1. Dig
2. It's Only A Paper Moon
3. Denial
4. Bluing
5. Out of the Blue
6. Conception
7. My Old Flame
Miles Davis – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
Tommy Potter – double bass
Charles Mingus – double bass (on "Conception")
Art Blakey – drums
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Red Garland - It's a Blue World (1958)
1. This Can't Be Love
2. Since I Fell for You
3. Crazy Rhythm
4. Teach Me Tonight
5. It's a Blue World
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - double bass
Art Taylor - drums
2. Since I Fell for You
3. Crazy Rhythm
4. Teach Me Tonight
5. It's a Blue World
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - double bass
Art Taylor - drums
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Grant Green - Solid (1964)
1. Minor League
2. Ezz-Thetic
3. Grant's Tune
4. Solid
5. The Kicker
Grant Green - guitar
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
2. Ezz-Thetic
3. Grant's Tune
4. Solid
5. The Kicker
Grant Green - guitar
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Smokey Robinson - A Quiet Storm (1975)
1. Quiet Storm
2. The Agony and the Ecstasy
3. Baby That's Backatcha
4. Wedding Song
5. Happy – Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues
6. Love Letters
7. Coincidentally
Smokey Robinson – vocals
Melba Bradford – background vocals
Joseph A. Brown – drums, percussion
Carmen Bryant – background vocals
Gary Coleman – percussion
Shawn Furlong – sound effects, sopranino
Michael Jacobsen – electric cello
Gene Pello – drums
James Alibe Sledge – bongos, conga, background vocals
Fred Smith – horns, woodwind
Russ Turner – musical arrangements, keyboards, background vocals
Marv Tarplin – guitar
2. The Agony and the Ecstasy
3. Baby That's Backatcha
4. Wedding Song
5. Happy – Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues
6. Love Letters
7. Coincidentally
Smokey Robinson – vocals
Melba Bradford – background vocals
Joseph A. Brown – drums, percussion
Carmen Bryant – background vocals
Gary Coleman – percussion
Shawn Furlong – sound effects, sopranino
Michael Jacobsen – electric cello
Gene Pello – drums
James Alibe Sledge – bongos, conga, background vocals
Fred Smith – horns, woodwind
Russ Turner – musical arrangements, keyboards, background vocals
Marv Tarplin – guitar
Monday, December 7, 2015
Oliver Nelson - Screamin' the Blues (1961)
1. Screamin' the Blues
2. March on, March On
3. The Drive
4. The Meetin'
5. Three Seconds
6. Alto-Itis
Oliver Nelson - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Eric Dolphy - bass clarinet, alto saxophone
Richard Williams - trumpet
Richard Wyands - piano
George Duvivier - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
2. March on, March On
3. The Drive
4. The Meetin'
5. Three Seconds
6. Alto-Itis
Oliver Nelson - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Eric Dolphy - bass clarinet, alto saxophone
Richard Williams - trumpet
Richard Wyands - piano
George Duvivier - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Bill Withers - Just As I Am (1971)
1. Harlem
2. Ain't No Sunshine
3. Grandma's Hands
4. Sweet Wanomi
5. Everybody's Talkin'
6. Do It Good
7. Hope She'll Be Happier
8. Let It Be
9. I'm Her Daddy
10. In My Heart
11. Moanin' and Groanin'
12. Better Off Dead
Bill Withers – guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills – guitar
Booker T. Jones – guitar, keyboards
Chris Ethridge - bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
Jim Keltner – drums
Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
Bobbye Hall Porter – percussion
2. Ain't No Sunshine
3. Grandma's Hands
4. Sweet Wanomi
5. Everybody's Talkin'
6. Do It Good
7. Hope She'll Be Happier
8. Let It Be
9. I'm Her Daddy
10. In My Heart
11. Moanin' and Groanin'
12. Better Off Dead
Bill Withers – guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills – guitar
Booker T. Jones – guitar, keyboards
Chris Ethridge - bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
Jim Keltner – drums
Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
Bobbye Hall Porter – percussion
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Mose Allison - I Don't Worry About a Thing (1962)
1. I Don't Worry About a Thing
2. It Didn't Turn Out That Way
3. Your Mind Is on Vacation
4. Let Me See
5. Everything I Have Is Yours
6. Stand By
7. Idyll
8. The Well
9. Meet Me at No Special Place
10. The Song Is Ended
Mose Allison - piano, vocals
Addison Farmer - bass
Osie Johnson - drums
2. It Didn't Turn Out That Way
3. Your Mind Is on Vacation
4. Let Me See
5. Everything I Have Is Yours
6. Stand By
7. Idyll
8. The Well
9. Meet Me at No Special Place
10. The Song Is Ended
Mose Allison - piano, vocals
Addison Farmer - bass
Osie Johnson - drums
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Billie Holiday - Carnegie Hall Concert (1956)
1. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
2. Lady Sings the Blues
3. Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
4. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues/Trav'lin' Light
5. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
6. Billie's Blues
7. Body and Soul
8. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
9. Don't Explain
10. Yesterdays
11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
12. I'll Be Seeing You
13. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
14. My Man
15. I Cried for You
16. Fine and Mellow
17. I Cover the Waterfront
18. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Billie Holiday - vocals
Carl Drinkard - piano
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Carson Smith - bass
Chico Hamilton - drums
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax
Tony Scott - piano, clarinet
Buck Clayton - trumpet
Al Cohn -tenor sax
Narration by Gilbert Millstein
2. Lady Sings the Blues
3. Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
4. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues/Trav'lin' Light
5. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
6. Billie's Blues
7. Body and Soul
8. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
9. Don't Explain
10. Yesterdays
11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
12. I'll Be Seeing You
13. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues
14. My Man
15. I Cried for You
16. Fine and Mellow
17. I Cover the Waterfront
18. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Billie Holiday - vocals
Carl Drinkard - piano
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Carson Smith - bass
Chico Hamilton - drums
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax
Tony Scott - piano, clarinet
Buck Clayton - trumpet
Al Cohn -tenor sax
Narration by Gilbert Millstein
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Tom Jobim Apresenta (1966)
1. Berimbau
2. Eu Preciso de Voce
3. Morrer de Amor
4. Preciso Aprender a Ser Só
5. Imagem
6. Morte de um Deus de Sal
7. Samba Torto
8. Chuva
9. Razão de Viver
10. Seu Encanto
11. Tristeza de nós dois
12. Voce
Eumir Deodato - piano
Jorge Ferreira da Silva - alto sax, flute
Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica
Oscar Castro Neves - guitar
Sergio Barroso - bass
Edison Machado - drums
2. Eu Preciso de Voce
3. Morrer de Amor
4. Preciso Aprender a Ser Só
5. Imagem
6. Morte de um Deus de Sal
7. Samba Torto
8. Chuva
9. Razão de Viver
10. Seu Encanto
11. Tristeza de nós dois
12. Voce
Eumir Deodato - piano
Jorge Ferreira da Silva - alto sax, flute
Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica
Oscar Castro Neves - guitar
Sergio Barroso - bass
Edison Machado - drums
Monday, November 16, 2015
Hampton Hawes - Hamp's Piano (1967)
1. Hamp's Blues
2. Rhythm
3. Black Forest Blues
4. Autumn Leaves
5. What Is This Thing Called Love
6. Sonora
7. I'm All Smiles
8. My Foolish Heart
Hampton Hawes - piano
Eberhard Weber - bass
Claus Weiss - drums
2. Rhythm
3. Black Forest Blues
4. Autumn Leaves
5. What Is This Thing Called Love
6. Sonora
7. I'm All Smiles
8. My Foolish Heart
Hampton Hawes - piano
Eberhard Weber - bass
Claus Weiss - drums
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1972)
1. Daddy Bug
2. In A Silent Way
3. Move To Groove
4. Ayers Monologue
5. Thoughts
6. Sketches In Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, And White
7. He Gives Us All His Love
8. Your Cup Of Tea
9. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Roy Ayers - vibraphone
Clint Houston - bass
Harry Whitaker - piano, vocals
David Lee - drums, percussion
2. In A Silent Way
3. Move To Groove
4. Ayers Monologue
5. Thoughts
6. Sketches In Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, And White
7. He Gives Us All His Love
8. Your Cup Of Tea
9. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Roy Ayers - vibraphone
Clint Houston - bass
Harry Whitaker - piano, vocals
David Lee - drums, percussion
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner (1969)
1. I Have a Dream
2. The Prisoner
3. Firewater
4. He Who Lives in Fear
5. Promise of the Sun
Herbie Hancock — acoustic piano, electric piano
Johnny Coles — flugelhorn
Garnett Brown — trombone
Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone, alto flute
Buster Williams — bass
Tootie Heath — drums
Tony Studd — bass trombone (1, 2, 4)
Jack Jeffers — bass trombone (3, 5)
Hubert Laws — flute (1, 2, 4)
Jerome Richardson — bass clarinet (1, 2, 4), flute (3, 5)
Romeo Penque — bass clarinet (3, 5)
Produced by Duke Pearson
2. The Prisoner
3. Firewater
4. He Who Lives in Fear
5. Promise of the Sun
Herbie Hancock — acoustic piano, electric piano
Johnny Coles — flugelhorn
Garnett Brown — trombone
Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone, alto flute
Buster Williams — bass
Tootie Heath — drums
Tony Studd — bass trombone (1, 2, 4)
Jack Jeffers — bass trombone (3, 5)
Hubert Laws — flute (1, 2, 4)
Jerome Richardson — bass clarinet (1, 2, 4), flute (3, 5)
Romeo Penque — bass clarinet (3, 5)
Produced by Duke Pearson
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Phineas Newborn Jr. - Piano Portraits (1959)
2. Golden Earrings
3. It's All Right With Me
4. I Can't Get Started
5. Sweet and Lovely
6. Just in Time
7. Caravan
8. For All We Know
9. (Blues Theme) For Left Hand Only
10. Chelsea Bridge
Phineas Newborn, Jr. - piano
John Simmons - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Drums Around the Corner (1958)
1. Moose the Mooche
2. Blakey's Blues
3. Lee's Tune
4. Let's Take 16 Bars
5. Drums in the Rain
6. Lover
7. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
8. What Is This Thing Called Love?
Tracks 1-6
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones – drums, timpani
Roy Haynes – drums
Ray Barretto – congas
Tracks 7-8
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Blakey - drums
Produced by Alfred Lion
2. Blakey's Blues
3. Lee's Tune
4. Let's Take 16 Bars
5. Drums in the Rain
6. Lover
7. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
8. What Is This Thing Called Love?
Tracks 1-6
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones – drums, timpani
Roy Haynes – drums
Ray Barretto – congas
Tracks 7-8
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Blakey - drums
Produced by Alfred Lion
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Dexter Gordon - Gettin' Around (1965)
1. Manhã de Carnaval
2. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
3. Heartaches
4. Shiny Stockings
5. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
6. Le Coiffeur
7. Very Saxily Yours
8. Flick of a Trick
Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Barry Harris - piano
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Billy Higgins - drums
Produced by Alfred Lion
2. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
3. Heartaches
4. Shiny Stockings
5. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
6. Le Coiffeur
7. Very Saxily Yours
8. Flick of a Trick
Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Barry Harris - piano
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Billy Higgins - drums
Produced by Alfred Lion
Friday, October 23, 2015
The Three Sounds - Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
1. Still I'm Sad
2. Crying Time
3. June Night
4. I Thought About You
5. I Held My Head in Shame
6. Summertime
7. Makin' Bread Again
8. Here's That Rainy Day
9. Blues March
10. Takin' It Easy
11. Drown in My Own Tears
12. Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
13. Never Say Yes
14. River Shallow
15. Sunny
16. Bad, Bad Whiskey
17. C Jam Blues
Gene Harris - piano, organ
Andrew Simpkins - bass
Donald Bailey - drums
2. Crying Time
3. June Night
4. I Thought About You
5. I Held My Head in Shame
6. Summertime
7. Makin' Bread Again
8. Here's That Rainy Day
9. Blues March
10. Takin' It Easy
11. Drown in My Own Tears
12. Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
13. Never Say Yes
14. River Shallow
15. Sunny
16. Bad, Bad Whiskey
17. C Jam Blues
Gene Harris - piano, organ
Andrew Simpkins - bass
Donald Bailey - drums
Monday, October 19, 2015
Richard "Groove" Holmes – Night Glider (1973)
1. Night Glider
2. Flyjack
3. It's Going To Take Some Time
4. Pure Cane Sugar
5. Go Away Little Girl
6. One Mint Julep
7. Young And Foolish
Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
Lloyd Davis - guitar
Horace Ott - electric piano
Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone
Garnett Brown - trombone
Paul Martinez - bass
Kwasi Jayourba - congas
Bernard Purdie - drums
2. Flyjack
3. It's Going To Take Some Time
4. Pure Cane Sugar
5. Go Away Little Girl
6. One Mint Julep
7. Young And Foolish
Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
Lloyd Davis - guitar
Horace Ott - electric piano
Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone
Garnett Brown - trombone
Paul Martinez - bass
Kwasi Jayourba - congas
Bernard Purdie - drums
Friday, October 16, 2015
Abbey Lincoln - That's Him! (1957)
1. Strong Man
2. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
3. My Man
4. Tender as a Rose
5. That's Him
6. I Must Have That Man!
7. I Must Have That Man! (take 3)
8. Porgy
9. Porgy
10. When a Woman Loves a Man
11. Don't Explain
Abbey Lincoln - vocals
Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly - piano, bass ("Don't Explain")
Paul Chambers - bass (except "Don't Explain")
Max Roach - drums
2. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
3. My Man
4. Tender as a Rose
5. That's Him
6. I Must Have That Man!
7. I Must Have That Man! (take 3)
8. Porgy
9. Porgy
10. When a Woman Loves a Man
11. Don't Explain
Abbey Lincoln - vocals
Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly - piano, bass ("Don't Explain")
Paul Chambers - bass (except "Don't Explain")
Max Roach - drums
Monday, October 12, 2015
Hank Mobley - Hank (1957)
1. Fit for a Hanker
2. Hi Groove, Low Feedback
3. You'd Be So Easy to Love
4. Time After Time
5. Dance of the Infidels
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
John Jenkins - alto saxophone
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Bobby Timmons - piano
Wilbur Ware - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums
Produced by Alfred Lion
2. Hi Groove, Low Feedback
3. You'd Be So Easy to Love
4. Time After Time
5. Dance of the Infidels
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
John Jenkins - alto saxophone
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Bobby Timmons - piano
Wilbur Ware - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums
Produced by Alfred Lion
Friday, October 9, 2015
George Benson - Giblet Gravy (1968)
1. Along Comes Mary
2. Sunny
3. What’s New?
4. Giblet Gravy
5. Walk on By
6. Thunder Walk
7. Sack O’ Woe
8. Groovin’
9. Low Down and Dirty
10. Billie’s Bounce
11. What’s New (alternate)
12. What’s New (alternate 2)
George Benson – Guitar
Pepper Adams – Baritone sax
Ron Carter – Bass
Bob Cranshaw – Bass
Billy Cobham – Drums
Eric Gale – Guitar
Carl Lynch – Guitar
Herbie Hancock – Piano
Johnny Pacheco – Conga, Tambourine
Alan Raph – Bass Trombone
Jimmy Owens – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ernie Royal – Trumpet
Snooky Young – Trumpet
Lois Winter – Vocals
Eileen Gilbert – Vocals
Albertine Robinson – Vocals
2. Sunny
3. What’s New?
4. Giblet Gravy
5. Walk on By
6. Thunder Walk
7. Sack O’ Woe
8. Groovin’
9. Low Down and Dirty
10. Billie’s Bounce
11. What’s New (alternate)
12. What’s New (alternate 2)
George Benson – Guitar
Pepper Adams – Baritone sax
Ron Carter – Bass
Bob Cranshaw – Bass
Billy Cobham – Drums
Eric Gale – Guitar
Carl Lynch – Guitar
Herbie Hancock – Piano
Johnny Pacheco – Conga, Tambourine
Alan Raph – Bass Trombone
Jimmy Owens – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ernie Royal – Trumpet
Snooky Young – Trumpet
Lois Winter – Vocals
Eileen Gilbert – Vocals
Albertine Robinson – Vocals
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Stanley Turrentine - Rough 'n' Tumble (1966)
1. And Satisfy
2. What Could I Do Without You
3. Feeling Good
4. Shake
5. Walk On By
6. Baptismal
Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Grant Green - guitar
Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass
Mickey Roker - drums
Arranged by Duke Pearson
Produced by Alfred Lion
2. What Could I Do Without You
3. Feeling Good
4. Shake
5. Walk On By
6. Baptismal
Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Grant Green - guitar
Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass
Mickey Roker - drums
Arranged by Duke Pearson
Produced by Alfred Lion
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Willie Mitchell - Solid Soul (1968)
1. Prayer Meetin'
2. Grazing in the Grass
3. Windy
4. Sunrise Serenade
5. The Horse
6. Groovin'
7. San-Ho-Zay
8. Up Hard
9. Monkey Jump
10. Strawberry Soul
11. Hideaway
12. Willie Wam
Willie Mitchell - Trumpet
Charles Hodges - Organ, Keyboards
Leroy Hodges - Bass
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges - Guitar
Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
2. Grazing in the Grass
3. Windy
4. Sunrise Serenade
5. The Horse
6. Groovin'
7. San-Ho-Zay
8. Up Hard
9. Monkey Jump
10. Strawberry Soul
11. Hideaway
12. Willie Wam
Willie Mitchell - Trumpet
Charles Hodges - Organ, Keyboards
Leroy Hodges - Bass
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges - Guitar
Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Michael Longo – Funkia (1974)
1. Ole’ for the Gypsies
2. Samia
3. Funkia
4. Windmills of Your Mind
5. What’s Going On
6. The Last Tango in Paris
7. Southern Soul
8. Gingele
Michael Longo – electric and acoustic piano
Ron Carter – bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Carlos “Patato” Valdes- percussion
Produced by Sonny Lester
2. Samia
3. Funkia
4. Windmills of Your Mind
5. What’s Going On
6. The Last Tango in Paris
7. Southern Soul
8. Gingele
Michael Longo – electric and acoustic piano
Ron Carter – bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Carlos “Patato” Valdes- percussion
Produced by Sonny Lester
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith - Blue Bash! (1963)
1. Blue Bash
2. Travelin'
3. Fever
4. Blues For Del
5. Easy Living
6. Soft Winds
7. Kenny's Sound
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Jimmy Smith - organ
Vince Gambella - guitar
Milt Hinton, George Duvivier - bass
Bill English, Mel Lewis - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor
includes alternate takes
2. Travelin'
3. Fever
4. Blues For Del
5. Easy Living
6. Soft Winds
7. Kenny's Sound
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Jimmy Smith - organ
Vince Gambella - guitar
Milt Hinton, George Duvivier - bass
Bill English, Mel Lewis - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor
includes alternate takes
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (1954)
1. Bluesville
2. Angie
3. I Can Make You Love Me
4. My Beautiful Lady
5. Many Miles Away
6. 52nd Street Theme
7. I'll Remember April
8. Four or Five
9. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
10. Lo Flame
11. Chartreuse
12. Kenny's Blues
Kenny Drew - piano
Gene Wright - bass
Lawrence Marable - drums
Charles "Specs" Wright - drums
2. Angie
3. I Can Make You Love Me
4. My Beautiful Lady
5. Many Miles Away
6. 52nd Street Theme
7. I'll Remember April
8. Four or Five
9. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
10. Lo Flame
11. Chartreuse
12. Kenny's Blues
Kenny Drew - piano
Gene Wright - bass
Lawrence Marable - drums
Charles "Specs" Wright - drums
Saturday, September 19, 2015
The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Bossa Nova (1962)
1. Samba de Orfeu
2. Manha de Carnaval
3. As Criancinhas
4. A Noite do Meu Bem
5. O Pato
6. A Felicidade
7. Whirpoll
8. Cara de Palhaco
9. Cancao para Geralda
Ramsey Lewis – piano
Eldee Young – bass
Isaac Redd Holt – drums
Carmen Costa and Josef Paulo – vocals
2. Manha de Carnaval
3. As Criancinhas
4. A Noite do Meu Bem
5. O Pato
6. A Felicidade
7. Whirpoll
8. Cara de Palhaco
9. Cancao para Geralda
Ramsey Lewis – piano
Eldee Young – bass
Isaac Redd Holt – drums
Carmen Costa and Josef Paulo – vocals
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
McCoy Tyner - Time for Tyner (1968)
1. African Village
2. Little Madimba
3. May Street
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
6. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
McCoy Tyner - piano
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Herbie Lewis - bass
Freddie Waits - drums
Produced by Duke Pearson
2. Little Madimba
3. May Street
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
6. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
McCoy Tyner - piano
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Herbie Lewis - bass
Freddie Waits - drums
Produced by Duke Pearson
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Trojan Records Soulful Reggae Box Set
Disc 1
1. The Chosen Few – Tears of a Clown
2. Joy White – My Guy
3. Mike Dorane – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
4. Ken Boothe – Let’s Get It On
5. The Chosen Few – I Second That Emotion
6. Jay Boys – I Can’t Get Next to You
7. The Gaylads – It’s All in the Game
8. Barry Biggs – I’ll Be There
9. John Holt – Touch Me in the Morning
10. Teddy Brown – Midnight Train to Georgia
11. Ken Boothe – Ain’t No Sunshine
12. The Chosen Few – You Are Everything
13. The Chosen Few, Derrick Harriott – Since I Lost My Baby
14. Barry Biggs – One Bad Apple
15. Pat Rhoden – Living for the City
16. Lloyd Charmers – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
17. Pat Rhoden – Boogie on Reggae Woman
Disc 2
1. Shark Wilson and the Basement Heaters – Make It Reggae
2. Soul Messengers – Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
3. Matumbi – Reggae Stuff
4. The Chosen Few – Children of the Night
5. Messengers – Crowded City
6. The Chosen Few – Theme from Shaft
7. Bruce Ruffin – Ooh Child
8. Lloyd Parks – Stop the War Now
9. Matumbi – Law of the Land
10. The Chosen Few – Am I Black Enough for You?
11. Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
12. The Chosen Few – Do Your Thing
13. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Message from a Black Man
14. The Chosen Few – People Make the World Go Round
15. Mickie Chung – Breezin’
16. The Pioneers – Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Disc 3
1. The Chosen Few – Everybody Plays the Fool
2. B.B. Seaton – Lean on Me
3. Leroy Sibbles – Break Up to Make Up
4. Inner Circle – Homely Girl
5. The Chosen Few – You’re a Big Girl Now
6. Zap Pow – If You Don’t Know Me by Now
7. Joe White – Me and Mrs. Jones
8. Lloyd Parks – Kung Fu Fighting
9. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Have You Seen Her?
10. Inner Circle – Rock the Boat
11. The Chosen Few – Stoned in Love
12. Boris Gardiner – You Make Me Feel Brand New
13. The Lewis Sisters – Love on a Two Way Street
14. Matumbi – Brother Louie
15. The Chosen Few – In the Rain
16. Inner Circle – T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
17. Al Brown – Love and Happiness
1 : 2 : 3
1. The Chosen Few – Tears of a Clown
2. Joy White – My Guy
3. Mike Dorane – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
4. Ken Boothe – Let’s Get It On
5. The Chosen Few – I Second That Emotion
6. Jay Boys – I Can’t Get Next to You
7. The Gaylads – It’s All in the Game
8. Barry Biggs – I’ll Be There
9. John Holt – Touch Me in the Morning
10. Teddy Brown – Midnight Train to Georgia
11. Ken Boothe – Ain’t No Sunshine
12. The Chosen Few – You Are Everything
13. The Chosen Few, Derrick Harriott – Since I Lost My Baby
14. Barry Biggs – One Bad Apple
15. Pat Rhoden – Living for the City
16. Lloyd Charmers – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
17. Pat Rhoden – Boogie on Reggae Woman
Disc 2
1. Shark Wilson and the Basement Heaters – Make It Reggae
2. Soul Messengers – Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
3. Matumbi – Reggae Stuff
4. The Chosen Few – Children of the Night
5. Messengers – Crowded City
6. The Chosen Few – Theme from Shaft
7. Bruce Ruffin – Ooh Child
8. Lloyd Parks – Stop the War Now
9. Matumbi – Law of the Land
10. The Chosen Few – Am I Black Enough for You?
11. Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
12. The Chosen Few – Do Your Thing
13. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Message from a Black Man
14. The Chosen Few – People Make the World Go Round
15. Mickie Chung – Breezin’
16. The Pioneers – Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Disc 3
1. The Chosen Few – Everybody Plays the Fool
2. B.B. Seaton – Lean on Me
3. Leroy Sibbles – Break Up to Make Up
4. Inner Circle – Homely Girl
5. The Chosen Few – You’re a Big Girl Now
6. Zap Pow – If You Don’t Know Me by Now
7. Joe White – Me and Mrs. Jones
8. Lloyd Parks – Kung Fu Fighting
9. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Have You Seen Her?
10. Inner Circle – Rock the Boat
11. The Chosen Few – Stoned in Love
12. Boris Gardiner – You Make Me Feel Brand New
13. The Lewis Sisters – Love on a Two Way Street
14. Matumbi – Brother Louie
15. The Chosen Few – In the Rain
16. Inner Circle – T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
17. Al Brown – Love and Happiness
1 : 2 : 3
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Nina Simone - Emergency Ward! (1972)
According to the booklet with The Complete RCA Albums Collection Boxset, track 1 was recorded November 18, 1971 at Fort Dix and tracks 2-3 were recorded at the RCA Studio in New York City.
1. Medley: My Sweet Lord/Today Is a Killer
2. Poppies
3. Isn’t It a Pity
1. Medley: My Sweet Lord/Today Is a Killer
2. Poppies
3. Isn’t It a Pity
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The Supremes - A' Go-Go (1966)
1. Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart
2. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)
3. You Can’t Hurry Love
4. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over)
5. Baby I Need Your Loving
6. These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
7. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
8. Get Ready
9. Put Yourself in My Place
10. Money (That’s What I Want)
11. Come and Get These Memories
12. Hang on Sloopy
2. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)
3. You Can’t Hurry Love
4. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over)
5. Baby I Need Your Loving
6. These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
7. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
8. Get Ready
9. Put Yourself in My Place
10. Money (That’s What I Want)
11. Come and Get These Memories
12. Hang on Sloopy
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Steve Lacy - Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (1958)
1. Four In One
2. Reflections
3. Hornin' In
4. Bye-Ya
5. Let's Call This
6. Ask Me Now
7. Skippy
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
Mal Waldron - piano
Buell Neidlinger - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
2. Reflections
3. Hornin' In
4. Bye-Ya
5. Let's Call This
6. Ask Me Now
7. Skippy
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
Mal Waldron - piano
Buell Neidlinger - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Docteur Nico – L'Afrique Danse No. 9 (1970)
1. Afrique De L'Ouest
2. Asala Malekoun
3. Riguia
4. Lucifer
5. Adieu Freetown
6. Echantion Yapamba
7. Cherie Julie Nalingaka
8. Bolingo Ezali Mpo Na Kisite
2. Asala Malekoun
3. Riguia
4. Lucifer
5. Adieu Freetown
6. Echantion Yapamba
7. Cherie Julie Nalingaka
8. Bolingo Ezali Mpo Na Kisite
Monday, August 31, 2015
Ahmad Jamal - Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (1961)
1. I'll Take Romance/My Funny Valentine
2. Like Someone in Love
3. Falling in Love With Love
4. The Best Thing for You
5. April in Paris
6. The Second Time Around
7. We Live in Two Different Worlds
8. Night Mist Blues
Ahmad Jamal - piano
Israel Crosby - bass
Vernel Fournier - drums
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976)
2. The Caves of Altamira
3. Don't Take Me Alive
4. Sign in Stranger
5. The Fez
6. Green Earrings
7. Haitian Divorce
8. Everything You Did
9. The Royal Scam
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Ike & Tina Turner – Feel Good (1972)
1. Chopper
2. Kay Got Laid (Joe Got Paid)
3. Feel Good
4. I Like It
5. If You Can Hully Gully (I Can Hully Gully Too)
6. Black Coffee
7. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
8. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
9. You Better Think of Something
10. Bolic
2. Kay Got Laid (Joe Got Paid)
3. Feel Good
4. I Like It
5. If You Can Hully Gully (I Can Hully Gully Too)
6. Black Coffee
7. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
8. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
9. You Better Think of Something
10. Bolic
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - Bird and Diz (1952)
Recorded 1949, 1950
Reissued 1986 version
1 Bloomdido
2 An Oscar For Treadwell
3 An Oscar For Treadwell (Alternate Take)
4 Mohawk
5 Mohawk (Alternate Take)
6 My Melancholy Baby
7 My Melancholy Baby (Previously Unreleased)
8 Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
9 Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
10 Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
11 Leap Frog (Master Take)
12 Relaxin' With Lee
13 Relaxin' With Lee (Alternate Take)
Reissued 1986 version
1 Bloomdido
2 An Oscar For Treadwell
3 An Oscar For Treadwell (Alternate Take)
4 Mohawk
5 Mohawk (Alternate Take)
6 My Melancholy Baby
7 My Melancholy Baby (Previously Unreleased)
8 Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
9 Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
10 Leap Frog (Alternate Take)
11 Leap Frog (Master Take)
12 Relaxin' With Lee
13 Relaxin' With Lee (Alternate Take)
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Young-Holt Unlimited - Mellow Dreamin' (1970)
1. The Devil Made Me Do Dat
2. Going In Circles
3. Witchita Lineman
4. Mellow Dreamin'
5. Trippin'
6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
7. The Creeper
8. There'll Be A Greater Day
9. Black And White
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Lee Morgan – Live at the Lighthouse (1970)
Recorded at the Lighthouse Club, Hermosa Beach, CA, July 10–12, 1970.
1. The Beehive
2. Absolutions
3. Peyote
4. Speedball
1. Nommo
2. Neophilia
3. Something Like This
4. I Remember Britt
1. Aon
2. Yunjanna
3. 416 East 10th Street
4. The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Harold Mabern – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums (track 5)
Produced by Francis Wolff
1 : 2 : 3
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Wynton Kelly - Wynton Kelly! (1961)
1. Come Rain or Come Shine
2. Make the Man Love Me
3. Autumn Leaves
4. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
5. Joe's Avenue" aka "Scotch and Water
6. Sassy
7. Love, I've Found You
8. Gone with the Wind
3. Autumn Leaves
4. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
5. Joe's Avenue" aka "Scotch and Water
6. Sassy
7. Love, I've Found You
8. Gone with the Wind
Wynton Kelly - piano
Sam Jones (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - bass
Paul Chambers (tracks 3-5, 7 & 8) - bass
Paul Chambers (tracks 3-5, 7 & 8) - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Thursday, August 13, 2015
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