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January 22, 2025Puro Jazz 21 de enero, 2025
PAUL DESMOND “FIRST PLACE AGAIN”
New York, September 5, 6 & 7, 1959
East of the sun, For all we know, Two degrees east, three degrees west
Paul Desmond (as) Jim Hall (g) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
T.K. BLUE “THE TIDE OF LOVE”
New York ?, 2001
When Sunny gets blue, The peacocks, So many stars (Radio)
T.K. Blue (as,alto-fl,arr) Stefon Harris (vib,mar) James Weidman (p) Ron Jackson (g) Gavin Fallow (b) Lenny Robinson (d)
ROMAN FILIU “QUARTERIA”
New York, June 28, 2016
Fulcanelli, Danza 1, Tursten
Ralph Alessi (tp) Roman Filiu (as) Dayna Stephens (ts) Maria Grand (ts-1) David Virelles (p) Matt Brewer (b) Craig Weinrib (d) Yusnier Sanchez (perc)
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58 min
January 18, 2025Puro Jazz 17 de enero, 2025
MAL WALDRON & STEVE LACY “THE MIGHTY WARRIORS”
Live In Antwerp, September 30, 1995
Epistrophy, Monk’s Dream
Steve Lacy (ss) Mal Waldron (p) Reggie Workman (b) Andrew Cyrille (dr)
VANISHA GOULD “SHE’S NOT SHINY, SHE’S NOT SMOOTH”
Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 19, 2024
Demure, Now that you’re here, Donovan
Vanisha Gould (voice,comp) Chris McCarthy (p) John Sims (b) Jongkuk Kim (d)
ANGÉLICA SÁNCHEZ TRÍO “SPARKLE BEINGS”
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 10, 2021
A fungus amungus, With (Exit), Phantasmic friend, Preludio a un preludio
Angelica Sanchez (p) Michael Formanek (b) Billy Hart (d)
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58 min
January 17, 2025Puro Jazz 16 de enero, 2025
BEN SOLOMON “ECHOLOCATION”
“Ornithology Jazz Club”, Brooklyn, NY, December, 2023
Echolocation, Generalife, Scene change
Ben Solomon (ts,comp) Davis Whitfield (p) Rashaan Carter (b) Kush Abadey (d)
GEORGE CABLES “I HEAR ECHOES”
New York, January 30 & May 2, 2024
Echoes, So near, so far, You’d be so nice to come home to
George Cables (p) Essiet Essiet (b) Jerome Jennings (d)
TONY ALLEN & HUGH MASEKELA “REJOICE”
London, England, c.
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58 min
January 16, 2025Puro Jazz 15 de enero, 2025
CURTIS FULLER / TATE HOUSTON “BONE AND BARI”
Hackensack, N.J., August 4, 1957
Bone and bari, Heart and soul (th out), Pick up
Curtis Fuller (tb) Tate Houston (bar) Sonny Clark (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
SIR ROLAND HANNA “THE NEW YORK JAZZ QUARTET IN CHICAGO”
Chicago, IL, July 27, 1981
Four the hard way, Raise a ruckus
Frank Wess (ts,fl) Sir Roland Hanna (p) George Mraz (b) Ben Riley (d)
SAL NISTICO “NEO NISTICO”
New York, November 3, 1978
Blues for K.D.
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58 min
January 15, 2025Puro Jazz 14 de enero, 2025
BARNEY BIGARD “SEXTET”
New York, January 5, 1945
Can’t help lovin’ that man, Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone, Sweet Marijuana Brown (jt vcl), Blues for Art’s sake
Joe Thomas (tp) Barney Bigard (cl) Joe Thomas (ts,vcl) Art Tatum (p) Billy Taylor, Sr. (b) Stan Levey (d)
CLIFF JACKSON -“BLACK & WHITE STOMPERS”
New York, March 4, 1944
Quiet please, Squeeze me, If I could be with you (one hour tonight), Weary blues
Pee Wee Russell (cl) Cliff Jackson (p) Bob Casey (b) Jack “The Bear” Parker (d)
CLIFF JACKSON – “VILLAGE CATS”
New York, December 21, 1944
You’ve got me walkin’ and talkin’ to myself (gs vcl), Quiet please, Cliff’s boogie blues (1) Jeepers creepers
Sidney DeParis (tp) Wilbur DeParis (tb) Sidney Bechet (cl,sop) Gene Sedric (ts,cl-1,vcl) Cliff Jackson (p) Everett Barksdale (g) Wellman Braud (b) Eddie Dougherty (d)
GEORGE WETTLING “JAZZ TRIO”
New York, June 30, 1944
China boy, Some of these days, Everybody loves my baby, That’s a plenty
Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) George Wettling (d)
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58 min
January 14, 2025Puro Jazz 13 de enero, 2025
DON FAGERQUIST “EIGHT BY EIGHT”
Hollywood, CA, September 14, 1957
Smoke gets in your eyes, All the things you are, The song is you, Lullaby of Broadway
Don Fagerquist, Ed Leddy (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb) Vince DeRosa (fhr) Herb Geller (as) Ronnie Lang (bar) Marty Paich (p) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d)
NICOLE GLOVER “PLAYS”
ca. 2023
Open or close, Munsoon, One second, please, I’ve grown accustomed to her face
Nicole Glover (ts) Steve Nelson (vib-1) Tyrone Allen (b) Kayvon Gordon (d)
DON PULLEN “NEW BEGINNINGS”
New York, December 16, 1988
Jana’s delight, Once upon a time, Warriors
Don Pullen (p) Gary Peacock (b) Tony Williams (d)
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58 min
January 11, 2025Puro Jazz 10 de enero, 2025
PABLO LEDESMA & AGUSTÍ FERNÁNDEZ “IMPROVOCACIONES”
La Plata, agosto, 2012
Improvocaciones 2,3,4,& 8
Pablo Ledesma (saxos) & Agustí Fernández (p)
RALPH ALESSI QUARTET “IT’S ALWAYS NOW”
Udine, Italy, June, 2021
Hypnagogic, Old baby, Migratory party, Residue
Ralph Alessi (tp,comp) Florian Weber (p) Banz Oester (b) Gerry Hemingway (d)
LOUIS BELOGENIS “LIVE AT TONIC”
New York, January 6th, 2001
Invocation; Trane Is in the House, Spiritual
Louis Belogenis (st) Wilber Morris (b) Rashied Ali (dr)
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58 min
January 10, 2025Puro Jazz 09 de enero, 2025
DIZZY GILLESPIE “JAZZ FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON”
“Village Vanguard”, New York, October 1, 1967
Blues for Max (2), Lullaby of the leaves (2,3)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Garnett Brown (tb-1) Pepper Adams (bar) Ray Nance (vln-2) Chick Corea (p) Richard Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d-3) Mel Lewis (d)
RAMSEY LEWIS “SONGS FROM THE HEART – RAMSEY PLAYS RAMSEY”
c. 2009 The Spark, Clouds in reverie, Sharing her journey
Ramsey Lewis (p) Larry Gray (b) Leon Joyce (d)
“THE TRUE STORY OF BEARS AND THE INVENTION OF THE BATTERY”
Brooklyn, NY, April 20, 2024
The First Question, Raise four, Oska T
Caleb Wheeler Curtis (stritch,tp,sopranino-sax,ts) Sean Conly (b) Michael Sarin (d)
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58 min
January 09, 2025Puro Jazz 08 de enero, 2025
VIC DICKENSON “VIC DICKENSON SEPTET”
Brooklyn, NY, December 29, 1953
Russian lullaby, Sir Charles at home
Ruby Braff (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Steve Jordan (g) Walter Page (b) Les Erskine (d)
BUCK CLAYTON “BUCK MEETS RUBY”
Brooklyn, NY, July 1, 1954
Just a groove, Kandee
Buck Clayton (tp) Ruby Braff (cnt) Benny Morton (tb) Buddy Tate (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Steve Jordan (g) Aaron Bell (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)
JO JONES “THE JO JONES SPECIAL”
Brooklyn, NY, August 11, 1955
Shoe shine boy (1) Lover man (2), Georgia Mae (2)
Emmett Berry (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Lucky Thompson (ts) Count Basie (p-1) Nat Pierce (p-2) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)
Brooklyn, NY, August 16, 1955
Caravan
Lawrence Brown, Rudy Powell, Pete Johnson , Emmett Berry, Buddy Tate, Freddie Green, Walter Page y Jones
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58 min
January 08, 2025Puro Jazz 07 de enero, 2025
JULIEN KNOWLES “AS MANY, AS ONE”
Los Angeles, CA, April 19 & 20, 2023
The boot, Desire path, End of the night
Julien Knowles (tp,comp) Devin Daniels (as) Javier Santiago (p) Dario Bizio (b) Benjamin Ring (d) + strings
RAHN BURTON “THE POEM”
New York, June 8, 1992
The poem, Alone together, Lazy bones
Rahn Burton (p) [aka Ron Burton (p) ] Walter Booker (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)
NATHAN DAVIS “LONDON BY NIGHT”
London, England, August 17 & 18, 1987
But beautiful, You’ve changed
Dusko Goykovich (tp,flhrn) Nathan Davis (ts,sop,fl) Kenny Drew (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Al Levitt (d)
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58 min