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LUCKY THOMPSON “ACCENT ON TENOR SAX”

New York, October, 1954
Mr. EZ, Where or when (jh out), Ever so easy
Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Lucky Thompson (ts) Billy Taylor (p) Sidney Gross (g1) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d)

DUSKO GOYKOVICH “BOP CITY”

Brooklyn, NY, December 9 & 10, 1994
Bebop city (2), Brooklyn blues (1)
Dusko Goykovich (tp,flhrn) Abraham Burton (as1) Ralph Moore (ts2) Kenny Barron (p) Ray Drummond (b) Alvin Queen (d)

DAVE GREEN “FINGERS REMEMBER MINGUS”

The Forum Theatre”, Hatfield, United Kingdom, May 29, 1979
Mood indigo, Tears inside
Bruce Turner (cl-1,as) Lol Coxhill (sop,t...

MONIKA HERZIG “SHEROES”

Teaneck, NJ, October 3, 4 & 5, 2016
Time again, D.B., Ain’t no mountain high enough, Nancy Wilson portrait
Ingrid Jensen (tp) Reut Regev (tb) Jamie Baum (fl) Ada Rovatti (ts) Monika Herzig (p,comp) Leni Stern (el-g) Jennifer Vincent (b) Rosa Avila (d) Mayra Casales (perc)

VIJAY IYER / WADADA LEO SMITH “DEFIANT LIFE”

Lugano, Switzerland, July, 2024
Kite (for Refaat Alareer), Procession: Defiant life
Wadada Leo Smith (tp) Vijay Iyer (p,el-p,electronics)

LOUIS MOHOLO OCTET “SPIRITS REJOICE”

London, January 24, 1978
Amexesha osizi [Times of sorrow], Ithi Gqi [Appear]
Kenny Wheeler...

PAUL MOTIAN “MISTERIOSO”

Milan, Italy, July 14-16, 1986
Misterioso, Gang of five, Byablue, Johnny Broken Wing
Jim Pepper (sop,ts) Joe Lovano (ts) Bill Frisell (g) Ed Schuller (b) Paul Motian (d)

SONNY CLARK TRIO “BLUES IN THE NIGHT”

Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1958
Blues in the night, Can’t we be friends ?, I cover the waterfront
Sonny Clark (p) Paul Chambers (b) Wesley Landers (d)

“PLANET JAZZ LIVE “SMALLS JAZZ CLUB” TENSE”

New York, August 23 & 24, 2009
Bilbao, Righty-o!

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MIGUEL ZENÓN QUARTET “VANGUARDIA SUBTERRÁNEA – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD”

September 20th & 21st, 2024
Abre Cuto Güiri Mambo, Vita, Bendición
Miguel Zenón (sa) Luis Perdomo (p) Hans Glawischnig (b) Henry Cole (dr)

KENNY BARRON “GOLDEN LOTUS”

New York, April 4, 1980
Golden lotus (1), Dewdrop, Cinco
John Stubblefield (ts,sop-1) Steve Nelson (vib) Kenny Barron (p) Buster Williams (b) Ben Riley (d)

JAMES CARTER “PRESENT TENSE”

New York, September 21-23, 2007
Pour que ma vie demeure, Sussa nita (1,2)
Dwight Adams (tp,flhrn) James Carter (fl,b-cl,sop,ts,bar) D.D.

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DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER & BILL CHARLAP “ELEMENTAL”

New York ?, c. 2025 I’m beginning to see the light, Mood indigo, ‘S wonderful, The More I See You
Dee Dee Bridgewater (vcl) acc by Bill Charlap (p)

SONNY SIMMONS / BILLY HIGGINS “BACKWOODS SUITE”

Berkeley, CA, January 19, 1982
Sparrow’s last jump, Backwoods suite (ss,rhythm only), You better do it now before you die later
Joe Hardin (tp) Al Thomas (tb) Sonny Simmons (as) Michael Marcus (bar) Joe Bonner (p) Herbie Lewis (b) Billy Higgins (d)

CHARLI PERSIP “AND THE JAZZ STATESMEN”

New York, April 2, 1960
Sevens (1), R...

STANLEY TURRENTINE “IN MEMORY OF”

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., June 3, 1964
In memory of (2,3), Niger mambo (1), Sunday in New York
Blue Mitchell (tp) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Herbie Hancock (p,perc-1) Bob Cranshaw (b,perc-1) Candy Finch (d) Mickey Roker (cga-2) added

NANCY KING / FRED HERSCH LIVE “JAZZ STANDARD”

New York, October 23, 2004
There’s a small hotel, My little suede shoes, Ain’t misbehavin’
Nancy King (vcl) acc by Fred Hersch (p)

STAN LEVEY QUINTET – “5”

Hollywood, CA, June, 1957
Stan still, Whatcha say ?

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SIMÓN WILLSON QUARTET “FEEL LOVE”

19 de agosto de 2024, Astoria, Nueva York
Repent, Leave Behind, Feel Love, Show You Out
Neta Raanan (ts) Evan Main (p) Simon Willson (b) Kayvon Gordon (d)

BORDERLANDS TRIO “REWILDER”

Brooklyn, NY, May 24, 2023
Commerce sunrise
Kris Davis (p) Stephan Crump (b) Eric McPherson (d)

KASSA OVERALL “CREAM”

c. 2024
Freedom jazz dance, Big Poppa, C.R.E.A.M.

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BILL STEWART “TELEPATHY”

New York, September 29 & 30 1996
Mynah, Happy chickens, Rhythm-a-ning
Steve Wilson (as,sop) Seamus Blake (ts) Bill Carrothers (p) Larry Grenadier (b) Bill Stewart (d)

BOBBY HUTCHERSON “MONTARA”

Los Angeles, August 12 or 14, 1975 Love song (1)
Blue Mitchell (tp) Plas Johnson (fl) Ernie Watts (fl,ts) Willie Bobo (vib,mar) Larry Nash (el-p) Chuck Domanico (b) Harvey Mason (d-1) Ralph MacDonald, Bobby Matos, Victor Pantoja, Johnny Paloma (perc) Dale Oehler (arr) La malanga, Oye como va Oscar Brashear,
Blue Mitchell (tp) Ernie Watts (fl,ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib,mar,arr) Eddie Cano (p) David Tr...

BUD SHANK / BOB COOPER SEXTET “RADIO TAPES”

Broadcast, Baden-Baden, Germany, March 25, 1957
Vielaf, Mademoiselle Butterfly, A night in Tunisia
Albert Mangelsdorff (tb) Bud Shank (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Joe Zawinul (p) Johnny Fischer (b) Victor Plasil (d)

ARIEL BART “IN BETWEEN”

released 2021
In between, Spiritual wars, Colors palette
Ariel Bart (harmónica,comp) Moshe Elmakias (p) Mayu Shivro (cello) David Michaeli (b) Amir Bar Akiva (d)

MELISSA ALDANA “VISIONS”

Astoria, NY, September 14 & 15, 2018
La madrina, El castillo de valenje, Perdon
Melissa Aldana (ts) Joel Ross (vib) Sam Harris (p,el-p) Pablo Menares...

BRAD MEHLDAU “RIDE INTO THE SUN”

Brooklyn, NY, January 24-28, 2025
Everything means nothing to me (7,9,10,11,12), Tomorrow tomorrow (dr vcl,1,4,5,8,9), Between the bars (8,9), Everybody cares, everybody understands (1,2,3,7,9,12)
Brad Mehldau (p,comp) Daniel Rossen (g-1,el-g-2,backing-vcl-3,vcl) Chris Thile (mand-4,backing-vcl-5,vcl) John Davis (el-b-7) Felix Moseholm (b-8) Matt Chamberlain (d-9,perc-10,backing-vcl-11) + Orchestra: Alex Sopp, Jessica Han (fl-12) Agnes Marchione (cl-12) Adrian Morejon (bassoon-12) Eric Reed (hrn-12) Ellen Depasquale, Austin Wulliman, Christina Courtin, Laura Frautschi, Joanna Maurer, Derek Ratzenboeck (vln-12) Dov Scheindlin, Mario Goto, Nadia Sirota (viola-12) Sophie Shao, Michael Haas, Caitlin Sullivan (cello-12) David Grossman (b-12...

ANTHONY WILSON “HACKENSACK WEST”

Los Angeles, June 20 & 21, 2023
Daido, The lands, Hackensack West
Gerald Clayton (p) Anthony Wilson (g) John Clayton (b) Jeff Hamilton (d)

ABBEY LINCOLN “THAT’S HIM !”

New York, October 28, 1957
Strong man, Don’t explain (pc out,1)
Abbey Lincoln (vcl) acc by Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p,b1) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)

SPHERE QUARTET “SPHERE”

Brooklyn, N.Y., October 4, 1997
We see, Isfahan, Uncle Bubba
Gary Bartz (as,sop1) Kenny Barron (p) buster Williams (b) Ben Riley (d)

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ALLEN LOWE & THE CONSTANT SORROW ORCHESTRA EN “LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S AMERICA”

c. 2023 Aaron Copland has the blues, The last bebop tune, Shufflin’ the deck (Take 5, please), Muskrat ramble
Allen Lowe (ts,p,comp) acc by coll. pers. : Frank Lacy (tp) Ray Anderson, Nicole Glover (ts) Ursula Oppens, Lewis Porter, Matthew Shipp, (p) Marc Ribot (g) y muchos otros

BLAU SALVATGE “HIRAETH”

prob. España, c. 2020
Here, there, nowhere; A Childish Tantrum
Felix Grandjean (tp) Pere Molines (tb) Nancy Meier (fl) Paula Häni (bcl) Zoe Gordon (vio) Joan Perez-Villegas (vib) Seba Noya (b) Nicolas Bianco...

ALFREDO TAUBER “CODEX”

Santiago? Lanzamiento 3 de enero, 2020
Embarcarse, Decodificando II, IV & V
Alfredo Tauber (composición, trombón, electrónica, batería) Cristian Orellana (bajo y sintetizador) Matías Mardones (batería)

CAMILO ALIAGA “CICLOS”

Lanzamiento 18 de junio, 2022, Santiago?
Ciclos, Charly
Camilo Aliaga – Piano, Rhodes, Hammond and Composicones; Rodrigo Espinoza – Acoustic Bass
Juan Pablo Jaramillo – Drums

ROBERTO BOKSAMY “CANCIÓN PARA UN NIÑO PERDIDO”

Santiago 2023?

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THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET “BRILLIANT CORNERS”

New York, October 9 & 15, 1956
Pannonica, Ba-lue bolivar ba-lues-are, Brilliant Corners
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p,celeste) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)

SONNY ROLLINS TRIO “WAY OUT WEST”

Los Angeles, March 7, 1957
I’m an old cowhand, Come, gone, Way out west
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)

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GENE AMMONS “AND HIS ORCHESTRA”

Chicago, June 17, October 23, 1947
Red top, Concentration, McDougal’s sprout, Shermanski, Harold the fox
Gail Brockman (tp) Gene Ammons (ts) James Craig (p) Eugene Wright (b) [aka Gene Wright (b) ] Chuck Williams (d) George Stone (arr)

BILLY KYLE “AND HIS SWING CLUB BAND”

New York, March 18, 1937 Havin’ a ball, Margie Charlie Shavers (tp) Eddie Williams (cl) Tab Smith (as) Harold Arnold (ts) Billy Kyle (p) Danny Barker (g) Johnny Williams (b) O’Neil Spencer (d) New York, July 23, 1937 All you want to do is dance (ll vcl), Handle my heart with care Char...

HAROLD ASHBY QUARTET “WHAT AM I HERE FOR ?”

New York, November 30, 1990
What am I here for ?, Mood indigo, C jam blues
Harold Ashby (ts) Mulgrew Miller (p) Rufus Reid (b) Ben Riley (d)

FRANCK AMSALLEM “OUT A DAY”

New York, July, 1990
For the record, How deep is the ocean ?, Dee
Franck Amsallem (p) Gary Peacock (b) Bill Stewart (d)

SCOTT ROBINSON “PLAYS THE COMPOSITIONS OF THAD JONES; FOREVER LASTING”

New York, August 16 & 17, 2002
Quietude (1), Fingers (6,7), A Child is Born (10)
Scott Robinson (c-fl-1,c-mel fl-6,contrabassax-7,theremin) Mike Le Donne (org-10) Rich...