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KENNY WERNER “CHURCH ON MARS” New York, October 8, 2018Superfluous, Think of oneDavid Liebman (ts,sop) Kenny Werner (p) James Genus (b) Terri Lyne Carrington (d) Vivienne Aerts (vcl) RALPH TOWNER “BATIK” Oslo, January, 1978Waterwheel, BatikRalph Towner (g,12-string-g,p) Eddie Gomez (b) Jack DeJohnette (d GERRY MULLIGAN AND THE CONCERT JAZZ BAND LIVE “VILLAGE VANGUARD” New York, December 11, 1960Blueport, Body and soulClark Terry, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb,arr) Willie Dennis (tb) Alan Raph (b-tb) Gene Quill (as,cl) Bob Donovan (as) Jim Reider (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bar,p-1) Gene Allen (bar,b-cl) Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) Al Cohn, Johnny Mandel (arr) Continue reading Puro Jazz 02 de septiembre, 2025 at PuroJazz.

CEDAR WALTON “THE MAESTRO” Hollywood, CA, December 15, 1980In a sentimental mood (ab vcl), Rhythm-a-ning, On the trail (bb out)Bob Berg (ts) Cedar Walton (p) David Williams (b) Billy Higgins (d) Abbey Lincoln (vcl) MICHA THOMAS “REVEAL” New York ?, c. 2023Sacred memory, Little doctor (take 1), LightningMicah Thomas (p,comp) Dean Torrey (b) Kayvon Gordon (d) FRANK MORGAN “EASY LIVING” Glendale, CA, June 12 & 13, 1985Yes and no, Third Street blues, Now’s the timeFrank Morgan (as) Cedar Walton (p) Tony Dumas (b) Billy Higgins (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 01 de septiembre, 2025 at PuroJazz.

LINDA MAY HAN OH “STRANGE HEAVENS” lanzamiento 22 agosto, 2025Portal, Strange Heavens, Living Proof, Just WaitingAmbrose Akinmusire (t) Linda May Han Oh (elec/acus b, voz) Tyshawn Sorey (dr) RICHARD WYANDS TRIO “HALF AND HALF” Brooklyn, NY, December 8, 1999Blues for Kosi, Half and half, As long as I liveRichard Wyands (p) Peter Washington (b) Kenny Washington (d) CAROLINE DAVIS QUARTET “LIVE WORK & PLAY” Chicago, IL, April, 2012Kowtow, Real rims, for Kalvin, CherylCaroline Davis (as) Mike Allemana (g) Matt Ferguson (b) Jeremy Cunningham (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 29 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

GONZALO RUBALCABA “FIRST MEETING – LIVE AT DIZZY’S CLUB” New York, August 25-28, 2022”500 miles highChris Potter (sax) Gonzalo Rubalcaba (p) Larry Grenadier (b) Eric Harland (d) PEGGY LEE & COLE SCHMIDT “FOREVER STORIES OF MOVING PARTIES” Montreal, PQ & Vancouver, BC, Canada, and various remote locations, 2022 & 2023 Blame (1,2,5,6,7,9), Doctor Dawn (ea voice,5,9,12), Mercy (1,5,6,9,10)JP Carter (tp-1,electronics-1) Melissa Hubert (fl-2) Lisen Rylander Love (ts-5,electronics-5,voice) Wayne Horvitz (p-7,org-7,electronics-7) Frank Cole Schmidt (g) Meredith Bates (vln-6) Peggy Lee (cello) Mili Hong (d-9) Dylan van der Schyff (d-10,perc-10) STAN GETZ QUARTET “LOVER MAN LIVE CONCERT” Milan, Italy, October 22, 1974Lester left town, Stan’s Blues Stan Getz (ts) Albert Dailey (p) George Mraz (b) Billy Hart (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 28 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

DAVID MURRAY QUARTET “BIRDLY SERENADE” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 5 & 6, 2024Birdly serenade, Bald ego, Song of the world (for Mixashawn Rozie) (en vcl)David Murray (ts,b-cl,comp) Marta Sanchez (p) Luke Stewart (b) Russell Carter (d) Ekep Nkwelle (vcl) Francesca Cinelli (voice) RENE MARIE “VERTIGO” LEWIS: New York, February 22 & 23, 2001Them there eyes, I only have eyes for you, It’s all right with meRene Marie (vcl) acc by Jeremy Pelt (tp) Chris Potter (b-cl,ts) Mulgrew Miller (p) Bruce Barth (p-1) John Hart (g) Robert Hurst (b) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d) Jeffrey Haynes (perc) RED RODNEY “LIVE “VILLAGE VANGUARD” New York, May 8 & 9 & July 5 & 7, 1980A time for love (1,2,6,7), Come home to bed (1,5), Blues in the guts (1,7,)Red Rodney (tp-1,flhrn-2) Ira Sullivan (sop-3,ts-4,fl-5,tp-6,flhrn-7) Garry Dial (p) Paul Berner (b) Tom Whaley (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 27 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

SIDNEY BECHET: “Sidney Bechet Quintet” – New York, June 8, 1939Summertime Sidney Bechet (sop) Meade Lux Lewis (p) Teddy Bunn (g) Johnny Williams (b) Sidney Catlett (d) “& His Blue Note Jazzmen” – New York, December 20, 1944St. Louis blues, Jazz me blues, Blue horizonSidney DeParis (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Sidney Bechet (cl,sop) Art Hodes (p) Pops Foster (b) Manzie Johnson (d) MEADE LUX LEWIS: Chicago, November 21, 1935 Honky Tonk Train Blues (1935) Meade Lux Lewis (p) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (d) “Club Hangover”, San Francisco, July 10, 1954 Spooney Sam Meade Lux Lewis (p) Smokey Stover (d) “Cat House Piano” – Los Angeles, January 16, 1955 Dragon blues Meade Lux Lewis (p) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (d) VIC DICKENSON: “Vic Dickenson Septet, Vol. Continue reading Puro Jazz 26 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

ONE FOR ALL FEATURING GEORGE COLEMAN “BIG GEORGE” New York, September 27, 2022Chainsaw, Edgerly, This I dig of you (1)Jim Rotondi (tp) Steve Davis (tb) Eric Alexander (as,ts) George Coleman (ts-1) David Hazeltine (p) John Webber (b) Joe Farnsworth (d) DANIELSSON POHJOLA PARRICELLI “TRIO” Bordeaux, France, c. 2024Le calme au Chateau, Chanson d’Helene, L’epoque, Mood indigoVerneri Pohjola (tp) John Parricelli (g) Lars Danielsson (b,cello) ED THIGPEN FEAT. Continue reading Puro Jazz 25 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

PATRICIA BRENNAN “BREAKING STRETCH” New York, September 16 & 17, 2023Los Otros Yo, 555 (1)Adam O’Farrill (tp,electronics-1) Jon Irabagon (as,sopranino-sax) Mark Shim (ts) Patricia Brennan (vib,mar,electronics) Kim Cass (b) Marcus Gilmore (d) Mauricio Herrera (perc) SAM RIVERS “A NEW CONCEPTION” Englewood Cliffs, N.J., October 11, 1966When I fall in love (3), I’ll never smile again (2,3), Detour ahead (1,2,3), That’s all (2) Sam Rivers (fl-1,sop-2,ts-3) Hal Galper (p) Herbie Lewis (b) Steve Ellington (d) SIMON NABATOV QUARTET FEATURING RALPH ALESSI “LOVELY MUSIC” Cologne, Germany, September 9, 2021Koscha’s delight, No doubt, RicketyRalph Alessi (tp) Sebastian Gille (saxes) Simon Nabatov (p) David Helm (b) Leif Berger (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 22 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

REZ ABBASI ACOUSTIC QUARTET “SOUND REMAINS” c. 2024 Presence, You areBill Ware (vib) Rez Abbasi (g,comp) Stephan Crump (b) Eric McPherson (d) Hasan Bakr (perc) TOMMY CRANE / DAVID BINNEY “THE ISLE” Montreal, PQ, Canada, 2023Canal Moms, It ain’t magic, The isle of jam, Snow in VerdunDave Gossage (fl) David Binney (sax,synt,comp) Parker Shper (p,keyboards) Thomas Carbou (g) Levi Dover, Jordan Brooks, Logan Kane (b) Tommy Crane (d,comp) TIM HAGANS QUARTET “THE MOON IS WAITING” Maggies Farm, Pipersville, PA, March 3 & 4, 2011Ornette’s waking dream of a woman, First jazz, What I’ll tell her tonightTim Hagans (tp,flhrn) Vic Juris (g) Rufus Reid (b) Jukkis Uotila (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

JIMMY GREENE “AS WE ARE NOW” c. 2024Praises (1), Unburdened, Flood stageJimmy Greene (ts,sop,comp) Shedrick Mitchell (org-1) Aaron Goldberg (p) Mike Moreno (g) Dezron Douglas (b) Jonathan Barber (d) Gabriel Globus-Hoenich (perc-2) Rogerio Boccato (perc) MARCIN OLES “ORNETTE ON BASS” Gliwice, Poland, December 21, 2002Blessing, Lonely woman (1,2 & 3)Marcin Oles (b) LOU DONALDSON “SUNNY SIDE UP” Englewood Cliffs, N.J., February 5, 1960The man I love (2), Politely (1), It’s you or no one (2), The truth (2)(bh out), Goose grease (1)Bill Hardman (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Horace Parlan (p) Sam Jones (b) Al Harewood (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 20 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

ARNETT COBB “KEEP ON PUSHIN'” New York, June 27, 1984Cheatin’ on me, Blues for Lisette, Indiana (1)Joe Newman (tp-1) Al Grey (tb-1) Arnett Cobb (ts) Junior Mance (p) George Duvivier (b) Panama Francis (d) JOHNNY HODGES “AND HIS ORCHESTRA” New York, January 15, 1951 You blew out the flame in my heart, Something to pat your foot to, Blue fantasiaNelson Williams (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Al Sears (ts) Leroy Lovett (p) Billy Strayhorn (p-1) replaces Lovett, Al McKibbon (b) Sonny Greer (d) New York, February 28, 1951 Good Queen Bess, Solitude, The Jeep is jumpin’Emmett Berry (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Al Sears (ts) Leroy Lovett (p) Lloyd Trotman (b) Sonny Greer (d GENE KRUPA “AND HIS ORCHESTRA” Hollywood, CA, February 20 & 26, 1946Stompin’ at the Savoy (trio) They didn’t believe me (cg vcl,gw arr), What’s this ? Continue reading Puro Jazz 19 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

ERIC PERSON “RHYTHM EDGE” Brooklyn, NY, February 19 & 20 & March, 2007The multitudes, It’s time again Eric Person (as,sop,ts,fl) Ingrid Jensen (tp) Robin Eubanks (tb). Jerod Kashkin (p,keyboards) Cary Denigris (g) Adam Armstrong (b) Peter O’Brien (d) Daniel Sadownick (cga,perc) TERELL STAFFORD “BETWEEN TWO WORLDS” Las Vegas, NV, c. 2023Between two worlds, Two hearts as one (1), BloodcountTerell Stafford (tp,flhrn) Tim Warfield (ts,sop) Bruce Barth (p) David Wong (b) Johnathan Blake (d) Alex Acuna (perc-1) KEITH JARRETT “EL JUICIO (THE JUDGEMENT)” julio, 1971 Gypsy Moth, El JuicioDewey Redman (ts) Keith Jarrett (p,sop,steel-d,cga-1) Charlie Haden (b,steel-d) Paul Motian (d,steel-d,cga-2) Continue reading Puro Jazz 18 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

SONNY FORTUNE “FOUR IN ONE” Englewood Cliffs, N.J., January 17 & 18, 1994Four in one, Criss cross, Trinkle tinkleSonny Fortune (as) Kirk Lightsey (p) Buster Williams (b) Billy Hart (d) JIM MCNEELY “THE PLOT THICKENS” New York, May 4, 1979Inner ear, The plot thickensJim McNeely (p) John Scofield (g) Jon Burr (b) Billy Hart (d) SONNY STITT QUINTET “ONLY THE BLUES” Hollywood, CA, October 11, 1957The String, Blues for BagsRoy Eldridge (tp-1) Sonny Stitt (as) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

STONE ALLIANCE “STONE ALLIANCE” Kent, N.Y., June 1975 & June 1976Vaya mulatto, Creepin’, Samba de negroSteve Grossman (ts) Gene Perla (el-b,el-p) Don Alias (d,cga,bgo,perc) FRED HERSCH “THE SURROUNDING GREEN” Lugano, Switzerland, May, 2024Law years, The surrounding green, First songFred Hersch (p) Drew Gress (b) Joey Baron (d) JOE LOVANO QUARTET “LIVE THE VILLAGE VANGUARD” New York, March 12, 1994Birds of springtimes gone by, Uprising, Song and danceTom Harrell (tp,flhrn) Joe Lovano (ts,sop,c-mel) Anthony Cox (b) Billy Hart (d,cymb) Continue reading Puro Jazz 14 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

BILLY HART “OCEANS OF TIME” New York, August 29 & 30, 1996One for Carter, Oceans of timeChris Potter (sop,ts,b-cl) John Stubblefield (sop,ts) David Kikoski (p) David Fiuczynski (g) Mark Feldman (vln) Santi Debriano (b) Billy Hart (d) COLLEY/SIMON/BLADE “THREE VISITORS” c. 2023 Nostalgia, Kintsukuroi, EllipsisChris Potter (ts) Edward Simon (p) Scott Colley (b) Brian Blade (d) Rogerio Boccato (perc) Becca Stevens, Jana Dagdagan (vcl) LEE KONITZ “FIRST MEETING: LIVE IN LONDON, VOLUME 1” London, England, May 19 & 20, 2010 Billie’s bounce (1), All the things you are (dt out,2)Lee Konitz (as-1,sop-2) Dan Tepfer (p) Michael Janisch (b) Jeff Williams (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 13 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS “BUHAINA’S DELIGHT” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 28, 1961Backstage Sally, Bu’s delightFreddie Hubbard (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Wayne Shorter (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Art Blakey (d) SHIRLEY HORN “A LAZY AFTERNOON” New York, July 9, 1978I’m old fashioned, Why did I choose you ?, I’ll go my way by myselfShirley Horn (vcl,p) Buster Williams (b) Billy Hart (d) CLARK TERRY “AIN’T MISBEHAVIN'” New York, March 15 & 16, 1979Ain’t misbehavin’ (jh vcl), Jitterbug waltz, Your feet’s too big (ct vcl), Honeysuckle rose, Black and Blue, The joint is jumpin’ (ct vcl)Clark Terry (tp,flhrn,vcl) Chris Woods (as,fl-1) Oscar Peterson (p) Victor Sproles (b) Billy Hart (d) Johnny Hartman (vcl) Continue reading Puro Jazz 12 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET “TIME OUTTAKES” – New York Junio 1959Take Five [alt take]Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Eugene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d) DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET “TIME OUT” New York Junio y Julio 1959Take five, Strange meadow lark, Three to get ready, Kathy’s waltz, Everybody’s jumpin’, Pick Up sticks, Blue rondo a la turk, Blue rondo a la turk (alt take)Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Eugene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 11 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

JOE FARNSWORTH “THE BIG ROOM” – LIVE “SMOKE JAZZ CLUB” New York, January 23, 2025Continuance, All said and done, Prime timeJeremy Pelt (tp) Sarah Hanahan (as) Joel Ross (vib) Emmet Cohen (p) Yasushi Nakamura (b) Joe Farnsworth (d) MURIEL GROSSMANN “MOMENTUM” Ibiza, Spain, c. 2017Elevation, MomentumMuriel Grossmann (sop,as,ts) Radomir Milojkovic (g) Gina Schwartz (b) Uros Stamenkovic (d) ADAM O’FARRILL “HUESO” Brooklyn, NY, c. Continue reading Puro Jazz 08 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

SYLVIA CUENCA “THE CROSSING” New Jersey, October 14 & 15, 1998Granted, Think on me, Humpty dumptyEddie Henderson (tp,flhrn) Vincent Herring (as) Seamus Blake (ts) Gary Fisher (p) David Kikoski (p-1) Essiet Essiet (b) Sylvia Cuenca (d) BEHN GILLECE “BETWEEN THE BARS” Brooklyn, NY, c. 2022Between the bars (6), Mindful moments (4,5,6), BeatriceAltin Sencalar (tb-1) Patrick Cornelius (as-2,sop-3,b-cl-4) Diego Rivera (ts-5) Behn Gillece (vib,comp) Art Hirahara (p,el-p-6) Peter Slavov (b) Vinnie Sperrazza (d) CALEB WHEELER CURTIS:“THE TRUE STORY OF BEARS AND THE INVENTION OF THE BATTERY” Brooklyn, NY, April 20, 2024Bears and the invention of the battery, MiedoCaleb Wheeler Curtis (stritch,tp,sopranino-sax,ts) Sean Conly (b) Michael Sarin (d) Astoria, NY, January 13, 2024Oska T., Boo Boo’s birthdayCaleb Wheeler Curtis (stritch,tp,sopranino-sax) Eric Revis (b) Justin Faulkner (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.

JACKIE MCLEAN “JACKNIFE” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 24, 1965On the Nile (2), Jacknife (2)Lee Morgan (tp-1) Charles Tolliver (tp-2) Jackie McLean (as) Larry Willis (p) Larry Ridley (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) TOBIAS MEINHART “SILENT DREAMER” Berlin, Germany & Brooklyn, NY, c. 2015Fighting your fears (1,3), Silent dreamer (2), Purple space (1)Ingrid Jensen (tp-1,effects-1) Tobias Meinhart (ts,EWI) Yago Vazquez (p,el-p) Justin Carroll (synt-3) Charles Altura (g-2) Phil Donkin (b-1,el-b-1) Orlando LeFleming (b-2) Jesse Simpson (d) ROB MARZUREK PULSAR QUARTET “STELLAR PULSATIONS” Chicago, IL, March, 2012Magic Saturn, Twister Uranus, Folk song Neptune, Purple SpaceRob Mazurek (cnt) Angelica Sanchez (p) Matthew Lux (b-g) John Herndon (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de agosto, 2025 at PuroJazz.