ELVIN JONES “PUTTIN’ IT TOGETHER”  – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 8, 1968Reza (1), Sweet little Maia (2) Joe Farrell (ts-1,sop-2) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d) MARC CARY “FOCUS”  – Belmont, CA, 2006 Appointment in Ghana, Self preservation, A long walk home Marc Cary (p) David Ewell (b) Sameer Gupta (d,tabla) BEN WENDEL “THE SEASONS” […]

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RAY BROWN “SOMETHING FOR LESTER” – Los Angeles, June 22-24, 1977 Something in Common, Slippery, Little Girl Blue Cedar Walton (p) Ray Brown (b) Elvin Jones (dr)             OZ NOY “RIVERSIDE” – c. 2021 All the things you are, Have you met Miss Jones ?, Out of nowhere Oz Noy […]

BENNIE GREEN “BACK ON THE SCENE” – Hackensack, N.J., March 23, 1958 I love you, Melba’s mood, Just friends Bennie Green (tb) Charlie Rouse (ts) Joe Knight (p) George Tucker (b) Louis Hayes (d)             MICHAEL SARIAN “LIVING AT THE END OF THE WORLD” – Roselle, New Jersey, 2022 Cinta […]

ANDY KIRK AND HIS TWELVE CLOUDS OF JOY” – Kansas City, c. November 7-8, 1929 Mess-a-stomp, Blue clarinet stomp (hl vcl) (1), Cloudy, Casey Jones special Gene Prince, Harry Lawson (tp) Allen Durham (tb) John Harrington (cl,as) John Williams (as,bar) Lawrence Freeman (ts) Mary Lou Williams (p,arr) William Dirvin (bj,g) Claude Williams (vln) Andy Kirk […]

JOSH EVANS “HOPE AND DESPAIR” – November 17 & 18, 2014 – Steps Passin’ Josh Evans (tp) Abraham Burton (ts) David Bryant (p) Rashaan Carter (b) Eric McPherson (d) – Good mornin’ Josh Evans (tp) Bruce Williams (as) Lawrence Clark (ts) David Bryant (p) Rashaan Carter (b) Kush Abadey (d)           […]

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JULIAN LAGE Y BILL FRISELL “VIEW WITH A ROOM” – Brooklyn, NY, c. 2021 Auditorium, Echo, Let every room sing Julian Lage (g,comp) Bill Frisell (g) Jorge Roeder (b) Dave King (d)           HAZEL SCOTT “RELAXED PIANO MOODS” – Hackensack, N.J., January 21, 195 The Jeep is jumpin’, Git up from […]

BRUCE BARTH “DEDICATION” – New York, 2021 Courage, In Memoriam, Better Days Bruce Barth (p) Vicente Archer (b) Montez Coleman (dr)             JUAN PABLO RIVERA CON MAURICIO RODRÍGUEZ “SUEÑO CRUEL” – Santiago, 2021 Sueño Cruel, Preludio A Un Beso (1), No Hay Mal Que Pueda Burlar,Todo Ha De Cambiar (1,2) […]

CHICO HAMILTON QUINTET: “FEATURING BUDDY COLLETTE” – Los Angeles, August 23, 1955 Blue sands, A nice day, My funny Valentine Buddy Collette (fl,as,ts,cl) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (d) LIVE “STROLLERS” – Long Beach, CA, August 4, 1955 I want to be happy Buddy Collette (fl,as,ts,cl) Fred Katz (cello) […]