18, 1946, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California Don’t Explain to Me Baby; Baby, Don’t Sing Me the […]

  VINCE GUARALDI TRIO A Charlie Brown Christmas – Berkeley, CA, prob c. 1964 O Tannenbaum, What child is this ?, Christmas is coming, Greensleeves Vince Guaraldi (p,org) Monty Budwig (b) Colin Bailey (d) ELLA FITZGERALD Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas – New York, July 15 & 16, 1960 Let It Snow! Let It […]

OSCAR PETERSON An Oscar Peterson Christmas – Toronto, January 15-16, May 23-24, June 23 & July 30, 1995 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, White Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas Jack Schantz (flhrn) Dave Samuels (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Lorne Lofsky (g) Dave Young (b) Jerry Fuller (d) + […]

  THAD JONES/MEL LEWIS – VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA – New York, April 28, 1967 The little pixie, Lover man Thad Jones (cnt) Snooky Young, Bill Berry, Jimmy Nottingham, Richard Williams, Marvin Stamm (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) Tom McIntosh, Garnett Brown (tb) Cliff Heather (b-tb) Jerome Richardson (sop,as,fl,cl) Jerry Dodgion (as,fl) Joe Farrell (ts,fl) Eddie Daniels […]

SONNY ROLLINS – ROLLINS IN HOLLAND – Studio 5 Hilversum, the Netherlands, May 5, 1967 Blue room, Four , Tune up Sonny Rollins (ts) Ruud Jacobs (b) Han Bennink (d) AYAKO SHIRASAKI – SOME OTHER TIME – Brooklyn, NY, May 10, 2013 3 steps forwards, Some other time, Oleo, April in Paris Ayako Shirasaki (p) […]