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October 16, 2024Puro Jazz 15 de octubre, 2024
IKE QUEBEC
“QUINTET” – New York, July 18, 1944
Blue Harlem
Ike Quebec (ts) Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Milt Hinton (b) J.C. Heard (d)
“SWINGTET” – New York, September 25, 1944
If I had you, Mads About You
Jonah Jones (tp) Tyree Glenn (tb) Ike Quebec (ts) Ram Ramirez (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) J.C. Heard (d)
JOHN HARDEE
“SEXTET” – New York, February 28, 1946
Hard tack, If I had you, Mad about you
John Hardee (ts) Sammy Benskin (p) Tiny Grimes (g) John Simmons (b) Sidney Catlett (d)
“SWINGTETT” – New York, May 31, 1946
River edge rock,C jam blues, Flying home, Tiny’s boogie woogie
Trummy Young (tb) John Hardee (ts) Marlowe Morris (p) Tiny Grimes (g) Jimmy Butts (b) Eddie Nicholson (d)
EDMOND HALL
“CELESTE QUARTET” – New York, February 5, 1941
Edmond Hall blues, Celestial express
Edmond Hall (cl) Meade Lux Lewis (celeste) Charlie Christian (g) Israel Crosby (b)
“ALL STAR QUINTET” – New York, January 25, 1944
Rumpin’ in ’44, Seein’ Red
Edmond Hall (cl) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Carl Kress (g) Johnny Williams (b) y su Swingtet : Jonah Jones (tp) Tyree Glenn (tb)
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57 min
October 14, 2024Puro Jazz 14de octubre, 2024
BILLY ECKSTINE AND HIS ORCHESTRA “THE CHRONOLOGICAL CLASSICS (1944-1945)”
New York, December 5, 1944
Blowin’ the blues away, Opus X
Dizzy Gillespie, Shorty Mcconnell, Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel (Tp) Gerald Valentine, Taswell Baird, Howard Scott, Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (Tb) John Jackson, Bill Frazier (As) Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons (Ts) Leo Parker (Bar) John Malachi (P) Connie Wainwright (G) Tommy Potter (B) Art Blakey (D) Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan (Vcl) And Tadd Dameron
New York, May 2, 1945
Lonesome lover blues, I love the rhythm in a riff
Budd Johnson (as) Bill Frazier out, Sonny Stitt (as) replaces John Jackson, rest same
DIZZY GILLESPIE “THE CU-BOP DAYS”
New York, December 22, 30, 1947
Algo bueno [Woody’n you], Cool breeze, Cubana be, Cubana bop, Good bait, Ool-ya-koo, Minor walk, Manteca
Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl) Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Benny Bailey, Lammar Wright, Jr.
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58 min
October 12, 2024Puro Jazz 11 de octubre, 2024
“MY FUNNY VALENTINE – MILES DAVIS IN CONCERT
New York, February 12, 1964
First Set
So what, Walkin’, All blues.
Miles Davis (tp) George Coleman (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d)
MILES DAVIS “FOUR & MORE”
Second Set
My funny Valentine, Four, Seven steps to heaven
Miles Davis (tp) George Coleman (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d)
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59 min
October 11, 2024Puro Jazz 10 de octubre, 2024
SONNY RED “OUT OF THE BLUE”
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 5, 1959
Bluesville
Sonny Red (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Sam Jones (b) Roy Brooks (d)
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1960
Stairway to the star, Lost April
Sonny Red (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)
PAUL BLEY “PAUL BLEY PLAYS CARLA BLEY”
Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7, 1991
Vashkar, Seven, Turns, Ictus
Paul Bley (p) Marc Johnson (b) Jeff Williams (d)
MUNDELL LOWE AND HIS ORCHESTRA “SATAN IN HIGH HEELS”
New York, November 30, 1961
Satan In High Heels, The lost and the lonely, Montage
Joe Newman, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry (tp) Urbie Green, Buster Cooper (tb) Jimmy Buffington (fhr) Ray Beckenstein (as,fl) Walt Levinsky (as,cl) Al Cohn, Al Klink (ts) Sol Schlinger (bar) Eddie Costa (p,vib) Mundell Lowe (g) George Duvivier (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)
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58 min
October 10, 2024Puro Jazz 09 de octubre, 2024
WALTER SMITH, III “THREE OF US ARE FROM HOUSTON AND REUBEN IS NOT”
New York, c. 2024
seesaw, Misanthrope’s Hymn (4), Point Of Many Returns
Walter Smith III (st) Jason Moran (p, tcl [45]) Fender Rhodes (4); Reuben Rogers (b) Eric Harlan (dr)
PETER BERNSTEIN “BETTER ANGELS”
New York, April 1, 2024
Perpetual pendulum, Ditty for Dewey, You go to my head
Peter Bernstein (g) Brad Mehldau (p) Vicente Archer (b) Al Foster (dr)
PATRICIA BRENNAN “BREAKING STRETCH”
New York, September 16 & 17, 2023
Breaking stretch, Blue coral dreams, States of change
Adam O’Farrill (tp,electronics-1) Jon Irabagon (as,sopranino-sax) Mark Shim (ts) Patricia Brennan (vib,mar,electronics) Kim Cass (b) Marcus Gilmore (d) Mauricio Herrera (perc)
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58 min
October 09, 2024Puro Jazz 08 de octubre, 2024
GEORGE ADAMS / DON PULLEN “THE VILLAGE VANGUARD”
New York City, August 19, 1983
Dianne
George Adams (st) Don Pullen (p) Cameron Brown (b) Dannie Richmond (dr)
APRIL VARNER “APRIL”
Paramus, NJ, August 29 & 30, 2023
April blues, I’ll remember April, Joy of April, April in Paris
April Varner (vcl,comp) acc by Benny Benack, III (tp,vcl) Dayna Stephens (ts,sop) Caelan Cardello (p) Russell Malone (g) Reuben Rogers (b) Miguel Russell (d) Theo Bleckmann (vcl)
DUKE PEARSON WAHOO!
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58 min
October 08, 2024Puro Jazz 07 de octubre, 2024
FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
New York, May 14, 1926 The stampede, Jackass blues
Russell Smith, Joe Smith (tp) prob Luke Smith (tp) Rex Stewart (cnt) Benny Morton (tb) Buster Bailey (cl,as) Don Redman (cl,as,gfs,arr) Coleman Hawkins (cl,ts,bassax) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Ralph Escudero (tu) Kaiser Marshall (d)
New York, November 3, 1926 The Henderson stomp, The chant
Russell Smith, Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier (tp) Benny Morton (tb) Buster Bailey (cl,sop,as) Don Redman (cl,as,arr) Coleman Hawkins (cl,ts,bar) Fats Waller (p,org-1) Charlie Dixon (bj) June Cole (tu,vcl) Kaiser Marshall (d) Fletcher Henderson (cond)
New York, March 19, 1931 Clarinet marmalade
Benny Morton (tb) Russell Procope (cl,as) Horace Henderson (p-1) replace Jimmy Harrison, Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins (cl,ts,bar) Horace Henderson, Fletcher Henderson, Bill Challis (arr)
CHICK WEBB “THE JUNGLE BAND”
New York, June, 1929 Dog bottom (wp vcl), Jungle mama
Ward Pinkett (tp,vcl) Edwin Swayzee (tp) Bob Horton (tb) Hilton Jefferson, Louis Jordan (as,cl) Elmer Williams (bt,cl) Don Kirkpatrick (p) John Trueheart (bj,g) Elmer James (tu) Chick Webb (d)
New York, March 30, 1931 Heebie jeebies
Shelton Hemphill, Louis Hunt (tp) Louis Bacon (tp,vcl) Jimmy Harrison (tb) Benny Carter (cl,as,arr) Hilton Jefferson (cl,as) Elmer Williams (cl,ts) Don Kirkpatrick (p) John Trueheart (bj,g) Elmer James (tu,b) Chick Webb (d,celeste,bells)
New York, June 12, 1935 I’ll chase the blues away (ef vcl)
Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan (tp) poss.
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58 min
October 05, 2024Puro Jazz 04 de octubre, 2024
MARQUIS HILL “NEW GOSPEL REVISITED”
Chicago, IL, December 8, 2019
Law & order, Walter speaks, Lullaby, New paths, Perpetua
Marquis Hill (tp,comp) Walter Smith, III (ts) Joel Ross (vib) James Francies (p) Harish Raghavan (b) Kendrick Scott (d)
CHICK COREA “CIRCLING IN”
New York, August 13, 1970
Chimes I
Anthony Braxton (as,sop,cl,contrabass-cl,fl) Chick Corea (p,cel,perc) Dave Holland (b,g,cello,perc)
DANIEL CARTER et al “SHINE HEAR VOL.
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58 min
October 04, 2024Puro Jazz 03 de octubre, 2024
MIGUEL ZENÓN “GOLDEN CITY”
Mt. Vernon, NY, November 27 & 28, 2023
Acts of exclusion, 9066, The power of community Diego Urcola (tp,v-tb) Alan Ferber (tb) Jacob Garchik (tu,tb) Miguel Zenón (as) Matt Mitchell (p) Miles Okazaki (g) Chris Tordini (b) Dan Weiss (d) Daniel Diaz (cga,tripandero,perc)
ART FARMER F/ JIM HALL “LIVE AT THE HALF NOTE”
New York, December 5, 6 & 7, 1963
Stompin’ at the Savoy, Swing spring
Art Farmer (tp,flhrn) Jim Hall (g) Steve Swallow (b) Walter Perkins (d)
JOE FARRELL “MOON GERMS”
New York, November 21, 1972
Moon germs, Bass folk song
Joe Farrell (sop,fl) Herbie Hancock (p) Stanley Clarke (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
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58 min
October 03, 2024Puro Jazz 02 de octubre, 2024
CHARLES TOLLIVER “THE RINGER”
London, England, June 2, 1969
Plight, The ringer, Spur
Charles Tolliver (tp) Stanley Cowell (p) Steve Novosel (b) Jimmy Hopps (d)
CHET BAKER “IN NEW YORK”
New York, September, 1958
Hotel 49, Blue thoughts, Solar
Chet Baker (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Al Haig (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
EMMET COHEN “VIBE PROVIDER”
New York ?, c.
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58 min