John Coltrane – Coltrane Plays The Blues (1960)

June 9, 2009 at 7:16 pm (Elvin Jones, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Steve Davis) ()

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John Coltrane – sax
McCoy Tyner – p
Steve Davis – b
Elvin Jones – dr

Rec. on 24 Oct 1960

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Ornette Coleman – The Art Of The Improvisers (1959-61)

May 1, 2009 at 1:02 pm (Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Jimmy Garrison, Ornette Coleman, Scott La Faro) ()

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Ornette Coleman – sax
Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
Charlie Haden – b
Jimmy Garrisson – b
Scott La Faro – b
Ed Blackwell – dr
Billy Higgins – dr

Rec. 1959-61

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The Complete Billie Holiday with the Ellingtonians (1935-37)

April 25, 2009 at 4:00 pm (Albert Nicholas, Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Billie Holiday, Cootie Williams, Cozy Cole, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, George "Pops" Foster, J.C. Higginbotham, Johnny Hodges, Jonah Jones, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Teddy Wilson) ()

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Billie Holiday – voc

with:

Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Barney Bigard, Gene Krupa, Jonah Jones, Ben Webster, Cozy Cole, Buster Bailey, Lester Young, J. C. Higginbotham, Albert Nicholas, George “Pops” Foster, and many more

Rec. 1935 – 1937

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Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra on Jupiter

April 25, 2009 at 3:02 pm (John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Sun Ra Arkestra, Unknown Musician) ()

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Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra

featuring

John Gilmore – sax
Marshall Allen -sax
Atakatune – perc
Unknown Musician – violin, cello

and many more

Who’s Mr. Funk? Sun Ra’s most funky album!

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Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (1958)

April 3, 2009 at 4:06 pm (Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Johnny Griffin, Spanky Debrest, Thelonious Monk) ()

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Art Blakey – dr
Thelonious Monk – p
Johnny Griffin – sax
Bill Hardman – tr
Spanky Debrest – b

Released 1958

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Cannonball & Coltrtane (1959)

April 3, 2009 at 2:31 pm (Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly) (, )

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Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – sax
John Coltrane – sax
Wynton Kelly – p
Paul Chambers – b
Jimmy Cobb – dr

Rec. on 3 Feb 1959

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Sun Ra – Space Is The Place (movie)

March 31, 2009 at 12:04 pm (Sun Ra Arkestra)

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Sun Ra – Space is the Place – the motion picture movie

HAPPY RESURRECTION (=Easter) 2009!

The Prophet himself speaks to you!!!!!

(If there is anybody who does understand more than 2% of this movie, please let us all know…..)

After watching this movie, you are not an ordinary Sun-Ra-Addict anymore, you may call yourself  “Solar Child”

(Please read instructions)

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Charlie Parker – The Legendary DIAL Masters Vol 2 (1946-47)

March 31, 2009 at 11:49 am (Barney Kessel, Charlie Parker, Duke Jordan, Erroll Garner, Howard McGhee, J. J. Johnson, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Shorty Rogers, Tommy Potter) ()

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The “classic” Charlie Parker, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker – sax
Shorty Rogers – tr
Miles Davis – tr
Duke Jordan – p
Tommy Potter – b
Max Roach – dr
J. J. Johnson – trombone
Erroll Garner – p
Barney Kessel – guit
Howard McGhee – tr

and many more

Rec. 1946-47

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Charlie Parker – The Legendary DIAL Masters Vol 1 (1946-47)

March 31, 2009 at 11:37 am (Barney Kessel, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Jordan, Erroll Garner, Howard McGhee, Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Ray Brown, Tommy Potter) ()

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The “classic” Charlie Parker, Vol 1

Charlie Parker – sax
Dizzy Gillespie – tr
Miles Davis – tr
Ray Brown – b
Lucky Thompson – sax
Howard McGhee – tr
Erroll Garner – p
Barney Kessel – guit
Red Callender – b
Duke Jordan – p
Max Roach – dr
Tommy Potter – b
George Handy – p

and many more…

Rec. 1946-47

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Ornette Coleman – The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959)

March 31, 2009 at 11:17 am (Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman) ()

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Ornette Coleman – sax
Don Cherry – cornet
Charlie Haden – b
Billy Higgins – dr

Rec. in LA, California, 22. May 1959

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