viernes, 9 de marzo de 2012

Horace Silver - In Pursuit of the 27th Man (1972)




  1. "Liberated Brother" (Weldon Irvine) - 5:23
  2. "Kathy" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Moacir Santos) - 4:17
  3. "Gregory Is Here" - 6:21
  4. "Summer in Central Park" - 4:41
  5. "Nothin' Can Stop Me Now" - 5:15
  6. "In Pursuit of the 27th Man" - 9:44
  7. "Strange Vibes" - 5:02

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6 (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7) and November 10 (tracks 1, 3 & 5), 1972.

Músicos.
Horace Silver - electric piano
Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
David Friedman - vibes (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
Mickey Roker - drums

miércoles, 7 de marzo de 2012

Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess (1958)




  1. Buzzard song. 4:07
  2. Bess, you is my woman now. 5:10
  3. Gone. 3:37
  4. Gone, gone, gone. 2:03
  5. Summertime. 3:17
  6. Oh bess, oh where’s my Bess. 4:28
  7. Prayer (oh doctor Jesus). 4.39
  8. Fisherman, strawberry and devil crab. 4:06
  9. My man’s gone now. 6:14
  10. It ain’t necessarily so. 4:23
  11. Here comes de honey man. 1:18
  12. I loves you, Porgy. 3:39
  13. There’s a boat that’s leaving soon for New York. 3:23
  14. I loves you, Porgy (take 1, second version). 4:14
  15. Gone (take 4). 3:40

Músicos.
Miles Davis: trompeta
Gil Evans: arreglos, dirección
“Philly” Joe Jones: batería
Cannonball Adderley: saxo alto
Jimmy Cobb: batería
Danny Banks: flauta
Paul Chambers: contrabajo

Eric Dolphy - Far Cry (1961)



  1. "Mrs. Parker of K.C. (Bird's Mother)" (Jaki Byard) – 8:03
  2. "Ode to Charlie Parker" (Byard) – 8:42
  3. "Far Cry" (Eric Dolphy) – 3:55
  4. "Miss Ann" (Dolphy) – 4:17
  5. "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) – 6:41
  6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 4:20
  7. "It's Magic" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 5:40
  8. "Serene" (Dolphy) – 6:37

Músicos.
Eric Dolphy - sax
Booker Little – trumpet
Jaki Byard – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

martes, 6 de marzo de 2012

Chet Baker & Miles Davis with the Lighthouse All Stars (1953)




  1. At Last
  2. Winter Wonderland
  3. Loaded
  4. I'll Remember April
  5. Pirouette
  6. Witch Doctor
  7. 'Round Midnight
  8. Infinity Promenade
  9. A Night in Tunisia

Músicos.
Chet Baker, trumpet
Miles Davis, trumpet
Rolf Ericson, trumpet
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet
Bud Shank, alto saxophone
Bob Cooper, tenor saxophone
Russ Freeman, Lorraine Geller & Claude Williamson, piano
Max Roach, drums

Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959)




  1. "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 6:20
  2. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 3:59
  3. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) – 6:45
  4. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 2:36
  5. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) – 3:13
  6. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Nathan "Ned" Miller, Jule Styne) – 3:57
  7. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 9:51

Músicos.
Oscar Peterson - piano
Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
Ray Brown - double bass
Ed Thigpen - drums

Ben Webster - See You At the Fair (1964)




  1. See You At The Fair
  2. Over The Rainbow
  3. Our Love Is Here To Stay
  4. In A Mellow Tone
  5. Lullaby Of Jazzland
  6. Stardust
  7. Fall Of Love
  8. While We're Dancing
  9. Someone To Watch Over Me

Músicos.
Bass – Richard Davis (2)
Drums – Osie Johnson
Piano – Hank Jones
Piano, Harpsichord – Roger Kellaway
Saxophone [Tenor] – Ben Webster

Ben Webster - Stormy Weather (1965)




  1. Our Love Is Here to Stay
  2. My Romance
  3. Blues For Herluf
  4. Londonderry Air
  5. Mack the Knife
  6. I Can't Get Started
  7. Theme, The
  8. Friskin' the Frog
  9. Stormy Weather
  10. Teach Me Tonight

Músicos.
Ben Webster (tenor sax)
Kenny Drew (piano)
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass)
Alex Riel (drums)

Chet Baker & Art Pepper - Playboys (1956)




  1. "Picture of Heath"
  2. "For Miles and Miles "
  3. "C.T.A. "
  4. "For Minors Only"
  5. "Minor Yours "
  6. "Resonant Emotions"
  7. "Tynan Time"

Músicos.
Chet Baker — trumpet
Art Pepper — alto saxophone
Phil Urso — tenor saxophone
Carl Perkins — piano
Curtis Counce — bass
Larance Marable — drums

Ahmad Jamal - Ahmad's Blues (1958)




  1. Ahmad's Blues (Jamal) 4:05
  2. It Could Happen to You (Burke, Van Heusen) 4:15
  3. I Wish I Knew (Gordon, Warren) 3:45
  4. Autumn Leaves (Kosma, Mercer, Prevert) 7:40
  5. Stompin' at the Savoy (Goodman, Razaf, Sampson, Webb) 4:15
  6. Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) 4:47
  7. The Girl Next Door (Blane, Martin) 3:26
  8. Secret Love (Fain, Webster) 3:51
  9. Squatty Roo (Hodges) 2:18
  10. Taboo (Lecuona, Russell) 4:01
  11. Autumn in New York (Duke) 3:18
  12. A Gal in Calico (Robin, Schwartz) 4:44
  13. That's All (Brandt, Haymes) 2:38
  14. Should I? (Brown, Freed) 3:39
  15. Seleritus (Jamal) 3:12
  16. Let's Fall in Love (Arlen, Koehler) 5:06

Músicos.
Israel Crosby Bass
Vernell Fournier Drums
Ahmad Jamal Piano

lunes, 5 de marzo de 2012

Chet Baker - Chet (1959)




  1. Alone Together
  2. How High the Moon
  3. It Never Entered My Mind
  4. 'Tis Autumn
  5. If You Could Only See Me Now
  6. September Song
  7. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
  8. Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
  9. You and the Night and the Music
  10. Early Morning Mood

Músicos.
Chet Baker - trumpet
Herbie Mann - flute (tracks 1, 4, 9 & 10)
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-5, 6 & 8-10)
Bill Evans - piano (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10)
Paul Chambers - bass
Connie Kay - drums

Chet Baker - She Was Too Good To Me (1974)




  1. Autumn Leaves - 7:02
  2. She Was Too Good to Me - 4:40
  3. Funk in Deep Freeze - 6:06
  4. Tangerine - 5:27
  5. With a Song in My Heart - 4:04
  6. What'll I Do? - 3:55
  7. It's You or No One - 4:28
  8. My Future Just Passed - 4:46

Músicos.
Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals
Paul Desmond - Alto Saxophone
Bob James - Electric Piano
Ron Carter - Bass
John DeJohnette - Drums
Steve Gadd - Drums
Dave Friedman - Vibes
Hubert Laws - Flute

sábado, 3 de marzo de 2012

Miles Davis - Blue Period (1951)




  1. "Bluing" (Miles Davis) – 9:55
  2. "Blue Room" (Rodgers and Hart) – 2:48
  3. "Out of the Blue" (Davis) – 6:15

Músicos.
Miles Davis – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
Tommy Potter – double bass
Art Blakey – drums

Músicos en "Blue Room".
Miles Davis – trumpet
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – double bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Art Pepper - Straight Life (1980)




  1. "Surf Ride" (Art Pepper) – 6:57
  2. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 9:55
  3. "Straight Life" (Art Pepper) – 4:09
  4. "September Song" (Anderson; Kurt Weill) – 11:00
  5. "Make A List" (Art Pepper) – 9:46

(Recorded on 21 September 1979.)

Músicos.
Art Pepper – alto saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Red Mitchell – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Kenneth Nash – cowbell, reco-reco (on "Make A List" only)

Donald Byrd - Byrd in Hand (1959)




  1. "Witchcraft" 8:29
  2. "Here Am I" (Byrd) 8:25
  3. "Devil Whip" (Byrd) 4:42
  4. "Bronze Dance" (Walter Davis, Jr.) 6:42
  5. "Clarion Calls" (Walter Davis, Jr.) 5:41
  6. "The Injuns" (Byrd) 6:13

Músicos.
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Art Taylor - drums

Paul Chambers - Whims of Chambers (1956)




  1. "Omicron" (Donald Byrd) – 7:21
  2. "Whims of Chambers" – 4:06
  3. "Nita" (Coltrane) – 6:34
  4. "We Six" (Byrd) – 7:42
  5. "Dear Ann" – 4:21
  6. "Tale of the Fingers" – 4:44
  7. "Just for the Love" (Coltrane) – 3:43

Músicos.
Paul Chambers - bass
Donald Byrd - trumpet
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Horace Silver - piano
Philly Joe Jones - drums

Miles Davis - Milestones (1958)




  1. "Dr. Jackle" – 5:47
  2. "Sid's Ahead" – 12:59
  3. "Two Bass Hit" – 5:13
  4. "Milestones" – 5:42
  5. "Billy Boy" – 7:10
  6. "Straight, No Chaser" – 10:35

Tracks 3–8 recorded on February 4, 1958; tracks 1 and 2 recorded on March 4, 1958.

Músicos.
Miles Davis – trumpet, piano (on "Sid's Ahead")
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Red Garland – piano
Paul Chambers – double bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (1959)




  1. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 4:39
  2. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) - 6:15
  3. "Wabash" - 5:44
  4. "Grand Central" (John Coltrane) - 4:33
  5. "You're a Weaver of Dreams" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 5:31
  6. "The Sleeper" (Coltrane) - 7:15

Recorded at Universal Recorders Studio B, Chicago, IL on February 3, 1959

Músicos.
Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone (except on You're a Weaver of Dreams)
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone (except on Stars Fell on Alabama)
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' (1966)




  1. "Fun" (Nat Adderley) – 8:26
  2. "Games" (N. Adderley) – 7:19
  3. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:10
  4. "Sticks" (Cannonball Adderley) – 3:54
  5. "Hippodelphia" (Zawinul) – 5:49
  6. "Sack O' Woe" (C. Adderley) – 10:29

Músicos.
Cannonball Adderley - Alto saxophone, leader
Nat Adderley - Cornet
Joe Zawinul - Piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Victor Gaskin - Bass
Roy McCurdy - Drums

viernes, 2 de marzo de 2012

Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (1956)




  1. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 8:15
  2. "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren) – 5:18
  3. "I Could Write a Book" (Richard Rodgers) – 5:09
  4. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:18
  5. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy van Heusen) – 6:37
  6. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:02

Músicos.
Miles Davis - trumpet
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums