PuroJazz

GREG ABATE / PAUL DEL NERO QUARTET REUNION – “LIVE AT WICN STUDIO”  – Worcester, MA, June 4, 2022 Light speed, Mose knows, Positive energy Greg Abate (as,fl) Matt de Champlain (p) Paul Del Nero (b) Gary Johnson (d) DAVID VIRELLES CARTA  – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 31 & June 1, 2022 Uncommon sense, Lamento […]

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF THE USA  – New York, November 16 & 26, 1956 History of a boy scout, Ode to a cowboy, Sounds of the Loop Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Norman Bates (b) Joe Morello (d) CHRIS SPEED TRIO DESPITE OBSTACLES   – New York, April 28 & July 24, 2022 […]

JOE MARSALA JOE MARSALA AND HIS DELTA FOUR – New York, April 4, 1940 Wandering man blues (dsj vcl), Salty mama blues (bc vcl,*), Three o’clock jump (dsj vcl), Reunion in Harlem (1) Bill Coleman (tp,vcl) Joe Marsala (cl) Pete Brown (as) Leonard Feather (p-1) Carmen Mastren (g) Gene Traxler (b) Dell St. John (vcl) […]

ANTHONY HERVEY WORDS FROM MY HORN  – c. 2022Crystal stair, The rust from yesterday’s blues, Du-rag Anthony Hervey (tp,comp) Sarah Hanahan (sa) Sean Mason (p) Philip Norris (b) Miquel Russell (d) NOAH HAIDU STANDARDS  – New York ?, c. 2022 Someday my prince will come (3), Ana Maria (1,3), Last dance (I)(II) (1,3) Steve Wilson […]

JOHNNY GRIFFIN WAY OUT ! – New York, February 26 or 27, 1958 Cherokee, Hot sausage Johnny Griffin (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) CHRISTINE JENSEN DAY MOON – Montreal, c. 2022 Day moon, Twenty twenty blues, Here’s that rainy day Christine Jensen (as,sop) Steve Amirault (p) Adrian Vedady (b) […]

CHARLES MINGUS THE CLOWN – New York, February 13, March 12, 1957 Haitian fight song (1), Reincarnation of a lovebird (1) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Shafi Hadi (as-1,ts-2) [aka Curtis Porter (as,ts) ] Wade Legge (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d,tamb) JOHN PATITUCCI SONGS, STORIES AND SPIRITUALS  – New York, April 9 & 10, 2002It […]

DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA LIVE “CRYSTAL BALLROOM”  – Fargo, North Dakota, November 7, 1940 Ko-ko, Pussy willow, Harlem air-shaft, Rockin’ in rhythm Rex Stewart (cnt) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Wallace Jones (tp) Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Otto Hardwick (as,cl) Ben Webster (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke […]

ART FARMER QUARTET INTERACTION – New York, July 25, August 1, 1963 By myself, My little suede shoes, Sometime ago Art Farmer (tp,flhrn) Jim Hall (g) Steve Swallow (b) Walter Perkins (d) ERIC ALEXANDER A NEW BEGINNING – ALTO SAXOPHONE WITH STRINGS – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 28, 2021 Maybe September, She was too good […]

MICHAEL BISIO & TIMOTHY HILL INSIDE VOICE/OUTSIDE VOICE  – Saugerties, NY, March 31, 2022 Wise one, Bridge, For all we know Michael Bisio – bass, Timothy Hill vocals/acoustic guitar CONNIE CROTHERS INCANDESCENCE  – Jamaica, NY, June,  1974 Lennie’s Scene, Hillside Avenue, Three-way Connie Crothers (p) Joe Solomon (b) Roger Mancuso (d) MARSHALL ALLEN / ROSCOE […]

CAROLINE TAYLOR FOR THE MOMENT  – London, February 25 & 26, 1998 Groovin’ low, CT blues, Deep blue sea (1) Neil Yates (tp,fl) Denys Baptiste (ts) Dave Frankel (p) Jenny Adejayan (cello-1) Simon Thorpe (b) Caroline Taylor (d) MARCUS ROBERTS DEEP IN THE SHED  – Astoria, NY & New Orleans, LA, August 9-December 15, 1989 […]