Boxset / Compilation · 2015
Tracklist
DISC I:
Nick Brignola
1. Donna Lee (A) 9:35
(Charlie Parker)
2. Billie’s Bounce (A) 11:16
(Charlie Parker)
3. Stablemates (A) 10:35
(Benny Golson)
4: Marmaduke (A) 11:33
(Charlie Parker)
5. Body And Soul (A) 7:05
(Green-Sour-Heyman-Eyton)
6. Alone Together (A) 7:00
(A. Schwartz-J. Dietz)
DISC II:
Nick Brignola
1. Nick Who’s Blues (B) 6:53
(Nick Brignola)
2. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (B) 6:30
(N. Washington-G. Bassman)
3. Busy B’s (B) 5:53
(Nick Brignola)
4. Groovin’ High (B) 10:33
(Dizzy Gillespie)
5. Our Delight (B) 9:23
(Tadd Dameron)
6. Blues In F (B) 4:32
(Walter Davis Jr.)
Sal Nistico
7. Anthropology (C) 8:04
(D. Gillespie-C. Parker)
8. You Don’t Know What Love Is (C) 7:23
(D. Raye-G. de Paul)
9. Be My Love (C) 7:41
(N. Brodsky-S. Cahn)
DISC III:
Sal Nistico
1. Blues For K.D. (C) 6:20
(Sal Nistico)
2. Bambu (C) 9:32
(Sal Nistico)
3. Fe Fi Fo Fum (C) 5:54
(Wayne Shorter)
4. Like Someone In Love (C) 7:26
(J. Burke-J. Van Heusen)
Curtis Fuller
5. Minor’s Holiday (D) 3:42
(Kenny Dorham)
6. Ballade For Gabe Wells (D) 10:11
(Curtis Fuller)
7. Hello, Young Lovers (D) 7:57
(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)
8. The Egyptian Two (D) 7:41
(Curtis Fuller)
9. Yesterdays (D) 7:11
(O. Harbach-J. Kern)
10. Blue Monk (D) 5:45
(Thelonious Monk)
DISC IV:
Dizzy Reece
1. Con Man (E) 8:56
(Dizzy Reece)
2. Manhattan Walk (E) 7:59
(Dizzy Reece)
3. Yule On The Hudson (E) 9:06
(Dizzy Reece)
4. Woody ‘N’ You (E) 11:48
(Dizzy Gillespie)
5. One For Trane (E) 8:00
(Mickey Bass)
6. Con Man (alternate take) (E) 9:16
(Dizzy Reece)
Clifford Jordan
7. Hyde Park After Dark (F) 7:13
(Clifford Jordan)
8. You’re Blasé (F) 6:18
(B. Sivier-O. Hamilton)
DISC V:
Clifford Jordan
1. Lotus Blossom (F) 6:11
(Kenny Dorham)
2. Sad Sam (F) 6:51
(Norman Simmons)
3. I Waited For You (F) 5:39
(D. Gillespie-G. Fuller)
4. I’m Glad There Is You (F) 3:27
(P. Madeira-J. Dorsey)
5. 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West (F) 6:48
(John Lewis)
6. Dr. Chicago (G) 5:51
(Clifford Jordan)
7. Something To Live For (G) 11:28
(B. Strayhorn-D. Ellington)
8. Zombie (G) 5:43
(Vernel Fournier)
9. Touch Love (G) 5:44
(Alonzo Levister)
10. If I Had You (G) 7:13
(Campbell-Connelly-Shapiro)
11. BeBop (G) 6:21
(Dizzy Gillespie)
DISC VI:
Johnny Hartman
1. Easy Living (H) 5:53
(L. Robin-R. Rainger)
2. It Was Almost Like A Song (H) 2:33
(H. David-A. Jordan)
3. Wave (H) 6:46
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
4. By Myself (H) 4:26
(H. Dietz-A. Schwartz)
5. For All We Know (H) 5:02
(F. Coots-S. Lewis)
6. Will You Still Be Mine (H) 3:30
(M. Dennis-T. Adair)
7. Nobody Home (H) 3:29
(Loonis McGlohon)
8. I Could Write A Book (H) 3:27
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
9. I See Your Face Before Me (H) 4:37
(H. Dietz-A. Schwartz)
10. Moonlight In Vermont (H) 2:58
(K. Suessdorf-J. Blackburn)
DISC VII:
Sal Salvador
1. Nica’s Dream (I) 12:56
(Horace Silver)
2. Darn That Dream (I) 4:56
((J. Van Heusen-E. DeLange)
3. Sometime Ago (I) 6:34
(Sergio Mihanovich)
4. Zone Two (I) 6:40
(Sal Salvador)
5. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (I) 6:04
(D. Ellington-B. Russell)
6. Blue Gnu’s Blues (I) 11:06
(Sal Salvador)
7. On Green Dolphin Street (I) 7:06
(B. Kaper-N. Washington)
8. Blues In The Closet (I) 10:59
(Oscar Pettiford)
DISC VIII:
Sal Salvador
1. Opus De Funk (J) 11:02
(Horace Silver)
2. Daddy-O (J) 7:41
(Billy Taylor)
3. Tune For Two (J) 3:44
(Sal Salvador)
4. Northern Lights (J) 8:59
(Sal Salvador)
5. Juicy Lucy (J) 6:14
(Horace Silver)
6. For All We Know (J) 4:52
(F. Coots-S. Lewis)
Ronnie Mathews
7. Salima’s Dance (K) 7:40
(Ronnie Mathews)
8. It Don’t Mean A thing (K) 6:51
(D. Ellington-I. Mills)
9. Hi-Fly (K) 6:09
(Randy Weston)
DISC IX:
Ronnie Mathews
1. Thew’s Blues (K) 7:00
(Ronnie Mathews)
2. Susanita (K) 8:28
(Ray Drummond)
3. Reflections (K) 5:10
(Thelonious Monk)
4. Legacy (L) 8:43
(Tex Allen)
5. A Child Is Born (L) 5:47
(Thad Jones)
6. Once I Loved (L) 6:16
(Jobim-Moraes-Gilbert)
7. Ichi Ban (L) 4:58
(Ronnie Mathews)
8. Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M.A.S.H.) (L) 6:16
(Johnny Mandel)
9. Loose Suite (L) 5:39
(Ronnie Mathews)
10. Four For Nothing (L) 4:45
(Tex Allen)
11. Untitled Blues (L) 3:45
(Ronnie Mathews)
DISC X:
Roland Hanna
1. Four The Hard Way (M) 8:56
(Frank Wess)
2. Wisteria (M) 4:16
(George Mraz)
3. Raise A Ruckus (M) 6:20
(Roland Hanna)
4. H & T Blues (M) 7:07
(Thad Jones)
5. Ain’t Nothin’ New (M) 3:51
(Thad Jones)
6. You Don’t Know What Love Is (M) 8:27
(D. Raye-G. DePaul)
Dick Katz
7. Laverne Walk (N) 4:13
(Oscar Pettiford)
8. A Few Bars For Basie (N) 4:54
(Dick Katz)
9. Friday The 13th (N) 4:55
(Thelonious Monk)
10. No Matter What (N) 4:31
(Dick Katz)
DISC XI:
Dick Katz
1. But Not For Me (N) 4:32
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
2. Crazy She Calls Me (N) 4:51
(C. Sigman-B. Russell)
3. Cousin Mary (N) 6:06
(John Coltrane)
4. Lament (N) 5:25
(J. J. Johnson)
Junior Mance
5. Mean Old Amtrak (O) 6:53
(Junior Mance)
6. That Lucky Old Sin (O) 5:10
(H. Gillespie-B. Smith)
7. Truckin’ (O) 6:15
(Hank Crawford)
8. Funky Carnival (O) 7:34
(Esmond Edwards)
9. Miss Otis Regrets (O) 5:57
(Cole Porter)
10. Birks’ Works (O) 5:49
(Dizzy Gillespie)
11. Mean Old Amtrak (alternate take) (O) 6:42
(Junior Mance)
DISC XII:
Arnett Cobb
1. Cheatin’ On Me (P) 6:44
(L. Pollack-J. Yellin)
2. Blues For Lisette (P) 5:16
(Arnett Cobb)
3. Indiana (P) 5:21
(J. Hanley-B. MacDonald)
4. Keep On Pushin’ (P) 9:59
(Bill Bell)
5. Stardust (P) 6:54
(H. Carmichael-M. Parish)
6. Deep River (P) 2:23
(traditional)
7. Blues For Lisette (alternate take) (P) 4:45
(Arnett Cobb)
Line-up/Musicians
(A) Nick Brignola – Baritone Madness
Ted Curson, trumpet -1, flugelhorn-2, Nick Brignola, alto sax-3, baritone sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Derek Smith, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Roy Haynes, drums/
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, December 12, 1977
Produced by Jim Neumann & Fred Norsworthy
Marmaduke -2 BH 7000
Body And Soul (omit Curson & Adams) -
Tk 6 Donna Lee (omit Curson) -
+Tk 3 Stablemates -1.3 BH 01
Billie’s Bounce -1 BH 7000
Alone Together (omit Curson, Brignola, Adams) -
Note: BH 7000 erroneously lists the recording date as December 22, 1977
(B) Nick Brignola – Burn Brigade
Nick Brignola,, Ronnie Cuber-1, Cecil Payne-2, baritone sax; Walter Davis, Jr., piano; Walter Booker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, June 19, 1979
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Pruduced by Susan and Jim Newmann
Tk 1 Nick Who’s Blues -1,2 BH 7010
Tk 1 Our Delight -1,2 -
Tk 3 Busy B’s -1 -
Tk 2 Groovin’ High -2 -
Tk 1 I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (omit Davis) -
Tk 1 Blues In F (omit Brignola) BH 01
(C) Sal Nistico – Neo Nistico
Ted Curson, trumpet-1, flugelhorn-2; Sal Nistico, tenor sax; Nick Brignola, baritone sax-3; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, November 3, 1978
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Jim Neumann & Fred Norsworthy
Tk 3 Blues For K.D.-1 BH 7006
Tk 2 Fe Fi Fo Fum-2 -
Tk 3 Bambu-1.3 -
Tk 2 Be My Love -
Tk 1 Anthropology-2,3 -
Tk 1 You Don’t Know What Love Is -
Tk 1 Like Someone In Love (omit Jones & Haynes) BH 01
(D) Curtis Fuller – Fire And Filigree
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Sal Nistico, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, Jr., piano; Sam Jones, bass; Freddie Waits, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, December 6, 1978
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Jim Neumann & Fred Norsworthy
Tk 1 The Egyptian Two BH 7007
Tk 2 Hello, Young Lovers -
Tk 1 Ballade For Gabe Wells -
Tk 3 Blue Monk -
Tk 2 Minor’s Holiday -
Tk 1 Yesterdays -
(E) Dizzy Reece – Manhattan Project
Dizzy Reece, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, Charles Davis, tenor sax; Albert Daily, piano; Art Davis, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC,, January 17, 1978
Produced by Jim Neumann & Fred Norsworthy
Tk 1 Con Man (alt tk) (omit Dailey) previously unissued
Tk 3 Con Man BH 7001
Tk 4 Manhattan Walk -
Tk 1 Yule On The Hudson -
Tk 2 Woody ‘N’ You -
Tk 1 One For Trane -
(F) Clifford Jordan – Hyde Park After Dark
Cy Touff, bass trumpet; Clifford Jordan, Von Freeman, tenor sax; Norman Simmons, piano, arranger: Victor Sproles, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums.
P.S. Studios, Chicago, September 5, 1981
Recording engineer: Paul Serrano
Remixed at Nola Studio, NYC. July 21, 1983
Remixed by: Malcolm Addey
Produced by Susan & Jim Newmann
Tk 2 Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West BH 7014
Tk 1 I Waited For You (omit Touff & Freeman) -
Tk 2 Lotus Blossom -
Tk 1 I’m Glad There Is You (omit Touff & Jordan) -
Tk 2 Hyde Park After Dark -
Tk 2 Sad Sam -
Tk 1 You’re Blasé (omit Touff, Jordan & Freeman) -
(G) Clifford Jordan – Dr. Chicago
Red Rodney,flugelhorn-1, trumpet-2, Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Ed Howard, bass. Vernel Fournier, drums; Melba Liston, arranger-1.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, August 3, 1984
Recorded by Malcolm Addey
Produced by Susan & Jim Newmann
Tk 5 Touch Love-2 BH 7018
Tk 2 Something To Live For-1 -
Tk 1 Dr. Chicago -
Tk 5 Zombie -
Tk 6 BeBop -
Tk 2 If I had You (Jordan & Byard only) -
(H) Johnny Hartman – Once In Every Life
Johnny Hartman, vocal with Joe Wilder, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Al Gafa, guitar; Billy Taylor, piano; Victor Gaskin, bass; Keith Copeland, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, August 11, 1980
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Susan & Jim Neumann
Tk 3 For All We Know BH 7012
Tk 3 I Could Write A Book -
Tk 1 It was Almost like A Song (Hartman & Gafa only) -
Tk 10 Will You Still Be Mine -
Tk 1 I see Your Face Before Me -
Tk 2 Wave -
Tk 2 Easy Living -
Tk 6 By Myself -
Johnny Hartman, vocal with Al Gafa, guitar.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, August 12, 1980
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Susan & Jim Neumann
Tk 1 Nobody Home BH 7012
Tk 2 Moonlight In Vermont BJ 01
(I) Sal Salvador - Starfingers
Eddie Bert, trombone; Nick Brignola, baritone sax; Sal Salvador, guitar: Derek Smith, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Mel Leiwis, drums.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, March 24, 1978
Produced by Jim Neumann & Fred Norsworthy
Nica’s Dream BH 7002
Darn That Dream (omit Bert & Brignola) -
Sometime Ago -
Zone Two -
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (omit Bert & Brignola) -
Blue Gnu’s Blues -
On Green Dolphin Street BH 01
Blues In The Closet -
(J) Sal Salvador – Juicy Lucy
Sal Salvador, guitar; Billy Taylor, piano; Art Davis, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, September 5, 1978
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Susan & Jim Neumann
Tk 2 Daddy-O BH 7009
Tk 3 Opus De Funk -
Tk 5 Tune For Two (omit Taylor & Davis) -
Tk 1 Northern Lights -
Tk 3 For All We Know -
Tk 1 Juicy Lucy -
(K) Ronnie Mathews – Roots, Branches & Dances
Frank Foster, soprano sax, tenor sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Al Foster, drums; Azzedin Weston-1, congas, percussion.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, December 7, 1978
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Susan & Jim Neumann
Tk 2 Hi-Fly BH 7008
Tk 2 Susanita -
Tk 1 Reflections ` -
Tk 1 Salima’s Dance -
Tk 3 Thew’s Blues -
Tk 1 It Don’t Mean A Thing -
(L) Ronnie Mathews – Legacy
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Master Sound Productions, Franklin Square, NY, September 21, 1979
Recording engineer: Ben Rizzi
Produced by Susan & Jim Neumann
Tk 3 Once I Loved BH 7011
Tk 1 Legacy -
Tk 1 Ichi Ban -
Tk 2 Loose Suite (omit Hardman & Ford) -
Tk 1 Four For Nothing -
Tk 1 A Child Is Born (solo piano) -
Tk 1 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M.A.S.H.) -
Tk 4 Untitled Blues (omit Hardman & Ford) -
(M) Roland Hanna – The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago
Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute, Roland Hanna, piano; George Mraz, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
P.S. Studios, Chicago, July 27, 1981
Recording engineer: Paul Serrano
Produced by Susan & Jim Neumann
Four The Hard Way rejected
Tk 1 Wisteria BH 1013
Tk 3 Ain’t Nothin’ New -
Tk 1 H & T Blues -
Tk 1 You Don’t Know What Love Is -
Tk 1 Raise A Ruckus -
Tk 1 Four The Hard Way -
(N) Dick Katz – In High Profile
Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Dick Katz, piano, arrangements; Marc Johnson, bass; Al Harewood, drums.
Nola Studios, New York City, May 7, 1984
Record by Malcolm Addey
Produced by Bob Porter
The Line Forms Here rejected
Tk 5 Laverne Walk BH 7016
Tk 5 A Few Bars For Basie -
Tk 3 No Matter What -
Tk 4/3 Friday The 13th -
Omit Knepper and Wess:
Nola Studios, New York City, May 8, 1984
Record by Malcolm Addey
Produced by Bob Porter
Tk 5 But Not For Me BH 7016
Tk 5 Crazy She Calls Me -
Tk 2 Cousin Mary -
Tk 3/2/4 Lament -
(O) Junior Mance – Truckin’ And Trakin’
David “Fathead” Newman, tenor sax, flute; Junior Mance, piano; Martin Rivera, bass; Walter Bolden, drums.
JAC Studio, NYC, December 13, 1983
Record by Malcolm Addey
Produced by Bob Porter
Tk 2 Funky Carnival BH 7015
Tk 5 Truckin’ -
Tk 2 That Lucky Old Sun -
Tk 2 Birks’ Works -
Miss Otis Regrets -
Tk 2 Mean Old Amtrak -
Tk 3 Mean Old Amtrak (alternate take) previously unissued
(P) Arnett Cobb – Keep On Pushin’
Joe Newman-1, trumpet:Al Grey-1, trombone. Arnett Cobb, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Panama Francis, drums.
JAC Studio, NYC, June 27, 1984
Record by Malcolm Addey
Produced by Bob Porter
Tk 8 Cheatin’ On Me BH 7017
Tk 2 Blues For Lisette -
Tk 4 Blues For Lisette (alternate take) previously unissued
Tk 1 Stardust BH 7017
Tk 4 Keep On Pushin’ -1 -
Tk 9 Indiana -1 -
Tk 1 Deep River (omit Mance & Francis) -
About this release
Mosaic MD12-261
Thanks to snobb for the addition