The Saxophone: a critical analytic guide to the major trends in the development of the contemporary saxophone tradition
Tracks:
Side 1
- Benny Carter And His Orchestra: Body And Soul [4:10] (Green-Sour-Heyman-Eyton)
Nov 13-14, 1961, New York City- Coleman Hawkins (ts)
- Benny Carter (as)
- Phil Woods (as)
- Charles Rouse (ts)
- Dick Katz (p)
- John Collins (g)
- Jimmy Garrison (b)
- Jo Jones (dr)
- From "Benny Carter: Further Definitions" (Impulse AS-12)
- Don Byas: All The Things You Are [4:53] (Hammerstein-Kern)
Jan 3, 1963, Koblenz, Germany- Don Byas (ts)
- Idrees Sulieman (tp)
- Bud Powell (p)
- Jimmy Woode (b)
- Joe Harris (dr)
- Edited Version from "Americans in Europe, Vol. 2" (Impulse AS-37)
- Sonny Stitt: Stardust [6:08] (Parish-Carmichael)
Sep 5, 1963, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- Sonny Stitt (as)
- Paul Gonsalves (ts)
- Hank Jones (p)
- Milt Hinton (b)
- Osie Johnson (dr)
- From "Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves: Salt and Pepper" (Impulse AS-52)
- Sonny Rollins: Three Little Words [6:55] (Ruby-Kalmar)
July 8, 1965, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- Sonny Rollins (ts)
- Ray Bryant (p)
- Walter Booker (b)
- Mickey Roker (dr)
- From "Sonny Rollins on Impulse" (Impulse AS-91)
Side 2
- Johnny Hodges: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Anymore [4:45] (Ellingon-Mills-Nemo-Redmond / Ellington-Russell)
Feb 6, 1964, New York City- Johnny Hodges (as)
- Harry Carney (bariton-sax)
- Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Rolf Ericson, Herb Jones (tp)
- Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Britt Woodman (tb)
- Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves (sax)
- Jimmy Jones (p)
- Ernie Shepard (b)
- Grady Tate (dr)
- From "Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges" (Impulse AS-61)
- Ben Webster: Someone To Watch Over Me [4:28] (George and Ira Gershwin)
March 11, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- Ben Webster (ts)
- Hank Jones (p)
- Richard Davis (b)
- Osie Johnson (dr)
- From "Ben Webster: See You At The Fair" (Impulse AS-65)
- John Coltrane: Out Of This World [6:43] (Arlen-Mercer)
June 29, 1962, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- John Coltrane (ts)
- McCoy Tyner (p)
- Jimmy Garrison (b)
- Elvin Jones (dr)
- Shortened Version from "Coltrane" (Impulse AS-21)
- Archie Shepp: Rufus (Swung, his face to the wind, then his neck snapped) [4:47] (Archie Shepp)
Aug 10, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- Archie Shepp (ts)
- Alan Shorter (flugelhorn)
- Roswell Rudd (tb)
- John Tchicai (as)
- Reggie Workman (b)
- Charles Moffett (dr)
- Edited version from "Archie Shepp: Four For Trane" (Impulse AS-71)
Side 3
- Lester Young: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid [3:08] (Lester Young)
Feb 18, 1947, Chicago, IL- Lester Young (ts)
- Shorty McConnell (tp)
- Argonne Thronton (p)
- Fred Lacey (g)
- Rodney Richardson (b)
- Lyndell Marshall (dr)
- Charlie Parker: Confirmation [3:04] (Charlie Parker)
Feb 18, 1950, St. Nicholas Arena, New York City- Charlie Parker (as)
- Red Rodney (tp)
- Al Haig (p)
- Tommy Potter (b)
- Roy Haynes (dr)
- Max Roach: Mendacity [8:03] (Bayen-Roach)
Aug 1, 1961, New York City- Max Roach (dr)
- Eric Dolphy (as)
- Abbey Lincoln (voc)
- Booker Little (tp)
- Julian Priester (tb)
- Clifford Jordan (ts)
- Mal Waldron (p)
- Art Davis (b)
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Carlos "Totico" Eugenio (perc)
- From "Max Roach: Percussion Bitter Sweet" (Impulse AS-8)
- Ornette Coleman: Song For Ché [6:53] (Charlie Haden)
March 22, 1969, Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City- Ornette Coleman (as)
- Don Cherry (tp)
- Dewey Redman (ts)
- Charlie Haden (b)
- Ornette D. Coleman (dr)
- Shortened version from "Ornette Coleman: Crisis" (Impulse AS-9187)
Side 4
- John Coltrane: Offering [8:21] (John Coltrane)
Feb 15, 1967, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- John Coltrane (ts)
- Alice Coltrane (p)
- Jimmy Garrison (b)
- Rashied Ali (dr)
- From "John Coltrane: Expression" (Impulse AS-9120)
- Alice Coltrane: Mantra [11:23] (Alice Coltrane)
Jan 26, 1970, Dix Hills, N.Y.- Alice Coltrane (p)
- Pharoah Sanders (ts)
- Joe Henderson (ts)
- Ron Carter (b)
- Ben Riley (dr)
- Shortened version from "Alice Coltrane: Ptah The El Daoud" (Impulse AS-9196)
Side 5
- Elvin Jones-Jimmy Garrison Sextet: Gettin' On Way [5:10] (Jimmy Garrison)
Aug 8, 1963, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- Elvin Jones (dr)
- Jimmy Garrison (b)
- Sonny Simmons (as)
- Prince Lasha (fl)
- Charles Davis (bariton-sax)
- McCoy Tyner (p)
- From "Elvin Jones-Jimmy Garrison Sextet: Illumination!" (Impulse AS-49)
- McCoy Tyner: T 'N A Blues [4:01] (Thad Jones)
Feb 4, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.- McCoy Tyner (p)
- John Gilmore (ts)
- Thad Jones (tp)
- Frank Strozier (as)
- Butch Warren (b)
- Elvin Jones (dr)
- From "McCoy Tyner: Today And Tomorrow" (Impulse AS-63)
- Albert Ayler: Ghosts [2:44] (Albert Ayler)
Aug 31, 1967, New York City- Albert Ayler (ts)
- Donald Ayler (tp)
- Alan Silva (b)
- Milford Graves (dr)
- From "Albert Ayler: Love Cry" (Impulse AS-9165)
- John Klemmer: Prelude I And Waterfall I [7:44] (John Klemmer)
June 17, 1972, The Ash Grove, Los Angeles- John Klemmer (ts with echoplex)
- Mike Nock (Fender Rhodes e-p)
- Wilton Felder (Fender b)
- Eddie Marshall (dr)
- From "John Klemmer: Waterfalls" (Impulse AS-9220)
Side 6
- Marion Brown: Once Upon A Time (A Children's Tale) [6:26] (Marion Brown)
June 4, 1973, Intermedia Sound, Boston, MA- Marion Brown (as, ss, cl, perc)
- Leo Smith (b, strings, perc)
- James Jefferson (b)
- Steve McCall (dr, perc)
- Bill Hasson, A Kobena Adzenyah, William Malone, Juuma Santos (perc)
- taken from Geechee Recollections (Impulse AS-9252)
- Dewey Redman: Innerconnection [4:52] (Dewey Redman)
June 8-9, 1973, Generation Sound, New York City- Dewey Redman (as)
- Ted Danial (tp)
- Jane Robertson (cello)
- Sirone (b)
- Eddie Moore (dr)
- Danny Johnson (perc)
- From "Dewey Redman: The Ear Of The Behearer" (Impulse AS-9250)
- Sam Rivers: Encore [3:06] (Sam Rivers)
July 6, 1973, Montreux, Switzerland- Sam Rivers (ts)
- Cecil McBee (b)
- Norman Connors (dr, perc)
- previously unreleased
- Gato Barbieri: Encontros [6:00] (Gato Barbieri)
April 28, 1973, Odeon Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- Gato Barbieri (ts)
- unidentified Brazilian rhythm section
- previously unreleased
Releases:
- Impulse/ABC Records ASH-9253-3 (US) [1973] [cover, back cover]
Source: KK, KMS