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ALEX HARDING / LUCIAN BAN “BLUTOPIA”

• Brooklyn, NY, August 29, 2023
  Hymn, Fantasm, Hieroglyphics Alex Harding (bar) Lucian Ban (p,el-p) Mat Maneri (viola) Bob Stewart (tu) Brandon Lewis (d)

VIJAY IYER “COMPASSION”

• Mt. Vernon, NY, May, 2022
  Compassion, Overjoyed, Arch, Maelstrom
  Vijay Iyer (p,comp) Linda May Han Oh (b) Tyshawn Sorey (d)

JOHN ZORN “NEW MASADA QUARTET, VOL. 2”

• New York ?, c.

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NEW FACES “NEW SOUNDS”

• Brooklyn, NY, September 25, 2019
  Whistleblower, Hold my heart (1), Blues for Tangier
  Brandon Lee (tp,flhrn-1) Markus Howell (as,fl-2) Nicole Glover (ts) Caili O’Doherty (p) Adi Meyerson (b) Cory Cox (d)

KEITH JARRETT TRIO “STANDARDS, VOL 2”

• New York, January 11 & 12, 1983
  Never let me go, If I should lose you, I fall in love too easily
  Keith Jarrett (p) Gary Peacock (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)

THE ROY HARGROVE QUINTET “EARFOOD”

• Los Angeles, September 19-21, 2007
  Brown, The stinger, To wisdom the prize
  Roy Hargrove (tp,flhrn) Justin Robinson (as,fl) Gerald Clayton (p) Danton Boller (b) Montez Coleman (d)

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JOHNATHAN BLAKE “PASSAGE”

• c. 2022 Passage, A slight taste
  Immanuel Wilkins (as) Joel Ross (vib) David Virelles (p) Dezron Douglas (b) Johnathan Blake (d,comp).

ERIK FRIEDLANDER “DIRTY BOXING”

• Lanzamiento 28 junio, 2024
  Sprawl; Foot Stomp; Shrimping (Mod 9); Ground And Pound (Mod 1)
  Erik Friedlander, chelo; Uri Caine, piano; Mark Helias, bass; Ches Smith, drums.

MARK GUILIANA “MARK”

• Los Angeles & Brooklyn, NY, c.

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BILL CHARLAP TRIO “AND THEN AGAIN”

• New York, 9 septiembre, 2023
  And then again, All the things you are, ‘Round midnight
  Bill Charlap (p) Peter Washington (b) Kenny Washington (d)

SARAH HANAHAN “AMONG GIANTS”

• New York, June 8 & 9, 2023
  Resonance, v A house is not a home,
  Sarah Hanahan (as) Marc Cary (p) Nat Reeves (b) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d) Bobby Allende (perc-1)

TARBABY “YOU THINK THIS AMERICA”

• August, 2022 Dee Dee, Red door, Blues (When it comes)
  Orrin Evans (p) Eric Revis (b) Nasheet Waits (d)

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EDEN BAREKET “NIGHT”

• EDEN BAREKET “NIGHT”
• Roxelle, NJ, December 9, 2017
  Birds, Baccatum, Night creatures
  Eden Bareket (bar,b-cl-1) Or Bareket (b) Felix Lecaros (d)

JAMES GILMORE “DECORATING TIME”

• Greensboro, NC September 10, 2021
  Decorating Time; Ding, Dong; Mammal Female Mother Laws; The Drip
  James Gilmore (g) Butler Knowles (b) Kassem Williams (dr)

LEO PARKER “ROLLIN’ WITH LEO”

• Englewood Cliffs, N.J., October 12, 1961
  Talkin’ the blues, The Lion’s roar, Music hall beat
  Dave Burns (tp) Bill Swindell (ts) Leo Parker (bar) Johnny Acea (p) Stan Conover (b) Purnell Rice (d)

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BESSIE SMITH

• New York, February 16, 1923 Downhearted blues, Tain’t nobody’s business if I do Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by Clarence Williams (p)
• New York, January 14, 1925 The St. Louis blues
  Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by Louis Armstrong (cnt) Fred Longshaw (p-1,org-2)
• New York, May 5-6, 1925 Cake walkin’ babies from home, The yellow dog blues
  Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by Joe Smith (cnt) Charlie Green (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Fletcher Henderson (p) Charlie Dixon (bj) Bob Escudero (tu)
• New York, May 15, 1929 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
  Bessie Smith (vcl) acc by Ed Allen (cnt) Garvin Bushell (as) Greely Walton (ts) Clarence Williams (p) Cyrus St.

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BENNY CARTER / DIZZY GILLESPIE “CARTER, GILLESPIE INC.”

• Los Angeles, April 27, 1976
  Sweet and lovely, Broadway
  Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Benny Carter (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Al McKibbon (b) Mickey Roker (d,vcl)

SASHA BERLINER “ONYX”

• Brooklyn, NY, December 18-20, 2020 & June 1, 2021
  Jade, Crescent Park, Polaris
  Sasha Berliner (vib,comp) Marcus Gilmore (d) Burniss Travis, II (b,el-b) James Francies (p,el-p) Jaleel Shaw (as) Julius Rodriguez (synt) Thana Alexa (vcl)

JACK WILSON “EASTERLY WINDS”

• Englewood Cliffs, N.J., September 22, 1967
  Easterly winds, A time for love (p,b,d only, Frank’s tune
  Lee Morgan (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Jackie McLean (as) Jack Wilson (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)

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LUX QUARTET “TOMORROWLAND”

• New York, February 2 & 3, 2023
  Intricate drift, 23 Januarys, Congratulations and condolences
  Dayna Stephens (as,ts,sop) Myra Melford (p) Scott Colley (b) Allison Miller (d)

CHICO FREEMAN “SPIRIT SENSITIVE”

• New York, September, 1979
  A child is born (2,3), Lonnie’s lament
  Chico Freeman (ts) John Hicks (p-2) Jay Hoggard (vib-4) Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (d-3) Famoudou Don Moye (d-1)

GERALD CANNON “THE MUSIC OF ELVIN & MCCOY”

• Dizzy’s Club, New York, June 3 & 4, 2022
  Search for peace, 3 card Molly
  Eddie Henderson (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Sherman Irby (as) Joe Lovano (ts) David Kikoski (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Lenny White (d)

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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY “PARIS 1960”

• Paris, France, November 25, 1960
  Bohemia after dark, Jeannine
  Nat Adderley (cnt) Cannonball Adderley (as) Victor Feldman (p) Sam Jones (b) Louis Hayes (d)

JOHN COATES, JR. “PORTRAIT”

• New York, November 17, 1955 & April 23, 1956 (1)
  Let’s get lost, Love is the sweetest thing, Coates oats (1)
  John Coates, Jr. (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (d)

OLIVER NELSON, f/ KENNY DORHAM “MEET OLIVER NELSON”

• Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1959
  Jams and jellies, Passion flower, Booze blues baby
  Kenny Dorham (tp) Oliver Nelson (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (d)

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ALEX SIPIAGIN “HORIZONS”

• June, 2023 Clean cut, AIVA-tion
  Alex Sipiagin (tp) Chris Potter (ts,sop) John Escreet (p) Matt Brewer (b) Eric Harland (d)

JOSH LAWRENCE “MEASURED RESPONSE”

• Brooklyn, NY, November 19, 2022
  A tragic tango comedy, Between the lakes (1), Prelude to a farewell (for Barry Harris) Josh Lawrence (tp,flhrn-1) Diego Rivera (ts) Art Hirahara (p) Luques Curtis (b) Rudy Royston (d)

“KENNY BURRELL/JOHN COLTRANE”

• Hackensack, NJ, March 7, 1958
  Freight Trane, I never knew, Lyresto, Why was I born ?

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THE CALIFORNIA (LITTLE) RAMBLERS

• New York, July 3 & November 14, 1924
  Them ramblin’ blues, Those Panama mamas, Prince of Wails
  Bill Moore (tp) Adrian Rollini (goofus) Irving Brodsky (p) Ray Kitchingman (bj) Stan King (d,kazoo)
• New York, July 14, 1925 Melancholy Lou
  Roy Johnston (tp) Tommy Dorsey (tb) Bobby Davis (cl,sop,as) Adrian Rollini (bar) Irving Brodsky (p) Tommy Felline (bj) Stan King (d)

JIMMIE NOONE

• Chicago, February, March & April 26, 1929
  St.

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BILLY BANG “THE FIRE FROM WITHIN”

• New York, September 19 & 29, 1984
  The glow of awareness, The nagual Julian (1), Petty tyrants
  Ahmed Abdullah (tp) Billy Bang (vln) Oscar Sanders (el-g) William Parker (b) John Betsch (d,cowbell) Thurman Barker (marimba) Charles “Bobo” Shaw (cowbell-1)

PAUL MOTIAN “LOST IN A DREAM”

• Live, Village Vanguard, New York, February, 2009
  Lost in a dream, Blue midnight, Ten
  Chris Potter (ts) Jason Moran (p) Paul Motian (d)

MAL WALDRON “THE GIT GO”

• New York, September 16, 1986
  Status seeking
  Woody Shaw (tp,flhrn) Charlie Rouse (ts,fl) Mal Waldron (p) Reggie Workman (b) Ed Blackwell (d)

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JEREMY STEIG “FLUTE FEVER”

• New York, 1963
  Oleo, Well you needn’t, Willow, weep for me
  Jeremy Steig (fl) Denny Zeitlin (p) Ben Tucker (b) Ben Riley (d)

HELEN MERRILL “HELEN MERRILL”

• New York, December 22, 1954
  Don’t explain, Born to be blue
  Helen Merrill (vcl) acc by Clifford Brown (tp) Danny Bank (fl) Jimmy Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Quincy Jones (arr,cond)
• New York, December 24, 1954
  What’s new ?

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STAN GETZ / J. J. JOHNSON “AT THE OPERA HOUSE”

• Chicago, IL, September 29, 1957
  Billie’s bounce, My funny Valentine
  J.J. Johnson (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Connie Kay (d)

GIOVANNI GUIDI “A NEW DAY”

• Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, August, 2023
  Cantos del ocells (1), Only sometimes (1), My funny Valentine
  James Brandon Lewis (ts-1) Giovanni Guidi (p) Thomas Morgan (b) Joao Lobo (d)
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ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS “ROOTS AND HERBS”

• Englewood Cliffs, N.J., February 18, 1961
  Roots and herbs, Look at the birdie, Petty larceny
  Lee Morgan (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d)

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HERBIE HANCOCK “FAT ALBERT ROTUNDA”

• Englewood Cliffs, N.J., October 4 & 16, November 26 & December 8, 1969
  Wiggle Waggle, Tell me a bedtime story, Fat Albert Rotunda
  Johnny Coles (tp,flhrn) Garnett Brown (tb) Joe Henderson (ts,alto-fl) Herbie Hancock (p,el-p) Buster Williams (b,el-b) Albert “Tootie” Heath (d)

STEVE LACY “SOPRANO SAX”

• Hackensack, N.J., November 1, 1957
  Day dream, Alone together, Work, Rockin’ in rhythm
  Steve Lacy (sop) Wynton Kelly (p) Buell Neidlinger (b) Denis Charles (d)

EMMA RAWICZ “CHROMA”

• London, England, June, 2022
  Xanadu, Middle ground, Viridian
  Emma Rawicz (ts,fl,b-cl,comp,arr) Ivo Neame (p) Ant Law (g) Conor Chaplin (b,el-b) Asaf Sirkis (d,vcl) Immy Churchill (vcl)

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BAPTISTE TROTIGNON “SHARE”

• Brooklyn, NY, June, 2008
  First song, Flow (2,3) Blue (mp out,1)
  Tom Harrell (flhrn-1) Mark Turner (ts-2) Baptiste Trotignon (p) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) Otis Brown, III (d-3)

CLARE FISCHER “FIRST TIME OUT”

• Los Angeles, April 12 & 14, 1962
  Nigerian walk, Toddler, Stranger, Afterfact
  Clare Fischer (p) Gary Peacock (b) Gene Stone (d)
• )

HARISH RAGHAVAN “IN TENSE”

• New York, December 10 & 11, 2021
  AMA, In tense, Eight-thirteen
  Morgan Guerin (ts,b-cl,EWI) Joel Ross (vib,mar) Charles Altura (g) Harish Raghavan (b,comp) Eric Harland (d)

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CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE / EDGAR MEYER “BUT WHO’S GONNA PLAY THE MELODY?”

• New York ?, 2023
  Bebop, of course; Bass duo #1; Solar; (12) Lullaby for a ladybug
  Christian McBride – acoustic bass, piano (12), Edgar Meyer – acoustic bass

GLENN ZALESKI “STAR DREAMS”

• New York ?, c. 2023
  Monday, Opus de funk, Star dreams, Passport
  Glenn Zaleski (p) Dezron Douglas (b) Willie Jones, III (d)

CHICO HAMILTON “THE CHICO HAMILTON QUINTET IN HI-FI”

• Los Angeles, January 4, February 10 & 13, 1956
  Jonalah, Chrissie, Gone lover [When your lover has gone], Drums West, Sleep
  Buddy Collette (fl,as,ts,cl) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (d)

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JAY MCSHANN “GOING TO KANSAS CITY

• Dallas, Texas, April 30, 1941
  Swingmatism, Hootie blues (wb vcl,cp arr,1), Dexter blues
  Harold Bruce, Buddy Anderson, Orville Minor (tp) Taswell Baird (tb) John Jackson (as) Charlie Parker (as,arr) Harold Ferguson, Bob Mabane (ts) Jay McShann (p) Gene Ramey (b) Gus Johnson (d) Walter Brown (vcl) William J. Scott (arr)
• New York, December 1, 1943
  You say forward, I’ll march, Wrong neighborhood (bm vcl,), Home town blues (wb vcl,)
  Bob Merrill (tp,vcl) Dave Mitchell, Jesse Jones, Willie Cook (tp) Alonzo Pettiford, Alfonso Fook, Rudy Morrison (tb) John Jackson, Fats Dennis (as) Paul Quinichette, Bill Goodson (ts) Rae Brodely (bar) Jay McShann (p) Gene Ramey (b) Dan Graves (d) Walter Brown (vcl)

ART HODES / MILT HINTON “JUST THE TWO OF US

• New York, August 26, 1981
  Willow, weep for me, Winin’ boy blues, I would do anything for you, Randolph Street blue
  Art Hodes (p) Milt Hinton (b)

PAUL GONSALVES “GETTIN’ TOGETHER!”

• New York, December 20, 1960
  Hard groove, I surrender dear, Low gravy
  Nat Adderley (cnt) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Sam Jones (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)

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WAYNE SHORTER “CELEBRATION VOLUME 1”

• Estocolmo, 2014
  Zero Gravity to the 15th Dimension, Smilin’ Through, Zero Gravity to the 12th Dimension, Orbits. Personnel: Wayne Shorter (st/ss) Danilo Pérez (p) John Patitucci (b) Brian Blade (dr)

PETER ZAK QUARTET F/MARCOS VARELA “ONE MIND”

• Paramus, NJ, May 26, 2017
  For Sonny, Textures
  Seamus Blake (ts) Peter Zak (p) Marcos Varela (b) Billy Drummond (d)

DARIUS JONES & MATTHEW SHIPP “COSMIC LIEDER”

• Brooklyn, NY, October 29, 2010
  Bleed, Ultima thule
  Darius Jones (as) Matthew Shipp (p)

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JELLY ROLL MORTON “RED HOT PEPPERS”

• Chicago, September 15, 1926 Black bottom stomp, Smokehouse blues, The chant George Mitchell (cnt) Kid Ory (tb) Omer Simeon (cl) Jelly Roll Morton (p) Johnny St. Cyr (bj) John Lindsay (b) Andrew Hilaire (d)
• Chicago, September 21, 1926 Sidewalk blues Jelly Roll Morton (p) Barney Bigard (cl) Darnell Howard (cl) Marty Bloom (effects) added, dialogues between Morton and St. Cyr

JAMES P. JOHNSON

• New York, c.

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