Point of Departure

May 11, 2008

2008-05-11T15:08:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-04T16:52:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-04T15:32:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-20T11:50:00.001-07:00

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

April 13, 2008

2008-04-13T15:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-06T15:19:00.001-07:00

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).

March 30, 2008

2008-03-30T15:19:00.000-07:00

a. Paul Chambers, "Dear Old Stockholm"
b. Nat 'King' Cole, "Metronome Riff"
c. Gene Ammons, "Confirmation"
d. Jimmy McGriff, "The Last Minute"
e. Lennie Tristano, "Subconscious Lee"
f. Charlie Haden and Kenny Barron, "Spring is Here"
g. Miles Davis w/ Gil Evans, "Jeru"
h. Wild Bill Davison, "The Continental"
i. Joe Lovano, "Rush Hour on 23rd Street"
j. Art Farmer, "In A Sentimental Mood"
k. Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker, "S'Wonderful"
l. Dave Holland Quintet, "Amator Silenti"
m. Red Nichols & Miff Mole, "Someday Sweetheart"
n. Stan Getz & Chet Baker, "Star Eyes"
o. Andrew Hill, "Mahogany"
p. Horace Silver Quintet, "Moon Rays"
q. Claude Bolling f. Jean-Pierre Rampal, "Versatile"
r. Steve Lacy w/ Don Cherry, "Who Knows"
s. Sarah Vaughn, "All Alone"
t. Charles Mingus, "Haitian Fight Song"

a. from Bass On Top (Blue Note, 1957). Personnel: Kenny Burrell, guitar; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
b. from Jazz Encounters (Capitol, 1992) [Recorded 1947]. Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Buddy deFranco, clarinet; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Nat Cole, piano; Bill Bauer, guitar; Eddy Safranski, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
c. from Boss Tenor (Prestige, 1960). Personnel: Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums; Ray Baretto, conga.
d. from One of Mine (Sue, 1964). Morris Dow & Larry Frazier, guitar; Jimmy McGriff, Hammond organ; Willie Jenkins, drums.
e. from 1947-1951 (Classics, 2003) [Recorded1949]. Personnel: Lee Konitz, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Bill Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Shelley Manne, drums.
f. from Night and the City (Verve, 1996). Personnel: Kenny Barron, piano; Charlie Haden, bass.
g. from Birth of the Cool (Blue Note/Capitol, 1957) [Recorded 1949]. Personnel: Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, french horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.
h. from Fidgety Feet (Jazzology, 2001) [Recorded 1968]. Personnel: Wild Bill Davison, coronet; Alex Walsh, clarinet; Al Gray, tenor clarinet; Roy Williams, trombone; Fred Hunt, piano; Jim Douglas, guitar; Harvey Weston, bass; Lennie Hastings, drums.
i. from Rush Hour (Blue Note, 1994). Personnel: Joe Lovano, alto sax; Gunther Schuller, composer, arranger, and conductor w/ orchestra.
j. from To Duke With Love (Test of Time, 1975). Personnel: Art Farmer, flugelhorn; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
k. from The Original Quartet with Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1998) [Recorded 1952]. Personnel: Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Chet Baker, trumpet; Red Mitchell, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.
l. from Critical Mass (Dare2, 2006). Personnel: Chris Potter, tenor sax; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Steve Nelson, vibes; Dave Holland, bass; Nate Smith, drums.
m. from Red Nichols and Muff Mole (BBC Records & Tapes, 1988) [Recorded 1927]. Personnel: Red Nichols, trumpet; Miff Mole, trombone; Jimmy Dorsey, clarinet & alto sax; Arthur Schutt, piano; Dick McDonough, banjo & guitar; Joe Tarto, brass bass; Vic Berton, drums.
n. from Quintessence Vol. 1 (Concord, 1983). Personnel: Stan Getz, tenor sax; Chet Baker, trumpet; Jim McNeely, piano; George Mraz, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
o. from Mosaic Select: Andrew Hill (Mosaic, 2005) [Recorded 1969]. Personnel: Carlos Garnett, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Freddie Waits, drums; Sanford Allen, violin; Stewart Clarke and Booker Rowe, viola; Kermit Moore, cello.
p. from Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet (Blue Note, 1958). Personnel: Horace Silver, piano; Art Farmer, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Teddy Kotick, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
q. from Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano (CBS, 1975). Personnel: Jean-Pierre Rampal, bass flute; Claude Bolling, piano; Marcel Sabiani, drums; Max Hediguer, bass.
r. from Evidence (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Don Cherry, trumpet; Carl Brown, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
s. from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz vol. IV (Smithsonian) [Recorded 1967]. Personnel: Sarah Vaughn, vocal; Clark Terry, Charlie Shavers, Joe Newman and Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; JJ Johnson and Kai Winding, trombone; Phil Woods and Benny Golson, reeds; Bob James, piano.
t. from The Clown (Atlantic, 1957). Personnel: Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Shafi Hadi, alto sax; Wade Legge, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

March 23, 2008

2008-03-23T15:24:00.000-07:00

a. Benny Goodman, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
b. Dexter Gordon, "Settin' the Pace (pts. 1 & 2)"
c. Lee Morgan, "Cornbread"
d. Oscar Peterson Trio, "Gypsy in my Soul"
e. Kenny Clarke, "With Apologies to Oscar"
f. Edmond Hall, "Edmond Hall Blues"
g. Lester Young, "Blue Lester"
h. Cannonball Adderley and Milt Jackson, "Just One of Those Feelings"
i. Illinois Jacquet, "Jumpin' Jacquet"
j. Bud Powell, "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
k. Don Byas, "How High the Moon"
l. Charlie Mingus, "West Coast Ghost"
m. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd, "Desfinado"
n. Charlie Parker, "Chasin' the Bird"
o. Yusef Lateef, "8540 12th Street"
p. Lou Donaldson, "Blues Walk"
q. Wilbur Haden, "EFFPH"
r. George Ruseell, "Lydiot"
s. Coleman Hawkins, "I've Grown Accustomed to Seeing Your Face"
t. Nina Simone, "Wild is the Wind"
u. Chick Corea, "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs"
v. Curtis Fuller, "Blues-ette"

Many of the tracks from this show derive from the box set The Savoy Story Volume 1: Jazz.

a. from Yale Archives vol. 6: Rainbow Grill '66 and '67 (Amerco, 1991). Personnel: Benny Goodman, clarinet; Joe Newman, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Bernie Leighton, piano; Atilla Zoller, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Joe Marshall, drums.
b. from The Savoy Story vol. 1: Jazz (Savoy, 1999) [Recorded1947]. Personnel: Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
c. from Cornbread (Blue Note, 1965). Personnel: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
d. from The Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Verve, 1956). Personnel: Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
e. from The Savoy Story [Recorded1955]. Personnel: Nat Adderly, coronet; Donald Byrd, trumpet; Jerome Richardson, flute; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
f. from Profoundly Blue (Blue Note, 1998) [Recorded 1941]. Personnel: Edmond Hall, clarinet; Charlie Christian, guitar; Meade Lux Lewis, celeste; Israel Crosby, bass.
g. from The Savoy Story [Recorded 1944]. Personnel: Lester Young, tenor sax; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Rodney Richardson, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
h. from Things Are Getting Better! (Riverside, 1958). Personnel: Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
i. from The Savoy Story [Recorded1946]. Personnel: Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Emmett Berry, trumpet; Bill Doggett, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
j. from Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 2 (Debut, 1953). Personnel: Bud Powell, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
k. from The Savoy Story [Recorded1945]. Personnel: Don Byas, tenor sax; Benny Harris, trumpet; Jimmy Jones, piano; John Levy, bass; Fred Radcliffe, drums.
l. from East Coasting (Bethlehem, 1957). Personnel: Shafi Hadi, alto sax; Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Bill Evans, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.
m. from Jazz Samba (Verve, 1962). Personnel: Stan Getz, tenor sax; Charlie Byrd, guitar; Gene Byrd, bass; Keter Betts, bass; Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach, drums.
n. from The Savoy Story [Recorded 1947]. Personnel: Charlie Parker, alto sax; Miles Davis, trumpet; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Porter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
o. from The Savoy Story [Recorded1957]. Personnel: Yusef Lateef, flute & tenor sax; Wilbur Harden, flugelhorn; Hugh Lawson, piano; Ernie Farrow, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums.
p. from Blues Walk (Blue Note, 1958). Personnel: Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Herman Foster, piano; "Peck" Morrison, bass; Dave Bailey, drums; Ray Baretto, congas.
q. from The Savoy Story [Recorded1958]. Personnel: Wilbur Harden, flugelhorn; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
r. from Ezz-Thetics (Riverside, 1961). Personnel: Don Ellis, trumpet; Dave Baker, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; George Russell, piano; Stephen Swallow, bass; Joe Hunt, drums.
s. from The Savoy Story [Recorded 1958]. Personnel: Coleman Hawkins & Frank Foster, tenor sax; Marshall Royal & Frank Wess, alto sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Nat Pierce, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums.
t. from Four Women: The Nina Simone Phillips Recordings (Verve, 2003) [Recorded1964]. Personnel: Nina Simone, piano & vocal; Rudy Stevenson, guitar; Lisle Atkinson, bass; Bobby Hamilton, drums.
u. from Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Blue Note, 1968). Personnel: Chick Corea, piano; Miroslav Vituous, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
v. from The Savoy Story [Recorded 1959]. Personnel: Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

March 16, 2008

2008-03-16T15:09:00.000-07:00

a. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers w/ Thelonious Monk, "Evidence"
b. Meade Lux Lewis, "The Blues, Part Three"
c. Andrew Hill, "Yokada Yokada"
d. Joe Henderson, "Isotope"
e. Hank Mobley, "The Vamp"
f. Art Pepper, "All The Things You Are"
g. Bill Frisell/Ron Carter/Paul Motian, "Eighty-one"
h. Kenny Drew, "Undercurrent"
i. Billie Holiday, "God Bless The Child"
j. Turtle Island Quartet, "Naima"
k. Elmo Hope, "Stars Over Marakesh"
l. The Jimmy Giuffre 3, "The Easy Way"
m. Jackie McLean, "Old Gospel"
n. Don Cherry, "Compute"
o. John Coltrane, "Ole"
p. Amad Jamal, "Ahmad's Blues"
q. Booker Ervin, "Cry Me Not"
r. The Quintet, "A Night In Tunisia"

a. from With Thelonious Monk (Atlantic, 1958). Personnel: Billy Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
b. from The First Day (Blue Note, 1992) [Recorded 1939]. Personnel: Meade Lux Lewis, piano.
c. from Judgment! (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
d. from Inner Urge (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Joe Henderson, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
e. from Dippin' (Blue Note, 1965). Personnel: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, Jr., piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
f. from The Way It Was! (Contemporary, 1972) [Recorded 1956]. Personnel: Art Pepper, alto sax; Warne Marsh, tenor sax; Ronnie Ball, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Gary Frommer, drums.
g. from Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (Nonesuch, 2006). Personnel: Bill Frisell, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
h. from Undercurrent (Blue Note, 1961). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Louis Hayes, drums.
i. from Lady Sings the Blues (Verve, 1956). Personnel: Billie Holiday, vocals; Willy Smith, alto sax; Harry Edison, trumpet; Bobby Tucker, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.
j. from A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane (Telarc, 2007). Personnel: David Balakrishnan and Evan Price, violin; Mads Tolling, viola; Mark Summer, cello.
k. from Trio and Quintet (Blue Note, 1992) [Recorded 1953]. Personnel: Elmo Hope, pian0; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
l. from The Easy Way (Verve, 1959). Personnel: Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet; Jim Hall, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
m. from New and Old Gospel (Blue Note, 1967). Personnel: Ornette Coleman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Lamont Johnson, piano; Scotty Holt, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
n. from Art Deco (A&M, 1989). Personnel: Don Cherry, coronet; James Clay, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
o. from Ole! (Atlantic, 1962). Personnel: John Coltrane, soprano sax; George Lane (Eric Dolphy), flute; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; McCoy Tyner, piano; Reggie Workman and Art Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
p. from The Legendary Okeh & Epic Sessions (Epic, 2005) [Recorded 1951]. Personnel: Ahmad Jamal, piano; Ray Crawford, guitar; Eddie Calhoun, bass.
q. from The Freedom Book (Prestige, 1963). Personnel: Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
r. from Jazz At Massey Hall (Debut, 1953). Personnel: Charlie (Chan) Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

March 9. 2008

2008-03-10T11:11:00.000-07:00

a. Sonny Rollins, "A Night in Tunisia"
b. Sam Rivers, "Luminous Monolith"
c. Art Tatum, "Tenderly"
d. Eric Dolphy, "On Green Dolphin Street"
e. Tina Brooks, "Minor Move"
f. Paul Bley, "Klactoveersedstene"
g. Gil Melle, "Quadrille For Moderns"
h. Gil Evans, "Where Flamingos Fly"
i. Thelonious Monk, "Sixteen (Take 1)"
j. Vince Guaraldi, "Great Pumpkin Waltz"
k. Lennie Tristano, "Manhattan Studio"
l. Wynton Marsalis, "Hothouse Flowers"
m. Anthony Braxton, "VHR G-(HWF) APQ"

a. from A Night At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1957). Personnel: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Donald Bailey, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
b. from Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.
c. from The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum (Capitol Jazz, 1997) [Recorded1949]. Personnel: Art Tatum, piano.
d. from Outward Bound (Prestige, 1960). Personnel: Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Jaki Byard, piano; George Tucker, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
e. from Minor Move (Blue Note, 1958). Personnel: Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Sonny Clark, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
f. from Live At The Hillcrest Club 1958 (Inner City, 1976). Personnel: Paul Bley, piano; Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Don Cherry, coronet; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
g. from The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions (Blue Note, 1998) [Recorded1954]. Personnel: Gil Melle, baritone sax; Lou Mecca, guitar; Bill Phillips, bass; Vinnie Thomas, drums.
h. from Out of the Cool (Impulse!, 1961). Personnel: Gil Evans, piano; Jimmy Coles & Phil Sunkel, trumpet; Keg Johnson & Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Tony Studd, bass trombone; Bill Barber, tuba; Roy Beckenstein, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Bob Tricarico, bassoon; Ray Crawford, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip & Elvin Jones, drums.
i. from Genius of Modern Music Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1952). Personnel: Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
j. from Oh, Good Grief! (Warner Bros., 1968). Personnel: Vince Guaraldi, piano, Eddie Duran, guitar; Stanley Gilbert, bass; Carl Burnett, drums.
k. from New York Improvisations (Elektra, 1983) [Recorded 1955-56]. Personnel: Lennie Tristano, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Tom Weyburn, drums.
l. from Hot House Flowers (Columbia, 1984). Personnel: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Branford Marsalis, soprano sax; Kenny Kirkland, piano; Jeffrey Watts, drums; Ron Carter, bass; Kent Jordan, alto flute; with orchestra.
m. from Alto Saxophone Improvisations 1979 (Arista, 1979). Personnel: Anthony Braxton, alto sax.

March 2, 2008

2008-03-02T15:23:00.000-08:00

a. Art Farmer & Benny Golson, "Avalon"
b. Grant Green, "Django"
c. Lou Donaldson, "After You've Gone"
d. Phineas Newborn, Jr., "Lush Life"
e. Nat Adderley, "Pretty Memory"
f. Roy Eldridge, "Blues In C Sharp Minor"
g. Herbie Mann, "Summertime"
h. Eric Dolphy w/ Booker Little, "Miss Parker of KC"
i. Wayne Shorter, "Lost"
j. Chet Baker, "Travelin' Light"
k. Clifford Brown, "Jacqui"
l. Oliver Nelson, "Sound Pieces for Jazz Orchestra"
m. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, "The Chess Players"
n. Max Roach & Abdullah Ibrahim, "Streams of Consciousness"
o. Babatunde Olatunji, "Shango"
p. Modern Jazz Quartet, "Over The Rainbow"

a. from Meet The Jazztet (Argo, 1960). Personnel: Art Farmer, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
b. from Idle Moments (Blue Note, 1963). Personnel: Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Grant Green, guitar; Duke Pearson and Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Harewood, drums.
c. from Quartet, Quintet, Sextet (Blue Note, 1952-1954). Personnel: Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
d. from A World of Piano! (Contemporary, 1961). Personnel: Phineas Newborn, Jr., piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
e. from Work Song (Riverside, 1960). Personnel: Nat Adderley, coronet; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Bobby Timmons, piano; Sam Jones, cello; Ketter Betts, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
f. from Little Jazz (Columbia, 1989) [Recorded1936]. Personnel: Teddy Wilson, piano; Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Chu Berry, tenor sax; Bob Lessey, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Sid Catlett, drums.
g. from At The Village Gate (Atlantic, 1964). Personnel: Herbie Mann, flute; Hagood Hardy, vibes; Ahmad Abdul-Malik, bass; Ray Mantilla, conga drum; Chief Bay, African drums; Rudy Collins, drums.
h. from Far Cry (Prestige, 1960). Personnel: Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet ; Booker Little, trumpet; Jaki Byard, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
i. from The Soothsayer (Blue Note, 1965). Personnel: Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; James Spaulding, alto sax; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
j. from Baker's Holiday (Limelight, 1965). Personnel: Chet Baker, flugelhorn & vocals; Alan Ross, Henry Freeman, Seldon Powell, Leon Cohen, and Wildfred Holcombe, reeds; Everett Barksdale, guitar; Hank Jones, piano; Connie Kay, drums; Richard Davis, bass.
k. from A Study In Brown (EmArcy, 1955). Personnel: Clifford Brown, trumpet; Max Roach, drums; Harold Land, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Richie Powell, piano.
l. from Sound Pieces (Impulse!, 1966). Personnel: Oliver Nelson, soprano sax; Gabe Baltazar, Bill Green, Bill Perkins, Plas Johnson, and Jack Nimitz, reeds; John Audino, Ollie Mitchell, Conte Candoli, and Bobby Bryant, trumpets; Richard Leith, Mike Barone, Ernie Tack, and Dick Noel, trombones; Bill Hinshaw and Richard Perissi, French horns; Ray Callender, tuba; Mike Melvoin, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
m. from The Big Beat (Blue Note, 1960). Personnel: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
n. from Streams of Consciousness (Piadrum, 1977). Personnel: Abdullah Ibrahim, piano; Max Roach, drums.
o. from Drums of Passion (Columbia, 1960). Personnel: Babatunde Olatunji, drums & vocal; Baba Hawthorne Bey, Roger Sanders, Taiwo Duval. percussion; Ida Beebee Capps, Afuavi Derby, Helen Haynes, Delores Oyinka Parker, Ruby Wuraola Pryor, Barbara Gordon, Helena Walker, and Louise Gordon, vocals.
p. from Fontessa (Atlantic, 1956). Personnel: John Lewis, piano; Milt Jackson, vibes; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.

February 24, 2008

2008-02-24T15:37:00.000-08:00

a. Ornette Coleman, "Matador"
b. Donald Byrd, "Cristo Redentor"
c. Miles Davis, "Nuit Sur Les Champs-Elysees"
d. Albert Ayler, "Angels"
e. Bobby Hutcherson, "Una Muy Bonita"
f. Ike Quebec, "Minor Impulse"
g. Bill Evans Trio, "34 Skidoo"
h. Charlie Christian, "Rose Room"
i. John Coltrane Quartet, "Greensleeves"
j. Hank Mobley, "Remember"
k. Dizzy Gillespie, "A Night In Tunisia"
l. Dave Brubeck, "Unsquare Dance"
m. Anthony Braxton, "Composition 106C"
n. Duke Ellington, "Midnight Indigo"
o. Cecil Taylor Quartet, "Excursion On A Wobbly Rail"
p. Keith Jarrett, "Autumn Leaves"
q. Thelonious Monk, "Off-Minor"

a. from Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar, 2006). Personnel: Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Gregory Cohen and Tony Falanga, bass; Denardo Coleman, drums.
b. from A New Perspective (Blue Note, 1963). Personnel: Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Donald Best, vibes; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Herbie Hancock, paino; Butch Warren, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
c. from Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (Fontana, 1958). Personnel: Miles Davis, trumpet; Barney Willen, tenor sax; Rene Urtreger, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
d. from Spirits Rejoice (ESP-Disk, 1965). Personnel: Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Don Ayler, trumpet; Charles Tyler, alto sax; Henry Grimes and Gary Peacock, bass; Sunny Murray, drums; Call Cobbs, harpsichord.
e. from Stick-Up! (Blue Note, 1966). Personnel: Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
f. from Blue & Sentimental (Blue Note, 1961). Personnel: Ike Quebec, tenor sax & piano; Grant Green, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
g. from How My Heart Sings! (Riverside, 1962). Personnel: Bill Evans, piano; Chuck Israels, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
h. from The Genius of Electric Guitar (Columbia, 1987) [Recorded w/ the Benny Goodman Sextet, 1939]. Personnel: Benny Goodman, clarinet; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Fletcher Henderson, piano; Charlie Christian, guitar; Artie Bernstein, bass; Nick Fatool, drums.
i. from Africa/Brass (Impulse!, 1961). Personnel: John Coltrane, tenor sax; Booker Little and Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Britt Woodman, trombone; Carl Bowman, Julian Priester and Charles Greenlee, euphonium; Julius Watkins, Donald Corrado, Bob Northern, Robert Swisshelm and Jim Buffington, french horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, clarinet, flute; Pat Patrick and Garvin Bushell; baritone saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Reggie Workman and Art Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
j. from Soul Station (Blue Note, 1960). Personnel: Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
k. from Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best of the Verve Years (Verve, 1992) [Recorded1954]. Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Gilbert Valdez, flute; Rene Hernandez, piano; Robert Rodriguez, bass; Jose Mangual, Candido Camero, Ralph Miranda, and Ubaldo Nieto, percussion.
l. from Time Further Out (Columbia, 1961). Personnel: Paul Desmond, alto sax; Dave Brubeck, piano; Eugene Wright, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
m. from Solo London 1988 (Impetus, 1988). Personnel: Anthony Braxton, alto sax.
n. from Anatomy of A Murder (Columbia, 1959). Personnel: Duke Ellington, celeste; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Harry Carney, bass clarinet.
o. from Looking Ahead! (Contemporary, 1959). Personnel: Cecil Taylor, piano; Earl Griffith, vibraharp; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums.
p. from At The Blue Note [Saturday June 4th, 1994 1st Set] (ECM, 1994). Personnel: Keith Jarrett, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
q. from Monk's Music (Riverside, 1957). Personnel: Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

February 17, 2008

2008-02-20T17:00:00.000-08:00

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)

February 10, 2008

2008-02-09T12:43:00.000-08:00

a. John Coltrane, "Ascention II (Take 1)"
b. John Coltrane Quartet, "Transition"
c. Pharoah Sanders, "Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt"
d. Freddie Hubbard, "Breaking Point"
e. New York Art Quartet, "Llanto de Indio"
f. Archie Shepp, "Prelude To A Kiss"
g. Marion Brown, "27 Cooper Square"
h. McCoy Tyner, "Search For Peace"
i. Elvin Jones, "Ray-El"

This week, we examine John Coltrane's seminal 1965 recording Ascension and the players who contributed to it. All players except Dewey Johnson are represented here on other recordings, and are presented in the order that they solo on Ascension. The take used for that song was the first, though the second was issued on the original LP. Coltrane prefered the second take, so it was included on subsequent pressings of the record. The goal here is to achieve a greater understanding of this piece's component parts; where these players were coming from, where they had been, and where they were going.

a. from Ascension (Impulse!, 1965). Personnel: John Coltrane, tenor sax; Freddie Hubbard and Dewey Johnson, trumpet; Marion Brown and John Tchicai, alto sax; Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis and Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
b. from Transition (Impulse!, 1970 [recorded 1965]). Personnel: John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
c. from Tauhid (Impulse!, 1967). Personnel: Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Sonny Sharrock, guitar; Dave Burrell, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Roger Blank, drums; Nat Bettis, percussion.
d. from Breaking Point! (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax; Ronnie Matthews, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
e. from 35th Reunion (DIW, 2000). Personnel: Roswell Rudd, trombone; John Tchichai, alto sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Milford Graves, drums.
f. from Fire Music (Impulse!, 1965). Personnel: Ted Curson, trumpet; Joseph Orange, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Marion Brown, alto sax; Reggie Johnson, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
g. from Marion Brown Quartet (ESP-Disk, 1965). Personnel: Marion Brown, alto sax; Alan Shorter, trumpet; Ronnie Boykins, bass; Rashied Ali, percussion.
h. from The Real McCoy (Blue Note, 1967). Personnel: Joe Henderson, tenor sax; MCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
i. from Elvin! (Riverside, 1961). Personnel: Thad Jones, coronet; Frank Weiss, flute; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Art Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Next Week: "Ascension"

2008-02-04T14:45:00.000-08:00

Next week (February 10), we'll be taking a look at John Coltrane's historic 1965 work "Ascension," and the players who contributed to it. In addition to hearing the "Acsension II (Take 1)" version that Coltrane himself prefered, we'll be hearing music by: the John Coltrane Quartet, Pharoah Sanders, Freddie Hubbard, John Tchicai, Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis, and Elvin Jones.

February 3, 2008

2008-02-03T15:24:00.000-08:00

a. Charles Mingus, "II B.S."
b. Miles Davis, "Teo"
c. Jackie McLean, "Esoteric"
d. Thelonious Monk, "Pannonica"
e. Roy Haynes Quartet, "Raoul"
f. Ornette Coleman, "C & D"
g. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, "The Drum Thunder Suite"
h. George Russell Sextet, "Ezz-Thetic"
i. Steve Lacy, "Evidence"*
j. Roland Kirk, "Kirk's Work"
k. Bill Evans, "Waltz For Debby"
l. Tina Brooks, "True Blue"
m. Cannonball Adderley, "Somethin' Else"
n. Eric Dolphy, "Aggression"

A medium-gloss show. Notable are the back-to-back cuts with bowed-bass solos by Henry Grimes and Scott La Faro, respectively, on the Haynes and Coleman tracks. After the turn of the hour, there's a short run of title tracks from Russell through Adderly.
*The music mastered onto this CD is not actually from the Lacy recording. Consequently, I don't know what actually played in its spot.

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a. from Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus (Impulse!, 1963). Personnel: Eddie Preston & Richard Williams, trumpets; Britt Woodman, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Jerome Richardson, soprano & baritone sax; Dick Hafer, clarinet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.
b. form Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia, 1961). Personnel: Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane & Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
c. from Destintion...Out! (Blue Note, 1963). Personnel: Grachan Moncour III, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Larry Ridley, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
d. from Brilliant Corners (Riverside, 1956). Personnel: Thelonious Monk, piano; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
e. from Out of the Afternoon (Impulse!, 1962). Personnel: Roland Kirk, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
f. from Ornette! (Atlantic, 1961). Personnel: Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Don Cherry, pocket trumpet; Scott La Faro, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
g. from Moanin' (Blue Note, 1958). Personnel: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
h. from Ezz-Thetics (Riverside, 1961). Personnel: Don Ellis, trumpet; Dave Baker, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; George Russell, piano; Stephen Swallow, bass; Joe Hunt, drums.
i. from Evidence (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Don Cherry, trumpet; Carl Brown, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
j. from Kirk's Work (Prestige, 1961). Roland Kirk, tenor sax & manzello & stritch; Jack McDuff, Hammond organ; Joe Benjamin, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
k. from Waltz For Debby (Riverside, 1961). Personnel: Bill Evans, piano; Scott La Faro, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
l. from True Blue (Blue Note, 1960). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Tina Brooks, tenor sax; Duke Joran, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
m. from Somethin' Else (Blue Note, 1958). Personnel: Miles Davis, trumpet; Juilian 'Cannonball' Adderly, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
n. from At The Five Spot, Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; Booker Little, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.

January 27, 2008

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a. Mal Waldron , "Status Seeking"
b. Duke Ellington, "Fleurette Africaine"
c. Booker Ervin, "A Lunar Tune"
d. Tony Williams, "Two Pieces of One: Red"
e. Tony Williams, "Two Pieces of One: Green"
f. Don Cherry, "Taste Maker"
g. Wayne Shorter, "Black Nile"
h. Oliver Nelson, "Cascades"
i. Sonny Rollins, "It Could Happen To You"
j. Ahmad Jamal, "The Surrey With The Fringe on Top"
k. Eric Dolphy, "Something Sweet, Something Tender"
l. John Coltrane, "My Favorite Things"
m. Andrew Hill, "30 Pier Avenue"
n. Cecil Taylor, "With (Exit) [Alternate Take]"
o. Ornette Coleman Trio, "Snowflakes & Sunshine"

This is first installment; I'm just getting the hang of things, so this is just a random gloss of tracks. Things should improve in the future.

a. from The Quest (Prestige, 1961). Personnel: Mal Waldron, piano; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Ron Carter, cello; Joe Benjamin, bass; Charles Persnip, drums.
b. from Money Jungle (Blue Note, 1962). Personnel: Duke Ellington, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
c. from The Freedom Book (Prestige, 1963). Personnel: Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
d & e. from Life Time (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Richard Davis & Gary Peacock, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
f. from Where Is Brookyn? (Blue Note, 1966). Personnel: Don Cherry, coronet; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
g. from Night Dreamer (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Reginald Workman, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
h. from The Blues & The Abstract Truth (Verve, 1961). Personnel: Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; George Barrow, baritone sax; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
i. from The Sound of Sonny (Prestige, 1957). Personnel: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.
j. from The Legendary OKEH & Epic Recordings 1951-1955 (Epic, 2005). Personnel: Ahmad Jamal, piano; Ray Crawford, guitar; Eddie Calhoun, bass.
k. from Out To Lunch (Blue Note, 1964). Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, flute; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Richard Davis, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.
l. from My Favorite Things (Atlantic, 1961). Personnel: John Coltrane, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
m. from Smoke Stack (Blue Note, 1963). Personnel: Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis & Eddie Khan, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
n. outtake from Conquistador (Blue Note, 1965). Personnel: Bill Dixon, trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Henry Grimes & Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.
o. from At The Golden Circle Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1965). Personnel: Ornette Coleman, violin, trumpet, alto sax; David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.