Andrea Brachfeld - Lady Of The Island (2011)

This is Andrea's 6th release on ZOHO music which was released in 2012. This is Andrea's first jazz release as she started moving back to her first love, jazz. The guest artists on this CD were Wallace Roney, Wycliffe Gordon, Todd Bashore, Yasek Manzano, Bill O' Connell and Chembo Corniel. It received rave reviews. ~ Andrea Brachfeld Bandcamp. 

Lady of the Island is a wonderful mix of musical selections to be enjoyed by everyone from the studied musician to the casual listener. The tunes on this recording swing hard and groove hard, and are executed at the highest level of musicality and musicianship. To date, this may be the clearest representation of Andrea's expression through her music. Though she has varied tastes in musical approaches and stylistic interpretations, she is a hard bopper at heart, and this is obvious on this date. ~ Wycliffe Gordon, Cover Notes. 

Zoho Music, ZM 201210, 2012
Recorded 20th, 21st August, 2011 at Knoop Studios, River Edge, New Jersey 

Musicians:
Andrea Brachfeld - C Flute (#1,2,4-7,9), Alto Flute (#3,8), Vocals (#8)
Wallace Roney - Trumpet (#5), Solo (#2)
Yasek Manzano - Trumpet (#2,6,9), Flugelhorn (#8)
Wycliffe Gordon - Trombone (#1,2,6)
Todd Bashore - Alto Saxophone (#2,6)
Bill O’Connell - Piano (#1-3,5-8)
Bob Quaranta - Piano (#4,9), Fender Rhodes (#8)
Andy Eulau - Bass (#1,2,4-9)
Kim Plainfield - Drums (#1,2,4-9)
Chembo Corniel - Congas (#2,6,8,9), Percussion (#8)

Tracks:
1. BeBop Hanna {Andrea Brachfeld} (6:39)
2. Eye Of The Hurricane {Herbie Hancock} (6:04)
3. I Got It Bad {Duke Ellington} (6:02)
4. Little Girl's Song {Andrea Brachfeld} (7:57)
5. Dead Ahead {Bill O’Connell} (7:00)
6. Birdlike {Freddie Hubbard} (5:47)
7. In The Center {Andrea Brachfeld, Bill O’Connell} (7:47)
8. Lady Of The Island {Graham Nash} (6:59)
9. Four Corners {Andrea Brachfeld} (6:26) 

Total Time: 60:40 

Credits:
Producer, Liner Notes - Andrea Brachfeld
Producer - Bill O'Connell
Executive Producer - Joachim "Jochen" Becker
Recording and Mixing - Chris Sulit
Mastering - Ed Littman
Design, Photography - Jack Frisch
Photography - Maureen Plainfield 

Lady Of The Island

Wallace Roney - The Kind of Blue Project, 2 live shows

A pair of rare performance worth sharing... in fact 2 shows 2 days apart in July 2000. These are mp3's. 

Date: July 13, 2000 

Location: Copenhagen Jazz Festival - Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark Radio broadcast A+ 

Vincent Herring (as), Mark Turner (ts), Wallace Roney (t), Benny Green (p), Buster Williams (b), Jimmy Cobb (d) 

01. So What - 17:14 (Miles Davis) 

02. Freddie Freeloader - 12:57 (Miles Davis) 

03. Blue In Green - 5:18 (Bill Evans, Miles Davis) 

04. All Blues - 14:14 (Miles Davis) 

05. Flamenco Sketches - 11:58 (Miles Davis) 

06. Milestones - 6:06 (Miles Davis) 

07. Ah-Leu-Cha (Charlie Parker)

08. The Theme (Miles Davis)

Also same Band 7/15/2000 in Ireland

1. Freddie the Freeloader

2. Blue in Green

3. All Blues

4. Flamenco Sketches

5. Milestones

 

Makoto Ozone - Three Wishes (1998)

Makoto Ozone's style is clearly tinged with Oscar Peterson's influences, and even if we tend to find "plans" or sounds very close from one disc to another, this pianist remains a sure value as his sense of rhythm and the musicality of his phrasing take on the guts. ~ CedMlis, Amazon.com. [Translated from French] 

Verve\Polydor Records, 557 562-2, 1998
Recorded 15th-17th November, 1997 at Avatar Studios, New York 

Musicians:
Makoto Ozone - Piano [Steinway]
Kiyoshi Kitagawa - Bass
Clarence Penn - Drums
Wallace Roney - Trumpet (#2,3,6) 

Tracks:
01. Three Wishes (6:22)
02. 53rd St. Blues (5:57)
03. Myst (6:08)
04. Kelly's Other Tune (5:55)
05. Only We Know (6:36)
06. Don't Say "Monk"! (5:10)
07. Stinger Double (6:27)
08. No Siesta (6:44)
09. Embrace (5:36)
10. BQE (5:05) 

All Compositions by Makoto Ozone 

Total Time: 60:06 

Credits:
Producer - Makoto Ozone
Executive-Producer - Kazuhiko Koike
Recording Engineer - Jim Anderson
Assistant Engineer - Barbara Lipke
Mastering Engineer - Allan Tucker [Foothill Digital, NY]
Cover Design - Ruri Fujita
Photography - Kazunori Isaka 

Three Wishes

Various Artists - Jazz For When You're Alone (1999)

The 32 Jazz label, under the leadership of Joel Dorn, continues to release compilations designed to fit a particular mood or state of being. Thus, there have been albums as Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon, Groove Jammy, and Songs That Made the Phone Light Up. Now we have an album dedicated to being alone, not loneliness as Dorn explains his liner notes. But with this play list, the line between the two gets really blurred. Whatever, this is a comprehensive collection of tracks by the top jazz luminaries for albums they cut for the now defunct Muse label and all of them are outstanding regardless of the mood you're in. The Sonny Stitt performance of "Sweet and Lovely" is one of the album's highlights as his sax works in, out, under, and through the piano of Duke Jordan and Sam Jones' bass. The credits list Stitt playing a soprano, but it's the alto he has in his hands for introspective blowing of this classic standard. Wallace Roney is the ostensible leader on "Lost." But his Miles Davis-like trumpet is subordinated to the classical oriented piano of Jacky Terrasson who penned this song. Donald Byrd, sounding even more like Miles than Roney, is united with Joe Henderson for a ruminative rendering of his "That's all There Is to Love." A memorable track is Houston Person's "Everything Happens to Me." Not only does Person's Ben Webster influenced tenor fit nicely with the tune's theme, but there's major soloing by Cecil Bridgewater's muted trumpet and the under recorded Stan Hope piano. The quintessential "alone" song, Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight," has been assigned to major electric guitar improviser Larry Coryell who gets considerable assistance along the way from Stanley Cowell's piano. Phil Woods creates a vision of a summer ending with "The Summer Knows" as his engages in musical discussion with bass player Richard Davis. Woods, and all the other artists on this album, are in fine fettle resulting in another superior compilation from jazz impresario Dorn's 32Jazz label. 

32 Jazz, 32106, 1999 

Personnel:
See included Tracks [Personnel].txt for further details. 

Tracks:
01. Willis Jackson, Pat Martino - Blue Velvet (7:41)
02. Red Garland - The Second Time Around (3:15)
03. Houston Person - Everything Happens To Me (6:06)
04. Les McCann - Sunny (8:09)
05. Larry Coryell - 'Round Midnight (4:39)
06. Sonny Stitt - Sweet And Lovely (7:09)
07. Wallace Roney - Lost (3:50)
08. Vincent Herring - Stars Fell On Alabama (6:25)
09. Donald Byrd - That's All There Is To Love (5:47)
10. Phil Woods - The Summer Knows (6:25)
11. Pat Martino - You Don't Know What Love Is (4:46)

Total Time: 64:17 

Credits:
Compilation Producer - Adam Dorn
Producer [Series] - Joel Dorn

Donald Harrison - The Power Of Cool (1994)

"Impressive...gifted..a debt of both jazz and rock...Mr. Harrison has mastered all the signs of soul," ~ Peter Watrous, N.Y. Times.

"Revitalizing.. Donald Harrison, an alto saxophonist from New Orleans, has established himself. Mr. Harrison has taken the rhythm of the street and overlaid it with his favorite modernist harmonies. ~ John Pareles, N.Y. Times. 

This guy is absolutely awesome! I searched forever trying to find out who this artist is. I always heard "Tropic of Cool" on the radio, but the disc jockey never gave the name of the song or artist info-it drove me nuts! Please, just listen to this one song and you'll be a fan for life!!!!!!!!! ~ Amazon Customer. 

CTI Records, CTI 67237-2, 1994
CTI / MSI, MA 70 01 237, 2006 

Recorded At:
Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, NY;
Carriage House, Stannford, CT;
The Power Station, New York, NY. 

Personnel:
Donald Harrison - Alto Sax (#2,4-9), Soprano Sax (#1,3,10)
Wallace Roney - Trumpet (#1,7,10)
Jon Werking - Keyboards, Piano, Strings
Larry Coryell - Guitar, Guitar [Classical] (#8,9)
Chuck Loeb - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Programming, Piano
Marlon Graves - Guitar, Guitar Sampling
Mark Egan, Will Lee - Bass, Fretless Bass
Robert Aries - Bass, Drum Programming, Keyboards
Joe Bonadio - Drums, Percussion
Zach Danziger - Cymbals, Drums, Hi Hat, Tom-Tom
David Charles - Percussion
James "D-Train" Williams - Vocals (#6)
Sharon Bryant - Vocals (#6,8), Vocals [Background]
Carmen Cuesta - Vocals (#5), Vocals [Background]
Lani Groves - Vocals [Background]
Vaneese Thomas - Vocals [Background] (#4,5)
Roberta Lawrence - Vocals [Background] (#4,5)

Tracks:
01. The Tropic Of Cool {Chuck Loeb} (5:00)
02. The Wind Cries Mary {Jimi Hendrix} (4:12)
03. Shadowbrook {Chuck Loeb} (6:37)
04. All I Want Is You {Rob Aries, Robert Aries, Donald Harrison} (3:47)
05. Till U Comeback {Chuck Loeb} (4:47)
06. Close The Door {Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff} (5:46)
07. The Power Of Cool {Chuck Loeb} (6:07)
08. Too Fast {Carmen Cuesta} (5:59)
09. Ceora {Lee Morgan} (5:00)
10. Four {Miles Davis} (4:06) 

Total Time: 51:21

Credits:
Producer - Creed Taylor
Producer - Chuck Loeb, Arranger
Producer - Rob Aries, Arranger
Engineer - Larry Alexander, Phil Magnotti, Rory Young
Assembly, Digital Sequencing - Ron Bach
Digital Mastering - Jonathan Wyner
Cartage - Danny K.
Liner Notes - Mark Holston

Ricky Ford - Ricky's Choice (1999)

This is a compilation of tracks picked out by Ricky Ford from his releases on the Muse jazz label released between 1980 - 1984.

Ricky has certainly chosen some wonderful tracks for the compilation. Half the tunes are his own compositions, two from Wayne Shorter and the rest well-known Jazz standards. He is joined by a solid cast of players, that include some great horn players; Wallace Roney, Jimmy Knepper, Bobby Watson, James Spaulding, pianists; John Hicks, Albert Dailey, Kirk Lightsey, guitarist; Larry Coryell and bassists; Walter Booker, Ray Drummond, Rufus Reid with the perpetual drummer Jimmy Cobb as a mainstay. This CD is just pure entertainment, Enjoy!

#1,2 - Flying Colors - Muse Records [MR 5227] (1980)
#4,9,10 - Future's Gold - Muse [MR 5296] (1983)
#3,8 - Interpretations - Muse Records [MR 5275] (1982)
#6,7 - Shorter Ideas - Muse Records [MR 5314] (1984)
#5 - Tenor For The Times - Muse Records [MR 5250] (1981) 

32 Jazz, 32172, 1999 

Musicians:
Ricky Ford - Tenor Saxophone
Wallace Roney - Trumpet (#3)
Jimmy Knepper - Trombone (#6,7)
Bobby Watson - Alto Saxophone (#3)
James Spaulding - Alto Saxophone (#6,7)
John Hicks - Piano (#1,2,3,8)
Albert Dailey - Piano (#4,5,9,10)
Kirk Lightsey - Piano (#6,7)
Larry Coryell - Guitar (#4,9,10)
Walter Booker - Bass (#1,2,3,8)
Ray Drummond - Bass (#4,9,10)
Rufus Reid - Bass (#5,6,7)
Jimmy Cobb - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Jordanian Walk {Ricky Ford} (8:37)
02. Take The Coltrane {Duke Ellington} (4:42)
03. Interpretations Opus 5 {Ricky Ford} (7:08)
04. You Don't Know What Love Is {Gene DePaul, Don Raye} (6:07)
05. This Our Love [Esse Nosso Amor] {Ricky Ford} (7:31)
06. Yes Or No {Wayne Shorter} (5:41)
07. Miyako {Wayne Shorter} (4:51)
08. Moon Mist {Mercer Ellington} (5:43)
09. A-Flat Now {Ricky Ford} (4:40)
10. Samba De Caribe {Ricky Ford} (4:34) 

Total Time: 59:34

Notes:
See Tracks [Personnel].txt for further details.
Ripped to WAV > Trimmed > Optimised > FLAC

Geri Allen - Timeless Portraits And Dreams (2006)

Geri Allen's musical interests prove to be quite diverse in Timeless Portraits and Dreams, delving into jazz, spirituals, sacred works and originals, accompanied by two of the most in-demand veterans, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jimmy Cobb, throughout most of the release. Allen's stunning solo opener "Oh Freedom" segues directly into another fine work, "Melchezedek," which showcases both Allen and Carter in the solo spotlight, with wordless vocals by the Atlanta Jazz Chorus adding background color. Singer Carmen Lundy and the chorus are on hand for the spirit-filled "Well Done" and Allen's gorgeous ballad "Timeless Portraits and Dreams." Other vocal tracks include two features for tenor George Shirley, including "I Have a Dream" (from Mary Lou's Mass composed by Mary Lou Williams after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) and a vigorous treatment of the piece considered as the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Trumpeter Wallace Roney (Allen's husband) smolders in Allen's tasty post-bop vehicle "In Real Time" and makes a belated entrance in the tense, strident tribute "Our Lady (For Billie Holiday)." Allen throws the listener a curve with her well-disguised introduction to the trio arrangement of Charlie Parker's "Ah-Leu-Cha" and uncovers a neglected gem in Lil Hardin Armstrong's ballad "Just for a Thrill." While some jazz fans may prefer to hear Geri Allen in a strictly instrumental setting, they will miss out if they fail to investigate these stimulating sessions. Highly recommended. ~ by Ken Dryden, AMG.

Telarc Jazz, CD-83645, 2006
Recorded 16^th-17^th March, 2006 At Avatar Studio A, New York City 

Personnel:
Geri Allen - Piano, Solo Piano (#2,5), Vocals
Wallace Roney - Trumpet (#8,12)
Donald Walden - Tenor Saxophone (#6)
Ron Carter - Upright Bass (#2-4,6-12,14)
Jimmy Cobb - Drums (#2-4,6-12,14)
George Shirley - Vocals [Tenor] (#6)
Carmen Lundy - Vocals, Arranger (#4,13)
Atlantic Jazz Chorus (#2,4,5,13)
Dwight Andrews - Chorus Director 

Tracks:
01. Oh Freedom {Traditional} (1:52)
02. Melchezedik {Antoine Roney, Arr. Geri Allen} (7:07)
03. Portraits And Dreams {Geri Allen} (2:27)
04. Well Done {Kenny Lattimore, Pat McClain, Arr. Geri Allen} (5:22)
05. La Strada {Nino Rota, Arr. Geri Allen} (4:21)
06. I Have A Dream {Mary Lou Williams, Arr. Carmen Lundy} (2:24)
07. Nearly {Ron Carter} (4:28)
08. In Real Time {Geri Allen, Wallace Roney} (5:40)
09. Embraceable You {George Gershwin} (2:48)
10. Ah-Leu-Cha {Charlie Parker, Arr. Geri Allen} (4:52)
11. Just For A Thrill {Lil Hardin Armstrong, Arr. Geri Allen} (4:21)
12. Our Lady [For Billie Holiday] {Geri Allen} (5:59)
13. Timeless Portraits And Dreams {Geri Allen} (5:05)
14. Portraits And Dreams [Reprise] {Geri Allen} (1:39) 

Total Time: 58:25

Credits:
Producer, Liner Notes - Geri Allen
Producer - Elaine Martone
Executive Producer - Robert Woods
Engineer, Mastering - Robert Friedrich
Assistant Engineer - Peter Doris
Production Coordination - Ora Ross Harris 

Note:
Lift Every Voice And Sing {James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson} (3:52)
on Bonus CD as single track

Wallace Roney - No Job Too Big Or Small (1999)

32 Jazz/Savoy's No Job Too Big or Small contains 11 highlights (as chosen by producer Adam Dorn) from Wallace Roney's recordings for Muse in the late '80s and early '90s. Although these were made at the outset of his career, Roney was already at the top of his game, as evidenced by this highly enjoyable collection. While the original albums are certainly worth hearing themselves, this is an excellent introduction to the trumpeter's finest recordings. ~ by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG.

Savoy Jazz, SVY 17274, 1999

Recorded 19^th February, 1987 - 6^th June, 1993

Musicians:

Wallace Roney - Trumpet

Kenny Garrett - Alto saxophone

Gary Thomas - Tenor Saxophone, Flute

Antoine Roney, Ravi Coltrane - Tenor saxophone

Jacky Terrasson, Donald Brown, Geri Allen, Mulgrew Miller - Piano

Peter Washington, Christian McBride, Charnett Moffatt - Bass

Eric Allen,Cindy Blackman,Kenny Washington,Tony Williams - Drums

Tracks:

01. Melchizedek {Antoine Roney} (7:33)

02. Alone Together {Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz} (8:53)

03. Daahoud {Clifford Brown} (6:08)

04. Obsession {Wallace Roney} (6:10)

05. Blue In Green {Bill Evans} (5:46)

06. Donna Lee {Charlie Parker} (4:22)

07. Solar {Miles Davis} (8:57)

08. Float {Cindy Blackman} (5:43)

09. Lost {Wayne Shorter} (6:10)

10. For Duke {Wallace Roney} (8:24)

11. Love For Sale {Cole Porter} (7:40)

Credits:

Producer - Don Sickler, Joe Fields, Tony Williams, Michael Cuscuna

Compilation Producer - Adam Dorn

Production Coordination - Becky Wisdom

Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Mastering, Reissue Mastering - Gene Paul

Cover Photo, Photography - David Gahr

Graphic Design - Page Simon

Photography - Pamela Stanfield

Geri Allen - Eyes... In The Back Of Your Head (1997)

This is possibly pianist Geri Allen's most advanced release. Always a pianist with her own voice, the increasingly original Allen performs three atmospheric piano solos, including a version of Ron Carter's "Little Waltz," during which she adds a little bit of synthesizer. There is a duet with percussionist Cyro Baptista, two duets with altoist Ornette Coleman (who through the years has almost never recorded as a sideman), and four numbers in which Allen is joined by her husband trumpeter Wallace Roney (two of which also include Baptista). Except for the Ornette pieces, Allen is the dominant force throughout the intriguing set, which includes the very haunting "Windows to the Soul" (dedicated to the recently departed drummer Tony Williams). The music is mostly avant-garde, but purposeful and logical in its own fashion. Well worth several listens. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG.

Blue Note, 7243 8 38297 2 9, 1997

Recorded 1997

Personnel:

Geri Allen - Piano, Synthesizer

Ornette Coleman - Alto Saxophone

Wallace Roney - Trumpet

Cyro Baptista - Percussion

Tracks:

01. Mother Wit {Geri Allen} (3:06)

02. New Eyes Opening {Geri Allen} (5:37)

03. Vertical Flowing {Geri Allen, Ornette Coleman} (5:27)

04. M.O.P.E. {Geri Allen} (6:12)

05. FMFMF [For My Family, For My Friends] {Geri Allen} (5:33)

06. Dark Eyes (Geri Allen, Wallace Roney} (4:20)

07. Little Waltz {Ron Carter} (6:11)

08. In The Back Of Your Head {Geri Allen, Wallace Roney} (5:52)

09. Windows To The Soul {Geri Allen} (5:11)

10. The Eyes Have It {Geri Allen, Ornette Coleman} (7:23)

Credits:

Producer - Geri Allen, Teo Macero, Herb Jordan

Executive Producer - Hitoshi Namekata

Engineer - Glen Kolotkin

Photography - Jules Allen

Art Direction - Kaoru Taku