DODO MARMAROSA TRIO — Complete Studio Recordings (2004) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Even if comparisons with Lennie Tristano, Al Haig and Bud Powell are inevitable, Dodo Marmarosa's music has a surrealistic imprint essentially unlike that of any other pianist in or out of bop. In honor of this cardinal truth, the Lone Hill Jazz label has come forward with the Complete Studio Recordings of the Dodo Marmarosa Trio (including alternate takes), bringing together three different West Coast sessions from 1946 and 1947, four selections waxed in his home town of Pittsburgh in 1950, and an entire second disc's worth of mature Marmarosa material recorded in Chicago in 1961 and 1962. The instrumentation is well worth scrutinizing; the two earliest tracks, dated January 11, 1946, involved bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jackie Mills. Tracks three through 14, waxed on or after September 23, 1946, had no drummer -- only guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Gene Englund played with the pianist. A rare example of Dodo the vocalist, "I've Got News for You" was originally released on the Atomic record label. The bedrock of this man's musical legacy is a series of sides recorded for the Dial label in Los Angeles on December 3, 1947 (disc one, tracks 15-19 and 24-29). The first cascading bars of "Bopmatism" plunge the listener into an intoxicating groove from which there is no retreat. Here Dodo worked with Harry Babasin, a bassist who doubled on the cello, and once again percussionist Jackie Mills. The Pittsburgh Savoy session found the pianist in the company of bassist Thomas Mandrus and drummer Joe Wallace. More than ten years fraught with personal crises passed before Dodo Marmarosa, by then operating in Chicago, recorded again in a studio with a trio. On May 9 and 10, 1961, the pianist recorded ten tracks with bassist Richard Evans and drummer Marshall Thompson. Almost exactly one year later, on May 4, 1962, seven additional performances were waxed with the great Sam Jones replacing Evans. Both those who are just discovering Marmarosa's music and seasoned jazzheads who are mainly familiar with his earlier work will find this raft of latter-day Dodo a treasure well worth savoring time and again. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist 1 :
1    Mellow Mood 3:12
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
2    Dodo's Blues 3:11
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
3    Raindrops 2:47
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
4    I've Got News For You 2:58
Written-By – L. Easton
5    Compadoo 2:18
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
6    I'm In Love 2:35
Lyrics By – LeBaron / Music By – Kreisler
7    Opus No. 5 1:45
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
8    You Thrill Me So 2:44
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
9    Dodo's Bounce 1:41
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
10    Escape 1:42
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
11    Lover Come Back To Me 2:49
Lyrics By – Hammerstein II / Music By – Romberg
12    Raindrops 2:09
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
13    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 2:38
Lyrics By – Harbach / Music By – Kern
14    Bopmatism 1:20
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
15    Bopmatism 2:55
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
16    Dodo's Dance 3:06
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
17    Trade Winds 3:08
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
18    Dary Departs 2:35
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
19    Cosmo Street 3:51
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
20    My Foolish Heart 2:36
Lyrics By – Washington / Music By – Young
21    Blue Room 3:04
Written-By – Hart-Rodgers
22    Why Was I Born 3:13
Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein II
23    The Night Is Young 2:48
Written-By – I. Kahal
24    Bopmatism    3:06
25    Dodo's Dance    3:04
26    Trade Winds    3:05
27    Dary Departs    2:45
28    Dary Departs    2:43
29    Cosmo Street    3:25
Tracklist 2 :
1    April Played The Fiddle 4:07
Written-By – Monaco, Burke
2    Why Do I Love You 3:19
Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein II
3    Everything Happens To Me 4:39
Music By – Carmichael / Words By – Mercer
4    Me And My Shadow 4:04
Lyrics By – Rose / Music By – Dreyer / Written-By – Jolson
5    On Green Dolphin Street 3:15
Lyrics By – Washington / Music By – Kaper
6    Tracy's Blues 3:36
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
7    You Call It Madness 3:56
Written-By – Conrad, DuBois, Gregory, Columbo
8    Mellow Mood 3:57
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
9    I Thought About You 5:29
Lyrics By – Mercer / Music By – VanHeusen
10    A Cottage For Sale 4:56
Lyrics By – Conley / Music By – Robison
11    The Song Is You 7:31
Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein II
12    Just Friends 5:17
Lyrics By – Klenner / Music By – Lewis
13    Yardbird Suite 4:18
Written-By – C. Parker
14    I Remember You 3:41
Lyrics By – Mercer / Music By – Schertzinger
15    The Moody Blues 4:09
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
16    The Very Thought Of You 4:02
Written-By – R. Noble
17    Yardbird Suite 3:50
Written-By – C. Parker
Credits :
Bass – Gene Englund (tracks: 1-3 to 1-14), Ray Brown (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Richard Evans (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Sam Jones (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Thomas Mandrus (tracks: 1-20 to 1-23)
Bass, Cello – Harry Babasin (tracks: 1-15 to 1-19, 1-24 to 1-29)
Drums – Jackie Mills (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-15 to 1-19, 1-24 to 1-29), Joe Wallace  (tracks: 1-20 to 1-23), Marshall Thompson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-17)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 1-3 to 1-14)
Piano – Dodo Marmarosa
Vocals – Dodo Marmarosa (tracks: 1-4)

BUNKY GREEN — Playin' For Keeps (2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Playin' for Keeps draws on inspirations spanning from Tin Pan Alley to bossa nova to the British Invasion to forge a soul-jazz groove with its own distinct sensibility. Though rooted in bop, Bunky Green embraces both pop and avant-garde idioms as well, channeling his myriad influences to create a soulful and lithe sound with an impressive command of space and time. Bassist Cleveland Eaton, pianist Willie Pickens, and drummer Harold Jones are all in fine form throughout, clearly relishing the indelible melodies of selections like "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "Yesterday." Green's edgy, forceful alto is nevertheless the focal point, navigating the material with skill and finesse. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1    On Green Dolphin Street    5:21
2    My Ship    4:03
3    Yesterday    3:39
4    Playin' For Keeps    4:17
5    What I Can Do    5:43
6    Mi Compasion    4:09
7    My Man's Gone Now    3:51
8    Brazilano    5:29
9    Step High    5:31
10    Tamra    4:17
11    Silver Dollar    3:39
12    When The Sun Comes Out    4:31
13    Testifyin' Time    3:37
14    Tweedlee Dee    4:21
15    Orbit Six    3:27
16    The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme From "The Sandpiper")    3:25
17    Mama Looka Boo Boo    4:32
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Bass – Cleveland Eaton (tracks: 1-8, 10-17), Larry Ridley (tracks: 9)
Congas – Eli Gutierrez (tracks: 16-17)
Drums – Harold Jones (tracks: 3-8), Jimmy Cobb (tracks: 9), Marshall Thompson (tracks: 1-2, 10-17)
Piano – Billy Wallace (tracks: 1-2, 10-15), Charles Stepney (tracks: 16-17), Willie Pickens (tracks: 3-8), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 9)
Saxophone – Kenny Soderblom (tracks: 16-17)
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – James Meyer (tracks: 10-15)
Trombone – John Avant (tracks: 16-17)
Trumpet – Paul Serrano (tracks: 16-17), Walter Strickland (tracks: 10-15), Warren Kime (tracks: 16-17)

BOB BROOKMEYER | JIMMY CLEVELAND | FRANK ROSOLINO — The Trombones Inc. (1958-2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 Each of the selections on this set has between seven and a dozen trombonists along with a rhythm section. The first five selections were recorded with East Coast musicians and the next six with players from the West Coast but, truth be told, there is no real difference in the style of music. The arrangements of J.J. Johnson, Warren Barker and Marty Paich are strictly straight-ahead with an emphasis on the sound of the trombone sections. There are many concise solos along the way but the only standouts are Frank Rosolino and Jimmy Cleveland, as most of the other individual spots are brief. The final number, "I Found a New Baby," was not on the original LP and was apparently recorded half on the East Coast and half on the West, a discographer's nightmare but pointing to the unity of this project. The music is fun and very much in the idiom of 1950s J.J. Johnson although Johnson does not actually play a note on this project. Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

BILL EVANS & LEE KONITZ - Play The Arrangements Of Jimmy Giuffre (1959-2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This Lone Hill Jazz compilation presents the contents of two separate releases Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre and You and Lee featuring Lee Konitz and Jimmy Giuffre (the latter playing baritone sax and contributing the arrangements) together, with pianist Bill Evans being the prominent sideman, though the ensemble includes tenor saxophonists Warne Marsh and Ted Brown (both of whom studied with Lennie Tristano alongside Konitz), and alto saxophonist Hal McKusick, though it is Konitz that is featured throughout the sessions from Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre. Konitz contributed the quirky blues "Cork 'N' Bib," which features an unusually bluesy solo by Evans, plus an atonal offering by Marsh and Giuffre's robust single chorus. The breezy setting of "The Song Is You" is an excellent wrap to this spring session. Later the same year the musicians returned to the studio while adding guitarist Jim Hall to record the Verve LP You and Lee, which had not been reissued on CD until appearing in this anthology. Play the Arrangements of Jimmy Giuffre concentrates exclusively on Giuffre's arrangements of standards and while it isn't quite as wide-ranging as the earlier effort, Konitz is obviously inspired by the arrangements and excellent ensemble behind him. Ken Dryden  
Tracklist :
1    Palo Alto    3:08
 Konitz
2    When Your Lover Has Gone    5:02
 Swan
3    Cork 'N Bib    9:50
Konitz
4    Somp'm Outa' Nothin'    4:29
Giuffre
5    Someone To Watch Over Me    3:36
 George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6    Uncharted    3:55
Giuffre
7    Moonlight In Vermont    3:59
Suessdorf / Blackburn
8    The Song Is You    5:08
 Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
9    Darn That Dream    1:58
De Lange / Van Heusen
10    Ev'rything I've Got (Belongs To You)    4:48
Rodgers / Hart
11    You Don't Know What Love Is    4:19
Raye / De Paul
12    I Didn't Know About You    4:00
Ellington / Russell
13    I'm Getting Sentimental Over You    3:57
 George Bassman / Ned Washington
14    You're Driving Me Crazy    4:11
Donaldson
15    You're Clear Out Of This World    4:08
Arlen / Mercer
16    The More I See You    3:39
Warren / Gordon
17    You Are Too Beautiful    4:12
Rodgers / Hart
Credits :   
Alto Saxophone – Hal McKusick (tracks: 1 to 9), Lee Konitz (tracks: 1 to 9)
Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By – Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: 1 to 17)
Bass – Buddy Clark (tracks: 1 to 8), Sonny Dallas (tracks: 10 to 17)
Drums – Ronnie Free (tracks: 1 to 8), Roy Haynes (tracks: 10 to 17)
Guitar – Jim Hall (tracks: 14 to 17)
Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 13)
Tenor Saxophone – Ted Brown (tracks: 1 to 9), Warne Marsh (tracks: 1 to 9)
Trombone – Bill Byers, Eddie Bert
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Marky Markowitz, Phil Sunkel  

ROLAND KIRK QUARTET WITH TETE MONTOLIU - Copenhagen Concert (2005) 2CD | FLAC (tracks), lossless

There are many wonderful ways to get acquainted or stay in touch with the spirit of Rahsaan Roland Kirk. For a truly mind-altering and life-changing listening experience, try this Lone Hill Jazz double-CD reissue of Kirk's amazing performances recorded live at the Club Montmartre in Copenhagen on October 24 and 25, 1963. (Present in the audience on the second night was John Coltrane, who was resting his chops after playing the Tivolis Koncertsal.) Earlier that year, Kirk was working out of Chicago when a promoter from Sweden heard him and suggested a Scandinavian tour. By late September Kirk was in London playing to packed houses at Ronnie Scott's and the Marquee Club. The tour then expanded as Kirk roared through Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and Holland in addition to Sweden and Denmark. Fortunately, Quincy Jones arranged for the Copenhagen Concert to be recorded, preserving for posterity the magical interplay between this joyously driven multi-instrumental Ohioan and the Barcelona-born pianist Tete Montoliu, bassists Don Moore and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and drummer J.C. Moses, who by the end of the decade would serve as the house drummer at Café Montmartre. Two tracks feature special guest blues harmonica legend Sonny Boy Williamson, identified on most previous issues only as 'Big Skol'. The gutsy combination of Kirk and Williamson on "Untitled Blues" and "The Monkey Thing" is a spicy treat that meshes nicely with Williamson's other European and British adventures in the company of Memphis Slim, Eric Clapton, the Yardbirds, and Eric Burdon & the Animals. According to what Kirk says by way of introduction, he and Sonny Boy Williamson had previously gigged together in Milwaukee, which makes their Danish rendezvous somewhat of a reunion jam. Every aspect of Kirk's artistry is documented on the Copenhagen recordings -- gorgeous ballads, gleefully reconstituted standards and fiery originals. Essential features are his supreme one-man three-sax and flute adaptation of "Mood Indigo," a bouncing medley that opens with a rousing "Rock-A-Bye Baby" and Kirk's blustery, screaming over-the-top flute solo during "On the Corner of King and Scott Streets." This edition also contains two exciting bonus tracks: a sunny seven-minute version of "A Stritch in Time" recorded live at the 1962 Newport Jazz Festival, and a rare recording of a nearly 15-minute jam on Charlie Parker's "Au Privave," tape recorded by an enterprising amateur at a gig in Berlin on September 24, 1964. In addition to Tete Montoliu, bassist Jimmy Woode, and drummer Kenny Clarke, this steamy blowout features alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt. Those who really love their jazz will want to absorb this track in all its muddy-sounding "bootleg" splendor, as this is the only known recording of Sonny Stitt and Rahsaan Roland Kirk performing together. Don't miss it. arwulf arwulf  
Tracklist 1 :
1-1    Narrow Bolero    8:24
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1-2    My Heart Stood Still    5:50
 Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
1-3    No Title No. 1    5:56
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1-4    Mood Indigo    7:14
 Ellington / Mills / Bigard
1-5    Cabin In The Sky    7:47
Duke / Latouche
1-6    On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets    4:41
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1-7    Untitled Blues    6:16
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1-8    The Monkey Thing    5:55
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1-9    Will You Still Be Mine?    8:40
 Adair / Dennis
1-10    One For My Baby    3:54
 Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
1-11    We'll Be Together Again    5:21
Fisher / Laine
1-12    Mingus-Griff Song    8:03
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Tracklist 2 :
2-1    Mood Indigo    7:28
Ellington / Mills / Bigard
2-2    Medley: Rock-A-Bye Baby / The Nearness Of You / No Title No. 3    12:35
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Ned Washington
2-3    Half A Triple    4:54
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
2-4    Narrow Bolero    6:46
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
2-5    A Stritch In Time    7:08
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk
2-6    Au Privave    14:37
C. Parker
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt (pistas: 2-6)
Bass – Don Moore (pistas: 1-1 to 2-4), Jimmy Woode (pistas: 2-6), Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen (pistas: 1-1 to 2-4), Vernon Martin (pistas: 2-5)
Drums – Clifford Jarvis (pistas: 2-5), J.C. Moses (pistas: 1-1 to 2-4), Kenny Clarke (pistas: 2-6)
Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson (pistas: 1-7, 1-8)
Nose Flute – Roland Kirk (pistas: 1-1 to 2-4)
Piano – Andrew Hill (pistas: 2-5), Tete Montoliu (pistas: 1-1 to 2-4, 2-6)
Siren, Flute – Roland Kirk (pistas: 1-1 to 2-5)
Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Manzello], Saxophone [Stritch] – Roland Kirk
Vocals – Sonny Boy Williamson (pistas: 1-7)

JOHNNY HODGES | WILD BILL DAVIS - Con-Soul and Jazz + Wild Bill Is the Boss ! (2007) 2xCD | FLAC (tracks), lossless

When the Lone Hill Jazz reissue label took on most of the many collaborative albums by alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis, the project extended over several volumes, including Mess of Blues, Blue Hodge, and Joe's Blues. Released in 2007, Con-Soul & Jazz/Wild Bill Is the Boss! is the only double-disc set in the series. This hefty helping of groove-oriented mainstream organ combo jazz combines the albums Con-Soul & Jazz, In Atlantic City, and Blue Pyramid, which date from the years 1965 and 1966. The compilation is rounded off with selections from the albums Blue Notes and Sandy's Gone, bringing the scope of the time line back to 1963. The Atlantic City recordings were made at a club called Grace's Little Belmont, and the Blue Notes album was taped about a week later in mid-August 1966. These would be the last of the Davis/Hodges collaborations, a fortuitous meeting of minds which began in August 1961 with the album Blue Hodge and ended almost exactly five years later. arwulf arwulf
Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges
"Con-Soul And Sax"
1.1     On the Sunny Side of the Street 3'51
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
1.2     On Green Dolphin Street 3'17
Washington / Kaper    
1.3     Lil' Darlin' 4'13
Neal Hefti
1.4     Con Soul and Sax 4'56
Wild Bill Davis
1.5     The Jeep Is Jumpin' 2'29
Duke Ellington
1.6     I'm Beginning to See the Light 3'29
D. Ellington / Hodges / George     
1.7     Sophisticated Lady 4'05
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills    
1.8     Drop Me off in Harlem 4'25
Duke Ellington    
1.9     No One 3'24
Mercer Ellington / Johnny Hodges    
1.10     Johnny Come Lately 3'07
Billy Strayhorn    
Wild Bill Davis And Johnny Hodges - In Atlantic City
1.11     Just Squeeze Me 4'46
Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines    
1.12     It's Only a Paper Moon 2'59    
Arlen / Harburg / Rose
1.13     Taffy 5'43
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges    
1.14     Good Queen Bess 3'22
Johnny Hodges    
1.15     L.B. Blues 5'40
Johnny Hodges    
1.16     In a Mellow Tone 3'52
Duke Ellington    
1.17     Rockville 6'36
Johnny Hodges
2.1     I'll Always Love You 3'51
Wild Bill Davis    
2.2     It Don't Mean a Thing 5'43
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills    
2.3     Belle of the Belmont 4'56
Mercer Ellington / Johnny Hodges    
Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - Blue Pyramid
2.4     Blues for Madeleine 4'53
Johnny Hodges    
2.5     When I'm Feeling Kinda Blue 2'30
Duke Ellington    
2.6     Pyramid 2'21
Duke Ellington / Juan Tizol    
2.7     Nonchalance 4'46
Johnny Hodges
2.8     At Dawn 3'11
Johnny Hodges / Tom Whaley    
2.9     The Brown-Skin Gal in the Calico Gown 2'43
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster    
2.10     Stormy Weather 3'59
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler    
2.11     Rabbit out of the Hat 5'15
Mercer Ellington / Johnny Hodges    
2.12     Hash Brown 4'00
Johnny Hodges    
Johnny Hodges – Blue Notes
2.13     Blue Notes 2'52
Johnny Hodges    
2.14     Say It Again 3'29
Johnny Hodges    
2.15     I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me 3'23
Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh    
2.16     Broad Walk 3'38
Johnny Hodges    
2.17     L.B. Blues 4'01
Johnny Hodges    
Johnny Hodges - Sandy's Gone
2.18     Sandy's Gone 2'11
Claus Ogerman    
2.19     Candy's Theme 2'10    
Nelson    
2.20     The Caretakers Theme 2'03
Elmer Bernstein    
2.21     Again 1'52
Dorcas Cochran / Lionel Newman
All Credits :
Notas.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-10 recorded in New York on January 7, 1965, and issued as Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges - Con-Soul And Sax.
Tracks 1-11 to 2-3 recorded in Atlantic City on August 10 and 11, 1966, and issued as Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges - In Atlantic City.
Track 2-12 recorded on November 19, 1965, tracks 2-5, 2-6, 2-8 and 2-9 recorded on December 27, 1965, and tracks 2-4, 2-7, 2-10 and 2-11 recorded on January 17, 1966, and issued as Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis - Blue Pyramid.
Tracks 2-13 and 2-14 recorded on August 15, 1966, and tracks 2-15 to 2-17 recorded on August 19, 1966, and issued as part of Johnny Hodges - Blue Notes.
Tracks 2-18 to 2-21 recorded on September 3, 1963, and issued as part of Johnny Hodges - Sandy's Gone.

JOHNNY HODGES | WILD BILL DAVIS ft. KENNY BURRELL - Mess of Blues (2007) FLAC (tracks), lossless

In the 1960s altoist Johnny Hodges took a brief time off from Duke Ellington's orchestra to record eight albums with organist Wild Bill Davis. For this, their third collaboration, the duo welcome guitarist Kenny Burrell, trumpeter Joe Wilder and either Osie Johnson or Ed Shaughnessy on drums. Hodges plays typically beautifully on such numbers as "I Cried for You," "Lost in Meditation" and "Stolen Sweets" and, although no real surprises occur (and the playing time at around a half-hour is quite brief), the performances are up to par. However, the music on this long out-of-print LP has yet to appear on CD. Scott Yanow
"Mess Of Blues"
1     Jones 4:43
Johnny Hodges    
2     I Cried for You 3:02
Gus Arnheim    
3     Love You Madly 3:51
Duke Ellington    
4     Little John, Little John 4:03
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges    
5     Stolen Sweets 3:14
Wild Bill Davis    
6     A& R Blues 6:07
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges    
7     Lost in Meditation 3:17
Duke Ellington   
Credits
Johnny Hodges - Alto Sax
Wild Bill Davis - Organ
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
On all tracks except where otherwise indicated, with :
Credits 1-7
Drums – Ed Shaughnessy, Osie Johnson
Trumpet – Joe Wilder
New York, September 3 & 4, 1963.
From "Blue Rabbit"
8     I Let a Song Go out of My Heart 2:40
Duke Ellington / Redmond   
9     Tangerine 3:20
Victor Schertzinger   
10     Creole Love Call 5:34
Duke Ellington   
Credits 8-10
Drums – Bobby Donaldson
Organ – Ray Jackson (replaces Wild Bill Davis)
Bass - Jack Lesberg (#8-9), Wendell Marshall (#10)
New York, May 15 (8-9) & May 17 (10), 1963.
"Stride Right"
11     Caution Blues (Blues in Thirds) 3:58    
Earl Hines   
12     Stride Right 2:54
Earl Hines   
13     Rosetta 3:37
Earl Hines, Henri Woode
14     Perdido 5:09
Hans Lengsfelder   
15     Fantastic, That's You 3:04
George Cates / George Douglas   
16     Tale of the Fox 4:30
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges   
17     I'm Beginning to See the Light 3:01
Duke Ellington   
18     C Jam Blues 5:08
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington   
19     Tippin' In 3:10
Marty Symes
Credits 11-19 :
Piano, Organ – Wild Bill Davis out. Earl Hines
Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Joe Marshall
New Jersey, January 14, 1966

BILLY STRAYHORN & JOHNNY HODGES - The Stanley Dance Sessions (2005) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Cue's Blue Now 10:03
Written By – Strayhorn, Hodges
2    Gone With The Wind 4:19
Written By – Wrubel, Magidson
3    Cherry 5:54
Written By – Redman, Gilbert
4    Watch Your Cue 3:11
Written By – Strayhorn, Hodges
5    You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me 7:23
Written By – Kahal, Norman, Fain
6    When I Dream Of You 3:33
Written By – Carpenter, Hines
7    Rose Room 6:08
Written By – Hickman, Williams
8    Don't Get Around Much Anymore 3:00
Written By – Ellington, Hodges
9    I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:39
Written By – Ellington, Webster
10    Gal From Joe's 2:30
Written By – Ellington
11    Your Love Has Faded 3:02
Written By – Strayhorn, Ellington
12    I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 3:23
Written By – Ellington, David
13    Jeep's Blues 3:22
Written By – Ellington, Hodges
14    Day Dream 4:00
Written By – Strayhorn, Ellington
15    Juice A-Plenty 3:22
Written By – Hodges
16    Azure 2:35
Written By – Ellington
17    Tailor Made 3:38
Written By – Mullens, Hodges
18    Star Dust 4:30
Written By – Carmichael
Credits 1-7
Trumpet – Harold "Shorty" Baker
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Trombone – Quentin Jackson
Bass –  Al Hall
Clarinet – Russell Procope
Drums – Oliver Jackson
Piano – Billy Strayhorn
Credits 8-18
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Arranged By, Conductor – Billy Strayhorn
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Aaron Bell
Bass Trombone – Chuck Connors
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Russell Procope
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Piano – Jimmy Jones
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves
Trombone – Lawrence Brown,
Trumpet – Bill Berry, Cat Anderson, Ed Mullens, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Howard McGhee
Notas.
Reissue of two albums originally released as Cue For Saxophone and Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra.
Tracks 1 to 7 recorded in New York, April 14, 1959.
Tracks 8 to 18 recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, December 11 & 12, 1961.

JOHNNY HODGES | WILD BILL DAVIS ft. GRANT GREEN - Joe's Blues (1965-2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Joe's Blues   
1    Joe's Blues 6'09
Johnny Hodges
2    I'll Walk Alone 4'31
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
3    Harmony In Harlem 3'21
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges / Irving Mills
4    Warm Valley 4'31
Duke Ellington
5    Wild Bill Blues 5'24
Johnny Hodges
6    Somebody Loves Me 4'51
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
7    Solitude 5'03
Eddie DeLange / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
8    Clementine 3'13
Billy Strayhorn
Wings & Things   
9    Wings And Things 7'18
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges
10    Spotted Dog 7'49
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges
11    Casanova 2'45
Wild Bill Davis  
12    Dow De Dow Dow Dow 3'26
Mercer Ellington / Johnny Hodges
13    Peg O' My Heart 3'28
Alfred Bryan / Fred Fisher
14    The Nearness Of You 3'18
Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington
15    Imbo 3'58
Duke Ellington
16    Take The "A" Train 3'58
Billy Strayhorn
Credits :
Guitar – Grant Green
Organ – Wild Bill Davis
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
with
Personnel 1-8 :
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Grady Tate
Electric Bass – Bob Bushnell
Personnel 9-16 :
Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Ben Dixon
Piano – Hank Jones (pistas: 14 to 16)
Trombone – Lawrence Brown
Notas.
Tracks 1 to 8 recorded on January 6, 1965, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and issued as Johnny Hodges / Wild Bill Davis - Joe's Blues.
Tracks 9 to 16 recorded on July 27, 1965, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and issued as Johnny Hodges / Wild Bill Davis - Wings & Things.

JOHNNY HODGES | WILD BILL DAVIS ft. LES SPANN & MUNDELL LOWE - Blue Hodge (2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Blue Hodge"    
1    And Then Some 4:06
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
2    I Wonder Why 4:30
Written-By – Mercer Ellington
3    Azure Te 2:57
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
4    Blue Hodge 6:19
Written-By – Gary McFarland
5    Hodge Podge 4:04
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
6    It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream 3:10
Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
7    Why Are You Blue? 3:25
Written-By – Gary McFarland
8    Knuckles 5:11
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
9    Stand By Blues 4:30
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
10    There Is No Greater Love 3:27
Written-By – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
Personnel 1-10 :
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Organ – Wild Bill Davis
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Louis Hayes
Guitar, Flute – Les Spann
From "Blue Rabbit"    
11    Blues O'Mighty 4:57
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
12    Fiddler's Fancy 2:52
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
13    Things Ain't What They Used To Be 4:18
Written-By – Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons
14    Wisteria 3:14
Written-By – Jimmy Jones, Mercer Ellington
15    Satin Doll 2:32
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer
16    Mud Pie 4:10
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
Personnel 11-16 :
Organ – Wild Bill Davis
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Bass – Richard Davis
Guitar – Mundell Lowe
Drums – Osie Johnson
From "Blue Notes"    
17    Rent City 3:52
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
18    Sometimes I'm Happy 2:46
Written-By – Clifford Grey, Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
19    The Midnight Sun Will Never Set 3:35
Written-By – Quincy Jones
20    Sneakin' Up On You 5:38
Written-By – Chip Taylor, Ted Daryll
Personnel 17-20 :
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Arranged By, Conductor – Jimmy Jones
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Danny Bank
Bass – George Duvivier
Bass Trombone – Tony Studd
Drums – Grady Tate
Guitar – Eric Gale
Harmonica – Buddy Lucas
Piano – Hank Jones
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Snooky Young
Vibraphone – Joe Venuto
Notas.
Tracks 1 to 10 recorded in New Jersey on August 23 and 24, 1961, and issued as Blue Hodge.
Tracks 11 to 16 recorded in New York on April 28 and 30, 1964, and issued on Blue Rabbit.
Tracks 17 to 20 recorded in New York on October 24, 1966, and issued on Blue Notes.
The CD erroneously credits track 13 to "Ted Parsons" and track 20 to "Creed Taylor."

JOHNNY HODGES QUINTET WITH LALO SCHIFRIN - Buenos Aires Blues + The Eleventh Hour (2009) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

This release presents two complete albums by the unique Johnny Hodges, both appearing here on CD for the first time ever.
The first, in quintet format, marks Hodges' only recorded encounter ever with Argentinean pianist an composer Lalo Schifrin. The latter LP showsases the saxophonist soloing on standard tunes with a big band conducted & arranged by Oliver Nelson.
Previously Unreleased Recordings    
1    Mama Knows 5:00
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
2    I'm In Another World 2:49
Written-By – Duke Ellington
3    Dreary Days 3:14
Written-By – Lalo Schifrin
4    I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 4:58
Written-By – Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh
5    B.A. Blues 4:37
Written-By – Lalo Schifrin
6    Wanderlust 7:20
Written-By – Duke Ellington
7    All Too Soon 3:23
Written-By – Carl Sigman, Duke Ellington
8    Somebody Loves Me 2:48
Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, Buddy G. De Sylva, George Gershwin
9    Away From You 3:32
Written-By – Johnny Hodges
The Eleventh Hour    
10    Something To Live For 2:22
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
11    In A Sentimental Mood 2:55
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
12    I Didn't Know About You 2:36
Written-By – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
13    Guitar Amour 3:29
Written-By – Duke Ellington
14    You Blew Out The Flame (In My Heart) 2:02
Written-By – Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl, Johnny Hodges
15    Theme From "The Eleventh Hour" 2:14
Written-By – Harry Sukman
16    Love Song From "Mutiny On The Bounty" 1:55
Written-By – Bronislaw Kaper
17    Solitude 2:35
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills
18    Satin Doll 1:57
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
19    Don't Blame Me 2:44
Written-By – Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
20    Prelude To A Kiss 2:39
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
21    Warm Valley 1:56
Written-By – Duke Ellington
Personnel 1-9
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Bass – George Duvivier
Drums – Dave Bailey (pistas: 1 to 9),
Guitar – Barry Galbraith
Piano, Arranged By – Lalo Schifrin
Personnel 10-21
Piano, Organ – Bernie Leighton
Strings, Arranged By, Conductor – Oliver Nelson
Violin – Ray Nance (pistas: 13)
Drums – Osie Johnson
Notas.
Tracks 1 to 9 recorded May 26, 1963, in New York and issued as Previously Unreleased Recordings.
Tracks 10 to 21 recorded August 6 and 15, 1962, in New York and issued as The Eleventh Hour.
"This release presents two complete original albums by the unique Johnny Hodges, both appearing here on CD for the first time ever. The first, in quartet format, marks Hodges' only recorded encounter with Lalo Schifrin. The latter LP showcases the saxophonist soloing on standard tunes with a big band conducted & arranged by Oliver Nelson."

SONNY STITT & ZOOT SIMS — Complete Recordings (1965-2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A surprisingly great pairing - Sonny Stitt and Zoot Sims - heard here on 2 albums recorded in early 1965! "Inter-Action" begins the CD - a nice little set by Stitt and Sims - recorded in Chicago. "Broadway Soul" is an obscure album of Broadway tunes played jazz-wise from Sonny Stitt. Features a great set of players that include Zoot Sims, Jerome Richardson, Budd Johnson, Phil Woods, Walter Bishop Jr, Thad Jones and Osie Johnson.
INTER-ACTION (1965)
1. My Blue Heaven 8'03
Walter Donaldson
2. The Saber 3'05
Sonny Stitt
3. Katea 6'53
Sonny Stitt
4. Fools Rush In 5'33
Rube Bloom
5. Look Down That Lonesome Road 7'19
Traditional
6. I Want To Go Home 4'29
Sonny Stitt
Credits :
Sonny Stitt (Alto Sax & Tenor Sax)
Zoot Sims (Tenor Sax)
John Young (Piano)
Sam Kidd (Bass),
Philip Thomas (Drums)
BROADWAY SOUL (1965)
7. Hello Dolly 2'59
Jerry Herman
8. Better All The Time 3'35
Fain-A & M. Bergman
9. You'd Better Love Me 3'23
Gray / Martin
10. Night Song 5'09
Adams / Strouse
11. A Room Without Windows 3'27
Ervin Drake
12. Gimme Some 5'11
Adams / Strouse
13. Loads Of Love 2'15
Richard Rodgers
14. If I Gave You 5'05
Gray / Martin
Credits :
Sonny Stitt (Alto Sax & Tenor Sax)
Zoot Sims (Tenor Sax)
Thad Jones (Trumpet),
Jimmy Cleveland (Trombone),
Phil Woods (Alto Sax),
Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson (Tenor Sax),
Roger Kellaway, Walter Bishop, Jr (Piano),
Milt Hinton (Bass),
Osie Johnson (Drums).

ZOOT SIMS | AL COHN - The Hoagy Carmichael Sessions And More (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     The Nearness of You 3:34
Hoagy Carmichael    
2     I Get Along Without You Very Well 4:11
Hoagy Carmichael    
3     Skylark 4:07
Hoagy Carmichael    
4     Up a Lazy River 4:07
Hoagy Carmichael    
5     Stardust 3:00
Hoagy Carmichael    
6     Old Rockin' Chair 3:20
Hoagy Carmichael    
7     Georgia on My Mind 3:24
Hoagy Carmichael    
8     Two Sleepy People 4:22
Hoagy Carmichael    
- BONUS TRACKS -
9     P-Town 5:12
Al Cohn    
10     Autumn Leaves 4:43
Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer    
11     The Thing 4:55
Al Cooper    
12     I'm Tellin' Ya 4:47
Al Cohn    
13     Morning Fun 6:15
Al Cohn / Zoot Sims
14     I Like It Like That 2:26
Max Collie    
15     Sweet Lorraine 3:21
Clifford R. Burwell / Mitchell Parish    
16     Nagasaki 2:32
Mort Dixon / Harry Warren
Notas.
Recorded in New York, 1957-1961
Credits :
Featuring – Jimmy Cleveland, Milt Hinton, Mose Allison, Nick Travis, Osie Johnson

COLEMAN HAWKINS - The Stanley Dance Sessions (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In February 1958 Stanley Dance oversaw two recording sessions headed up by Coleman Hawkins. By this point in his long and eventful career, Hawkins was still an eminently sophisticated improviser. His tone was gradually beginning to harden and his way of handling the changes could swiftly become downright rambunctious when tempos and occasions called for extroverted exposition. There is, at times, a thrilling gruffness to the Hawkins of the late '50s. During the course of an extended jam like the 11-minute "Bird of Prey," the listener is pleasantly buffeted by Hawkins and trumpeter Buck Clayton and given a chance to recuperate during solos by bassist Ray Brown and pianist Hank Jones. Hawk's legendary ballad artistry is beautifully displayed on "My One and Only Love" and "You've Changed." Here he taps into the gentleness that enabled him, during the early '30s, to become the first truly dignified interpreter of ballads on his instrument. A session Hawk shared with Roy Eldridge has excellent work by bassist George Duvivier. The drummer on both dates was Mickey Sheen. "Honey Flower" and "Nabob" belong among the most laid-back extended romps that Hawkins and Eldridge ever participated in. For dessert, the producers of this reissue have included a segment of a live performance heard at the Phytian Temple in New York on November 7, 1955. Emcee Al "Jazzbo" Collins, after a bit of friendly hyperbole, asks Hawkins to deliver a brief unaccompanied solo ("Foolin' Around"), and a delicious seven-minute rendition of "The Man I Love" supported by Shadow Wilson, Wendell Marshall, and once again, the mighty Hank Jones. arwulf arwulf  
Tracklist :
1     Bird of Prey Blues 11:16
Coleman Hawkins    
2     My One and Only Love 7:24
Robert Mellin / Guy Wood    
3     Vignette 4:31     
Hank Jones
4     Ooh-Wee, Miss GP! 4:00
Coleman Hawkins
5     You've Changed 7:42
Carey, Fischer    
6     Get Set 5:01     
Hank Jones
7     Sunday 5:19
Eddie Miller
8     Hanid 4:50
Coleman Hawkins    
9     Honey Flower 8:41
Coleman Hawkins
10     Nabob 9:32
Coleman Hawkins
11     Introduction ft: Albert Collins 1:13
MC – Al "Jazzbo" Collins    
12     Foolin' Around 1:24         
Owens, Howard
13     The Man I Love 7:16
G. & I. Gershwin
Notas.
Tracks 1-6 recorded in New York, February 18-19, 1958, originally released as The High And Mighty Hawk.
Tracks 7-10 recorded in New York, February 7, 1958, originally released on And Confrères.
Tracks 11-13 (bonus tracks) recorded at "Phytian Temple", New York, November 7, 1955.
Credits :
Bass – George Duvivier (pistas: 7 to 10), Ray Brown (pistas: 1 to 10), Wendell Marshall (pistas: 13)
Drums – Mickey Sheen (pistas: 1 to 6), Shadow Wilson (pistas: 13)
Piano – Hank Jones (pistas: 1 to 10, 13)
Trumpet – Buck Clayton (pistas: 1 to 6), Roy Eldridge (pistas: 7 to 10)