Steve Kuhn Catalog

1960 (age 22)

Steve Kuhn, Scott LaFaro, Pete La Roca - 1960   PJL (J) MTCJ-3024   2005

Steve Kuhn, piano; Scott LaFaro, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Peter Ind Studio, NYC, November 29, 1960

Little Old Lady
Bohemia After Dark
What's New
So What
So What (alternate take)

1963

Steve Kuhn And Toshiko Akiyoshi - The Country And Western Sound Of Jazz Pianos   Dauntless DM 4308   1963

Left Channel: Steve Kuhn, piano, harpsichord; Dave Izenzon, bass; Pete Laroca, drums; + Right Channel: Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano, celeste; Barry Galbraith, guitar; John Neves, bass.

Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, 1963

Trouble In Mind
Hang Your Head In Shame
May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You
Someday You'll Want Me To Want You
Down In The Valley
Beautiful Brown Eyes
It's No Secret What God Can Do
Nobody's Darling But Mine
Along The Navajo Trail
Foggy, Foggy Dew

** also released on Dauntless DS 6308 in 1963.

1966

Steve Kuhn, Gary McFarland - The October Suite   Impulse! A-9136   1967

Isador Cohen, Matt Raimondi, violin; Al Brown, viola; Charlie McCracken, cello; Steve Kuhn, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Marty Morell, drums; Gary McFarland, arranger, conductor.

NYC, October 14, 1966

90660Remember When
90661St. Tropez Shuttle
90662One I Could Have Loved

Don Ashworth, Joe Firrantello, Irving Horowitz, Gerald Sanfino, woodwinds; Corky Hale, harp; Steve Kuhn, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Marty Morell, drums; Gary McFarland, arranger, conductor.

NYC, November 1, 1966

90643Traffic Patterns
90644Childhood Dreams
90645Open Highway

** also released on Impulse! AS-9136 in 1967, 024 654 413-2 in 2003.

Steve Kuhn Trio - Three Waves   Contact CM-5   1966

Steve Kuhn, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

1966

Ida Lupino
Ah, Moore
Today I Am A Man
Memory
Why Did I Choose You
Three Waves
Never Let Me Go
Bits And Pieces
Kod Piece

** also released on Contact CS-5 in 1966.

1968 (age 30)

Steve Kuhn Trio - Watch What Happens!   MPS (G) MPS 15 193 ST   1968

Steve Kuhn, piano; Palle Danielsson, bass; Jon Christensen, drums.

MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen/Black Forest, West Germany, July 4, 1968

Watch What Happens
Silver
Lament / Once We Loved
Tom Jones
Windows Of The World / Here I Am
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Ad Infinitum

** also released on MPS/BASF (G) CRM 676 in 1971, 21 20676-9 in 1970s. and on Steve Kuhn In Europe; 1968, Prestige PRST 7694 in 1969.

1969

Steve Kuhn - Childhood Is Forever   BYG (F) 529.136   1971

Steve Kuhn, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; Aldo Romano, drums.

Paris, France, October 13, 1969

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Baubles, Bangles And Beads
The Meaning Of The Blues
All That's Left
I Waited For You
Eiderdown

1971

Steve Kuhn   Buddah BDS 5098   1971

Steve Kuhn, piano, electric piano, vocal, arranger; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Airto Moreira, percussion; unidentified string quartet, Gary McFarland, arranger, conductor.

Mediasound, NYC, July, 1971

Pearlie's Swine
Silver
Time To Go
The Heat Of The Moment
The Baby
Hold Out Your Hand
The Meaning Of Love
Ulla

1972

Steve Kuhn - Live In New York   Cobblestone CST 9020   1972

Steve Kuhn, piano, electric piano, vocal; George Mraz, bass; Bruce Ditmas, drums; Sue Evans, percussion.

Folk City, Greenwich Village, NY, November, 1972

Gloria
The Child Is Gone
The Real Guitarist (In The House)
The Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers
Chicken Feathers
Ida Lupino
Raindrops, Raindrops
Thoughts Of A Gentleman

** also released on Live In New York - Raindrops..., Muse MR 5106 in 1976.

1974

Steve Kuhn - Trance   ECM (G) ECM 1052   1975

Steve Kuhn, acoustic, electric piano; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Sue Evans, percussion.

Generation Sound Studios, NYC, November 11 and 12, 1974

Trance
A Change Of Face
Squirt
The Sandhouse
Something Everywhere
Silver
The Young Blade
Life's Backward Glance

** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1052 (CD).

Steve Kuhn - Ecstasy   ECM (G) ECM 1058   1975

Steve Kuhn, piano.

Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway, November, 1974

Silver
Prelude In G
Ulla
Thoughts Of A Gentleman / The Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers
Life's Backward Glance

** part of Life's Backward Glances - Solo And Quartet, ECM (G) ECM 2090-92 in 2008.

1977

Steve Kuhn And Ecstasy - Motility   ECM (G) ECM 1094   1977

Steve Slagle, soprano, alto sax, flute; Steve Kuhn, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass; Michael Smith, drums.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1977

The Rain Forest
Oceans In The Sky
Catherine
Bittersweet Passages
Deep Tango
Motility
The Child Is Gone
A Danse For One
Places I've Never Been

** part of Life's Backward Glances - Solo And Quartet, ECM (G) ECM 2090-92 in 2008.

1978 (age 40)

Steve Kuhn - Non-Fiction   ECM (G) ECM 1124   1978

Steve Slagle, soprano, alto sax, flute, percussion; Steve Kuhn, piano, percussion; Harvie Swartz, bass; Bob Moses, drums.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, April, 1978

Firewalk
Random Thoughts
A Dance With The Wind
The Fruit Fly
Alias Dash Grapey

1979

Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan Band - Playground   ECM (G) ECM 1159   1980

Steve Kuhn, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass; Bob Moses, drums; Sheila Jordan, voice.

Columbia Studios, NYC, July, 1979

Tomorrow's Son
Gentle Thoughts
Poem For No. 15
The Zoo
Deep Tango
Life's Backward Glance

** part of Steve Kuhn - Life's Backward Glances - Solo And Quartet, ECM (G) ECM 2090-92 in 2008.

1981

Steve Kuhn Quartet - Last Year's Waltz   ECM (G) ECM 1213   1982

Steve Kuhn, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass; Bob Moses, drums; Sheila Jordan, voice.

Fat Tuesday's, NYC, April, 1981

Turn To Gold
The Drinking Song
Last Year's Waltz
I Remember You
Mexico
The Fruit Fly
The Feeling Within
Medley: Old Folks / Well, You Needn't
Confirmation
The City Of Dallas

1984

Steve Kuhn - Mostly Ballads   Polydor (J) 28MJ 3546   1986

Steve Kuhn, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass #1,2,5,8,9,12.

Mediasound, NYC, January 3, 1984

1.Body And Soul
2.Emily
3.Lonely Town
4.Airegin
5.Tennessee Waltz
6.Danny Boy
7.'Round Midnight
8.Yesterday's Gardenias
9.Don't Explain
10.How High The Moon
11.Lover Man
12.Two For The Road

** also released on Polydor (J) J33J 20118 in 1986; New World NW 351 in 1987, NW 351-2. and on Mostly Ballads And More, PJL (J) MTCJ-6503 in 2005.

Steve Kuhn - Mostly Ballads And More   PJL (J) MTCJ-6503   2005

Steve Kuhn, piano; Harvie Swartz as Harvie S, bass #1,3,4.

Mediasound, NYC, January 3, 1984

1.Triste
2.It Never Entered My Mind
3.There Is No Greater Love
4.The Meaning Of The Blues

** originally released on Mostly Ballads, Polydor (J) 28MJ 3546 in 1986 + 4 bonus tracks.

1986

Steve Kuhn - The Vanguard Date   Owl Time Line (F) 3819062   1991

Steve Kuhn, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, March 27-30, 1986

Clotilde
Superjet
Little Waltz
The Zoo
I Thought About You
Music Prayer For Peace
Dance Only With Me
Lullaby

Steve Kuhn Trio - Life's Magic   BlackHawk BKH 522   1986

same personnel.

Village Vanguard, NYC, March 28-30, 1986

Little Old Lady
Two By Two
Jitterbug Waltz
Ulla
Trance
Yesterday's Gardenias
Mr. Calypso Kuhn

** also released on BlackHawk BKH 522-2 in 1986.

Steve Kuhn Trio - Life's Magic   BlackHawk BKH 522-2   1986

same session.

Village Vanguard, NYC, March 28-30, 1986

Never Let Me Go
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

** originally released on BlackHawk BKH 522 in 1986 + 2 bonus tracks.

1988 (age 50)

Steve Kuhn - Porgy   JazzCity (J) PCCY-00012   1989

Steve Kuhn, piano; Buster Williams or Eddie Gomez, bass; Al Foster, drums; Laura Ann Taylor, vocal.

The Studio, NYC, December, 1988

Shoutin' Out
Just Squeeze Me
Tadd's Delight
I Loves You, Porgy
Isotope
Where Do You Go
Ladies In Mercedes
Repetition
On Stage
Lullaby
A House Is Not A Home

** also released on JazzCity (J) PCCY-30027 in 2001.

1989

Steve Kuhn - Oceans In The Sky   Owl (F) OWL056CD   1990

Steve Kuhn, piano; Miroslav Vitous, bass; Aldo Romano, drums.

Studio Ferber, Paris, France, September 20 and 21, 1989

The Island
Lotus Blossom
La Plus Que Lente / Passion Flower
Do
Oceans In The Sky
Theme For Ernie
Angela
In Your Own Sweet Way
Ulla
The Music That Makes Me Dance

1990

The Steve Kuhn Trio - Looking Back   Concord Jazz CCD-4446   1991

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

RPM Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1990

Looking Back
The Duke
How Insensitive
Stella By Starlight
Alone Together
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Baubles, Bangles And Beads
Zingaro
Will You Still Be Mine
Emmanuel

Steve Kuhn - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Thirteen   Concord Jazz CCD-4484   1991

Steve Kuhn, piano.

Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, November 18, 1990

Old Folks
Solar
Don't Explain
I Remember You
Autumn In New York
The Meaning Of The Blues

1992

The Steve Kuhn Trio - Years Later   Concord Jazz CCD-4554   1993

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

Sound On Sound, NYC, September 20 and 21, 1992

Gloria's Theme
Upper Manhattan Medical Group
Years Later
In A Sentimental Mood
Ladies In Mercedes
Good Bait
Sometime Ago
Silver's Serenade
Born To Be Blue
Soul Eyes

1994

Steve Kuhn And Steve Swallow - Live In Japan Vol. 1   PJL (J) MTCJ-6501   2004

Steve Kuhn, piano; Steve Swallow, electric bass.

Sendai Silver Center, Sendai Japan, April 6, 1994

When Lights Are Low
Woody'n You
Passion Flower
I Loves You, Porgy
Oceans In The Sky
Airegin

Steve Kuhn And Steve Swallow - Live In Japan Vol. 2   PJL (J) MTCJ-6502   2004

same session.

Sendai Silver Center, Sendai Japan, April 6, 1994

Lover Man
Bitter Home And Gardens
Super Jet
Ladies In Mercedes
I Waited For You
Confirmation
Emmanuel

1995

Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow - Two By 2   Owl (F) OWL 084   2007

Steve Kuhn, piano; Steve Swallow, electric bass.

Sound On Sound, NYC, March 11, 1995

Gentle Thoughts
Two By Two
Remember
Wrong Together
Eiderdown
Lullaby
Ladies In Mercedes
Deep Tango
Poem For #15
Mr. Calypso Kuhn
Emmanuel

Steve Kuhn - Remembering Tomorrow   ECM (G) ECM 1573   1996

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, double bass; Joey Baron, drums.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, March, 1995

The Rain Forest
Oceans In The Sky
Lullaby
Trance
Life's Backward Glance
All The Rest Is The Same
Emmanuel
Remembering Tomorrow
The Felling Within
Bittersweet Passages
Silver

Steve Kuhn - Seasons Of Romance   Postcards POST1009   1995

Tom Harrell, trumpet #3,6,9; Bob Mintzer, tenor sax #1,5,7; Steve Kuhn, piano; George Mraz, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Sound On Sound, NYC, April 12 and 13, 1995

1.Six Gun
2.Romance
3.Visions Of Gaudi
4.There Is No Greater Love
5.The Pawnbroker
6.Remember
7.Clotilde
8.Good Morning, Heartache
9.Looking Back

1996

Steve Kuhn - In Cafe   Avino (J) TKCB-71161   1997

Steve Kuhn, piano.

The Studio, NYC, September 30, 1996

Black Coffee
How About You
Tennessee Waltz
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

1997

Steve Kuhn - Jazz 'N (E)Motion   BMG France (F) 74321559382   1998

Steve Kuhn, piano.

Sound On Sound, NYC, June 15, 1997

Once Upon A Time
Last Tango In Paris
Lonely Town
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Love Is For The Very Young
Emily
The Rain Forest
The Pawnbroker
This Is New
Invitation
Smile

Steve Kuhn Trio - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues   Venus (J) TKCV-35036   1997

Steve Kuhn, piano; George Mraz, bass; Pete LaRoca Sims, drums.

Clinton Recording Studio A, NYC, September 14, 1997

This Is New
Dance Only With Me
Chicken Feathers
My Funny Valentine
Sing Me Softly Of The Blues
Naima
Sticky Kisses
Who Cares
Lament
The Very Thought Of You

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35108 in 1999, VHCD-78083 in 2010.

Steve Kuhn - Dedication   Reservoir RSR CD 154   1998

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6 and 7, 1997

Dedication
The Zoo
I Waited For You
Eiderdown
Please Let Go
It's You Or No One
For Heaven's Sake
Like Someone In Love
Blue Bossa

1998 (age 60)

Steve Kuhn Trio - Love Walked In   Venus (J) TKCV-35062   1998

Steve Kuhn, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.

Clinton Recording Studio A, NYC, September 11 and 12, 1998

No Problem
Land Of The Living Dead
Sunny
Love Walked In
Saharan
Prelude To A Kiss
All Alone
Autumn Leaves
Lines
You've Changed

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35081 in 1999, TKCV-35102 in 1999, TKCV-35102 (2001) in 2001, TKGV-13 in 2003, VHCD-2003 in 2008, VHCD-4052 in 2009, VHCD-78031 in 2010, VHGD4 in 2014.

Steve Kuhn - Countdown   Reservoir RSR CD 157   1998

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 19 and 20, 1998

Countdown
Chalet
Last Year's Waltz
Wrong Together
Four
Why Did I Choose You?
When Lights Are Low
She's Funny That Way
Speak Low
Tomorrow's Son

1999

Steve Kuhn - The Best Things   Reservoir RSR CD 162   2000

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Billy Drummond, drums; Luciana Souza, vocal #7.

Avatar Studios, NYC, December 20, 1999

1.The Best Things In Life Are Free
2.Luiza
3.Two By Two
4.Portrait Of Jennie
5.Confirmation
6.Poem For #15
7.Adagio

2000

Steve Kuhn Trio - Quiereme Mucho   Venus (J) TKCV-35088   2000

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Clinton Recording Studio A, NYC, February 20, 2000

Andalucia (The Breeze And I)
Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Mucho)
Siempre En Mi Corazon (Always In My Heart)
Duerme (Time Was)
Quiereme Mucho (Yours)
Tres Palabras (Without You)

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35142 in 2001, TKGV-4 in 2000, VHCD-2009 in 2008, VHCD-78091 in 2010, VHGD10 in 2014.

Steve Kuhn w/ Strings - Promises Kept   ECM (G) ECM 1815   2004

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, double bass; with Krista Bennion Feeney, Barry Finclair, Karl Kawahara, Helen Kim, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Anca Nicolau, Carol Pool, Robert Shaw, Richard Sortomme, violin; Vince Lionti, Sue Pray, Karen Ritscher, viola; Stephanie Cummins, Joshua Gordon, Richard Locker, cello; Carlos Franzetti, conductor; Steve Kuhn, composer.

Edison Studios, NYC, June and September, 2000

Lullaby
Life's Backward Glance
Trance
Morning Dew
Promises Kept
Adagio
Celtic Princess
Nostalgia
Oceans In The Sky
Pastorale

2001

Steve Kuhn Trio - Temptation   Venus (J) TKCV-35098

Steve Kuhn, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

The Studio, NYC, June 13 and 14, 2001

Temptation
Dark Eyes
You Better Go Now
The Summer Knows
Love Is Here To Stay
Django
A Likely Story
I Can't Get Started

** also released on Venus (J) TKGV-14 in 2003, VHCD-2029 in 2008, VHCD-78006 in 2010, VHGD16 in 2014.

2002

Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz Blue Side   Venus (J) TKCV-35306   2002

Steve Kuhn, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

The Studio, NYC, May 9, 10 and 11, 2002

When I Grow Too Old To Dream
Charade
Remember
Years Later
Once Upon A Summertime
I'll Take Romance
I'm Glad There Is You
Pastorale
My Buddy

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-2056 in 2008, VHCD-78163 in 2010.

Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz Red Side   Venus (J) TKCV-35307   2002

Steve Kuhn, piano; Eddie Gomez, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

The Studio, NYC, May 9, 10 and 11, 2002

Charade
Remember
Years Later
Once Upon A Summertime
How Am I To Know
My Buddy
I'll Take Romance
I'm Glad There Is You
Pastorale

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-2057 in 2008, VHCD-78162 in 2010.

2004

Steve Kuhn Trio - Easy To Love   Venus (J) TKCV-35336   2004

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, February 28 and 29, 2004

Super Jet
Dear Old Stockholm
Emily
Airegin
Morning Dew
New Valley
Dream Dancing
Two For The Road
Be My Love
Easy To Love

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-78072 in 2010.

2005

Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess   Venus (J) TKCV-35361   2006

Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

The Studio, NYC, August 18 and 19, 2005

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows -- Fantasy Impromptu
Pavane For A Dead Princess
Moon Love -- Symphony #5 2nd Movement
One Red Rose Forever -- Ich Liebe Dich
Swan Lake
Nocturne In E Flat Major Op. 9, No. 2
Reverie
Prelude In E Minor Op. 28, No. 4
Full Moon And Empty Arms -- Piano Concerto #2 3rd Movement
Pavane
Lullaby

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35545 in 2006, VHCD-78010 in 2010.

2006

Steve Kuhn Trio - Live At Birdland   Blue Note 0946 3 72992 2 7   2007

Steve Kuhn, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Birdland, NYC, July 7 and 8, 2006

If I Were A Bell
Jitterbug Waltz
Two By Two
La Plus Que Lente / Passion Flower
Little Waltz
Lotus Blossom
Stella By Starlight
Slow Hot Wind
Clotilde
Confirmation

Steve Kuhn Trio - Plays Standards   Venus (J) TKCV-35395   2007?

Steve Kuhn, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Al Foster, drums.

The Studio, NYC, August 30 and 31, 2006

Alone Together
Golden Earrings
I Wish I Knew
Left Alone
Blue Bossa
Nature Boy
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
You Leave Me Breathless
Oceans In The Sky
I See Your Face Before Me
Love Letters
Beautiful Love

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-5005 in 2008, VHCD-78004 in 2010.

2007

Steve Kuhn Trio - Baubles, Bangles And Beads   Venus (J) VHCD-1003   2008

Steve Kuhn, piano; Dave Finck, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

The Studio, NYC, August 30 and 31, 2007

And This Is My Beloved -- Nocturne From "Strings Quartet No. 2"
Till The End Of Time -- Polonaise No. 53
Symphony No. 3, 3rd Movement
If You Are But A Dream -- Romance
Stranger In Paradise -- Plovetzian Dance
Gymnopedie No. 1
I Think Of You -- Piano Concerto No. 2, 1st Movement Op. 18
Prelude In C Minor No. 20, Op. 28
I Look At Heaven -- Piano Concerto In A Minor Op. 6, 1st Movement
Baubles, Bangles And Beads -- Strings Quartet No. 2 In D
Vilia -- From "The Merry Widow"
Prelude No. 7, Op. 28

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-78102 in 2010.

2008 (age 70)

Steve Kuhn Trio w/ Joe Lovano - Mostly Coltrane   ECM (G) ECM 2099   2009

Joe Lovano, tenor sax, tarogato; Steve Kuhn, piano; David Finck, double bass; Joey Baron, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, December, 2008

Welcome
Song Of Praise
Crescent
I Want To Talk About You
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Living Space
Central Park West
Like Sonny
With Gratitude
Configuration
Jimmy's Mode
Spiritual
Trance

2010

Steve Kuhn Trio - I Will Wait For You   Venus (J) VHCD-1044   2010

Steve Kuhn, piano; George Mraz, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, February 24 and 25, 2010

I Will Wait For You
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
Watch What Happens
How Do You Keep The Music Playing
Summer Me, Winter Me
Once Upon A Summertime
Brian's Song
You Must Believe In Spring
The Summer Knows
I Will Wait For You - Represe

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-78190 in 2010, VHGD27 in 2014.

2011

Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow, Joey Baron - Wisteria   ECM (G) ECM 2257   2012

Steve Kuhn, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; Joey Baron, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, September, 2011

Chalet
Adagio
Morning Drew
Romance
Permanent Wave
A Likely Story
Pastorale
Wisteria
Dark Glasses
Promises Kept
Good Lookin' Rookie