Paul Chambers, "Bass on Top", 1957

Paul Chambers cut this little known album for Blue Note in 1957. Those familiar with Chambers's bass work on straight bop recordings, especially those done with Miles Davis in the 1950s, might be surprised at the range and variety here. Chambers plays the bass as a lead instrument (as the album's title indicates), and leads a crack ensemble--which includes Kenny Burrell on guitar, Hank Jones on piano, and Art Taylor on drums--through a rousing session of exploratory post-bop. This one comes recommended to collectors, not least for the Rudy Van Gelder remastering. - Release


Personel
Paul Chambers (bass guitar); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Hank Jones (piano); Art Taylor (drums)


Tracks
1. Yesterdays - Jerome Kern, West Arkeen, Otto Harbach, J.J. Johnson, Axl Rose, Del James
2. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Cole Porter
3. Chasin' the Bird - Charlie Parker
4. Dear Old Stockholm - Traditional
5. The Theme - Miles Davis
6. Confessin' - Al J. Neiburg/Doc Daugherty/Ellis Reynolds/Jay McShann/Walter Brown
7. Chamber Mate - Kenny Burrell/Paul Chambers



Disc 

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This is the sixty album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz



1982 Paul Motian - Psalm 


Psalm is the fifth album by Paul Motian to be released on the ECM label. It was released in 1982 and features the first recordings by Motian with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano, along with Ed Schuller and Billy Drewes.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The eight compositions by drummer Paul Motian on this ECM release (which is available on CD) are rather dry and none caught on as future standards. But the playing by Motian's sidemen (tenors Joe Lovano and Billy Drewes, bassist Ed Schuller and especially the remarkable guitarist Bill Frisell) uplifted the music and gave this group a strong personality of its own. Although the results are not all that memorable, the music should please adventurous listeners. "


Personal
Paul Motian – drums; Bill Frisell – guitar; Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone; Billy Drewes – tenor and alto saxophones; Ed Schuller – bass


Tracks
1."Psalm" - 6:57
2."White Magic" - 3:00
3."Boomerang" - 5:43
4."Fantasm" - 6:07
5."Mandeville" - 5:03
6."Second Hand" - 9:16
7."Etude" - 4:16
8."Yahllah" - 7:39
All compositions by Paul Motian


Disc

Bobby Hutcherson, "For Sentimental Reasons", 2007

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, who successfully translated John Coltrane’s "sheets of sound" approach to the vibes, became the acknowledged master of that instrument when Milt Jackson died in 1999. A veteran of many historic Blue Note dates, a bit player in the movie Round Midnight, and founding member of the SF Jazz Collective, Hutcherson calls this mostly ballads CD, with pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Al Foster, his "love record." All of his powers are evident here: his melodic fluency, vast harmonic imagination, and his incredible ability to make the vibes sing. Like Lester Young, Hutcherson knows how to melodically tell a story, as evidenced by his shimmering takes on the Latin-tinged "Ode to Angela," and "I Wish I Knew," his sumptuous piano duet on the Bernstein/Sondheim classic "Somewhere," and his heartbreaking, solo number "I’ll Be Seeing You," Hopefully we’ll be seeing and hearing from this genius more often. ~ Eugene Holley, Jr.

As the "Penguin Guide to Modern Jazz" notes vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson is "an undervalued genius" where "few have developed such a consistently challenging language for the instrument". 


Personnel
Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Dwayne Burno (bass instrument), Renee Rosnes (piano), Al Foster (drums)


Track listings
1. (I love you) For sentimental reasons (deek watson/william best)
2. Ode to angela (harold land)
3. Embraceable you (george gershwin/ira gershwin)
4. Along came betty (benny golson)
5. Somewhere (leonard bernstein/stephen sondheim) 
6. Jitterbug waltz (fats waller)
7. What are you doing the rest of your life (marilyn bergman/alan bergman/michel legrand)
8. Don't blame me (jimmy mchugh/dorothy fields)
9. Spring is here (lorenz hart/richard rodgers)
10. I wish i knew (harry warren/mack gordon)
11. I'll be seeing you (irving kahal/sammy fain)


Disc

TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 5

This is the fifth album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1977 Keith Jarret - Silence (with Paul Motian, Charlie Haden & Dewey Redman)


The 1992 CD reissue of the Keith Jarrett "American" Quartet's last recording session combines most of the contents of the LPs Byablue and Bop-Be, omitting "Yahllah" and "Konya" from the former and "Pyramids Moving" from the latter. (Tellingly, in keeping with conservative '90s tastes -- never mind the time-limit excuse -- the deleted tracks are the ones which have an experimental Middle Eastern flavor.) Still, this partial sampling of the session indicates that the quartet went out on a high note, still exciting and inventive, the old interplay very much in action, unrepentantly acoustic in an electric era. Like the LP of the same name, "Byablue" brackets the CD with a group version at the beginning and a solo piano benediction at the close, which under these conditions becomes an emotional elegy for the soon-to-be defunct quartet by its leader. ~ Richard S. Ginell
Live Recording. Recorded at Generation Sound, New York, New York on September 9, 1977. Originally issued on Impulse (AS-9331) and (IA-9334). Includes liner notes by Michael Cuscuna.


Personnel
Keith Jarrett (soprano saxophone, piano); Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone); Charlie Haden (bass); Paul Motian (drums)


Tracks
1 Byablue 7:23 Motian
2 Rainbow 8:37 Margot Jarrett
3 Trieste 9:42 Motian
4 Fantasm 1:14 Paul Motian
5 Mushi Mushi 6:02 Dewey Redman
6 Silence 3:14 Charlie Haden
7 Bop-Be 7:00 K. Jarrett
8 Gotta Get Some Sleep 10:39 Dewey Redman
9 Blackberry Winter 3:40 Alec Wilder-Loomis McGlohon
10 Pocket Full of Cherry 8:59 Charlie Haden
11 Byablue (solo piano version) 3:39 Paul Motian


Disc

Oliver Nelson, "The Blues and the Abstract Truth"

"The Blues and the Abstract Truth!" is a jazz album by Oliver Nelson recorded in February 1961. It remains Nelson's most acclaimed album. It features a lineup of notable musicians: Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy (his last appearance on a Nelson album following a series of collaborations recorded for Prestige), Bill Evans (his only appearance with Nelson), Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes. Baritone saxophonist George Barrow does not take a solo but is a key feature of the subtle voicings of Nelson's arrangements.
The album is an exploration of the mood and structure of the blues, though only some of the tracks are in conventional 12-bar blues form. In this regard, though it is not modal jazz, it may be seen as a continuation of the trend towards greater harmonic simplicity and subtlety via reimagined versions of the blues that was instigated by Miles Davis's Kind of Blue in 1959 (Evans and Chambers played on both albums). Of the pieces on Nelson's album, "Stolen Moments" is the most famous; it is a sixteen-bar piece (in an eight-six-two pattern), though the solos are on a conventional 12-bar minor-key blues structure in C minor. "Hoe-Down" is built on a forty-four-bar structure (with thirty-two-bar solos based on "rhythm changes"). "Cascades" modifies the traditional 32-bar AABA form by using a 16-bar minor blues for the A section, stretching the form to a total of 56 bars. The B-side of the album contains three tracks that hew closer to 12-bar form: "Yearnin'", "Butch and Butch" and "Teenie's Blues" (which begins with an essential 12-bar solo Bass intro by Chambers). ~ Wikipedia


Performers
Oliver Nelson — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, Eric Dolphy — flute, alto saxophone, George Barrow — baritone saxophone, Freddie Hubbard — trumpet, Bill Evans — piano, Paul Chambers — bass, Roy Haynes — drums


Track listing
"Stolen Moments"
"Hoe-Down"
"Cascades"
"Yearnin'"
"Butch and Butch"
"Teenie's Blues"
All tracks composed by Oliver Nelson 


Disc

TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 4

This is the fourth album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz


1972 Paul Motian - Conception Vessel



Conception Vessel is the debut album by Paul Motian and was released on the ECM label. It was released in 1972 and features performances by Motian with Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Leroy Jenkins, Sam Brown and Becky Friend. The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is Motian's debut as a leader. It includes ambitious cuts with guitarist Sam Brown and also features pianist Keith Jarrett. ~ Ron Wynn


Personnel
Paul Motian - drums, percussion; Keith Jarrett - piano, flute; Sam Brown - guitar; Leroy Jenkins - violin; Becky Friend - flute; Charlie Haden - bass


Tracks
"Georgian Bay" - 7:31
"Ch'i Energy" - 2:37
"Rebica" - 11:14
"Conception Vessel" - 7:46
"American Indian: Song of Sitting Bull" - 2:45
"Inspiration from a Vietnamese Lullaby" - 9:41
All compositions by Paul Motian


Disc

Modern Jazz Quartet & Laurindo Almeida, Collaboration

"This important 1964 Atlantic recording pairs the world-renowned Modern Jazz Quartet -- drummer Connie Kay, bassist Percy Heath, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and the late pianist and music director John Lewis -- with the Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida. Together, they present an intelligent program showcasing the acoustic guitar in the group's trademarked combo sound. On "Silver," Lewis's shifting tempos are excellent foils for Milt Jackson's virtuosity. "Valeria" from Lewis's soundtrack A Milanese Story retains its Adriatic air. Lewis's arrangement of J.S. Bach's "Fugue in A Minor" is the perfect blend of counterpoint and swing. Connie Kay's driving and delicate drumming and Almeida's fleet-finger guitar solos drive Antonio Carlos Jobim's "One Note Samba." Almeida and the Quartet turn in their best performance on their moving rendition of Joaquin Rodrigro's "Concierto de Aranjuez." Lewis's ingenious treatment of the Spanish classical masterwork is rivaled only by the big band adaptation Miles Davis and Gil Evans created in 1959. With Almeida's brilliant understanding of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-American folk and improvisational forms, and the Modern Jazz Quartet's telepathic interplay and dignified musicality, this recording effortlessly combines 18th-century Germany, Moorish Spain, and modern-day New York." Eugene Holley Jr.

Personel
Modern Jazz Quartet: Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums) + Laurindo de Almeida (guitar) 


Track listing
1 Silver (John Lewis)
2 Trieste (John Lewis)
3 Valeria (John Lewis)
4 Fugue in A minor (J. S. Bach)
5 Samba de uma nota só (Newton Mendonça, Tom Jobim)
6 Foi a saudade (Djalma Ferreira)
7 Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquim Rodrigo)


Disc

TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 3

This is the third album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz


1969 Keith Jarrett - Somewhere Before (with Paul Motian & Charlie Haden)


"Somewhere Before is a live album by pianist Keith Jarrett recorded on August 30 & 31, 1968 at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California. It features a live performance by Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian.
"The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating. As an example of early, unfocused Jarrett, this is fascinating material." Wikipedia


Track listing
"My Back Pages" (Dylan) - 5:24
"Pretty Ballad" - 3:30
"Moving Soon" - 4:24
"Somewhere Before" - 6:50
"New Rag" - 5:40
"A Moment for Tears" - 3:07
"Pouts' Over (And the Day's Not Through)" - 4:35
"Dedicated to You" (Cahn, Chaplin, Zaret) - 5:00
"Old Rag" - 2:37
All compositions by Keith Jarrett except as indicated


Disc

TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 2

This is the second album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz

1967 Keith Jarrett - Life between the exit signs (with Paul Motian & Charlie Haden)

"Life Between the Exit Signs is a jazz album by pianist Keith Jarrett. It was recorded on May 4, 1967 at Atlantic Recording Studios, in New York City. It was released April 1, 1968, under the record label Vortex, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. It is a collaboration of esteemed pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Charlie Haden and established drummer Paul Motian.

"Although this was his debut leading album, Keith Jarrett's playing had a profound effect upon the world of jazz. His unique playing style, first truly exhibited here, was to make him one of the most famous jazz pianists of all time, influencing much of the experimental jazz of the 80s and 90s. It was also the beginning of a long lasting relationship with Paul Motian.

"The tracks on the album are heavily influenced by Ornette Coleman and Bill Evans, Jarrett having long been an admirer of both, Haden having played with Coleman and Motian having played with Evans." Wikipedia

All songs written by Keith Jarrett, unless otherwise noted:

"Lisbon Stomp" - 6:06

"Love No. 1" - 6:17

"Love No. 2" - 4:32

"Everything I Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:33

"Margot" - 3:45

"Long Time Gone (But Not Withdrawn)" - 4:55

"Life Between the Exit Signs" - 6:53

"Church Dreams" - 6:17

Disc

TRIBUTE TO PAUL MOTIAN (1931 - 2011) 1

This is the first album of a 15 series, giving a beautiful view of the career of one of the greatest drummers in jazz.

1961 Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby (with Paul Motian & Scott LaFaro)

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York, New York on June 25, 1961. Originally released on Riverside (9399). Includes liner notes by Joe Goldberg. "This was Bill Evans' first trio. The album was the fourth and final effort from the unit — LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard from which Waltz for Debby and its predecessor, Sunday at the Village Vanguard were taken. The loss of LaFaro hit Evans hard, and he went into a brief seclusion. When Evans returned to the trio format later in 1962, it was with Motian and noted bassist Chuck Israels." Wikipedia

Track listing:

"My Foolish Heart" 4:56

"Waltz for Debby" [Take 2] 7:00

"Waltz for Debby" [Take 1] 6:46

"Detour Ahead" [Take 2] 7:37

"Detour Ahead" [Take 1] 7:13

"My Romance" [Take 1] 7:12

"My Romance" [Take 2] 7:15

"Some Other Time" 5:11

"Milestones" 6:30

"Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)" 5:58

Disc

Guinga

This is not an usual post here at the sunny side, but Guinga is arguably one of the most prominent composers alive in Brazil. Indeed a very fine acoustic guitar player - and dentist -, but moreover, brilliant in connecting dots and putting great minds to work on his compositions; usually accompanied by lyrics from Aldir Blanc, which, aside from Chico Buarque - who is beyond any dispute, cannot be beat.

So here we have two albums, one called Cheio de Dedos (roughly translated as Full of Fingers), and the other called Suite Leopoldina (Leopoldinean Suite).

Allow me to add a very good review from all music about Suite Leopoldina:

Review

by Alex Henderson

Comparable to New York's Penn Station or Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, Leopoldina Station is a major train station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Just as a New Yorker would venture to Penn Station to take a train to the suburbs of Long Island or Northern New Jersey, Leopoldina Station is where a carioca would catch a train to Rio's suburbs. By calling this CD Suite Leopoldina, Brazilian guitarist Guinga is celebrating his Rio background. All of the tunes that Guinga wrote or co-wrote for this album, recorded in late 1998 and early 1999, have a strong Rio orientation. Whether he is playing samba or choro, whether he is embracing instrumental Brazilian jazz or jazz-influenced Brazilian pop, the guitarist is consistently Rio-minded on Suite Leopoldina. And it's important to emphasize the Rio connection because carioca music is distinctive; Guinga might admire the Brazilian pop and jazz sounds coming out of Salvador or São Paulo, but this ultra-melodic CD is distinctly Rio. That is true of the album's instrumentals as well as the tracks that feature vocalists, who include Alceu Valenca, Ed Motta, and the influential Ivan Lins. Guinga's love of jazz is strong; he features harmonica player Toots Thielemans on two instrumentals ("Constance" and "Dos Anjos") and pays tribute to Charles Mingus on "Mingus Samba" (which features vocalist Lenine). Excellent from start to finish, Suite Leopoldina is enthusiastically recommended to anyone who treasures the Rio school of Brazilian jazz and pop.

Disc 1


And one, also worth reading, about Cheio de Dedos:

Review

by Alvaro Neder

This is the third CD of Carioca dentist Guinga (Carlos Althier de Souza, 46) in his belated discography, which was awarded with three Sharp prizes. Intended to be a cultural chronicle of Rio de Janeiro, it has the genre choro as a glue for all the whole. Respecting the tradition and modernizing it at the same time, it brings a inventively crafted harmony together with angular melody lines directly descended from classical achievements of the 20th century. The sophisticated arrangements never compromise, offering a real obstacle for the average listener, harassed by easy listening these days. Paying tribute to distinguished musicians (who had always made the choro an important part of their lives),Jacob do Bandolim, Rafael Rabelo, and Villa-Lobos, from the 15 recorded tracks only two are sung: "Ária de Opereta," interpreted by funk singer Ed Motta in an expressive and heartfelt rendition, and "Impressionados," a choro that makes reference to the impressionist movement, delivered by Chico Buarque. The overall result is at the same time perfectionism and spontaneity: Guinga doesn't edit his songs after written. "Me Gusta A Lagosta" enriches the musical landscape with an Afro-Cuban rendition delivered by pianistChano Dominguez, string section Diapason, and percussionist Eladio Amat. Modern Brazilian popular music at it's best.


 Disc 2


Get'em both. You won't be sorry.


Beijos

Freddie Hubbard - New Colors

Maybe this is a repost, but who cares.

Just get it.


And if you have it, play it.


Beijos


Disc

Track Listing: 1) One of Another Kind- 7:58 2) Blue Spirits- 9:05 3) Blues For Miles- 6:31 4) Dizzy's Connotations- 8:42 5) True Colors- 5:05 6) Red Clay- 8:19 7) Osie Mae- 6:08 8) Inner Space- 7:45

Personnel: Freddie Hubbard- Fluegelhorn, David Weiss- Trumpet, Craig Handy- Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, Javon Jackson- Tenor (Track 4), Myron Walden- Alto Saxophone (Tracks 1,2,5,8); Ted Nash- Alto Saxophone (tracks 3,4,6,7) Kenny Garrett- Alto Saxophone (Track 3), Luis Bonilla- Trombone (tracks 1-7), Steve Davis- Trombone (track 8), Chris Karlic- Baritone Saxophone, Xavier Davis- Piano, Dwayne Burno- Bass, Joe Chambers- Drums (tracks 1, 2, 5,8) Idris Muhammad- Drums (tracks 3,4,6,7)

Special Edition with Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette drums, piano, melodica; David Murray tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Arthur Blythe alto saxophone; Peter Warren bass, cello. Recorded March 1979 at Generation Sound Studios, New York. "There could hardly be a more apt title for the inaugural effort of drummer Jack DeJohnette’s most influential project. As with his formidable Jarrett/Peacock collaborations, DeJohnette kneaded enough preservatives into this single album to keep it as fresh as it was when first baked." ECM Reviews

Enjoy!

Disc

Andrew Hill - Grass Roots

Andrew Hill is about as deep, as complex, as high spirited as music can be.

 As life can be. 

I strongly recommend you not to miss a single album of his discography, that we shall post here in its totality throughout the next few weeks.

Just get it, bro. 

Just get it, sister.

And live a happy life afterwards.

Thank me later.

Beijos

Disc

Back to business

So, it's back to business here at the sunny side of the street. It's always sunny out here, you know?

Bright as it goes... Brad Mehldau's Highway Rider.


Just get it.


Beijos


Disc

Tracks: CD1: John Boy; Don't Be Sad; At the Tollbooth; Highway Rider; The Falcon Will Fly Again; Now You Must Climb Alone; Walking the Peak. CD2: We'll Cross the River Together; Capriccio; Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith); Into the City; Old West; Come With Me; Always Departing; Always Returning.

Personnel: Brad Mehldau: piano (CD1#1-5, CD1#7, CD2#1-6, CD2#8), pump organ (CD1#2, CD2#3), Yamaha CS-80 (CD1#4), orchestral bells (CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#8), handclaps (CD2#2), la la la vocals (CD1#5); Jeff Ballard: percussion (CD1#1, CD1#5, CD2#2), snare brush (CD1#2), drums (CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#4, CD2#6, CD2#8), la la la vocals (CD1#5); handclaps (CD2#2); nJoshua Redma: soprano saxophone (CD1#1, CD1#5, CD2#2, CD2#8), tenor saxophone (CD1#2, CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#3, CD2#5), handclaps (CD2#2), la la la vocals (CD1#5), ; Larry Grenadier: bass (CD1#2, CD1#4, CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#3, CD2#4, CD2#6, CD2#8); handclaps (CD2#2); Matt Chamberlain: drums (CD1#2, CD1#4, CD1#5, CD1#7, CD1#8, CD2#2, CD2#3), handclaps (CD2#2), la la la vocals (CD1#5); Orchestra, Dan Coleman, conductor (CD1#1, CD1#2, CD1#6, CD1#7, CD2#1, CD2#7, CD2#8), la la la vocals (CD1#5); The Fleurettes: la la la vocals (CD1#5).

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - In San Francisco

Another great preciosity by Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the 1959 record that launched the opening track that bacame a huge hit: "This Here". With cornetist Nat Adderley, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Louis Hayes.

Set List:

1 This Here Timmons 12:29

2 Spontaneous Combustion Adderley 11:54

3 Hi-Fly Weston 11:10

4 You Got It! Adderley 5:09

5 Bohemia After Dark Pettiford 8:06

6 Straight, No Chaser Monk 11:41

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Tell your friends, tell you mama and your papa. We're back!

Due to recent events involving DotCom, Megaupload and whole SOPA thing, we decided that it was time to spread the jazz again! That's why we're back with something really good for you guys, the complete pacific recordings of Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Backer!

The pianoless quartet of baritonist Gerry Mulligan was: Bob Whitlock on bass, Chico Hamilton on drums and of course Chet Baker on trumpet. Although it's a pianoless quartet, Mulligan himself assumes the instrument in a couple of songs.

Set List

DISC 1

Name, Composer, Time

1 Get Happy Arlen, Koehler 2:30

2 'S Wonderful Gershwin, Gershwin 3:32 3

Godchild, Wallington 2:49

4 Dinah Akst, Lewis, Young 2:55

5 She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No Harbach, Kern 2:33

6 Bernie's Tune Leiber, Miller, Stoller 2:51

7 Lullaby of the Leaves Petkere, Young 3:09

8 Utter Chaos No. 1, Mulligan 0:32

9 Aren't You Glad You're You Burke, VanHeusen 3:58

10 Frenesi Dominguez, Whitcup 3:05

11 Nights at the Turntable, Mulligan 2:52

12 Freeway, Baker 2:42

13 Soft Shoe, Mulligan 2:36

14 Walking Shoes, Mulligan 3:10

15 Aren't You Glad You're You Burke, VanHeusen 3:36

16 Get Happy Arlen, Koehler 5:50

17 Poinciana Bernier, Simon 3:49

18 Godchild, Wallington 3:55

19 Makin' Whoopee Donaldson, Kahn 3:26

20 Cherry Daniels, Gillespie 2:55

21 Motel, Mulligan 2:33

22 Carson City Stage, Smith 2:30

DISC 2

1 My Old Flame Coslow, Johnston 3:11

2 All the Things You Are, Hammerstein, Kern 5:06

3 Love Me or Leave Me, Donaldson, Kahn 2:47

4 Love Me or Leave Me, Donaldson, Kahn 2:41

5 Swinghouse [10" LP Take], Mulligan 2:53

6 Swinghouse [12" LP Take], Mulligan 2:52

7 Jeru, Mulligan 2:30

8 Utter Chaos, No .2 Mulligan 0:30

9 Darn That Dream DeLange, VanHeusen 3:49

10 Darn That Dream DeLange, VanHeusen 3:20

11 I May Be Wrong [12" LP Take], Ruskin, Sullivan 2:37

12 I May Be Wrong [10" LP Take], Ruskin, Sullivan 2:50

13 I'm Beginning to See the Light [10" LP Take], Ellington, George, Hodges, James 3:35

14 I'm Beginning to See the Light [12" LP Take], Ellington, George, Hodges, James 3:06

15 The Nearness of You Carmichael, Washington 2:50

16 Tea for Two Caesar, Youmans 2:46

17 Five Brothers, Mulligan 2:57

18 I Can't Get Started Duke, Gershwin 4:00

19 Ide's Side, Mulligan 4:21

20 Funhouse, Mulligan 3:26

21 My Funny Valentine Hart, Rodgers 5:16

DISC3

1 People Will Say We're in Love Hammerstein, Rodgers 3:40

2 Reunion, Mulligan 4:03

3 When Your Lover Has Gone Swan 5:06

4 Stardust Carmichael, Parish 4:42

5 My Heart Belongs to Daddy Porter 4:12

6 Jersey Bounde Bradshaw, Feyne, Johnson, Plater… 4:27

7 The Surrey With the Fringe on Top Hammerstein, Rodgers 4:42

8 Ornithology Harris, Parker 5:09

9 Trav'lin' Light Mercer, Mundy, Young 3:39

10 Trav'lin' Light Mercer, Mundy, Young 4:32

11 The Song Is You Hammerstein, Kern 3:21

12 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You Razaf, Redman 3:35

13 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You Razaf, Redman 3:31

14 I Got Rhythm Gershwin, Gershwin 5:59

15 All the Things You Are Hammerstein, Kern 6:45

16 Festive Minor, Mulligan 4:08

DISC4

1 Too Marvelous for Words Mercer, Whiting 3:36

2 Lover Man Davis, Ramirez, Sherman 3:01

3 I'll Remember April DePaul, Johnston, Raye 4:11

4 These Foolish Things Link, Marvell, Strachey 3:20

5 All the Things You Are, Hammerstein, Kern 3:55

6 Bernie's Tune Leiber, Miller, Stoller 3:32

7 Almost Like Being in Love Lerner, Loewe 2:55

8 Sextet, Mulligan 2:59

9 Broadway Bird, McRae, Wood 2:53

10 I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me Gaskill, McHugh 3:06

11 Oh, Lady Be Good Gershwin, Gershwin 2:29

12 Oh, Lady Be Good Gershwin, Gershwin 1:52

13 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Arlen, Koehler 3:38

14 This Time the Dream's on Me Arlen, Mercer 3:22

15 Let There Be Love Grant, Rand 3:41

16 How About You? Freed, Lane 2:50

17 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans Dietz, Schwartz 2:23

18 This Is Always [Alternate Version] Gordon, Warren 3:58

19 My Old Flame Coslow, Johnston 3:47

20 It Don't Mean a Thing (If ItAin't Got That Swing) Ellington, Mills 2:08

21 The Lady's in Love With You Lane, Loesser 2:24

22 I've Grown Accustomed to HerFace [Alternate Version] Lerner, Loewe 3:03

23 You Turned the Tables on Me Alter, Mitchell 3:23

LINKS

DISC1

DISC2

DISC3

DISC4

Pat Metheny Trio 80/81

I believe I have also posted the 99/00 Trio somewhere, someday, in this blog. I'll repost it too, but, meanwhile, enjoy this great, great, album.

For the 80/81 vintage: RP 96, WS 93.

Michael Brecker (ts -1,3,5/7)

Dewey Redman (ts -2,3,5,6)

Pat Metheny (g, el-g)

Charlie Haden (b -1/7)

Jack DeJohnette (d -1/7)

(Praised be Michael Brecker, who left this world so young...)

Oslo, Norway, May 26-29, 1980

1.	Two Folk Songs
2.	80/81
3.	The Bat
4.	Turnaround
5.	Open
6.	Pretty Scattered
7.	Every Day (I Thank You)
8.	Goin' Ahead

DISC

Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Friedrich Gulda

Discs 1 - 3. Sonatas #1 - #10.

Just get it.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Friedrich Gulda

I will post the complete piano sonatas by Beethoven with Friedrich Gulda, but it's 9 albums. This is part 1/9 - Disc 4.

Why I started with disc 4? Knock it off grandpa. Just get the album.

Enjoy!

Beethoven Piano Sonatas - Disc 4 ( #11 - #14 "Moonlight Sonata") - Friedrich Gulda

Russel Malone - Black Butterfly

Is the blog back? YEAH!

I promise to fix all the broken links and to post tons of stuff more. Also, I am going to start posting some classic goodies as well. If you don't like classic, I also promise that you will start to love in a matter of weeks with us.

OK. Enough talking, let's listen. Russel Malone. This is album is triple hot. One hot because Russel is soooo cute. Oh god, NO. He's just an amazing guitarist that has played with Ray Brown, Lewis Nash, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Smith and many others, and is cranking all up in this album. Second hot because Steve Nelson is on it, incredible as always. Third hot because the songs are fucking awesome: Jingles, Say a Little Prayer for You (!), All Through the Night, Dee's Song and others.

But hey, don't take my word for it. GET IT!

Russel Malone (Guitar)

Steve Nelson (Vibraphone)

Paul Keller (Bass)

Gary Motley (Piano)

Pete Siers (Drums)

Steven Berkowitz (Executive Producer), Tracey Freeman (Producer), Vladimir Meller (Mastering), Gregg Rubin (Engineer), Gregg Rubin (Mastering), Gregg Rubin (Mixing), Andy Smith (Assistant Engineer), Vic Anesini (Assistant Engineer), Vic Anesini (Mixing Assistant), Warren Weberg (Assistant Engineer), Warren Weberg (Mixing Assistant), Vanessa Evelyn (Grooming)

Special attention to Vanessa's haircut!

Enjoy!

Russel Malone - Black Butterfly