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