Brian Lynch - Conclave (2005)

01.Tom Harrell
02.La Sitiera
03.J.b's Dilemma
04.Across The Bridge
05.Liberated Brother
06.La Mulata Rumbera
07.Awe Shocks
08.Invitation.




Brian Lynch: trumpet
Ralph Bowen: tenor saxophone
Luis Perdomo: piano
Boris Kozlov: bass
Ruben Rodriguez: bass
Ernesto Simpson: drums
Roberto Quintero: percussion.

Randy Runyon - Arrival (2007)

01.Solar
02.Recorda Me
03.Night Dreamer
04.All the Things You Are
05.Witch Hunt
06.Child Is Born, A
07.Straight No Chaser
08.Blues-a-Que.



Randy Runyon (guitar)
Carl Filipak (guitar)
Steve Zerlin (acoustic bass)
Todd Harrison (drums).

Roland Vazquez - Quintet Live (2007)

Intro (Vogue Theatre) (:48)
Dance for Louise (6:25)
No Rest for the Bones of the Dead (9:53)
Beyond This Dream (12:01)
Sevilla (9:13)
No Place to Hide This Heart (9:43)
Sum Fun 2 (4:51)
The Path of Change (9:42)
Las Mediosas (7:28).



Mark Soskin (Piano)
Roland Vazquez (Drums)(Producer)
Walt Weiskopf (Flute)(Sax (Tenor))
Anthony Jackson (Contrabass Guitar)
Ricardo Candelaria (Bongo)(Conga)(Timbales).

Carl Filipiak - I Got Your Mantra (2007)

01.Day in the Life, A
02.Memphis Walk
03.Into the Sea
04.I Got Your Mantra
05.14-15-16
06.Bold as Love
07.Francesca
08.Wakan Tanka
09.Hey Jimi (Slight Return)
10.Too Much TV.



Carl Filipiak (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar)
Steve Zerlin (vocals, electric bass)
Larry Goodwin (vocals, background vocals)
Tracey Tiernan (vocals)
John Grant (guitar, acoustic guitar, organ)
Paul Soroka (tenor saxophone, keyboards, lyricon)
Gary Grainger (electric bass); Dennis Chambers, Will Calhoun, John Thomakos (drums)
Greg Hatza (tabla).

Additional personnel: Master Re Re D. Rumm (rap vocals); William Lynch, Tracey Tieman (background vocals); Gary Grainger, Greg Hatza, John Grant, Larry Goodwin, Will Calhoun.
Audio Mixer: John Grant.
Recording information: Secret Sound Studio, Middle River, MD (11/2006-08/2007).

Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck - With A Heart In My Song (1988)

01.Equus (7:12)
02.54, Duncan Terrace (5:10)
03.Ain't No Grief (On The Southwest Chief) (8:20)
04.With A Heart In My Song (5:45)
05.999 (4:20)
06.Sundays (3:56)
07.So, So, Calypso (5:28).




Allan Holdsworth - guitars, Synthaxe
Gordon Beck - keyboards.

Carlos Franzetti - New York Toccata (1984)

01.Arabesque
02.Romancero
03.Deja Vu
04.Imagenes antes de Amanecer
05.Despues de decirnos buenas noches
06.New York Toccata
07.Alli
08.Imagenes.



C.Franzetti - keyboards
P.D'Rivera - AS
J.Beck - Guitar
A.Jackson - 6 st Bass
M.Johnson - Ac Bass
I.Berroa - Drums
R.Jones - Drums
M.Andreola - Ac Guitar.

New York 1984.
Cassette Rip

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - New York Scene (1984)

01.Oh, By the Way
02.Ballad Medley: My One and Only Love/It's Easy to Remember/Who 0Cares: My One And Only Love / It's Easy To Remember / Who Cares
03.Controversy
04.Tenderly
05.Falafel.




Art Blakey (drums)
Donald Harrison (alto saxophone)
Jean Toussaint (tenor saxophone)
Terence Blanchard (trumpet)
Mulgrew Miller (piano)
Lonnie Plaxico (bass).
Recorded live at Mikell's, New York, New York in May 1984.

Steve Swallow - Always Pack Your Uniform on Top (1999)

01.Bend Over Backward (11:26)
02.Dog With A Bone (6:11)
03.Misery Loves Company (7:47)
04.Reinventing The Wheel (7:47)
05.Feet First (7:25)
06.La Nostalgie De La Boue (6:46).





Barry Ries - trumpet
Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
Mick Goodrick - guitar
Steve Swallow - bass
Adam Nussbaum - drums.
Recorded April 1999 at Ronnie Scott's Club, London.

Tom Scott & The L.A. Express - Tom Cat (1974)

01.Rock Island Rocket
02.Tom Cat
03.Day Way
04.Keep on Doin' It
05.Love Poem
06.Good Morning Mr. & Mrs. America & All the Ships
07.Backfence Cattin'
08.Mondo
09.Refried.


 
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express:
Tom Scott (saxophone, woodwinds, moog synthesizer, lyricon, percussion)
Joni Mitchell (vocals)
Larry Nash (electric piano, organ, ARP synthesizer)
Robben Ford (acoustic & electric guitars)
Max Bennett (bass)
John Guerin (drums, percussion).

Philly Joe Jones - Philly Joe's Beat - Philly Joe & Elvin Jones - Together! (1964)

01.Salt Peanuts
02.Muse Rapture
03.Dear Old Stockholm
04.Two Bass Hit
05.Lori
06.Got to Take Another Chance
07.That's Earl, Brother
08.Le Roi
10.Brown Sugar.



2 LP's on 1 CD: PHILLY JOE'S BEAT (1960)/PHILLY JOE JONES & ELVIN JONES TOGETHER! (1964).

PHILLY JOE'S BEAT:
Personnel: Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Bill Barron (tenor saxophone)
Michael Downs (cornet)
Walter Davis (piano)
Paul Chambers (bass).

PHILLY JOE JONES & ELVIN JONES TOGETHER!:
Personnel: Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones (drums)
Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone)
Blue Mitchell (trumpet)
Curtis Fuller (trombone)
Wynton Kelly (piano)
Paul Chambers (bass).

Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert (1972)

DISC 1:
01.Introduction
02.Jump Monk
03.E.S.P.
04.Ecclusiastics
05.Eclipse
06.Us Is Two
07.Taurus in the Arena of Life - (previously unreleased, previously unrleased)
08.Mingus Blues
09.Introduction to Little Royal Suite
10.Little Royal Suite.

DISC 2:
01.Introduction to Strollin' - (previously unreleased)
02.Strollin' - (previously unreleased)
03.I of Hurricane Sue, The - (previously unreleased)
04.E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
05.Ool-Ya-Koo
06.Portrait - (previously unreleased)
07.Don't Be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too - (previously unreleased).
Recording information: Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall, NY (02/04/1972); Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY (02/04/1972).

Charles Mingus (bass)
Teo Macero (conductor)
Bill Cosby, Honey Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie (vocals)
Richie Perri (alto saxophone, flute)
George Dorsey, Lee Konitz, Charles McPherson (alto saxophone)
Bobby Jones (tenor saxophone, clarinet)
Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone)
Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet)
Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone)
Jon Faddis, Lloyd Michaels, Eddie Preston, Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet)
Eddie Bert (tenor trombone)
Sharon Moe, Dick Berg (French horn)
Bob Stewart (tuba)
James Moody (flute)
Randy Weston, John Foster (piano)
Milt Hinton (bass)
Joe Chambers (drums).

Elvin Jones - Live At The Lighthouse (1971)

01.Introduction
02.Fancy Free
03.Sambra
04.Children, Save the Children
05.Introduction/Happy Birthday
06.Sweet Mama
07.New Breed
08.My Ship.




Bass - Gene Perla
Drums - Elvin Jones
Producer - George Butler
Saxophone [Soprano] - David Liebman
Saxophone [Tenor] - David Liebman , Steve Grossman.
Recorded Live at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California on September 9, 1972.

Andy LaVerne & John Abercrombie - Natural Living (1990)

01.Sweet And Lovely (5:01) [Arnhein, Tobias]
02.Actual Sighs (6:03) [Andy LaVerne]
03.John's Waltz (4:48) [John Abercrombie]
04.All The Things You Are (5:19) [Kern, Hammerstein]
05.Among Tall Trees (5:24) [Andy LaVerne]
06.Natural Living (8:20) [Andy LaVerne]
07.Archetypal Schemata (4:13) [Andy LaVerne]
08.Magnetic Flux (4:03) [Andy LaVerne, John Abercrombie]
09.Labour Day (5:19) [John Abercrombie]
10.When You Wish Upon A Star (7:32) [Washington, Harline]
11.Stella By Starlight (7:11) [Washington, Young]
12.Suzy's World (7:30) [Andy LaVerne].

Andy LaVerne : piano
John Abercrombie : guitar.
Recorded direct to digital by David Baker
at Sound On Sound Studio, N.Y.C., on November 28-29, 1989.

Steps - Paradox (1981)

01.N.L.4 (D.Grolnick) 8:45
02.THE ALEPH (M.Mainieri) 9:58
03.PATCH OF BLUE (M.Mainieri) 7:49
04.FOUR CHORDS (D.Grolnick) 10:53
05.TAKE A WALK (M.Brecker) 11:56
06.NICHKA (E.Gomez) 2:24.





MICHAEL BRECKER- sax
MIKE MAINIERI- vibes
DON GROLNICK- keyboards
EDDIE GOMEZ- bass
PETER ERSKINE- drums.

This cd is the live set recorded in New York in 1981, this time with Peter Erskine replacing Gadd. This performance is no less than breathtaking. Particularly stunning cuts include "The Aleph," "Take A Walk" and Gomez's solo "Nichka."

Miles Davis - Filles De Kilimanjaro (1968)

01.Frelon Brun
02.Tout de Suite
03.]Etits Machins (Little Stuff)
04.Filles de Kilimanjaro
05.Mademoiselle Mabry (Miss Mabry)
06.Tout de Suite - (alternate take).





Miles Davis (trumpet)
Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone)
Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea (electric piano)
Dave Holland (bass)
Ron Carter (electric bass)
Tony Williams (drums).
Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, New York between June 21 and September 24, 1968.

Rufus Reid & Michael Moore - Intimacy of the Bass (1999)

01.Sweet Loraine
02.Someone to Watch over Me
03.Lotus Blossom
04.Four
05.Almost But Maybe
06.Feeling of Jazz, The
07.When I Wage Battle, Next
08.Zingaro
09.Oleo
10.I Can't Explain
11.Look for the Silver Lining
12.Quasimodo
13.Chilli Dogs at Midnight.

Rufus Reid, Michael Moore (acoustic bass).
Recorded at Interactive Sound, Ringwood, New Jersey in May 1999.

Poncho Sanchez - Para Todos (1993)

01.Five Brothers
02.Cold Duck Time
03.Ugetsu
04.Anque Tu
05.(213) Cha Cha
06.Happy Blues - (bonus track)
07.Lament - (bonus track)
08.Ven Morena
09.Rapture
10.Meeker's Blues
11.Afro Blue.


Poncho Sanchez (vocals, congas, percussion)
Scott Martin (alto & tenor saxophones)
Eddie Harris (tenor saxophone)
Sal Cracchio (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Bruce Paulson (trombone)
David Torres (piano)
Tony Banda (bass, background vocals)
Ramon Banda (drums, timbales, percussion)
Jose "Papo" Rodriguez (bongos, percussion, background vocals).
Recording information: Capital Studios, Hollywood CA (10/25/1993-10/26/1993)

The Carla Bley Band - I Hate To Sing (1984)

01.The Internationale (5:58)
02.Murder (3:57)
03.Very Very Simple (6:46)
04.I Hate To Sing (8:21)
05.The Piano Lesson (6:08)
06.The Lone Arranger (9:06)
07.Battleship (7:53).




Michael Mantler - trumpet
Steve Slagle - alto/soprano saxophone
clarinet, voice (on 6)
Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone
Gary Valente - trombone, voice (on 6)
Vincent Chancey - french horn
Earl McIntyre - tuba (on 1)
bass trombone/background voice (on 2)
Bob Stewart - tuba (on 2)
Carla Bley - organ, glockenspiel
piano (on 3), voice (on 2,3)
Arturo O'Farrill - piano, voice & organ (on 3)
Steve Swallow - bass, voice (on 6), drums (on 4)
D.Sharpe - drums, voice (on 4).
- TRACKS 1-4 -
Live at the Great American Music Hall
Recorded August 19-21, 1981, San Francisco, California.
- TRACKS 5-7 -
Recorded January 11-13, 1993, live at Grog Kill Studio
Mixed August 1984, Willow, New York.

Sonny Rollins - Dancing In The Dark (1987)

01.Just Once
02.O. T. Y. O. G.
03.Promise
04.Duke of Iron
05.Dancing in the Dark
06.I'll String Along With You
07.Allison
08.Allison - (alternate, bonus track)




Sonny Rollins (tenor sax)
Clifton Anderson (trombone)
Mark Soskin (keyboards)
Jerome Harris (bass, guitar)
Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums).
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California between September 15 & 25, 1987.

Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)

01.Blue Rondo A La Turk
02.Strange Meadow Lark
03.Take 5
04.3 To Get Ready
05.Kathy's Waltz
06.Everybody's Jumpin'
07.Pick Up Sticks.




Eugene Wright - Sax (Alto), Bass
Dave Brubeck - Piano, Performer, Liner Notes
Paul Desmond - Sax (Alto)
Joe Morello - Drums.

Clifford Brown - The Beginning and the End (1956)

01.I Come From Jamaica
02.Ida Red
03.Walkin'
04.Night in Tunisia
05.Donna Lee.






Clifford Brown (trumpet)
Chris Powell (vocals, percussion)
Vance Willson (alto & tenor saxophones)
Ziggy Vines, Billy Root (tenor saxophone)
Duke Wells, Sam Dockery (piano)
Eddie Lambert (guitar)
James Johnson, Ace Tisone (bass)
Osie Johnson, Ellis Tollin (drums).
Recorded in Chicago, Illinois on March 21, 1952 and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 25, 1956.

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin'Else (1958)

01.Autumn Leaves
02.Love for Sale
03.Somethin' Else
04.One for Daddy-O
05.Dancing in the Dark
06.Bangoon - (previously unreleased, bonus track).




Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone)
Miles Davis (trumpet)
Hank Jones (piano)
Sam Jones (bass)
Art Blakey (drums).
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 9, 1958.

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Carla Bley & Steve Swallow - Duets (1988)

01.Baby Baby (6:24) [Carla Bley]
02.Walking Batteriewoman (3:57) [Carla Bley]
03.Útviklingssang (4:38) [Carla Bley]
04.Lasies in Mercedes (5:41) [Steve Swallow]
05.Romantic Notions #3 (6:58) [Carla Bley]
06.Remember (5:21) [Steve Swallow]
07.Ups & Downs (6:12) [Carla Bley]
08.Reactionary Tango - Part 1/2/3 (8:43) [Carla Bley]
09.Soon I Will Be Done With The Troubles Of This World (6:58) [traditional; arranged by Carla Bley].

Carla Bley - piano
Steve Swallow - bass.
Recorded by Steve Swallow, with assistance from Joe Ferla,
at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York, Summer 1988.

Putumayo Presents - Latin Jazz (2007)

01.Congo Mulence - Macito/Machito/Cannonball Adderley
02.Sabroson, El - Poncho Sanchez
03.Rumdrum - Tomas R. Einarsson/Tomas R. Einarsson
04.Cha Cha Cha - Tito Puente
05.Clave, Maraca y Guiro, La - Chico Alvarez
06.Summertime - Ray Barretto
07.Steppin' with T.P. - Hilton Ruiz
08.Cuando Se Acabara - Libre/Manny Oquendo
09.Trompeta en Montuno - Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
10.Guajira Dubois - The Eddie Palmiere Project/The Brian Lynch-Eddie Palmieri Project/Brian Lynch/The Bryan Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project.

Lalo Schifrin - Gypsies (1978)

01.To Cast A Spell 5:40
02.King Of Hearts 5:14
03.Moonlight Gypsies 4:57
04.Fortune Tellers 4:40
05.Gauchos 5:34
06.Pampas 5:32
07.Prophecy Of Love 3:39
08.Ring Around The Moon 5:23.



Studio City, California: March 27, 1978

Strunz & Farah Frontera (1985)

01.Quetzal
02.Zona Liberada
03.Reng
04.Cassiopeia
05.Rio Nuevo
06.Abrazo (Embrace)
07.Amritsar
08.Dervish, The.




Ardeshir Farah (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar)
Jorge Strunz (steel guitar, classical guitar, flamenco guitar)
Aris Quiroga (classical guitar)
Omaya Alghanim (flamenco guitar)
Manoochehr Sadeghi (santur)
Steve Kujala, Steve Tavaglione (flute)
Luis Conte (ocarina, timbales, wood block, caxixi, percussion)
Eduardo del Barrio (synthesizer)
Ron Wagner (marimba)
Stanley Clarke (acoustic bass)
Randy Tico (electric bass, fretless bass)
Alex Acuña (drums, percussion); Miguel Cruz (congas, bongos, timbales)
Walfredo Reyes (percussion, bells, gong, chimes).
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Studio II, Culver City, CA.

Max Roach - Drums Unlimited (1966)

01.The Drum Are Also Waltzes 3:30
02.Nommo 12:45
03.Drums Unlimited 4:25
04.St. Louis Blues 5:08.
Saxophone [Soprano] - Roland Alexander
05.For Big Sid 3:01
06.In The Red (A X-Mas Carol) 12:25 .




Bass - Jymie Merritt
Drums - Max Roach
Piano - Ronnie Matthews
Saxophone [Alto] - James Spaulding
Trumpet - Freddie Hubbard.
Recorded October 14, 1965 and April 25, 1966.
Speed: 33 RPM (mono).

Don Grolnick - Medianoche (1995)

01.Catta (4:08) [Andrew Hill]
02.Rainsville (5:26) [Don Grolnick]
03.Water Babies (7:08) [Wayne Shorter]
04.Medianoche (5:20) [Don Grolnick]
05.Cape Verdean Blues (4:53) [Horace Silver]
06.Heart Of Darkness (6:00) [Don Grolnick]
07.If Ever I Should Leave You (7:20) [Frederick Loewe]
08.Rojo Y Negro (4:54) [Don Grolnick]
09.Oran (5:31) [Chick Corea]
10.Night Song (5:32) [Charles Strouse].



Don Grolnick - piano
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Dave Valentin - flute
Mike Mainieri - vibes
Andy Gonzalez - bass
Don Alias - timbales, percussion
Steve Berrios - bongos, drums, percussion
Milton Cardona - congas, percussion.
Recorded by James Farber at Power Station.

Don Grolnick - Nighttown (1992)

01.Heart Of Darkness (6:31) [Don Grolnick]
02.What Is This Thing Called Love (6:13) [Cole Porter]
03.One Bird, One Stone (6:20) [Don Grolnick]
04.Nighttown (8:15) [Don Grolnick]
05.Genie (7:25) [Don Grolnick]
06.Spot That Man (5:25) [Don Grolnick]
07.The Coast Of Living (8:09) [Don Grolnick]
08.Blues For Pop (9:01) [Don Grolnick].




Don Grolnick - piano
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone
Marty Ehrlich - bass clarinet
Steve Turre - trombone
Dave Holland - bass
Bill Stewart - drums.
Digitally Recorded and Mixed by James Farber at Skyline Studios, New York.

Chick Corea - Again And Again (The Joburg Sessions)(1983)

01.Quintet #3
02.Waltze
03.Again And Again
04.1-2-1234
05.Diddle Diddle
06.Twang.





The Quintet;
STEVE KUJALA - CARLOS BENAVENT - DON ALIAS - TOM BRECHTLEIN

Carla Bley & Steve Swallow - Go Together (1993)

01.Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (5:48) [Carla Bley]
02.Mother Of The Dead Man (5:53) [Carla Bley]
03.Masquerade In 3 Parts (13:04) [Steve Swallow]
Carnation / Dark Glasses / Mustache
04.Ad Infinitum (5:52) [Carla Bley]
05.Copyright Royalties (6:27) [Carla Bley]
06.Peau Douce (4:40) [Steve Swallow]
07.Doctor (4:20) [Carla Bley]
08.Fleur Carnivore (6:28) [Carla Bley].



Carla Bley - piano
Steve Swallow - bass.
Recorded by Steve Swallow, with assistance from Tom Mark,
at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York, Summer 1992.

Chick Corea - Sundance (1974)

01.The Brain
02.Song Of Wind
03.Converge
04.Sundance.






Chick Corea - Piano
Hubert Laws - Flute
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Dave Holland - Bass
Woody Shaw - Trumpet
Horacee Arnold - Drums.

Dollar Brand - African Herbs (1975)

01.African Herbs
02.Sathima Soweto
03.Soweto Is Where It's At.







Bass - Basil Moses, Sipho Gumede
Drums - Gilbert Mathews, Peter Morake
Piano, Electric Piano, Saxophone - Dollar Brand
Saxophone - Barney Rachabane, Basil Coetzee, Duku Makasi
Trumpet - Dennis Mpale.

Joe Pass - Quadrant (1977)

01.Concorde
02.Joe's Tune
03.Lady Be Good
04.Ray's Tune
05.Grooveyard
06.Man I Love, The (Belongs to Somebody Else)
07.Blues For the Stone.




Joe Pass (arch top electric guitar)
Milt Jackson (vibraphone)
Ray Brown (acoustic bass)
Mickey Roker (drums).

Branford Marsalis - Contemporary Jazz (1999)

01.In the Crease
02.Requiem
03.Elysium
04.Cheek to Cheek
05.Tain Mutiny
06.Ayanna
07.Countronious Rex.




Branford Marsalis (saxophone)
Joey Calderazzo (piano)
Eric Revis (bass)
Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums).
Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, New York from December 1-4, 1999.

Cal Tjader - Hip Vibrations (1967)

01.Blues March 6:26
02.Georgy Girl 2:43
03.Hip Vibrations 3:49
04.A Waltz For Diane 4:32
05.Windy 3:29
06.Sweet Honey Bee 2:50
07.Django 6:05
08.Moanin'3:13
09.Canto De Ossanha 4:55.



Bass - Richard Davis
Congas - Ray Barretto
Drums - Mel Lewis
Engineer [Director] - Val Valentin
Flute, Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone] - Jerome Richardson
Other [Liner Notes] - Chris Albertson
Percussion - Bobby Rosengarden
Piano - Herbie Hancock, John Bunch, Patti Bown
Producer - Esmond Edwards
Trombone - J. J. Johnson
Trombone [Bass] - Alan Raph
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Ernie Royal , Marvin Stamm
Vibraphone - Cal Tjader.

Bob Mintzer - Horn Man (1982)

01.Horn Man (4:24)
02.Just In Case (4:40)
03.Latin Boogie (4:10)
04.Whole Wheat Groove (3:32)
05.Fancy Pants (5:09)
06.Sambosis (5:52)
07.Truth (4:40)
08.Farewell (1:05).




tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, background vocal - Bob Mintzer
keyboards - Don Grolnick, Mark Gray, Jay Byalick
guitars - John Tropea, Bill Washer
bass - Will Lee
drums - Brian Brake, Peter Erskine
percussion - Don Alias, Frank Malabe
vocals - Carter Cathcarte
trumpet - Randy Brecker
flute - Carla Poole
horns - Randy Brecker, Danny Cahn (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Barry Rogers, Jerry Chamberlain (trombone)
programming - Jay Byalick (on 6), Mark Gray (on 2,3).

Art Farmer & Jim Hall - Big Blues (1979)

01.Whisper Not 8:45
02.A Child Is Born 7:39
03.Big Blues 7:25
04.Pavane For A Dead Princess 10:53.






Bass - Mike Moore
Drums - Steve Gadd
Flugelhorn - Art Farmer
Guitar - Jim Hall
Producer - Creed Taylor
Vibraphone - Mike Mainieri.
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, February 1978.

CTI Records - Birth Of The Groove (1997)

01.September 13 - Deodato
02.Canned Funk - Joe Farrell
03.Hurtin' House - Esther Phillips
04.Rock Steady - Johnny Hammond
05.Sugar Free - Hank Crawford
06.Storm - Stanley Turrentine
07.I'm Not So Sure - Milt Jackson
08.I Remember Wes - George Benson
09.Shoogie Wanna Boogie - David Matthews
10.Hard to Face the Music - Idris Muhammad.

Personnel: Gwen Guthrie, Patricia Smith, Patti Austin, Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Vivian Cherry, Esther Phillips (vocals); Eric Gale, George Benson , Joe Beck , John Tropea, Steve Khan, Jerry Friedman (guitar); George Marge, Hubert Laws, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (flute); Jimmy Heath (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Sanborn, Hank Crawford, Harold Vick, Joe Farrell (alto saxophone); George Young , Grover Washington, Jr., Michael Brecker, Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); John Gatchell, Irwin "Marky" Markowitz, Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Snooky Young, Tom Harrell, Joe Shepley, John Frosk, Al DeRisi (trumpet); Peter Gordon (French horn); Fred Wesley, Garnett Brown, George Strakey, Wayne Andre, Barry Rogers, Bill Watrous, Tony Studd, Paul Faulise (trombone); Don Grolnick (piano, clavichord, keyboards); Johnny Hammond, Richard Tee (piano, organ); Deodato, Horace Parlan, Cedar Walton (piano); Don Sebesky (keyboards); Barry Miles (synthesizer); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Chris Parker , Idris Muhammad, Jack DeJohnette, Jimmy Madison, Mickey Roker, Andy Newmark, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Billy Cobham (drums); George Devens, Airto Moreira, Omar Clay, Ralph MacDonald, Ray Mantilla, Sue Evans (percussion).
Recording information: A & R Recording (07/13/1971-03/??/1976); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (07/13/1971-03/??/1976).

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Carla Bley - Big Band Theory (1993)

01.On the Stage in Cages
02.Birds of Paradise
03.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
04.Fresh Impression.





Carla Bley (piano)
Andy Sheppard (soprano & tenor saxophones)
Roger Jannotta (soprano saxophone, flute)
Wolfgang Puschnig (alto saxophone, flute)
Pete Hurt (tenor saxophone)
Julian Arguelles (baritone saxophone)
Lew Soloff, Guy Barker, Claude Deppa, Steve Waterman (trumpet) Gary Valente, Richard Edwards, Annie Whitehead (trombone)
Ashley Slater (bass trombone)
Alex Balanescu (violin)
Karen Mantler (organ)
Steve Swallow (bass)
Dennis Mackrel (drums).
Recorded at Angel Studios, London, England on July 2 & 3, 1993.

Azymuth - Carnival (1979)

01.Jazz Carnival
02.A Quiema Roupa
03.Face Da Conta
04.Calma
05.Esperando Minha Vez
06.Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser
07.Prefacio
08.Tempos Atraz
09.Ausgang
10.Quem com Quem.

Two years in the making 'Carnival' is a valuable reminder of the timelessness of one of the great jazz fusion bands. Very soulful sounding with a stripped down production reitterating the beauty of Brazilian percussion meeting sweet harmonies.

Blue Mitchell - Graffiti Blues (1973)

01.Graffiti Blues (7:16) [Blue Mitchell]
02.Yeah Ya Right (5:29) [Herman Riley]
03.Express (5:06) [Blue Mitchell]
04.Asso-Kam (7:24) [Joe Sample]
05.Dorado (8:59) [Joe Sample]
06.Alone Again (Naturally)* (3:24) [O'Sullivan]
07.Where I'ts At* (3:31) [David Matthews]
08.Funky Walk* (4:33) [David Mattews]
09.Blue Funk* (4:38) [David Matthews]
*previously unreleased, available re-issued CD only.


TRACKS 1-5:
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Ray Pounds - drums
Don Bailey - hermonica
Herman Riley - tenor saxophone
Darrell Clayborn - Fender bass
Joe Sample - acoustic piano, electric bass
Freddie Robinson - electric guitar
Walter Bishop,Jr. - piano.
TRACK 6:
Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Herman Riley - tenor saxophone, flute
Joe Sample - electric bass
Darrell Clayborn - Fender bass
Freddie Robinson - electric guitar
John Guerin - drums
Ray Pounds - drums.
TRACKS 7,8,9:
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Jon Faddis - trumpet
Markie Markowitz (Markey Markowitz) - trumpet
Jim Bossy - trumpet
Frank Vicari - tenor saxophone
Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, flute
Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Michael Moore - Fender electric bass
Wilbur Bascomb - Fender electric bass
John Tropea - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Joe Beck - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Sam Brown - acoustic guitar
James Madison (Jimmy Madison) - drums.
Original recording produced by Bob Shad
Tracks 7,8,9 arranged and conducted by David Matthews

Afro Blue Band - Impressions (1995)

01.Impressions
02.Lonnie's Lament
03.Afro Blue
04.Tonesville
05.Latin Jazzdance
06.Senor Blues
07.For Pearl
08.Phantom, The.



Nicole Yarling (vocals, violin); Mel Martin (flute, alto flute, piccolo, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Mario Rivera (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, cornet, timbales); Arthur Barron (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Liebman (soprano saxophone); Melton Mustafa (trumpet); Jerry Gonzalez (flugelhorn, congas, percussion); Angel Papo Vasquez (trombone); Hilton Ruiz, Mark Levine (piano); Lionel Cole (synthesizer); Phoenix Rivera (drums); Steve Berrios (congas, claves, bells); Glenn Cronkhite (cymbals, percussion).
Recorded at RPM Studios, New York, New York in September 1994; Sterling Gold Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida in November & December 1994; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California in April 1995.

Art Farmer - Crawl Space (1977)

01.Crawl Space 8:52
02Siddhartha 7:36
03.Chanson 8:36
04.Petite Belle 9:41.





Bass - George Mraz (tracks:02) , Will Lee
Drums - Steve Gadd
Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder
Flute - Jeremy Steig
Guitar - Eric Gale
Keyboards - David Grusin*
Producer - Creed Taylor
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Art Farmer.
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, January 1977.

Bob Mintzer - In The Moment (2004)

01.Straight Ahead
02.Listen Here
03.Time After Time
04.Aha
05.Simple Song
06.What's the Word
07.Play Pretty
08.Blues
09.Forgiveness.


Bob Mintzer (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone)
Phil Markowitz (piano)
Jay Anderson (acoustic bass)
John Riley (drums).

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - In San Francisco (1959)

01.Few Words by Cannonball... And This Here, A
02.Spontaneous Combustion
03.Hi-Fly
04.You Got It!
05.Bohemia After Dark A.K.A. Birdland After Dark
06.Straight, No Chaser - (bonus track).




Cannonball Adderley: alto saxophone
Nat Adderley: cornet
Bobby Timmons: piano
Sam Jones: double bass
Louis Hayes: drums.
Recorded live at The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, California on October 18 & 20, 1959.

Azymuth - Butterfly (2008)

01.Butterfly
02.Os Cara La
03.Meu Doce Amigo
04.Caititu
05.Avenida Rio Branco
06.New Dawn
07.Triagem
08.Hole In One
09.Morning
10.Next Summer In Rio.

Alex Malheiros (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass instrument); Jose Roberto Bertrami (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards, mini-Moog synthesizer, vocoder); Ivan Conti (vocals, drums, percussion).Personnel: Paulinho Guitara, Alex Pilkington, Arthur Verocai (electric guitar); Ze Carlos (flute, saxophone); Tiago Martins, Robertinho Silva (percussion).Audio Mixer: David Brinkworth.Arrangers: Arthur Verocai; Azymuth.

Azymuth - Before We Forget (2001)

01.Equipe 8 (Bertrami/Conti/Malheiros)
02.Antes Que Esqueca (Bertrami/Malheiros)
03.Folgada (Malheiros)
04.Rosalie (Betrami) - 4:11
05.Araruama (Bertrami/Conti/Malheiros)
06.Raspa Do Tacho (Conti)
07.Castelo [Castle Edition Only] (Bertrami/Conti/Malheiros)
08.Valsa For Us (Bertrami/Conti/Malheiros)
09.Tropical Rain (Malheiros)
10.Tempos Do Parana (Bertrami/Parana)
11.Antes Que Esqueca (Bertrami/Malheiros)
12.Castelo [Castle Edition Only] (Bertrami/Conti/Malheiros).

Jose Roberto Bertrami - Keyboards
Alex Malheiros - Bass
Ivan Conti - Drums.