Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts

Sunday, May 12, 2019

John Coltrane - Live at Birdland (1964)

Live:
1. Afro Blue
2. I Want to Talk About You
3. The Promise

Studio:
4. Alabama
5. Your Lady
6. Vilia

John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums

Friday, January 25, 2019

Merl Saunders ‎– Merl Saunders (1974)

1. Aunt Monk
2. It's Cheaper To Keep Her
3. Wondering Why
4. Easy Evil
5. Bolinas Brown
6. An't No Woman Like The One I've Got
7. When I Die
8. Righteousness

Merl Saunders- vocals, organ, clavinet, electric piano
Billy Fender, Joel Cohen, Michael Howell - guitar
Bill Upchurch, John Kahn - bass
Tony Saunders - bass, backing vocals
Martin Fierro - saxophone
King Errisson - congas
Kenneth Nash - percussion
Gaylord Birch, Eccleston W. Wainwright, Jimmy Nelson - drums

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Charles Tyler / Ensemble ‎– Voyage From Jericho (1975)

1. Voyage From Jericho
2. Return To The East
3. Just For Two
4. Children's Music March
5. Surf Ravin

Charles Tyler - Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Arthur Blythe - Alto Saxophone
Earl Cross - Trumpet
Ronnie Boykins - Bass
Steve Reid - Drums

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Milt Jackson and Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags (1958)

1. Close Your Eyes
2. Stuffy
3. Don't Take Your Love From Me
4. Get Happy
5. Sandra's Blues
6. Indian Blues

Milt Jackson – vibes
Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Eddie Jones - bass
Connie Kay - drums

Friday, April 13, 2018

Oliver Nelson - Straight Ahead (1961)

1. Images
2. Six and Four
3. Mama Lou
4. Ralph's New Blues
5. Straight Ahead
6. 111-44

Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Richard Wyands - piano
George Duvivier - double bass
Roy Haynes - drums

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Kenny Burrell - Ode to 52nd Street (1967)

1. Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 1: So Little Time
2. Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 2: Growing
3. Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 3: Round and Round We Go
4. Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 4: Recapitulation
5. I Want My Baby Back
6. Con Alma
7. Soulero
8. Wild Is the Wind
9. Blues Fuse

Kenny Burrell - guitar
Orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

Monday, January 29, 2018

Jorge Ben - 10 Anos Depois (1973)


1. Por Causa de Você, Menina / Chove Chuva / Mas que Nada
2. Agora, Ninguém Chora Mais / Charles Anjo 45 / Caramba... Galileu da Galileia
3. A Minha Menina / Que Maravilha / Zazueira
4. Bebete Vãobora / Crioula / Cadê Teresa
5. País Tropical / Fio Maravilha / Taj Mahal
6. Vendedor de Bananas / Cosa Nostra / Bicho do Mato
7. Que Nega É Essa / Que Pena / Domingas
8. Vinheta

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Shirley Scott - One For Me (1974)

1. What Makes Harold Sing?
2. Keep on Movin' On
3. Big George
4. Don't Look Back
5. Do You Know a Good Thing When You See One?

Shirley Scott - organ, mellotron
Harold Vick - tenor saxophone
Billy Higgins - drums
Jimmy Hopps - cowbell (track 2)

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Gil Evans - Blues in Orbit (1969/1971)

1 Thoroughbred
2. Spaced
3. Love In the Open
4. Variation on the Misery
5. Blues In Orbit
6. Proclamation
7. General Assembly
8. So Long

Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
Johnny Coles (tracks 1 & 5), Mike Lawrence (tracks 2-4 & 6-8), Ernie Royal (tracks 1 & 5), Snooky Young (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) -
trumpet
Garnett Brown (tracks 1 & 5), Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) - trombone
Ray Alonge (tracks 1 & 5), Julius Watkins (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) - French horn
Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone saxophone
Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 2-4 & 6-8)
Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
George Marge - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5)
Joe Beck - guitar (tracks 2-4 & 6-8)
Gene Bianco - harp
Herb Bushler - bass
Elvin Jones (tracks 2-4 & 6-8), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks 1 & 5) - drums
Sue Evans, Donald McDonald - percussion

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Sarah Vaughan - Dreamy (1960)

1. Dreamy
2. Hands Across the Table
3. The More I See You
4. I'll Be Seeing You
5. Star Eyes
6. You've Changed
7. Trees
8. Why Was I Born
9. My Ideal
10. Crazy He Calls Me
11. Stormy Weather
12. Moon Over Miami

Sarah Vaughan - vocals
Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
Gerald Sanfino - flute, alto flute, alto saxophone
Barry Galbraith - guitar
Janet Soyer - harp
Ronnell Bright – piano, celeste
Richard Davis - double bass
George Duvivier - bass
Percy Brice - drums
Produced by Jimmy Jones

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Lester Young and Harry Edison - Pres and Sweets (1955)

1. Mean to Me
2. Red Boy Blues
3. Pennies from Heaven
4. That's All
5. One O'Clock Jump
6. She's Funny That Way
7. It's the Talk of the Town
8. I Found a New Baby (not on original release)

Lester Young - tenor saxophone
Harry Edison - trumpet
Oscar Peterson - piano
Herb Ellis - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Buddy Rich - drums

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Charles Earland - Intensity (1972)

Sorry for the delay in posts! I had to get a new computer and transfer all my music but I am back. Here's more Earland which includes Lee Morgan's last recording before his death.

1. Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home
2. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
3. 'Cause I Love Her
4. Morgan
5. Lowdown (not on original release)
6. Speedball (not on original release)

Charles Earland - organ
Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz - trumpet
Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers, Clifford Adams - trombone
Hubert Laws - flute, piccolo flute
Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
William Thorpe - baritone saxophone
John Fourie, Greg Millar, Maynard Parker - guitar
Billy Cobham - drums
Sonny Morgan - congas

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Charles Earland - Black Drops (1970)

1. Sing a Simple Song
2. Don't Say Goodbye
3. Lazy Bird
4. Letha
5. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
6. Buck Green

Charles Earland – organ
Virgil Jones – trumpet
Clayton Pruden – trombone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Maynard Parker – guitar
Jimmy Turner – drums

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Charles Earland - Living Black! (1970)

Live at the Key Club in New Jersey

1. Key Club Cookout
2. Westbound No. 9
3. Killer Joe
4. Milestones
5. More Today Than Yesterday (not on original release)
6. Message from a Black Man (not on original release)

Charles Earland - organ
Gary Chandler - trumpet
Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
Maynard Parker - guitar
Jesse Kilpatrick - drums
Buddy Caldwell - congas

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Ahmad Jamal - Genetic Walk (1975)

1. Genetic Walk
2. Spartacus Love Theme
3. Chaser
4. La Costa
5. Pablo Sierra
6. Bellows
7. Don't Ask My Neighbors
8. Time For Love

Ahmad Jamal – keyboards
Calvin Keys – guitar (tracks 5 & 6)
Danny Leake – guitar (track 7)
Richard Evans – bass (track 4, 7)
Roger Harris – bass (track 1)
John Heard – bass (tracks 2, & 5, 6 & 8)
Jamil Nasser – bass (track 3)
Steve Cobb – drums (track 4)
Frank Gant – drums (tracks 3 & 6)
Morris Jenkins – drums (track 1, 7)
Eddie Marshall – drums (track 2)
Harvey Mason – drums (track 5)

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Les McCann Ltd. ‎Plays The Truth (1960)

1. Vacushna
2. A Little 3/4 For God & Co
3. I'll Remember April
4. Fish This Week
5. How High The Moon
6. This Can't Be Love
7. For Carl Perkins
8. The Truth

Les McCann - piano
Leroy Vinnegar - bass
Ron Jefferson - drums

Sunday, May 14, 2017

The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - Central Park North (1969)

1. Tow Away Zone
2. Quietude
3. Jive Samba
4. The Groove Merchant
5. Big Dipper
6. Central Park North

Thad Jones – flugelhorn
Mel Lewis – drums
Roland Hanna – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Sam Brown – guitar
Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
Joe Temperley – baritone saxophone
Snooky Young – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Danny Moore – trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Eddie Bert – trombone
Cliff Heather – trombone

produced by Sonny Lester

Sunday, May 7, 2017

The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - Live at the Village Vanguard (1967)

1. The Little Pixie
2. A- That's Freedom
3. Bachafillen
4. Don't Git Sassy
5. Willow Tree
6. Samba Con Getchu
7. Quietude
8. The Second Race
9. Lover Man

Thad Jones – flugelhorn
Mel Lewis – drums
Roland Hanna – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Sam Herman – guitar
Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute
Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone, clarinet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Bill Berry – trumpet
Snooky Young – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Tom McIntosh – trombone
 Cliff Heather – trombone

Friday, April 28, 2017

Rusty Bryant - Soul Liberation (1970)

1. Cold Duck Time
2. The Ballad of Open Bliss
3. Lou-Lou
4. Soul Liberation
5. Freeze-Dried Soul

Rusty Bryant - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Charles Earland - organ
Melvin Sparks - guitar
Idris Muhammad - drums

Saturday, April 22, 2017

The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Sextet - Calypso Blues (1965)


1. Ebony Samba
2 Tin Tin Deo
3 Please Don't Leave
4 Lush Life
5 The Man From Potter's Crossing
6. Wives And Lovers
7. Ensadinado
8. Lorraine
9. Love Hungry
10. Balafon
11. Day By Day
12. Calypso Blues
13. Invitation
14. Insensatez
15. Serenata
16. Con Alma
17. Just Give Me Time
18. Born To Be Blue
19. Lilemor
20. Sconsolato

Francy Boland - piano, arranger
Sahib Shihab - flute
Joe Harris - percussion
Jimmy Woode - bass
Kenny Clarke - drums
Fats Sadi - vibraphone, percussion
Produced by Gigi Campi