Sunday, April 27, 2008

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.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

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.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

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).