May 11, 2008

a. Eric Dolphy, "Hat and Beard"
b. Mal Waldron, "Duquility"
c. Herbie Hancock, "Maiden Voyage"
d. Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker, "Jeru"
e. Benny Goodman Sextet f. Charlie Christian, "Rose Room"
f. Jimmy Giuffre, "Divided Man"
g. Cannonball Adderly & Miles Davis, "Autumn Leaves"
h. Sonny Rollins, "A Night in Tunisia"
i. Cecil Taylor, "Tales (8 Whisps)"
j. Anthony Braxton, "Piece Five"
k. Charles Mingus, "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting"
l. Modern Jazz Quartet, "Over the Rainbow"
m. Jackie McLean, "Saturday and Sunday"
n. Ahmad Jamal, "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"
o. Paul Chambers, "Yesterdays"
p. Roy Haynes Quartet, "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)"
q. Thelonious Monk, "Brilliant Corners"
r. Gil Melle, "Four Moons"
s. Ornette Coleman, "Blues Connotation"
t. George Russell Sextet, "'Round Midnight"

a. from Out to Lunch! (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; BobbbyHutcherson, vibes; Richard Davis, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.
b. from The Quest (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Mal Waldron, piano; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Ron Carter, cello; Joe Benjamin, bass; Charles Persip, drums.
c. from Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, 1965). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
d. from The Original Quartet with Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1998) [Recorded 1953]. Personnel: Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Chet Baker, trumpet; Carson Smith, bass; Larry Bunker, drums.
e. from Charlie Christian: The Genius of Electric Guitar (Columbia, 1987) [Recorded 1939]. Personnel: Benny Goodman, clarinet; Charlie Christian, guitar; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Fletcher Henderson, piano; Artie Bernstein, bass; Nick Fatool, drums.
f. from Free Fall (Columbia, 1963). Personnel: Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet; Steve Swallow, bass; Paul Bley, piano.
g. from Somethin' Else (Blue Note, 1958). Personnel: Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderly, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
h. from A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1957). Personnel: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Donald Bailey, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
i. from Unit Structures (Blue Note, 1966). Personnel: Eddie Gayle Stevens, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Ken McIntyre, oboe; Cecil Taylor, piano; Henry Grimes and Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.
j. from Creative Orchestra Music 1976 (Arista, 1976). Personnel: Anthony Braxton, alto & contrabass sax; Seldon Powell, alto sax; Ronald Bridgewater, tenor sax; Bruce Johnstone, baritone sax; Kenny Wheeler, John Faddis and Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; George Lewis and Garrett List, trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Jonathan Dorn, tuba; Karl Berger, vibes; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Warren Smith, drums; Leo Smith, conductor.
k. from Blues & Roots (Atlantic, 1960). Personnel: Charles Mingus, bass; Jackie McLean and John Handy, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Jimmy Knepper and Willie Dennis, trombone; Horace Parlan and Mal Waldron, piano; Dannie Richmond, drums.
l. from Fontessa (Atlantic, 1956). Personnel: John Lewis, piano; Milt Jackson, vibes; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
m. from One Step Beyond (Blue Note, 1963). Personnel: Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Eddie Khan, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.
n. from The Legendary OKEH & Epic Recordings (Epic/Legacy, 2005) [Recorded 1951]. Personnel: Ahmad Jamal, piano; Ray Crawford, guitar; Eddie Calhoun, bass.
o. from Bass on Top (Blue Note, 1957). Personnel: Kenny Burrell, guitar; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
p. from Out of the Afternoon (Impulse!, 1962). Personnel: Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello and stritch; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
q. from Brilliant Corners (Riverside, 1956). Personnel: Thelonious Monk, piano; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
r. from The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions (Blue Note, 1998) [Recorded 1952]. Personnel: Gil Melle, tenor sax; Eddie Bert, trombone; Joe Manning, vibes; George Wallington, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
s. from This is Our Music (Atlantic, 1960). Personnel: Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Don Cherry, coronet; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
t. from Ezz-Thetics (Riverside, 1961). Personnel: Don Ellis, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Dave Baker, trombone; George Russell, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; Joe Hunt, drums.

Next Week: Last Show

Next Sunday (May 11) will be the last installment of the show. For the occasion, I'll be playing some of the finest cuts from the show this semester (and some from beyond). Expect to hear classic stuff by Eric Dolphy, Jackie McLean, Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker, Charlie Christian, the George Russell Sextet, Mal Waldron, the Roy Haynes Quartet, Herbie Hancock, Gil Melle, Grant Green, Paul Chambers, Charles Lloyd, the late Jimmy Giuffre, and more.

May 4, 2008

a. Bud Powell f. Johnny Griffin, "Straight, No Chaser"
b. Bix Beiderbecke, "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
c. Serge Chaloff Sextet, "Body & Soul"
d. Zoot Sims, "I Hear a Rhapsody"
e. Charlie Parker w/ strings, "East of the Sun"
f. Wayne Shorter, "Dance Cadaverous"
g. Jackie McLean, "Street Singer"
h. Woody Herman, "Blue Flame"
i. Dusko Goykovich, "Last Minute Blues"
j. Thelonious Monk, "Something in Blue"
k. Dollar Brand, "Mood Indigo/Don't Get Around Much Anymore/Take the 'A' Train"
l. World Saxophone Quartet, "Over A Cloud"
m. Lee Konitz, "Skylark"
n. Rocky Boyd f. Kenny Dorham, "Stella by Starlight"
o. Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond, "Blues in Time"
p. Paul Gonsalves, "Angel Eyes"
q. Herbie Hancock, "Wandering Spirit Song"

A number of the tracks from this show are from the vaults of London's Black Lion Records. Though it's something of a coincidence, the saxophone is particularly emphasized tonight.

a. from Salt Peanuts (Black Lion, 1964). Personnel: Bud Powell, piano; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Guy Hayat, bass; Jacques Gervais, drums.
b. from Volume 2: At The Jazz Band Ball (Columbia, 1990) [Recorded 1927]. Personnel: Bix Beiderbecke, coronet; Bill Rank, trombone; Don Murray, clarinet & tenor sax; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet & tenor sax; Frank Trumbauer, c-melody sax; Adrian Rollini, bass sax; Frank Signorelli, piano; Joe Venuti, violin; Eddie Lang, guitar; ChaunceyMorehouse, drums.
c. from Boston Blow-Up (Capitol, 1955). Personnel: Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Boots Mussulli, alto sax; Herb Pomeroy, trumpet; Ray Santisi, piano; Everett Evans, bass; Jimmy Zitano, drums.
d. from Tonite's Music Today (Black Lion, 1956). Personnel: Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Hank Jones, piano; Wyatt Ruther, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
e. from The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert (Jazz Classics, 1952). Personnel: Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; strings unknown.
f. from Speak No Evil (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
g. from Jackie's Bag (Blue Note, 1960). Personnel: Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
h. from The Thundering Herds 1945-1947 (Columbia, 1988) [Recorded1946]. Personnel: Woody Herman, clarinet & alto sax; Conrad Gozzo, Cappy Lewis, Bob Peck, Chuck Petersch and Al Porcino, trumpet; Bill Harris, Ed Keifer, and Ralph Pfiffner, trombone; Sam Morowitz and John La Porta, alto sax; Micky Folus and Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Sam Rubinwitch, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Don Lamond, drums.
i. from After Hours (Enja, 1995) [Recorded 1971]. Personnel: Dusko Goykovich, trumpet; Tete Montoliu, piano; Rob Langerais, bass; Joe Nay, drums.
j. from The Complete London Collection (Black Lion, 1971). Personnel: Thelonious Monk, piano.
k. from Reflections (Black Lion, 1965). Personnel: Dollar Brand, piano.
l. from 25th Anniversary (Justin Time, 2001). Personnel: Bluiett, baritone sax; Oliver Lake, alto sax; David Murray, tenor sax; John Purcell, saxello.
m. from Konitz (Black Lion, 1954). Personnel: Lee Konitz, alto sax; Ronnie Ball, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Jeff Morton, drums.
n. from Ease It (Jazztime, 1961). Personnel: Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Rocky Boyd, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, Jr., piano; Ron Carter, bass; Pete LaRoca, drums.
o. from Quartet (Verve, 1957). Personnel: Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Paul Desmond, alto sax; Joe Benjamin, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.
p. from Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' (Black Lion, 1970). Personnel: Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Norris Turney, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Al Hall, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums.
q. from Mwandishi (Warner Bros., 1971). Personnel: Herbie Hancock, Fender Rhodes; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Benny Maupin, bass clarinet; Julian Priester, trombone.

April 27, 2008

a. Andrew Hill, "New Monastery"
b. James P. Johnson, "Over The Bars"
c. Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore, "Blue Lights"
d. Dave Holland Quintet, "Sunrise"
e. Chick Corea & Gary Burton, "Arise, Her Eyes"
f. Herbie Hancock, "The Maze"
g. Sonny Rollins w/ The Modern Jazz Quartet, "Almost Like Being in Love"
h. The Modern Jazz Quartet, "A Cold Wind is Blowing"
i. Yusef Lateef, "Come Sunday"
j. Kenny Burrell, "Lady Be Good"
k. John Coltrane Quartet, "Compassion"
l. Eric Dolphy w/ Booker Little, "The Prophet"
m. Elvin Jones, "Four and Six"
n. Tina Brooks, "Good Old Soul"

a. from Point of Departure (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
b. from Snowy Morning Blues (Decca, 1991) [Recorded 1944]. Personnel: James P. Johnson, piano.
c. from Blowin' In From Chicago (Blue Note, 1957). Personnel: Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
d. from Jumpin' In (ECM, 1983). Personnel: Dave Holland, cello; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Steve Ellington, drums.
e. from Crystal Silence (ECM, 1972). Personnel: Chick Corea, piano; Gary Burton, vibes.
f. from Takin' Off (Blue Note, 1962). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
g. from Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (Prestige, 1953). Personnel: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, drums; Milt Jackson, vibes; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
h. from Odds Against Tomorrow (Blue Note, 1959). Personnel: same as g) less Rollins.
i. from Hush n' Thunder (Atlantic, 1973). Personnel: Yusef Lateef, flute; Kermit Moore, cello.
j. from On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Blue Note, 1959). Personnel: Tina Brooks, tenor sax; KennyBurrell, guitar; Bobby Timmons, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
k. from First Meditations (for quartet) (Impulse!, 1992) [Recorded 1965]. Personnel: John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
l. from Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot Vol. 1 (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Booker Little, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
m. from Elvin! (Riverside, 1962). Personnel: Hank Jones, piano; Art Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
n. from True Blue (Blue Note, 1960). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

April 20, 2008: No Show

I am in Virginia, so there will be no show today, April 20. I'll be back next sunday, the 27th.

April 13, 2008

a. The Ike Quebec Quintet, "Blue Harlem"
b. The Dave Brubeck Quartet, "Blue Rondo A La Turk"
c. Jimmy Hamilton and the Duke's Men, "Blues For Clarinet"
d. Thelonious Monk Quartet f. John Coltrane, "Blue Monk"
e. The Tiny Grimes Swingtet, "C Jam Blues"
f. Mary Lou Williams, "Mary Lou Williams Blues"
g. Benny Morton's All-Stars, "Conversing In Blue"
h. Ben Webster, "Last Date"
i. The John Hardee Swingtet, "Idaho"
j. Chico Hamilton, "Forest Flower"
k. John Zorn f. Bill Frisell, "Avelut"
l. John Abercrombie, "Timeless"
m. John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, "A Blessing"
n. Miles Davis, "The Ghetto Walk"

Embedded within the fairly obvious theme of the first half-hour are tracks from the album The Blue Note Swingtets.

a. from The Blue Note Swingtets (Blue Note, 1998) [Recorded 1944]. Personnel: Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Ram Ramirez, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; JC Heard, drums.
b. from Time Out (Columbia, 1959). Personnel: Paul Desmond, alto sax; Dave Brubeck, piano; Eugene Wright, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
c. from The Blue Note Swingtets [Recorded 1945]. Personnel: Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet; Otto Hardwick, alto sax & clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax & clarinet; Ray Nance, trumpet; Henderson Chambers, trombone; Jimmy Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sid Catlett, drums.
d. from At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note, 2005) [Recorded 1957]. Personnel: Thelonious Monk, piano; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
e. from The Blue Note Swingtets [Recorded 1946]. Personnel: John Hardee, tenor sax; Trummy Young, trombone; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Marlowe Morris, piano; Jimmy Butts, bass; Eddie Nicholson, drums.
f. from 1927-1940 (Classics, 1992) [Recorded 1940]. Personnel: Earl Thompson, trumpet; Earl Miller, alto sax & clarinet; Dick Wilson, tenor sax; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Floyd Smith, guitar; Booker Collins, bass; Ben Thigpen, drums.
g. from The Blue Note Swingtets [Recorded 1945]. Personnel: Barney Bigard, clarinet; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Benny Morton, trombone; Sammy Benskin, piano; Israel Crosby, bass; Eddie Doughrety, drums.
h. from Soulville (Verve, 1957). Personnel: Ben Webster, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar; Stan Levy, drums.
i. from The Blue Note Swingtets [Recorded 1946]. Personnel: John Hardee, tenor sax; Tiny Grimes, guitar; Sammy Benskin, piano; John Simmons, bass; Sid Catlett, drums.
j. from Man From Two Worlds (Impulse!, 1964). Personnel: Charles Lloyd, tenor sax & flute; Gabor Szabo, guitar; Albert Stinson, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.
k. from Masada Guitars (Tzadik, 1993). Personnel: Bill Frisell, guitar.
l. from Selected Recordings (ECM, 2004) [Recorded 1974]. Personnel: John Abercrombie, guitar; Jan Hammer, organ; Jack De Johnette, drums.
m. from A Blessing (Omnitone, 2005). Personnel: Ben Kono, Chris Speed, Tom Christensen, Dan Willis and Alan Won, woodwinds; Rob Hudson, Kurtis Pivert, Jacob Garchik and Alan Ferber, trombone; Jon Owens, Tony Kadleck, Dave Ballou and Laurie Frink, trumpet; Kermit Driscoll, bass; John Hollenbeck, drums; Gary Versace, piano; Matt Moran, mallets; Theo Bleckmann, voice.
n. from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (Columbia, 2001) [Recorded 1969]. Personnel: Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, soprano sax; Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, electric piano; Joe Zawinul, organ; John McLaughlin, guitar; Dave Holland, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

April 6, 2008

a. Charlie Parker, "Koko"
b. Andre Previn, "Something's Coming"
c. Stephane Grapelli, "Moon Glow"
d. Walter Davis, Jr., "'Smake It"
e. Herbie Hancock, "Triangle"
f. Benny Green Trio, "The Sheik of Araby"
g. Stanley Turrentine, "Lonesome Lovers"
h. Duke Ellington, "Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)"
i. World Saxophone Quartet, "Steppin'"
j. Bill Evans Trio, "Blue in Green"
k. Art Ensemble of Chicago, "Charlie M"
l. Albert Ayler, "Spirits Rejoice"
m. Peter Brotzmann Octet, "Music For Han Bennik"
n. Cecil Taylor Unit, "Holiday En Masse"
o. Rosemary Clooney, "By Myself"

a. from The Savoy Story Vol 1: Jazz (Savoy, 1999) [Recorded1945]. Personnel: Charlie Parker, alto sax; Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sadik Hakim, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
b. from West Side Story (Contemporary, 1959). Personnel: Andre Previn, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Shelley Manne, drums.
c. from 1935-1940 (Classics, 1993) [Recorded 1935]. Personnel: Stephane Grapelli, violin; Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt, and Pierre Ferret, guitar; Tony Rovira, bass.
d. from Davis Cup (Blue Note, 1959). Personnel: Donald Byrd, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Walter Davis, Jr., piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
e. from Inventions and Dimensions (Blue Note, 1963). Personnel: Herbie Hancock, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Willie Bobo, drums & timbales; Osvaldo Martinez, congo & bongo.
f. from Testifyin' (Blue Note, 1992). Personnel: Benny Green, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
g. from The Best of Stanley Turrentine (Blue Note, 1989) [Recorded 1966]. Personnel: Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; James Spaulding, alto sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
h. from Three Suites (Columbia, 1990) [Recorded 1960]. Personnel: Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, and Russell Procope, saxophones; Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Andres Meringuito, and Eddie Mullins, trumpets; Lawrence Brown, 'Booty' Wood, Britt Woodman, and Juan Tizol, trombones; Sam Woodyard, drums; Aaron Bell, bass; Duke Ellington, piano.
i. from Live In Zurich (Black Saint, 1981). Personnel: Hamiett Bluiett, alto flute; Julius Hemphill and Oliver Lake, soprano sax; David Murray, bass clarinet.
j. from Full Force (ECM, 1980). Personnel: Lester Bowie, trumpet & etc.; Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell, reeds; Malachi Favors Maghostus, bass; Famoudou Don Moye, percussion.
k. from Live In Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse! Recordings (Impulse!, 1998) [Recorded 1966]. Personnel: Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Don Ayler, trumpet; Michael Sampson, violin; Bill Fowell and Henry Grimes, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.
l. from The Complete Machine Gun Sessions (Atavistic Unheard Music Series, 2007) [Recorded 1968]. Personnel: Peter Brotzmann, tenor & baritone sax; Willem Breuker, tenor sax & bass clarinet; Evan Parker, tenor sax; Fred Van Hove, piano; Peter Kowald and Buschi Neibergall, bass; Han Bennik and Sven-Ake Johansson, drums.
m. from The Cecil Taylor Unit (New World, 1978). Personnel: Cecil Taylor, piano; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Raphe Malik, trumpet; Ramsey Ameen, violin; Sirone, bass; Roland Shannon Jackson, drums.
n. from Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA/Victor, 1960).