CECILIA SMITH SMALL ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE – VOLUME ONE THE MARY LOU WILLIAMS RESURGENCE PROJECT – c 2022 Sketch 1 – Truth be told for MLW, What’s your story, morning glory, Miss D.D. (Composed for Doris Duke) Cecilia Smith (vib,comp) Carlton Holmes (org) Lafayette Harris, Jr. (p) Kenny Davis (b) Ron Savage (d) Carla Cook (vcl) […]

JOHN LEWIS / SACHA DISTEL AFTERNOON IN PARIS Paris, France, December 4-5, 1956: – Dear old Stockholm, I cover the waterfront Barney Wilen (ts) John Lewis (p) Sacha Distel (g) Pierre Michelot (b) Connie Kay (d) – Bags’ groove Barney Wilen (ts) John Lewis (p) Sacha Distel (g) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) SHIRLEY […]

El violonchelo como instrumento de jazz. AKUA DIXON – AKUA DIXON – Brooklyn, NY, October 22, 2012 Haitian fight song (1,3,4), Poinciana John Blake, Jr. (vln-1) Regina Carter (vln-2) Patrisa Tomassini, Gwen Laster (vln) Ina Paris (viola) Akua Dixon (cello,vcl) Kenny Davis (b-3) Orion Turre (d-4) Andromeda Turre (vcl) ERIK FRIEDLANDER BONEBRIDGE – Brooklyn, NY […]

STEVE DAVIS BLUESTHETIC – New York, February 8, 2022 Encouragement, Silver at sundown, Maybe so Steve Davis (tb) Steve Nelson (vib) Geoff Keezer (p) Peter Bernstein (g) Christian McBride (b) Willie Jones, III (d) ROBERTA GAMBARINI SINGS THE JIMMY HEATH SONGBOOK – c. 2015 The thumper, A mother’s love, Frank Foster Roberta Gambarini (vcl) acc […]

MOSE ALLISON MY BACKYARD – New York, December 5, 6, & 7, 1989 Ever since I stole the blues, Big brother, That’s your red wagon, My backyard Tony Dagradi (ts) Mose Allison (p,vcl) Steve Masakowski (g) Bill Huntington (b) Johnny Vidacovich (d) BARRY HARRIS TRIO CHASIN’ THE BIRD – New York, May 31 & August […]

MIFF MOLE  – New York, January 4, May 10,1927 Washboard blues, That’s no bargain, Boneyard shuffle, Sensation rag Red Nichols (cnt) Miff Mole (tb) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Fred Morrow (as) Arthur Schutt (p) Vic Berton (d) GARLAND WILSON (p,vcl):  – New York, February 2, 1932 Memories of you  – Paris, c. November 1932 & December […]

BILLY PIERCE EPISTROPHY – New York, December 22, 1992 I’m an old cowhand, Bye-ya, In walked Toot Billy Pierce (ts) Donald Brown (p) Christian McBride (b) Billy Drummond (d) OLIVER JONES COOKIN’ AT SWEET BASIL – New York, September 3, 1987 Jitterbug waltz, Looking for Lou Oliver Jones (p) Dave Young (b) Terry Clarke (d) […]

MARCUS PRINTUP YOUNG BLOODS – November, 2014 In your own sweet way, Au privave Marcus Printup (tp) Patrick Bartley (as) Coleman Hudges (tb) Allyn Johnson (p) Dezron Douglas (b) Ulysses Owens (d) ERIC REED BLACK, BROWN AND BLUE – Van Nuys, CA, June 24, 2022 Peace, Infant eyes, Cheryl Ann, Along came Betty Eric Reed […]

JOHNNY COLES THE WARM SOUND – New York, April 10 & 13, 1961 Room 3 (1), Hi fly (2), Babe’s blues (2) Johnny Coles (tp) Kenny Drew (p-1) Randy Weston (p-2) Peck Morrison (b-1) George Tucker (b-2) Charlie Persip (d) MEL POWELL SEPTET – New York, December 30, 1953 S wonderful, It’s been so long, […]

CHARLIE PARKER CHARLIE PARKER HI FI  – New York, December 30, 1952 The song is you, Laird Baird, Kim, Cosmic rays Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)  – New York,July 30, 1953 Now’s the time, I remember you, Confirmation, Chi Chi Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath […]