Episodes
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STEVE COLEMAN “POLYTROPOS / OF MANY TURNS”
Paris, France, c. 2023
Spontaneous pi, Lush life cadenza
Jonathan Finlayson (tp) Steve Coleman (as) Rich Brown (b) Sean Rickman (d)RYAN KEBERLE “BRIGHT MOMENTS”
c. 2024 Stillness within, To be and not to do
Alex Norris (tp,flhrn) Ryan Keberle (tb) Patrick Cornelius (as,sop,b-cl,alto-fl) Diego Rivera (ts,fl-1) Michael Dease (bar) Art Hirahara (p) Boris Kozlov (b) Rudy Royston (d)ANNA WEBBER “SIMPLETRIO2000”
Brooklyn, NY, December 19 & 20, 2023
Slingsh0t, Idiom VII, g equals GM over r squared
Anna Webber (ts,fl,bass-fl) Matt Mitchell (p) John Hollenbeck (d)Continue reading Puro Jazz 22 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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ETHAN IVERSON QUARTET WITH TOM HARRELL “COMMON PRACTICE”
Live “Village Vanguard, New York, 2017
Philadelphia creamer, Out of nowhere, Jed from Teaneck
Tom Harrell (tp) Ethan Iverson (p) Ben Street (b) Eric McPherson (d)JAZZMEIA HORN AND HER NOBLE FORCE “DEAR LOVE”
c. 2021 Let us (Take our time), Lover come back to me, Where is freedom ? (1)
Jazzmeia Horn (vcl) acc by Freddie Hendrix (tp) Corey Wilcox (tb) Bruce Williams (as) Keith Loftis (ts) Jason Marshall (bar) Sullivan Fortner (org-1) Keith Brown (p) Keith Wheeler (b) Anwar Marshall (d) and othersEASTERN REBELLION “MOSAIC”
New York, December 14 & 16, 1990
Sunflower, John’s blues
Ralph Moore (ts) Cedar Walton (p) David Williams (b) Billy Higgins (d)Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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Missing episodes?
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MICHAEL DEASE “SWING LOW”
Brooklyn, NY, February 10, 2023
Dancing in the dark, Appreciation, New blues (1)
Ingrid Jensen (tp) Altin Sencalar (tb-1) Michael Dease (bar) Art Hirahara (p) Boris Kozlov (b) Rudy Royston (d)SONNY CLARK “LEAPIN’ AND LOPIN'”
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1961
Somethin’ special, Deep in a dream (tt,cr out,1), Eric walks
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Ike Quebec (ts-1) Sonny Clark (p) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d)OSCAR PETTIFORD “MY LITTLE CELLO”
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 5 & 6, 1960
Montmartre blues (1), Why not ?Continue reading Puro Jazz 20 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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SIDNEY BECHET
New York, June 8, 1939
Summertime
Sidney Bechet (sop) Meade Lux Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)SIDNEY BECHET
New York, June 8, 1939
Blues for Tommy Ladnier, Pounding heart blues
Frankie Newton (tp) J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Sidney Bechet (sop-1,cl-2) Meade Lux Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d)SIDNEY BECHET
New York, March 27, 1940
Lonesome blues, Dear old southland, Bechet’s steady rider, Saturday night blues Sidney Bechet (cl,sop) Teddy Bunn (g) Pops Foster (b) Sidney Catlett (d)SIDNEY BECHET
New York, December 20, 1944
St.Continue reading Puro Jazz 19 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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GERRY MULLIGAN “QUARTET WITH CHET BAKER”
Los Angeles, August 29, 1952
Bernie’s tune, Lullaby of the leaves, Line for Lyons, My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bar,arr) Bob Whitlock (b) Chico Hamilton (d)THE LIGHTHOUSE ALL-STARS “SUNDAY JAZZ AT THE LIGHTHOUSE”
Hermosa Beach, CA, February 21, 1953
Four others, Viva Zapata
Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers (tp) Milt Bernhart (tb) Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre (ts) Frank Patchen (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Shelly Manne (d) Carlos Vidal (cga-1)CHICO HAMILTON “THE ORIGINAL QUINTET WITH BUDDY COLLETTE”
Live “Strollers”, Long Beach, CA, November 11, 1955
Tea for two, Fast flute
Buddy Collette (fl,as,ts,cl) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (d)SHELLY MANNE “BOSS SOUNDS LIVE SHELLY’S MANNE-HOLE”
Hollywood, CA, June 20, 1966
Margie, The breeze and I
Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Strozier (as) Russ Freeman (p) Monty Budwig (b) Shelly Manne (d)Continue reading Puro Jazz 18 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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TIM BERNE / CHRIS SPEED “BROKEN SHADOWS”
New York, May 21 & 22, 2018
Body, Toy dance, Walls-bridges, Una muy bonita, Dogon A.D.
Tim Berne (as) Chris Speed (ts) Reid Anderson (b) Dave King (d)DARIUS JONES “THE LEGEND OF E’BOI (THE HYPERVIGILANT EYE)”
Brooklyn, NY, c. 2023 released October 4, 2024
Affirmation needed, We inside now
Darius Jones (as,comp) Chris Lightcap (b) Gerald Cleaver (d)PETER EVANS “EXTRA”
Lisbon, Portugal, August 5-7, 2023
Freaks, In see, Boom
Peter Evans (pic-tp,flhrn,p) Petter Eldh (b,synt) Jim Black (d,electronics)Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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PETE LEVIN & ORQUESTA “GIL EVANS REMEMBERED”
(Live At The Cutting Room, NYC) – released October 25, 2024
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Little Wing, Stone Free
Lew Soloff (t) Dave Bargeron (tbn,tub) Tom Malone (tbn, bari) John Clark (corno) Chris Hunter (sa, fl) Alex Foster (st, ss) Pete Levin (p, tcl) Beth Gottlieb (perc) Danny Gottlieb (drNINA SIMONE “YOU’VE GOT TO LEARN”
Newport Jazz Festival, July 2, 1966
You’ve got to learn, I loves you Porgy
Nina Simone (vcl) acc by Rudy Stevenson (g) Lisle Atkinson (b) Bobby Hamilton (dNICK BRIGNOLA “IT’S TIME”
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., December 2, 1991
Speak low (trio:cl,p,b), I thought about you (trio:cl,p,b)
Nick Brignola (sop,as,ts,bar,cl,alto-cl,b-cl,fl,alto-fl,pic) Kenny Barron (p) Dave Holland (b) Mike Holober (arr)Continue reading Puro Jazz 14 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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AARON PARKS “LITTLE BIG III”
Lanzamiento November 5, 2024
Flyways, Locked down, Heart stories, Ashe
Aaron Parks (p,comp) Greg Tuohey (g) David Ginyard, Jr. (b) Jongkuk Kim (d)CALEB WHEELER CURTIS “THE TRUE STORY OF BEARS AND THE INVENTION OF THE BATTERY”
ca 2023 Odessa, Bears and the invention of the battery
Caleb Wheeler Curtis (saxos,t) Sean Conly (b) Michael (dr)ca 2023 Boo Boo’s birthday, Ugly Beauty
Caleb Wheeler Curtis (saxos,t) Eric Revis (b) Justin Faulkner (drHOWARD MCGHEE “THE SHARP EDGE”
New York, December 8, 1961
Shades of blue (gc out), Cool, The day after (gc out), Sharp Edge
Howard McGhee (tp) George Coleman (ts) Junior Mance (p) George Tucker (b) Jimmy Cobb (dContinue reading Puro Jazz 13 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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STEVE DAVIS – “WE SEE”
Live “Smoke Jazz Club”
New York, Oct 26-29, 2023
Milestones, We see
Eddie Henderson (tp) Steve Davis (tb) Ralph Moore (ts) Renee Rosnes (p) Essiet Essiet (b) Lewis Nash (d)PAOLO FRESU “LEGACY”
Lanzamiento del 24 de mayo de 2024
Repens Two, Repens Twelve, Only Women Bleed
Paolo Fresu (t), Tino Tracanna (st) Roberto Cipelli (p), Attilio Zanchi (b), Ettore Fioravanti (dr)BOB BROOKMEYER / LALO SCHIFRIN “SAMBA PARA DOS”
New York, February 7, 1963
Samba para dos.Continue reading Puro Jazz 12 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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CLAUDE THORNHILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA “SNOWFALL”
New York, November 6, 1947
Snowfall, Puttin’ And Talkin’, Anthropology
Ed Zandy, Louis Mucci, Red Rodney (tp) Tak Takvorian, Allan Langstaff, John Torick (tb) Walt Weschler, Sandy Siegelstein (fhr) Bill Barber (tu) Danny Polo, Lee Konitz (cl,as) Mickey Folus (b-cl,ts) Babe Fresk (cl,ts) Billy Bushey (cl,b-cl,bar) Claude Thornhill (p,arr) Barry Galbraith (g) Joe Shulman (b) Billy Exiner (d) Fran Warren, Gene Williams (vcl) Bill Borden, Gerry Mulligan, Eddie Herzog, Gil Evans (arr)LENNIE TRISTANO “TRISTANO TRIO”
New York, October 8, 1946
I can’t get started, I surrender dear
Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Clyde Lombardi (b)New York, 1955 Turkish mambo
Lennie Tristano (p) (d- desconocido)THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET (MJQ) “NO SUN IN VENICE”
New York, April 4, 1957 The golden striker, Three Windows
Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)MILES DAVIS NONET “BIRTH OF THE COOL”
New York, January 21, 1949 Jeru (gm arr) Move (jl arr) Budo (jl arr)
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Junior Collins (fhr) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bar,arr) Al Haig (p) Joe Shulman (b) Max Roach (d) John Lewis (arr)New York, April 22, 1949 Boplicity (ge arr) Israel (jc arr)
Miles Davis (tp) J.J.Continue reading Puro Jazz 11 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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JD ALLEN “THE DARK, THE LIGHT, THE GREY AND THE COLORFUL”
c. 2024 Time (Dilation), Know thorn, Cutting (Room B), Know rose
JD Allen (ts,comp) Gregg August (b,el-b-1) Ian Kenselaar (b,el-b-2) Nic Cacioppo (d)ROGER KELLAWAY “LIVE AT MEZZROW”
New York, May 5, 2023
Blue in green, Pages of life, Straight no chaser
Roger Kellaway (p) Roni Ben-Hur (g-1) Jay Leonhart (b) Dennis Mackrel (d)BEN MARKLEY “SLOW PLAY”
Denver, CO, March 1, 2019
Max’s mission (2), Sentience (1)
Joel Frahm (ts-1,sop-1) Ben Markley (p) Marty Kenney (b) Jim White (d) Andy Wheelock (cga-2)Continue reading Puro Jazz 08 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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BEHN GILLECE “BETWEEN THE BARS”
Brooklyn, NY, c. 2022
Mindful moments (4,5,6), Thinking cap, Beatrice, Celestial lullaby
Altin Sencalar (tb-1) Patrick Cornelius (as-2,sop-3,b-cl-4) Diego Rivera (ts-5) Behn Gillece (vib,comp) Art Hirahara (p,el-p-6) Peter Slavov (b) Vinnie Sperrazza (d)ZIMMERMAN “HALF LIGHT”BIRDLAND”
New York, June 27 & 28, 2017
Half light, Clearing, Orr Springs Road
Dave Douglas (tp) Andrew Zimmerman (ts) Kevin Hays (p) Matt Penman (b)OWEN HOWARD “DRUM LORE, VOL.
Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Monterey, CA Oct 1958Dave Brubeck Quartet
For all we know
Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Eugene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d)Billie Holiday
Fine and mellow [Billie’s blues]
Billie Holiday (vcl)
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Benny Carter (as) Gerry Mulligan (bar) Mal Waldron (p) Eddie Khan (b) Dick Berk (d)Gerry Mulligan
Blueport
Gerry Mulligan (bar) Art Farmer (tp) Bill Crow (b) Dave Bailey (d)GEOFF KEEZER “LIVE BIRDLAND”
New York, September 8-10, 2023
Imp’s welcome, Dance cadaverous, Madame Grenouille
Geoff Keezer (p) John Patitucci (b,el-b) Clarence Penn (d)KIRK KNUFFKE “SUPER BLONDE”
November, 2023
Golden earrings, Super blonde
Kirk Knuffke (cnt) Jay Anderson, Thommy Andersson (b) Adam Nussbaum (d)Continue reading Puro Jazz 06 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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BUNNY BERIGAN “THE BERIGAN OCTET”
New York, April 13, 1936
A melody from the sky (cb vcl), I can’t get started (bb vcl), A little bit later on (cb vcl), Rhythm saved the world (cb vcl)
Bunny Berigan (tp,vcl) Artie Shaw (cl) Forrest Crawford (ts) Joe Bushkin (p) Tommy Felline (g) Mort Stuhlmaker (b) Stan King (d) Chick Bullock (vcl)BENNY MORTON “BENNY MORTON’S TROMBONE CHOIR”
New York, May 30, 1944
Liza, Once In A While, Where Or When, Sliphorn Outing
Benny Morton, Vic Dickenson, Bill Harris, Claude Jones (tb), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Al Hall (b), Sid Catlett (d)COLEMAN HAWKINS “ALL AMERICAN FOUR”
New York, May 29, 1944
Don’t Blame Me, Just One Of Those Things, Make Believe
Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), John Kirby (b), Sid Catlett (d)“J.C.
Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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CHARLIE PARKER
“Charlie Parker’s Reboppers” – New York, November 26, 1945
Ko-ko (2,3), Billie’s bounce (1,3), Now’s the time (1,3)
Miles Davis (tp-1) Dizzy Gillespie (tp-2,p-3) Charlie Parker (as) Argonne Thornton (p-4)“Charlie Parker All Stars” – New York, May 8, 1947
Donna Lee
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)“CHICAGO RHYTHMDIZZY GILLESPIEKINGS”
“Dizzy Gillespie Sextet” – New York, February 28, 1945
Groovin’ high, Dizzy atmosphere
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Slam Stewart (b) Cozy Cole (d)“Dizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet” – New York, May 11, 1945
Salt peanuts (dg,ens vcl),
Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Sidney Catlett“Shaw ‘Nuff” – New York, May 15, 1946
Oop Bop Sha Bam
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Sonny Stitt (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts (vo)THELONIOUS MONK
“Thelonious Monk Trio” – New York, October 24, 1947
Ruby my dear, Well you needn’t, Off minor
Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)“Thelonious Monk Quintet” – New York, November 21, 1947
Monk’s mood, ‘Round midnight George Tait (tp) Sahib Shihab (as) [aka Edmund Gregory (as) ] Thelonious Monk (p) Bob Paige (b) Art Blakey (d)“BUD POWELL TRIO”
Linden, NJ, August 1949
I’ll remember April, Somebody loves me, I should care
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)New York, May 1, 1951
Un poco loco
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)Continue reading Puro Jazz 04 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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ROY HARGROVE “GRANDE-TERRE”
Abril, 1998, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe
B and B, Afreaka, Priorities Roy Hargrove (t) Frank Lacy (tbn) Sherman Irby (sa) Jacques Schwarz-Bart (st) Ed Cherry (g) Larry Willis, Gabriel Hernandez (p) Gerald Cannon (b) José Luis “Changuito” Quintana, Julio Barreto (perc) Willie Jones III (dr)KOTKA “KOTKA 10”
Marzo 6, 2024, Madrid, España.
Parts I, II & III
Guillermo Bazzola (g) Risto Vuolanne (b) Fernando Lamas (dr)GIL EVANS “GIL EVANS & TEN”
Hackensack, N.J., September 6, 1957 Remember, Ella speed
John Carisi, Jake Koven (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) Willie Ruff (fhr) Lee Konitz (as) [as Zeke Tolin (as) ] Steve Lacy (sop) Dave Kurtzer (bassoon) Gil Evans (p,arr,cond) Paul Chambers (b) Jo Jones (d)Hackensack, N.J., September 27 & October 10, 1957 Big stuff
Add: Louis Mucci (tp) Nick Stabulas (d) replace John Carisi, Jo JonesContinue reading Puro Jazz 01 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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MJQ AND FRIENDS “40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION” – 1992-93
Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Mickey Roker (d)Bags’ groove with Bobby McFerrin (vcl) Take 6 (vcl)All the things you are Phil Woods (as)Come rain or come shine Branford Marsalis (sop)Willow, weep for me Wynton Marsalis (tp)KEN PEPLOWSKI “UNHEARD BIRD”
ca 2023
Gold rush, You go to my head, You must believe in spring
Terell Stafford (tp) Keve Wilson (oboe) Ken Peplowski (ts,cl) Glenn Zaleski (p) Elizabeth Steiner (harp) Rose Kow Xiu Yi, Tia Allen, Yoonjung Hwang (vln) Kayla Williams (viola) Robin Park (cello) Peter Washington (b) Willie Jones, III (d) Loren Schoenberg (cond))NUBYA GARCIA “ODYSSEY”
UK ca 2023 Set It Free, We Walk In Gold, Water’s Path, In Other Words, Living
Nubya Garcia (Arr/Comp/TS) Rosie Turton (tbn) Sam Jones, (dr) Sheila Maurice-Grey (t) Esperanza Spalding (voz) Jansen Santana (perc) Joe Armon-Jones (p/tecl) + string orchestra, background vocals)Continue reading Puro Jazz 31 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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BEN WOLFE “UNDERSTATED”
New York, December 10 & 11, 2023
The poet speaks, Occam’s razor (2), Anagram
Nicole Glover (ts) Orrin Evns (p) Sullivan Fortner (p-1) Russell Malone (g-2) Ben Wolfe (b) Aaron Kimmel (d)WARREN BERNHARDT “SO REAL”
Stamford, CT, April 9 & 10, 2001
Never let me go, Brigas, nunca mais, I mean you
Warren Bernhardt (p) Jay Anderson (b) Peter Erskine (d)DAVID BINNEY “BAREFOOTED TOWN”
Brooklyn, NY, November 15, 2010
Seven sixty, Secret miracle, Once, when she was here
Ambrose Akinmusire (tp) David Binney (as,vcl) Mark Turner (ts) David Virelles (p) Eivind Opsvik (b) Dan Weiss (d)Continue reading Puro Jazz 30 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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WARREN WOLF “HISTORY OF THE VIBRAPHONE”
Long Island City, NY, December 1, 2023
Sad eyes (1,3) Midnight sun (1) Django Tim Green (as-1,sop-2) Warren Wolf (vib) Alex Brown (p,el-p-3) Vicente Archer (b) Carroll “CV” Dashiell, III (d)DAVE YOUNG “SIDE BY SIDE, VOLUME THREE”
Toronto, 1995
In a mellow tone (1) Joshua (2) Lament (3)
Oscar Peterson (1), Cedar Walton (2) y Cyrus Chestnut (3)(p) Dave Young (bFEDERICO DANNEMANN / ROBERTO DAÑOBEITÍA “MESTIZA”
Santiago ca 2022
Akaal, El pavo real, Viejo mundo, Fuga Desolación, Milonga para Yinyin
Claudio Rubio (saxos) Daniela Rivera (violín, viola) Sebastián Castro (p) Federico Dannemann (g.voz), Roberto Dañobeitia (g) Rodrigo Espinoza (b) Félix Lecaros (dr) Sara Pozo (voz)Continue reading Puro Jazz 29 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
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RED MCKENZIE & EDDIE CONDON:
Chicago, December 8 & 16, 1927
“THE CHICAGOANS”
Sugar, China boy, Nobody’s sweetheart (1), Liza (1)
Jimmy McPartland (cnt) Frank Teschmacher (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (bj) Jim Lannigan (tu,b) Gene Krupa (d) Mezz Mezzrow (cymbals -1)“CHICAGO RHYTHM KINGS”
Chicago, March 27, 1928
I’ve found a new baby
Muggsy Spanier (cnt) Frank Teschmacher (cl) Mezz Mezzrow (ts) Joe Sullivan (p) Eddie Condon (bj) Jim Lannigan (tu) Gene Krupa (d) Red McKenzie (vcl)BUD FREEMAN
Chicago, December 3, 1928
Crazeology, Can’t help lovin’ dat man (rmk vcl)
Johnny Mendell (tp) Floyd O’Brien (tb) Bud Jacobson (cl,as) Bud Freeman (ts) Dave North (p) Herman Foster (bj) Johnny Mueller (b) Gene Krupa (d) Red McKenzie (vcl)New York, December 4, 1935
What is there to say ?, The buzzard, Tillie’s downtown now, Keep smiling at trouble
Bunny Berigan (tp) Bud Freeman (cl,ts) Claude Thornhill (p) Eddie Condon (g) Grachan Moncur (b) Cozy Cole (d)FRANKIE TRUMBAUER
New York, February 4, 1927
Singin’ the blues (1), Trumbology, Clarinet marmalade,
Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Bill Rank (tb) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel) Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Paul Mertz (p) Howdy Quicksell (bj) Eddie Lang (g-1) Chauncey Morehouse (d)New York, August 25, 1927
Three blind mice, Blue river (se vcl), There’s a cradle in Caroline (se vcl)
Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Bill Rank (tb) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel) Doc Ryker (as) Don Murray (cl,bar) Adrian Rollini (bassax) Itzy Riskin (p) Eddie Lang (g) Chauncey Morehouse (d) Seger Ellis (vcl)Continue reading Puro Jazz 28 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
