On October 21, 2003, “Delmark” label released “Blue Jazz”, the 13th and final Malachi Thompson studio album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.
Personnel:
- Malachi Thompson – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Billy Harper – tenor saxophone
- Ari Brown – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Gene “Daddy G” Barge – tenor saxophone
- David Spencer, Kenny Anderson, Micah Frazier, Elmer Brown – trumpet
- Tracy Kirk, Steve Berry, Bill McFarland, Omar Jefferson – trombone
- Kirk Brown – piano
- Harrison Bankhead – bass
- Leon Joyce Jr. – drums
- Dee Alexander, The Big DooWopper – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.
- Black Metropolis
- The Panther
- Jaaz Revelations
- Genesis / Rebirth
- Po’ Little Louie
- Get On the Train
- Blues for a Saint Called Louis
- Blue Jazz
- Footprints – Wayne Shorter
- Mud Hole
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