Renee Rosnes Catalog
1989 (age 27)
Renee Rosnes Somethin' Else (J) RJ28-5511 1989
Wayne Shorter, soprano sax #4; Ralph Bowen, tenor sax #3,5,6; Branford Marsalis, tenor sax #1, soprano sax #2; Renee Rosnes, piano; Herbie Hancock, piano #8; Ron Carter, bass #1-3,5-7; Lewis Nash, drums #1-3,5-7.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 4, 1989;
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 11, 1988;
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 18, 1988
| 1. | Bright Mississippi |
| 2. | Playground For The Birds |
| 3. | The Storyteller |
| 4. | Diana |
| 5. | Punjab |
| 6. | I.A. Blues |
| 7. | Everything I Love |
| 8. | Fleur-de-lis |
** also released on Somethin' Else (J) CJ32-5511 in 1989; Blue Note B1-93561 in 1990, CDP 7 93561 2 in 1990; Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-95005 in 2013.
Renee Rosnes Trio - Face To Face Somethin' Else (J) CJ20-5508 1989
Renee Rosnes, piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, March 4, 1989
| Face To Face | |
| I Can't Get Started | |
| I Concentrate On You | |
| Face To Face "solo version" |
1990
Renee Rosnes - For The Moment Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5524 1990
Steve Wilson, soprano, alto sax #2,4,5,8; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #1-7; Renee Rosnes, piano; Ira Coleman, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, February 15 and 16, 1990
| 1. | Summer Night |
| 2. | For The Moment |
| 3. | Four In One |
| 4. | Malaga Moon |
| 5. | Nemesis |
| 6. | Thinking To Myself |
| 7. | The Organ Grinder |
| 8. | Homeward |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 94859 2 in 1990.
1992 (age 30)
Renee Rosnes Trio With String Orchestra - Without Words Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5546 1992
Renee Rosnes, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Drummond, drums; with string orchestra: Gene Orloff, concertmaster; Mark Feldman, Louann Montesi, Sandra Park, Matthew Raimondi, Mary Rowell, Laura Seaton, violin; Lamar Alsop, Maureen Gallagher, Lois Martin, viola; Erik Friedlander, Frederick Zlotkin, cello; Robert Freedman, arranger, conductor.
The Power Station, NYC, January 8 and 9, 1992
| You And The Night And The Music | |
| Little B's Poem | |
| Estate | |
| I've Got You Under My Skin | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | |
| Dear Old Stockholm | |
| Solar | |
| Misty |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 0777 7 98168 2 8 in 1992.
1995
Renee Rosnes - Ancestors Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34634 2 8 1996
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 | |
| The Sounds Around The House | |
| Intuition | |
| The Ache Of Absence | |
| Ancestors | |
| Lifewish | |
| The Gift | |
| Chasing Spirits |
1997
Renee Rosnes - As We Are Now Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56810 2 8 1997
Chris Potter, tenor, soprano sax; Renee Rosnes, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 12, 1997
| Black Holes | |
| The Land Of Five Rivers | |
| Abstraction Blue (For Georgia O'Keeffe) | |
| Mizmahta | |
| Non-Fiction | |
| Bulldog's Chicken Run | |
| As We Are Now | |
| Absinthe | |
| Pee Wee |
Renee Rosnes - With A Little Help From My Friends Blue Note 7243 5 26584 2 8 2001
Chris Potter, soprano sax; Renee Rosnes, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 12, 1997
| Gargoyles |
Walt Weiskopf, tenor sax; Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Al Foster, drums.
KCRW-FM Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 1997
| The Sounds Around The House (Live Version) |
Renee Rosnes, piano; Scott Colley, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, NY, February 16-18, 1999
| With A Little Help From My Friends (alternate take) | |
| So In Love |
1998
Cyrus Chestnut, Renee Rosnes, George Mraz, Billy Drummond - Tribute To Duke Ellington Key'stone (J) VACY-1026 1999
Cyrus Chestnut, Renee Rosnes, piano; George Mraz, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, November 24 and 25, 1998
| C Jam Blues | |
| Satin Doll | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | |
| Take The Atrain | |
| Angelica | |
| Mood Indigo | |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | |
| The Stra Crossed Lovers | |
| Come Sunday | |
| Caravan | |
| Lotus Blossom |
** also released on VideoArts Music (J) VACZ-1404 in 2009.
1999
Renee Rosnes - Art & Soul Blue Note 7243 4 99997 2 5 1999
Renee Rosnes, piano; Scott Colley, bass; Billy Drummond, drums; Richard Bona, percussion #4,5; Dianne Reeves, vocal #4,7.
BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, NY, February 16-18, 1999
| 1. | Blues Connotation |
| 2. | With A Little Help From My Friends |
| 3. | Goodbye |
| 4. | Ancient Footprints |
| 5. | Fleurette Africaine |
| 6. | Romp |
| 7. | Lazy Afternoon |
| 8. | Little Spirit |
| 9. | Sanfona |
| 10. | Children's Song No. 3 |
2000
Various Artists - A Jazz Piano Christmas From NPR NPR Classics 0013
Renee Rosnes, piano; and others.
broadcast, live on National Public Radio, circa 2000
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
2001
Renee Rosnes - Life On Earth Blue Note 7243 5 33997 2 6 2001
Renee Rosnes, piano; with guests: Steve Turre, shells, trombone #7,9; Shelley Brown, flute, alto flute #9; Chris Potter, tenor sax, bass clarinet #7,9; Walt Weiskopf, tenor, soprano sax #4,5; Laura Seaton, violin #1; Steve Nelson, marimba #2; Christian McBride, bass #1; John Patitucci, bass #2-9; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums #2,7,9; Billy Drummond, drums #3,4,6,8; Duduka Da Fonseca, drums, percussion #5,7,9; Mor Thiam, djembe, vocal #2; Zakir Hussain, tabla #1; + Conrad Herwig, Douglas Purviance, trombone #7; David Gilmore, acoustic guitar #1; Kevin Tarrant, vocal #4; + Laura Oatts, violin #6; Ralph Farris, viola #6; Eric Friedlander, Sachi Patitucci, cello #6.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May 3, 2001;
Avatar Studios, NYC, May 15 and 16, 2001
| 1. | Empress Afternoon |
| 2. | Senegal Son |
| 3. | Ballad Of The Sad Young Men |
| 4. | Icelight |
| 5. | Gabriola Passage |
| 6. | The Quiet Earth |
| 7. | Hanuman |
| 8. | Nana |
| 9. | The Call Of Triton |
Renee Rosnes With The Danish Radio Big Band Blue Note 7243 5 90799 2 9 2003
Renee Rosnes, piano; Anders "Chico" Lindvall, guitar; Thomas Ovesen, bass; Soren Frost, drums; Ethan Weisgaard, percussion; + Saxes: Michael Hove, alto sax, flute, clarinet; Nicolai Schultz, lead alto sax, flute, alto flute; Uffe Markussen, tenor sax, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet; Bob Rockwell, tenor sax, clarinet; Flemming Madsen, baritone sax, bass clarinet; + Trumpets: Henrik Bolberg, Thomas Fryland, Thomas Kjaergaard, Benny Rosenfeld, trumpet, flugelhorn; Anders Gustafsson, lead trumpet, flugelhorn; + Trombones: Peter Jensen, trombone; Annette Huseby, trombone, bass trombone; Steen Hansen, trombone, baritone horn; Vincent Nilsson, lead trombone, baritone horn; Axel Windfeld, bass trombone, tuba; Jim McNeely, director, conductor.
Danish Radiohouse Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 3-6, 2001
| Ancestors | |
| Bulldog's Chicken Run | |
| In This Moment | |
| Black Holes | |
| Early One Morning | |
| Lament | |
| Orion's Belt | |
| The Quiet Earth |
2003 (age 41)
Ryga/Rosnes Quartet - Deep Cove CBC Records (Canadian) TRCD 3012 2004
Campbell Ryga, alto, soprano sax; Renee Rosnes, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Rudy Petschauer, drums; Claire Lawrence, producer.
CBC Studio 2, Vancouver, Canada, September 15 and 16, 2003
| For Norma And George | |
| Deep Cove | |
| Not Yet Here | |
| Dave's Chant | |
| We See | |
| Manhattan Rain | |
| One For Boone | |
| Air Dancing | |
| While We're Young |
2005
Renee Rosnes Trio - A Time For Love Key'stone (J) VACY-1038 2005
Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
The Studio, NYC, October 5 and 6, 2005
| A Time For Love | |
| Suddenly It's Spring | |
| Lush Life | |
| Lullaby Petite | |
| I Was Doing Alright | |
| Invitation | |
| Wait Till You See Her | |
| Ballad To The East | |
| Dizzy Spells | |
| The Bad And The Beautiful | |
| The Duke |
2008
Renee Rosnes - Black Narcissus M&I (J) MYCJ-30473 2008
Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, January 30 and 31, 2008
| Black Narcissus | |
| Without A Song | |
| You Know I Care | |
| Beatrice | |
| Recorda Me | |
| Chelsea Bridge | |
| Isotope | |
| What's New | |
| Serenity | |
| Night And Day |
2009
Renee Rosnes - Manhattan Rain M&I (J) MYCJ-30567 2010
Rich Perry, tenor sax #1,5,6,8; Steve Nelson, vibes #1-4,8; Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, September 25 and 26, 2009
| 1. | Mirror Image |
| 2. | Mr. Gentle & Mr. Cool |
| 3. | Suppertime |
| 4. | Manhattan Rain |
| 5. | Milestones |
| 6. | Let The Wild Rumpus Start |
| 7. | Modinha |
| 8. | Wishful Thinking |
| 9. | Rouge |
2015 (age 53)
Renee Rosnes - Written In The Rocks Smoke Sessions Records SSR-1601 2016
Steve Wilson, flute #1-3, soprano sax #1,7, alto sax #6,9; Steve Nelson, vibes; Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Sear Sound, Studio C, NYC, June 15 and 16, 2015
| 1. | The Galapagos Suite: The KT Boundary |
| 2. | The Galapagos Suite: Galapagos |
| 3. | The Galapagos Suite: So Simple A Beginning |
| 4. | The Galapagos Suite: Lucy From Afar |
| 5. | The Galapagos Suite: Written In The Rocks |
| 6. | The Galapagos Suite: Deep In The Blue (Tiktaalik) |
| 7. | The Galapagos Suite: Cambrian Explosion |
| 8. | From Here To A Star |
| 9. | Goodbye Mumbai |