BRANDON SANDERS COMPTON’S FINEST  – Brooklyn, NY, February 18 & 20, 2023 Compton’s finest, Voyage, Monk’s dream Chris Lewis (ts) Warren Wolf (vib) Keith Brown (p) Eric Wheeler (b) Brandon Sanders (d) DON FRIEDMAN FEAT. SCOTT LAFARO MEMORIES FOR SCOTTY  – New York, 1961 Woody’n you, Sacre bleu, On Green Dolphin Street Don Friedman (p) […]

RALPH ALESSI   IT’S ALWAYS NOW  – Udine, Italy, June, 2021 It’s Always Now – Udine, Italy, June, 2021 Hypnagogic, Old baby, Residue, It’s always now, Tumbleweed Ralph Alessi (tp,comp) Floiran  Banz Oester (b) Gerry Hemingway (d) JAMES BRANDON LEWIS MOLECULAR  – Mt. Vernon, NY, January 13, 2020 A lotus speaks, Of first importance James […]

ROY BROOKS THE FREE SLAVE  – “Left Bank Jazz Society”, Baltimore, MD, April 26, 1970 The free slave, Will Pan’s walk Woody Shaw (tp) George Coleman (ts) Hugh Lawson (p) Cecil McBee (b) Roy Brooks (d) PAUL DESMOND GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY  – Webster Hall, New York, June 10 & 14, 1963 Poor butterfly, The […]

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON TLC AND FRIENDS  – New York, October 19, 1981 La Bonita, Seven steps to Heaven, Sonneymoon for two (1) George Coleman (ts) Sonny Carrington (ts-1) Kenny Barron (p) Buster Williams (b) Terri Lyne Carrington (d) AARON PARKS’ LITTLE BIG II DREAMS OF A MECHANICAL MAN  – New York, December 5-8, 2019 Attention, […]

BOBBY HACKETT AND HIS ORCHESTRA GOTHAM JAZZ SCENE  – New York, April 10, 1957 Cornet chop suey, It don’t mean a thing Bobby Hackett (cnt) Dick Cary (alto-hrn) Ernie Caceres (cl,bar) Tom Gwaltney (cl,vib) Mickey Crane (p) John Dengler (tu) Al Hall (b) Nat Ray (d)  – New York, March 27, 1957 Lazy mood, Caravan […]

DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET JUMPIN’ IN  – Ludwigsburg, Germany, October, 1983 Jumpin’ in, The dragon and the samurai, Shadow dance Kenny Wheeler (tp,pocket-tp,cnt,flhrn) Julian Priester (tb) Steve Coleman (as,fl) Dave Holland (b,cello) Steve Ellington (d) DAVE HOLLAND TRIO TRIPLICATE  – New York, March, 1988 African lullaby, Segment, Take the Coltrane Steve Coleman (as) Dave Holland (b) […]

SONNY ROLLINS MOVIN’ OUT  – Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954 Movin’ out, Silk ‘n satin, Solid Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) DANIEL CARTER SHINE HEAR VOL. 1  – New York, July 16, 2021 Intertext salute, Shine hear Daniel Carter (saxes) Leo Genovese (p) William Parker […]

BENNY CARTER & PHIL WOODS MY MAN BENNY, MY MAN PHIL  – New York, November 21 & 22, 1989 Sultry serenade, Just a mood (I), I’m just wild about Harry Benny Carter (as,tp-1,vcl-3) Phil Woods (as,cl-2) Chris Neville (p) George Mraz (b) Kenny Washington (d) MATT WILSON QUARTET HUG !  – Pipersville, PA, October 13, […]

JOE BUSHKIN ONE NIGHT STAND, LIVE “EMBERS”  – New York, December, 1953 But Not For Me, After You’ve Gone, St. Louis Blues Buck Clayton (tp) Joe Bushkin (p) Milt Hinton (b) Jo Jones (d) BILLY TAYLOR TRIO SLEEPING BEE  – New York, April, 1969 La petite mambo, Bye y’all, Brother, where are you ?, A […]

ART PEPPER THE ART OF PEPPER  – Hollywood, CA, April 1, 1957 Holiday flight, Too close for comfort, Surf ride Art Pepper (as); Carl Perkins (p); Ben Tucker (b); Chuck Flores (d). WARREN WOLF WARREN WOLF  – New York,   c. 2011 Emily, Senor House (pm,cm,gh out), One for Lenny, 427 Mass. Ave (1,2) Jeremy […]