domenica 15 gennaio 2012

Hardbop Saxophone: Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares


1.Three Way Split (Hank Mobley) 7:47
2.Carolyn (Lee Morgan) 5:28
3.Up A Step+ (Hank Mobley) 8:29
4.No Room for Squares (Hank Mobley) 6:57
5.Me 'N You (Lee Morgan) 7:15
6.Old World, New Imports+ (Hank Mobley) 6:05
7.Carolyn (Alternate Take)(Lee Morgan)* 5:33
8.No Room for Squares (Alternate Take)(Hank Mobley)* 6:43

*Bonus tracks, not part of the original album

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone; Andrew Hill, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums

+Donald Byrd, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums

Recorded on March 7, 1963 (#3 & 6) and October 2, 1963 (all others) at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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Rare Jazz Saxophone Recordings: Warne Marsh Lew Tabackin - Tenor Gladness


Recorded on October 13-14 1976

01 - Basic #2
02 - Easy
03 - March of the Tadpoles
04 - Hangin' Loose
05 - New ance
06 - Basic #1

Lew Tabackin & Warne Marsh - tenor sax
John Heard - bass
Larry Bunker - drums
Toshiko Akyioshi - Piano

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New Jazz Saxophone Recordings (2011): Bob Mintzer - Yellojackets Timeline

01. Why Is It 5:04
02. Tenacity 6:07
03. Rosemary 4:54
04. Timeline 5:11
05. Magnolia 4:36
06. A Single Step 7:05
07. Indivisible 5:22
08. Like Elvin 5:32
09. My Soliloquy 6:22
10. Numerology 5:56
11. I Do 6:00

Russell Ferrante - piano,keyboards.
Jimmy Haslip - bass.
Bob Mintzer - tenor and soprano saxes,bass clarinet.
Will Kennedy - drums,keyboards.
Robben Ford - guitar on track 5
John Daversa - trumpet on tracks 2,8

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giovedì 12 gennaio 2012

Free Jazz Saxophone: Ornette Coleman - In All Languages


Disc 1 (the Quartet)
Peace Warriors" – 2:35
Feet Music" – 3:32
Africa is the Mirror of All Colors" – 2:58
Word for Bird" – 3:16
Space Church (Continuous Service)" - 3:59
Latin Genetics" – 3:39
In All Languages" – 3:33
Sound Manual" – 3:08
Mothers of the Veil" – 3:45
Cloning" – 3:14

Disc 2 (Prime Time)
Music News" – 3:00
Mothers of the Veil" – 4:28
The Art of Love is Happiness" – 2:29
Latin Genetics" – 2:45
Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow" – 3:10
Listen Up" – 2:29
Feet Music" – 3:49
Space Church (Continuous Service)" – 4:34
Cloning" – 2:28
In All Languages" – 3:06
Biosphere" – 2:20
Story Tellers" – 2:49
Peace Warriors" – 2:23

Disc 1 (the Quartet)
Ornette Coleman - Alto and tenor saxophone
Don Cherry - Trumpet
Charlie Haden - Double bass
Billy Higgins - Drums

Disc 2 (Prime Time)
Ornette Coleman - Saxophone and trumpet
Denardo Coleman - Drums
Calvin Weston - Drums
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Bass guitar
Al MacDowell - Bass guitar
Charlie Ellerbee - Electric guitar
Bernie Nix - Electric Guitar

Free Jazz Saxophone: Ornette Coleman - Song X


01 Song X
02 Mob Job
03 Endangered Species
04 Video Games
05 Kathelin Gay
06 Trigonometry
07 Song X Duo
08 Long Time No See

Ornette Coleman - Alto Sax alto, Violín
Pat Metheny - Guitar & Synth Guitar
Charlie Haden - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Denardo Colemann - Drums & Percussions

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mercoledì 11 gennaio 2012

Modern Jazz Saxophone: Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia


1.Tom Thumb (Wayne Shorter) 6:15
2.Go (Wayne Shorter) 4:52
3.Schizophrenia (Wayne Shorter) 6:59
4.Kryptonite (James Spaulding) 6:25
5.Miyako (Wayne Shorter) 5:55
6.Playground (Wayne Shorter) 6:20

Curtis Fuller, trombone
James Spaulding, alto sax and flute
Wayne Shorter, tenor sax
Herbie Hancock, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Joe Chambers, drums

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 10, 1967

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Modern Jazz Saxophone: Wayne Shorter - Etcetera


1.Etcetera (Wayne Shorter) 6:17
2.Penelope (Wayne Shorter) 6:44
3.Toy Tune (Wayne Shorter) 7:31
4.Barracudas (General Assembly) (Gil Evans) 11:06
5.Indian Song (Wayne Shorter) 11:37

Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock, piano
Cecil McBee, bass
Joe Chambers, drums

Recorded on June 14, 1965 at the Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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Modern Jazz Saxophone: Lee Konitz - Alone Toghether


1.Alone Together (H.Dietz-A.Schwartz) 13:48
2.The Song Is You (J.Kern-O.Hammerstein) 12:54
3.Cherokee (Ray Noble) 10:59
4.What Is This Thing Called Love? (Cole Porter) 11:32
5.Round Midnight (Williams-Monk-Hanighen) 12:49
6.You Stepped Out Of A Dream (N.Brown-G.Kahn) 11:36

Lee Konitz, alto saxophone
Brad Mehldau, piano
Charlie Haden, bass

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Jazz Saxophone Classics: Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch


01 - Hat And Beard
02 - Something Sweet, Something Tender
03 - Gazzelloni
04 - Out To Lunch
05 - Straight Up And Down

eric dolphy - alto saxophone (4-5), flute (3), bass clarinet (1-2)
freddie hubbard - trumpet
bobby hutcherson - vibraphone
richard davis - bass
tony williams - drums

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martedì 10 gennaio 2012

Collector Items: Eric Dolphy - The Complete Prestige Recordings


DISC ONE   
1. G.W. 7:58
2. On Green Dolphin Street 5:44
3. Les 5:13
4. 245 6:50
5. Glad To Be Unhappy 5:28
6. Miss Toni 5:41
7. April Fool 4:08
8. G.W. (Take 1) 12:10
9. 245 (Alternate Take 1) 8:10
10. Screamin' The Blues 10:59
11. March On, March On 5:00

DISC TWO   
1. The Drive 5:49
2. The Meetin' 6:43
3. Three Seconds 6:25
4. Alto-itis 4:59
5. Lautir 4:04
6. Curtsy 5:52
7. Geo's Tune 7:13
8. They All Laughed 5:08
9. Head Shakin' 10:46
10. Dianna 9:07
11. Out There 6:54

DISC THREE   
1. Serene 7:00
2. The Baron 2:56
3. Eclipse 2:44
4. 17 West 4:48
5. Sketch Of Melba 4:38
6. Feathers 5:00
7. Caribe 10:07
8. Blues In 6/8 5:44
9. First Bass Line 4:06
10. Mambo Ricci 6:56
11. Spring Is Here 5:07
12. Sunday Go Meetin' 5:50
13. Trane Whistle 6:18
14. Whole Nelson 3:33

DISC FOUR   
1. You Are Too Beautiful 5:11
2. Stolen Moments 7:52
3. Walk Away 5:25
4. Jaws 4:37
5. Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother) 8:01
6. Ode To Charlie Parker 8:43
7. Far Cry 3:53
8. Miss Ann 4:16
9. Left Alone 6:41
10. Tenderly 4:19
11. It's Magic 5:40
12. Serene 6:38
13. Images 5:45
DISC FIVE   
1. Six And Four 7:15
2. Mama Lou 5:02
3. Ralph's New Blues 9:54
4. Straight Ahead 5:33
5. 111-44 3:26
6. Rally 5:41
7. Bass Duet 5:42
8. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 7:38
9. Where? 6:00
10. Yes, Indeed 5:50
11. Saucer Eyes 5:07
12. Status Seeking 8:52

DISC SIX   
1. Duquility 4:09
2. Thirteen 4:42
3. We Diddit 4:23
4. Warm Canto 5:37
5. Warp And Woof 5:36
6. Fire Waltz 7:58
7. Like Someone In Love 19:42
8. God Bless The Child 5:34
9. Aggression 16:45

DISC SEVEN   
1. Fire Waltz 13:25
2. Bee Vamp 12:22
3. The Prophet 21:15
4. Booker's Waltz 14:36
5. Status Seeking 13:20

DISC EIGHT   
1. Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa) 15:34
2. Bee Vamp (Alternate Take) 10:04
3. Don't Blame Me 11:09
4. When Lights Are Low 12:11
5. Don't Blame Me (Take 2) 11:45
6. Miss Ann 5:56
7. The Way You Look Tonight 9:09

DISC NINE   
1. Woody'n You 10:25
2. Laura 12:12
3. Glad To Be Unhappy 6:18
4. God Bless The Child 7:09
5. In The Blue (Takes 1, 2 & 3) 16:59
6. Hi-Fly 13:28
7. Oleo 7:23

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Soul & R&B Saxophone: David Sanborn - Here & Gone


1.St. Louis Blues (5:19)
2.Brother Ray (Feat. Derek Trucks) (5:40)
3.I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (Feat. Eric Clapton) (4:48)
4.Basin Street Blues (4:56)
5.Stoney Lonesome (4:10)
6.I Believe To My Soul (Feat. Joss Stone) (4:31)
7.What Will I Tell My Heart? (4:47)
8.Please Send Me Someone To Love (3:22)
9.I've Got News For You (Feat. Sam Moore) (4:26).

Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar)
Joss Stone (vocals)
Derek Trucks, Russell Malone (guitar)
John Moses, Charles Pillow (bass clarinet)
Lou Marini (tenor saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone)
Keyon Harrold, Lew Soloff, Wallace Roney (trumpet)
Gil Goldstein (Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ)
Ricky Peterson (Hammond b-3 organ)
Christian McBride (bass instrument)
Steve Gadd (drums)

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lunedì 9 gennaio 2012

Jazz Saxophone Classics: Charlie Parker - Complete Savoy Masters




You don't know what saxophone is if you don't know this recordings note by note!!!!

Disc 1
01. Tiny's Tempo - 02:55
02. I'll Always Love You - 03:00
03. Romance Without Finance - 03:03
04. Red Cross - 03:08
05. Warming Up a Riff - 02:33
06. Billie's Bounce - 03:11
07. Now's the Time - 03:16
08. Thriving on a Riff - 02:57
09. Meandering - 03:17
10. Ko-Ko - 02:55
11. Donna Lee - 02:34
12. Chasin' the Bird - 02:45
13. Cheryl - 02:59
14. Buzzy - 02:30
15. Milestones - 02:37
16. Little Willie Leaps - 02:52
17. Half Nelson - 02:45
18. Sippin' At Bells - 02:25
19. Another Hair-Do - 02:40
20. Blue Bird - 02:50
21. Klaunstance - 02:44
22. Bird Gets the Worm - 02:33

Disc 2
01. Barbados - 02:30
02. Ah-Leu-Cha - 02:56
03. Constellation - 02:29
04. Parker's Mood - 03:05
05. Perhaps - 02:36
06. Marmaduke - 02:45
07. Steeplechase - 03:06
08. Merry-Go-Round - 02:28
09. Groovin' High - 02:44
10. All the Things You Are - 02:51
11. Dizzy Atmosphere - 02:50
12. Dizzy's Boogie - 03:12
13. Flat Foot Floogie - 02:35
14. Poppity Pop - 03:01
15. Slim's Jam - 03:20
16. A Night in Tunisia (Carnegie) - 05:13
17. Dizzy Atmosphere (Carnegie) - 04:03
18. Groovin' High (Carnegie) - 05:15
19. Confirmation (Carnegie) - 05:40
20. Koko (Carnegie) - 04:15

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New Jazz Saxophone Recordings (2011): Houston Person - So Nice


01. Blues Everywhere
02. All Too Soon
03. I Wished On The Moon
04. Kiss And Run
05. So Nice
06. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
07. Close To You
08. Star Eyes
09. Minor Inconvenience
10. Easy Living
11. Everything I Love
12. Stephen Sondheim Medley

Personnel:
Houston Person: tenor saxophone;
Warren Vache: Cornet and Flugelhorn (1-3, 8);
Mark Patterson: Trombone (1, 5, 6, 8, 9);
John Di Martino: piano;
Howard Alden: guitar (1, 2, 9-11);
Ray Drummond: bass;
Lewis Nash: drums

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Hardbop Saxophone: John Coltrane - Paul Chambers Whims Of Chambers


1.Omicron
2.Whims Of Chambers
3.Nita
4.We Six
5.Dear Ann
6.Tales Of The Fingers
7. Just For The Love

John Coltrane: Tenor Sax,
Donald Byrd: Trumpet,
Kenny Burrell: Guitar,
Horace Silver: Piano
Paul Chambers: Bass
Philly Joe Jones: Drums

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Collector Items: The Complete Ike Quebec Blue Note 45 Sessions


Tracklist, Disc One:
01. A Light Reprieve (4:39)
02. Buzzard Lope (6:17)
03. Blue Monday (5:06)
04. Zonky (4:35)
05. Later for the Rock (4:37)
06. Sweet and Lovely (4:19)
07. Dear John (6:54)
08. Blue Friday (5:05)
09. Everything Happens to Me (short version) (4:32)
10. Mardi Gras (6:14)
11. What a Diff'rence a Day Makes (4:08)
12. For All We Know (4:12)
13. Ill Wind (6:13)

Tracklist, Disc Two:
01. If I Could Be with You (6:04)
02. I've Got the World on a String (5:35)
03. Me 'n' Mabe (5:13)
04. Everything Happens to Me (long version) (6:39)
05. All of Me (2:59)
06. Intermezzo (3:46)
07. But Not for Me (3:45)
08. All the Way (3:55)
09. How Long Has This Been Going On (6:00)
10. With a Song in My Heart (3:57)
11. Imagination (5:10)
12. What is There to Say (4:34)
13. There is No Greater Love (4:46)

Personnel (Collective):
Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone
Edwin Swanston, Sir Charles Thompson, Earl Van Dyke - organ
Skeeter Best, Willie Jones - guitar
Milt Hinton, Sam Jones, Sonny Wellesley - bass
J.C. Heard, Wilbert Hogan, Les Jenkins - drums

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Contemporary Jazz Saxophone: David Murray - David Murray Big Band Conducted By Lawrence Butch Morris


1. Paul Gonsalves (David Murray)
2. Lester (David Murray)
3. Ben (David Murray)
4. Calling Steve McCall (Lawrence "Butch" Morris/Craig Harris)
5. Lovejoy (Craig Harris)
6. Instanbul (David Murray)
7. David's Tune (david Murray)
8. Let The Music Take You (David Murray)

DAVID MURRAY tenor sax, bass clarinet
HUGH RAGIN, GRAHAM HAYNES, RASUL SIDDIK, JAMES ZOLLAR trumpets
CRAIG HARRIS, FRANK LACY, AL PATTERSON trombones
VINCENT CHANCEY french horn
BOB STEWART tuba
KAHLIL HENRY flute, piccolo
JOHN PURCELL alto sax
DON BYRON baritone sax, clarinet
SONELIUS SMITH piano
FRED HOPKINS bass
TANI TABBAL drums
JOEL A. BRANDON whistle on "Paul Gonsalves"
LAWRENCE "BUTCH" MORRIS conductor

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Soul Jazz Saxophone: Lou Donaldson - Alligator Bogaloo


01. Alligator Bogaloo (6:57)
02. One Cylinder (6:49)
03. The Thang (3:35)
04. Aw Shucks! (7:23)
05. Rev. Moses (6:28)
06. I Want a Little Girl (4:30)

Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Melvin Lastie, Sr. – cornet
George Benson – guitar
Lonnie Smith – organ
Leo Morris – drums

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Soul Jazz Saxophone: Jimmy Forrest - Jack McDuff Tough Duff


01. Smooth Sailing (6:48)
02. Mean to Me (5:40)
03. Tippin' In (5:24)
04. Yeah, Baby (8:56)
05. Autumn Leaves (5:15)
06. Tough 'Duff (7:01)

Jack McDuff - organ
Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
Lem Winchester - vibraphone
Bill Elliot - drums

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Modern Mainstream Jazz Saxophone: Houston Person - The Lion And His Pride


01. Dig (9:34)
02 I Remember Clifford
03 Dear Heart
04. Sweet Love (Theme from Black Orpheus) (6:28)
05. You are Too Beautiful (6:55)
06. Like Someone in Love (7:13)
07. Our Day Will Come (4:47)
08. Captain Hook (10:07)

Personnel:
Houston Person - tenor saxophone
Philip Harper - trumpet
Benny Green - piano
Christian McBride - bass
Winard Harper - drums
Sammy Figueroa - percussion (except #1)
Special Studio Guest: Etta Jones

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Rare Jazz Saxophone Recordings:  Art Pepper - Among Friends


01. Among Friends (6:25)
02. Round About Midnight (6:46)
03. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (5:04)
04. Blue Bossa (4:23)
05. What is This Thing Called Love (4:27)
06. What's New (5:53)
07. Besame Mucho (7:00)
08. I'll Remember April (5:46)
09. Blue Bossa (take two) (4:19)

Art Pepper - alto saxophone
Russ Freeman - piano
Bob Magnussen - bass
Frank Butler - drums

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Soul Jazz Saxophone: Stanley Turrentine - Never let Me Go


01. Trouble (5:59)
02. God Bless the Child (3:59)
03. Sara’s Dance (6:17)
04. Without a Song (5:31)
05. Major’s Minor (6:23)
06. You’ll Never Get Away from Me (6:11)
07. Never Let Me Go (4:58)
08. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (6:30)

Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott – organ
Major Holley, Sam Jones – bass
Al Harewood, Clarence Johnston – drums
Ray Barretto – conga, tambourine

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Hardbop Saxophone: Johnny Griffin - Grab This


01. Grab This! (6:06)
02. 63rd Street Theme (5:35)
03. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (8:37)
04. Offering Time (6:17)
05. These Foolish Things (6:40)
06. Cherry Float (5:30)

Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Paul Bryant - organ
Joe Pass - guitar
Jimmy Bond - bass
Doug Sides - drums

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Mainstream Jazz Saxophone:Johnny Hodges - Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges Back To Back


1 Wabash Blues (Meinken, Ringle) 6:30
2 Basin Street Blues (Williams) 8:05
3 Beale Street Blues (Handy) 7:39
4 Weary Blues (Matthews) 6:58
5 St. Louis Blues (Handy) 5:51
6 Loveless Love (Handy) 7:13
7 Royal Garden Blues (Williams, Williams) 5:24

Duke Ellington - p
Johnny Hodges - as
Harry "Sweets" Edison - tp
Les Spann - g
Al Hall [# 1 & 4] or Sam Jones - b
Jo Jones - dr

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Collector Items: The Complete Small Group Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Art Pepper


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Jazz Saxophone Classics: John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderley - Miles Davis Kind Of Blue


01. So What (9:25)
02. Freddie Freeloader (9:49)
03. Blue in Green (5:38)
04. All Blues (11:36)
05. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)
06. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums

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Jazz Saxophone Classics: Sonny Rollins - Blue Note Vol.2


01. Why Don’t I (5:44)
02. Wail March (6:11)
03. Misterioso (9:24)
04. Reflections (7:03)
05. You Stepped Out of a Dream (6:24)
06. Poor Butterfly (6:11)

Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Blakey – drums

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Jazz Saxophone Classics: John Coltrane - Ballads



01. Say It (Over and Over Again) (4:20)
02. You Don’t Know What Love Is (5:16)
03. Too Young to Go Steady (4:24)
04. All or Nothing At All (3:38)
05. I Wish I Knew (4:55)
06. What’s New (3:47)
07. It’s Easy to Remember (2:48)
08. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (3:12)

Personnel:
John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Reggie Workman – bass (on #7)
Jimmy Garrison – bass (all others)
Elvin Jones – drums

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Contemporary Jazz Saxophone: Joe Lovano & Hank Jones - Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca Cola


1. Lady Luck 8:34
2. Charlie Chan 5:37
3. Lullaby 8:08
4. Little Rascal On A Rock 6:36
5. Budo 4:05
6. Soultrane 7:33
7. Kids Are Pretty People 7:34
8. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' 4:19
9. Oh! Look At Me Now! 2:46
10. Four In One 5:54
11. Lazy Afternoon 8:27

Joe Lovano, tenor sax
Hank Jones, piano

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