Jazz (1960–70s) (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.

Juhani Aaltonen (1935– )

Etiquette [1974, Love]
Strings [1976, Love]
Mother Tongue [2002, Tum], A–
Strings Revisited [2003, Tum], B+
w/Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille: Reflections [2003, Tum], A–

Ahmed Abdullah (1947– )

Live at Ali's Alley [1978, Cadence]
Tara's Song [2004, TUM], A–

Kaoru Abe (1948–78)

Solo [1972, PSFD]

John Abercrombie (1944– )

Timeless [1974, ECM], B
Gateway [1975, ECM]
w/Ralph Towner: Sargasso Sea [1976, ECM], B–
Characters [1977, ECM]
Night [1984, ECM]
Current Event [1985, ECM]
Getting There [1987, ECM]
Animato [1989, ECM], B+
Now It Can Be Played [1992, Steeplechase]
While We're Young [1992, ECM], B
November [1992, ECM], B+
Speak of the Devil [1993, ECM]
Tactics [1996, ECM]
Open Land [1999, ECM]
The Hudson Project [1999, Stretch]
w/Jarek Smietana: Speak Easy [1999, PAO], B+
Cat 'n' Mouse [2002, ECM], A–
Three Guitars [2003, Chesky]
Class Trip [2003, ECM], B+
The Third Quartet [2006, ECM], B

Muhal Richard Abrams (1930– )

Levels and Degrees of Light [1967, Delmark], B–
Young at Heart / Wise in Time [1968, Delmark]
Things to Come from Those Now Gone [1972, Delmark], A–
Sightsong [1975, Black Saint]
Rejoicing in the Light [1983, Black Saint]
View from Within [1984, Black Saint], B
The Hearinga Suite [1989, Black Saint], B+
Duets and Solos [1990, Black Saint]
Blu Blu Blu [1991, Black Saint], B+
Family Talk [1993, Black Saint], B
Think All, Focus One [1994, Black Saint]
Song for All [1995, Black Saint]
One Line, Two Views [1995, New World], B
w/Marty Ehrlich: The Open Air Meeting [1996, New World], B+
w/George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell: Streaming [2005, Pi], B+(*)
Vision Towards Essence [1998, Pi], U

George Adams (1940–92)

Sound Suggestions [1979, ECM]
w/Dannie Richmond: Hand to Hand [1980, Soul Note], B+
Life Line [1981, Timeless]
w/Don Pullen: City Gates [1983, Timeless], B+
w/Don Pullen: Live at the Village Vanguard [1983, Soul Note], A–
w/Don Pullen: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 [1983, Soul Note], B+
Decisions [1984, Timeless]
Nightingale [1989, Blue Note], B+
America [1989, Blue Note]

Air [1971–1986]

Air Time [1977, Nessa], B+
Open Air Suite [1978, Novus], U
Lore [1979, Novus], A
80 Degrees Below '82 [1982, Antilles], A–
New Air: Air Show No. 1 [1986, Black Saint], U

Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929– )

Toshiko-Mariano Quartet [1960, Candid], B+
Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band: Recorded in Tokyo [1965, Vee-Jay]
The Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band [1974–76, Novus], B+
Finesse [1978, Concord], B
The Tribute to Billy Strayhorn [1978, Jazz America]
Salted Ginko Nuts [1978, Ascent]
Sumi-e [1979, Insights]
Farewell [1980, Ascent]
Wishing Peace [1986, Ken/Bellaphon]
Remembering Bud / Cleopatra's Dream [1991, Evidence]
Carnegie Hall Concert [1991, Columbia]
Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 36 [1994, Concord]
Hiroshima: Rising From the Abyss [2002, True Life], B+(**)

Monty Alexander (1944– )

Three Originals [1974–77, MPS, 2 CD]
Live at the Montreux Festival [1976, MPS]
Jamento [1978, OJC]
Ivory and Steel [1980, Concord], B+
The River [1985, Concord]
Jamboree [1988, Concord]
Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume 40 [1994, Concord]
Echoes of Jilly's [1997, Concord]
Concord Jazz Heritage Series: Monty Alexander [1979–97, Concord]
w/Ernest Ranglin: Rocksteady [2003, Telarc], C–
Live at the Iridium [2005, Telarc], B
Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley [2005, Telarc], B

Rashied Ali (1935– )

New Directions in Modern Music [1971, Knit Classics]
w/Frank Lowe: Duo Exchange [1972, Knitting Factory], A–
w/Leroy Jenkins: Swift Are the Winds the Life [1973, Survival], A–
Rashied Ali Quintet [1973, Knit Classics]
w/Arthur Rhames: The Dynamic Duo [1981, Ayler, 2 CD], B+
Prima Materia: Peace on Earth [1994, Knitting Factory]
w/Borah Bergman, Joe McPhee, Wilber Morris, Myra Melford: The October Revolution [1994, Evidence], B+

Jan Allan (1934– )

Jan Allan: 70 [1968–69, Phono Suecia], B+
Sweet and Lovely [1992, Dragon]
Software [1998, Imogena]

Barry Altschul (1943– )

You Can't Name Your Own Tune [1977, Muse]
That's Nice [1985, Soul Note]

Amalgam

Prayer for Peace [1969, FMR], A
Innovation [1974, FMR]
Another Time [1976, FMR]

AMM [1965– ]

AMMusic 1966 [1966, Matchless], B
The Crypt — 12th June 1968 [1968, Matchless, 2 CD], B
The Inexhaustible Document [1987, Matchless]
The Nameless Uncarved Block [1990, Matchless]
Newfoundland [1992, Matchless], B
Laminal [1969–94, Matchless, 3 CD]
Live in Allentown USA [1994, Matchless]
From a Strange Place [1995, Modern Music]
Before Driving to the Chapel We Took Coffee with Rick and Jennifer Reed [1996, Matchless]
Fine [2001, Matchless]

Curtis Amy (1929–2002)

Way Down [1962, Pacific Jazz]
w/Dupree Bolton: Katanga! [1962–63, Pacific Jazz], A–

Arild Andersen (1945– )

Molde Concert [1981, ECM]
Sagn [1990, ECM]
Hyperborean [1996, ECM], A–
Rarum XIX: Selected Recordings [1975–99, ECM], A–
Electra [2002–3, ECM], B+(**)
w/Vassilis Tsabropoulos, John Marshall: The Triangle [2004, ECM], B+

Fred Anderson (1929– )

Dark Day: Live in Verona 1979 [1979, Atavistic Unheard Music]
The Missing Link [1979, Nessa]
The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 1 [1980, Atavistic]
w/Ken Vandermark: Fred Anderson / DKV Trio [1996, Okkadisk], U
Live at the Velvet Lounge [1999, Okkadisk]
w/Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, William Parker: 2 Days in April [1999, Eremite], B–
On the Run: Live at the Velvet Lounge [2001, Delmark]
Duets 2001: Live at the Empty Bottle [2001, Thrill Jockey]
Back at the Velvet Lounge [2002, Delmark], A–
w/Hamid Drake: Back Together Again [2004, Thrill Jockey, 2 CD], A–
w/Hamid Drake, William Parker: Blue Winter [2004, Eremite, 2 CD], A–
Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge [2005, Delmark], A–
w/Hamid Drake: From the River to the Ocean [2007, Thrill Jockey], A–

Charly Antolini (1937– )

Knock Out 2000 [1999, Inak], B+(**)

Art Ensemble of Chicago [1966– ]

Art Ensemble 1967–68 [1967–68, Nessa, 5 CD], B
People in Sorrow [1969, EMI Jazztime]
Les Stances a Sophie [1970, Universal Sound]
With Fontella Bass [1970, Musidisc], B+
AEC With Fontella Bass [1970, Free America/Verve], B+
Certain Blacks [1970, Free America/Verve], B
Americans Swinging in Paris: The Pathe Sessions [1969–70, EMI]
Phase One [1971, Free America/Verve], A–
Live at Mandel Hall [1972, Delmark]
Bap-Tizum [1972, Atlantic]
Fanfare for the Warriors [1973, Koch], B–
Great Black Music [1978, Affinity]
Full Force [1980, ECM]
Urban Bushmen [1980, ECM, 2 CD], B+
The Third Decade [1984, ECM]
Rarum, Vol. 6: Selected Recordings [1978–84, ECM]
The Alternate Express [1989, DIW], B+(***)
Live at the Eighth Tokyo Music Joy [1990, DIW]
Coming Home Jamaica [1998, Atlantic], B+
Tribute to Lester [2001, ECM], B+
The Meeting [2003, Pi]
Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at Iridium [2004, Pi, 2 CD], B+(*)

Roy Ayers (1940– )

West Coast Vibes [1963, United Artists]
Mystic Voyage [1975, Polydor]
Evolution: The Polydor Anthology [1970–81, Polydor, 2 CD]

Albert Ayler (1936–70)

The First Recordings: Volume 2 [1962, DIW]
Goin' Home [1964, Black Lion], B
Witches and Devils [1964, Freedom], B+
Prophecy [1964, Get Back]
Spiritual Unity [1964, ESP-Disk], A
w/Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Gary Peacock, Sunny Murray: New York Eye and Ear Control [1964, ESP-Disk], B+(*)
w/Don Cherry: Vibrations [1964, Freedom/Black Lion], B
The Hilversum Session [1964, ESP-Disk], A–
The Copenhagen Tapes [1964, Ayler]
Bells / Prophecy [1964–65, ESP-Disk], A–
Spirits Rejoice [1965, ESP], B+
At Slug's [1966, Get Back]
Slugs' Saloon [1966, ESP-Disk, 2 CD], B+(*)
Lörrach, Paris 1966 [1966, Hatology]
Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings [1967, Impulse, 2 CD], B
Love Cry [1967–68, Impulse], B
New Grass [1968, Impulse], B+
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe [1969, Verve/Impulse], B+
The Impulse Story [1965–69, Impulse], B+(**)
Fondation Maeght Nights Vol. 1 [1970, Jazz View]
Fondation Maeght Nights, Vol. 2 [1970, Jazz View]

Azimuth [1977– ]

Azimuth / The Touchstone / Départ [1977–79, ECM, 3 CD]
Azimuth '85 [1985, ECM]
How It Was Then . . . Never Again [1994, ECM], B+

Back Door

The Human Bed [1973–74, Hux]

Benny Bailey (1925– )

Grand Slam [1978, Storyville]
For Heaven's Sake [1988, Hot House], B+
While My Lady Sleeps [1990, Gemini]
No Refill [1992, TCB]

Derek Bailey (1932–2005)

w/Han Bennink, Evan Parker: Topography of Lungs [1970, Incus]
Incus Taps: Solo Guitar 101–104 [1973, Organ of Corti]
w/John Stevens, Trevor Watts: Dynamics of the Impromptu [1973–74, Entropy], B+(*)
Domestic and Public Pieces [1975–77, Emanem]
Aida [1980, Incus]
Dart Drug [1981, Incus]
Arch Duo [1982, Rastascan]
Yankees [1983, Charly]
w/Steve Lacy: Outcome [1983, Potlatch]
w/Evan Parker: Compatibles [1986, Incus]
w/Han Bennink: Han [1986, Incus], B+
Drop Me Off at 96th [1986, Scatter]
w/Barre Phillips: Figuring [1987–88, Incus], B
Lace [1989, Emanem]
Solo Guitar Volume 2 [1991, Incus]
Village Life [1991, Incus]
Playing [1992, Incus]
w/Henry Kaiser: Wireforks [1995, Shanachie], B–
Banter [1995, O.O. Discs]
Harras [1995, Avant]
Soho Suites [Incus, 2 CD]
Guitar, Drums 'n' Bass [1996, Avant]
w/Pat Metheny, Gregg Bendian, Paul Wertico: The Sign of Four [1996, Knitting Factory, 3 CD], U
Tohjinbo [1997, Paratactile]
No Waiting [1997, Potlatch]
Trio Playing [1997, Incus]
Takes Fakes and Dead She Dances [1995–97, Incus]
Locational [1999, Incus]
Mirakle [2000, Tzadik]
Ore [2000, Arrival]
Ballads [2002, Tzadik]
Standards [2002, Tzadik], B+(*)
Limescale [2002, Incus]

Duck Baker (1949– )

Finger Style Jazz Guitar [1979, Kicking Mule]
Spinning Song: Duck Baker Plays the Music of Herbie Nichols [1996, Avant]

Gabe Baltazar (1929– )

Back in Action [1992, VSOP]
Birdology [1992, Fresh Sound]

Billy Bang (1947– )

Rainbow Gladiator [1981, Soul Note], A–
Sweet Space / Untitled Gift [1979–82, 8th Harmonic Breakdown, 2 CD], A–
The Fire From Within [1984, Soul Note]
Valve No. 10 [1988, Soul Note], A–
w/Sun Ra: A Tribute to Stuff Smith [1992, Soul Note], A–
Bang On! [1997, Justin Time], A–
Commandment (For the Sculpture of Alain Kirili) [1997, No More Records], B
Big Bang Theory [1999, Justin Time], B+
Vietnam: The Aftermath [2001, Justin Time], A
w/Frank Lowe: Above & Beyond: An Evening in Grand Rapids [2003, Justin Time], A–
Vietnam: Reflections [2004, Justin Time], A–

Gato Barbieri (1934– )

In Search of the Mystery [1967, ESP]
Last Tango in Paris [1969, Varese Sarabande], B
El Pampero [1971, RCA]
El Gato [1971, Flying Dutchman]
Fenix [1971, Flying Dutchman]
Under Fire [1971, BMG]
Bolivia / Under Fire [1971–73, Bluebird/BMG Heritage], A–
The Best of the Early Years [1971–73, BMG], B+
Yesterdays [1974, Flying Dutchman], B
Latino America [1973–74, Impulse, 2 CD], A–
Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata [1974, Impulse], B+
Priceless Jazz [1973–74, GRP], B
Chapter Four: Alive in New York [1975, Impulse], B+
The Impulse Story [1973–75, Impulse], B+(***)
Gato . . . Para Los Amigos [1981, Columbia]

George Barnes (1921–77)

w/Carl Kress: Two Guitars and a Horn [1962, Jass]

Bill Barron (1927–89)

Modern Windows Suite [1961, Savoy Jazz]

Kenny Barron (1943– )

Sunset to Dawn [1973, Muse]
Peruvian Blue [1974, 32 Jazz], A–
First Half Highlights [1962–74, 32 Jazz]
In Tandem [1975, Muse]
Golden Lotus [1980, Muse]
Soft Spoken Here [1973–80, 32 Jazz]
At the Piano [1981, Prevue]
Green Chimneys [1983, Criss Cross]
1 + 1 + 1 [1984, Blackhawk]
Scratch [1985, Enja], U
The Artistry of Kenny Barron [1990, Wave]
Lemuria-Seascape [1991, Candid]
Other Places [1993, Verve], B
Wanton Spirit [1994, Verve], B+
w/Mino Cinelu: Swamp Sally [1995, Verve], A
The Perfect Set [1996, Sunnyside], B+(**)
Things Unseen [1997, Verve]
Spirit Song [2000, Verve], B+
w/Regina Carter: Freefall [2001, Verve], B
w/Trio da Paz: Canta Brasil [2002, Sunnyside]
Images [2003, Sunnyside], B–
The Traveler [2007, Sunnyside], B+(**)

Gary Bartz (1940– )

Harlem Bush Music [1970–71, Milestone], A–
West 42nd Street [1990, Candid], B
There Goes the Neighborhood [1990, Candid], B
Shadows [1991, Timeless]
Alto Memories [1993, Verve]
The Red and Orange Poems [1994, Atlantic]

Gordon Beck (1938– )

Experiments With Pops [1967, Art of Life], A–
Gyroscope [1968, Art of Life]
For Evans' Sake [1991, JMS], A–
One for the Road [1995, JMS]

Joe Beck (1945– )

The Journey [1990, DMP]
Beck [2002, Kudu]
w/Santi Debriano, Thierry Arpino: Trio 7 [2007, Whaling City Sound], B+(*)
w/John Abercrombie: Coincidence [2007, Whaling City Sound], B+(**)

Harry Beckett (1935– )

Flare Up [1970, Jazzprint]
Passion and Possession [1991, ITM]
All Four One [1991, Spotlite]
Images of Clarity [1992, Evidence]

Richie Beirach (1947– )

w/Dave Liebman: Omerta [1978, Storyville], B
Convergence [1990, Triloka], B
Chant [1991, CMP]
Maybeck Hall Recital Series: Volume 19 [1992, Concord]
Trust [1993, Evidence]
The Snow Leopard [1996–97, Evidence]
Round About Bartók [1999, ACT]

Marcus Belgrave (1936– )

Gemini [1974, Universal Sound], B+
Working Together [1992, DJM]

Han Bennink (1942– )

Nerve Beats [1973, Atavistic], B+
Jazz Bunker [1980, Leo Golden Years, 2 CD]
w/Dave Douglas: Serpentine [1996, Songlines]
When We're Smiling [1999, Incus]
w/Terrie Ex: The Laughing Owl [2001, Atavistic]

Karl Berger (1935– )

Live at the Donaueschingen Festival [1979, MPS]
w/Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell: Transit [1988, Black Saint]
Around [1990, Black Saint], B

Borah Bergman (1933– )

Bursts of Joy [1976, Chiaroscuro]
A New Frontier [1983, Soul Note], A–
The Human Factor [1992, Soul Note]
w/Roscoe Mitchell, Thomas Buckner: First Meeting [1994, Knitting Factory], B+
Reflections on Ornette Coleman and the Stone House [1995, Soul Note]
Eight By Three [1996, Mixtery]
w/Oliver Lake: A New Organization [1997, Soul Note], B+
The River of Sounds [2001, Boxholder]
Meditations for Piano [2001, Tzadik]

Bill Berry (1930– )

Hello Rev [1976, Concord]
Shortcake [1978, Concord]

Gene Bertoncini (1937– )

Bridges [1977, MPS]
Just the Two of Us [2000, Chiaroscuro]
Quiet Now [2005, Ambient]
Concerti [2005, Ambient], C+

Big Black (1934– )

Ethnic Fusion [1982, Mutable Music], B

Lou Blackburn (1922– )

The Complete Imperial Sessions [1963, Blue Note], B+(***)

Travis Biggs

Challenge [1975, Soul Jazz]

Black Eagle Jazz Band

Jersey Lightning [1990, Stomp Off]
Skeletons in the Closet [1995, BE]
The Black Eagles at Naworth Castle [1996, Lake]

Walter Bishop Jr (1927–98)

Trio, 1965 [1962–63, OJC]
Cubicle [1978, Muse]
What's New [1990, DIW]

Ran Blake (1935– )

Duke Dreams [1981, Soul Note]
Vertigo [1984, Owl]
Painted Rhythms: Volume 1 [1985, GM], B
Painted Rhythms: Volume 2 [1985, GM], U
Short Life of Barbara Monk [1987, Soul Note], A–
You Stepped Out of a Cloud [1989, Owl]
That Certain Feeling [1990, Hat Art], B
Epistrophy [1991, Soul Note]
Unmarked Van [1994, Soul Note], B
Something to Live For [1998, Hatology]
Sonic Temples [2001, GM, 2 CD]
All That Is Tied [2006, Tompkins Square], B+(**)

Carla Bley (1938– )

Escalator Over the Hill [1968–71, JCOA/ECM, 2 CD], B
Tropic Appetites [1973–74, Watt]
Dinner Music [1976, Polygram]
European Tour 1977 [1977, Watt], B+
Musique Mechanique [1978, Watt], B
Social Studies [1980, Watt]
Live! [1981, Watt]
Heavy Heart [1984, Watt], U
w/Steve Swallow: Duets [1988, Watt], B
Fleur Carnivore [1988, Watt]
The Very Big Carla Bley Band [1991, Watt], B
The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church [1997, Watt]
4 x 4 [1999, Watt]
Rarum XV: Selected Recordings [1961–99, ECM], B+
Looking for America [2002, Watt], A–
w/Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow, Billy Drummond: The Lost Chords [2004, Watt], B+
Appearing Nightly [2006, Watt], U
The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu [2007, Watt], B+(**)

Hamiet Bluiett (1940– )

Birthright: A Solo Blues Concert [1977, India Navigation]
Resolution [1977, Black Saint]
w/Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Don Moye: Im/possible to Keep [1977, India Navigation, 2 CD], B+
Saying Something for All [1977–79, Just a Memory]
Live in Berlin with the Clarinet Family [1984, Black Saint]
Live at Carlos I [1986, Just a Memory]
Live at Carlos I: Another Night [1986, Just a Memory], B+
Live at Carlos I: Last Night [1986, Just a Memory], A–
The Clarinet Family [1987, Black Saint], B
. . . If You Have to Ask . . . You Don't Need to Know [1991, Tutu], B+
Sankofa / Rear Garde [1992, Soul Note]
Young Warrior, Old Warrior [1995, Mapleshade], A–
Bluiett's Barbeque Band [1995–96, Mapleshade], B–
Libation for the Baritone Saxophone Nation [1997, Justin Time]
Live at the Knitting Factory [1997, Knitting Factory]
Makin' Whoopee: Tribute to the Nat King Cole Trio [1997, Mapleshade], A–
w/D.D. Jackson, Mor Thiam: Same Space [1998, Justin Time], B+
w/D.D. Jackson, Mor Thiam: Join Us [1998, Justin Time]
w/D.D. Jackson, Kahil El'Zabar: The Calling [2001, Justin Time], A–

Arthur Blythe (1940– )

In Concert: The Grip / Metamorphosis [1977, India Navigation], B+
Lenox Avenue Breakdown [1978, Koch], A
In the Tradition [1979, Columbia], A–
Illusions [1980, Columbia], B+
Basic Blythe [1987, Columbia], B
Retroflection [1993, Enja], A–
Calling Card [1993, Enja]
w/David Eyges, Bruce Ditmas: Synergy [1996, In+Out], B+
Night Song [1997, Clarity], B–
w/David Eyges: Today's Blues [1997, CIMP], B–
Spirits in the Field [2000, Savant], A–
Blythe Byte [2001, Savant]
Focus [2002, Savant], A
Exhale [2003, Savant], B+

Phil Bodner (1919– )

The Clarinet Virtuosity of Phil Bodner: Once More With Feeling [1960, Arbors], B+(***)

Joe Bonner (1948– )

Parade [1979, Steeplechase], B
Suite for Chocolate [1985, Steeplechase]
The Lost Melody [1987, Steeplechase], B+

Lester Bowie (1940–99)

American Gumbo [1974–75, 32 Jazz, 2 CD], B+
The Great Pretender [1981, ECM], B+
w/Nobuyoshi Ino: Duet [1985, Paddle Wheel]
Works [1981–86, ECM]
Serious Fun [1989, DIW], B+
My Way [1990, DIW], A–
Lester Bowie and the New York Organ Ensemble: The Organizer [1991, DIW]
Lester Bowie's N.Y. Organ Ensemble: Funky T, Cool T [1991, DIW]
The Fire This Time [1992, In+Out], A
The Odyssey of Funk and Popular Music Vol. 1 [1997, Birdology]

Charles Brackeen (1940– )

Rhythm X [1968, Strata East]
Bannar [1987, Silkheart]
Worshippers Come Nigh [1987, Silkheart], B

Joanne Brackeen (1938– )

Six Ate [1975, Candid]
Special Identity [1981, Antilles], B+
Havin' Fun [1985, Concord], B+
Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven [1986–87, Concord], B
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume 1 [1989, Concord]
Where Legends Dwell [1991, Ken]
Breath of Brazil [1991, Concord]
Turnaround [1992, Evidence]
Take a Chance [1993, Concord Picante], B+
Power Talk [1994, Turnipseed Music], B+
Pink Elephant Music [1999, Arkadia], B+
Popsicle Illusion [1999, Arkadia]

Bobby Bradford (1934– )

One Night Stand [1993, Soul Note]

Anthony Braxton (1945– )

Three Compositions of New Jazz [1968, Delmark], B
For Alto [1968, Delmark], D
Donna Lee [1972, Free America/Verve], B+
Saxophone Improvisations Series F [1972, Free America/Verve, 2 CD], B+
Town Hall (Trio & Quintet) 1972 [1972, Hat Art], B+
In the Tradition, Vol. 1 [1974, Steeplechase]
In the Tradition, Vol. 2 [1974, Steeplechase]
Duo, Vols. 1 and 2 [1974, Emanem]
First Duo Concert [1974, Emanem]
New York, Fall 1974 [1974, Arista], B+
Five Pieces 1975 [1975, Arista], A–
Anthony Braxton Live [1975, RCA]
The Montreux / Berlin Concerts [1975, Arista]
Creative Orchestra Music 1976 [1976, Arista], A
Duets 1976 [1976, Arista], B
Silence / Time Zones [1976, Black Lion]
Dortmund (Quartet) 1976 [1976, Hat Art], A–
w/George Lewis: Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976 [1976, Hat Art], B+
News From the '70s [1972–76, Felmay]
For Trio [1978, Arista], U
Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 [1978, Hat Art, 2 CD], B+
Solo (Köln) 1978 [1978, Leo Golden Years of New Jazz]
Solo (Milano) 1979: Volume 1 [1979, Leo Golden Years of New Jazz]
Performance (9–1–1979) [1979, Hat Hut]
Composition No. 94: For Three Instrumentalists [1980, Golden Years of New Jazz]
Composition No. 96 [1981, Leo]
Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983 [1983, Soul Note], B
Quartet (London) 1985 [1985, Leo, 2 CD]
Quartet (Birmingham) 1985 [1985, Leo, 2 CD]
Quartet (Coventry) 1985 [1985, Leo, 2 CD]
Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 [1986, Black Saint]
Six Monk's Compositions [1987, Black Saint], A–
London (Solo) 1988 [1988, Impetus]
2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988 [1988, Leo]
Victoriaville 1988 [1988, Victo]
Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 [1989, Hat Art]
Eugene (1989) [1989, Black Saint]
Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions 1989 [1989, Hat Art], A–
Two Compositions (Ensemble) 1989 / 1991 [1989–91, Hat Art]
Willisau (Quartet) 1991 [1991, Hat Art, 4 CD], A–
Composition No. 107 (Excerpt, 1982) / In CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 10 [1982–91, Centaur]
Four (Ensemble) Compositions [1992, Black Saint], B
Composition No. 165 [1992, New Albion]
Wesleyan (12 Altosolos) 1992 [1992, Hat Art]
9 Standards (Quartet) 1993 [1993, Leo, 2 CD]
Duo (London) 1993 [1993, Leo]
Trio (London) 1993 [1993, Leo]
Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 [1993, Hat Art, 2 CD]
The Braxton Quartet Plays Twelve Braxton Compositions [1993, Music & Arts, 2 CD]
Braxton at the Leipzig Gewandhaus [1993, Music & Arts]
Charlie Parker Project 1993 [1993, Hat Art, 2 CD], A–
Duo (Wesleyan) 1994 [1994, Leo]
w/Richard Teitelbaum: Duet: Live at Merkin Hall, NYC [1994, Music & Arts], B
Small Ensemble Music (Wesleyan) 1994 [1994, Splasc(h)]
Knitting Factory (Piano / Quartet) 1004, Vol. 2 [1994, Leo, 2 CD]
Seven Standards 1995 [1995, Knitting Factory]
11 Compositions (Duo) 1995 [1995, Leo]
Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995 [1995, Braxton House]
Sextet (Istanbul) 1995 [1995, Braxton House, 2 CD], B
Ensemble (New York) 1995 [1995, Braxton House], B+
Octet (New York) 1995 [1995, Braxton House]
10 Compositions (Duet) 1995 [1995, Konnex]
w/Joe Fonda: Duets 1995 [1995, Clean Feed], B+(***)
Tentet (New York) 1996 [1996, Braxton House]
14 Compositions (Traditional) 1996 [1996, Leo]
Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997: Volume 1 [1997, Leo, 2 CD]
Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997: Volume 2 [1997, Leo, 2 CD]
Two Compositions (Trio) 1998 [1998, Leo, 2 CD]
Compositions No. 10 and No. 16 (+101) [1998, Hat Hut]
Ten Compositions (Quartet) 2000 [2000, CIMP]
Nine Compositions (Hill) 2000 [2000, CIMP]
Six Compositions (GTM) 2001 [2001, Rastascan, 4 CD]
8 Standards (Wesleyan) 2001 [2001, Barking Hoop, 2 CD], B+
Solo (NYC) 2002 [2002, Parallactic]
23 Standards Quartet 2003 [2003, Leo, 4 CD], A–
20 Standards (Quartet) 2003 [2003, Leo, 4 CD], A
Solo Willisau [2003, Intakt], B+(**)
w/Matt Bauder: 2 + 2 Compositions [2005, 482 Music], B

Lenny Breau (1941–84)

w/Don Francks, Eon Henstridge: At the Purple Lounge [1962, Art of Life], C+
Five O'Clock Bells / Mo Breau [1977, Genes]
w/Brad Terry: The Living Room Tapes [1978, Dos], U
Live at Bourbon St. [1983, Guitarchives, 2 CD]

Randy Brecker (1945– )

Score [1969, Blue Note]
Some Skunk Funk [2003, Telarc], C

Willem Breuker (1944– )

Baal Brecht Breuker Handke [1973–74, Bvhaast]
Live in Berlin [1975, FMP]
Superstars [1978, FMP]
In Holland [1981, Bvhaast]
Driebergen-Zeist [1983, Bvhaast]
De Klap [1985, Bvhaast]
Bob's Gallery [1987, Bvhaast], B–
To Remain [1983–89, Bvhaast]
Parade [1990, Bvhaast]
Heibel [1990, Bvhaast], B+
De Onderste Steen [1972–91, Entr'acte], B
Deze Kant Op, Dames / This Way, Ladies [1992, Bvhaast]
The Parrot [1980–95, Bvhaast]
Kurt Weill [1983–97, Bvhaast]
Pakkepapèn [1997, Bvhaast]
Psalm 122 [1998, Bvhaast]
Hunger! [1999, Bvhaast]
Thirst! [2000, Bvhaast]
Celebrating 25 Years on the Road [(2000), Bvhaast]

Nick Brignola (1936–2002)

On a Different Level [1989, Reservoir], A–
Like Old Times [1994, Reservoir]
The Flight of the Eagle [1997, Reservoir], B+
Tour de Force [2000, Reservoir]

Alan Broadbent (1947– )

Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Vol. 14 [1991, Concord], B+
w/Gary Foster: Duo Series Vol. 4 [1993, Concord], B+
Pacific Standard Time [1995, Concord], U
Personal Standards [1996, Concord], B
Every Time I Think of You [2005, Artistry], B+(**)

Roy Brooks (1938– )

The Free Slave [1970, 32 Jazz], B+
Duet in Detroit [1984, Enja]

Peter Brötzmann (1941– )

For Adolphe Sax [1967, Atavistic Unheard Music]
Machine Gun [1968, FMP], B+
The Complete Machine Gun Sessions [1968, Atavistic], B+(**)
Nipples [1969, Atavistic Unheard Music]
More Nipples [1969, Atavistic Unheard Music]
Fuck de Boere: Dedicated to Johnny Dyani [1968–70, Atavistic Unheard Music], B
The End [1971, FMP]
FMP 0130 [1973, Atavistic], B
w/Han Bennink: Schwarzwaldfahrt [1977, Atavistic, 2 CD], B
3 Points and a Mountain . . . Plus [1979, FMP]
The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat [1979, FMP]
Opened, But Hardly Touched [1980, FMP, 2 LP]
Alarm [1981, Atavistic], B+(***)
w/Albert Mangelsdorff, Günter Sommer: Pica Pica [1982, Atavistic], B+(*)
14 Love Poems [1984, FMP]
14 Love Poems Plus Ten More [1984, FMP]
Berlin Djungle [1984, Atavistic], B+
Low Life [1987, Celluloid]
No Nothing [1990, FMP, 2 CD]
Dare Devil [1991, DIW]
Songlines [1991, FMP]
Die Like a Dog [1993, FMP], B
w/Hamid Drake: The Dried Rat-Dog [1994, Okkadisk], B
Evolving Blush or Driving Original Sin [1996, PSFD]
The WELS Concert [1996, Okkadisk]
The Chicago Octet / Tentet [1997, Okkadisk, 3 CD]
Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 1 [1997, FMP]
Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 2 [1997, FMP]
Live at the Empty Bottle [1998, Okkadisk]
From Valley to Valley [1998, Eremite]
Noise of Wings [1999, Slask]
Stone/Water [1999, Okkadisk], B+
Three Rocks and a Pine [1999, Ninth World Music]
Live at Nefertiti [1999, Ayler]
Aoyama Crows [1999, FMP]
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two: Broken English [2000, Okka Disk], B+
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two: Short Visit to Nowhere [2000, Okka Disk], B+
Never Too Late but Always Too Early [2001, Eremite, 2 CD]
The Darkest River [2001, Ninth World Music]
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet: Images [2002, Okka Disk], B+
Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet: Signs [2002, Okka Disk], B
Medicina [2004, Atavistic], A–
Be Music, Night [2005, Okka Disk], B+(**)
Chicago Tentet: American Landscapes 1 [2006, Okkadisk], B+(***)
Chicago Tentet: American Landscapes 2 [2006, Okkadisk], B+(**)
w/Peeter Uuskyla: Born Broke [2006, Atavistic, 2 CD], B+(***)

Marion Brown (1931– )

Marion Brown [1965, ESP-Disk], A–
Three for Shepp [1966, Impulse], B
Why Not? [1966, ESP], A–
Porto Novo [1967–70, Black Lion]
Afternoon of a Georgia Faun [1970, ECM]
Geechee Recollections [1973, Impulse], U
Duets [1975, Arista/Freedom], U
Back to Paris [1980, Freelance], B
Recollections — Ballads and Blues for Saxophone [1987, Creative Works]

Bill Bruford (1948– )

Feels Good to Me [1977, Winterfold], B
One of a Kind [1979, Winterfold], B–
Rock Goes to College [1979, Winterfold], B
The Bruford Tapes [1980, EG]
Master Strokes: 1978–1985 [1978–85, EG]
Bill Bruford's Earthworks [1986, Summerfold], B+
Dig? [1989, Summerfold], B+
All Heaven Broke Loose [1991, EG]
Stamping Ground: Live [1994, EG]
Footloose and Fancy Free [2002, Discipline, 2 CD]
w/Tim Garland: Random Acts of Happiness [2004, Summerfold], B+
w/Michael Borstlap: Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song [2003–4, Summerfold], B+
w/Tim Garland: Earthworks Underground Orchestra [2005, Summerfold], B+(*)
World Drummers Ensemble: A Coat of Many Colors [1996–2005, Summerfold], B
w/Michael Borstlap: In Two Minds [2006–7, Summerfold], B+(*)

Rusty Bryant (1929–91)

Legends of Acid Jazz [1969–70, Prestige]

John Bunch (1921– )

John Bunch Plays Kurt Weill [1975–91, Chiaroscuro]
The Best Thing for You [1987, Concord]
NY Swing [1991, LRC]
Struttin' [1995, Arbors]
Solo [1996, Arbors]
At the Nola Penthouse: Salutes Jimmy Van Heusen [2006, Arbors], B

Dave Burrell (1940– )

High Won — High Two [1968, Black Lion], A–
After Love [1970, Free America/Verve], A–
The 360 Degree Music Experience: In: Sanity [1976, Black Saint]
Plays Ellington and Monk [1978, Denon], A–
Windward Passages [1979, Hat Art], A–
w/David Murray: Daybreak [1989, Gazell]
The Jelly Roll Joys [1991, Gazell], B+
w/David Murray: In Concert [1991, Victo], A–
w/David Murray: Brother to Brother [1993, Gazell]
Recital [2000, CIMP]
Live at Caramoor [2001, Sonoris]
Expansion [2003, High Two], B+
w/Billy Martin: Consequences [2005, Amulet], B+(***)
Momentum [2005, High Two], B+(***)

Gary Burton (1943– )

Duster [1967, Koch]
Lofty Flake Anagram [1967, One Way]
A Genuine Tong Funeral [1967, RCA (France)], B+
Artist's Choice [1963–67, RCA]
Country Roads and Other Places [1968, Koch]
Paris Encounter [1969, Atlantic]
Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett [1969–70, Rhino]
Alone at Last [1971, Atlantic]
Crystal Silence [1972, ECM]
w/Steve Swallow: Hotel Hello [1974, ECM], B+
Dreams So Real [1976, ECM], B–
Times Like These [1988, GRP]
w/Pat Metheny: Reunion [1989, GRP]
w/Makoto Ozone: Face to Face [1994, GRP]
w/Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland: Like Minds [1998, Concord]
Libertango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla [1999, Concord]
For Hamp, Red, Bags and Cal [2000, Concord]
Virtuosi [2001, Concord]

Jaki Byard (1922–99)

Blues for Smoke [1960, Candid]
Out Front! [1961, OJC], A–
Here's Jaki [1961, OJC]
Hi-Fly [1962, OJC]
w/Joe Farrell: The Last From Lennie's [1965, Prestige], A–
Freedom Together! [1966, Prestige OJC], B
The Jaki Byard Experience [1968, Prestige OJC]
Sunshine of My Soul [1978, High Note], B+(*)
Phantasies II [1988, Soul Note]
At Maybeck Recital Hall Volume 17 [1991, Concord]
w/David Eyges: Night Leaves [1997, Brownstone]

George Cables (1944– )

Cables' Vision [1979, Contemporary OJC]
Morning Song [1980, High Note], B+(*)
Phantom of the City [1985, Contemporary]
By George [1987, Contemporary], B
Cables Fables [1991, Steeplechase], B+
Night and Day [1991, DIW]
Beyond Forever [1991, Steeplechase]
Maybeck Recital Hall Series: Volume 35 [1994, Concord]
Quiet Fire [1994, Steeplechase]
Person to Person [1995, Steeplechase]
Dark Side, Light Side [1996, Steeplechase]

Hadley Caliman (1932– )

Celebration [1977, Catalyst]
Gratitude [2007, Origin], B+(**)

Frank Capp (1931– )

w/Nat Pierce: Juggernaut [1976, Concord]
w/Nat Pierce, Joe Williams: Live at the Century Plaza [1978, Concord]

Rüdiger Carl (1944– )

Buben Plus [1978–94, FMP]
Solo [1993–95, FMP]
Book / Virtual COWWS [1977–96, FMP, 3 CD]

Larry Carlton (1948– )

Larry Carlton [1978, Warner Brothers]
The Larry Carlton Collection, Vol. 2 [(1987), GRP]

Ernie Carson (1937– )

Ernie Carson and Rhythm [1975, Jazzology]
Ernie Carson and the Social Polecats [1991, GHB]
Southern Comfort [1983–93, GHB]
One Beer [1993, GHB]
Every Man a King [1993, GHB], A–
If I Had a Talking Picture of You [1993, GHB]
Where'm I Gonna Live? [1994, Stomp Off]

John Carter (1929–91)

West Coast Hot [1969, Novus]
Seeking [1969, Hat Art]
Castles of Ghana [1985, Gramavision], B–
Fields [1988, Gramavision], B
Shadows on a Wall [1989, Gramavision], B+

Ron Carter (1937– )

w/Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron: Where? [1961, New Jazz OJC], B+
Uptown Conversation [1969, Atlantic]
Third Plane [1978, Fantasy OJC]
Etudes [1982, Discovery], A–
w/Jim Hall: Telephone [1984, Concord]
w/Jim Hall: Telepathy [1982–84, Concord]
Stardust [2001, Blue Note]
Dear Miles, [2006, Blue Note], B+(**)

Michael Carvin (1944– )

Between Me and You [1988, Muse]
Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin [2005, Marsalis Music/Rounder], B

Catalyst [1972–1975]

The Funkiest Band You Never Heard [1972–75, 32 Jazz, 2 CD]

Philip Catherine (1942– )

Sleep, My Love [1979, CMP]
I Remember You [1990, Criss Cross]
Moods: Volume 1 [1992, Criss Cross]
Guitar Groove [1999, Dreyfus], B
Blue Prince [2000, Dreyfus]

André Ceccarelli

Golden Land [2006, CAM Jazz], B

Andrea Centazzo

Shock!! [1984, New Tone]
Real Time Two [(2000), Robi]

Joe Chambers (1942– )

Phantom of the City [1991, Candid]
Mirrors [1998, Blue Note]
The Outlaw [2005, Savant], B+(**)

Jim Chappell

Tender Ritual [1979, Real Music]
Nightsongs and Lullabies [1991, Real Music]
Over the Top [1993, Real Music]

Don Cherry (1936–95)

Live at the Montmartre: Volume 1 [1965, Magnetic], B
Live at the Montmartre: Volume 2 [1965, Magnetic]
Complete Communion [1965, Blue Note], A–
Symphony for Improvisers [1966, Blue Note], B
Where Is Brooklyn [1966, Blue Note], A–
Live at Café Montmartre 1966 [1966, ESP-Disk], B+(*)
Live at Café Montmartre 1966: Volume Two [1966, ESP-Disk], B
Eternal Rhythm [1968, Saba]
Mu (The Complete Session) [1969, Affinity]
"Mu" First Part / "Mu" Second Part [1969, Fuel 2000], A–
Blue Lake [1971, Fuel 2000], B+
w/Jazz Composers Orchestra: Relativity Suite [1973, JCOA], B+
w/Bernt Rosengren, Christer Bothen, Agneta Ehrnstrom, Bengt Berger: Eternal Now [1973, Antilles], B+
The Sonet Recordings [1969–73, Verve, 2 CD]
Brown Rice [1975, A&M], B+
w/Ed Blackwell: El Corazón [1982, ECM], B+
Art Deco [1989, A&M], A–
Multi Kulti [1988–90, A&M], B+

Pete Christlieb (1945– )

w/Warne Marsh: Conversations with Warne, Vol. 1 [1978, Criss Cross]
w/Warne Marsh: Conversations with Warne, Vol. 2 [1978, Criss Cross], B+
For Heaven's Sake [1999, CARS]

Gunter Christmann (1942– )

We Play [1973, FMP]
Earmeals [1978, Moers]
Alla Prima [1997, Concepts of Doing]
One to (Two) [1997, Okkadisk]
Here Now [1998, Concepts of Doing]
(For) Friends and Neighbo(u)rs [2001, Concepts of Doing]

Stanley Clarke (1951– )

Journey to Love [1975, Epic]
School Days [1976, Epic]
Live at the Greek [1993, Epic]
The Toys of Men [2007, Heads Up], B

Billy Cobham (1944– )

Spectrum [1973, Atlantic]
Rudiments: The Billy Cobham Anthology [1973–78, Atlantic, 2 CD]
Flight Time [1980, Inakustik]
Stratus [1981, Inak], B

Codona [1978–1982]

Codona [1978, ECM], B

Tony Coe (1934– )

Some Other Spring [1964, Hep]
Some Other Autumn [1971, Hep]
Nutty on Willisau [1983, Hat Art]
Mainly Mancini [1985, Nato]
Canterbury Song [1988, Hot House]
Les Sources Bleues [1988–92, Nato]
w/Bob Brookmeyer: Captain Coe's Famous Racearound [1995, Storyville], B–
Blue Jersey [1995, AB]
In Concert [1997, AB]
w/Alan Barnes: Days of Wine and Roses [1997, Zephyr], B+
Ruby [1998, Zah Zah]

Richie Cole (1948– )

Alto Madness [1977, Muse]
Keeper of the Flame [1978, Muse]
Hollywood Madness [1979, Muse]
Some Things Speak for Themselves [1981, Muse]
Alive! at the Village Vanguard [1981, Muse]
Pure Imagination [1986, Concord]

George Coleman (1935– )

Dynamic Duo [1977, Timeless]
Playing Changes [1979, Ronnie Scott's Jazz House], B+
At Yoshi's [1987, Evidence], A–
My Horns of Plenty [1991, Birdology], A
Blues Inside Out [1997, Ronnie Scott's Jazz House]
I Could Write a Book: The Music of Richard Rodgers [1998, Telarc], B
Danger High Voltage [1996, Two and Four]

Johnny Coles (1926– )

Little Johnny C [1963, Blue Note], B+
New Morning [1982, Criss Cross]

Graham Collier (1937– )

Deep Dark Blue Centre [1967, Disconforme]
Darius [1974, Disconforme]
Workpoints [1968–75, Cuneiform, 2 CD], A–
New Conditions [1976, Disconforme]
Symphony of Scorpions [1976, Disconforme]
The Day of the Dead [1978, Disconforme]
Hoarded Dreams [1983, Cuneiform], B+(*)
The Third Colour [1997, ASC]

Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)

A Monastic Trio [1968, Impulse]
Huntington Ashram Monastery [1969, Impulse]
Ptah the El Daoud [1970, Impulse]
Journey in Satchidananda [1971, Impulse]
Universal Consciousness [1971, Impulse]
World Galaxy [1971, Impulse]
The Impulse Story [1968–2000, Impulse], B+(*)
Translinear Light [2004, Impulse], B+

Company [1977–1991]

Company 3 [1976, Incus]
Company 4 [1976, Incus]
Company 5 [1977, Incus]
Company 6 and 7 [1977, Incus]
Fables [1980, Incus]
Trios [1983, Incus]
Once [1987, Incus]
Company 91 [1991, Incus]
Company 91 [1991, Incus]
Company 91 [1991, Incus]

Bill Connors (1949– )

Swimming With a Hole in My Body [1979, ECM]
Assembler [1987, Evidence]

The Contemporary Jazz Quintet [1966–1967]

Actions [1966–67, Atavistic], B+

Junior Cook (1934–92)

Somethin's Cookin' [1981, Muse]
Senior Cookin' [1979–81, 32 Jazz], B+

Jerome Cooper (1946– )

Root Assumptions [1978, Anima]

Cooper-Moore (1946– )

Outtakes 1978 [1978, Hopscotch], B+(**)
Deep in the Neighborhood of History and Influence
w/Tom Abbs, Chad Taylor: Triptych Myth [2003, Hopscotch], A–
w/Assif Tsahar: America [2003, Hopscotch], B+
Tryptych Myth: The Beautiful [2005, AUM Fidelity], A–

Chick Corea (1941– )

Tones for Joan's Bones [1966, Atlantic]
Chick Corea [1968, Blue Note]
Now He Sings, Now He Sobs [1968, Blue Note], B
The Complete "Is" Sessions [1969, Blue Note, 2 CD]
The Song of Singing [1970, Blue Note]
w/Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul: Early Circle [1970, Blue Note], B
Circulus [1970, Blue Note]
w/Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul: Circle: Paris-Concert [1971, ECM, 2 CD], A–
Piano Improvisations, Vols. 1 and 2 [1971, ECM]
Return to Forever [1972, ECM], A–
Light as a Feather [1972, Polydor], B
Return to the Seventh Galaxy [1972–75, Verve, 2 CD]
My Spanish Heart [1976, Polydor]
Jazz Masters 3 [1972–78, Verve]
Three Quartets [1981, Stretch]
Live in Montreux [1981, Stretch], B
Eye of the Beholder [1988, GRP]
Alive [1991, GRP]
Expressions [1993, GRP]
The Best of Chick Corea [(1993), Capitol]
Time Warp [1995, Stretch], B+
Music Forever and Beyond: The Selected Works of Chick Corea [1964–96, GRP, 5 CD]
Remembering Bud Powell [1997, Stretch], B
w/Gary Burton: Native Sense: The New Duets [1997, Stretch]
Origin: Live at the Blue Note [1998, Stretch], B
A Week at the Blue Note [1998, Stretch, 6 CD]
Change [1998, Stretch]
Past, Present and Future [2001, Stretch]
Rendezvous in New York [2001, Stretch, 2 CD]
To the Stars [2004, Stretch], C
The Ultimate Adventure [2006, Stretch], B
w/Bela Fleck: The Enchantment [2007, Concord], B–

Larry Coryell (1943– )

Spaces [1970, Vanguard]
The Restful Mind [1974, Universe]
Improvisations: The Best of the Vanguard Years [1968–75, Vanguard, 2 CD]
Equipoise [1985, Muse]
Major Jazz Minor Blues [1989, 32 Jazz]
Shining Hour [1990, 32 Jazz], B
Twelve Frets to One Octave [1991, Shanachie]
Live from Bahia [1992, CTI]
Monk, Trane, Miles and Me [1998, High Note]
New High [1999, High Note]

Jacques Coursil

Black Suite [1969, BYG]
Way Ahead [1969, BYG]
Clameurs [2006, Sunnyside], B+(**)

Stanley Cowell (1941– )

Blues for the Viet Cong [1969, Freedom], U
Travellin' Man [1969, Black Lion]
Brilliant Circles [1969, Black Lion]
We Three [1987, DIW]
Sienna [1989, Steeplechase], B+
Back to the Beautiful [1989, Concord], B
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume 5 [1990, Concord], B
Close to You Alone [1990, DIW]
Departure No. 2 [1990, Steeplechase]
Live [1993, Steeplechase]
Angel Eyes [1993, Steeplechase], B+
Setup [1993, Steeplechase], B+
Mandara Blossoms [1995, Steeplechase]
Hear Me One [1996, Steeplechase]

Kenny Cox (1940– )

Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet [1968–69, Blue Note], B+(***)

Lol Coxhill (1932– )

Ear of the Beholder [1970–71, See for Miles]
Coxhill on Ogun [1977–78, Ogun]
The Dunois Solos [1981, Nato]
Couscous [1983, Nato]
Halim [1992–93, Nato]
One Night in Glasgow [1994, Scatter]
Three Blokes [1994, FMP]
w/Veryan Weston: Boundless [1998, Emanem], B
Alone and Together [1991–99, Emanem]
Spectral Soprano [1954–99, Emanem, 2 CD]
Worms Organising Archdukes [2001–2, Emanem]
Out to Launch [2001–2, Emanem]

Hank Crawford (1934– )

Midnight Ramble [1982, Milestone]
Indigo Blue [1983, Milestone]
w/Jimmy McGriff: On the Blue Side [1989, Milestone], B
Heart and Soul [1958–92, Rhino/Atlantic, 2 CD]

Connie Crothers (1941– )

Love Energy [1988, New Artists]
New York Night [1989, New Artists]
Jazz Spring [1993, New Artists]
Session [1996, New Artists]

The Crusaders (1962–76)

Live at the Lighthouse '66 [1966, Pacific Jazz]
Lighthouse '68 [1967, Pacific Jazz]
Southern Comfort [1974, GRP]
Chain Reaction [1975, MCA]
Free as the Wind [1976, MCA]
Those Southern Knights [1976, GRP]
The Golden Years [1962–73, GRP, 3 CD], B
Rural Renewal [2003, PRA/Verve], C

Ronnie Cuber (1941– )

Cuber Libre [1976, Xanadu]
The Scene Is Clean [1993, Milestone]

Ted Curson (1935– )

Plays Fire Down Below [1962, Prestige OJC]
Tears for Dolphy [1964, Black Lion]
The New Thing and the Blue Thing [1965, Koch], B+
Traveling On [1996, Evidence], B

Leo Cuypers (1947– )

Songbook [1995, Bvhaast]

Andrew Cyrille (1939– )

Metamusicians' Stomp [1978, Black Saint]
Nuba [1979, Black Saint]
Double Clutch [1981, Silkheart]
The Navigator [1982, Soul Note], B+
Galaxies [1990, Music & Arts]
My Friend Louis [1991, DIW], B+
X-Man [1993, Soul Note], B
Good to Go, With a Tribute to Bu [1995, Soul Note]
C/D/E [2000, Jazz Magnet]

Eddie Daniels (1941– )

First Prize [1966, Prestige OJC]
Breakthrough [1986, GRP]
To Bird With Love [1987, GRP]
Under the Influence [1993, GRP]
Mean What You Say [2005, IPO], B+(*)
Homecoming: Live at the Iridium [2006, IPO, 2 CD], B

Harold Danko (1947– )

Mirth Song [1982, Sunnyside]
After the Rain [1994, Steeplechase]
New Autumn [1995, Steeplechase]
Tidal Breeze [1995–96, Steeplechase]
The Feeling of Jazz [1996, Steeplechase], B+
Stable Mates [1997, Steeplechase]
This Isn't Maybe [1998, Steeplechase]
Prestigious [2001, Steeplechase]
Fantasy Exit [2002, Steeplechase]
Trilix [2003, Steeplechase]

Wolfgang Dauner (1935– )

Get Up and Dauner [1962–75, MPS]
One Night in '88 [1988, Mood]
Pas de Trois [1992, Mood]

Kenny Davern (1935–2006)

The Hot Three [1979, Monmouth]
Stretchin' Out [1983, Jazzology], B+
w/Dick Wellstood: Never in a Million Years [1984, Challenge], B+
Playing for Kicks [1985, Jazzology], B+
I'll See You in My Dreams [1988, Musicmasters]
Spanish Eyes [1995, Chiaroscuro]
Breezin' Along [1996, Arbors]
Smiles [1998, Arbors]
The Kenny Davern Quartet at the Mill Hill Playhouse [2003, Arbors], B+
In Concert, Albuquerque, 2004 [2004, Arbors], B+
w/Ken Peplowski: Dialogues [2005, Arbors], B+(***)

Charles Davis (1933– )

Land of Dreams [2006, Smalls], B+(**)

Nathan Davis (1937– )

Two Originals [1965, MPS]
London By Night [1987, DIW], B

Elton Dean (1945–2006)

Just Us [1971–72, Cuneiform], B+
Duos [ED Tapes]
EDQ Live [1989, ED Tapes]
All the Tradition [1990, Slam]
The Vortex Tapes [1990, Slam]
Two's and Three's [1994, Voiceprint]
Silent Knowledge [1995, Cuneiform]
Rumours of an Incident [1996, Slam]
Newsense [1997, Slam]
Into the Nierika [1998, Slam]
Moorsong [1998–99, Cuneiform], B+

Barrett Deems (1913–98)

Deemus [1978, Delmark]
How D'You Like It So For? [1994, Delmark]

Jack DeJohnette (1942– )

Special Edition [1979, ECM]
New Directions in Europe [1979, ECM]
Tin Can Alley [1980, ECM]
Inflation Blues [1982, ECM], U
Album Album [1984, ECM], B
Irresistible Forces [1987, MCA], U
Audio Visualscapes [1988, Impulse], U
Earth Walk [1991, Blue Note], B+
Dancing with Nature Spirits [1995, ECM], A–
Oneness [1998, ECM], B+
w/Larry Goldings, John Scofield: Trio Beyond: Saudades [2004, ECM, 2 CD], B+(*)

Walt Dickerson (1931– )

A Sense of Direction [1961, New Jazz OJC]
Relativity [1962, New Jazz OJC]
To My Queen [1962, New Jazz OJC]
Peace [1976, Steeplechase], B
Dialogue [1977, Steeplechase, 2 CD]

Al DiMeola (1954– )

Elegant Gypsy [1976, Columbia]
Land of the Midnight Sun [1976, Columbia]
Casino [1977, Columbia/Legacy]
Splendido Hotel [1979, Columbia]
w/John McLaughlin, Paco DeLucia: Friday Night in San Francisco [1980, Columbia/Legacy], B+
Kiss My Axe [1988, Tomato]
World Sinfonia [1990, Tomato]
Consequence of Chaos [2006, Telarc], B

Bill Dixon (1925– )

Opium [1974–75, Between the Lines]
Collection: Music for Solo Trumpet [1970–76, Cadence]
Bill Dixon in Italy: Volume 1 [1980, Soul Note], B+
Bill Dixon in Italy: Volume 2 [1980, Soul Note], B–
November 1981 [1981, Soul Note]
Sons of Sisyphus [1988, Soul Note]
Solo Works (Odyssey) [1970–90, no label]
Vade Mecum [1993, Soul Note], B
Vade Mecum II [1993, Soul Note], B
w/Tony Oxley: Papyrus, Vol. I [1998, Soul Note]
w/Tony Oxley: Papyrus, Vol. II [1998, Soul Note]
Berlin Abbozzi [2000, FMP]
w/Exploding Star Orchestra: Bill Dixon With Exploding Star Orchestra [2007, Thrill Jockey], B+(**)
17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur [2008, AUM Fidelity], U

Klaus Doldinger (1936– )

Doldinger's Best [1963–77, Act]

Eric Dolphy (1928–64)

Out There [1960, OJC]
w/Booker Little: Far Cry [1960, Prestige OJC], B+
At the Five Spot: Volume 1 [1961, Prestige OJC], A–
At the Five Spot: Volume 2 [1961, Prestige OJC]
Memorial Album [1961, Prestige OJC]
In Europe: Volume 1 [1961, OJC]
Complete Prestige Recordings [1960–61, Prestige, 9 CD]
The Best of Eric Dolphy [1960–61, Prestige], A–
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise [1961, Natasha], B
The Illinois Concert [1963, Blue Note], A–
Conversations [1963, Celluloid]
Out to Lunch! [1964, Blue Note], A–
Last Date [1964, EmArcy], B+

Pierre Dørge (1946– )

Brikama [1984, Steeplechase]
Very Hot — Even the Moon Is Dancing [1985, Steeplechase], B+
Johnny Lives [1987, Steeplechase], B+
Different Places, Different Bananas [1988, Olufsen]
Music from the Danish Jungle [1995, Dacapo], A–
Zig Zag Zimfoni [2000, Stunt]
Dancing Cheek to Cheek [2004, Stunt], A–
Negra Tigra [2005, ILK], U

Gerd Dudek (1938– )

w/Buschi Niebergall, Edward Vesala: Open [1977, Atavistic], A–
After All [Konnex]

Johnny Dyani (1945–86)

Witchdoctor's Son [1978, Steeplechase]
Song for Biko [1978, Steeplechase]
w/Mal Waldron: Some Jive Ass Boer: Live at Jazz Unité [1981, Jazz Unité], B+
Mbizo [1981, Steeplechase]
Angolan Cry [1985, Steeplechase]

Charles Earland (1941–99)

Black Talk! [1969, Prestige OJC], B+
Living Black! [1970, Prestige]
In Concert: At the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Lighthouse [1972–74, Prestige]
w/Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson: Leaving This Planet [1973, Prestige]
Third Degree Burn [1989, Milestone]
Cookin' With the Mighty Burner [1999, High Note]

Eastern Rebellion [1975–1995]

Eastern Rebellion [1975, Timeless], A
Eastern Rebellion 2 [1975, Timeless]
Mosaic [1990, Musicmasters]
Simple Pleasures [1992, Musicmasters], B+
Just One of Those ... Nights at the Village Vanguard [1995, Musicmasters], B+

Don Ellis (1934–78)

Live at Monterey [1966, Pacific Jazz]
Electric Bath [1967, Columbia], A–

Emergency

Homage to Peace [1970, Free America/Verve], B+

Booker Ervin (1930–70)

That's It [1961, Candid], B+
The Song Book [1964, Prestige OJC], A–
The Blues Book [1964, Prestige OJC], B+
The Freedom Book [1963, Prestige], A–
The Space Book [1964, Prestige OJC], A–
Setting the Pace [1965, Prestige], A–
Booker 'n' Brass [1967, Pacific Jazz], B
The In Between [1968, Blue Note]
Tex Book Tenor [1968, Blue Note], B+
Lament for Booker Ervin [1965–75, Enja]

Pete Escovedo (1935– )

Yesterday's Memories, Tomorrow's Dreams [1985, Crossover]

Jon Faddis (1953– )

Youngblood [1976, Pablo]
Legacy [1985, Concord]
Remembrances [1997, Chesky]
Teranga [2005, Koch], A

Joe Farrell (1937–86)

Joe Farrell Quartet [1970, Columbia]
Sonic Text [1979, Contemporary OJC], B+
w/Art Pepper: Darn That Dream [1982, Drive], B+

Zusaan Kali Fasteau

w/Donald Rafael Garrett: Memoirs of a Dream [1975–77, Flying Note, 2CD], B+
Prophecy [1990–92, Flying Note], B
Sensual Hearing [1995, Flying Note], B+
Vivid [2001, Flying Note], B
Oneness [2003, Flying Note], B+
Making Waves [2000–4, Flying Note], B
w/Kidd Jordan: People of the Ninth: New Orleans and the Hurricane 2005 [2005, Flying Note], B+(**)
Kidd Jordan: Live at the Kerava Jazz Festival: Finland [2007, Flying Note], B+(*)

Pierre Favre (1937– )

w/Paul Motian, Fredy Studer, Nana Vasconcelos: Singing Drums [1984, ECM], B
Window Steps [1995, ECM]
Soufflés [1997, Intakt]
European Chamber Ensemble [2002, Intakt]
w/Yang Jing: Two in Ones [2005, Intakt], B+(**)
Fleuve [2005, ECM], B+(**)

Bobby Few (1935– )

Continental Jazz Express: Live at the 2000 Vision Festival, NYC [2002, Boxholder]
Lights and Shadows [2004, Boxholder], B+(*)

Mongezi Feza (1945–75)

Free Jam [1971, Ayler, 2 CD], B+

Clare Fischer (1928– )

Blues Trilogy [1982, Discovery]
By and With Himself [1985–86, Discovery]

Ricky Ford (1954– )

Loxodonta Africana [1977, New World], B+
Flying Colors [1980, Muse], B+
Tenor for the Times [1981, Muse]
Shorter Ideas [1984, Muse]
Looking Ahead [1987, Muse], U
Saxotic Stomp [1988, Muse], U
Hard Groovin' [1989, Muse], B
Manhattan Blues [1989, Candid]
Ebony Rhapsody [1990, Candid], B+
Hot Brass [1991, Candid], B+
American-African Blues [1991, Candid], A–
Tenor Madness Too! [1992, Muse], B+

Bruce Forman (1956– )

Full Circle [1984, Concord]
Pardon Me! [1988, Concord]
Still of the Night [1991, Kamei]
w/Joe Henderson: Forman on the Job [1992, Kamei]

Sonny Fortune (1939– )

Laying It Down [1989, Konnex]
Monk's Mood [1993, Konnex], A–
Four in One [1994, Blue Note], A–
A Better Understanding [1995, Blue Note]
In the Spirit of John Coltrane [1999, Shanachie]
Great Friends [2003, Black & Blue]
You and the Night and the Music [2007, 18th & Vine], B+(*)

Gary Foster (1936– )

w/Putter Smith: Perfect Circularity [2006, AJI], B+(**)

Chico Freeman (1949– )

Chico [1977, India Navigation]
Chico Freeman Quartet [1978, India Navigation]
The Inside Within [1978, India Navigation]
Spirit Sensitive [1979, India Navigation], B+
Still Sensitive [1979, India Navigation]
No Time Left [1979, Black Saint]
Destiny's Dance [1981, Contemporary OJC], A–
Tradition in Transition [1982, Elektra], U
Tales of Ellington [1987, Black Hawk], B+
w/Arthur Blythe: Luminous [1989, JazzHouse], B+
w/Arthur Blythe: The Unspoken Word [1993, JazzHouse], B+
Focus [1994, Contemporary], B

Von Freeman (1922– )

Doin' It Right Now [1972, Atlantic]
Serenade and Blues [1975, Nessa]
Young and Foolish [1977, Daybreak]
Never Let Me Go [1992, Steeplechase], A–
Lester Leaps In [1992, Steeplechase], B+
Live at the Dakota [1996, Premonition], B+(*)
75th Birthday Celebration [1998, Half Note], B
w/Ed Petersen: Von and Ed [1998, Delmark]
You Talkin' to Me? [1999, Delmark]
The Improvisor [2001–2, Premonition]
The Great Divide [2004, Premonition/Koch], A–
Good Forever [2006, Premonition], B+(***)
The Best of Von Freeman on Premonition [1996–2006, Premonition, 2CD+DVD], A–

Don Friedman (1935– )

Circle Waltz [1962, Riverside OJC]
w/Attila Zoller: Dreams and Explorations [1964, Riverside OJC], B+
Metamorphosis [1966, Prestige OJC]
I Hear a Rhapsody [1984, Stash], B+
Don Friedman at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume 33 [1993, Concord], U
Almost Everything [1995, Steeplechase], B
The Days of Wine and Roses [1995, Soul Note]
My Romance [1996, Steeplechase]
Invitation [1998, Progressive]
Attila's Dreams [1999, Ephemeris Jazz]

Eddie Gale (1941– )

Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music [1968, Water], A
Black Rhythm Happening [1969, Water], A–
Afro-Fire [2004, Black Beauty], B+

Hal Galper (1938– )

Reach Out [1976, Steeplechase]
Children of the Night [1978, Double Time]
Redux '78 [1978, Concord]
Portrait [1989, Concord], A–
Invitation to a Concert [1990, Concord]
Just Us [1993, Enja], A–
Rebop [1994, Enja]
Fugue State [1997, Blue Chip Jazz], B
w/Jeff Johnson, John Bishop: Furious Rubato [2006, Origin], B+(**)

Ganelin Trio [1971–1990]

Poco a Poco [1977–82, Leo]
Catalogue: Live in East Germany [1977–82, Leo], A–
Concerto Grosso [1978, Melodiya]
Encores [1978–81, Leo]
Ancora Da Capo [1980, Leo], A–
Non-Troppo [1982, Hat Art]
New Wine . . . [1982, Leo]
Old Bottles [1982–83, Leo]
Con Affetto [1983, Leo]
Ttaango . . . in Nickelsdorf [1985, Leo Golden Years, 2 CD]

Jan Garbarek (1947– )

Esoteric Circle [1969, Arista Freedom], B+
Afric Pepperbird [1970, ECM]
w/Arild Andersen, Edward Vesala: Triptykon [1972, ECM]
w/Bobo Stenson: Witchi-Tai-To [1973, ECM], A
w/Bobo Stenson: Dansere [1975, ECM], B
Dis [1977, ECM], B+
Places [1977, ECM]
w/Ustad Fateh Ali Khan: Ragas and Sagas [1990, ECM], A–
Star [1991, ECM], A–
w/Anouar Brahem, Ustad Shaukat Hussain: Madar [1992, ECM], B+
Twelve Moons [1993, ECM], B+
Officium [1993, ECM], A–
Rarum, Vol. 2: Selected Recordings [1974–95, ECM, 2 CD], A–
Rites [1998, ECM, 2 CD], B
w/The Hilliard Ensemble: Mnemosyne [1998, ECM, 2 CD], B
In Praise of Dreams [2004, ECM], B+

Linton Garner (1915–2003)

Quiet Nights [2002, Cellar Live], B+(**)

Carlos Garnett (1938– )

Journey to Enlightenment [1974, Muse]
Fire [1974–77, 32 Jazz], B+(***)
Under Nubian Skies [1997, High Note]
Moon Shadow [1999, Savant]

Donald Rafael Garrett (1932–89)

The Sea Ensemble: We Move Together [1976, ESP]

Giorgio Gaslini (1929– )

L'Integrale No. 3, No. 4 [1964–68, Soul Note, 2 CD]
Gaslini Plays Monk [1981, Soul Note], B+
Ayler's Wings [1991, Soul Note], B+
Lampi [1994, Soul Note], A–
Jelly's Back in Town [1996, DDQ]
Mister O [1996, Soul Note]
Enigma [2000–1, Soul Note]

Gateway [1975– ]

Homecoming [1994, ECM]
In the Moment [1994, ECM]

Michael Gibbs (1937– )

Michael Gibbs [1970, Deram]
Tanglewood 63 [1970, Deram]
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra [1975, Ah Um]
Big Music [1988–90, ACT]
By the Way ... [1993, Ah Um]
Europeana [1995, ACT]
Nonsequence [2001, Provocateur]

Egberto Gismonti (1947– )

Danca das Cabeças [1976, ECM], B
Circense [1980, EMI]
Duas Vozes [1984, ECM]
Danca dos Escravos [1989, ECM]

Globe Unity Orchestra (1966–86)

Globe Unity 67 and 70 [1967–70, Atavistic Unheard Music Series], B+
Live in Wuppertal 73 [1973, FMP]
Hamburg '74 [1974, Atavistic], B
Rumbling [1975, FMP]
Pearls [1976, FMP]
20th Anniversary [1986, FMP]
Globe Unity Orchestra 2002 [2002, Intakt]

Vinny Golia (1946– )

Pilgrimage to Obscurity [1985, Nine Winds]
Regards From Norma Desmond [1986, Fresh Sound], A–
Out for Blood [1988, Nine Winds]
Commemoration [1991–92, Nine Winds, 2 CD]
Decennium Dans Axlan [1992, Nine Winds]
Against the Grain [1993, Nine Winds]
Razor [1995, Nine Winds]
Dante No Longer Repents [1996, Music & Arts]
Nation of Laws [1996, Nine Winds], B+
w/George Lewis, Bertram Turetzky: Triangulation [1996, Nine Winds], B
Portland 1996 [1996, Nine Winds], B
Lineage [1998, Nine Winds]
The Other Bridge (Oakland 1999) [1999, Nine Winds, 2 CD]
Birdology [2003, Leo]
Sfumato [2003, Clean Feed], B+(**)

Bobby Gordon (1941– )

Bobby Gordon/Keith Ingham/Hal Smith Trio [1990, Jump]
Bobby Gordon Plays Joe Marsala: Lower Register [2007, Arbors], B+(***)

Dusko Goykovich (1931– )

Swinging Macedonia [1966, Enja]
After Hours [1971, Enja]
Celebration [1987, DIW]
Soul Connection [1993, Enja], B+
Bebop City [1995, Enja], A–
Balkan Connection [1995, Enja], B+
Balkan Blue [1996, Enja, 2 CD]
Portrait [1959–99, Enja]

Milford Graves (1941– )

Percussion Ensemble [1965, ESP]
Stories [2000, Tzadik]

The Great Jazz Trio [1976– ]

Someday My Prince Will Come [2002–3, Eighty-Eights/Columbia], B+

Bunky Green (1935– )

My Baby (Step High) [1960, Collectables]
Healing the Pain [1989, Delos]

Grant Green (1931–79)

Grant's First Stand [1961, Blue Note]
Green Street [1961, Blue Note]
Sunday Morning [1961, Blue Note]
Standards [1961, Blue Note]
Grantstand [1961, Blue Note]
The Latin Bit [1961, Blue Note], B
w/Sonny Clark: The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark [1961–62, Blue Note, 2 CD], B+
Born to Be Blue [1961–62, Blue Note], A–
Feelin' the Spirit [1962, Blue Note], B+
Goin' West [1962, Blue Note], B+
Idle Moments [1963, Blue Note], A–
Matador [1964, Blue Note], B
Solid [1964, Blue Note], B+
Talkin' About [1964, Blue Note]
Street of Dreams [1964, Blue Note], B+
I Want to Hold Your Hand [1965, Blue Note]
Alive! [1970, Blue Note]
Live at Club Mozambique [1971, Blue Note], B+(*)
The Original Jam Master, Volume One: Ain't It Funky Now [1969–72, Blue Note], B+
The Original Jam Master, Volume Two: For the Funk of It [1969–72, Blue Note], B+
The Original Jam Master, Volume Three: Mellow Madness [1969–72, Blue Note], B
Street Funk and Jazz Grooves: The Best of Grant Green [1964–72, Blue Note]

Burton Greene (1937– )

The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble [1964, Cadence]
Burton Greene Quartet [1965, ESP], A–
Live at Grasland [2002, Drimala], B

Guillermo Gregorio (1941– )

Otra Musica [1963–70, Atavistic]
Degrees of Iconicity [2000, Hat Now]

Al Grey (1925–2000)

w/Billy Mitchell: Snap Your Fingers [1962, Verve], B
w/Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Forrest: Al Grey Featuring Arnett Cobb and Jimmy Forrest [1977, Black & Blue]
w/Jimmy Forrest: Truly Wonderful [1978, Stash], A–
Night Train Revisited [1978, Storyville]
Things Are Getting Better All the Time [1983, Pablo]
Al Meets Bjarne [1988, Gemini]
w/Jack McDuff: Me 'n' Jack [1995, Pullen]

Henry Grimes (1935– )

Henry Grimes Trio [1965, ESP]
Live at the Kerava Jazz Festival [2004, Ayler], B+

George Gruntz (1932– )

The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band [1978, MPS]
The MPS Years [1971–80, MPS]
25 Years [(1981), TCB]
First Prize [1989, Enja]
Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera [1991, Enja]
Beyond Another Wall [1992, TCB]
Liebermann [1998, TCB]
Global Excellence [2001, TCB]
Tiger by the Tail [2005, TCB], B+(**)

Dave Grusin (1934– )

Sticks and Stones [1988, GRP]
Homage to Duke [1993, GRP]
Presents: West Side Story [1997, N2K]

Charlie Haden (1937– )

Liberation Music Orchestra [1969, Impulse], B+
The Golden Number [1976, A&M], U
Closeness [1976, A&M], B+
w/Hampton Hawes: As Long as There's Music [1976, Verve], B+
Duo [1978, Dreyfus]
w/Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti: Folk Songs [1979, ECM]
The Ballad of the Fallen [1982, ECM], A–
Quartet West [1986, Verve]
Charlie Haden's Private Collection Volume 1 [1987, Naim]
Charlie Haden's Private Collection Volume 2 [1988, Naim], A–
In Angel City [1988, Verve], B
w/Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell: The Montreal Tapes Volume 1 [1989, Verve], A–
w/Paul Bley, Paul Motian: The Montreal Tapes Volume 2 [1989, Verve], B+
w/Geri Allen, Paul Motian: The Montreal Tapes Volume 3 [1989, Verve], B+
w/Paul Motian, Gonzalo Rubalcaba: The Montreal Tapes Volume 4 [1989, Verve], B+
The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra [1989, Verve], A–
w/Joe Henderson, Al Foster: The Montreal Tapes [1989, Verve], B+
w/Egberto Gismonti: In Montreal [1989, ECM]
Dream Keeper [1990, Blue Note], A–
First Song [1990, Soul Note]
Haunted Heart [1992, Verve], A–
Always Say Goodbye [1993, Verve], B+
w/Hank Jones: Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs [1995, Verve], A–
Now Is the Hour [1996, Verve], B+
The Best of Quartet West [1986–96, Verve], B+(*)
w/Pat Metheny: Beyond the Missouri Sky [1996, Verve], B+
w/Kenny Barron: Night and the City [1996, Verve], A–
w/Chris Anderson: None But the Lonely Heart [1997, Naim]
The Art of the Song [1999, Verve], B–
Nocturne [2001, Verve]
Land of the Sun [2004, Verve], A–
w/Liberation Music Orchestra: Not in Our Name [2004, Verve], A–
w/Antonio Forcione: Heartplay [2006, Naim], B+(***)

Bob Haggart (1914–98)

A Portrait of Bix [1986, Jazzology]

Bengt Hallberg (1932– )

Kiddin' on the Keys [1959, Dragon]
At Gyllene Cirkeln [1962, Dragon]
The Hallberg Treasure Chest: A Bouquet from '78 [1978, Phontastic]
Hallberg's Surprise [1987, Phontastic]
Time on My Hands [1994–95, Improkomp, 2 CD]

Scott Hamilton (1954– )

Is a Good Wind Who Is Blowing Us No Ill [1977, Concord], A–
Scott Hamilton, 2 [1978, Concord], B+
From the Beginning [1977–78, Concord, 2 CD]
Tenorshoes [1979, Concord]
Groovin' High Live at E.J.'s [1981, JLR, 2 CD]
Close Up [1982, Concord], B+
The Scott Hamilton Quintet in Concert [1983, Concord], B+
w/Dave McKenna, Jake Hanna: Major League [1986, Concord], B+
Plays Ballads [1989, Concord], A–
Radio City [1990, Concord]
w/Ken Peplowski, Spike Robinson: Groovin' High [1991, Concord]
Scott Hamilton With Strings [1992, Concord]
Race Point [1992, Concord], B+
East of the Sun [1993, Concord], A–
Live at the Breçon Jazz Festival [1994, Concord], B+
Organic Duke [1994, Concord], A–
My Romance [1995, Concord], B+
After Hours [1997, Concord], B
w/Bucky Pizzarelli: The Red Door [1998, Concord], B+
Concord Jazz Heritage [1977–98, Concord]
Blues, Bop and Ballads [1999, Concord], B+
Jazz Signatures [2000, Concord]
Live in London [2002, Concord], B+
w/Harry Allen: Heavy Juice [2004, Concord], B+
Back in New York [2004, Concord], A–
Nocturnes & Serenades [2006, Concord], A–
Across the Tracks [2008, Concord], B+(**)

Jan Hammer (1948– )

Like Children [1974, Atlantic]
Oh Yeah [1976, Nemperor]

Gunter Hampel (1937– )

Cosmic Dancer [1975, Birth]
All the Things You Could Be If Charles Mingus Was Your Daddy [1978–80, Birth]
Dialog — Live at the Eldena Jazz Festival 1992 [1992, Birth]
Time Is Now — Live at the Eldena Jazz Festival 1992 [1992, Birth]
Legendary [1997, Birth]

Slide Hampton (1932– )

Roots [1985, Criss Cross], B+
Dedicated to Diz [1993, Telarc]
Callitwhachawana [2002, Blue Jack Jazz], U
Spirit of the Horn [2003, MCG Jazz]

Herbie Hancock (1940– )

Takin' Off [1963, Blue Note], A–
My Point of View [1963, Blue Note], B+
Inventions and Dimensions [1963, Blue Note]
Empyrean Isles [1964, Blue Note], A–
Maiden Voyage [1964, Blue Note], A
Cantaloupe Island [1962–65, Blue Note]
Speak Like a Child [1968, Blue Note]
The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions [1962–69, Blue Note, 6 CD]
Jazz to Funk [1966–69, Aim, 2 CD], B+(**)
Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros Recordings [1969–72, Warner, 2 CD], B
Sextant [1972, Columbia/Legacy]
Head Hunters [1973, Columbia], B+
Thrust [1974, Columbia]
V.S.O.P.: The Quintet [1977, Columbia]
The Piano [1978, Columbia/Legacy], B
V.S.O.P.: Live Under the Sky [1979, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
Mr Hands [1982, Columbia], B
Future Shock [1983, Columbia/Legacy]
Sound System [1984, Columbia], B
Village Life [1985, Columbia]
The Herbie Hancock Box [1973–87, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD]
The New Standard [1996, Verve], B
Gershwin's World [1998, Verve], B
The Essential Herbie Hancock [1962–98, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+(**)
Future 2 Future [2001, Transparent Music], B+(**)
Possibilities [2005, Hear Music], C
River: The Joni Letters [2007, Verve], B–

Captain John Handy (1900–71)

Capt. John Handy and His New Orleans Stompers Vol. 1 [1965, GHB]

John Handy (1933– )

Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival [1965, Koch], B
The Second John Handy Album [1966, Koch]
New View! [1967, Koch]

Jake Hanna (1931– )

Live at Concord [1975, Concord]

Sir Roland Hanna (1932–2002)

Perugia [1974, Freedom]
Round Midnight [1987, Town Crier]
Duke Ellington Piano Solos [1991, Musicmasters], B
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Vol. 32 [1993, Concord]
Everything I Love [2002, IPO], B+
w/Carrie Smith: I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues [2002, IPO], A–
Tributaries: Reflections on Tommy Flanagan [2003, IPO], A–

Billy Harper (1943– )

Carpa Black [1973, Strata East]
Black Saint [1975, Black Saint], B+
Live on Tour in the Far East [1991, Steeplechase], B+
Live on Tour in the Far East, Volume 2 [1991, Steeplechase], A
Live on Tour in the Far East, Volume 3 [1991, Steeplechase]
Somalia [1993, Evidence], B
If Only Our Hearts Could See [1997, DIW]
Soul of an Angel [2000, Metropolitan], A–

Barry Harris (1929– )

Listen to Barry Harris [1961, OJC]
Chasin' the Bird [1962, OJC]
Magnificent! [1969, OJC]
Live in Tokyo [1976, Xanadu]
The Bird of Red and Gold [1989, Xanadu], B
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Vol. 12 [1990, Concord], U

Beaver Harris (1936–91)

Beautiful Africa [1979, Soul Note]
w/Don Pullen: A Well Kept Secret [1984, Hannibal], U

Eddie Harris (1934–96)

Exodus to Jazz / Mighty Like a Rose [1961, Vee Jay]
A Study in Jazz / Breakfast at Tiffany's [1961–62, Vee Jay]
The In Sound / Mean Greens [1965–66, Rhino]
Excursions [1966, Atlantic]
The Electrifying Eddie Harris / Plug Me In [1967–68, Rhino]
Greater Than the Sum of His Parts [1965–68, 32 Jazz, 2 CD]
Instant Death [1971, Atlantic]
Artist's Choice: The Eddie Harris Anthology [1961–76, Rhino/Atlantic, 2 CD]
Light and Lovely: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions [1977, Black & Blue], A–
There Was a Time (Echo of Harlem) [1990, Enja], A
Vexatious Progressions [1994, Flying Heart]
Freedom Jazz Dance [1994, Musicmasters], B+
Greater Than the Sum of His Parts [(1998), 32 Jazz, 2 CD]

Billy Hart (1940– )

Enhance [1977, A&M]
Quartet [2005, High Note], B+(***)

Louis Hayes (1937– )

The Real Thing [1977, 32 Jazz]
Una Max [1989, Steeplechase]
Light and Lively [1989, Steeplechase]
Nightfall [1991, Steeplechase]
Blue Lou [1993, Steeplechase], B
Louis at Large [1996, Sharp Nine]
Dreamin' of Cannonball [2001, TCB]
w/Cannonball Legacy Band: Maximum Firepower [2006, Savant], B+(**)

Keith Hazevoet

Pleasure [1970, Atavistic], B+

The Headhunters

Survival of the Fittest [1975, RCA Victor]

The Heath Brothers

Brothers and Others [1983, Antilles]
As We Were Saying ... [1997, Concord]
Jazz Family [1998, Concord]

Julius Hemphill (1940–95)

Dogon A.D. [1972, Freedom]
Coon Bid'ness [1972–75, Freedom], B+
w/Abdul K. Wadud: Live In New York [1976, Red], B+
Roi Boye and the Gotham Minstrels [1977, Sackville, 2 CD]
Flat-Out Jump Suite [1980, Black Saint], A–
Julius Hemphill Big Band [1988, Elektra], U
Fat Man and the Hard Blues [1991, Black Saint], B+
Live from the New Music Café [1991, Music & Arts]
Five Chord Stud [1993, Black Saint], B+
At Dr. King's Table [(1997), New World]
One Atmosphere [2003, Tzadik]

Eddie Henderson (1940– )

Realization [1973, Capricorn]
Flight of Mind [1991, Steeplechase]
Inspiration [1994, Milestone]
Dark Shadows [1995, Milestone]
Dreams of Gershwin [1998, Keystone]
ReEmergence [1998, Sharp Nine]

Joe Henderson (1937–2001)

Page One [1963, Blue Note], B+
Our Thing [1963, Blue Note]
In 'n Out [1964, Blue Note], B+
Inner Urge [1964, Blue Note], A–
Mode for Joe [1966, Blue Note], B+
Tetragon / In Pursuit of Blackness [1967–71, BGP]
Joe Henderson in Japan [1971, OJC]
Milestone Profiles [1967–75, Milestone], A–
Relaxin' at Camarillo [1979, Fantasy OJC]
Mirror, Mirror [1980, MPS], B+
The State of the Tenor [1985, Blue Note, 2 CD], A–
The Blue Note Years [1963–90, Blue Note, 4 CD], A–
The Standard Joe [1991, Red], A–
Lush Life [1992, Verve], B+
So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) [1993, Verve], B
Double Rainbow [1995, Verve], B+
Joe Henderson Big Band [1992–96, Verve]
Porgy and Bess [1997, Verve], B+

John Hicks (1941–2006)

After the Morning [1979, West]
Some Other Time [1981–84, Evidence], B+(*)
In Concert [1984, Evidence], B+
Inc. 1 [1985, DIW]
w/David Murray: Sketches of Tokyo [1985, DIW], A–
East Side Blues [1988, DIW]
Naima's Love Song [1988, DIW], A–
w/Ray Drummond: Two of a Kind [1988, Evidence]
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume 7 [1990, Concord]
Is That So? [1990, Timeless]
Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday [1993, Red Baron], A–
Beyond Expectations [1993, Reservoir], B+
In the Mix [1994, Landmark]
Impressions of Mary Lou [1998, High Note]
Music in the Key of Clark [2001, High Note], B+
Sweet Love of Mine [2006, High Note], B+(**)

Billy Higgins (1936–2001)

The Soldier [1979, Timeless]

Eddie Higgins (1932– )

Those Quiet Days [1990, Sunnyside]
Zoot's Hymns [1994, Sunnyside]
Haunted Heart [1997, Sunnyside]

Andrew Hill (1931–2007)

Black Fire [1963, Blue Note], A–
Smoke Stack [1963, Blue Note], A–
Judgment! [1964, Blue Note], B+
Point of Departure [1964, Blue Note], A–
Andrew!!! [1964, Blue Note], A–
Pax [1965, Blue Note], A–
Compulsion [1965, Blue Note], A–
Change [1966, Blue Note], A–
Grass Roots [1968, Blue Note]
Dance With Death [1968, Blue Note], A–
Lift Every Voice [1969, Blue Note]
Passing Ships [1969, Blue Note], A–
Mosaic Select [1967–70, Mosaic, 3 CD], B+
Mosaic Select: Solo [1978, Mosaic, 3 CD]
Strange Serenade [1980, Soul Note]
Verona Rag [1986, Soul Note], B
Shades [1986, Soul Note], A–
Eternal Spirit [1989, Blue Note], A–
Dusk [1999, Palmetto], B+
A Beautiful Day [2002, Palmetto], B
Time Lines [2005, Blue Note], B+(***)

Buck Hill (1927– )

Scope [1979, Steeplechase]
The Buck Stops Here [1990, Muse], B
I'm Beginning to See the Light [1991, Muse], B+
Impulse [1992, Muse]
Uh-Huh! Buck Hill Live at Montpelier [2000, Jazzmont]
Relax [2006, Severn], B+(**)

Jay Hoggard (1954– )

Solo Vibraphone [1978, India Navigation]
Mystic Winds, Tropical Breezes [1982, India Navigation]
Overview [1989, Muse]
The Little Tiger [1990, Muse]
The Fountain [1991, Muse]
In the Spirit [1992, Muse]

Dave Holland (1946– )

w/Barre Phillips: Music From Two Basses [1971, ECM], B+
Conference of the Birds [1972, ECM], A
Jumpin' In [1983, ECM], B
The Razor's Edge [1987, ECM]
Extensions [1990, ECM], B+
Dream of the Elders [1995, ECM], B+
Points of View [1997, ECM]
Prime Directive [2000, ECM], A–
Rarum X: Selected Recordings [1972–2000, ECM], B+
Not for Nothin' [2001, ECM]
What Goes Around [2001, ECM], A–
Extended Play: Live at Birdland [2001, ECM, 2 CD], B+(**)
Overtime [2002, Dare2/Sunnyside], B+(***)
Critical Mass [2005, Dare2/Sunnyside], B+(***)

Red Holloway (1927– )

Legends of Acid Jazz [1963–65, Prestige], B
w/Clark Terry: Locksmith Blues [1989, Concord]

Richard "Groove" Holmes (1931–91)

w/Ben Webster: Groove [1961, Pacific Jazz], A–
w/Gene Ammons: Groovin with Jug [1961, Pacific Jazz], B+
After Hours [1962, Pacific Jazz]
Soul Message [1965, Prestige OJC]
Blue Groove [1966–67, Prestige], A–
Legends of Acid Jazz [1968, Prestige]
Blues All Day Long [1988, 32 Jazz]

Tristan Honsinger

Double Indemnity / Imitation of Life: 1980–1981 [1980–81, Atavistic Unheard Music]
Map of Moods [1994, FMP], B
A Camel's Kiss [1998, ICP]

Hugh Hopper

Hopper Tunity Box [1976, Cuneiform], B+(*)

Noah Howard (1943– )

Noah Howard Quartet [1966, ESP]
At Judson Hall [1966, ESP]
Berlin Concert [1975, FMP]
Patterns / Message to South Africa [1971–79, Eremite]
In Concert [1997, Cadence]

Norman Howard (1944– )

w/Joe Phillips: Burn Baby Burn [2007, ESP-Disk], B+(**)

Freddie Hubbard (1938– )

Open Sesame [1960, Blue Note], A–
Goin' Up [1960, Blue Note]
Hub Cap [1961, Blue Note]
Ready for Freddie [1961, Blue Note], A–
Hub-Tones [1962, Blue Note], B+
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard [1962, Impulse], B
Caravan [1962, Impulse]
Here to Stay [1962, Blue Note], B+(***)
The Body and the Soul [1963, Impulse]
Breaking Point [1964, Blue Note], B+
Blue Spirits [1965, Blue Note], A–
The Night of the Cookers [1965, Blue Note, 2 CD], B
Red Clay [1970, CTI]
Straight Life [1970, CTI], A–
Sing Me a Song of Songmy [1971, Atlantic], U
w/Woody Shaw: Double Take [1985, Blue Note]
w/Woody Shaw: Eternal Triangle [1987, Blue Note]
w/Woody Shaw: The Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw Sessions [1985–87, Blue Note, 2 CD], B
Bolivia [1991, Musicmasters], B
On the Real Side [2007, 4Q/Times Square], B

Daniel Humair (1938– )

Daniel Humair Surrounded [1964–87, Blue Flame]
w/Eddy Louiss, Jean-Luc Ponty: Humair / Louiss / Ponty Vol. 1 [1968, Dreyfus]
w/Eddy Louiss, Jean-Luc Ponty: Trio HLP [1968, Dreyfus, 2 CD], B
w/Francois Jeanneau, Henri Texier: Akagera [1980, JMS], B+
9–11 p.m. Town Hall [1988, Label Bleu], B
Edges [1991, Label Bleu], B+
Quatre Fois Trois [1996–97, Label Bleu]
Liberté Surveillée [2002, Sketch]
Ear Mix [2003, Sketch]

Bobby Hutcherson (1941– )

The Kicker [1963, Blue Note]
Components [1965, Blue Note]
Dialogue [1965, Blue Note], A–
Happenings [1966, Blue Note], A–
Stick-Up! [1966, Blue Note], B+
Oblique [1967, Blue Note], A–
Total Eclipse [1967, Blue Note]
San Francisco [1970, Blue Note]
Live at Montreux [1973, Blue Note]
Montara [1975, Blue Note]
Now! [1969–77, Blue Note], B–
Solo / Quartet [1981–82, OJC]
Farewell Keystone [1982, Evidence]
Color Schemes [1985, Landmark]
Vibe Wise [1984–85, 32 Jazz, 2 CD]
In the Vanguard [1986, 32 Jazz]
Cruisin' the 'Bird [1988, Landmark]
Mirage [1991, Landmark], B
Skyline [1999, Verve]
For Sentimental Reasons [2006, Kind of Blue], B+(**)

Dick Hyman (1927– )

Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman [1969, Varese]
Jelly and James [1973, Sony]
Live at Michael's Pub [1981, Jazz Mania]
w/Ruby Braff: Manhattan Jazz [1987, Musicmasters]
Music of 1937 [1990, Concord]
w/Ralph Sutton, Jay McShann, Mike Lipskin, Harry Sweets Edison: Stride Piano Summit [1990, Milestone]
All Through the Night [1991, Musicmasters], B–
Dick Hyman and Ralph Sutton [1993, Concord]
Elegies, Mostly [1995, Gemini]
Cheek to Cheek [1995, Arbors]
Forgotten Dreams [2001, Arbors]
w/Tom Pletcher: If Bix Played Gershwin [2004, Arbors], B+
w/Randy Sandke: Now and Again [2005, Arbors], B+
w/Chris Hopkins: Teddy Wilson in 4 Hands [2006, Victoria], A–

Abdullah Ibrahim (1934– )

Dollar Brand: Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Brand Trio [1963, Reprise]
Dollar Brand: Cape Town Fringe [1965, Chiaroscuro], B
African Piano [1969, Japo], U
Ancient Africa [1973, Sackville]
Good News from Africa [1973, Enja]
Dollar Brand: Ode to Duke Ellington [1973, Inner City], B+
Sangoma [1973, Sackville]
Banyana: The Children of Africa [1976, Enja], B
Voice of Africa [1976, Kaz], A
Autobiography [1978, Elephant]
African Sun [1971–79, Kaz]
Tintinyana [1971–79, Kaz], A–
Blues for a Hip King [1974–79, Kaz], B+
Echoes from Africa [1979, Enja]
African Marketplace [1979, Discovery], A–
Montreux '80 [1980, Enja]
Duke's Memories [1981, String]
African Dawn [1982, Enja]
w/Carlos Ward: Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 1 [1983, Ekapa], B+
Ekaya [1983, Ekapa], A
Water From an Ancient Well [1985, Tiptoe], A–
The Mountain [1985, Camden]
African River [1989, Enja]
Best of Abdullah Ibrahim [1976–90, Masingita]
No Fear, No Die / S'en fout la mort [1993, Tiptoe], A–
Knysna Blue [1993, Tiptoe], B
Yarona [1995, Tiptoe]
Cape Town Flowers [1997, Tiptoe]
African Suite [1997, Enja/Tiptoe]
Cape Town Revisited [1997, Enja/Tiptoe]
The Very Best of Abdullah Ibrahim [(2000), Music Club], B+
Ekapa Lodumo [2000, Tiptoe]
African Magic [2003, Enja]

ICP Orchestra [1971– ]

Instant Composer's Pool [1971, ICP]
Groupcomposing [1971, ICP]
Tetterettet [1977, ICP]
Two Programs: Performs Herbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk [1987, ICP]
Jubilee Varia [1999, Hat Hut]
Oh, My Dog! [2001, ICP], B+
Aan and Uit [2003, ICP], B+

Fred Jackson

Hootin' 'n' Tootin' [1962, Blue Note], B+

Joseph Jarman (1937– )

Song For [1966, Delmark]
As If It Were the Seasons [1968, Delmark], B+(**)
w/Famoudou Don Moye: Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song) [1978, India Navigation, 2CD], B
Magic Triangle [1979, Black Saint]
Black Paladins [1979, Black Saint]

Keith Jarrett (1945– )

Life Between the Exit Signs [1967, Vortex]
El Juicio (The Judgement) [1971, Atlantic]
El Juicio (The Judgment) / Life Between the Exit Signs [1967–71, Collectables], A–
Expectations [1971, Columbia/Legacy], B+
Expectations [1971, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD]
Facing You [1971, ECM]
Solo Concerts [1973, ECM, 2 CD]
Fort Yawuh [1973, Impulse], B+
Treasure Island [1974, Impulse]
Backhand [1974, Impulse]
The Impulse Years, 1973–1974 [1973–74, Impulse, 5 CD], B+
Belonging [1974, ECM], A
The Köln Concert [1975, ECM], A–
Arbour Zena [1975, ECM], U
Foundations: The Keith Jarrett Anthology [1966–75, Rhino, 2 CD]
The Survivor's Suite [1976, ECM], U
Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975–1976 [1975–76, Impulse, 4 CD]
The Impulse Story [1973–76, Impulse], B+(***)
My Song [1977, ECM], A–
Nude Ants [1979, ECM]
Standards: Volume 1 [1983, ECM], B+
Standards: Volume 2 [1983, ECM], B+
Changes [1983, ECM], B
Setting Standards: New York Sessions [1983, ECM, 3 CD], B+(**)
Standards Live [1985, ECM], B+
Still Live [1986, ECM, 2 CD]
Standards in Norway [1989, ECM]
Works by Lou Harrison [1989, New World]
Changeless [1990, ECM]
The Cure [1990, ECM], B+
Vienna Concert [1991, ECM]
Bye Bye Blackbird [1991, ECM]
At the Deer Head Inn [1992, ECM], B+
At the Blue Note [1994, ECM, 6 CD]
La Scala [1995, ECM]
Tokyo '96 [1998, ECM]
The Melody at Night, With You [1999, ECM], B+
Whisper Not [2000, ECM, 2 CD], B+
Inside Out [2000, ECM, 2 CD]
Always Let Me Go: Live in Tokyo [2001, ECM, 2 CD]
w/Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette: My Foolish Heart: Live at Montreux [2001, ECM, 2 CD], A–
Rarum, Vol. 1: Selected Recordings [(2002), ECM, 2 CD]
Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins [2002, ECM]
Radiance [2002, ECM, 2 CD], B+
The Out-of-Towners [2004, ECM], B+
The Carnegie Hall Concert [2005, ECM, 2 CD], B

Jazz Composers Orchestra

Communications [1968, JCOA]

Leroy Jenkins (1932–2007)

w/Jazz Composers Orchestra: For Players Only [1975, JCOA], A–
Solo Concert [1977, India Navigation]
Lifelong Ambitions [1977, Black Saint]
The Legend of A.I. Glatson [1978, Black Saint], B+
Mixed Quintet [1979, Black Saint]
Space Minds, New Worlds, Survival of America [1979, Tomato], B+
Live! [1992, Black Saint], A–
Themes and Improvisations on the Blues [1992, CRI]
Solo [1998, Lovely Music]

Jan Johansson (1931–68)

8 Bitar [1961–62, Heptagon]
Jazz Pa Ungerska / In Pleno [1964, Heptagon]
Live in Tallinn [1966,