viernes, 31 de diciembre de 2010

Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer (1964)




1. Night Dreamer
2. Oriental Folk Song
3. Virgo
4. Black Nile
5. Charcoal Blues
6. Armageddon
7. Virgo - (alternate take, bonus track)

Músicos.
Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone)
Lee Morgan (trumpet)
McCoy Tyner (piano)
Reggie Workman (double bass)
Elvin Jones (drums)

Cecil Taylor & Buell Neidlinger - New York City R&B (1971)



1. O.P. (9:17)
2. Cell Walk for Celeste (11:41)
3. Cindy's Main Mood (5:16)
4. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (10:06)

Músicos.
Bass - Buell Neidlinger
Drums - Billy Higgins (tracks: 1,3) , Dennis Charles (tracks: 2, 4)
Piano - Cecil Taylor
Saxophone [Baritone] - Charles Davis (2)
Saxophone [Soprano] - Steve Lacy (tracks: 4)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Archie Shepp
Trombone - Roswell Rudd (tracks: 2)
Trumpet - Clark Terry (tracks: 4)

Anthony Braxton - Donna Lee (1972)



1 Donna Lee
2 H-204/3=HF/G (Composition 23L)
3 You Go To My Head Part 1
4 You Go To My Head Part 2
5 6O666 C-66M (Composition 23K)

Músicos.
Anthony Braxton — alto and soprano saxophones, flute, contrabass clarinet
Michael Smith — piano
Peter Warren — double bass
Oliver Johnson — drums

Anthony Braxton - Town Hall (1972)



1. Composition 6 N (Braxton) 18:18
dedicated to Jerome Cooper
- Composition 6 (O) (Braxton)
dedicated to Frederic Rzewski
2. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein) 14:12
3. Composition 6 P I (Braxton) 13:46
4. Composition 6 PII (Braxton) 21:25
dedicated to Jeanne Lee

Músicos.
Anthony Braxton - alto sax
Dave Holland - bass
Philip Wilson - drums
3&4 = Quintet
Anthony Braxton - alto and soprano sax; flute; contrabass, soprano, and Bb clarinet; percussion
John Stubblefield - tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet, gong, percussion
Jeanne Lee - vocals
Dave Holland - bass
Barry Altschul - percussion, marimba

jueves, 30 de diciembre de 2010

Elvin Jones - Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)



1 M.C.
2 By George
3 Laura
4 Mister Jones
5 You Don't know what Love Is
6 M.C.

Músicos.
George Coleman ts
Marvin ‘Hannibal’ Peterson tp
Wilbur Little b
Elvin Jones dr

Elvin Jones - Heavy Sounds (1967)



1. "Raunchy Rita"
2. "Shiny Stockings"
3. "M.E."
4. "Summertime"
5. "Elvin's Guitar Blues"
6. "Here's That Rainy Day"

Músicos.
Frank Foster, tenor saxophone (except on #4)
Billy Greene, piano (except on #2 and #4)
Richard Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums;guitar (on intro of #5 only)

miércoles, 29 de diciembre de 2010

Don Cherry - Symphony for Improvisers (1966)




1. Symphony For Improvisers / Nu Creative Love / What's Not Serious / Infant Happiness
2. Manhattan Cry / Lunatic / Sparkie Plenty / Om Nu

Músicos.
Don Cherry: cornet
Gato Barbieri: tenor sax
Pharoah Sanders: tenor sax: piccolo
Karl Berger: vibes: piano
Henry Grimes, Jean-Francois Jenny Clark: basses
Ed Blackwell: drums

Gato Barbieri - The Third World (1969)




01. Introduction
02. Cancion Del Llamero
03. Tango
04. Zelao
05. Antonios Das Mortes
06. Bachanianas Brasileiras
07. Haleo And The Wild Rose

Músicos.
Gato Barbieri - tenor sax, flute & vocal
Charlie Haden - bass
Beaver Harris - drums
Richard Landrum - percussion
Roswell Rudd - trombone
Lonnie Liston Smith, Jr. - piano

Gato Barbieri - Latino America (1973-74)




CD1:
1. Encuentros (Gato Barbieri) 12:29
2. India (J. Asunción Flores/M. Ortiz Guerrero) 8:56
3. La China Leoncia Aeero La Correntinada Trajo(Gato Barbieri) 13:39
4. Nunca Mas (Gato Barbieri) 7:38
5. La China Leoncia Aeero La Correntinada Trajo (Gato Barbieri) 2:35
6. Nunca Mas (Gato Barbieri) 10:21
7. Gato Gato (Gato Barbieri) 3:09
8. To Be Continued (Gato Barbieri) 2:31

CD2:
9. Encontros (Gato Barbieri) 12:17
10. Latino America (Gato Barbieri) 5:28
11. Marissea (Gato Barbieri) 8:12
12. Para Nosotros (Gato Barbieri) 9:55
13. Juana Azurduy (Félix Luna/Ariel Ramirez) 11:18
14. Latino America (Gato Barbieri) 9:41

Músicos.
Gato Barbieri (Tenor Saxophone)
Raul Mercado (Quena) - 1-3,5,6 10,12,13,15
Amadeo Monges (Indian Harp) - 1-3,5,6, 10,12,13,15
Ricardo Lew (Electric Guitar) - 1,3,5,6,10,12,13,15
Quelo Palacios (Classical Guitar) - 1-3,5,6,10,12,13,15
Isoca Fumero (Charango) - 1,3,13
Adalberto Cevasco (Bass Guitar) - 1-6,10,12,13,15
Pocho Lapuble (Drums) 1,3, 13
Domingo Cura (Indian Drums) - 1-3,5,6,10,12,13,15
Antonio Pantoja (Quena, Anapa, Erke, Siku) - 1-3,5,6,10,12,13,15
Jorge Padin (Percussion) - 1,3, 13
El Zurdo Roizner (Drums and Percussion) - 1-3,5,6,10,12,13,15
Osvaldo Bellingieri (Piano) - 4
Dino Saluzzi (Bandoneon) - 4
Lee Ritenour (Guitar) - 7
John Pisano (Classical Guitar) - 7
Jim Hughart (Bass) - 7
Bob Zimitti (Drums) - 7
Mayuto Correa (Percussion) - 7
Helio Delmiro (Guitar) - 8,9,11,14
Daudeth De Azevado (Cavaco) - 8,9,11,14
Novelli (Bass Guitar) - 8,9,11,14
Paulinho Braga (Drums) - 8,9,11,14

Tracks 1-4,13: Recorded at Music Hall, Buenos Aires, 1973
Tracks 5-6,10,12,15: Recorded at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, 1973
Tracks 8,14: Recorded at Odeon, Rio de Janeiro, 1973
Tracks 7,9,11: Recorded at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, 1974

jueves, 23 de diciembre de 2010

Sun Ra – The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra [Box Set] (2010)




CD1:
01 – Heliocentric
02 – Outer Nothingness
03 – Other Worlds
04 – The Cosmos
05 – Of Heavenly Things
06 – Nebulae
07 – Dancing in the Sun

CD2:
01 – The Sun Myth
02 – A House of Beauty
03 – Cosmic Chaos

CD3:
01 – Intercosmosis
02 – Mythology Metamorphosis
03 – Heliocentric Worlds
04 – World Worlds
05 – Interplanetary Travelers

Wynton Marsalis - Christmas Jazz Jam (2009)




01. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
02. Mary Had A Baby
03. Jingle Bells
04. Blue Christmas
05. Go Tell It On The Mountain
06. O Christmas Tree
7. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
08. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
09. The Christmas Song
10. Good King Wenceslas
11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12. Greensleeves

Músicos.
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
Victor Goines (clarinet, tenor and saxophone)
Wessel Anderson (alto saxophone)
Walter Blanding (tenor and soprano saxophones)
Paul Nedzela (baritone saxophone and bass clarinet)
Wycliffe Gordon (trombone and tuba)
Vincent Gardner (trombone)
Don Vappie (banjo, guitar and vocals)
Dan Nimmer (piano)
Reginald Veal (bass)
Herlin Riley (drums)
Roberta Gumbel (vocals)

Jazz For Joy - A Verve Christmas Album (1996)



01. Shirley Horn - The Christmas Song
02. Roy Hargrove - Frosty The Snowman
03. Betty Carter - Let It Snow
04. Mark Whitfield - Those Soulful Jingle Bells
05. Abbey Lincoln - Christmas Cheer
06. Nicholas Payton - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
07. Christian McBride - Double Decker (Deck The Halls)
08. Shirley Horn - Winter Wonderland
09. Stephen Scott - I'll Be Home For Christmas
10. Betty Carter - Home For The Holidays
11. Stephen Scott - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12. Abbey Lincoln - This Christmas
13. Nicholas Payton - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

sábado, 18 de diciembre de 2010

John Coltrane - Cattin' (with Paul Quinichette) (1957)



1.Cattin' (7:20)
2.Sunday (6:58)
3.Exactly like you (6:45)
4.Anatomy (8:48)
5. Vodka (9:04)
6. Tea for two (8:04)

Músicos.
John Coltrane (ts)
Paul Quinichette (ts)
Mal Waldron (p)
Julian Euell (b)
Ed Thigpen (dr)

Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane - Tenor Conclave (1956)




1.Bob's boys (8:16)
2.Just you, just me (9:35)
3.Tenor conclave (11:01)
4.How deep is the Ocean (15:03)

Músicos.
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane (ts)
Red Garland (p)
Paul Chambers (b)
Art Taylor (dr)

Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes [From the Underground] (1985)




01. Black Codes
02. For Wee Folks
03. DeLfeayo's Dilemma
04. Phryzzinian Man
05. Aural Oasis
06. Chambers of Tain

Músicos.
Wynton Marsalis (trompeta)
Branford Marsalis (saxo)
Kenny Kirkland (piano)
Jeff "Tain" Watts (batería)
Robert Hurst (contrabajo)
Ron Carter, Charnett Moffett (bajo)

Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing , But Not For Me (1958)




1. But Not For Me
2. Surrey With the Fringe on Top
3. Moonlight in Vermont
4. Music, Music, Music! (Put Another Nickel in)
5. No Greater Love
6. Poinciana
7. Woody'n You
8. What's New

Músicos.
Ahmad Jamal (piano)
Israel Crosby (bass)
Vernell Fornier (drums)

Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams (1954)




01. Lover, Come Back to Me
02. Alone Together
03. Summertime
04. Come Rain or Come Shine
05. No More
06. I've Got You Under My Skin
07. There Is No Greater Love
08. You Go to My Head

Músicos.
Dinah Washington (vocals)
Keter Betts, George Morrow (bass)
Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson (trumpet)
Herb Geller (sax alto)
Harold Land (sax tenor)
Junior Mance, Richie Powell (piano)
Max Roach (drums)
Clark Terry (trumpet)

Art Tatum & Ben Webster - Tatum Group Masterpieces (1956)



01. Gone With The Wind
02. All The Things You Are
03. Have You Met Miss Jones?
04. My One And Only Love
05. Night And Day
06. My Ideal
07. Where Or When

Músicos.
Art Tatum (piano)
Ben Webster (saxo tenor)
Red Callender (contrabajo)
Bill Douglas (bateria)

miércoles, 15 de diciembre de 2010

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear (1967)



1. "The Black and Crazy Blues - 6:07
2. "A Laugh for Rory" - 2:54
3. "Many Blessings" - 4:45
4. "Fingers in the Wind" - 4:18
5. "The Inflated Tear" - 4:58
6. "The Creole Love Call" (Duke Ellington) - 3:53
7. "A Handful of Fives" - 2:42
8. "Fly by Night" - 4:19
9. "Lovellevellilloqui" - 4:17

Músicos.
* Roland Kirk - tenor sax, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, English horn or flexafone
* Ron Burton - piano
* Steve Novosel - bass
* Jimmy Hopps - drums
* Dick Griffith - trombone

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery (1969)




1. "Volunteered Slavery" - 5:43
2. "Spirits Up Above" - 3:37
3. "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 3:20
4. "Search for the Reason Why" - 2:07
5. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 7:59
6. "Roland's Opening Remarks" - 0:41
7. "One Ton" - 5:02
8. "Ovation and Roland's Remarks" - 1:42
9. "A Tribute to John Coltrane: Lush Life/Afro-Blue/Bessie's Blues" (Billy Strayhorn/Mongo Santamaría/John Coltrane) - 8:14
10. "Three for the Festival" - 4:23

Músicos.
Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, nose flute, whistle, voice
Charles McGhee: trumpet (tracks 1 & 5)
Dick Griffith: trombone (tracks 1 & 5)
Ron Burton: piano
Vernon Martin: bass
Charles Crosby: drums (track 1)
Sonny Brown: drums (tracks 2-5)
Jimmy Hopps: drums (tracks 6-10)
Joe Habad Texidor: tambourin

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirk's Work (1961)



1. Three For Dizzy (Roland Kirk) 5:14
2. Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn) 5:09
3. Funk Underneath (Roland Kirk) 6:19
4. Kirk's Work (Roland Kirk) 3:57
5. Doin' The Sixty-Eight (Roland Kirk) 4:23
6. Too Late Now (Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner) 3:54
7. Skater's Waltz (Charles Emile Waldtaufel/arr. Roland Kirk) 4:23

Músicos.
Roland Kirk (Tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Strich, Flute and Siren)
Jack McDuff (Hammond Organ)
Joe Benjamin (Double Bass)
Arthur Taylor (Drums)

Arturo Sandoval - Tumbaito (1987)



1. A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie, Paparelli) — 7:31
2. Tunisias Blues (Sandoval) — 7:16
3. Nuestro Blues (Sandoval) — 5:13
4. Los Elefantes (Sandoval) — 7:35
5. Relax (Sandoval) — 5:05
6. Tumbaito (Sandoval) — 8:23

Músicos.
Arturo Sandoval - trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, percussion
Hilario Durán - piano
Jorge Chicoy - guitar
Jorge Reyes - bass
Bernardo García - drums
Reinaldo Valera - percussion

miércoles, 8 de diciembre de 2010

Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy (1976)




01. Flight over Rio
02. Midnight Tango
03. Mediterranean Sundance
04. Race With Devil on Spanish Highway
05. Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil
06. Elegant Gypsy Suite

Músicos.
Paco de Lucía (guitar)
Al Di Meola (electric guitar)
Steve Gadd (drums)
Jan Hammer (synthesizer, electric piano)
Anthony Jackson (bass)
Mingo Lewis (organ, synthesizer, percussion, conga)
Barry Miles (piano)
Lenny White (drums)

Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light 'Til Dawn (1993)




01. You Don't Know What Love Is
02. Come On In My Kitchen
03. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me
04. Children Of The Night
05. Hellhound On My Trail
06. Black Crow
07. Sankofa
08. Estrellas
09. Redbone
10. Tupelo Honey/Angel
11. Blue Light 'Til Dawn
12. I Can't Stand the Rain

Músicos.
Cassandra Wilson (vocals)
Cyro Baptista (percussion, jews harp)
Lonnie Plaxico (bass)
Gib Wharton (pedal steel guitar)
Tony Cedras (accordion)
Charlie Burnham (violin, mandocello)

lunes, 6 de diciembre de 2010

Gillespie, Rollins & Stitt - Sonny Side Up (1957)



1. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
2. The Eternal Triangle
3. After Hours
4. I Know That You Know

Músicos.
Dizzy Gillespie (trompeta)
Sonny Rollins (saxo tenor)
Sonny Stitt (saxo tenor)
Ray Bryant (piano)
Tom Bryant (bajo)
Charlie Persip (bateria)

Miles Davis - Round About Midnight (1955)




01. 'Round Midnight
02. Ah-Leu-Cha
03. All of You
04. Bye Bye Blackbird
05. Tadd's Delight
06. Dear Old Stockholm
07. Two Bass Hit
08. Little Melonae
09. Budo
10. Sweet Sue, Just You

Músicos.
Miles Davis (trumpet)
John Coltrane (tenor saxophone)
William "Red" Garland (piano)
Paul Chambers (bass)
Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone)
Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone)
Thelonious Monk (piano)
Connie Kay, Philly Joe Jones (drum)

Bix Beiderbecke - At the Jazz Band Ball (1928)



01. Fidgety Feet
02. Tiger Rag
03. Flock O' Blues
04. I'm Glad
05. Toddlin' Blues
06. Davenport Blues
07. Singin' the Blues
08. I'm Coming, Virginia
09. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
10. Ostrich Walk
11. Riverboat Shuffle
12. Krazy Kat
13. Clementine
14. At the Jazz Band Ball
15. Jazz Me Blues
16. Since My Best Girl Turned Me Down
17. San
18. From Monday On
19. Mississippi Mud
20. Deep Down South
21. For No Reason at All in C
22. In a Mist

Músicos.
Bix Beiderbecke (cornet, piano)
Bing Crosby (vocals)
Jimmy Dorsey (alto saxophone, clarinet)
Frankie Traumbauer (C-melody saxophone)
Adrian Rollini (bass saxophone)
Tommy Dorsey (trombone)
Benny Goodman (clarinet)
Joe Venuti (violin)
Eddie Lang (guitar)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
The Wolverines
Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra