February 17, 2008

a. Sonny Rollins, "St. Thomas"
b. Jimmy Giuffre, "Propulsion"
c. Jackie McLean, "Sentimental Journey"
d. Paul Chambers, "Yesterdays"
e. Yusef Lateef, "The Plum Blossom"
f. Bud Powell, "52nd St. Theme"
g. Chick Corea, "Steps-- What Was"
h. Gene Ammons, "Hip-Tip"
i. Max Roach, "Freedom Day"
j. Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli "Georgia On My Mind"
k. Ornette Coleman Quartet, "Beauty Is A Rare Thing"
l. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, "Many Blessings"
m. Charles Mingus, "Track C: Group Dancers"
n. Charles Lloyd, "Apex"
o. Sun Ra, "Outer Nothingness"
p. Albert Ayler, "Sun Watcher"
q. Jimmy Giuffre, "YGGDRASIL"
r. Sonny Rollins, "Blue 7"

From missing records, to a frozen tower, to unconnected turntables, this show was something of a technical disaster. Luckily, no one was actually listening.

a. from Saxophone Colossus (Prestige, 1956). Personnel: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Max Roach, drums.
b. from Free Fall (Columbia, 1962). Personnel: Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet.
c. from 4, 5, and 6 (Prestige, 1956). Personnel: Jackie McLean, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Donald Byrd, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
d. from Bass On Top (Blue Note, 1957). Personnel: Kenny Burrell, guitar; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
e. from Eastern Sounds (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Benny Harris, piano; Ernie Farlow, bass; Lex Humpries, drums.
f. from The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1951). Personnel: Bud Powell, piano; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Fats Navarro, trumpet; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
g. from Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Blue Note, 1968). Personnel: Chick Corea, piano; Miroslav Vitous, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
h. from Blue Gene (Prestige, 1958). Personnel: Gene Ammons, tenor saxophone; Pepper Adams baritone saxophone; Idrees Sulieman trumpet; Mal Waldron piano; Doug Watkins bass; Art Taylor drums; Ray Barretto congas.
i. from We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Candid, 1960). Personnel: Abbey Lincoln, vocals; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; James Schenk, bass; Max Roach, drums.
j. from Quintet of the Hot Club, France 1936-1937
k. from This Is Our Music (Atlantic, 1960). Personnel: Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Don Cherry, trumpet; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
l. from The Inflated Tear (Atlantic, 1968). Personnel: Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Dick Griffith, trombone; Ron Burton, piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums.
m. from The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Impulse!, 1963). Personnel: Charles Mingus, bass, piano, leader; Jerome Richardson, soprano, baritone saxophones, flute; Charlie Mariano, alto saxophone; Dick Hafer, tenor saxophone, flute; Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Richard Williams, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba, contrabass trombone; Jaki Byard, piano; Jay Berliner, acoustic guitar; Dannie Richmond, drums.
n. from Of Course, Of Course (Columbia, 1965). Charles Lloyd, tenor sax; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
o. from The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Vol. 1 (ESP-Disk, 1965). Personnel: Sun Ra, piano; Jimhmi Johnson, percussion; Robert Cummings, bass clarinet, wood blocks; Chris Capers, trumpet; Bernard Pettaway, bass trombone; Danny Davis , flute, alto sax; Pat Patrick, baritone sax, percussion; John Gilmore, tenor sax; Marshall Allen, piccolo, alto sax, bells; Ronnie Boykins, bass; Teddy Nance, trombone.
p. from New Grass (Impulse!, 1968). Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Buddy Lucas, baritone sax; Burt Collins, trumpet; Garnett Brown, trombone, Call Cobbs, organ; Pretty Purdie, drums.
q. same as (b)
r. same as (a)