Sunday, 31 December 2017

Egberto Gismonti Group - Infância





Egberto Gismonti Group
Infância

Egberto Gismonti piano, guitars
Nando Carneiro synthesizers, guitar
Zeca Assumpção bass
Jacques Morelenbaum cello

TRACKLIST
1 ENSAIO DE ESCOLA DE SAMBA (DANÇA DOS ESCRAVOS)
(Egberto Gismonti)
08:47
2 7 ANÉIS
(Egberto Gismonti)
09:07
3 MENINAS
(Egberto Gismonti)
07:14
4 INFÂNCIA
(Egberto Gismonti)
10:45
5 A FALA DA PAIXÃO
(Egberto Gismonti)
06:09
6 RECIFE & O AMOR QUE MOVE O SOL E OUTRAS ESTRELAS
(Egberto Gismonti)
10:58
7 DANÇA NO. 1
(Egberto Gismonti)
05:18
8 DANÇA NO. 2
(Egberto Gismonti)
04:07

Saturday, 9 December 2017

Miles Davis - E.S.P. (1965)



Personnel
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – double bass
Tony Williams – drums

Tracks

1-E.S.P.
2-Eighty-One
3-Little One
4-R.J.
5-Agitation
6-Iris
7-Mood

January 20, (tracks 1, 4);
January 21 (tracks 2, 3);
January 22 (tracks 5, 6, 7) 1965
Columbia Studios, Los Angeles

Sunday, 26 November 2017

Bill Evans - We will meet again (1979)


Bill Evans 

We will meet again (1979)

Personnel

Bill Evans – piano
Tom Harrell – trumpet
Marc Johnson – bass
Joe LaBarbera – drums
Larry Schneider – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute

Track listing
All tracks by Bill Evans except where noted.

"Comrade Conrad" – 10:05
"Laurie" – 8:20
"Bill's Hit Tune" – 10:49
"For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:37
"Five" – 9:10
"Only Child" – 10:47
"Peri's Scope" – 6:11

Monday, 20 November 2017

Miles Davis - Pangaea (1976)



Miles Davis

Pangaea (1976)

Musicians

Miles Davis – electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
Sonny Fortune – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
Pete Cosey – electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion
Reggie Lucas – electric guitar
Michael Henderson – electric bass
Al Foster – drums
James "Mtume" Foreman – conga, percussion, water drum, rhythm box


Track Listing

Disc one

1. "Zimbabwe" 41:48

Disc two

1. "Gondwana" 46:5

Monday, 13 November 2017

Bill Evans - Alone (1968)



Bill Evans

Alone (1968)


Track listing

"Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:21
"A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:06
"Midnight Mood" (Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh) – 5:20
"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:48
"Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 14:32

Additional tracks on 1988 CD reissue:

"Medley: All the Things You Are/Midnight Mood" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)/(Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh) – 4:11
"A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:56

The 2002 CD reissue includes other alternate takes.


Personnel

Bill Evans – piano


Friday, 10 November 2017

Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From the Underground) 1985




Wynton Marsalis

Black Codes (From the Underground) 1985



Personnel
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Charnett Moffett – double bass (tracks 1 – 4, 6 & 7)
Ron Carter – double bass (tracks 5)
Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums



Track listing
All tracks written by Wynton Marsalis except where noted.


1."Black Codes" 9:31
2."For Wee Folks" 9:06
3."Delfeayo's Dilemma" 6:46
4."Phryzzinian Man" 6:44
5."Aural Oasis" 5:35
6."Chambers of Tain" Kenny Kirkland 7:38
7."Blues" 5:21

Sunday, 5 November 2017

Miles Davis - Miles Ahead (1957)




All tracks recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC
1-Springsville [c]
2-The Maids Of Cadiz [a]
3-The Duke [a]
4-My Ship [b]
5-Miles Ahead [b]
6-Blues For Pablo [c]
7-New Rhumba [c]
8-The Meaning Of The Blues [d]
9-Lament [d]
10-I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed ( By Anyone But You) [d]
11-Springsville* [c]
12-Blues For Pablo* [c]
13-Medley: The Meaning Of The Blues/Lament* [d]
14-I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)* [d]

Original issue: Columbia LP CL 1041 on October 21, 1957
Producer: George Avakian, assisted by Cal Lampley
Engineer: Harold Chapman

Recording Dates:
May 6, 1957 (a)
Miles Davis (flh); Ernie Royal (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Taft Jordan (tpt); Johnny Carisi (tpt); Frank Rehak (tb); Jimmy Cleveland (tb); Joe Bennett (tb); Tom Mitchell (tb); Willie Ruff (frh); Tony Miranda (frh); Bill Barber (tuba); Romeo Penque (fl, cl, bcl, oboe); Sid Cooper (fl, cl); Lee Konitz (as); Danny Bank (bcl); Paul Chambers (b); Arthur Taylor (d); Gil Evans (arr, cond)
May 10, 1957 (b)
Same personnel as May 6
May 23, 1957 (c)
Same personnel as May 6, except Jimmy Buffington (frh) replaces Tony Miranda
May 27, 1957 (d)
Same personnel as May 6, except Eddie Caine (cl, fl) replaces Sid Cooper; add Wynton Kelly (p)
August 22, 1957
Miles Davis, only; overdub session.
All tracks recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC



The Players:

Miles Davis - Flugelhorn
Gil Evans - Arranger, Conductor
Johnny Carisi - Trumpet
Bernie Glow - Trumpet
Taft Jordan - Trumpet
Louis Mucci - Trumpet
Ernie Royal - Trumpet
Lee Konitz - Alto Saxophone
Joe Bennett - Trombone
Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone
Frank Rehak - Trombone
Tom Mitchell - Bass Trombone
Edwin Caine - Flute, Clarinet
Sid Cooper - Flute, Clarinet
Romeo Penque - Flute, Clarinet
Danny Bank - Bass Clarinet
Jim Buffington - French Horn
Tony Miranda - French Horn
Willie Ruff - French Horn
Bill Barber - Tuba
Paul Chambers - Bass
Art Taylor - Drums

Sunday, 29 October 2017

Chick Corea Elektric Band - Eye of the Beholder (1988)



Chick Corea Elektric Band

Eye of the Beholder (1988)

Personnel

Chick Corea – synthesizer, piano, arranger, keyboards, producer, engineer, liner notes, mixing
Frank Gambale – guitar
Eric Marienthal – saxophone
John Novello – synthesizer (track 2 only)
John Patitucci – bass
Dave Weckl – drums

Tracks

"Home Universe" – 2:43
"Eternal Child" – 4:51
"Forgotten Past" – 2:58
"Passage" – 4:55
"Beauty" – 7:55
"Cascade - Part I" – 1:53
"Cascade - Part II" – 5:18
"Trance Dance" – 5:50
"Eye of the Beholder" – 6:38
"Ezinda" – 6:54
"Amnesia" – 3:26

Thursday, 26 October 2017

Egberto Gismonti - Dança dos Escravos (1988)


Egberto Gismonti

Dança dos Escravos

Egberto Gismonti guitars

Recorded November 1988 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug
Produced by Manfred Eicher


TRACKLIST

1 2 VIOLÕES (VERMELHO)
(Egberto Gismonti)
05:58
2 LUNDU (AZUL)
(Egberto Gismonti)
06:29
3 TRENZINHO DO CAIPIRA (VERDE)
(Heitor Villa-Lobos)
07:18
4 ALEGRINHO (AMARELO)
(Egberto Gismonti)
03:44
5 DANÇA DOS ESCRAVOS (PRETO)
(Egberto Gismonti)
14:59
6 SALVADOR (BRANCO)
(Egberto Gismonti)
04:45
7 MEMORIA E FADO (MARROM)
(Egberto Gismonti)
03:23

Monday, 23 October 2017

Jacky Terrasson - Mirror (2007)



Jacky Terrasson: 

Mirror (2007) 

Track Listing: 

Caravan; 
Juvenile; 
Just a Gigolo; 
You?ve Got A Friend; 
Little Red Ribbon; 
Tragic Mulatto Blues; 
America The Beautiful; 
Cherokee; 
Everything Happens To Me; 
Mirror; 
Go Round.

Personnel: Jacky Terrasson: piano.

Record Label: Blue Note Records

Friday, 20 October 2017

Ron Carter - The Golden Striker (2003)


RON CARTER 

THE GOLDEN STRIKER (2003)

 Ron Carter: Bass; 
Mulgrew Miller: Piano; 
Russell Malone: Guitar

Track Listing: 
1. The Golden Striker 
2. On and On 
3. N.Y. Slick 
4. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio Theme) 
5. Cedar Trees 
6. A Quick Sketch 
7. Parade 
8. A Theme in 3/4 
9. Autumn Leaves

Record Label: Blue Note Records
Style: Straight-ahead/Mainstream

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Escalandrum - Misterioso (2006)



Escalandrum 

Misterioso (2006)

1.Misterioso (Nicolás Guerschberg) 7:45
2.Bagualera (Damián Fogiel) 8:00
3.Chacarerosa (Nicolás Guerschberg) 8:44
4.Antes De La Lluvia (Nicolás Guerschberg) 4:49
5.El Cruce (Damián Fogiel) 5:57
6.Momo (Nicolás Guerschberg) 7:58
7.Fattogrosso (Nicolás Guerschberg) 7:59
8.La Repetida (Nicolás Guerschberg) 7:04
9.Escualo (Astor Piazzolla) 3:17
10.Chopchi (Mariano Sívori) 8:39
11.Misterioso (Nicolás Guerschberg) - Arrangement Pipi Piazzolla - 3:36


Daniel 'Pipi' Piazzolla / drums
Gustavo Musso /  alto and soprano saxophone
Damián Fogiel / tenor saxophone
Mariano Sivori / bass
Nicolás Guerschberg / piano
Martín Pantyrer / barítone saxophone and bass clarinet

Saturday, 14 October 2017

Lee Konitz and Michel Petrucciani - Toots Sweet (1982)





LEE KONITZ & MICHEL PETRUCCIANI

Toot Sweet

01. I Hear A Rhapsody   
02. To Erlinda    
03. Round About Midnight   
04. Lover Man    
05. Ode    
06. Lovelee    

Lee Konitz (alto sax), Michel Petrucciani (piano).

Recorded: Paris, France, May 25, 1982

Thursday, 12 October 2017

Ernesto Jodos - Trio (2007)




Ernesto Jodos: Trio

Contemporary Jazz from Argentina

1 Subconscious-Lee 6:16
2 Dreams 5:26
3 Background Music 3:10
4 Two, not one 4:49
5 No necesariamente una linea - Ablution 7:15
6 Lennie-Bird 5:28
7 Marionette 3:17
8 Kary's Trance 7:43
9 317 E 32nd st. 4:40
10 Wow 6:59
11 Baby 3:38

Musicians

Ernesto Jodos: piano

Hernán Merlo: contrabajo

Eloy Michelini: batería

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio - Driftwood (2014)



Driftwood

Wolfgang Muthspiel guitar
Larry Grenadier double bass
Brian Blade drums


Tracks

Joseph
Uptown
Cambiata
Highline
Driftwood
Lichtzelle
Madame Vonn
Bossa for Michael Brecker

Recorded May 2013 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug
Produced by Manfred Eicher

Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now he Sobs



Chick Corea

Now He Sings, Now He Sobs 

Tracks
"Steps - What Was"
"Matrix"
"Now He Sings, Now He Sobs"
"Now He Beats The Drum, Now He Stops"
"The Law Of Falling And Catching Up"
"Samba Yantra"
"Bossa"
"I Don't Know"
"Fragments"
"Windows"
"Gemini"
"Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk)
"My One and Only Love" (Wood/Mellin)

Credits
Chick Corea – piano
Roy Haynes – drums
Miroslav Vitous – bass


Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Vassilis Tsabropoulos - Achirana (1999)




Achirana

Vassilis Tsabropoulos piano
Arild Andersen double-bass
John Marshall drums

Recorded October 1999 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo

All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos except as indicated

"Achirana" (Arild Andersen, John Marshall, Vassilis Tsabropoulos) - 8:06
"Diamond Cut Diamond" (Andersen, Marshall, Tsabropoulos) - 7:25
"Valley" (Andersen, Tsabropoulos) - 5:42
"Mystic" - 7:21
"The Spell" - 10:40
"She's Gone" (Andersen) - 5:48
"Fable" - 8:22
"Song for Phyllis" - 7:52
"Monologue" - 8:23

Thursday, 13 April 2017

Paquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval - Reunion (1990)




Paquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval - Reunion (1990)

Track Listings

  1. Prologo: Mambo Influenciado
  2. Reunion
  3. Tanga
  4. Claudia
  5. Friday Morning
  6. Latin American Suite
  7. Body & Soul
  8. Caprichosos De La Habana
  9. Epilogo: Mambo Influenciado

Personnel

Paquito D'Rivera (Saxophone)
Arturo Sandoval (Trumpet)
Giovanni Hidalgo (Percussion)
Danilo Perez (Piano)
Mark Walker (drums)
David Finck (bass)
Fareed Haque (Guitar)





Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Quinteto Urbano - Jazz Contemporaneo Argentino II (2001)



Quinteto Urbano

Jazz Contemporaneo Argentino II

Track Listing

CD1

En Estudio

1. El compadre 5:54
2. Cueros urbanos 9:25
3. Tarde gris 9:36
4. Librito Costantini 6:10
5. Mi pequeño ángel 4:52
6. Malevo desorbitado 7:22
7. La ausente 3:44
8. El vendedor de panchos 12:14
9. Sin despeinarse 9:04

CD2

En Vivo

1. Malevo desorbitado 11:00
2. El vendedor de panchos 15:25
3. Hora pico 10:40
4. Cabizbajo 15:14
5. El compadre 13:19

Juan Cruz de Urquiza (Trompeta & Flugelhorn)
Rodrigo Dominguez (Saxos)
Diego Schissi (Piano)
Guillermo Delgado (Contrabajo)
Oscar Giunta (Bateria y Percusión)



Sunday, 2 April 2017

Duke Ellington - Black, Brown and Beige



Track listing

All tracks by Duke Ellington

1. "Part I" – 8:17
2. "Part II" – 6:14
   3.  "Part III" (a.k.a. Light) – 6:26
    4. "Part IV" (a.k.a. Come Sunday) – 7:58
    5. "Part V" (a.k.a. Come Sunday) – 3:46
    6. "Part VI" (23rd Psalm) – 3:01

        Bonus tracks 

    7. "Track 360" (a.k.a. Trains) (alternative take) - 2:02
    8. "Blues in Orbit" (a.k.a. Tender) (alternative take) - 2:36
   9.  "Part I" (alternative take) – 6:49
    10. "Part II" (alternative take) – 6:38
    11. "Part III" (alternative take) – 3:08
    12. "Part IV" (alternative take) – 2:23
    13. "Part V" (alternative take) – 5:51
    14. "Part VI" (alternative take) – 1:59
    15. "Studio conversation" (Mahalia Swears) – 0:07
    16. "Come Sunday" (a cappella) – 5:47
    17. "(Pause track)" – 0:06


Personnel

    Duke Ellington — piano
    Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Clark Terry — trumpet
    Ray Nance — trumpet & violin
    Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman — trombone
    John Sanders — valve trombone
    Jimmy Hamilton — clarinet
    Bill Graham — alto saxophone (subbing for Johnny Hodges)
    Russell Procope — clarinet & alto saxophone
    Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
    Harry Carney — baritone saxophone
    Jimmy Woode — bass
    Sam Woodyard — drums
    Mahalia Jackson — vocals



Thursday, 30 March 2017

Esperanza Spalding - Esperanza (2008)



 Esperanza Spalding - Esperanza (2008)

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted


1. "Ponta de Areia" (Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant) - 5:39
2. "I Know You Know" - 3:46
3. "Fall In" - 3:57
4. "I Adore You" - 7:27
5. "Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul)" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:01
6. "She Got to You" - 4:29
7. "Precious" - 4:24
8. "Mela" - 6:57
9. "Love in Time" - 5:47
10."Espera" - 4:40
11."If That's True" - 7:33
12."Samba em Preludio" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) - 5:11

Personnel

Esperanza Spalding - electric bass, acoustic bass, vocals
Leo Genovese - piano, Wurlitzer electric piano (track 7), Fender Rhodes piano (track 10)
Jamey Haddad - percussion
Otis Brown - drums
Horacio Hernandez - drums (tracks 4 and 8)
Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet (tracks 8 and 11)
Donald Harrison - saxophone (tracks 6 and 11)
Gretchen Parlato - background vocals (tracks 1 and 4)


Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Stanley Jordan - Live in New York (1998)



Stanley Jordan

Live in New York (1998)

Track Listing

1 Impressions 7:45
2 Autumn Leaves 7:52
3 For You 5:43
4 Cousin Mary 6:12
5 Flying Home 5:16
6 Willow Weep For Me 4:44
7 Over The Rainbow 5:24
8 Still Got The Blues 5:22
9 The Lady In My Life 7:22

Personnel

Charnett Moffett (tracks: 1-4) - bass
J.T. Lewis (tracks: 8-9), Jeff "Tain" Watts (tracks: 1-4) - Drums
Yossi Fine (tracks: 8-9) - Electric bass
Stanley Jordan - Guitar
Bernard Wright (tracks: 8-9) - Keyboard
Kenny Kirkland (tracks: 1-4) - Piano


Thursday, 9 March 2017

Hank Mobley - Quintet (1957)



Hank Mobley Quintet (1957)


Track listing
All compositions by Hank Mobley

1-"Funk in Deep Freeze" - 6:50
2-"Wham and They're Off" - 7:42
3-"Fin de l'affaire" - 6:39
4-"Startin' from Scratch" - 6:43
5-"Stella-Wise" - 7:18
6-"Base on Balls" - 7:33
7-"Funk in Deep Freeze" (Alternate Take) - 6:57
8-"Wham and They're Off" (Alternate Take) - 7:37

Personnel
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
Art Farmer - trumpet
Horace Silver - piano
Doug Watkins - bass
Art Blakey - drums


Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Carla Bley - Fleur Carnivore (1989)



Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley.

"Fleur Carnivore" - 11:12
"Song of the Eternal Waiting of Canute" - 9:48
"Ups and Downs" - 7:05
"The Girl Who Cried Champagne Parts 1-3" - 17:15
"Healing Power" - 10:27

Recorded at the Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark on November 14–16, 1988.

Personnel

Carla Bley - piano
Lew Soloff, Jens Winther - trumpet
Frank Lacy - french horn, flugelhorn
Gary Valente - trombone
Bob Stewart - tuba
Daniel Beaussier - oboe, flute
Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flute
Andy Sheppard - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Christof Lauer - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Roberto Ottini - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
Karen Mantler - harmonica, organ, vibes, chimes
Steve Swallow - bass guitar
Buddy Williams - drums
Don Alias - percussion


Monday, 6 March 2017

Charlie Hunter Trio - Bing, Bing, Bing! (1995)



Charlie Hunter Trio

Bing, Bing, Bing! (1995)



Track listing

"Greasy Granny" – 4:34
"Wornell's Yorkies" – 3:58
"Fistful of Haggis" – 6:44
"Come as You Are" (Cobain) – 6:08
"Scrabbling for Purchase" – 4:49
"Bullethead" – 5:34
"Bing, Bing, Bing, Bing!" – 7:56
"Squiddlesticks" – 4:03
"Lazy Susan (with a client now)" – 6:15
"Elbo Room" – 5:58

Personnel

Charlie Hunter - 8-string guitar
Dave Ellis - Tenor saxophone
Jay Lane - Drums
David Phillips - Pedal steel guitar on tracks 3 and 7
Ben Goldberg - Clarinet on tracks 5 and 9
Jeff Cressman - Trombone on tracks 5 and 9
Scott Roberts - Percussion on tracks 2 and 3