PuroJazz

YAMABIKO QUINTET YAMABIKO  – Cologne, Germany, February 22 & 23, 2022 Beautiful flowers, Sandrinella, Layered history Reiner Winterschladen (tp) Michel Pilz (b-cl) Frank Paul Schubert (as) Christian Ramond (b) Klaus Kugel (d) ] JACOB GARCHIK ASSEMBLY  – New York, February 12 & May 23, 2021 Collage, Pastiche, Homage, Fantasia Jacob Garchik (tb,comp) Sam Newsome (sop) […]

 - Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 24, 1967

An aperitif, Don't cry, just sigh, Give me that feelin'

Lee Morgan (tp) James Spaulding (as,fl-1) Hank Mobley (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Sonny Greenwich (g) Walter Booker (b) Billy Higgins (d)

 - London, May 8, 1965

Starless and bible black, Cockle row, I lost my step in Nantucket

Bobby Wellins (ts) Stan Tracey (p) Jeff Clyne (b) Jackie Dougan (d)

 - Oakland, CA, September 21 & 22, 2009

Blues for Istanbul, Lift, Lima bean

Jeff Parker (g) John Shifflett (b) Scott Amendola (d,perc,electronics)

 - Los Angeles, April 16 - 17, 1963

Joshua, So near, so far, Seven steps to heaven (tks 4 & 5)

Miles Davis (tp) George Coleman (as) Victor Feldman (p) Ron Carter (b) Frank Butler (d)

 -  New York, May 14, 1963

Joshua, So near, so far, Seven steps to heaven (Tk2)

Herbie Hancock (p) replaces Victor Feldman, Tony Williams (d) replaces Frank Butler

 - Los Angeles, April 16, 1963

Basin Street blues (PARCIAL) (gc out)

Miles Davis (tp) Victor Feldman (p) Ron Carter (b) Frank Butler (d)

 - New York, May 7-8

Laverne walk, Cousin Mary, Friday the 13th

Jimmy Knepper (tb) Frank Wess (fl,ts) Dick Katz (p,arr) Marc Johnson (b) Al Harewood (d)

 -  Newport, RI, July 2, 1966

I loves you Porgy, Blues for Mama, Mississippi Goddam

Nina Simone (vcl/p) Rudy Stevenson (g) Lisle Atkinson (b) Bobby Hamilton (d)

 - Los Angeles, August 16-17, 1955

Lover come back to me, Comes love, Lover man, Pete's alibi, Jordu

Conte Candoli (tp) Bill Holman (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Larance Marable (d)

BRANDON SANDERS COMPTON’S FINEST  – Brooklyn, NY, February 18 & 20, 2023 Compton’s finest, Voyage, Monk’s dream Chris Lewis (ts) Warren Wolf (vib) Keith Brown (p) Eric Wheeler (b) Brandon Sanders (d) DON FRIEDMAN FEAT. SCOTT LAFARO MEMORIES FOR SCOTTY  – New York, 1961 Woody’n you, Sacre bleu, On Green Dolphin Street Don Friedman (p) […]

RALPH ALESSI   IT’S ALWAYS NOW  – Udine, Italy, June, 2021 It’s Always Now – Udine, Italy, June, 2021 Hypnagogic, Old baby, Residue, It’s always now, Tumbleweed Ralph Alessi (tp,comp) Floiran  Banz Oester (b) Gerry Hemingway (d) JAMES BRANDON LEWIS MOLECULAR  – Mt. Vernon, NY, January 13, 2020 A lotus speaks, Of first importance James […]

ROY BROOKS THE FREE SLAVE  – “Left Bank Jazz Society”, Baltimore, MD, April 26, 1970 The free slave, Will Pan’s walk Woody Shaw (tp) George Coleman (ts) Hugh Lawson (p) Cecil McBee (b) Roy Brooks (d) PAUL DESMOND GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY  – Webster Hall, New York, June 10 & 14, 1963 Poor butterfly, The […]

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON TLC AND FRIENDS  – New York, October 19, 1981 La Bonita, Seven steps to Heaven, Sonneymoon for two (1) George Coleman (ts) Sonny Carrington (ts-1) Kenny Barron (p) Buster Williams (b) Terri Lyne Carrington (d) AARON PARKS’ LITTLE BIG II DREAMS OF A MECHANICAL MAN  – New York, December 5-8, 2019 Attention, […]

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) […]