Coleman Hawkins: Rainbow Mist (1944)
Label: Apollo Records
Personnel:
- Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax) and his Orchestra
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Auld/Hawkins/Webster Sextet
- Georgie Auld and his Orchestra
Producer: Robert G.Koester
Track listing
- Rainbow Mist – Coleman Hawkins
- Woody ‘N You – Dizzy Gillespie
- Bu-Dee-Daht – Charlie Hart and B. Johnson
- Disorder at the Border – Coleman Hawkins
- Yesterdays – Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern
- Feeling Zero – Coleman Hawkins
- Salt Peanuts – Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie
- Uptown Lullaby – Leonard Feather
- Pick-Up Boys – Leonard Feather
- Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
- Concerto for Tenor – J.P. Johnson
- Taps Miller – Count Basie, Buck Clayton, Bob Russell
- I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin, Thad Jones
- Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim , Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
Dizzy Gillespie: Bird & Diz (1952)
Label: Verve
Personnel:
- Charlie Parker – saxophone
- Curley Russell – bass
- Buddy Rich – drums
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Tommy Potter – bass
- Carlos Vidal – bongo
- Max Roach – drums
- Al Haig – piano
- Tommy Turk – trombone
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Producer: Norman Granz
Track listing
- Bloomdido – Charlie Parker
- My Melancholy Baby – Emmie M.Burnett, George A.Norton
- Relaxin with Lee – Charlie Parker
- Passport – Charlie Parker
- Leap Frog – Benny Harris, Charlie Parker
- An Oscar for Treadwell – Charlie Parker
- Mohawk – Charlie Parker
- Visa – Charlie Parker
Various Artists: The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (1953)
Label: Prestige
Personnel:
- Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
- Charles Mingus – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- Bud Powell – piano
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Tony Lane – art direction, design
- Phil Carroll – artwork, cover art
- Stephen Davis – linear notes
Track listing
- Perdido
- Salt Peanuts
- All the Things You Are
- Wee
- Hot House
- A Night in Tunisia
- Embreacable You
- Sure Thing
- My Devotion
- Polka Dots and Moonbeans
- Cherokee
- Jubilee
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin
- My Heart Stood Still
- I Want To Be Happy
- Lullaby of Birdland
Sarah Vaughan: With Clifford Brown (1954)
Label: EmArcy
Personnel:
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals
- Clifford Brown – trumpet
- Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Jimmy Jones – piano
- Joe Benjamin – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Ernie Wilkins – conductor
- John Malachi – piano
Producer: Bob Shad
Track listing
- Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing, George David Weiss
- April in Paris – Vernon Duke, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
- He’s My Guy – Gene de Paul and Don Raye
- Jim – Caesar Petrillo – Edward Ros, Nelson Shawn
- You’re Not the Kind – Will Hudson, Irving Mills
- Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- I’m Glad There Is You -Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz
- September Song – Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill
- It’s Crazy – Dorothy Fields, Richard Rodgers
Erroll Garner: Concert by the Sea (1955)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Erroll Garner – piano
- Eddie Calhoun – double bass
- Denzil Best – drums
Producer: Larry Keyes
Track listing
- I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
- Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, De Paul
- Mambo Carmel-by-the-sea – Erroll Garner
- Autumn Leaves -Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert and Johnny Mercer
- It’s All Right With Me – Cole Porter
- Red Top – Lionel Hampton, Ben Kynard
- April in Paris -Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me – Tyree Glenn, Allan Roberts
- Where or When – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Erroll’s Theme – Garner
Ella Fitzgerald: Ella & Louis (1956)
Label: Verve
Personnel:
- Louis Armstrong – vocals, trumpet
- Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
- Ray Brown – bass
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Buddy Rich – drums
Producer: Norman Granz
Track listing
- Can’t We Be Friends? – Paul James, Kay Swift
- Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin
- Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg and Marty Symes
- Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
- A Foggy Day – G. Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Stars Fell on Alabama – Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
- Cheek to Cheek – Berlin
- The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
- April in Paris – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
The Modern Jazz Quartet: Fontessa (1956)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- John Lewis – piano
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Percy Heath – double bass
- Connie Kay – drums
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun
Track listing
- Versailles – John Lewis
- Angel Eyes – Earl Brent and Matt Dennis
- Fontessa – Lewis
- Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
- Bluesology – Milt Jackson
- Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
- Woodyn You – Dizzy Gillespie
Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus (1956)
Label: Prestige
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Max Roach — drums
Producer: Bob Weinstock
Track listing
- Thomas – Sonny Rollins
- You don’t know what love is – Gene de Paul and Don Raye
- Strode Rode – Sonny Rollins
- Moritat – Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
- Blue 7 – Sonny Rollins
Charles Mingus: Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- Charles Mingus – bass
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Willie Jones – drums
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun
Track listing
- Pithecanthropus Erectus – Charles Mingus
- A Foggy Day – George Gershwin
- Profile of Jackie – Charles Mingus
- Love Chant – Charles Mingus
Duke Ellington: At Newport (1956)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Harry Carney – baritone sax
- John Willie Cook – trumpet
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
- Jimmy Grissom – voice
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- William “Cat” Anderson – trumpet
- Ray Nance – voice, trumpet
- Russell Procope – alto sax
- John Sanders – trombone
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- James Woode – bass
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Sam Woodyard – drums
Producer: George Avakian
Track listing
- Festival Junction – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Blues to Be There – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Newport Up – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Jeep’s Blues – Duke Ellington
- Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue – Duke Ellington
John Coltrane: Blue Train (1957)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Kenny Drew — piano
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Philly Joe Jones — drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Blue Train – John Coltrane
- Moment’s Notice – John Coltrane
- Locomotion – John Coltrane
- I’m Old Fashioned – Johnny Mercer and Jerome Kern
- Lazy Bird – John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners (1957)
Label: Riverside
Personnel:
- Thelonious Monk – piano; celeste
- Ernie Henry – alto saxophone
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Oscar Pettiford – double bass
- Max Roach – drums; timpani
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Paul Chambers – double bass
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Track listing
- Brilliant Corners – Thelonious Monk
- Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are – Thelonious Monk
- Pannonica – Thelonious Monk
- I Surrender, Dear – Barry Harris
- Bemsha Swing – Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Moanin (1958)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Moanin – Bobby Timmons
- Are You Real – Benny Golson
- Along Came Betty – Benny Golson
- The Drum Thunder Suite – Benny Golson
- Blues March – Benny Golson
- Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Miles Davis: Milestones (1958)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet, piano
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Producer: George Avakian
Track listing
- Jekyll – Jackie McLean
- Sid’s Ahead – Miles Davis
- Two Bass Hit – John Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie
- Miles – Miles Davis
- Billy Boy – traditional, arr.Ahmad Jamal
- Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
Julian Cannonball Adderley: Somethin’ Else (1958)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Cannonball Adderley — alto saxophone
- Miles Davis — trumpet
- Hank Jones — piano
- Sam Jones — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert
- Love for Sale – Cole Porter
- Something Else – Miles Davis
- One for Daddy-O – Nat Adderley
- Dancing in the Dark – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
Sonny Clark: Cool Struttin’ (1958)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Cool Struttin – Sonny Clark
- Blue Minor – Sonny Clark
- Sippin’ at Bells- Miles Davis
- Deep Night – Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallée
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (1959)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet, band leader
- Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto saxophone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Bill Evans – piano
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
Producer: Teo Macero – Irving Townsend
Track listing
- So What – Miles Davis
- Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis
- Blue in Green – Miles Davis, Bill Evans
- All Blues – Miles Davis
- Flamenco Sketches – Miles Davis, Bill Evans
Dave Brubeck: Time Out (1959)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Dave Brubeck – piano
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Eugene Wright – bass
- Joe Morello – drums
Producer: Teo Macero
Track listing
- Blue Rondo a la Turk – Dave Brubeck
- Strange Meadow Lark – Dave Brubeck
- Take Five – Paul Desmond
- Three To Get Ready – Dave Brubeck
- Kathy’s Waltz – Dave Brubeck
- Everybody’s Jumpin – Dave Brubeck
- Pick Up Sticks – Dave Brubeck
Ornette Coleman: Shape of the Things to Come (1959)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
- Don Cherry – cornet
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun
Track listing
- Lonely Woman – Ornette Coleman
- Eventually – Ornette Coleman
- Peace – Ornette Coleman
- Focus on Sanity – Ornette Coleman
- Congeniality – Ornette Coleman
- Chronology – Ornette Coleman
Ray Charles: The Genius Of (1959)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- Ray Charles – piano and vocals
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Snookie Young – trumpet
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Melba Liston – trombone
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Thomas Mitchell – trombone
- Al Gray – trombone
- Frank Wess – flute, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
- Marshall Royal – alto sax
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
- Zoot Sims – tenor sax
- Billy Mitchell – tenor sax
- David “Fathead” Newman – tenor sax
- Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
- Allen Hanlon – guitar
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Ted Sommer – drums
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
- Ralph Burns – arranger
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegün – Jerry Wexler
Track listing
- Let the Good Times Roll – SamTheard, Fleecie Moore
- It Had to Be You – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones
- Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Irving Berlin
- Two Years of Torture – Percy Mayfield, Charles Joseph Morris
- When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
- Deed I Do – Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose
- Just for a Thrill – Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye
- You Won’t Let Me Go – Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson
- Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me – Charles Brown, Oscar Moore
- Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ – Joe Greene
- Am I Blue? – Grant Clarke, Harry Akst
- Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
Charles Mingus: Ah Um (1959)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- John Handy – alto sax , clarinet , tenor sax
- Booker Ervin – tenor sax
- Shafi Hadi – tenor sax , alto sax
- Willie Dennis – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Horace Parlan – piano
- Charles Mingus – bass, piano
- Dannie Richmond – drums
Producer: Teo Macero
Track listing
- Better Git It in Your Soul – Charles Mingus
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat – Charles Mingus
- Boogie Stop Shuffle – Charles Mingus
- Self-Portrait in Three Colors – Charles Mingus
- Open Letter to Duke – Charles Mingus
- Bird Calls – Charles Mingus
- Fables of Faubus – Charles Mingus
- Pussy Cat Dues – Charles Mingus
- Jelly Roll – Charles Mingus
Freddie Hubbard: Open Sesame (1960)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
- Tina Brooks: tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner: piano
- Sam Jones: bass
- Clifford Jarvis: drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Open Sesame – Brooks
- But Beautiful – Burke and Van Heusen
- Gypsy Blue – Brooks
- All or Nothing at All – Altman and Lawrence
- One Mint Julep – Toombs
- Hub’s Nub – Hubbard
Ornette Coleman: Free Jazz (1960)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
Left channel
- Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone
- Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
- Scott LaFaro — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Right channel
- Eric Dolphy — bass clarinet
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- Charlie Haden — bass
- Ed Blackwell — drums
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegün
Track listing
- Free Jazz (part one) – Ornette Coleman
- Free Jazz (part two) – Ornette Coleman
Hank Mobley: Soul station (1960)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Remember – Irving Berlin
- This I Dig of You – Hank Mobley
- Dig Dis – Hank Mobley
- Split Feelin’s – Hank Mobley
- Soul Station – Hank Mobley
- If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
John Coltrane: Giant Steps (1960)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- Lex Humphries — drums
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegün
Track listing
- Giant Steps – John Coltrane
- Cousin Mary – John Coltrane
- Countdown – John Coltrane
- Spiral – John Coltrane
- Syeeda’s Song Flute – John Coltrane
- Naima – John Coltrane
- P.C. – John Coltrane
Bill Evans Trio: Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)
Label: Riverside
Personnel:
- Bill Evans – piano
- Scott LaFaro – bass
- Paul Motian – drums
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Track listing
- Gloria’s Step (take 2) – Scott LaFaro
- My Man’s Gone Now – George Gershwin
- Solar – Miles Davis
- Alice in Wonderland – (take 2) – Sammy Fain
- All of You (take 2) – Cole Porter
- Jade Visions (take 2) – Scott LaFaro
The Gil Evans Orchestra: Out of the Cool (1961)
Label: Impulse
Personnel:
- Gil Evans – piano
- Johnny Coles – trumpet
- Phil Sunkel – trumpet
- Keg Johnson – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Bill Barber – tuba
- Ray Beckenstein – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Bob Tricarico – flute, piccolo, bassoon
- Ray Crawford – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Charli Persip – drums
Producer: Creed Taylor
Track listing
- La Nevada – Gil Evans
- Where Flamingos Fly – Elthea Peale, Harold Courlander, John Benson Brooks
- Bilbao Song – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
- Stratusphunk – George Russell
- Sunken Treasure – Evans
- Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
Oliver Nelson: The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
Label: Impulse
Personnel:
- 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
Producer: Creed Taylor
Track listing
- Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
- Hoe-Down – Oliver Nelson
- Cascades – Oliver Nelson
- Yearnin’ – Oliver Nelson
- Butch and Butch – Oliver Nelson
- Teenie’s Blues – Oliver Nelson
George Russell Sextet: Ezz-thetics (1961)
Label: Riverside Records
Personnel:
- George Russell – piano, arranger
- Don Ellis – trumpet
- Dave Baker – trombone
- Eric Dolphy – alto sax and bass clarinet
- Steve Swallow – bass
- Joe Hunt – drums
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Track listing
- Ezz-thetic – George Russell
- Nardis – Miles Davis
- Lydiot – George Russell
- Thoughts – George Russell
- Honesty – David Baker
- Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
- Kige’s Tune (take 2) – Al Kiger
- Kige’s Tune (take 5) – Al Kiger
Sonny Rollins: The Bridge (1962)
Label: Bluebird
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Jim Hall – guitar
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
- Harry “H.T.” Saunders – drums
Producer: George Akavian, Bob Prince
Track listing
- Without a Song – Edward Eliscu,Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
- Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
- John S. – Sonny Rollins
- The Bridge – Sonny Rollins
- God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
- You Do Something To Me – Cole Porter
Cecil Taylor Jazz Unit: Nefertiti (1962)
Label: Fontana
Personnel:
- Cecil Taylor – piano
- Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
- Sunny Murray – drums
Producer: Anders Stefansen
Track listing
- Trance – Cecil Taylor
- Call – Cecil Taylor
- Lena – Cecil Taylor
- D Trad, That’s What – Cecil Taylor
- What’s New? – Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart
- Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come – Cecil Taylor
- Lena [second version) – Cecil Taylor
- Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come – Cecil Taylor
Dexter Gordon: Go (1962)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Butch Warren – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Cheese Cake – Dexter Gordon
- Guess, I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Second Balcony Jump – Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine
- Love for Sale – Cole Porter
- Where are You – Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
- Three O’clock in the Morning – Dorothy Terris, Julian Robledo
The Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train (1962)
Label: Verve
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Ed Thigpen – drums
Producer: Norman Granz
Track listing
- Night Train – Duke Ellington
- C Jam Blues – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
- Georgia On My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorell
- Bag’s Groove – Milt Jackson
- Moten Swing – Benny Moten
- Easy Soes It – Sy Oliver – Trummy Young
- Honey Dripper – Joe Liggins
- Things Ain’t What They Used To Be – Mercer Ellington, Ted Parsons
- I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
- Band Call – Duke Ellington
- Hymn to Freedom – Oscar Peterson
Charlie Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
Label: Impulse
Personnel:
- Charles Mingus – bass, piano, composer
- Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
- Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
- Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute
- Rolf Ericson – trumpet
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Don Butterfield – tuba, contrabass trombone
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Jay Berliner – classical guitar
- Dannie Richmond – drums
Producer: Bob Thiele
Track listing
- Track A – Solo Dancer – Charles Mingus
- Track B – Duet Solo Dancers – Charles Mingus
- Track C – Trio and Group Dancers – Charles Mingus
- Mode D – Trio and Group Dancers – Charles Mingus Mode E – Single Solos and Group Dance Mode F – Group and Solo Dance
Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue (1963)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
- Major Holley – bass
- Billy Gene English – drums
- Ray Barretto – conga
Producer: Michael Cuscuna – Alfred Lion – Tom Vasatka
Track listing
- Chitlins con Carne – Kenny Burrell
- Mule- Kenny Burrell, Major Holley, Jr.
- Soul Lament – Kenny Burrell
- Midnight Blue – Kenny Burrell
- Wavy Gravy – Kenny Burrell
- Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
- Saturday Night Blues – Kenny Burrell
Joe Henderson: Page One (1963)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Pete La Roca – drums
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Butch Warren – double bass
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Blue Bossa – Kenny Dorham
- La Mesha – Kenny Dorham
- Homestretch – Joe Henderson
- Recorda Me – Joe Henderson
- Jinrikisha – Joe Henderson
- Out of the Night – Joe Henderson
Eric Dolphy: Out To Lunch (1964)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
- Richard Davis – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Hat and Beard – Eric Dolphy
- Something Sweet, Something Tender – Eric Dolphy
- Gazzelloni – Eric Dolphy
- Out to Lunch – Eric Dolphy
- Straight Up and Down – Eric Dolphy
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto: Getz / Gilberto (1964)
Label: Verve
Personnel:
- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
- João Gilberto – guitar, vocals
- Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano
- Sebastião Neto – bass
- Milton Banana – drums
- Astrud Gilberto – vocals
Producer: Creed Taylor
Track listing
- The Girl from Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Morales, Norman Gimbel
- Doralice – Dorival Caymmi, Antonio Almeida
- P’ra Machucar Meu Coracao – Ary Barroso
- Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca
- Corcovado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
- So Danco Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Morales
- O Grande Amor – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Morales
- Vivo Sonhando – Antonio Carlos Jobim
- The Girl From Ipanema (45 rpm issue) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Morales, Norman Gimbel
- Corcovado (45 rpm issue) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
Albert Ayler Trio: Spiritual Unity (1964)
Label: ESP Disk
Personnel:
- Albert Ayler – tenor saxophone
- Gary Peacock – bass
- Sunny Murray – percussion
Producer: Bernard Stollman
Track listing
- Ghosts: First Variation – Albert Ayler
- The Wizard – Albert Ayler
- Spirits – Albert Ayler
- Ghosts: Second Variation – Albert Ayler
Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder (1964)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Barry Harris – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – double bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- The Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
- Totem Pole – Lee Morgan
- Gary’s Notebook – Lee Morgan
- Boy, What a Night – Lee Morgan
- Hocus Pocus – Lee Morgan
Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debby (1964)
Label: Riverside
Personnel:
- Bill Evans – piano
- Scott LaFaro – bass
- Paul Motian – drums
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Track listing
- My Foolish Heart – Victor Young, Ned Washington
- Waltz for Debby [take 2] – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
- Detour Ahead [take 2] – Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo
- My Romance [take 1] – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Some Other Time – Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Andrew Hill: Point of Departure (1964)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Andrew Hill – piano
- Richard Davis – double bass
- Tony Williams – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Refuge – Andrew Hill
- New Monastery – Andrew Hill
- Spectrum – Andrew Hill
- Flight 19 – Andrew Hill
- Dedication – Andrew Hill
John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (1965)
Label: Impulse
Personnel:
- The John Coltrane Quartet
- John Coltrane – bandleader, liner notes, vocals, and tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Garrison – double bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Art Davis – double bass
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
Producer: Bob Thiele
Track listing
- Part 1: Acknowledgement – John Coltrane
- Part 2: Resolution – John Coltrane
- Part 3: Pursuance / Part 4: Psalm – John Coltrane
Roland Kirk: Rip Rig & Panic (1965)
Label: Limelight
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, stritch, manzello, flute, siren, oboe, castanets
- Jaki Byard: piano
- Richard Davis: bass
- Elvin Jones: drums
Producer: Billy Graham
Track listing
- No Tonic Pres – Roland Kirk
- Once In a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
- From Bechet, Byas, and Fats – Roland Kirk
- Mystical Dream – Roland Kirk
- Rip, Rig & Panic – Roland Kirk
- Black Diamond – Milt Sealey
- Slippery, Hippery, Flippery – Roland Kirk
The Horace Silver Quintet: Song For My Father (1965)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5
- Horace Silver — piano
- Carmell Jones — trumpet
- Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone
- Teddy Smith — bass
- Roger Humphries — drums
- Tracks 3, 6-10
- Horace Silver — piano
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
- Junior Cook — tenor saxophone
- Gene Taylor — bass
- Roy Brooks — drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Song For My Father – Horace Silver
- The Natives Are Restless Tonight – Horace Silver
- Calcutta Cutie – Horace Silver
- Que Pasa – Horace Silver
- The Kicker – Joe Henderson
- Lonely Woman – Horace Silver
Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil (1965)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- Herbie Hancock — piano
- Ron Carter — double bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Witch hunt – Wayne Shorter
- Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum – Wayne Shorter
- Dance Cadaverous – Wayne Shorter
- Speak No Evil – Wayne Shorter
- Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
- Wild Flower – Wayne Shorter
Ornette Coleman Trio: At the Golden Circle, Vol. 1 (1965)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone, violin, trumpet
- David Izenzon — double bass
- Charles Moffett — drums
Producer: Francis Volff
Track listing
- Faces and Places – Ornette Coleman
- European Echoes – Ornette Coleman
- Dee Dee – Ornette Coleman
- Dawn – Ornette Coleman
Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage (1965)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock — piano
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Ron Carter — bass
- Tony Williams — drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Maiden Voyage – Herbie Hancock
- The Eye of the Gurricane – Herbie Hancock
- Little One – Herbie Hancock
- Survival of the Fittest – Herbie Hancock
- Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock
Larry Young: Unity (1966)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- Larry Young – Hammond B-3 organ
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Elvin Jones – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
- Zoltan – Woody Shaw
- Monk’s Dream – Thelonious Monk
- If – Joe Henderson
- The Moontrane – Woody Shaw
- Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Beyond All Limits – Woody Shaw
Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser (1967)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
- Larry Gales – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
Producer: Teo Macero
Track listing
- Locomotive – Thelonious Monk
- I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington
- Straight No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
- Japanese Folk Song (Kōjō no Tsuki) – Rentarō Taki
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen
- We See – Thelonious. Monk
McCoy Tyner: The Real MCCoy (1967)
Label: Blue Note
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Ron Carter – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
Producer: Alfred Lion
Track listing
- Passion Dance – McCoy Tyner
- Contemplation – McCoy Tyner
- Four By Five – McCoy Tyner
- Search for Peace – McCoy Tyner
- Blues on the Corner – McCoy Tyner
Sun – Ra: Atlantis (1967)
Label: Saturn / Impulse
Personnel:
- Sun Ra – solar sound organ, solar sound instrument
- John Gilmore- tenor saxophone, percussion
- Pat Patrick- baritone saxophone, flute
- Marshall Allen- alto saxophone, oboe
- Danny Thompson – alto saxophone, flute
- Bob Barry – drums, lightning drum
- Wayne Harris – trumpet
- Ebah – trumpet
- Carl Nimrod – space drums
- James Jacson – log drums
- Robert Cummins – bass clarinet
- Danny Davis – alto saxophone
- Ali Harsan – trombone
Producer: Ihnfinity Inc. – Alton Abraham
Track listing
- Mu – Sun Ra
- Lemuria – Sun Ra
- Yucatan – Sun Ra
- Bimini” – Sun Ra
- Atlantis – Sun Ra
Duke Ellington: Far East Suite (1967)
Label: Bluebird / RCA
Personnel:
- Cootie Williams — trumpet
- William “Cat” Anderson — trumpet
- Mercer Ellington — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Herbie Jones — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lawrence Brown — trombone
- Buster Cooper — trombone
- Chuck Connors — trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton — clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone
- Russell Procope — alto saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney — baritone saxophone
- Duke Ellington — piano
- John Lamb — bass
- Rufus Jones — drums
Producer: Brad McKuen
Track listing
- Tourist Point of View – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Bluebird of Delhi – Mynah
- Isfahan – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Depk – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Mount Harissa – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Agra – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Amad – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
- Ad Lib on Nippon – Duke Ellington
Miles Davis: In a Silent Way (1969)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Chick Corea – electric piano
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Joe Zawinul – organ
- Dave Holland – double bass
- Tony Williams – drums
Producer: Teo Macero
Track listing
- Shhh / Peaceful – Miles Davis Shhh Peaceful Shhh
- In a Silent Way / It’s About That Rime – Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis In a Silent Way It’s About That Time In a Silent Way
Charlie Haden: Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)
Label: Impulse
Personnel:
- Perry Robinson — clarinet
- Gato Barbieri — tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Dewey Redman — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Don Cherry — cornet, flute, Indian wood & bamboo flutes
- Michael Mantler — trumpet
- Roswell Rudd — trombone
- Bob Northern — French horn, hand wood blocks, crow call, bells, military whistle
- Howard Johnson — tuba
- Sam Brown — guitar, Tanganyikan guitar, thumb piano
- Carla Bley — piano, tambourine
- Charlie Haden — bass
- Paul Motian — drums, percussion
- Andrew Cyrille — drums, percussion
Producer: Charlie Haden
Track listing
- The Introduction – Carla Bley / Song of the United Front – Brecht, Eisler
- El Quinto Regimiento (The Fifth regiment) – arr. Carla Bley Los Cuatro Generales (The Four generals) – trad. arr. Bley
Viva la Quince Brigada (Long live the fifteenth brigade) – melody trad. words Bart Van Derschelling - The Ending to the Frst Side – Carla Bley
- Song for Ché – Charlie Haden
- War Orphans – Ornette Coleman
- The Interlude (Drinking Music) – Carla Bley
- Circus ’68 ’69 – Charlie Haden
- We shall overcome – Horton, Hamilton, Carawan, Seeger
Tony Williams Life Time: Emergency (1969)
Label: Verve
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin – Guitar
- Tony Williams – Drums, vocals
- Larry Young – Organ
Producer: Monte Kay – Jack Lewis
Track listing
- Emergency – Tony Williams
- Beyond Games – Tony Williams
- Where – John McLaughlin
- Vashkar – Carla Bley
- Via the Spectrum Road – John McLaughlin, Tony Williams
- Spectrum – John McLaughlin
- Sangria for Three – Tony Williams
- Something Spiritual – Dave Herman
Pharaoh Sanders: Karma (1969)
Label: Impulse
Personnel:
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor savophone
- Leon Thomas – percussion, vocals
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- James Spaulding – flute
- Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Richard Davis – bass
- Ron Carter – bass
- Billy Hart – drums
- Freddie Waits – drums
- Nathaniel Bettis – percussion
Producer: Bob Thiele
Track listing
- The Creator Has a Master Plan – Pharoah Sander, Leon Thomas
- Colors – Pharoah Sanders, Leon Thomas
Don Cherry: Mu (1969)
Label: BYG Records
Personnel:
- Don Cherry – pocket trumpet, piano, flute, bamboo flute, composer, arranger
- Ed Blackwell – drums
Producer: Jean Georgakarakos, Jean Luc Young
Track listing
- Brilliant Action – Don Cherry
- Omejelo – Don Cherry
- Total Vibration (part 1) – Don Cherry
- Total Vibration (part 2) – Don Cherry
- Sun of the East – Don Cherry
- Terrestrial Beings – Don Cherry
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (1970)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
- Joe Zawinul – electric piano – Left
- Chick Corea – electric piano – Right
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Dave Holland – bass
- Harvey Brooks – electric bass
- Lenny White – drum set – Left
- Jack DeJohnette – drum set – Right
- Don Alias – congas
- Juma Santos (credited as “Jim Riley”) – shaker, congas
Producer: Teo Macero
Track listing
- Pharoah’s Dance – Joe Zawinul
- Bitches Brew – Miles Davis
- Spanish Key – Miles Davis
- John McLaughlin – Miles Davis
- Miles Runs the Voodoo Down – Miles Davis
- Sanctuary – Wayne Shorter
Duke Ellington: New Orleans Suite (1970)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Cootie Williams, Fred Stone – trumpet
- Money Johnson, Al Rubin – trumpet
- Cat Anderson – trumpet
- Booty Wood, Julian Priester – trombone
- Dave Taylor – bass trombone
- Chuck Connors – bass trombone
- Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
- Norris Turney – clarinet, alto saxophone, flute
- Harold Ashby – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Wild Bill Davis – organ
- Joe Benjamin – bass
- Rufus Jones – drums
Producer: Duke Ellington
Track listing
- Blues for New Orleans – Duke Ellington
- Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies – Duke Ellington
- Portrait of Louis Armstrong – Duke Ellington
- Thanks for the beautiful land on the Delta – Duke Ellington
- Portrait of Wellman Braud – Duke Ellington
- Second line – Duke Ellington
- Portrait of Sidney Bechet – Duke Ellington
- Aristocracy a la Jean Lafitte – Duke Ellington
- Portrait of Mahalia Jackson – Duke Ellington
If: If (1970)
Label: Island
Personnel:
- Dennis Elliott – drums
- J.W. Hodkinson – vocals
- John Mealing – keyboards, vocals
- Dick Morrissey – saxophones, flute
- Dave Quincy – saxophones
- Jim Richardson – bass
- Terry Smith – guitar
Producer: Lew Futterman
Track listing
- I’m Reaching Out On All Sides – Dave Quincy and Fishman
- What Did I Say About the Box, Jack? – Dick Morrissey
- What Can a Friend Say? – Dave Quincy
- Woman Can You See – W. Hodkinson
- Raise the Level of Your Conscious Mind – Fishman, Marsala
- Dockland – Daryl Runswick
- The Promised Land – Dave Quincy
The Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin: guitar
- Rick Laird: bass
- Billy Cobham: drums, percussion
- Jan Hammer: keyboards, organ
- Jerry Goodman: violin
Producer: Mahavishnu Orchestra
Track listing
- Meeting of the Spirits – John McLaughlin
- Dawn – John McLaughlin
- The Noonward Race – John McLaughlin
- A Lotus on Irish Streams – John McLaughlin
- Vital Transformation – John McLaughlin
- The Dance of Maya – John McLaughlin
- You Know You Know – John McLaughlin
- Awakening – John McLaughlin
Carla Bley: Escalator Over the Hill (1971)
Label: JCOA Records
Personnel:
- Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
- Souren Baronian – clarinet
- Karl Berger – vibraphone
- Carla Bley – organ, celeste, chimes, calliope, piano
- Sam Brown – guitar
- Jack Bruce – bass, vocal
- John Buckingham – tuba
- Sam Burtis – trombone
- Bob Carlisle – French horn
- Don Cherry – trumpet
- Roger Dawson – congas, xylophone
- Sharon Freeman – French horn
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Peggy Imig – clarinet
- Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
- Leroy Jenkins – violin
- Howard Johnson – tuba
- Sheila Jordan – vocal
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Jeanne Lee – vocal
- Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
- Michael Mantler – prepared piano, trumpet, valve trombone
- Ron McClure – bass
- John McLaughlin – guitar
- Bill Morimando – orchestra bells, celeste
- Paul Motian – drums, dumbec
- Nancy Newton – viola
- Don Preston – Moog synthesizer
- Enrico Rava – trumpet
- Perry Robinson – clarinet
- Linda Ronstadt – vocal
- Roswell Rudd – trombone
- Calo Scott – cello
- Michael Snow – trumpet
- Chris Woods – baritone saxophone
- Richard Youngstein – bass
- Producer: Michael Mantler
Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley
- Hotel Overture
- This is Here…
- Like Animals
- Escalator Over the Hill
- Stay Awake
- Ginger and David
- Song to Anything That Moves
- Eoth Theme
- Businessmen
- Ginger and David Theme
- Why
- It’s Not What You Do
- Detective Writer Daughter
- Doctor Why
- Slow Dance (Transductory Music)
- Small Town Agonist
- End of Head
- Over Her Head
- Little Pony Soldier
- Oh Say Can You Do?
- Holiday in Risk
- Holiday in Risk Theme
- I.R. (All India Radio)
- Rawalpindi Blues
- End of Rawalpindi
- End of Animals
- … And It’s Again
Nucleus: We’ll Talk About It Latter (1971)
Label: Vertigo
Personnel:
- Karl Jenkins – baritone saxophone, oboe, piano, electric piano
- Jeff Clyne – bass
- John Marshall – drums, percussion
- Brian Smith – flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Chris Spedding – guitar, bouzouki
- Ian Carr – trumpet, flugelhorn
Producer – Pete King
Track listing
- Song for the Bearded Lady – Karl Jenkins
- Sun Child – Jeff Clyne and John Marshall
- Lullaby for a Lonely Child – Karl Jenkins
- We’ll Talk About It Later – Karl Jenkins
- Oasis – Karl Jenkins
- Ballad of Joe Pimp – Ian Carr, Jeff Clyne
- Easter 1916 – Ian Carr, Karl Jenkins
Dave Holland Quartet: Conference of the Birds (1972)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Dave Holland – bass
- Sam Rivers – reeds, flute
- Anthony Braxton – reeds, flute
- Barry Altschul – percussion, marimba
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
All tracks by Dave Holland
- Four Winds
- Q & A
- Conference of the Birds
- Interception
- Now Here (Nowhere)
- See-Saw
Paul Bley: Open to Love (1972)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Paul Bley – piano
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Closer – Carla Bley
- Ida Lupino – Carla Bley
- Started – Paul Bley
- Open, to Love – Annette Peacock
- Harlem – Paul Bley
- Seven – Carla Bley
- Nothing Ever Was, Anyway – Annette Peacock
McCoy Tyner: Sahara (1972)
Label: Milestone
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano, koto, percussion, flute
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone , soprano saxophone , flute
- Calvin Hill – bass, reeds , percussion
- Alphonse Mouzon – drums, trumpet, reeds, percussion
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Track listing
All tracks by McCoy Tyner
- Ebony Queen
- A Prayer for My Family
- Valley of Life
- Rebirth
- Sahara
Jimmy Smith: Root Down (1972)
Label: Verve
Personnel:
- Jimmy Smith – Hammond B3 organ
- Paul Humphrey – drums
- Wilton Felder – bass guitar
- Buck Clarke – congas, percussion
- Arthur Adams – guitar
- Steve Williams – harmonica
Producer: Mark Smith -Tom Greenwood – Eric Miller
Track listing
- Sagg Shootin’ His Arrow – Jimmy Smith
- For Everyone Under the Sun – Peter Chase
- After Hours – Avery Parrish
- Root Down – Jimmy Smith
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Slow Down Sagg – Jimmy Smith
Chick Corea: Return to Forever (1972)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
- Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone, flute
- Chick Corea – electric piano, Fender Rhodes
- Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Airto Moreira – drums, percussion
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Return to Forever – Chick Corea
- Crystal Silence – Chick Corea
- What Game Shall We Play Today – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
- Sometime Ago – La Fiesta – Chick Corea, Potter, Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell
Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters (1973)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer
- Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute
- Paul Jackson: electric bass guitar, marímbula
- Bill Summers: congas, shekere, balafon, agogô, cabasa, hindewhu, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankogui, beer bottle
- Harvey Mason: drums
Producer: Herbie Hancock – David Rubinson
Track listing
- Chameleon – Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bennie Maupin
- Watermelon – Herbie Hancock
- Sly – Herbie Hancock
- Vein Meilter – Herbie Hancock
Return To Forever: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)
Label: Polydor
Personnel:
- Bill Connors – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Chick Corea – electric piano, acoustic piano, organ, harpsichord, gongs
- Stanley Clarke – electric bass, bell tree
- Lenny White – drums, percussion
Producer: Chick Corea
Track listing
- Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy – Chick Corea
- After the Cosmic Rain – Stanley Clarke
- Captain Señor Mouse – Chick Corea
- Theme to the Mothership – Chick Corea
- Space circus, Pts. 1 & 2 – Chick Corea
- The Game maker” – Chick Corea
Keith Jarrett: Belonging (1974)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Keith Jarrett – piano
- Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Palle Danielsson – bass
- Jon Christensen – drums
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
All tracks by Keith Jarrett
- Spiral Dance
- Blossom
- Long As You Know You’re Living Yours
- Belonging
- The Windup
- Solstice
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse (1974)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin – guitars, vocal composer
- Gayle Moran – keyboards, vocals
- Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin, electric baritone violin
- Ralphe Armstrong – bass guitar, vocals
- Narada Michael Walden – drums, percussion, vocals
- Michael Tilson Thomas – conductor, piano
- Marsha Westbrook – viola
- Carol Shive – violin, vocals
- Philip Hirschi – cello, vocals
Producer: George Martin
Track listing
All compositions by John McLaughlin
- Power of Love
- Vision is a Naked Sword
- Smile of the Beyond
- Wings of Karma
- Hymn to Him
Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie: Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie (1974)
Label: Pablo
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
Producer: Norman Granz
Track listing
- Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Juan Tizol
- Mozambique – Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer and Jacques Prévert
- Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
- Blues for Bird – Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson
- Dizzy atmosphere – Dizzy Gillespie
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz
- Con Alma – Dizzy Gillespie
Keith Jarrett: The Koln concert (1975)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Keith Jarrett – piano
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
All tracks by Keith Jarrett.
- Part I
- Part IIa
- Part IIb
- Part IIc
Don Pullen: Capricorn Rising (1975)
Label: Black Saint
Personnel:
- Don Pullen – piano
- Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Alex Blake – bass
- Bobby Battle – drums, tambourine
Producer: Giacomo Pellicciotti
Track listing
- Break Out – Sam Rivers
- Capricorn Rising – Don Pullen
- Joycie Girl – Don Pullen
- Fall Out – Sam Rivers, Don Pullen
Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues (1975)
Label: Freedom
Personnel:
- Cecil Taylor – piano
Producer: Alan Bates, Michael Cuscuna
Track listing
All tracks by Cecil Taylor
- Abyss (First movement) / Petals and filaments (Second movement) / Jitney (Third movement)
- Crossing part 1 (Fourth movement Part 1)
- Crossing part 2 (Fourth movement Part 2)
- After all (Fifth movement)
- Jitney No. 2
- After all No. 2
Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber: Passenger (1976)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Gary Burton— vibraphone
- Pat Metheny— electric guitar
- Steve Swallow— electric bass
- Eberhard Weber— bass
- Dan Gottlieb— drums
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Sea Journey – Chick Corea
- Nacada – Pat Metheny
- The Whopper – Pat Metheny
- B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream) – Pat Metheny
- Yellow Fields – Eberhard Weber
- Claude and Betty – Steve Swallow
George Benson: Breezin (1976)
Label: Warner Bros.
Personnel:
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Jorge Dalto – piano, clavinet
- Ronnie Foster – electric piano, Moog synthesizer
- Phil Upchurch – rhythm guitar
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Stanley Banks – bass
- Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor
- Harvey Mason – drums
Producer: Tommy LiPuma
Track listing
- Breezin – Bobby Womack
- This Masquerade – Leon Russell
- Six To Four – Phil Upchurch
- Affirmation – Jose Feliciano
- So This Is Love – George Benson
- Lady – Ronnie Foster
Tomasz Stanko: Balladyna (1976)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
- Tomasz Szukalski – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Dave Holland – bass
- Edward Vesala – drums
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- First Song – Tomasz Stanko
- Tale – Dave Holland, Tomasz Stańko, Edward Vesala
- Num – Edward Vesala
- Duet – Dave Holland and Tomasz Stańko
- Balladyna – Tomasz Stanko
- Last song – Tomasz Stanko
- Nenaliina – Tomasz Stanko
Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life (1976)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Pat Metheny – 6-string guitar, electric 12-string guitar
- Jaco Pastorius – fretless bass
- Bob Moses – drums
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Bright Size Life – Pat Metheny
- Sirabhorn – Pat Metheny
- Unity Village – Pat Metheny
- Missouri Uncompromised – Pat Metheny
- Midwest Night Dreams – Pat Metheny
- Uniquity Road – Pat Metheny
- Omaha Celebration – Pat Metheny
- Round Trip / Broadway Blues – Ornette Coleman
Weather Report: Heavy Weather (1977)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Joe Zawinul – 2 ARP 2600, electric piano, piano, synthesizers , vocal, guitar, tabla
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Jaco Pastorius – electric bass , mandocello, vocals, drums
- Alex Acuña – drums, congas, tom-toms, handclaps
- Manolo Badrena – tambourine, congas, vocal, timbales, percussion
Producer: Joe Zawinul
Track listing
- Birdland – Joe Zawinul
- A Remark You Made – Joe Zawinul
- Teen Town – Jaco Pastorius
- Harlequin – Wayne Shorter
- Rumba Mama – Badrena amd Acuna
- Palladium – Wayne Shorter
- The Juggler – Joe Zawinul
- Havona – Jaco Pastorius
Keith Jarrett: My Song (1978)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Keith Jarrett – piano
- Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Palle Danielsson – bass
- Jon Christensen – drums
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
All tracks by Keith Jarrett
- Questar
- My Song
- Tabarka
- Country
- Mandala
- The Journey Home
Charles Mingus: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978)
Label: Atlantic
Personnel:
- Charles Mingus: bass, vocals, percussion, arranger
- Jack Walrath: trumpet, percussion
- Jimmy Knepper: trombone, bass trombone
- Mauricio Smith: flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Paul Jeffrey: oboe, tenor saxophone
- Gene Scholtes: bassoon
- Gary Anderson: contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet
- Ricky Ford: tenor saxophone, percussion
- Bob Neloms: piano
- Dannie Richmond: drums
- Candido: congas
- Daniel Gonzales: congas
- Ray Mantilla: congas
- Alfredo Ramirez: congas
- Bradley Cunningham: percussion
- Dino Piana: trombone
- Anastasio Del Bono: oboe, English horn
- Pasquale Sabatelli: bassoon
- Roberto Laneri: bass clarinet
- Giancarlo Maurino: alto saxophone
- Quarto Maltoni: alto saxophone
- George Adams: tenor saxophone, alto flute
- Danny Mixon: piano, organ
Producer: Daniele Senatore
Track listing
All tracks by Charles Mingus
- Cumbia and Jazz Fusion
- Music for Todo Modo
Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Nice Guys (1979)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Lester Bowie: trumpet, celeste, bass drum
- Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments, melodica
- Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments, vocal
- Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye: drums, percussion, vocal
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Ja – Lester Bowie
- Nice Guys – Roscoe Mitchell
- Folkus – Don Moye
- 597–59 – Joseph Jarman
- CYP – Roscoe Mitchell
- Dreaming of the Master – Joseph Jarman
Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown (1979)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone, mixing
- James Newton – flute
- Bob Stewart – tuba
- James “Blood” Ulmer – guitar
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Guillermo Franco – percussion
Producer: Bob Thiele
Track listing
All compositions by Arthur Blythe.
- Down San Diego Way
- Lenox Avenue Breakdown
- Slidin’ Through
- Odessa
Betty Carter: The audience With (1979)
Label: Betcar
Personnel:
- Betty Carter – vocals
- John Hicks – piano
- Curtis Lundy – double bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
Producer: Betty Carter
Track listing
- Sounds – Betty Carter
- I Think I got It Now – Betty Carter
- Caribbean Sun – Carlos Garnett
- The Trolley Song – Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
- Everything I Have Is Yours – Harold Adamson, Burton Lane
- I’ll Buy You a Star – Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz
- I Could Write a Book – Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers
- Can’t We Talk It Over / Either It’s Love or It Isn’t – Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts, Ned Washington, Victor Young
- Deep Night – Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallée
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
- Tight – Betty Carter
- Fake – Betty Carter
- My Favorite Things – Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers
- Open the Door – Betty Carter
Anthony Davis: Lady of the Mirrors (1980)
Label: India Navigation
Personnel:
- Anthony Davis – piano
Producer: Anthony Davis
Track listing
All tracks by Anthony Davis
- Beyond Reason
- Lady of the Mirrors
- Five Moods from an English Garden
- Under the Double Moon
- Man on a Turquoise Cloud
Muhal Richard Abrams: Blues Forever (1982)
Label: Black Saint
Personnel:
- Muhal Richard Abrams – piano, conductor
- Baikida Carroll – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Craig Harris – trombone
- Wallace Laroy McMillan – baratone saxophone, flute
- Jimmy Vass – alto saxophone, flute
- Eugene Ghee – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Vincent Chancey – French horn
- Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
- Michael Logan – bass
- Andrew Cyrille – drums
Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini
Track listing
All tracks by Muhal Richard Abrams
- Ancient and Future Reflections
- Du King” (Dedicated to Duke Ellington)
- Chambea
- Duet for One World
- Blues Forever
- Cluster for Many Worlds
- Quartet to Quartet
Henry Treadgill Sextet: When Was That (1982)
Label: About Time
Personnel:
- Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bass flute
- Craig Harris: trombone
- Olu Dara: cornet
- Brian Smith: piccolo bass
- Fred Hopkins: bass
- John Betsch: drums
- Pheeroan akLaff: drums
Producer: Alan Ringel, Ed Fishman, Larry Shengold
Track listing
All tracks by Henry Threadgill
- Melin
- 10 to 1
- Just B
- When Was That?
- Soft Suicide at the Baths
Charlie Haden: The Ballad of the Fallen (1983)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Carla Bley — piano, glockenspiel
- Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
- Sharon Freeman — French horn
- Mick Goodrick — guitar
- Charlie Haden — bass
- Jack Jeffers — tuba
- Michael Mantler — trumpet
- Paul Motian — percussion, drums
- Jim Pepper — flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Dewey Redman — tenor saxophone
- Steve Slagle — clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Gary Valente — trombone
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Els Segadors (The Reapers) – traditional
- The Ballad of the Fallen – folk song from El Salvador
- If You Want to Write Me (Si Me Quieres Escribir) – traditional
- Grandola Vila Morena – José Afonso
- Introduction to People – Carla Bley
- The People United Will Never Be Defeated” (El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!) – Sergio Ortega
- Silence – Charlie Haden
- Too Late – Carla Bley
- La Pasionaria – Charlie Haden
- La Santa Espina – Àngel Guimerà and Enric Morera
Branford Marsalis: Black Codes (1985)
Label: Columbia
Personnel:
- Wynton Marsalis — trumpet, leader
- Branford Marsalis — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Kenny Kirkland — piano
- Charnett Moffett — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- Jeff “Tain” Watts — drums
Producer: Steve Epstein
Track listing
- Black Codes – Wynton Marsalis
- For Wee Folks – Wynton Marsalis
- Delfeayo’s Dilemma – Wynton Marsalis
- Phryzzinian Man – Wynton Marsalis
- Aural Oasis – Wynton Marsalis
- Chambers of Tain – Kirkland
- Blues – Wynton Marsalis
Kip Hanrahan: Vertical’s Currency (1985)
Label: American Clave
Personnel:
- Steve Swallow – bass
- Milton Cardona, Puntilla Orlando Rios – congas, bongos
- Ignacio Berroa – drums
- Arto Lindsay – guitar
- Peter Sherer – keyboards, organ
- Kip Hanrahan – percussion
- David Murray – saxophone
- Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, piano
Producer: Kip Hanrahan
Track listing
All tracks by Kip Hanrahan
- A Small Map of Heaven
- Shadow Song
- Smiles and Grins
- Two Heartedly, To the Other Side
- Chances Are Good
- Make Love 2
- One Casual Song
- Intimate Distances
- Describing It To Yourself at Convex
- What Do You Think? That This Mountain Was Once Fire?
- Dark
Abdullah Ibrahim: Water From an Ancient Well (1986)
Label: Tiptoe
Personnel:
- Abdullah Ibrahim – piano
- Carlos Ward – alto flute
- Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- David Williams – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
- Dick Griffin – trombone
Producer: Sathima Bea Benjamin
Track listing
All tracks byAbdullah Ibrahim
- Mandela
- Song for Sathima
- Mannenberg (Revisited)
- Tuang Guru
- Water From an Ancient Well
- The Wedding
- The Mountain
- Sameeda
Miles Davis: Tutu (1986)
Label: Warner Bros.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Marcus Miller – bass guitars, guitar, synthesizers, drum machine programming, bass clarinet, soprano sax, other instruments
- Jason Miles – synthesizer programming
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Adam Holzman – synthesizer
- Steve Reid – additional percussion
- George Duke – all except percussion, bass guitar
- Omar Hakim – drums and percussion
- Bernard Wright – additional synthesizers
- Michał Urbaniak – electric violin
- Jabali Billy Hart – drums, bongos
Producer: Marcus Miller, Tommy LiPuma
Track listing
- Tutu – Miles Davis
- Tomaas – Miles Davis, Marcus Miller
- Portia – Miles Davis
- Splatch – Miles Davis
- Backyard Ritual – George Duke
- Perfect Way – David Gamson, Green Gartside
- Don’t Lose Your Mind – Miles Davis
- Full Nelson – Miles Davis
Zakir Hussain: Making Music (1987)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Zakir Hussain — tabla, percussion, voice
- Hariprasad Chaurasia — flutes
- Jan Garbarek — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- John McLaughlin — acoustic guitar
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Making Music – Zakir Hussain
- Zakir – John McLaughlin
- Water Girl – Zakir Hussain
- Toni – Zakir Hussain
- Anisa – Zakir Hussain
- Sunjog” – Zakir Hussain
- You and Me – Zakir Hussain and John McLaughlin
- Sabah – Zakir Hussain
Dave Holland: Extensions (1988)
Label: ECM
Personnel:
- Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
- Kevin Eubanks – electric guitar
- Dave Holland – double bass
- Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Track listing
- Nemesis – Kevin Eubanks
- Processional – Dave Holland
- Black Hole – Steve Coleman
- The Oracle – Dave Holland
- 101° Fahrenheit (Slow Meltdown) – Steve Coleman)
- Color of Mind – Kevin Eubanks
Butch Morris: Dust to Dust (1990)
Label: New World Records
Personnel:
- Janet Grice – bassoon
- Marty Ehrlich – clarinet
- Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris – conductor
- Andrew Cyrille – drums
- Vickey Bodner – English horn
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
- Zeena Parkins – harp
- Wayne Horvitz – keyboards, electronics
- John Purcell – oboe
- Myra Melford – piano
- J.A.Deane – trombone, electronics
- Brian Carrott – vibraphone
- Jason Hwang – violin
Producer: Wayne Horvitz
Track listing
All compositions by Lawrence “Butch” Morris
- Othello B
- The Bartok Comprovisation
- Via Talciona
- Long Goodbye
- Dust to Dust, Second and Third Parts
- Food Chain Dialogue
- Othello A
John Zorn: Naked City (1990)
Label: Elektra / Nonesuch
Personnel:
- John Zorn – alto saxophone
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Fred Frith – bass
- Joey Baron – drums
- Wayne Horvitz – keyboards
- Yamatsuka Eye – vocals
Producer: John Zorn
Track listing
- Batman – John Zorn
- The Sicilian Clan – Ennio Morricone
- You Will Be Shot – John Zorn
- Latin Quarter – John Zorn
- A Shot in the Dark – Henry Mancini
- Reanimator – John Zorn
- Snagglepuss – John Zorn
- I Want to Live – Johnny Mandel
- Lonely Woman -Ornette Coleman
- Igneous Ejaculation – John Zorn
- Blood Duster – John Zorn
- Hammerhead – John Zorn
- Demon Sanctuary – John Zorn
- Obeah Man – John Zorn
- Ujaku – John Zorn
- Fuck the Facts –John Zorn
- Speedball – John Zorn
- Chinatown – Jerry Goldsmith
- Punk China Doll – John Zorn
- Y. Flat Top Box – John Zorn
- Saigon Pickup – John Zorn
- The James Bond Theme – John Barry
- Den of Sins – John Zorn
- Contempt – Georges Delerue
- Graveyard Shift – John Zorn
- Inside Straight – John Zorn
I agree with so many of your picks. And your tastes are eclectic — i.e. not everyone would select (or even know about) Lenox Avenue Breakdown or Water From An Ancient Well or any number of your other choices.
Thx for the comment. I am glad that you like my choice.