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March 05, 2025Puro Jazz 04 de marzo, 2025
ROLAND KIRK QUARTET “THE INFLATED TEAR”
“Webster Hall”, New York, November 27, 1967
The black and crazy blues, The creole love call, Fly by night
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (ts,fl,stritch,manzello,cl,voice) Ron Burton (p) Steve Novosel (b) Jimmy Hopps (d)
JOE LOCKE “MAKRAM”
New Jersey ?, c. 2022
Shifting moon, Song for Vic Juris, Lush life (solo vib)
Joe Locke (vib) Jim Ridl (p) Lorin Cohen (b) Samvel Sarkisyan (d)
BILLY HARPER “CAPRA BLACK”
New York, 1973
Sir Galahad (1), Soulfully, I love you, Black spiritual of love
Jimmy Owens (tp) Dick Griffin (tb-2) Julian Priester (tb) Billy Harper (ts,voice) George Cables (p) Reggie Workman (b) Elvin Jones (d-1) Billy Cobham (d-2) Warren Smith (d) Barbara Grant, Laveda Johnson, Gene McDaniels, Pat Robinson (voces)
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59 min
March 04, 2025Puro Jazz 03 de marzo, 2025
RALPH PETERSON “ART”
New York, March 18-20, 1992
Free for all (2,3), Art of Blakey (2), When you wish upon a star (1)
Graham Haynes (cnt) Frank “Ku-umba” Lacy (tb-1) Steve Wilson (sop-1,as-2) Craig Handy (ts-3) Michele Rosewoman (p) Phil Bowler (b) Ralph Peterson (d)
SCOTT COLLEY “THIS PLACE”
New York, September, 1997
This place, Long lake, Ugly beauty (1)
Chris Potter (ts,b-cl-1) Scott Colley (b) Bill Stewart (d)
BOBBY SANABRIA MULTIVERSE BIG BAND “VOX HUMANA”
Live “Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola”, Lincoln Center, New York, June 18 & 19, 2022
Caravan (jf,bs arr,2), Spooky (js vcl,jf,js,bs arr), To be with you (js vcl,arr,jf arr) Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
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59 min
March 01, 2025Puro Jazz 28 de febrero, 2025
FRANK STROZIER “LONG NIGHT”
New York, September 12, 1961
How little we know (gc,pp out), The need for love, The crystal ball (1), Pacemaker (gc,pp out)
Frank Strozier (as,fl-1) George Coleman (ts) Pat Patrick (bar,fl-1) Chris Anderson (p) Bill Lee (b) Walter Perkins (d)
JOE PASS “JOY SPRING”
Encore Theatre, Los Angeles, February 6, 1964
Joy spring, Relaxin’ at Camarillo
Mike Wofford (p) Joe Pass (g) Jim Hughart (b) Colin Bailey (d)
LUCKY THOMPSON “NEW YORK CITY 1964-65”
Live, Jazz on Broadway, The Little Theatre, New York, February 28, 1964
The world awakes (lt+rhythm only,2)
Dave Burns (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Danny Turner (as) Lucky Thompson (ts-1,sop-2) Cecil Payne (bar) Hank Jones (p) Richard Davis (b) Al Dreares (d)
Live “The Half-Note”, New York, February 19, 1965
What’s new (2)
Lucky Thompson (ts-1,sop-2) Paul Neves (p) George Tucker (b) Oliver Jackson (d) Alan Grant (mc)
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1 hr
February 28, 2025Puro Jazz 27 de febrero, 2025
MYRON WALDEN “THIS WAY”
Barcelona, Spain, Mar 24, 2003 & Brooklyn, NY, Sept 29, 2003
What goes up must come down, Sooner than later
Myron Walden (as) Jimmy Greene (ts) Vicente Archer (b) E.J. Strickland (d)
BILL CHARLAP TRIO “STREET OF DREAMS”
New York, May 24 & 25, 2021
The Duke, Day dream, Out of nowhere
Bill Charlap (p) Peter Washington (b) Kenny Washington (d)
GREGORY TARDY “IF TIME COULD STAND STILL”
New York, June 19 & 20, 2019
A great cloud of witnesses, Everything happens to me, I swing because I’m happy
Alex Norris (tp-1) Gregory Tardy (ts) Keith Brown (p) Alexander Claffy (b) Willie Jones, III (d).
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1 hr
February 27, 2025Puro Jazz 26 de febrero, 2025
ANTHONY HERVEY – “WORDS FROM MY HORN”
c. 2022
Neither here, nor there, Afro power, The glider
Anthony Hervey (tp,comp) Sean Mason (p) Philip Norris (b) Miquel Russell (d)
TYSHAWN SOREY “CONTINUING”
New Haven, CT, December, 2022
Angel Eyes
Aaron Diehl (p) Matt Brewer (b) Tyshawn Sorey (d)
STEVE WILSON QUARTET “FOUR FOR TIME”
New York, December 10, 1994
Groovesome twosome, Perdido, Up and down, Woody’n you
Steve Wilson (as) Bruce Barth (p) Larry Grenadier (b) Leon Parker (d)
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1 hr
February 26, 2025Puro Jazz 25 de febrero, 2025
BILLY KYLE BIG EIGHT
New York, September 11, 1946 H.R.S. bounce, Ooh, baby, you knock me out, Date for eight, Contemporary blues Dick Vance (tp) Trummy Young (tb,vcl) Buster Bailey (cl) Lem Davis (as) John Hardee (ts) Billy Kyle (p) John Simmons (b) Buddy Rich (d)
BILLY TAYLOR QUARTET:
New York, c. June 1947 Well taylored, I don’t ask questions, Twinkletoes Billy Taylor (p,vcl) John Collins (g) John Levy (b) Denzil Best (d)
New York, September 26, 1947 Restricted, Mitch’s pitch, Mr.
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1 hr
February 25, 2025Puro Jazz 24 de febrero, 2025
URI CAINE “LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD”
New York, May 23-25, 2003
Nefertiti, I thought about you
Uri Caine (p) Drew Gress (b) Ben Perowsky (d)
FRANCISCO MELA “ANCESTROS”
New York, September 14, 2017
Duende, Ornette, Ancestros
Hery Paz (b-cl,saxes) Kris Davis (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Francisco Mela (d)
URBIE GREEN: “BLUES & OTHER” – “SHADES OF GREEN”
New York, October 12, 1955 Reminiscent blues, Thou swell, You are too beautiful, Am I blue ?
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1 hr
February 22, 2025Puro Jazz 21 de febrero, 2025
BILLY HARPER “SOUL OF AN ANGEL”
New York, December 1 & 2, 1999
Credence (1), Let all the voices sing (1,2), Was it here…is it there ? Eddie Henderson (tp-1) John Clark (fhr-2) Billy Harper (ts) Francesca Tanksley (p) Clarence Seay (b) Newman Taylor Baker (d)
MATTHEW SHIPP “FOR DUKE”
New York, June 10, 2014
Take the “A” train, Dickey Duke
Matthew Shipp (p) Michael Bisio (b) Whit Dickey (d)
JUANMA TRUJILLO “CONTOUR”
Brooklyn, NY, June 6, 2021
Core, Castaway, Rumination
Juanma Trujillo (g) Kenneth Jimenez (b) Gerald Cleaver (d)
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59 min
February 21, 2025Puro Jazz 20 de febrero, 2025
DRED SCOTT “THE PACIFIC JAZZ GROUP”
Los Angeles 2022
Bernie’s Tune, Nights At The Turntable, Utter Chaos
Eric Crystal (st) Dred Scott (p) John Wiitala (b) Smith Dobson (dr)
VINCENT ARCHER “SHORT STORIES”
New York, June 9, 2022
Lighthouse, Mirai, Message to a friend, It takes two to know one
Gerald Clayton (p) Vicente Archer (b) Bill Stewart (d)
ROY CAMPBELL PYRAMID TRIO “ETHNIC STEW AND BREW”
Chicago, IL, October 11 & 12, 2000
Amadou diallo, Impressions of Yokohama (1)
Roy Campbell (tp,flhrn,pocket-tp,perc) William Parker (b,perc,shakuhachi-fl-1) Hamid Drake (d,perc)
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59 min
February 20, 2025Puro Jazz 19 de febrero, 2025
JAVON JACKSON “WITH PETER BRADLEY”
New York City, 2022
Peter Bradley, Amy’s Theme, Never Let Me Go
Javon Jackson (st) Jeremy Manasia (p) David Williams(b) Charles Goold (dr) guest Greg Glassman (t)
KENNY BURRELL “BLUESIN’ AROUND”
New York, November 21 (1), 28, 1961 The switch (1), Funk junction, The squeeze, How could you, Mood indigo Illinois Jacquet (ts) Hank Jones (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Major Holley (b) Osie Johnson, (d-1) Jimmy Crawford (d)
LIAM SILLERY “PRIORITE”
Riveredge, N.J., December 17 & 22, 2009 A priori, Remoulade Liam Sillery (tp) Matt Blostein (as) Jesse Stacken (p) Thomas Morgan (b) Vinnie Sperrazza (d)
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1 hr