Grachan Moncur III Discography
1963 (age 26)
Grachan Moncur III Sextet
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 21, 1963
| tk.11 | Monk In Wonderland | Blue Note BLP 4153 |
| tk.12 | The Coaster | - |
| tk.14 | Evolution | - |
| tk.17 | Air Raid | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4153, BST 84153 Grachan Moncur III - Evolution 1964
= Blue Note CDP 7 84153 2 - 1988
1964
Grachan Moncur III Quintet
Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 6, 1964
| 1382 tk.1 | The Twins | Blue Note BLP 4177 |
| 1383 tk.6 | Gnostic | - |
| 1384 tk.14 | Thandiwa | - |
| 1385 tk.19 | Nomadic | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4177, BST 84177 Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff 1965
= Blue Note B1-32092, CDP 7243 8 32092 2 4 - 1995
1969 (age 32)
Grachan Moncur III Quintet/Sextet
Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax, piccolo; Archie Shepp, tenor sax #4; Dave Burrell, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.
Studio Saravah, Paris, France, August 11, 1969
| 1. | New Africa: 1st Movement: Queen Tamam / 2nd Movement: New Africa / 3rd Movement: Black Call / 4th Movement: Ethiopian Market | BYG (F) 529.321 |
| 2. | Space Spy | - |
| 3. | Exploration | - |
| 4. | When | - |
* BYG (F) 529.321 Grachan Moncur III - New Africa 1969
= Affinity (E) AFF 38 - 1979
= BYG (F) 529.205 Grachan Moncur III - Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early)/New Africa 1971
Grachan Moncur III Quartet
Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Fernando Martins, piano, voice; Beb Guerin, bass; Nelson Serra De Castro, drums.
Studio Saravah, Paris, France, September 10, and November 4, 1969
| Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early) | BYG (F) 529.333 | |
| Ponte Io | - | |
| Osmosis | - | |
| Tiny Temper | - |
* BYG (F) 529.333 Grachan Moncur III - Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early) 1970
= BYG (F) 529.205 Grachan Moncur III - Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early)/New Africa 1971
1974
Grachan Moncur III And The Jazz Composer's Orchestra + The Tawana Dance Ensemble
Stafford Osborne, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Janice Robinson, trombone; Grachan Moncur III, trombone, voice; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Keith Marks, Pat Patrick, flute; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Carlos Ward, alto sax, flute; Leroy Jenkins, Ngoma, violin; Toni Marcus, viola; Carla Bley, piano; Mark Elf, guitar; Charlie Haden, Cecil McBee, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Titos Sompa, congas, talking drum; Malonga Quasquelourd, cowbell, shekere; Jakuba Abiona, maracas, hair drum; Coster Massamba, Frederick Simpson, percussion; Mervine Grady, Jeanne Lee, voice.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, April 11, 1974
| Band 1: i. Prologue | JCOA LP 1009 | |
| Band 1: ii. Reverend King's Wings I | - | |
| Band 1: iii. Medgar's Menace I | - | |
| Band 1: iv. Drum Transition | - | |
| Band 1: v. Garvey's Ghost (Space Station) | - | |
| Band 2: i. Angela's Angel I | - | |
| Band 2: ii. Drum Transition | - | |
| Band 3: i. Right On I | - | |
| Band 3: ii. Angela's Angel II | - | |
| Band 3: iii. Right On II | - | |
| Band 3: iv. Reverend King's Wings II | - | |
| Band 3: v. Medgar's Menace II | - | |
| Band 3: vi. Drum Transition | - | |
| Band 3: vii. African Percussion Ensemble | - | |
| Band 4: i. Right On III | - | |
| Band 4: ii. Angela's Angel III (Jamboree) | - | |
| Band 4: iii. Drum Transition | - | |
| Band 4: iv. Amen Cadence | - | |
| Band 4: v. Epilogue: Excuse Me, Mr. Justice | - |
* JCOA LP 1009 Grachan Moncur III, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra - Echoes Of Prayer 1975
1977 (age 40)
Grachan Moncur III Sextet
Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Marion Brown, alto sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Roland Prince, guitar; Reggie Workman, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; Andy Bey, vocal.
Long View Farm Recording Studio, North Brookfield, MA, June 19 and 20, 1977
| Down Broadway | Denon Jazz (J) YX-7572-ND | |
| Autumn In New York | - | |
| Teardrops For Jimmy | - | |
| Misty | - |
* Denon Jazz (J) YX-7572-ND Grachan Moncur III - Shadows 1977
2004 (age 67)
Grachan Moncur III Octet
Tim Hagans, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, Dave Woodley, trombone; John Clark, French horn; Gary Bartz, alto sax; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Ray Drummond, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.
Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, June 30, 2004
| Exploration | Capri Records Ltd. 74068-2 | |
| Monk In Wonderland | - | |
| Love And Hate | - | |
| New Africa: Queen Tamam / New Africa / Black Call / Ethiopian Market | - | |
| When | - | |
| Frankenstein | - | |
| Excursion | - | |
| Sonny's Back | - |
* Capri Records Ltd. 74068-2 Grachan Moncur III Octet - Exploration 2004
2007 (age 70)
Grachan Moncur III Sextet
Erik Jekabson, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Mitch Marcus, tenor sax; Ben Adams, vibes; Lukas Vesely, bass; Sameer Gupta, drums.
FM Recorders, NYC, February, 2007
| G Train (For Duke Ellington) | Lunar Module 10011 | |
| Inner Cry Blues | - | |
| Hilda | - | |
| A For Pops (For Louis Armstrong) | - | |
| Blue Rondo (For Jackie McLean) | - | |
| Sonny's Back!: I. Sonny's Back / II. Clifford Browning | - |
* Lunar Module 10011 Grachan Moncur III - Inner Cry Blues 2007