Blue Note Records Discography: 1995-1996
1995
Joe Lovano Quartet
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Lewis Nash, drums, cymbals.
Village Vanguard, NYC, January 20 and 22, 1995
| Lonnie's Lament | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29125 2 1, B0023669-01 | |
| Reflections | - | |
| Little Willie Leaps | - | |
| This Is All I Ask | - | |
| 26-2 | - | |
| Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love | - | |
| Sounds Of Joy | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29125 2 1 Joe Lovano - Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard 1995
* Blue Note B0023669-01 Joe Lovano - Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard Volume 2 2015
Kevin Hays Sextet
Steve Hall, tenor sax; Seamus Blake, tenor, soprano sax; Kevin Hays, piano, Fender Rhodes; Doug Weiss, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Daniel Sadownick, percussion.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 21 and 22, 1995
| Daybreak | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32491 2 1 | |
| Early Evening | - | |
| Go Round | - | |
| When I Wake | - | |
| The Run | - | |
| Sutra | - | |
| Quiet | - | |
| Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) | - | |
| Sutra (Reprise) | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32491 2 1 Kevin Hays - Go Round 1995
Sonny Fortune
Jerry Gonzalez, flugelhorn #3, trumpet #7,9, congas #9; Robin Eubanks, trombone #3,7,9; Sonny Fortune, flute #1,5, soprano sax #1,9, alto sax #2,4,6-8, alto flute #3; Kenny Barron, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Ronnie Burrage, drums #1,9; Billy Hart, drums #2-4,6-8; Steve Berrios, percussion #3,9.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20 and 21, 1995
| 1. | Mind Games | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32799 2 0 |
| 2. | Laying It Down | - |
| 3. | Awakening | - |
| 4. | A Swing Touch | - |
| 5. | Never Again Is Such A Long Time | - |
| 6. | It Ain't What It Was | - |
| 7. | It's A Bird | - |
| 8. | Tribute To A Holiday | - |
| 9. | Long Before Our Mothers Cried | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32799 2 0 Sonny Fortune - A Better Understanding 1995
Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection
Don Pullen, piano; and The African-Brazilian Connection: Carlos Ward, alto sax; J.T. Lewis, drums; Mor Thiam, African percussion; featuring Joseph Bowie, trombone; Santi Debriano, bass; Chief Cliff Singers: Mike Kenmille, lead vocal; Arleen Adams, Francis Auld, Gina Big Beaver, Clayton Burke, Clifford Burke, Kenny Lozeau, vocal, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, March 8 and 9, 1995
| The Eagle Staff Is First | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32800 2 5 | |
| Common Ground | - | |
| River Song | - | |
| Reservation Blues | - | |
| Message In Smoke | - | |
| Resting On The Road | - | |
| Reprise: Still Here | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32800 2 5 Don Pullen - Sacred Common Ground 1995
Cassandra Wilson
Graham Haynes, cornet; Chris Whitley, resophonic guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
The Turtle Creek Barn, Bearsville, NY, April 18-26, 1995;
Sound On Sound, NYC, May 3-5, 1995
| Strange Fruit | Blue Note (G) 8 37183 1, CDP 7243 8 32861 2 6 |
Lawrence 'Butch' Morris, cornet; Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar, octave guitar; Kevin Breit, acoustic guitar, resophonic guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Dougie Bowne, floor tom; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Love Is Blindness | - |
Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar; Kevin Breit, acoustic guitar, resophonic guitar; Dougie Bowne, drums; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Solomon Sang | - |
Cyro Baptista, Jew's harp, percussion; Kevin Breit, tenor banjo, electric guitar; Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar; Mark Anthony Peterson, bass; Dougie Bowne, drums, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Death Letter | - |
Gib Wharton, pedal steel guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Dougie Bowne, drums; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Skylark | - |
Brandon Ross, octave guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Cassandra Wilson, vocal, acoustic guitar.
| Find Him | - |
Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar; Charlie Burnham, violin; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Dougie Bowne, drums; Kevin Breit, Irish bozouki; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | - |
Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar; Kevin Breit, electric guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Dougie Bowne, drums, vibes; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Last Train To Clarksville | - |
Tony Cedras, accordion; Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar, octave guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Jeff Haynes, bongos; Cyro Baptista, shaker; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Until | - |
Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar; Charlie Burnham, violin; Cyro Baptista, Jeff Haynes, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| A Little Warm Death | - |
Gary Breit, Hammond B-3 organ; Kevin Breit, electric lead guitar; Brandon Ross, electric rhythm guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Memphis | - |
Brandon Ross, acoustic guitar; Kevin Breit, resophonic guitar; Mark Anthony Peterson, bass; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, vocal; Dougie Bowne, whistling, lampshades; The Peepers, background vocal group.
| Harvest Moon | - |
Brandon Ross, octave guitar; Cyro Baptista, pans; Dougie Bowne, washtub, ashtray; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| 32-20 | Blue Note (G) 8 37183 1, (Eu) CDP 7243 8 37183 2 0 |
Kevin Breit, high strung guitar, octave guitar; Brandon Ross, octave guitar, nylon string guitar; Dougie Bowne, drums; Cyro Baptista, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, vocal.
| Moon River | Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5996 |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32861 2 6, (Eu) CDP 7243 8 37183 2 0 Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter 1995
= Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5996 - 1996
* Blue Note (G) 8 37183 1 Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter 1996
Max Roach And The So What Brass Quintet
Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Gordon, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Marshall Sealy, French horn; Robert Stewart, tuba; Max Roach, drums.
Sound On Sound, NYC, October 5, 1995
| Ghost Dance | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813 2 3 |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813 2 3 Max Roach With The New Orchestra Of Boston And The So What Brass Quintet 1996
Renee Rosnes Sextet
Nicholas Payton, trumpet; Chris Potter, tenor, soprano sax, alto flute; Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Al Foster, drums; Don Alias, percussion.
The Power Station, NYC, October 9 and 10, 1995
| Upa Neguinho | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34634 2 8, 7243 5 26584 2 8 | |
| The Sounds Around The House | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34634 2 8 | |
| Intuition | - | |
| The Ache Of Absence | - | |
| Ancestors | - | |
| Lifewish | - | |
| The Gift | - | |
| Chasing Spirits | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34634 2 8 Renee Rosnes - Ancestors 1996
* Blue Note 7243 5 26584 2 8 Renee Rosnes - With A Little Help From My Friends 2001
Jacky Terrasson Trio
Jacky Terrasson, piano; Ugonna Okegwo, bass; Leon Parker, drums.
released 1995
| I Should Care | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 35739 2 9 | |
| The Rat Race | - | |
| Baby Plum | - | |
| (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | - | |
| Reach / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Reach | - | |
| Happy Man | - | |
| First Affair | - | |
| Just One Of Those Things | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 35739 2 9 Jacky Terrasson - Reach 1995
1996
The Blue Note All Stars
Tim Hagans, trumpet; Greg Osby, alto sax; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Kevin Hays, piano; Essiet Essiet, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Sear Sound, NYC, January 8 and 9, 1996
| A Caddy For Daddy | Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 37731 2 1 | |
| Our Trip | - | |
| Free Hop | - | |
| Nex Time Not | - | |
| Think Before You Think | - | |
| Theodore | - | |
| Splash | - | |
| Naaman | - | |
| Kae | - | |
| Twist And Out | - |
* Blue Note (Eu) 7243 8 37731 2 1 The Blue Note All Stars - Blue Spirit 1996
Greg Osby's Group
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Bryan Carrott, vibes; James Williams, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums; with Robin Eubanks, trombone; Cleave Guyton, flute, alto flute, tenor sax; Alex Harden, bass clarinet; Darrell Grant, additional piano; Marvin Sewell, acoustic guitar.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 10-14, 1996
| Miss D'Meena | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37319 2 3 | |
| Mood For Thought | - | |
| I Didn't Know About You | - | |
| 2nd Born To Freedom | - | |
| Dialectical Interchange | - | |
| Art Forum | - | |
| Don't Explain | - | |
| Half Moon Step | - | |
| Perpetuity | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37319 2 3 Greg Osby - Art Forum 1996
Erik Truffaz Quintet
Erik Truffaz, trumpet, flugelhorn; Cyrille Bugnon, tenor, alto sax; Patrick Muller, piano; Marcello Giuliani, bass; Marc Erbetta, drums.
Studio Village, Montpellier, France, February, 1996
| Down Town | Blue Note (F) 855855 2 | |
| Out Of A Dream | - | |
| Beaute Bleue | - | |
| Wet In Paris | - | |
| Porta Camollia | - | |
| Indigo | - | |
| Saisir | - | |
| Elegie | - | |
| Samara | - | |
| Up Town | - | |
| Betty | - |
* Blue Note (F) 855855 2 Erik Truffaz - Out Of A Dream 1997
Sonny Fortune
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Joe Lovano, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums; Steve Berrios, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 11 and 12, 1996
| Glue Fingers | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38098 2 0 | |
| This Side Of Infinity | - | |
| From Now On | - | |
| Come In Out Of The Rain | - | |
| Suspension | - | |
| On Second And Fifth | - | |
| Gift Of Love | - | |
| Thoughts | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38098 2 0 Sonny Fortune - From Now On 1996
Us3
Dominic Glover, Alexander Pope Norris, trumpet; Dennis Rollins, trombone; Ed Jones, soprano, tenor sax; Mike Williams, alto sax; Mike Smith, Steve Williamson, tenor sax; Gherardo Catanzaro, piano; Jonathan Gee, melodica; Tim Vine, Gareth Williams, electric piano; Geoff Wilkinson, sampling, programming; Tony Remy, guitar; KCB, Shabaam Sahdeeq, rap.
Studio M & Konk, London, England, April-July, 1996
| Intro | Blue Note B1-30027 | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) | - | |
| Caught Up In A Struggle | - | |
| True To The Game | - | |
| Snakes | - | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body | - | |
| Grand Groove | - | |
| Nowadays | - | |
| Sheep | - | |
| Doin' A Crime | - | |
| Recognise And Realise | - | |
| Time And Space | - | |
| Soul Brother | - | |
| Hymn For Her | - | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Album Mix) | Blue Note 7243 8 58610 2 4 | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Youth In Asia Remix) | - | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix) | - | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Radio Edit) | - | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Tunnel Remix) | - | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Rickydy Raw Mix) | - | |
| Come On Everybody (Get Down) (Peppermint Lounge Remix) | - | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body (Radio Edit) | Blue Note 7243 8 58662 2 7 | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body (Blacksmith Remix (Edit)) | - | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body (Neck Snappin' Mix) | - | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body (Finger Snappin' Mix) | - | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body (K.M.A. Conclusion Mix) | - | |
| I'm Thinking About Your Body (Album Mix) | - |
* Blue Note B1-30027, CDP 7243 8 30027 2 6 Us3 - Broadway & 52nd 1997
* Blue Note 7243 8 58610 2 4 Us3 - Come On Everybody (Get Down) 1997
* Blue Note 7243 8 58662 2 7 Us3 - I'm Thinking About Your Body 1997
Charlie Hunter Quartet
Calder Spanier, alto sax; Kenny Brooks, tenor sax; Charlie Hunter, guitar; Scott Amendola, drums.
Mobious Music, San Francisco, CA, May, 1996
| Lively Up Yourself | Blue Note (E) 8 52420 1 | |
| No Woman, No Cry | - | |
| Them Belly Full | - | |
| Rebel Music | - | |
| So Jah Seh | - | |
| Natty Dread | - | |
| Bend Down Low | - | |
| Talkin' Blues | - | |
| Revolution | - |
* Blue Note (E) 8 52420 1, CDP 7243 8 52420 2 1 Charlie Hunter Quartet - Natty Dread 1997
Joe Lovano With Manny Albam Orchestra
John Clark, French horn #1,6,8,12; Michael Rabinowitz, bassoon #1,6,8,12; Billy Drewes, soprano sax, bass clarinet #1,3,5,6,8,9,12; Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Dick Oatts, tenor sax, flute #1,3,5,6,8,9,11; Tom Christensen, tenor sax, oboe, English horn #1,3,5,6,8,9,11,12; Ted Nash, tenor sax, clarinet #1,3,5,6,8,9,11,12; Mark Feldman, Sara Parkins, violin #1,6,8,12; Lois Martin, viola #1,6,8,12; Erik Friedlander, cello #1,3,5,6,8,9,11,12; Emily Mitchell, harp #1,6,8,12; Kenny Werner, piano #1,3-6,8-13; George Mraz, bass #1,3-13; Al Foster, drums; Judi Silvano, soprano voice #1,3,5,6,8,9,11,12; Manny Albam, conductor, orchestrator #1,6,8,12, orchestrator #3,5,9,11.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 2 and 3, 1996
| 1. | I'll Never Smile Again | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37718 2 0 |
| 2. | Chicago | - |
| 3. | I'm A Fool To Want You | - |
| 4. | Imagination | - |
| 5. | I've Got The World On A String | - |
| 6. | All The Way | - |
| 7. | South Of The Border | - |
| 8. | In Other Words | - |
| 9. | I've Got You Under My Skin | - |
| 10. | This Love Of Mine | - |
| 11. | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
| 12. | One For My Baby | - |
| 13. | The Song Is You | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37718 2 0 Joe Lovano - Celebrating Sinatra 1997
Benny Green Quintet/Quartet/Duo/Trio
Antonio Hart, alto sax #1,2,7,9; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #5,8; Benny Green, piano; Russell Malone, guitar #1-3,5-7,9; Ron Carter, bass #1-7,9; Lewis Nash, drums #1-3,5,7,9.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 5 and 6, 1996
| 1. | Kaleidoscope (take 1) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52037 2 5 |
| 2. | Thursday's Lullaby | - |
| 3. | The Sexy Mexy | - |
| 4. | Patience | - |
| 5. | Central Park South | - |
| 6. | My Girl Bill | - |
| 7. | Apricot | - |
| 8. | You're My Melody | - |
| 9. | Kaleidoscope (take 2) | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52037 2 5 Benny Green - Kaleidoscope 1997
Kevin Hays Trio
Kevin Hays, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, December 21 and 22, 1996
| Agua | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 55817 2 4 | |
| Andalucia (The Breeze And I) | - | |
| And I Love Her | - | |
| That's All | - | |
| Mind | - | |
| Chickory Stick | - | |
| Hart | - | |
| Break | - | |
| Einbahnstrasse | - | |
| Con Alma | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 55817 2 4 Kevin Hays - Andalucia 1997