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 […]

CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN CHICAGO – Chicago, IL, February 3, 1959 Limehouse blues, Wabash, Grand central Cannonball Adderley (as) John Coltrane (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)             EMBER AUGUST IN MARCH – Samurai Hotel, Astoria, NY, December 3rd, 2022 Flotation Device and the Shivers, Suspense, […]

NATHAN DAVIS THE HIP WALK  – Villingen, Germany, September 1, 1965 The hip walk (1,2), Carmell’s Black Forest waltz (nd out,1), B’s blues (1,3) Carmell Jones (tp-1) Nathan Davis (ts-2,sop-3,fl-4) Francy Boland (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Kenny Clarke (d) HERB GELLER YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME  – Hollywood, CA, February 25 & 26, 1997 You’re looking […]

MIKE CLARK PLAYS HERBIE HANCOCK  – New York, June, 2022 Toys, Speak like a child Jon Davis (p) Leon Lee Dorsey (b) Mike Clark (d) Herbie Hancock (comp) BILL EVANS & JIM HALL UNDERCURRENT  – New York, May 14, 1962 My funny Valentine, Skating in Central Park, Darn that dream Bill Evans (p)  Jim Hall […]

CHARLIE JOHNSON’S ORIGINAL PARADISE TEN  – New York, February 25, 1927Paradise wobble, Birmingham black bottom, Don’t you leave me here. Charlie Johnson’s Original Paradise Ten : Jabbo Smith, Leonard Davis, Tom Morris (cnt) Charlie Irvis (tb) Benny Carter (cl,sop,as) Ben Whitted (cl,as) Elmer Harrell (cl,ts) Charlie Johnson (p) Bobby Johnson (bj) Cyrus St. Clair (tu) […]