LEE MORGAN – SEARCH FOR THE NEW LAND – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., February 15, 1964 The joker, Melancholee, Morgan the pirate Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Grant Green (g) Reggie Workman (b) Billy Higgins (d) HERBIE MANN/BILL EVANS – NIRVANA – New York, December 8, 1961 & New York, May […]

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  DEXTER GORDON GO! – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., August 27, 1962 Three o’clock in the morning, I guess I’ll hang my tears out to dry, Cheese cake Dexter Gordon (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d) BILL SMITH – BRUBECK A LA MODE – New York, May-June, 1960 Dorian dance, Peace, brother, […]

BILLY KYLE AND HIS SWING CLUB BAND – The Chronological Billie Kyle 1937-38 Girl of my dreams, Handle my heart with care Charlie Shavers (tp) Tab Smith (as) Ronald Haynes (ts) Billy Kyle (p) Danny Barker (g) Johnny Williams (b) Fran Marx (d) Leon Lafell (vcl) – Billy Kyle Trio – New York, May 23, […]

MCCOY TYNER – THE REAL MCCOY – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., April 21, 1967 Passion dance, Search for peace Joe Henderson (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones (d) BUDDY RICH – THE SWINGING BUDDY RICH – Los Angeles, August 26, 1955 Sonny and Sweets, The two mothers, A smooth one Harry “Sweets” Edison […]

  JACKIE MCLEAN – IT’S TIME! – Jackie McLean It’s Time!  Englewood Cliffs, N.J., August 5, 1964Cancellation, Das’ dat, Revillot Charles Tolliver (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Herbie Hancock (p) Cecil McBee (b) Roy Haynes (d)     ANAT FORT – COLOUR  –  c. 2019 Sort...

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  CLARK TERRY – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE GATE – New York, November 19 & 20, 1990 Top and bottom, Silly samba (1), Pint of bitters Clark Terry (tp,flhrn,vcl) Paquito D’Rivera (as-1) Jimmy Heath (ts) Don Friedman (p) Marcus McLaurine (b) Kenny Washington (d)  ...

JIMMY MCPARTLAND’S DIXIELAND – New York: February 26, 1957 Ballin’ the Jack, Lackadaisy lady, The Basin Street stomp Jimmy McPartland (cnt) Tyree Glenn (tb) Ernie Caceres (cl,bar) Dick Cary (p,celeste,alto-hrn,arr) Al Casamenti (g) Bill Crow (b) George Wettling (d) March 5, 1957 Oh, didn’t he...

JOEL ROSS – WHO ARE YOU ? – New York, c. 2020 Dream, More ?, After the rain, The nurturer, Gato’s gift, 3-1-2 Immanuel Wilkins (as) Joel Ross (vib) Jeremy Corren (p) Brandee Younger (harp) Kanoa Mendenhall (b) Jeremy Dutton (d) NAM SONG OF TIME...