Any Straight-Ahead Jazz Lovers Left? Let's Talk!!

[Bounty Killah]

Since we've got a bunch of jazz heads in here I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I first heard this recording back in the 90s and it completely blew me away. Joe Morello's version of Theme From Mission Impossible has this crazy drum solo that sounds like multiple drummers at the same time. The song only credits him as the drummer. Can someone tell me definitively if this is a single session/recording and if only one man is doing all of this percussion at the same time?!?



Produced by Joe Morello and Tom Jung

Joe Morello ~ Drums
Greg Kogan ~ Piano
Ralph Lalama ~ Saxophone/Flute
Gary Mazzaroppi ~ Bass

This is from the Going Place album released date 1993. The drum solo is Morello alone. Check allmusic.com

 

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It took years to get some of these albums.
Here's a few more..

Fam, your collection is loaded with stone-cold GEMS!!!! And I envy you on the vinyl. When they are well-cared for, NOTHING sounds better. My compliments to you!!!

 

[Kubrick]

Sons of Kemet
Theon Cross
Nubya Garcia
Christian Scott Atunde

All have recent albums that are really bringing new life to the genre.

Bro, I recently discovered the Sons of Kemet "Your Queen is a Reptile" album recently and I can not stop playing it.

 

[Rezn8]

You've been trapped on a desert island, but you've got the ability to play some music. Which albums do you absolutely need to have with you to survive? I need the following with me:

Michael Brecker is in beast mode on this!!

Bergonzi is one of the greatest tenor players ever, and very few people have heard of him.

A very young Chick Corea and amazing drum work by Grady Tate on this. Plus, Stan being Stan.
An underrated all-time classic album here.

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[THE DRIZZY]

Great post. I will contribute in the future.

 

[Charlemagne]

Something that happened to me a few months back.

We were at a heathcare professionals mixer. It was a family type of event so wives and kids were there. We were at the table with this physician I know very well and his family. They had a local jazz band and they were playing the standards. Straight, No Chaser etc. My friend's son and daughter start going on this little rant about "why are they playing all of this bougie white people music?" Then his wife said, "yeah, I know right?" I almost fell out of my seat. Sadly, most black kids today to not associate jazz as being black music.

Recorded music has only been around for the masses for 80 or so years. earlier generations only had 10, 20, 30 years of recorded music history to be knowledgeable of. We are now expecting 25-year-olds to know their own music, plus 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s. Black folks have to decide what the canon is - and that's an ever-evolving process for a still very young ethnic group. I'm a jazz head, like, fr fr. like when my father passed away when i was 7, i inherited the record player and all his records in my bedroom - duke, count, fatha, oscar, errol, john, miles, horace, yusef, rashad roland, thelonius, art, eric, mccoy, ahmad, etc. and that's all i listened to. i was a 9-year-old jazz nerd. i had to make a decision though with my daughter - is it more important to me that she be up on Prince and Stevie and ATCQ, PE and De La, or Miles and John and Herbie. I chose Prince and Stevie and ATCQ, PE and De La. Of course she's been exposed to all the music i listen to and she would not think jazz is white people music, but i was very intentional that Prince and Stevie and golden age hip hop were engrained into her cultural memory. there is only room for so much.

 

[mangobob79]

Great points, fam!!! A few years ago, I saw a master class on jazz improvisation being taught by Barry Harris who is one of the last living bebop-era musicians on the scene. It was awesome hearing him share his knowledge on the music -- until they panned the camera around. Even though they were in a large lecture hall, it quickly became apparent that the only black face in that entire room was Barry's. A while later, I saw a Q & A session between college music students and Sonny Rollins. All of the students asking questions were white. FINALLY, a young black woman came up with a question for Sonny, so I started to get excited. But, as soon as she started speaking it was obvious that the young woman is British. I don't know any young African-Americans who listen to or know much about Blues. Sadly, it looks like jazz is going in the same direction. Who is the young late-teen or twenty-something up-and-coming African-American jazz star today? Remember, Wynton was eighteen when he came on the scene. If they're out there, I don't know who they are. I'm afraid we're rapping our culture away. And BTW, your dream band would be a killer!!!

i like Christian Scott & Kamasi Washington

 

[mangobob79]

I grew up in the 1970's listening to the cats that most Jazz purists hated(Bob James/CTI....etc)

Since then i've bought hundreds and hundreds of original(or 2nd) pressings of classic Jazz albums.

Here are pictures of some of my records...

It took years to get some of these albums.
Here's a few more..

 

[mangobob79]

Miles Davis
Fathead Newman
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Jimmy Cobham
Mccoy Tyner
Hank Crawford
Grant Green
Jimmy Cobham
Cannonball Adderley
Wes Wes Wes !!!

 

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CLASSIC DOCUMENTARIES

A GREAT DAY IN HARLEM





1959: THE YEAR THAT CHANGED JAZZ






CHARLES MINGUS: MINGUS 1968






DIZZY GILLESPIE:TO BOP OR NOT TO BE - A JAZZ LIFE






KEITH JARRETT: THE ART OF IMPROVISATION






WAYNE SHORTER: THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNKNOWN






CHARLES MINGUS: TRIUMPH OF THE UNDERDOG







TRUMPET KINGS: THE HISTORY OF JAZZ TRUMPET






PIANO LEGENDS: THE HISTORY OF JAZZ PIANO






BILLIE HOLIDAY: SENSATIONAL LADY






THE JAZZ BARONESS: THE PATRON SAINT OF BEBOP








THELONIOUS MONK: STRAIGHT NO CHASER






DEXTER GORDON: MORE THAN YOU KNOW





ART BLAKEY: THE JAZZ MESSENGER







MILES AHEAD: THE MUSIC OF MILES DAVIS






ROY HARGROVE: HARGROVE






RUDY VAN GELDER: PERFECT TAKES






JOHN COLTRANE: CHASING TRANE






YUSEF LATEEF: BROTHER YUSEF










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PRESENT-DAY STARS

ESPERANZA SPALDING
Bassist / Vocalist

JOEY ALEXANDER
Pianist

KAMASI WASHINGTON
Tenor Saxophonist

JOEL ROSS
Vibraphonist

NUBYA GARCIA
Tenor Saxophonist

JEREMY PELT
Trumpeter

CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH
Trumpeter

ROBERT GLASPER
Pianist

JAZZMEIA HORN
Vocalist

KENDRICK SCOTT
Drummer/Composer

WARREN WOLF
Vibraphonist/Pianist

MARQUIS HILL
Trumpeter















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[Wobble Wobble]

Respect to you all. It is vital that we teach the youth that it is our music, that improisation is the heighest, and that these men and women were masters of their craft. Just recently I was asked what my favourite Jazz album was. Without hesitation I say Miles Davis Sketches of Spain, but if you dn't consider that Jazz, then I'd go with Miles and Coltrane in Stockholm 1960/61.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk has been mentioned once here, but the brother was the real deal. He could do it all, from Dixieland/Trad all the way to Free. That flute in Ludacris' "Number One Spot"? That's Rahsaan Roland Kirk...

Here he takes Burt Bacharach and Hal David and flips it, quotes Coltranes "A Love Supreme". Behind the gimicks, everything he did had a purpose.

 

[the artist]

Johnny Hartman and James Moody....

I start my days with...

Moody was my dude. Got to hang with him for a few days during his last year or so of life. Told me tons of stories. I called him Mr. Moody when I first met him and he said to me, "call me Moody, only white people have to call me Mr."

 

[Rezn8]

Moody was my dude. Got to hang with him for a few days during his last year or so of life. Told me tons of stories. I called him Mr. Moody when I first met him and he said to me, "call me Moody, only white people have to call me Mr."

You were blessed to spend time with one of our masters fam!! I know you'll always treasure that experience!! I know he and Dizzy were almost like brothers, so I know the stories were incredible.

 

[the artist]

You were blessed to spend time with one of our masters fam!! I know you'll always treasure that experience!! I know he and Dizzy were almost like brothers, so I know the stories were incredible.

Cherished indeed. Helped him track down an old army buddy when he was in town and then took him over the man's house. We went thru photo albums from their military days. He told me stories of how the "army band" would come and listen to them rehearse and steal their ideas yet they weren't allowed to leave their area to watch the military band rehearse.

He also said that the reason he got his big break was because Dizzy's original soloist didn't show up the day of a gig and Dizzy pointed to him to solo. He did and the rest was history because people began asking about "the kid" in the band.

 

[PsiBorg]

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MODERN JAZZ CLASSICS
Part I
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For those who know the music, here's a chance to revisit some all-time classics. For those who may be completely new to jazz, this can be an introduction into some of the music that has made this Black American art form the greatest music ever produced.

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TONY WILLIAMS -- CIVILIZATION

Release Date: May 15, 1987
Song Featured: Geo Rose

PERSONNEL
Tony Williams -- Drums and Composer
Bill Pierce -- Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Wallace Roney -- Trumpet
Mulgrew Miller -- Piano
Charnette Moffett - Bass

HERBIE HANCOCK -- RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS

Release Date: September 25, 2007
Song Featured: Edith and the Kingpin

PERSONNEL
Herbie Hancock -- Piano and Composer
Wayne Shorter -- Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Lionel Loueke -- Guitar
Dave Holland -- Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta -- Drums
Paulinho da Costa -- Percussion
Prince -- Acoustic Guitar (Edith and the Kingpin)
Tina Turner -- Vocalist (Edith and the Kingpin)

LEE MORGAN -- CORNBREAD

Release Date: September 18, 1965
Song Featured: Ceora

PERSONNEL
Lee Morgan -- Trumpet and Composer
Jackie McLean -- Alto Saxophone
Hank Mobley -- Tenor Saxophone
Herbie Hancock -- Piano
Larry Ridley -- Bass
Billy Higgins -- Drums

KENNY KIRKLAND -- KENNY KIRKLAND

Release Date: October 1, 1991
Song Featured: Ana Maria

PERSONNEL
Kenny Kirkland -- Piano
Branford Marsalis -- Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Christian McBride and Charnette Moffett -- Bass
Jeff Watts and Steve Berrios -- Drums
Don Alias -- Percussion

HERBIE HANCOCK -- SPEAK LIKE A CHILD

Release Date: March 6, 1968
Song Featured: Speak Like a Child

PERSONNEL
Herbie Hancock -- Piano and Composer
Ron Carter -- Bass
Mickey Roker -- Drums
Thad Jones -- Flugelhorn
Jerry Dodgion -- Alto Flute
Peter Phillips -- Bass Trombone

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON
THE MOSAIC PROJECT

Release Date: July 19, 2011
Song Featured: I Got Lost in His Arms

PERSONNEL
Terri Lyne Carrington -- Drums and Composer
Esperanza Spalding - Bass
Patrice Rushen - Piano and Keyboards
Anat Cohen - Bass Clarinet and Soprano Sax
Ingrid Jensen -- Flute
Linda Taylor -- Guitar
Sheila E -- Percussion
Gretchen Parlato -- Vocalist (I Got Lost in His Arms)

BOBBY McFERRIN -- BOBBY McFERRIN

Release Date: March 12, 1982
Song Featured: Moondance

PERSONNEL
Bobby McFerrin -- Vocalist and Fender Rhodes
H.B. Bennett -- Guitar
Victor Feldman -- Piano
Randy Jackson -- Bass
Kenneth Nash -- Percussion

MILES DAVIS -- '58 MILES

Recording Dates: May 26, 1958; July 28, 1958
Release Date: April 12, 1991
Song Featured: On Green Dolphin Street

PERSONNEL
Miles Davis -- Trumpet
Cannonball Adderley -- Alto Saxophone
John Coltrane -- Tenor Saxophone
Bill Evans -- Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Jimmy Cobb -- Drums

THELONIOUS MONK -- THE COMPLETE
BLUE NOTE RECORDINGS

Song Featured: Criss Cross
Recording Date: July 23, 1951

PERSONNEL
Thelonious Monk - Piano and Composer
Sahib Shahab -- Alto Saxophone
Milt Jackson -- Vibraphone
Al McKibbon -- Bass
Art Blakey -- Drums

WYNTON MARSALIS -- J MOOD

Release Date: October 14, 1986
Song Featured: Melodique

PERSONNEL
Wynton Marsalis -- Trumpet and Composer
Marcus Roberts -- Piano
Robert Hurst, III -- Bass
Jeff Watts -- Drums




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ROY HARGROVE -- EARFOOD

Release Date: June 2, 2008
Song Featured: Brown

PERSONNEL
Roy Hargrove -- Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Composer
Justin Robinson -- Alto Saxophone and Flute
Gerald Clayton -- Piano
Danton Boller -- Bass
Montez Coleman -- Drums

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MODERN JAZZ CLASSICS
PART II

HERBIE HANCOCK
FAT ALBERT ROTUNDA
Featured Song: Tell Me a Bedtime Story
Recording Date: November 26, 1969

PERSONNEL
Herbie Hancock -- Acoustic and Electric Piano, Composer
Joe Henderson -- Alto Flute
Garnett Brown -- Trombone
Johnny Coles -- Flugelhorn
Buster Williams -- Acoustic and Electric Bass
Albert "Tootie" Heath Drums

BETTY CARTER
FEED THE FIRE
Recording Date: October 30, 1993
Featured Song: Feed the Fire

PERSONNEL
Betty Carter -- Vocalist
Geri Allen -- Piano
Dave Holland -- Bass
Jack DeJohnette -- Drums

JEREMY PELT -- SOUNDTRACK
Recording Dates: September 15 & 16, 2021
Featured Song: Soundtrack

PERSONNEL
Jeremy Pelt -- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Composer
Chien Chien Lu -- Vibraphone
Victor Gould -- Piano
Allen Mednard -- Drums
Vicente Archer -- Bass

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CHARLIE PARKER
THE COMPLETE SAVOY STUDIO RECORDINGS
Featured Song: Ko-Ko
Recording Date: November 26, 1945

PERSONNEL
Charlie Parker -- Alto Saxophone
Dizzy Gillespie -- Trumpet, Piano
Curly Russell -- Bass
Max Roach -- Drums

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AL JARREAU -- ALL FLY HOME
Featured Song: Brite N' Sunny Babe
Recording Date: June 1978

PERSONNEL
Al Jarreau -- Vocalist
Lee Ritenour -- Guitar
Lynn Blessing -- Vibraphone
Freddie Hubbard -- Flugelhorn
Larry Williams -- Piano
Tom Canning -- Electric Piano
Reggie McBride -- Bass
Joe Correro -- Drums
Paulinho Da Costa -- Percussion

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KENT JORDAN -- ESSENCE
Featured Song: Rio
Recording Date: February 1988

PERSONNEL
Kent Jordan -- Flute
Kevin Eubanks -- Acoustic Guitar
Dave Holland -- Bass
Billy Childs -- Piano
Jonathan Bloom -- Percussion

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JOE SAMPLE -- SAMPLE THIS
Featured Song: Night Flight
Recording Date: July 25, 1997


PERSONNEL
Joe Sample -- Piano, Composer
Jay Anderson -- Bass
Lenny Castro -- Drums, Percussion
Dean Parks -- Guitar

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DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHNNY HODGES
SIDE BY SIDE
Featured Song: Going Up
Recording Date: February 26, 1959

PERSONNEL
Duke Ellington -- Piano
Johnny Hodges -- Alto Saxophone
Harry "Sweets"Edison -- Trumpet
Les Spann -- Flute
Al Hall -- Bass
Jo Jones -- Drums

BLUE MITCHELL -- DOWN WITH IT!
Featured Song: Perception
Recording Date: July 14, 1965

PERSONNEL
Blue Mitchell -- Trumpet
Junior Cook -- Tenor Saxophone
Chick Corea -- Piano
Gene Taylor -- Bass
Al Foster -- Drums

RAVI COLTRANE -- IN FLUX
Featured Song: Away
Recording Date: November 2004

PERSONNEL
Ravi Coltrane -- Tenor & Soprano Saxophones, Composer
Luis Perdomo -- Piano
Drew Gress -- Bass
E. J. Strickland -- Drums

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ELIANE ELIAS
MADE IN BRAZIL
Featured Song: Driving Ambition
Recording Date: November 2014

PERSONNEL
Eliane Elias -- Piano, Vocalist, Composer
Marcelo Mariano -- Electric Bass
Marc Johnson -- Acoustic Bass
Roberto Menescal -- Guitar
Rafael Barata -- Drums
Amanda Brecker & Take 6 -- Background Vocalists

BUSTER WILLIAMS -- UNALOME
Featured Song: Estate
Recording Date: February 24, 2024

PERSONNEL
Buster Williams -- Bass
George Colligan -- Piano
Lenny White -- Drums
Bruce Williams - Tenor and Alto Saxophones, Flute
Stefon Harris -- Vibraphone
Jean Taylor -- Vocalist



























































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CLASSIC LIVE PERFORMANCES


THE GERI ALLEN TRIO
The Leverkusen Jazztage Concert
December 1985





RACHELLE FERRELL
Ancient Theater of Vienna Concert
2001








RASHAAN ROLAND KIRK
The Ed Sullivan Show
January 1971







THE DIRECTIONS IN MUSIC QUINTET
Vienna, Austria
2002

PERSONNEL
Herbie Hancock -- Piano
Roy Hargrove -- Trumpet
Michael Brecker -- Tenor Saxophone
George Mraz -- Bass
Willie Jones, III -- Drums







THE
CHARLIE PARKER - DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET
The Earl Wilson Show
February 1952

PERSONNEL
Dizzy Gillespie -- Trumpet
Charlie Parker -- Alto Saxophone
Dick Hyman -- Piano
Sandy Block -- Bass
Charlie Smith -- Drums








THE KENNY GARRETT QUARTET
Jazz Baltica Concert
Kiel, Germany
1999

PERSONNEL
Kenny Garrett -- Alto Saxophone
Kenny Kirkland -- Piano
Nat Reeves -- Bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts -- Drums







THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET
Stockholm, Sweden Concert
October 1967

PERSONNEL
Miles Davis -- Trumpet
Wayne Shorter -- Tenor Saxophone
Herbie Hancock -- Piano
Ron Carter -- Bass
Tony Williams -- Drums









THE CHICK COREA AKOUSTIC BAND
Sunset Gower Studio
Los Angeles, CA
December 1989

PERSONNEL
Chick Corea -- Piano
John Patitucci -- Bass
Dave Weckl -- Drums







THE JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET
Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual Show
December 1963

PERSONNEL
John Coltrane -- Tenor Saxophone
McCoy Tyner -- Piano
Jymie Merritt -- Bass
Elvin Jones -- Drums







THE JOEY DEFRANCESCO QUINTET
Jazz Baltica
Salzau, Germany
2007

PERSONNEL
Joey DeFrancesco -- Organ
Bobby Hutcherson -- Vibraphone
Ron Blake -- Tenor Saxophone
Ulf Wakenius -- Guitar
Byron Landrum -- Drums






THE RETURN TO FOREVER TRIO
with JOE HENDERSON
The Echoes of An Era Concert
Reseda County Club
Reseda, CA
April 1982

PERSONNEL
Chick Corea -- Piano
Joe Henderson -- Tenor Saxophone
Stanley Clarke -- Bass
Lenny White -- Drums


























































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[parisian]

bookmarked

 

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MODERN JAZZ CLASSICS
PART III

STEFON HARRIS & BLACKOUT
EVOLUTION
Recording Date: November 21, 2003
Featured Song: The Lost Ones

PERSONNEL
Stefon Harris -- Vibraphone, Composer
Marc Cary -- Keyboards
Terrein. Gully -- Drums
Anne Drummond -- Flute
Darryl Hall -- Bass

WILLIE JONES, III -- THE NEXT PHASE
Recording Dates: October 15, 2009; December 17, 2009
Featured Song: Changing the Game

PERSONNEL
Willie Jones, III -- Drums, Composer
Eric Reed -- Piano
Dezron Douglas -- Bass
Greg Tardy -- Tenor Saxophone
Steve Davis -- Trombone
Warren Wolf -- Vibraphone

HERBIE HANCOCK -- THRUST
Recording Date: August 1974
Featured Song: Butterfly

PERSONNEL
Herbie Hancock -- Electric Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizers, Composer
Bennie Maupin -- Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Flute
Paul Jackson -- Electric Bass
Mike Clark -- Drums
Bill Summers -- Percussion

ED CHERRY -- A SECOND LOOK
Recording Date: April 27, 1994
Featured Song: Cloud Dancer

PERSONNEL
Ed Cherry -- Guitar, Composer
Kenny Barron -- Piano
Steve Nelson -- Vibraphone
Andy McKee -- Bass
Jose Mangual -- Bongos
Laurence Killian -- Congas
Yoron Israel -- Drums

WAYNE SHORTER -- SPEAK NO EVIL
Recording Date: December 24, 1964
Featured Song: Witch Hunt

PERSONNEL
Wayne Shorter -- Tenor Saxophone, Composer
Freddie Hubbard -- Trumpet
Herbie Hancock -- Piano
Ron Carter -- Bass
Elvin Jones -- Drums

ROBERT HURST, III
BOB: A PALINDROME
Recording Date: October 2001
Featured Song: Picked From Nick

PERSONNEL
Robert Hurst, III -- Bass, Composer
Bennie Maupin -- Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Alto Flute
Marcus Belgrave -- Trumpet
Jeff "Tain" Watts -- Drums
Robert Glasper -- Piano
Adam Rudolph -- Percussion

MILES DAVIS -- IN A SILENT WAY
Recording Date: May 18, 1968
Featured Song: It's About That Time

PERSONNEL
Miles Davis -- Trumpet
Wayne Shorter -- Soprano Saxophone
John McLaughlin -- Guitar
Herbie Hancock -- Electric Piano
Chick Corea -- Electric Piano
Joe Zawinul -- Organ
Dave Holland -- Bass
Tony Williams -- Drums

MICHAEL FRANKS
RENDEZVOUS IN RIO
Recording Date: June 27, 2006
Featured Song: Under the Sun

PERSONNEL
Michael Franks -- Vocalist, Composer
Chuck Loeb -- Guitar, Keyboards, Acoustic Piano
Wolfgang Huffner -- Drums
Carmen Cuestra Loeb -- Background Vocalist
Robbie Dupree -- Background Vocalist

JOE HENDERSON -- MODE FOR JOE
Recording Date: January 27, 1966
Featured Song: A Shade of Jade

PERSONNEL
Joe Henderson -- Tenor Saxophone, Composer
Lee Morgan -- Trumpet
Curtis Fuller -- Trombone
Bobby Hutcherson -- Vibraphone
Cedar Walton -- Piano
Ron Carter -- Bass
Joe Chambers -- Drums

KENNY BARRON -- THINGS UNSEEN
Recording Date: March 17-18, 1995
Featured Song: Marie Laveau

PERSONNEL
Kenny Barron -- Piano, Composer
David Williams -- Bass
Victor Lewis -- Drums
John Scofield -- Guitar
John Stubblefield -- Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Henderson -- Trumpet
Mino Cinelu -- Percussion
Naoko Terai -- Violin

NNENNA FREELON -- HERITAGE
Recording Date: February 23, 1993
Featured Song: Infant Eyes

PERSONNEL
Nnenna Freelon -- Vocalist
Kenny Barron -- Piano
Christian McBride -- Bass
Lewis Nash -- Drums







































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