Blue Note Records Discography: 1983-1984
1983
George Russell And The Living Time Orchestra
Mark Harvey, Roy Okutani, Chris Passin, Mike Peipman (tp) Peter Cirelli, Chip Kaner (tb) Jeff Marsanska (btb) Marshall Sealy (frh) Dave Mann, Janus Steprans (as, ss, fl) George Garzone (ts, ss) Gary Joynes (ts, ss, fl) Brad Jones (bars, bcl, fl) Bruce Barth, Mark Rossi (key) Mark White (g) Bob Nieske (b) Bill Urmson (el-b) Keith Copeland (d) Joe Galeota (cga -10,11) Dave Hagedorn (per) African percussion ensemble (per -1/9) George Russell (arr, cond, comp)Emanuel Church, Boston, MA, June 18, 1983
| 1. | Event, I: Organic Life On Earth Begins | Blue Note BT 85103 |
| 2. | Event, II: The Paleolithic Game | - |
| 3. | Event, III: Consciousness | - |
| 4. | Event, IV: The Survival Game | - |
| 5. | Event, V: The Human Sensing Of Unity With Great Nature | - |
| 6. | Event, VI: African Empires | - |
| 7. | Event, VII: Cartesian Man | - |
| 8. | Event, VIII: The Mega-Minimalist Age | - |
| 9. | Event, IX: The Future? | - |
| 10. | So What | Blue Note BT 85132 |
| 11. | Time Spiral | - |
* George Russell - So What (Blue Note BT 85132, CDP 7 46391-2) Mark Harvey (tp) Chip Kaner (tb) Janus Steprans (as) Gary Joynes (ts) Mark Rossi (key) Mark White (g) Bill Urmson (el-b) Keith Copeland (d) George Russell (arr)
same location, date
| Rhymes | Blue Note BT 85132 | |
| War Gewesen | - |
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Charles Lloyd (ts, fl, Chinese ob) Michel Petrucciani (p) Palle Danielsson (b) Son Ship Theus (per) Bobby McFerrin (vo -4,6)"Copenhagen Jazz Festival", Copenhagen, Denmark, July 11, 1983
| 1. | Lotus Land (To Thakur And Trane) | Blue Note BT 85104 |
| 2. | Lady Day | - |
| 3. | El Encanto | - |
| 4. | Third Floor Richard | - |
| 5. | Night Blooming Jasmine | - |
| 6. | Of Course, Of Course | Blue Note CDP 7 85104-2 |
| 7. | Sweet Georgia Bright | - |
1984 (The 45th anniversary)
Kenny Burrell - Grover Washington Jr. Quartet
Grover Washington Jr. (ts, ss) Kenny Burrell (g) Ron Carter (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)Mastermind Studios, NYC, April 5 & 6, 1984
| Soulero | Blue Note BT 85106 | |
| Daydream | - | |
| A Beautiful Friendship | - | |
| Togethering | - | |
| Asphalt Canyon Blues | - | |
| What Am I Here For? | - |
Kenny Burrell - Grover Washington Jr. Quintet
Grover Washington Jr. (ss) Kenny Burrell (ac-g) Ron Carter (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Ralph MacDonald (per)Mastermind Studios, NYC, April 23, 1984
| Sails Of Your Soul | Blue Note BT 85106 | |
| Romance Dance | - |
Stanley Jordan Band
Stanley Jordan (g) Sammy Figueroa (per -6)Songshop Studios, NYC, September-October, 1984
| 1. | 'Round About Midnight | Blue Note BT 85101, BQ 85127 |
| 2. | All The Children | Blue Note BT 85101 |
| 3. | Angel | - |
| 4. | Fundance | - |
| 5. | A Child Is Born | - |
| 6. | Eleanor Rigby | - |
| 7. | New Love | Blue Note CDP 7 46092-2 |
* Various Artists - Blue Note '86: A New Generation Of Jazz (Blue Note BQ 85127) Onaje Allan Gumbs (key) Stanley Jordan (g) Wayne Braithwaite (el-b) Omar Hakim (d)
same location, date
| The Lady In My Life | Blue Note BT 85101 |
same location, date
| Freddie Freeloader | Blue Note BT 85101 |
same location, date
| Return Expedition | Blue Note BT 85101 |
Stanley Turrentine Quintet
Stanley Turrentine (ts) Les McCann (p, el-p) Jimmy Ponder (el-g) Peter Brown (el-b) Gerrick King (d)Power Play Studios, Long Island City, NY, November 24, 1984
| The Longer You Wait | Blue Note BT 85105 | |
| Other Side Of Time | - |
Stanley Turrentine Quintet
Stanley Turrentine (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) George Benson (el-g) Ron Carter (b) Jimmy Madison (d)Sigma Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1984
| Plum | Blue Note BT 85105 | |
| A Child Is Born | - | |
| Straight Ahead | - | |
| Ah, Rio | - |