Various Artists – “That’s The Way I Feel” Now A Tribute To Thelonious Monk

Label: A&M Records – SP 96600
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Post Bop

TRACKS AND MUSICIANS:
1 Thelonious
Bass – Tom Fowler
Drums – Chester Thompson
Trombone [Bass] – Phil Teele
Trombone, Arranged By – Bruce Fowler*

2 Little Rootie Tootie
Bass – Joseph Spampinato*
Drums – Tom Ardolino
Guitar – Al Anderson (2)
Performer – NRBQ, Whole Wheat Horns, The
Piano – Terry Adams (2)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Keith Spring
Trombone – Donn Adams

3 Reflections
Guitar, Arranged By – Steve Khan
Synthesizer, Arranged By – Donald Fagen

4 Blue Monk
Piano, Arranged By – Dr. John (Mac Rebennack)*

5 Misterioso
Bass – Steve Swallow
Drums – Victor Lewis
French Horn – Vincent Chancey
Guitar – Hiram Bullock
Organ, Arranged By – Carla Bley
Percussion, Effects [Special Effects] – Manolo Badrena
Performer – Carla Bley Band, The
Piano – Kenny Kirkland
Saxophone [Alto, Baritone] – Steve Slagle
Saxophone [Tenor] – Johnny Griffin
Trombone – Gary Valente
Trumpet – Mike Mantler*
Tuba – Bob Stewart
Vocals [The Voice Of Death] – Hal Willner

6 Pannonica
Piano [Tack Piano], Arranged By – Barry Harris (2)

7 Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are
Backing Vocals – Carol Hall, Donald Ray Mitchell, Harry Bowens, Sweet Pea Atkinson
Flute – David Was
Guitar, Synthesizer, Arranged By [Horn Arrangment] – Don Was
Percussion – Larry Fratangelo
Performer – Was (Not Was)
Saxophone [Alto] – David McMurray
Saxophone [Tenor] – Michael Ward (3)
Trombone – Jervonny Collier
Trumpet – Marcus Belgrave
Vocals – Sheila Jordan

8 Brilliant Corners
Bass – Steve Swallow
Drums – Joey Barron*
Guitar – Brenden Harkein*, John Scofield
Guitar, Arranged By – Mark Bingham

9 Ask Me Now
Saxophone [Soprano], Arranged By – Steve Lacy
Saxophone [Tenor], Arranged By – Charlie Rouse
B5 Monk’s Mood
Bass – Buster Williams
Drums, Percussion – Victor Lewis
French Horn – Gregory Williams (2), Vincent Chancey, Bill Warnick*
French Horn [Solo] – Willie Ruff
French Horn, Celesta, Arranged By – Sharon Freeman
Piano – Kenneth Barron*

10 Four In One
Saxophone [Alto], Arranged By – Gary Windo
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Guitar, Drum Programming, Arranged By – Todd Rundgren

11 Functional
Piano, Arranged By – Randy Weston

12 Evidence
Drums, Arranged By – Elvin Jones
Saxophone [Soprano], Arranged By – Steve Lacy

13 Shuffle Boil
Drums, Timpani – M.E. Miller*
Guitar, Vocals – Arto Lindsay
Noises [Game Calls], Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet, Arranged By – John Zorn
Piano, Organ, Celesta, Electronics – Wayne Horvitz

14 In Walked Bud
Bass – John Ore
Drums – Frankie Dunlop
Performer – Terry Adams and Friends
Piano – Terry Adams (2)
Saxophone [Alto] – Pat Patrick
Trombone – Roswell Rudd

15 Criss Cross
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar – Eugene Chadbourne
Drums, Percussion – David Licht
Performer, Arranged By – Shockabilly
Piano, Organ, Bass, Trombone [Alto], Percussion [Dad’s Clocks], Performer [Tapes] – Mark Kramer*

16 Jackie-ing
Bass – Steve Swallow
Clarinet – Don Davis (3)
Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] – Mars Williams
Drums – Joey Barron*
Guitar – Brenden Harkein*, John Scofield
Guitar, Arranged By – Mark Bingham
Saxophone [Bass], Whistle – Ralph Carney
Trumpet – David Buck

17 ‘Round Midnight
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Cello – Enrique Orango*, Muneer Abdul Fataah
Clarinet – Lawrence Feldman, Steve Slagle
Clarinet [Bass] – Ken McIntyre
Concertmaster – Jerry Little
Conductor – Sharon Freeman
Drums – Buddy Williams
Piano, Arranged By – Joe Jackson
Viola – Crystal Garner, Maxine Roach
Violin – Cheryl Hong, Karen Gilbert, Melanie Baker, Sandra Billingsles*, Stan Hunt*

18 Friday The Thirteenth
Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Percussion [Additional] – Dave Samuels
Vocals, Arranged By – Bob Dorough, Bobby McFerrin

19 Work
Bass – Marcus Miller
Drums – Anton Fig
Guitar – Peter Frampton
Guitar, Arranged By, Other [Concept] – Chris Spedding

20 Gallop’s Gallop
Saxophone [Soprano], Arranged By – Steve Lacy

21 Bye-Ya
Bass, Arranged By – Steve Swallow
Drums, Arranged By – Ed Blackwell
Piano, Arranged By – Dr. John
Saxophone [Alto], Arranged By – Steve Slagle

22 Bemsha Swing
Piano, Electric Piano, Arranged By – Gil Evans
Saxophone [Soprano], Arranged By – Steve Lacy

Wynton Marsalis – National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Dec.06/83

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis Quintet Live at National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Recorded Dec.06/83

Wynton Marsalis- tpt
Branford Marsalis – tn,sop sxs
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Charnett Moffett – ac-bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums

Michal Urbaniak – Facts of Life

Michal Urbaniak

Label: Love Records
ASIN: B0018I925C
Also Available in: Vinyl
Recorded at the Right Track Studios, New York, 1983

MUSICIANS:
Michal Urbaniak : violin
Larry Coryell : guitars
Urszula Dudziak : voice
Kenny Kirkland : keyboards
Victor Bailey : bass guitar
Omar Hakim : drums
Brian Keane : rhythm guitar on 3,6,7

TRACKS:
1 Facts Of Life
2 Tango
3 Just Like Being Born
4 Body Rub
5 The Other Side
6 Nothing Is Forever
7 Fon Wolfgang Amadeus
8 Kasia

Wynton Marsalis – Village Vanguard, NYC 2.4.1983

Wynton Marsalis

Recorded Live Village Vanguard, NYC 2.4.1983

Wynton Marsalis : Trumpet
Branford Marsalis : Tenor saxophone
Kenny Kirkland : Acoustic piano
Phil Bowler : Acoustic bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts : Drums

A lot of work went into this recording before I got it to make it sound this good, two different sources and lots of messing around but it’s been worth it.

This is a wonderful document of this classic quintet at one of the best clubs in the world.

James Newton – Luella

James Newton

 

Label: Gramavision – GR 8304
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Fusion, Free Improvisation

TRACKS:
1 Not Without You
2 Mr. Dolphy
3 Anna Maria
4 Diamonds Are For Freedom
5 Luella (For My Aunt)

MUSICIANS:
Bass – Cecil McBee
Cello – Abdul Wadud
Conductor, Flute – James Newton (2)
Drums – Billy Hart
Piano – Kenny Kirkland
Vibraphone – Jay Hoggard
Violin – Gayle Dixon, John Blake

Wynton Marsalis – Think of One

Wynthon Marsalis

Label: CBS – CK 38641
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Modal

TRACKS:
1 Knozz-Moe-King
2 Fuschia
3 My Ideal
4 What Is Happening Here (Now) ?
5 Think of One
6 Bell Ringer
7 Later
8 Melancholia

MUSICIANS:
Wynton Marsalis (trumpet)
Branford Marsalis (saxophone)
Kenny Kirkland (piano)
Phil Bowler (bass)
Ray Drummond (bass)
Jeff “Tain” Watts (drums).

Elvin Jones – Brother John

Elvin Jones
Label: Palo Alto Jazz – PA 8039-N
Format: Vinyl, LP, 12
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Jazz

MUSICIANS:
Pat LaBarbera saxophonist
Elvin Jones Drummer
Kenny Kirkland Pianist
Reggie Workman bassist

TRACKS:
1 Necessary Evil
2 October’s Child
3 Harmonique
4 What Ever Possessed Me
5 Familiar Ground
6 Why Try To Change Me Now
7 Minor Blues
8 Brother John

Elvin Jones – Earth Jones

Elvin Jones

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 10, 1982. Includes liner notes by Herb Wong.
Liner Note Authors: David Liebman; Lee Jeske; Herb Wong.
Recording information: Van Gelder Recording Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (02/10/1982).
Photographer: Darryl Pitt.

MUSICIANS:
Elvin Jones (drums)
Dave Liebman (soprano saxophone, flute)
Terumasa Hino (cornet)
Kenny Kirkland (piano)
George Mraz (bass).

TRACKS:
1. Three Card Molly
2. Is Seeing Believing?
3. Top of the Middle
4. Earth Jones
5. Never Let Me Go
6. Day and Night

Peter Erskine – Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine - Peter Erskine

Released :1982
Label: Contemporary

TRACKS:
1. Leroy Street 7:53
2. In Statu Nascendi 1:28
3. E.S.P. 2:57
4. Change Of Mind 7:27
5. All’s Well That Ends 11:07
6. My Ship 5:43
7. Coyote Blues 4:42

MUSICIANS:
Randy Brecker on trumpet & fluglehorn
Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone
Bob Mintzer on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet
Mike Mainieri on vibes
Don Grolnick on electric piano
Kenny Kirkland on piano
Eddie Gomez on bass
Don Alias on congas

Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Marsalis

Released: January 8th, 1982

MUSICIANS:
pianist Herbie Hancock
bassist Ron Carter
drummer Tony Williams
saxophonist Branford Marsalis
pianist Kenny Kirkland
drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts.

TRACKS:
1. Father Time 8:15
2. I’ll Be There When The Time Comes 2:33
3. RJ 3:48
4. Hesitation 5:43
5. Sister Cheryl 5:43
6. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)? 5:43
7. Twilight 8:40