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"On the Corner" with Crowmeat Bob (archive)

all that might almost reasonably be considered jazz
Thursday, March 12, 2009 | 16:30 to 19:30 | jazz

New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Black Flag Your Last Affront The Process of Weeding Out SST 1985: Greg Ginn; Kira Roessler; Bill Stevenson.
John Tchicai Group Frisk Baglaens Timo's Message Black Saint 1984: Thomas Durst; Christian Kuntner; Timo Fleig.
* Nels Cline Rod Poole's Gradual Ascent to Heaven Coward Cryptogramophone 2009
* Fab Trio Fabmusic Opening Live in Amsterdam Porter Records 2008: Joe Fonda; Barry Altschul; Billy Bang.
Lafayette Afro Rock Band Oglenon Soul Makossa Hi & Fly Records 1974: Michael McEwan; Lafayette Hudson; Frank Abel; Ronnie James Buttacavolli; Arthur Young; Ernest "Donny" Donable; Keno Speller.
* Cleaver/Parker/Taborn In Trees Farmers By Nature Aum Fidelity 2008: Gerald Cleaver; William Parker; Craig Taborn.
* Billy Harper Another Kind of Thoroughbred Blueprints of Jazz vol. 2 Talking House 2006: Francesca Tanksley; Aaron Scott; Keyon Harrold; Clarence Seay; Louie Spears.
Lennie Tristano Intuition Trio, Quartet, Quintet & Sextet, 1946-1949 Giants of Jazz 1949: Lee Konitz; Warne Marsh; Billy Bauer; Arnold Fishkin.
Paal Nilssen-Love & HÃ¥kon Kornstad Playmachine Schlinger Smalltown Superjazz 2006
* Group Bombino Imouhare Guitars from Agadez vol. 2 Sublime Frequencies 2007: Ghoumour Oumara Moctar (Bombino); Alhassane Alwiguine (Gountou); Adi Mohamed; Ibrahim Emoud; Kaoucen Mohamed; Aminou Gusmane.
* Frosty Lamb and Buzz Fountain 12th Street Rag Art of Field Recordings, vol. 2: 50 Years of Traditional Music Dust-to-Digital 1975
Rashied Ali Quartet Akela New Directions in Modern Music Knit Classics 1971: Carlos Ward; Fred Simmons; Stafford L. James.
Abbey Lincoln Left Alone Straight Ahead Candid 1961: Max Roach; Coleman Hawkins; Eric Dolphy; Julian Priester; Booker Little; Art Davis; Walter Benton.
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Texas Tea Party Reefer Songs Stash 1933: Jack Teagarden; Manny Klein; Charlie Teagarden; Art Karle; Frank Froeba; Dick McDonough; Artie Bernstein; Gene Krupa
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra Kater St. Rag Jazz the World Forgot vol. 2 Yazoo 1925: Lamar Wright; Harry Cooper; Thamon Hayes; Harlan Leonard; Woody Walder; LaForest Dent; Sam Tall; Vernon Page; Willie Hall
Antonio Carlos Jobim So Danco Samba Jazz Masters 13 Verve 1963: Stan Getz; Luiz Bonfa; George Duvivier; Tommy Williams; Jose Carlos; Paolo Fereira; Maria Toledo.
Les Paul and His Trio Steel Guitar Rag Galloping Guitars Decca Records 1941: Paul Smith; Bob Meyer; Tommy Rinaldo
Peter Kowald with Floros Floridis Giorgos' Red Duos: Europa - America - Japan FMP 1989
Gene Ammons Up Tight Up Tight! Prestige 1961: Patti Brown; George Duvivier; Arthur Taylor; Ray Barretto.
Roscoe Mitchell Nemus Solo 3 Mutable Music 2003
Leroy Jenkins and Muhal Richard Abrams Greetings and Salutations Lifelong Ambitions Black Saint 1977
Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon Jive Man Blues The Roots Of Rap: Classic Recordings From The 1920s & 30s Yazoo 1929: Tampa Red
Duke Ellington Acht O'Clock Rock The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse 1971: Russell Procope; Joe Benjamin; Harold Ashby; Chuck Connors; Eddie Preston; Norris Turney; Rufus "Speedy" Jones; Booty Wood; Malcolm Taylor; Money Johnson; Harry Carney; Paul Gonsalves; Cootie Williams; Mercer Ellington