ESP-Disk' Records Discography: 1963-the present - session index

1963 (The establishment)

• Movement Soul  early 1960s

1964

• Albert Ayler 3  Cellar Cafe, NYC, June 14, 1964
• Albert Ayler 3  NYC, July 10, 1964
• Albert Ayler - Don Cherry 6  NYC, July 17, 1964
• Pharoah Sanders 5  NYC, Sep. 10, 1964
• Byron Allen 3  Mira Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 25, 1964
• Giuseppi Logan 4  Bell Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 5, 1964
• Paul Bley 5  NYC, Oct. 20, 1964
• New York Art 4  Bell Sound Studios, NYC, Nov. 26, 1964

1965

• Sun Ra Solar Arkestra  RLA Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 20, 1965
• Ran Blake 1  NYC, May 1, 1965
• Albert Ayler 5 +  Town Hall, NYC, May 1, 1965
• Bud Powell  same location, date
• Giuseppi Logan 4  same location, date
• Bob James 3  Bell Sound Studios, NYC, May 10, 1965
• Lowell Davidson 3  NYC, July 27, 1965
• Albert Ayler 7  Judson Hall, NYC, Sep. 23, 1965
• Frank Wright 3  NYC, Nov. 11, 1965
• Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble w/ Sunny Morgan  same location, date
• Sun Ra Solar Arkestra  RLA Sound Studios, NYC, Nov. 16, 1965
• Marion Brown 4  NYC, Nov., 1965
• Bud Powell 1  NYC, late 1965
• Paul Bley 3  NYC, Dec. 12, 1965
• Burton Greene 4  NYC, Dec. 18, 1965
• Patty Waters  NYC, Dec. 19, 1965
• Henry Grimes 3  NYC, Dec. 28, 1965
• Pearls Before Swine  Impact Studios, NYC, 1965
• The Fugs  released 1965

1966

• Bud Powell 3  NYC, Jan., 1966
• Noah Howard 4  same location, date
• Sunny Murray 5  same location, date
• Charles Tyler Ensemble  Indianapolis, IN, Feb. 4, 1966
• Patty Waters  The New York State College Tour, NYC, Apr., 1966
• Burton Greene 3  The New York State College Tour, NYC, Apr.-May, 1966
• Albert Ayler 5  Slug's Saloon, NYC, May 1, 1966
• Sun Ra Arkestra  New York State Colleges, NYC, early May, 1966
• Plastic Clock Radio  RLA Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 6, 1966
• Steve Weber  same location, date
• Gerard Malanga / Ingrid Superstar  same location, date
• Velvet Underground  same location, date
• Marion Brown 3  same location, date
• Allen Ginsberg / Peter Orlovsky  same location, date
• Plastic Clock Radio  same location, date
• Tuli Kupferberg / Viki Pollon w/ ...  same location, date
• Ishmael Reed  same location, date
• Andy Warhol  same location, date
• Sonny Simmons 5  NYC, Aug. 30, 1966
• The Godz  NYC, Sep. 28, 1966
• Steve Lacy 4  Institute Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 8, 1966
• Noah Howard 6  Judson Hall, NYC, Oct. 19, 1966
• Marion Brown 4  NYC, Oct. 23, 1966
• Randy Burns  Oct., 1966
• Karl Berger 4  NYC, Dec. 8, 1966
• Marzette Watts & Company  same location, date
• Gunter Hampel Group  Baarn, Holland, Dec. 21, 1966
• Sonny Simmons 5 +  NYC, Dec., 1966
• The Coach w/ The Six Insides (Soundtrack)  1966
• Peter Lemer 5  London, England, 1966
• The Fugs  between 1966, 1967
• The Fugs  released 1966

1967

• Charles Tyler 4  Feature Sound Studios, Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 2, 1967
• Alan Sondheim Group  Providence, RI, Jan., 1967
• Gato Barbieri 4  NYC, Mar. 15, 1967
• James Zitro 6  RLA Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 13, 1967
• SHQ (Karel Velebny 5)  NYC, Apr., 1967
• Pearls Before Swine  Impact Studios, NYC, May 6-9, 1967
• Frank Wright 5  NYC, May, 1967
• Jacques Coursil Unit  same location, date
• Steve Lacy 3  prob. NYC, June, 1967
• The New York Electric String Ensemble  Regent Sound Studios, NYC, July 24 & 25, 1967
• Jerry Moore 5  Impact Studios, NYC, Aug., 1967
• Charles Manson & The Family  Sep. 11, 1967
• The Holy Modal Rounders  NYC, 1967
• Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (Soundtrack)  1967
• The Godz  NYC, 1967
• Bruce Mackay  1967
• No Deposit, No Return (Soundtrack)  1967 or 1964???
• Seventh Sons  middle 1960s???

1968 (The 5th anniversary)

• Randy Burns's Sky Dog Band  spr. 1968
• Lou Killen  NYC, May 22, 1968
• Nedly Elstak 3  Nederhorst Den Berg, May, 1968
• Alan Sondheim Group  NYC?, May, 1968
• Free Music 5  Weslum, June 24 & 25, 1968
• Ed Askew  Aug., 1968
• The Levitts  NYC, aut. 1968
• Alan Silva Group  NYC, Nov., 1968
• Erica Pomerance  Dec., 1968
• Octopus  Dec., 1968, Jan., 1969
• All That The Name Implies  1968
• The Godz / The Multitude / The Dogz  A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, 1968

1969

• Reform Art Unit  Vienna, Apr. 25, 1969
• MIJ  NYC?, 1969
• Cromagnon  A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, 1969
• Franz Jahger, Duncan Charters & Julius Balbin  released 1969
• The Har-You Percussion Group  released between 1969, 1970

1970

• Reform Art Unit  Vienna, Jan. 13, 1970
• Albert Ayler 4  St. Paul De Vence, Paris, France, July 25, 1970
• Emerson's Old Timey Custard-Suckin' Band  Silver Spring, MD, 1970
• Paul Thornton / Leslie Fradkin / Bob Unger / The Godz  NYC, 1970, 1973, 1974
• Randy Burns  Marx Studios, LA, 1970
• Randy Burns  Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, 1970

1972

• Revolutionary Ensemble  NYC, Mar., 1972
• Sweet Pie  Fat City, Wilmington, VT, Apr. 10, 11 & 12, 1972
• The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band  Quadraphonic Sound Studios, Nashville, TN, prob. recorded before Nov., 1972, released 1973

1973 (The 10th anniversary)

• Frank Lowe 5  NYC, Mar., 1973
• Sun Ra Arkestra  Town Hall, NYC, Dec. 22, 1973
• The Godz  A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, 1973
• Jim McCarthy / The Godz  1973

1974

• The Sea Ensemble  Jan., 1974
• Frank Wright 4  Moers Fest., Moers, West Germany, June 1, 1974
• Helmut Nadolski 3  St. George's Church, Sopot, Aug. 27, 1974

1975

• Ronnie Boykins 7  NYC, Feb., 1975
• The Fugs  released 1975

1976

• Michael Gregory Jackson  NYC & Hartford, CT, Aug. 11 & 14, 1976
• Michael Gregory Jackson  live in LA, 1976
• Barry Titus  1976

1978 (The 15th anniversary)

• Woodstock Workband  Woodstock, NY, 1978
• Joel Tobias  Bearsville, NY & The House Of Music, West Orange, NY, 1978-1979

1979

• The Don Moore Band  Woodstock, NY, 1979
• Marc Black  1979

1981

• Jimi Lalumia & The Psychotic Frogs  Max's Kansas City, NYC, 1981

1983 (The 20th anniversary)

• Harvey Sorgen - Steve Rust - Bob Windbiel 3  Bearsville, NY, Nov. 5, 1983

1992 (The 29th anniversary)

• Barry Titus  Nevessa Production, Woodstock, NY, Dec. 9, 10 & 11, 1992

1993 (The 30th anniversary)

• Jayne County  released 1993

2003 (The 40th anniversary)

• Ellis Marsalis 1  Kaufman Astoria Studios, NYC, May 29, 2003

Others

• Bill Horwitz  Shaggy Dog Studios, Stockbridge, MA, unknown date
• William S. Burroughs  unknown location, date
• Slavonic Cappella Ensemble  unknown location, date
• Tony Snell  unknown location, date
• Todd Kelley  unknown location, date
• Les Visible  unknown location, date
• Frank Wright Interviews  unknown location, date
• Pharoah Sanders Interviews  unknown location, date
• Sonny Simmons Interviews  unknown location, date
• Broadcast Performances, Vol. 4: TV Broadcasts  including studio rehearsal by Carnegie Hall concert, 1958?