Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Herbie Mann - "Keep The Spirits Singing"



Featuring Herbie Mann (flute), Marc Cohen (keyboards), Romero Lubambo (guitar), Ricky Sebastian (drums), Cyro Baptiste (percussion) and Paul Socolow (bass).

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
- "A Night In Tunisia"



Recorded 1959 in Paris, featuring Art Blakey (drums), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Walter Davis Jr. (piano), and Jymie Merritt (bass).

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

George Russell - "Stratusphunk"



Recorded 1958 for the TV program The Subject Is Jazz, featuring George Russell's composition and arrangement with Bill Evans (piano), Art Farmer (trumpet), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Gene Quill (alto sax), Ed Thigpen (drums), Eddie Safranski (bass), and Barry Galbraith (guitar).

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Lee Morgan - "I Remember Britt"



Recorded 1972 in New York City, featuring Lee Morgan (trumpet), Harold Mabern (piano), Billy Harper (tenor sax & flute), Jymie Merritt (bass) and Freddie Waits (drums).

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Medeski Martin & Wood with Marc Ribot
-"Note Bleu"



Recorded December 31, 2001 at the Umbria Jazz Festival, featuring Marc Ribot (guitar), John Medeski (organ), Billy Martin (drums) and Chris Wood (bass).

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

ICP Orchestra & Anthony Braxton
- "With Sincerest Regards From The Camel"





Recorded June 5, 2005 at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, featuring Misha Mengelberg (piano), Anthony Braxton (alto saxophone), Michael Moore (alto saxophone, clarinet), Ab Baars (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Tobias Delius (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Walter Wierbos (trombone), Thomas Heberer (trumpet), Mary Oliver (violin), Tristan Honstinger (cello), Ernst Glerum (bass) and Han Bennink (drums).

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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Monday, December 08, 2008

Grover Washington Jr. - "Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba)"



Recorded June 27, 1981 in Philadelphia, featuring Grover Washington Jr. (saxophones), Richard Tee (keyboards), Ralph MacDonald (percussion), Paul Griffin (synthesizers), Eric Gale (guitar), Anthony Jackson (bass) and Steve Gadd (drums).

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