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JASON MORAN FROM THE DANCEHALL TO THE BATTLEFIELD New York, c. 2023Ballin the jack/Feed the fire, All of no man’s land is ours, Darktown strutter’s ball Dvid Adewumi (tp) Reginald Cyntje, Chris Bates (tb) Darryl Harper (cl) Logan Richardson (as) Brian Settles (ts) Jason Moran (p,voice,comp) Tarus Mateen (b) Jose Davila (tu,helicon) Nasheet Waits (d) SAMUEL BLASER ROUTES c. 2022Green island (2,4,5,6,7,8), Silver dollar (2), Thoroughfare (2)Samuel Blaser (tb,comp) Steve Turre (tb-4,shells-4) John Fedchock (tb-5) Glenn Ferris (tb-6) Johan Escalante (tb-7) Jennifer Wharton (b-tb-8) Soweto Kinch (as,vcl) Michael Blake (ts) Alex Wilson (p,org,melodica) Alan Weekes (g) Ira Coleman (b,baby-b) Dion Parson (d) Edwin Sanz (perc-2) Carroll Thompson (vcl) DAVE DOUGLAS GIFTS Brooklyn, NY, December 11, 2023Kind of teal, Take the “A” train, Blood count, Day dreamDave Douglas (tp) Rafiq Bhatia (g) James Brandon Lewis (sax) Ian Chang (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 16 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

JOE LA BARBERA WORLD TRAVELERS Sam First, Los Angeles, CA on March 4 and 5, 2022Blue Notes, Simone.Bob Sheppard (st) Clay Jenkins (t) Bill Cunliffe (p) Jonathan Richards (b) Joe La Barbera (dr) KENNY WHEELER ANGEL SONG New York, February, 1996Kind folk, Angel songKenny Wheeler (tp,flhrn) Lee Konitz (as) Bill Frisell (el-g) Dave Holland (b) DANIEL MIRANDA FRAGMENTOS DE UN IMAGINARIO Santiago, 2022Pléyades, Relieve, Tu sonrisaDaniel Miranda (g) Milton Russell (b) Raúl Ramos (dr) Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

ORIGINAL MEMPHIS FIVE New York, January 1923Loose feet, Aggravatin’ papa (don’t you try to two-time me), The great white way blues, Four o’clock bluesPhil Napoleon (tp) Miff Mole (tb) Loring McMurray (cl) Frank Signorelli (p) John Cali (bj) John Helleberg (tu) Jack Roth (d) New York, September 22, 1923The jelly roll blues, A bunch of bluesPhil Napoleon (tp) Charlie Panelli (tb) Jimmy Lytell (cl) Frank Signorelli (p) Ray Kitchingman (bj) Jack Roth (d) BERYL BOOKER New York, October 8, 1946Low ceiling, Oops! Continue reading Puro Jazz 14 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

FRANK FOSTER QUINTET NEW FACES, NEW SOUNDS Hackensack, N.J., May 5, 1954Gracias, How I spent the night, Blues for Benny, Out of nowhere Benny Powell (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Gildo Mahones (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) AARON PARKS INVISIBLE CINEMA Brooklyn, NY, January 20-22, 2008Travelers (mm out), Nemesis (1,2), Riddle me this, PraiseAaron Parks (p,mellotron-1,glockenspiel-1,keyboards-2) Mike Moreno (g) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) ROBERT HURST UNREHURST, VOLUME 2 – LIVE “SMOKE” New York, March 16 & 17, 2007I love youRobert Glasper (p) Robert Hurst (b) Chris Dave (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 13 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

JAMIE BAUM SEPTET+ WHAT TIMES ARE THESE c. 2023In the light of day, What kind of times are these (ss vcl), I am wrestling with despair (ss vcl)Jonathan Finlayson (tp,spoken-word) Chris Komer (fhr) Jamie Baum (fl,spoken-word) Sam Sadigursky (as,cl,b-cl) Luis Perdomo (p,el-p) Brad Shepik (g,singing bowls) Ricky Rodriguez (b,el-b-g) Jeff Hirshfield (d) Keita Ogawa (perc) Theo Bleckmann, KOKAYi, Sara Serpa, Aubrey Johnson (vcl) MICHAEL ATTIAS SPUN TREE Brooklyn, NY, April 11, 2012Calendar song, Bad lucidRalph Alessi (tp) Michael Attias (as) Matt Mitchell (p) Sean Conly (b) Tom Rainey (d) GLOD/RAMOND/KUGEL NO TOXIC Bonn, Germany, June 21-23, 2022Unconscious superglitzer, Carol’s dream, BottlefishRoby Glod (as,sop) Christian Ramond (b) Klaus Kugel (d,perc) Continue reading Puro Jazz 10 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

NEW DIRECTIONS BAND Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 10, 1999The sidewinder, Beatrice (vib,p only), Song for my fatherGreg Osby (as) Mark Shim (ts) Stefon Harris (vib) Jason Moran (p) Tarus Mateen (b) Nasheet Waits (d) AZIMUTH Oslo, March, 1977Sirens’ song, O, AzimuthKenny Wheeler (tp,flhrn) John Taylor (p,synt) Norma Winstone (vcl) HARRIS EISENSTADT ON PARADE IN PAREDE Parede, Portugal, April 30 & May 1, 2016Sometimes you gotta ask for what you want, A fine kettle of fish, We all ate what we wanted to eat (parts 2 & 5)Nate Wooley (tp) Matt Bauder (ts) Pascal Niggenkemper (b) Harris Eisenstadt (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 09 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

GREGORY GROOVER, JR. LOVABYE New York, August 16, 2023Bygone towers (1), Joy, AmbivalenceGregory Groover, Jr. (ts,comp) Joel Ross (vib) Aaron Parks (p) Matthew Stevens (g-1) Vicente Archer (b) Marcus Gilmore (d) MARC JOHNSON BASS DESIRES New York, May, 1985Samurai hee-haw, Black is the color of my true love’s hair, Bass desiresBill Frisell (g,g-synt) John Scofield (g) Marc Johnson (b) Peter Erskine (d) PETER PRIMUS FROSCH PRIME TIME St. Continue reading Puro Jazz 08 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

CHARLES MCPHERSON REVERENCE Smoke Jazz Club, NYC, lanzamiento 26 abril, 2024.Surge, Blues for Lonnie in ThreeCharles McPherson (sa) Terell Stafford (t) Jeb Patton (p) David Wong (b) Billy Drummond (dr) PHINEAS NEWBORN, JR. HERE IS PHINEAS New York, May 3-4, 1956Celia, Newport blues (p solo), Daahoud (1), Afternoon in Paris (1)Phineas Newborn, Jr. (p) Calvin Newborn (g-1) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (d) GENE AMMONS / SONNY STITT GENE AMMONS BAND New York, March 5, 1950Blues up and down, You can depend on me, New Blues up and down, Bye bye (1)Bill Massey (tp-1) Eph Greenlea (tb-1) Gene Ammons (ts) Sonny Stitt (ts,bar) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Jo Jones (d) New York, October 28, 1950Stringin’ the jug (pt 1)(pt 2), A lover is blue (ss out)Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt (ts) Junior Mance (p) Eugene Wright (b) Wesley Landers (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

KARIN KROG WE COULD BE FLYING Oslo, July 30 & 31, 1974The meaning of love, All I want, Sing me softly of the blues, Raindrops, raindrops Karin Krog (vcl) Steve Kuhn (p) Steve Swallow (el-b) Jon Christensen (d) REVERSO SHOOTING STAR–ÉTOILE FILANTE Paris, France, April 4-7, 2023La Muse; Lili’s Blues; Resilience; Ma Jolie.Ryan Keberle (tb,voice) Frank Woeste (p) Vincent Courtois (chelo) LES MCCANN & THE JAZZ CRUSADERS JAZZ WALTZ Los Angeles, 19633/4 for God and Co., Bluesette, Big City, This here, All blue, Jazz waltzWayne Henderson (v-tb) Wilton Felder (ts) Les McCann (p,el-p,org) Joe Sample (p,org) Bobby Haynes (b) Stix Hooper (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 06 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.