Jane Ira Bloom Catalog
1978 (age 23)
Outline - We Are Outline OTL-137 1978
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Kent McLagan, bass.
The Educational Center For The Arts, New Haven, CT, March 25 and 26, 1978
| Electric | |
| Chelsea Bridge | |
| Solar | |
| Cahoon | |
| Miles Tiles | |
| White Tower | |
| Braxton Bop | |
| Bird Song | |
| Varo |
1980
Jane Ira Bloom - Second Wind Outline OTL-138 1980
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Larry Karush, piano; Kent McLagan, bass; Frank Bennett, drums.
The Educational Center For The Arts, New Haven, CT, June, 1980
| E.J. |
same session.
| Ten Years After The Rainbow |
Jane Ira Bloom, alto sax; Kent McLagan, bass; Frank Bennett, drums.
| Mrs. S |
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; David Friedman, vibes; Kent McLagan, bass.
| Shan Dara |
same session.
| Jackson Pollock |
Jane Ira Bloom, alto sax; Larry Karush, piano; Kent McLagan, bass.
| Hannifin |
1982
Jane Ira Bloom - Mighty Lights Enja (G) 4044 1982
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Fred Hersch, piano; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, November 17 and 18, 1982
| 2-5-1 | |
| Lost In The Stars | |
| I Got Rhythm But No Melody | |
| The Man With The Glasses | |
| Change Up | |
| Mighty Lights |
** also released on Enja (G) CD 4044-2 in 1983.
1984
Jane Ira Bloom, Fred Hersch - As One JMT Productions (G) JMT 850003 1985
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Fred Hersch, piano.
Classic Sound, NYC, September, 1984
| Waiting For Daylight | |
| Desert | |
| A Child's Song (For Charlie Haden) | |
| Miyako | |
| Inside | |
| Winter Of My Discontent | |
| Janeology |
** also released on As 1, Winter & Winter (G) 919 003-2 in 2001.
1987 (age 32)
Jane Ira Bloom - Modern Drama Columbia FC 40755 1987
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics, alto sax; Fred Hersch, piano, Hammond B-3 organ; Ratzo Harris, bass, electric bass; Tom Rainey, drums; with Andy Seligson, tuba #4; David Friedman, vibes, marimba, percussion #1,2,4; Isidro Bobadilla, percussion #1,7.
RCA Studio A, NYC, February 9-13, 1987
| 1. | Overstars |
| 2. | Cagney |
| 3. | More Than Sinatra |
| 4. | NFL |
| 5. | Modern Drama |
| 6. | Strange And Completely |
| 7. | Varo |
| 8. | The Race (For Shirley Muldowney) |
| 9. | Rapture Of The Flat |
** also released on Columbia CK 40755 in 1987.
1988
Jane Ira Bloom - Slalom Columbia FC 44415 1988
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Fred Hersch, piano #1-5,7-11, prepared piano #6; Kent McLagan, bass; Tom Rainey, drums, percussion.
RCA Studio A, NYC, June 6-9, 1988
| 1. | Mighty Lights |
| 2. | Gershwin's Skyline / I Loves You, Porgy |
| 3. | Blues On Mars |
| 4. | Slalom |
| 5. | Ice Dancing (For Torvill And Dean) |
| 6. | Drums Like Dancing |
| 7. | If I Should Lose You |
| 8. | Light Years Away |
| 9. | Painting Over Paris |
| 10. | Miro |
| 11. | Mighty Lights II |
** also released on Columbia CK 44415 in 1988.
1992
Jane Ira Bloom - Art And Aviation Arabesque Jazz AJ0107 1992
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Michael Formanek, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, July 22 and 23, 1992
| Gateway To Progress |
Ron Horton, trumpet; Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Kenny Werner, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| Further Into The Night |
Ron Horton, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Michael Formanek, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| Hawkins' Parallel Universe |
Ron Horton, trumpet; Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Rufus Reid, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| Straight, No Chaser / Miro |
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Kenny Werner, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| Oshumare |
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Michael Formanek, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| Art & Aviation |
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Rufus Reid, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| Most Distant Galaxy |
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Michael Formanek, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, elektro-acoustic percussion.
| I Believe Anita |
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics.
| Lost In The Stars |
1995 (age 40)
Jane Ira Bloom - The Nearness Arabesque Jazz AJ0120 1996
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone, bass trombone; Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Fred Hersch, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Bobby Previte, drums.
The Power Station, Studio B, NYC, July 12, 13 and 14, 1995
| Nearly Summertime | |
| Midnight Round / 'Round Midnight | |
| Flat 6 Bop | |
| Midnight's Measure / In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning | |
| Painting Over Paris | |
| Wing Dining | |
| Panosonic | |
| White Tower | |
| It's A Corrugated World | |
| Monk's Tale / The Nearness Of You | |
| Lonely House | |
| The All-Diesel Kitchen Of Tomorrow | |
| Yonder |
1997
Jane Ira Bloom - The Red Quartets Arabesque Jazz AJ0144 1999
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Fred Hersch, piano; Mark Dresser, bass; Bobby Previte, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, May 29, 1997, and January 2, 3, 1999
| Always Hope | |
| Time After Time | |
| Monk's Rec Room | |
| Tell Me Your Diamonds | |
| Jax Calypso | |
| Chagall / How Deep Is The Ocean | |
| Five Full Fathorns | |
| It's A Corrugated World | |
| Climb Inside Her Eyes | |
| Emergency | |
| Einstein's Red/Blue Universe |
2000
Jane Ira Bloom - Sometimes The Magic Arabesque Jazz AJ0155 2001
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Vincent Bourgey, piano; Mark Dresser, bass; Bobby Previte, drums.
Current Sounds, NYC, June 28, 29, and July 21, 2000
| Denver Stop | |
| Now You See It | |
| Bewitched | |
| Blue Poles | |
| Pacific | |
| Truth In Timbre | |
| Without Words | |
| In Everything | |
| Varo | |
| Many Landscapes | |
| How Are Things In Glocca Morra |
2002
Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock - Chasing Paint Arabesque Jazz AJ0158 2003
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Fred Hersch, piano; Mark Dresser, bass; Bobby Previte, drums.
The Studio, NYC, April 14, and May 3, 2002
| Unexpected Light | |
| Chasing Paint | |
| The Sweetest Sounds | |
| On Seeing JP | |
| Many Wonders | |
| Jackson Pollock | |
| Alchemy | |
| Reflections Of The Big Dipper | |
| White Light |
2004
Jane Ira Bloom - Like Silver, Like Song ArtistShare 0007 2005
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Jamie Saft, keyboards, electronics; Mark Dresser, bass; Bobby Previte, drums, electronic drums.
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, July 8 and 9, 2004
| Dreaming In The Present Tense | |
| Unconscious Forces | |
| Singing In Stripes | |
| Altair 4 | |
| Vanishing Hat | |
| White Light | |
| No Orchestra | |
| Magnetic | |
| In An Instant | |
| Mercury | |
| Night Skywriting | |
| Dark Knowledge | |
| I Have Dreamed | |
| Singing In Stripes |
2007 (age 52)
Jane Ira Bloom - Mental Weather Outline OTL139 2008
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Dawn Clement, piano, Fender Rhodes; Mark Helias, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, percussion.
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, June 1 and 2, 2007
| A More Beautiful Question | |
| Ready For Anything | |
| Multiple Choice | |
| Mental Weather | |
| Luminous Bridges | |
| Electrochemistry | |
| Cello On The Inside | |
| What To Wear: I. Activewear / II. Easy Knit / III. The Reasons For Returns / IV. Clothes That Question | |
| First Thoughts / This Nearly Was Mine | |
| Mental Weather (MP3) |
2010
Jane Ira Bloom - Wingwalker Outline OTL140 2010
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax, live electronics; Dawn Clement, piano, Fender Rhodes; Mark Helias, bass; Bobby Previte, drums.
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, June 5 and 6, 2010
| Her Exacting Light | |
| Life On Cloud 8 | |
| Ending Red Songs | |
| Freud's Convertible | |
| Airspace | |
| Frontiers In Science | |
| Rooftops Speak Dreams | |
| Rookie | |
| Adjusting To Midnight | |
| Live Sports | |
| Wingwalker | |
| I Could Have Danced All Night | |
| Wingwalker Singularity (MP3) |
2013
Jane Ira Bloom - Sixteen Sunsets Outline OTL141 2013
Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Dominic Fallacaro, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, May 20, and June 12, 17, 2013
| For All We Know | |
| What She Wanted | |
| Gershwin's Skyline / I Loves You, Porgy | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Good Morning Heartache | |
| Out Of This World | |
| Ice Dancing (For Torvill & Dean) | |
| Left Alone | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | |
| But Not For Me | |
| Primary Colors | |
| My Ship | |
| Too Many Reasons | |
| Bird Experiencing Light |