JAMES REESE EUROPE LT. JIM EUROPE’S 369TH INFANTRY “HELL FIGHTERS” BAND – New York, March 3-7,1919, March 3, 1919 That moaning trombone, Memphis blues prob pers Frank De Braithe, Russell Smith, Pops Foster, Jake Porter (tp) Dope Andrews, Herb Flemming (tb) Pinkhead Parker (as) Noble Sissle (vln,vcl) Battle Axe Kenny (d) + others, Jim Europe […]

EMILY REMLER “TRANSITIONS” – New York, October, 1983 Searchin’, Del sasser, Coral John D’Earth (tp) Emily Remler (g) Eddie Gomez (b) Bob Moses (d)           OLD AND NEW DREAMS “OLD AND NEW DREAMS” – Oslo, Norway, August, 1979 Lonely woman, Togo Don Cherry (cnt,p) Dewey Redman (ts,musette) Charlie Haden (b) Ed […]

JEFF LEDERER’S SUNWATCHER “EIGHTFOLD PATH” – Kerhonksen, NY, August 16, 2020 Cristo Redentor, Arnold Schoenberg’s Son (Was My Math Teacher), Arshawsky Jeff Lederer (ts,gongs,bells,comp) Jamie Saft (org,p) Steve Swallow (b) Matt Wilson (d,perc)             URI CAINE LIVE “VILLAGE VANGUARD” – New York, May 23-25, 2003 Cheek to cheek, Nefertiti Uri […]

WAYNE SHORTER “ADAM’S APPLE” – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., February 3 & 24, 1966 Footprints, Chief Crazy Horse Wayne Shorter (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Reggie Workman (b) Joe Chambers (d)             MARC MOMMAAS /NIKOLAJ HESS “BALLADS & STANDARDS” – February 1 & 2, 2014 The peacocks, Ask me now (1), Body […]

GREG OSBY “ZERO” – Brooklyn, NY, January 9-11, 1998 Sea of illusion, Interspatial affair (1), Minstrale Greg Osby (as,sop,sopranino) Jason Moran (p,org,el-p) Kevin McNeal (g) Lonnie Plaxico (b) Dwayne Burno (b-1) Rodney Green (d)           MCCOY TYNER “TIME FOR TYNER” – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 17, 1968 African village, I didn’t […]

BUNK JOHNSON: “BUNK JOHNSON’S JAZZ BAND” – New Orleans, LA, October 2, 1942 When I leave the world behind Bunk Johnson (tp) Albert Warner (tb) George Lewis (cl) Walter Decou (p) Lawrence Marrero (bj) Chester Zardis (b) Edgar Mosley (d) “AND THE YERBA BUENA JAZZ BAND” – San Francisco, January/February 1944 Ace in the hole […]

ROY HAYNES “LOVE LETTERS” – New York, May 23 & 24, 2002 Afro blue (2), Que pasa (1), Stompin’ at the Savoy (2) Joshua Redman (ts-1) Kenny Barron (p-1) David Kikoski (p-2) John Scofield (g-2) Christian McBride (b-1) Dave Holland (b-2) Roy Haynes (d)           BOBBY TIMMONS “BORN TO BE BLUE” […]

ROXY COSS “CHASING THE UNICORN” – Brooklyn, NY, September 21, 2016 A shade of jade, You’re There, Free to be, Oh! Darling Roxy Coss (saxes,b-cl) Alex Wintz (g) Glenn Zaleski (p) Rick Rosato (b) Jimmy Macbride (d)           MAL WALDRON & JACKIE MCLEAN “LEFT ALONE” – New York, prob April, 1960 […]

PAUL DESMOND / GERRY MULLIGAN “TWO OF A MIND” – New York, June 26, 1962 All the things you are (1), Two of a mind (2), Out of nowhere (2) Paul Desmond (as) Gerry Mulligan (bar) Wendell Marshall (b-1) Joe Benjamin (b-2) Connie Kay (d-1) Mel Lewis (d-2)           RAY GALLON […]

EDWARD BLACKWELL “SHADES OF EDWARD BLACKWELL” – Englewood, NJ, January, 1968 That moment of glance, Farid Don Cherry (tp) Luqman Lateef (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Ed Blackwell (d)             HORACE PARLAN “MOVIN’ AND GROOVIN'” – Englewood Cliffs, N.J., February 29, 1960 C jam blues, Up in Cynthia’s room, Lady bird, […]