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February 27, 2024Puro Jazz 27 febrero 2024
BENNY CARTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
London, England, January 11-16, 1937
Gin and jive, Nagasaki, There’s a small hotel (bc vcl), I’m in the mood for swing, Rambling in C (bc,em,wm,unk tp & vcl only)
Leslie Thompson, Tommy McQuater (tp) Lew Davis, Bill Mulraney (tb) Benny Carter (as,tp,vcl) Freddy Gardner, Andy McDevitt (cl,as) George Evans, Bud
BILLIE HOLIDAY WITH ORCHESTRA
New York, April 20, 1939
Strange fruit, Fine and mellow, I gotta right to sing the blues
Frankie Newton (tp) Tab Smith (as,ss) Kenneth Hollon, Stanley Payne (ts) Sonny White (p) Jimmy McLin (g) Johnny Williams (b) Eddie Dougherty (d) Billie Holiday (vcl)
New York, April 20, 1939
Yesterdays Frankie Newton, Tab Smith, Stanley Payne out
MEZZ MEZZROW MEZZROW/LADNIER QUINTET
New York, December 19, 1938
Royal garden blues, I ain’t gonna give nobody none o’ this jelly-roll, If you see me comin’ (tb vcl)
Tommy Ladnier (tp) Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Teddy Bunn (g,vcl) Pops Foster (b) Manzie Johnson (d)
BENNY MORTON
New York, February 23, 1934
Get goin’ (jb vcl), Fare thee well to Harlem (jb vcl), Taylor made, The gold digger’s song (hra vcl)
Henry “Red” Allen (tp,vcl) Benny Morton (tb) Edward Inge (cl,as) Jerry Blake (cl,as,vcl,arr) Teddy McRae (ts) Don Kirkpatrick (p) Bobby Johnson (g) Billy Taylor, Sr.
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1 hr
February 24, 2024Puro Jazz 23 febrero 2024
VÁZQUEZ / MENARES / RECABARREN FAMILIA
Brooklyn, NY ca. 2023
Santiago, Ritual, Aninovo
Yago Vázquez (p) Menares (b) Rodrigo Recabarren (dr)
DAVE DOUGLAS DEVOTION
New York, September 23, 2018
Miljosang, False allegiances, Devotion
Dave Douglas (tp) Uri Caine (p) Andrew Cyrille (d,perc)
JAMES BRANDON LEWIS TRANSFIGURATION
July, 2022, , Winterthur, Suiza.
Transfiguration, Swerve
James Brandon Lewis (st) Aruán Ortiz (p) Brad Jones (b) Chad Taylor (dr)
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1 hr
February 23, 2024Puro Jazz 22 febrero 2024
ERENA TERAKUBO A TIME FOR LOVE
Paramus, NJ, August 16, 2015
On a misty night, Time after time, Folklore, 88, Soon
Erena Terakubo (as) David Hazeltine (p,org-1) David Williams (b) Lewis Nash (d)
ETHAN IVERSON TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE
Conundrum, Victory is assured (Alla breve), Technically acceptable, The feeling is mutual (1)
Ethan Iverson (p,comp) Thomas Morgan (b) Simón Willson (b-1) Kush Abadey (d) Vinnie Sperrazza (d-1) Rob Schwimmer (theremin-2)
LEE KONITZ THE NEW SOUNDS
New York, March 8, 1951
Ezz-thetic, Odjenar, Hi Beck, Yesterdays (mr out)
Miles Davis (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Sal Mosca (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Max Roach (d)
New York, March 13, 1951
Indian summer, Duet for saxophone and guitar
Lee Konitz (as) Billy Bauer (g)
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1 hr
February 22, 2024Puro Jazz 21 febrero 2024
ELVIN JONES POLY-CURRENTS
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 26, 1969
Agenda (1), Mr. Jones (3)
Joe Farrell (eng-hrn-1,fl-2,ts-3) Fred Tompkins (fl-4) George Coleman (ts) Pepper Adams (bar) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (d) Candido Camero (cga)
ART FARMER FARMER’S MARKET
Hackensack, N.J., November 23, 1956
With Prestige, Ad-dis-un, Farmer’s market
Art Farmer (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Addison Farmer (b) Elvin Jones (d)
BILL FRISELL LOOKOUT FOR HOPE
New York, March, 1987
Lookout for hope, Little brother Bobby, Hackensack
Bill Frisell (g,el-g,bj) Hank Roberts (cello) Kermit Driscoll (b) Joey Baron (d)
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1 hr
February 21, 2024Puro Jazz 20 febrero 2024
ANDREA MOTIS EMOTIONAL DANCE
Carriage Studios, Connecticut, March 25-30, 2016 & Montoliu, Spain, August 9 & September 19, 2016
Never will I marry (6), If you give them more than you can (4,*), You’d be so nice to come home to (3), Baby girl (1)
Andrea Motis (tp,vcl) Perico Sambeat (sop-5,as-6) Joel Frahm (ts-4) Scott Robinson (bar-3) Warren Wolf (mar-8,vib-9) Gil Goldstein (accor-7) Ignasi Terraza (p) Josep Traver (g,el-g-2,vcl) Joan Chamorro (b,ts-1,fl-1,vcl) Esteve Pi (d)
BOBBY HUTCHERSON PATTERNS
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., March 14, 1968
Patterns, Time to go, Ankara James Spaulding (as,fl) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Stanley Cowell (p) Reggie Workman (b) Joe Chambers (d)
RALPH MOORE WHO IT IS YOU ARE
New York, April 5 & 6, 1993
Skylark, After your call, Since I fell for you
Ralph Moore (ts) Benny Green (p) Peter Washington (b) Billy Higgins (d)
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1 hr
February 20, 2024Puro Jazz 19 febrero 2024
BENNY GOODMAN IN SANTIAGO
Teatro Gran Palace – Santiago, Chile, November 17, 1961
Bugle call rag, Don’t be that way, Sweet Georgia Brown (1), I got rhythm (1)
Benny Goodman (cl) Buck Clayton, Nick Travis, Al DeRisi (tp) Sonny Russo, Rex Peer (tb) Jerry Dodgion, Herb Geller (as) Tommy Newsom, John Murtaugh (ts) Derek Smith (p) Howie Collins (g) Arvell Shaw (b) Mousie Alexander (d) Maria Marshall (vcl) Harry Sheppard (vib 1 sexteto )
BILLY STRAYHORN SEPTET – CUE FOR SAXOPHONE
New York, April 14, 1959
Cherry, You brought a new kind of love to me, When I dream of you (qj,rp out)
Harold “Shorty” Baker (tp) Quentin Jackson (tb) Russell Procope (cl) Johnny Hodges (as) [on label as Cue Porter (as) ] Billy Strayhorn (p) Al Hall (b) Oliver Jackson (d)
GENE KRUPA – DRUMMER MAN
New York, February 12, 1956
Let me Off Downtown, Rocking chair, Opus one, Drum boogie, Boogie blues
Roy Eldridge (tp,vcl) Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (tp) J.J.
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59 min
February 17, 2024Puro Jazz 16 febrero 2024
DIZZY REECE – SOUNDIN’ OFF
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 12, 1960
Yesterdays, Once in a while, Blue streak
Dizzy Reece (tp) Walter Bishop, Jr. (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d)
DAVE LIEBMAN – SELFLESSNESS: THE MUSIC OF JOHN COLTRANE
New York ?, c. 2021 Mr. Day, Selflessness
Dave Liebman (ss) Matt Vashlishan (sa) Bobby Avey (p) Tony Marino (b) Alex Ritz (dr).
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59 min
February 16, 2024Puro Jazz 15 febrero 2024
BILL CARLSEN – AND DEVINE’S WISCONSIN ROOF TOP ORCHESTRA
Chicago, December, 1927
New St. Louis blues, Tiger rag
Dip Happe, Alec Alexander (tp) Ole Turner (tb) Bill Carlsen (cl,as,ts,dir) Paul Peregrine, Harry Bortner (cl,as,ts) Lee Simmons (p) Ralph West (bj) Chet Harding (tu) Harry Pierce (d) Spencer Reuter (vcl)
And His Orchestra – Grafton, Wisconsin, c. December 1929
Clarinet marmalade, Milenberg joys
Bill Carlsen And His Orchestra : Bill Carlsen (cl,as,ts,dir) 2 unknown (tp), Ole Turner (tb) 2 unknown (cl,as,ts), unknown (p), (g), (tu), (d), Jack Teter (vcl)
ROSETTA CRAWFORD
New York, February 1, 1939
I’m tired of fattenin’ frogs for snakes, Stop it Joe, My man jumped salty on me, Double crossin’ papa
Rosetta Crawford (vcl) Tommy Ladnier (tp) Mezz Mezzrow (cl) James P.
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59 min
February 15, 2024Puro Jazz 14 febrero 2024
JACKIE MCLEAN – DEMON’S DANCE
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., December 22, 1967
Demon’s dance, Floogeh, Message from Trane
Woody Shaw (tp,flhrn) Jackie McLean (as) Lamont Johnson (p) Scotty Holt (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
JAMES BRANDON LEWIS – CODE BEING
May 16 and 17 2021 – Hardstudios Winterthur, Switzerland.
Resonance, Archimedean, Code Being
James Brandon Lewis (st) Aruán Ortiz (p) Brad Jones (b) Chad Taylor (dr)
RUSS FREEMAN TRIO
Los Angeles, October 27, 1953
Don’t worry ’bout me, Bock’s tops, Yesterday’s gardenias, Backfield in motion, The eye opener Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
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1 hr
February 14, 2024Puro Jazz 13 febrero 2024
LAWRENCE MARABLE QUARTET FEATURING JAMES CLAY
Hollywood, CA, August 4, 1956
The devil and the deep blue sea, Minor meeting, Willow, weep for me
James Clay (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
ORRIN EVANS – “….IT WAS THE BEAUTY”
Brooklyn, NY, January 29, 2013
Blues connotation, Commitment (1), Rockin’ chair, Ellipsis
Orrin Evans (p) Eric Revis (b) Ben Wolfe (b-1) Donald Edwards (d)
NASHEET WAITS – BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND INFINITY
Solignac, France, May, 2016
Snake hip waltz , Unity, Koko
Darius Jones (ts) Aruan Ortiz (p) Mark Helias (b) Nasheet Waits (d)
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59 min