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118: The Time Machine 3: Sep- Dec 1958

Ross Lawson — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:50:45 GMT

Another trip back in time to hear jazz recorded September to December 1958 featuring Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Donald Byrd, Max Roach (above), Benny Golson, Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Giuffre, Nat Adderley, Roy Haynes, George Russell, Steve Lacy, Paul Bley, Frank Rosolino, Mal Waldron and Jerome Richardson with John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Lee Morgan, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, Hank Jones, Wynton Kelly, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, Bobby Timmons, Don Cherry, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Pepper Adams, Harold Land, Bob Brookmeyer, Ray Bryant, Hampton Hawes, Curtis Fuller, Booker Little, Al Haig, Gene Harris, George Coleman, Barry Harris, Phineas Newborn Jr, Jimmy Cleveland, John Hendricks, Paul Chambers, Charlie Haden, Philly Joe Jones, Billy Higgins and Elvin Jones [1'14] Max Roach- Deeds, Not Words (Deeds, Not Words, Riverside) Booker Little- tp; Ray Draper- tu; George Coleman- ts; Art Davis- b; Roach- d; recorded September 4 [5'47] George Russell- Manhattan (New York, N.Y., Impulse) Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen- tp; Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak- tb; Bob Brookmeyer- vtb; Hal McKusick- as; John Coltrane- ts; Sol Schlinger- bars; Bill Evans- p; Barry Galbraith- g; Milt Hinton- b; Charli Persip- d; George Russell- arr, cond; Jon Hendricks- narr; recorded September 12 [16'20] Nat Adderley- Branching Out (Branching Out, Riverside) Adderley- cor; Johnny Griffin- ts; Gene Harris- p; Andrew Simpkins- b; Bill Dowdy- d; recorded September [23'06] Chet Baker- Solar (Chet Baker in New York, Riverside) Chet Baker- tp; Johnny Griffin- ts; Al Haig- p; Paul Chambers- b; Philly Joe Jones- d; recorded September [28'55] Mal Waldron- Splidium-Dow (Mal/4: Trio, New Jazz) Waldron- p; Addison Farmer- b; Kenny Dennis- d; recorded September 26 [34'16] Jerome Richardson- Delerious Trimmings (Midnight Oil, New Jazz) Jimmy Cleveland- tb; Jerome Richardson- fl; Hank Jones- p; Kenny Burrell- g; Joe Benjamin- b; Charlie Persip- d; recorded October 10 [39'29] Paul Bley- Free (The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet, America) Ornette Coleman- as; Don Cherry- tp; Bley- p; Charlie Haden- b; Billy Higgins- d; recorded October [45'06] Steve Lacy- Skippy (Reflections, New Jazz) Lacy- ss; Mal Waldron- p; Buell Neidlinger- b; Elvin Jones- d; recorded October 17 [49'25] Sonny Rollins- You (Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders, Contemporary) Rollins- ts; Victor Feldman- vib; Hampton Hawes- p; Barney Kessel- g; Leroy Vinnegar- b; Shelly Manne- d; recorded October 20-22 [53'37] Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers- Are You Real? (Moanin', Blue Note) Lee Morgan- tp; Benny Golson- ts; Bobby Timmons- p; Jymie Merritt- b; Blakey- d; recorded October 30 [58'23] Coleman Hawkins- I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Soul, Prestige) Hawkins- ts; Ray Bryant- p; Kenny Burrell- g; Wendell Marshall- b; Osie Johnson- d; recorded November 7 [62'56] Benny Golson- Strut Time (The Other Side of Benny Golson, Riverside) Curtis Fuller- tb; Golson- ts; Barry Harris- p; Jymie Merritt- b; Philly Joe Jones- d; recorded November 12 [68'58] Roy Haynes- Our Delight (We Three, New Jazz) Phineas Newborn Jr.- p; Paul Chambers- b; Haynes- d; recorded November 14 [72'57] Jimmy Giuffre- Big Pow Wow (Western Suite, Atlantic) Bob Brookmeyer- vtb; Jimmy Giuffre- cl; Jim Hall- g; recorded December 3 [77'24] Bill Evans- Peace Piece (Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Riverside) Evans- p; recorded December 15 [84'03] Donald Byrd- Lover, Come Back to Me (Off to the Races, Blue Note) Byrd- tp; Jackie McLean- as; Pepper Adams- bars; Wynton Kelly- p; Sam Jones- b; Art Taylor- d; recorded December 21 [90'52] Frank Rosolino- Free for All (Free for All, Specialty) Harold Land- ts; Rosolino- tb; Victor Feldman- p; Leroy Vinnegar- b; Stan Levey- d; recorded December 22 [95'35] Gerry Mulligan- Utter Chaos (What Is There to Say?, Columbia) Art Farmer- tp ; Mulligan- bars; Bill Crow- b; Dave Bailey- d; recorded December 23 [99'57] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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117: Silver Jubilee!

Ross Lawson — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:02:44 GMT

An 80th birthday tribute to pianist and composer Horace Silver featuring tracks from classic albums by Horace Silver: Song for My Father, Blowin' the Blues Away, Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, Finger Poppin', The Jody Grind, Tokyo Blues, The Cape Verdean Blues, Doin' the Thing- At the Village Gate, In Pursuit of the 27th Man, You Gotta Take a Little Love, Paris Blues, New Faces- New Sounds, Natives Are Restless Tonight aka Re-Entry; by Art Blakey: A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 and by Stan Getz: Split Kick with Art Blakey, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Hank Mobley, Clifford Brown, Kenny Dorham, Blue Mitchell, Woody Shaw, Bennie Maupin, Randy Brecker, J.J. Johnson, Lou Donaldson, Junior Cook, Tyrone Washington, Carmell Jones, Gene Taylor, Bob Cranshaw, Doug Watkins, Larry Ridley, Curly Russell, John Williams, Teddy Smith, John Harris Jr., Roger Humphries, Roy Brooks, Louis Hayes, Billy Cobham and Mickey Roker All tracks feature Horace Silver (piano), with- [1'13] Too Much Sake (Tokyo Blues, Blue Note 1962) Blue Mitchell- tp; Junior Cook- ts; Gene Taylor- b; John Harris Jr.- d [7'56] Nutville (The Cape Verdean Blues, Blue Note 1965) Woody Shaw- tp; J.J. Johnson- tb; Joe Henderson- ts; Bob Cranshaw- b; Roger Humphries- d [15'08] Doodlin' (Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, Blue Note 1954) Kenny Dorham- tp; Hank Mobley- ts; Doug Watkins- b; Art Blakey- d [21'50] with Stan Getz- Split Kick (Split Kick, Roost 1951) Stan Getz- ts; Joe Calloway- b; Walter Bolden- d [24'42] Peace (Blowin' the Blues Away, Blue Note 1959) Blue Mitchell- tp; Junior Cook- ts; Gene Taylor- b; Louis Hayes- d [30'41] Where You At (Paris Blues, Pablo 1962) Blue Mitchell- tp; Junior Cook- ts; Gene Taylor- b; Roy Brooks- d [41'08] Nothin' Can Stop Me Now (In Pursuit of the 27th Man, Blue Note 1972) Randy Brecker- tp; Michael Brecker- ts; Bob Cranshaw- elb; Mickey Roker- d [46'18] Cookin' at the Continental (Finger Poppin', Blue Note 1959) Blue Mitchell- tp; Junior Cook- ts; Gene Taylor- b; Louis Hayes- d [51'07] Song for My Father (Natives Are Restless Tonight aka Re-Entry, Silveto 1965) Carmell Jones- tp; Joe Henderson- ts; Teddy Smith- b; Roger Humphries- d [61'36] Mexican Hip Dance (The Jody Grind, Blue Note 1966) Woody Shaw- tp; Tyrone Washington- ts; Larry Ridley- b; Roger Humphries- d [67'27] Que Pasa? (Song for My Father, Blue Note 1964) Carmell Jones- tp; Joe Henderson- ts; Teddy Smith- b; Roger Humphries- d [75'10] with Art Blakey- Quicksilver (A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1, Blue Note 1954) Clifford Brown- tp; Lou Donaldson- as; Curly Russell- b; Art Blakey- d [81'40] Ecaroh (New Faces- New Sounds, Blue Note 1952) Curly Russell- b; Art Blakey- d [84'49] Doin' the Thing (Doin' the Thing- At the Village Gate, Blue Note 1961) Blue Mitchell- tp; Junior Cook- ts; Gene Taylor- b; Roy Brooks- d [95'27] The Risin' Sun (You Gotta Take a Little Love, Blue Note 1969) Randy Brecker- tp; Bennie Maupin- ts; John Williams- b; Billy Cobham- d [100'01] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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116: Shorter Moments- A Birthday Tribute to Wayne Shorter

Ross Lawson — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:58:44 GMT

A 75th birthday tribute to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter featuring tracks from classic albums by Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil, Night Dreamer, Juju, Adam's Apple, Beyond the Sound Barrier, Schizophrenia, The All Seeing Eye, Super Nova, Odyssey of Iska, Introducing aka Blues a la Carte; with Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller, Tale Spinnin', Mr. Gone; with Miles Davis: Miles Smiles, Sorcerer and with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Roots and Herbs with Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Wynton Kelly, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Timmons, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Brian Blade, John McLaughlin, Grachan Moncur III, Curtis Fuller, James Spaulding, Sonny Sharrock, David Friedman, Gene Bertoncini, Ron Carter, Miroslav Vitous, Cecil McBee, Jymie Merritt, Paul Chambers, Reggie Workman, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Billy Hart, Jimmy Cobb, Alphonse Mouzon, Joe Chambers, Elvin Jones, Al Johnson, Ndugu Leon Chancler, Alyrio Lima and Airto Moreira All tracks feature Wayne Shorter- tenor and soprano saxophones, with- [1'13] Witch Hunt (Speak No Evil, Blue Note 1964) Freddie Hubbard- tp; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Elvin Jones- d [9'18] with Weather Report: Lusitanos (Tale Spinnin', Columbia 1975) Joe Zawinul- p, syn, org; Al Johnson- elb; Ndugu Leon Chancler- d, timp; Alyrio Lima- perc [16'37] Mahjong (Juju, Blue Note 1964) McCoy Tyner- p; Reggie Workman- b; Elvin Jones- d [24'10] Calm (Odyssey of Iska, Blue Note 1970) David Friedman- vib, mar; Gene Bertoncini- g; Ron Carter, Cecil McBee- b; Billy Hart, Alphonse Mouzon (d) Frank Cuomo (d, per) [27'31] with Miles Davis: Orbits (Miles Smiles, Columbia 1966) Miles Davis- tp; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d [32'05] Blues a la Carte (Introducing aka Blues a la Carte, Vee Jay 1959) Lee Morgan- tp; Wynton Kelly- p; Paul Chambers- b; Jimmy Cobb- d [37'36] Over Shadow Hill Way (Beyond the Sound Barrier, Verve 2002- 2004) Danilo Perez- p; John Patitucci- b; Brian Blade- d [50'04] with Weather Report: The Elders (Mr. Gone, Columbia 1978) Joe Zawinul- p, syn; Jaco Pastorius- elb [54'13] Chaos (The All Seeing Eye, Blue Note 1965) Freddie Hubbard- tp; Grachan Moncur III- tb; James Spaulding- as; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Joe Chambers- d [61'01] Swee-Pea (aka Sweet Pea) (Super Nova, Blue Note 1969) John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharrock- g; Miroslav Vitous- b; Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea- d; Airto Moreira- perc [65'34] with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Ping Pong (Roots and Herbs, Blue Note 1961) Lee Morgan- tp; Bobby Timmons- p; Jymie Merritt- b; Art Blakey- d [72'33] Miyako (Schizophrenia, Blue Note 1967) Curtis Fuller- tb; James Spaulding- as; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Joe Chambers- d [77'29] with Miles Davis: Prince of Darkness (Sorcerer, Columbia 1967) Miles Davis- tp; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d [83'53] Charcoal Blues (Night Dreamer, Blue Note 1964) McCoy Tyner- p; Reggie Workman- b; Elvin Jones- d [90'43] with Weather Report: Blackthorn Rose (Mysterious Traveller, Columbia 1974) Joe Zawinul- p, melodica [95'41] El Gaucho (Adam's Apple, Blue Note 1966) Herbie Hancock- p; Reggie Workman- b; Joe Chambers- d [102'10] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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115: The Art of Art Farmer- A Birthday Tribute

Ross Lawson — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:11:07 GMT

An 80th birthday tribute to jazz trumpeter/ flugelhornist Art Farmer featuring tracks from Portrait of Art Farmer, Perception, When Farmer Met Gryce, Blame It on My Youth, Something to Live For, Art, Sing Me Softly of the Blues, Live at the Half Note, Art Farmer, Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce (aka Evening in Casablanca), To Sweden With Love, On the Road, Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra, Mirage, Further Explorations (with Horace Silver), What Is There to Say? (with Gerry Mulligan), Meet the Jazztet, Here and Now and Real Time (with the Jazztet) with Benny Golson, Clifford Jordan, Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Jim Hall, Tommy Flanagan, Hampton Hawes, Grachan Moncur III, Steve Kuhn, Mickey Tucker, Harold Mabern, Fred Hersch, Duke Jordan, James Williams, Steve Swallow, Rufus Reid, Percy Heath, Ray Drummond, Akira Tana, Victor Lewis, Pete LaRoca, Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke, Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Roy Haynes and Addison Farmer All tracks feature Art Farmer, trumpet or (from the early 1960s on) flugelhorn, with- [1'14] Tonk (Perception, Argo 1961) Harold Mabern- p; Tommy Williams- b; Roy McCurdy- d [5'44] Mirage (Mirage, Soul Note 1982) Clifford Jordan- ts; Fred Hersch- p; Ray Drummond- b; Akira Tana- d [13'54] Swing Spring (Live at the Half Note, Atlantic 1963) Jim Hall- g; Steve Swallow- b; Walter Perkins- b [19'48] with the Jazztet: Rue Prevail (Here and Now, Mercury 1962) Benny Golson- ts; Grachan Moncur III- tb; Harold Mabern- p; Herbie Lewis- b; Roy McCurdy- d [24'12] with Gigi Gryce: A Night at Tony's (When Farmer Met Gryce, Prestige 1954) Gryce- as; Horace Silver- p; Percy Heath- b; Kenny Clarke- d [29'19] My Funny Valentine (On the Road, Contemporary 1976) Hampton Hawes- p [36'10] with Gerry Mulligan: Just In Time (What Is There To Say?, Columbia 1958) Mulligan- bars; Bill Crow- b; Dave Bailey- d [40'19] Fly Me to the Moon (Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra, Mercury 1962) exact personnel uncertain but drawn from: Ray Copeland, Rolf Ericson, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Paul Serrano, Clark Terry, Snooky Young- tp; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tommy Mitchell- tb; Paul Faulise, Tony Studd- btb; Ray Alonge, Jimmy Buffington, Bob Northern- Frh; Danny Bank, Ray Beckenstein, Phil Bodner, Walt Levinsky, Romeo Penque, Stan Webb, Phil Woods- reeds; Tommy Flanagan- p; Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall- g; George Duvivier- b; Charli Persip- d; Ray Barretto, Willie Rodriguez- perc; Oliver Nelson- arr, cond [43'10] Summer Serenade (Blame It on My Youth, Contemporary 1988) Clifford Jordan- ts; James Williams- p; Rufus Reid- b; Victor Lewis- d [49'28] One for Majid (Sing Me Softly of the Blues, Atlantic 1965) Steve Kuhn- p; Steve Swallow- b; Pete LaRoca- d [55'25] with Gigi Gryce: Evening in Casablanca (Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce aka Evening in Casablanca, Prestige 1955) Gryce- as; Duke Jordan- p; Addison Farmer- b; Philly Joe Jones- d [60'45] with Horace Silver: Pyramid (Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet, Blue Note 1958) Clifford Jordan- ts; Silver- p; Teddy Kotick- b; Louis Hayes- d [67'20] I'm a Fool to Want You (Art, Argo 1960) Tommy Flanagan- p; Tommy Williams- b; Albert 'Tootie' Heath- d [72'49] Johnny Come Lately (Something to Live For, Contemporary 1987) Clifford Jordan- ts; James Williams- p; Rufus Reid- b; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith- d [78'24] with the Jazztet: I Remember Clifford (Meet the Jazztet, Argo 1960) Benny Golson- ts; Curtis Fuller- tb; McCoy Tyner- p; Addison Farmer- b; Lex Humphries- d [81'33] Confab in Tempo (Art Farmer, Prestige 1954) Sonny Rollins- ts; Horace Silver- p; Percy Heath- b; Kenny Clarke- d [85'27] Den Mostravige Brudgummen (The Reluctant Groom) (To Sweden With Love, Atlantic 1964) Jim Hall- g; Steve Swallow- b; Pete LaRoca- b [91'13] Nita (Portrait of Art Farmer, Contemporary 1958) Jones- p; Addison Farmer- b; Roy Haynes- d [95'39] Sad to Say (Real Time, Contemporary 1986) Mickey Tucker- p [101'45] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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114: Soul Brothers

Ross Lawson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:56:37 GMT

Soul, funk and R&B from the great male vocalists with Al Green, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Sam & Dave, Bobby Womack (above), Smokey Robinson, Eddie Floyd, Gene Chandler, Jimmy & David Ruffin, Lamont Dozier, Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Kendricks, Syl Johnson, James Carr, Frederick Knight, Garnett Mimms, Ed Townsend, Johnny Williams, Sam Baker, Tyrone Davis, Bobby Angelle, Clyde Brown, Chuck Brooks [1'13] Johnny Williams- Slow Motion (part 1) (The Sound of Philadelphia '73, Philadelphia International 1972) [4'09] Sam Baker- I Can't Stand It (Sound Stage 7 single 1967) [6'27] Frederick Knight- I've Been Lonely For So Long (I've Been Lonely For So Long, Stax 1972) [9'45] Lamont Dozier- Why Can't We Be Lovers (Invictus single 1972) [13'42] Percy Sledge- That's the Way I Want to Live My Life (Atlantic single 1971) [16'29] Al Green- Have You Been Making Out OK? (Call Me, Hi 1973) [20'07] Smokey Robinson- More Love (Make It Happen, Motown 1967) [22'52] Bobby Angelle- Too Much For You (Liberty single 1967) [25'51] Jimmy & David Ruffin- Turn Back the Hands of Time (I Am My Brother's Keeper, Motown 1970) [28'44] Eddie Kendricks- Girl You Need a Change of Mind (People... Hold On, Motown 1972) [36'15] Garnet Mimms- Stop and Check Yourself (GSF single 1972) [38'58] Chuck Brooks- Behind Closed Doors (Malaco 1973) [41'16] Johnnie Taylor- We're Getting Careless With Our Love (Taylored in Silk, Stax 1973) [45'10] Gene Chandler- Don't Have to be Lying Babe (Part 1) (Curtom 1972) [48'10] James Carr- That's the Way Love Turned Out For Me (Goldwax single 1969) [51'23] Ed Townsend- If You Can't Take Me Higher (Now, Curtom 1974) [55'00] Clyde Brown- You Call Me Back (Atlantic single 1974) [57'59] Tyrone Davis- A Woman Needs to be Loved (Can I Change My Mind, Dakar 1968) [60'43] Bobby Womack- Woman's Gotta Have It (Understanding, United Artists 1972) [64'06] Wilson Pickett- I'm In Love (I'm In Love, Atlantic 1967) [66'35] Eddie Floyd- Bring It On Home to Me (Never Found a Girl, Stax 1968) [69'03] Sam & Dave- You Don't Know What You Mean To Me (I Thank You, Atlantic 1968) [71'41] Syl Johnson- We Did It (Back for a Taste of Your Love, Hi 1972) [74'11] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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113: The Battle of the Saxes

Ross Lawson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:09:28 GMT

The great jazz saxophonists meet face to face featuring Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster, Paul Desmond, Art Pepper, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Joshua Redman, Mark Turner, Phil Woods (above left), Lew Tabackin (above right), John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Oliver Nelson, Eric Dolphy, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Gary Bartz, Sonny Fortune, Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Illinois Jacquet, Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Spike Robinson, Bill Perkins and Ted Brown with Bill Evans, Jimmy Rowles, Kenny Barron, Jason Moran, Mal Waldron, Richard Wyands, Michael Moore, George Duvivier, Leroy Vinnegar, Jimmy Garrison, Buster Williams, Idris Muhammad, Mel Lewis, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Motian and Roy Haynes [1'13] Bill Perkins & Art Pepper- What Is This Thing Called Love (Just Friends, Pacific Jazz 1956) Pepper- as; Perkins- ts; Jimmy Rowles- p; Ben Tucker- b; Mel Lewis- d [6'42] Phil Woods & Lew Tabackin- Limehouse Blues (Phil Woods/ Lew Tabackin, Omnisound 1980) Woods- as; Tabackin- ts; Jimmy Rowles- p; Michael Moore- b; Bill Goodwin- d [14'41] Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster- Blues in B-Flat (Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster [CD version], Verve 1959) Webster- ts; Mulligan- bars; Jimmy Rowles- p; Leroy Vinnegar- b; Mel Lewis- d [22'00] Joe Lovano & Greg Osby- The Wild East (Friendly Fire, Blue Note 1998) Lovano- ts; Osby- as; Jason Moran- p; Cameron Brown- b; Idris Muhammad- d [28'30] Oliver Nelson & Eric Dolphy- Straight Ahead (Straight Ahead, Prestige 1961) Nelson, Dolphy- as; Richard Wyands- p; George Duvivier- b; Roy Haynes- d [34'00] Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh- Scrapple From the Apple (Live at the Half Note, Verve 1959) Konitz- as; Marsh- ts; Bill Evans- p; Jimmy Garrison- b; Paul Motian- d [41'51] Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski & Spike Robinson- Blues Up and Down (Groovin' High, Concord 1991) Hamilton, Peplowski, Robinson- ts; Gerry Wiggins- p; Howard Alden- g; Dave Stone- b; Jake Hanna- d [46'39] John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette- Vodka (Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette, Prestige 1957) Coltrane, Quinichette- ts; Mal Waldron- p; Julian Euell- b; Art Taylor- d [55'43] Ronnie Scott & Tubby Hayes- Star Eyes (The Couriers of Jazz, Carlton 1959) Scott, Hayes- ts; Terry Shannon- p; Jeff Clyne- b; Bill Eyden- d [59'51] Joshua Redman & Mark Turner- Leap of Faith (Beyond, Warner Bros 1999) Redman, Turner- ts; Aaron Goldberg- p; Reuben Rogers- b; Gregory Hutchinson- d [68'51] Ted Brown, Warne Marsh & Art Pepper- Long Gone (Free Wheeling, Vanguard 1956) Brown, Warne Marsh- ts; Ronnie Ball- p; Ben Tucker- b; Jeff Morton- d [73'41] Gary Bartz & Sonny Fortune- Jeannine (Alto Memories, Verve 1994) Bartz, Fortune- as; Kenny Barron- p; Buster Williams- b; Jack DeJohnette- d [82'52] Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond- Battle Hymn of the Republican (Gerry Mulligan Meets Paul Desmond, Verve 1957) Desmond- as; Mulligan- bars; Joe Benjamin- b; Dave Bailey- d [90'35] Illinois Jacquet & Ben Webster- The Kid and the Brute (The Kid and the Brute, Clef 1954) Jacquet, Webster- ts; Johnny Acea- p; Al Lucas- b; Osie Johnson- d; Chino Pozo- cga [99'00] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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112: Them Funky Changes

Ross Lawson — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:49 GMT

Funky jazz grooves 1968- 1971 featuring Herbie Hancock, Grant Green (above), Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland, Shirley Scott, Houston Person and Rusty Bryant with Joe Henderson, Melvin Sparks, Billy Butler, Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, Blue Mitchell, Harold Land, Julian Priester, Wilbert Longmire, Claude Bartee, Ronnie Foster and Idris Muhammad [1'13] Jimmy McGriff- The Worm (single, Blue Note 1968) Blue Mitchell- tp; Danny Turner- as; Fats Theus- ts; Bob Ashton- bars; McGriff- org; Thornel Schwartz- g; Bob Bushnell- elb; Mel Lewis or Grady Tate- d [4'31] Sonny Stitt- Them Funky Changes (Black Vibrations, Prestige 1971) Virgil Jones- tp; Stitt- ts; Leon Spencer- org; Melvin Sparks- g; Idris Muhammad- d; Buddy Caldwell- cga [12'25] Herbie Hancock- Wiggle-Waggle (Fat Albert Rotunda, Warner Bros 1969) Joe Newman, Johnnie Coles, Ernie Royal -tp; Garnett Brown, Benny Powell- tb; Ray Alonge- Frh; Joe Farrell- as, ts; Joe Henderson- ts; Arthur 'Babe' Clarke- bars; Eric Gale, Billy Butler- g; Hancock- elp; Jerry Jemmott- elb; Bernard Purdie- d; George Devens- perc [18'11] Lou Donaldson- Donkey Walk (Everything I Play is Funky, Blue Note 1969) Eddie Williams- tp; Donaldson- as; Charles Earland- org; Melvin Sparks- g; Jimmy Lewis- elb; Idris Muhammad- d [24'47] Houston Person- Jamilah (Goodness!, Prestige 1969) Person- ts; Sonny Phillips- org; Billy Butler- g; Bob Bushnell- el b; Frankie Jones- d; Buddy Caldwell- cga [30'16] Donald Byrd- The Weasil (Fancy Free, Blue Note 1969) Byrd- tp; Julian Priester- tb; Frank Foster- ts; Duke Pearson- elp; Jimmy Ponder- g; Roland Wilson- b; Joe Chambers- d; Nat Bettis, John Richardson- per [39'03] Shirley Scott- Messie Bessie (Something, Atlantic 1970) Scott- org; Billy Butler, Eric Gale- g; Chuck Rainey- elb; Jimmy Johnson- d [43'18] Freddie Hubbard- South Street Stroll (A Soul Experiment, Atlantic 1968) Hubbard- tp; Carlos Garnett- ts; Kenny Barron- elp; Gary Illingworth- org; Billy Butler- g; Jerry Jemmott- elb; Grady Tate- d [47'44] Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land- Ummh (San Francisco, Blue Note 1970) Land- ts; Hutcherson- vib; Joe Sample- elp, clav; John Williams- el-b; Mickey Roker- d [55'24] Charles Earland- Letha (Black Drops, Prestige 1970) Virgil Jones- tp; Clayton Pruden- tb; Jimmy Heath- ts; Earland- org; Maynard Parker- g; Jimmy Turner- d [62'42] Rusty Bryant- Fire Eater (Fire Eater, Prestige 1971) Bryant- ts; Bill Mason- org; Wilbert Longmire- g; Idris Muhammad- d [72'14] Eddie Harris- Listen Here (The Electrifying Eddie Harris, Atlantic 1968) Eddie Harris- el-ts; Jodie Christian- p; Melvin Jackson- b; Richard Smith- d; Ray Barretto, Joe Wohletz- perc [79'51] Grant Green- Sookie, Sookie (Alive!, Blue Note 1970) Claude Bartee- ts; Billy Bivens- vib; Ronnie Foster- org; Green- g; Idris Muhammad- d; Joseph Armstrong- cga [90'46] Jack McDuff- Hunk O' Funk (To Seek a New Home, Blue Note 1970) Martin Drover, Bud Parks- tp; John Bennett- tb; Norman Leppard, Dick Morrissey- ts, fl; J.J. Jackson- p; McDuff- org; Terry Smith- g; Larry Steele- elb; Phil Leaford- d [96'45] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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111: Trane Tracks- The Music of John Coltrane

Ross Lawson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:49:02 GMT

The compositions of John Coltrane, played by the jazz greats featuring McCoy Tyner & Michael Brecker, John McLaughlin, Brad Mehldau, Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett, Dave Liebman, Archie Shepp, Alan Skidmore, Chris Potter & Kenny Werner, Woody Herman, Tommy Flanagan, Lew Tabackin, Ernie Watts, John Hicks and Slide Hampton with Pat Metheny, Joey DeFrancesco, Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, George Coleman, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Alan Shorter, Jason Rebello, John D'Earth, Frank Tiberi, Christian McBride, Larry Grenadier, George Mraz, Reggie Workman, Jorge Rossy, Al Foster, Charles Moffett, Brian Blade, Jack DeJohnette and Elvin Jones [1'14] McCoy Tyner with Michael Brecker- Impressions (Infinity, Impulse 1995) Brecker- ts; Tyner- p; Avery Sharpe- b; Aaron Scott- d [originally from Impressions, 1963] [12'23] Tommy Flanagan- Syeeda's Song Flute (Giant Steps: In Memory of John Coltrane, Enja 1982) Flanagan- p; George Mraz- b; Al Foster- d [originally from Giant Steps, 1959] [18'16] Kenny Garrett- Equinox (Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane, Warner Bros 1996) Garrett- as; Pat Metheny- g; Rodney Whitaker- b; Brian Blade- d [originally from Coltrane's Sound, 1960] [25'49] Woody Herman- Central Park West (50th Anniversary Tour, Concord 1986) Herman- cl, ss; Roger Ingram, Les Lovitt, Mark Lewis, Ron Stout, Bill Byrne- tp, flh; John Fedchock, Paul McKee- tb; Mark Lusk- btb; Frank Tiberi, Jerry Pinter- ts; Dave Riekenberg- ts, fl; Mike Brignola- bars; Brad Williams- p; Lynn Seaton- b; Jim Rupp- d [originally from Coltrane's Sound, 1960] [31'20] Alan Skidmore- Resolution (Tribute to 'Trane, Miles Music 1988) Skidmore- ts; Jason Rebello- p; Dave Green- b; Stephen Keogh- d [originally from A Love Supreme, 1964] [38'39] John McLaughlin- Crescent (After the Rain, Verve 1994) McLaughlin- g; Joey DeFrancesco- org; Elvin Jones- d [originally from Crescent, 1964] [46'16] Brad Mehldau- Countdown (Introducing, Warner Bros 1995) Mehldau- p; Larry Grenadier- b; Jorge Rossy- d [originally from Giant Steps, 1959] [50'25] Dave Liebman- Alabama (Joy, Candid 1992) John D'Earth- tp; Liebman- ss; Gunnar Mossblad- ts; Butch Taylor- p; Pete Spaar- b; Howard Curtis- d [originally from Live at Birdland, 1963] [55'08] Joe Lovano- Lonnie's Lament (Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard, Blue Note 1995) Lovano- ts; Mulgrew Miller- p; Christian McBride- b; Lewis Nash- d [originally from Crescent, 1964] [66'10] Slide Hampton- Moment's Notice (Exodus, Philips 1962) Richard Williams, Nat Pavone- tp; Hampton, Benjamin Jacobs-El- tb; George Coleman- ts; Jay Cameron- bars; Butch Warren- b; Vinnie Ruggiero- d [originally from Blue Train, 1957] [69'34] Lew Tabackin- Wise One (I'll Be Seeing You, Concord 1992) Tabackin- fl; Benny Green- p; Peter Washington- b; Lewis Nash- d [originally from Crescent, 1964] [76'38] Archie Shepp- Cousin Mary (Four for Trane, Impulse 1964) Alan Shorter- tp; John Tchicai- as; Shepp- ts; Roswell Rudd- tb; Reggie Workman- b; Charles Moffett- d [originally from Giant Steps, 1959] [83'49] Chris Potter & Kenny Werner- Giant Steps (Concord Duo Series, Volume 10, Concord 1996) Potter- ts; Werner- p [originally from Giant Steps, 1959] [86'55] Ernie Watts- Mr. Syms (Reaching Up, JVC 1993) Watts- ts; Mulgrew Miller- p; Charles Fambrough- b; Jack DeJohnette- d [originally from Coltrane Plays the Blues, 1960] [95'44] John Hicks- After the Rain (Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume 7, Concord 1991) Hicks- p [originally from Impressions, 1963] [101'14] This podcast is made possible with your PayPal contributions. Please use the link below to contribute, or visit illasounds.podomatic.com and look for the Paypal button in the right hand column. Thank you.

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