Stanley Cowell Catalog
1969 (age 28)
Stanley Cowell - Blues For The Viet Cong Polydor (E) 583 740 1969
Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums.
Polydor Studios, London, England, June 5 and 6, 1969
| Departure | |
| Sweet Song | |
| The Shuttle | |
| You Took Advantage Of Me | |
| Blues For The Viet Cong | |
| Wedding March | |
| Photon In A Paper World | |
| Travellin' Man |
** also released on Freedom (E) FLP 40119 in 1974, FLP 41032; Arista Freedom AL 1032 in 1977. and on Travellin' Man, Black Lion (G) BLCD 760178 in 1992.
Stanley Cowell - Brilliant Circles Freedom (E) FLP 40104 1972
Woody Shaw, trumpet, maracas; Tyrone Washington, tenor sax, flute, clarinet, maracas; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Stanley Cowell, piano; Reggie Workman, bass, electric bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, September 25, 1969
| Brilliant Circles (take 3) | |
| Earthly Heavens | |
| Boo Ann's Grand | |
| Bobby's Tune |
** also released on Freedom (E) FLP 41009; Arista Freedom AL 1009; Black Lion (G) BLCD 760204 in 1995.
Stanley Cowell - Brilliant Circles Black Lion (G) BLCD 760204 1995
same session.
Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, September 25, 1969
| Musical Prayers | |
| Brilliant Circles (take 2) |
** originally released on Freedom (E) FLP 40104 in 1972 + 2 bonus tracks.
1972 (age 31)
Stanley Cowell Trio - Illusion Suite ECM (G) ECM 1026 1973
Stanley Cowell, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, November 29, 1972
| Maimoun | |
| Ibn Mukhtarr Mustapha | |
| Cal Massey | |
| Miss Viki | |
| Emil Danenberg | |
| Astral Spiritual |
1973
Stanley Cowell - Musa: Ancestral Streams Strata-East SES-19743 1974
Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano, African thumb piano.
Minot Sound, White Plains, NY, December 10 and 11, 1973
| Abscretions | |
| Equipoise | |
| Prayer For Peace | |
| Emil Danenberg | |
| Maimoun | |
| Travelin' Man | |
| Departure No. 1 | |
| Departure No. 2 | |
| Sweet Song |
** also released on Strata-East (J) SECD 9028 in 1996; Bomba Records (J) BOM542 in 1996.
1974
Stanley Cowell, Dave Burrell - Questions/Answers Trio (J) PA-7089 1973
Dave Burrell, Stanley Cowell, piano.
Iino Hall, Tokyo, Japan, midnight, December 1, 1974
| Questions | |
| Answers / Epilog |
** also released on Art Union (J) ABCJ-310 in 2004.
1975
Stanley Cowell - Regeneration Strata-East SES-19765 1976
Stanley Cowell, synthesizer, piano; Jerry Venable, acoustic guitar; Billy Higgins, snare drum, ride cymbal; Aleke Kanonu, bass drum; Ed Blackwell, waterdrum; Glenda Barnes, Charles Fowlkes, vocal.
Minot Sound, White Plains, NY, April 27, 1975
| Trying To Find A Way |
Stanley Cowell, kora; Bill Lee, bass; Billy Higgins, gembhre; Nadi Quamar, mama-lekimbe, percussion.
| The Gembhre |
Marion Brown, wooden fife; Ed Blackwell, parade drum; Billy Higgins, snare drum; Aleke Kanonu, bass drum.
| Shimmy Shewobble |
Psyche Wanzandae, harmonica; Stanley Cowell, piano.
| Parlour Blues |
Psyche Wanzandae, flute; Jimmy Heath, soprano sax; Stanley Cowell, kora; Bill Lee, acoustic bass; Charles Fowlkes, electric bass; Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, miscellaneous percussion; Aleke Kanonu, Ibo Chanting; John Stubblefield, zuna; Kareema, vocal.
| Thank You My People |
Jimmy Heath, flute; Marion Brown, wooden flute; Stanley Cowell, mbira; Bill Lee, acoustic bass; Billy Higgins, miscellaneous percussion; Nadi Quamar, mama-lekimbe; Charles Fowlkes, Kareema, vocal.
| Travelin' Man |
Jimmy Heath, alto flute; Nadi Quamar, Madagascan harp; Stanley Cowell, kora; Bill Lee, acoustic bass; Billy Higgins, gembhre; Charles Fowlkes, Kareema, vocal.
| Lullabye |
1977
Stanley Cowell - Waiting For The Moment Galaxy GXY-5104 1977
Stanley Cowell, piano.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, July 6-8, 1977
| Ragtime (From "The Afro-American Suite Of Evolution") |
same session.
| Boogie Woogie (From "The Afro-American Suite Of Evolution") |
same session.
| Parisian Thoroughfare |
same session.
| 'Round Midnight |
Stanley Cowell, African thumb piano.
| Spanish Dancers |
Stanley Cowell, Yamaha electric grand, Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, handclaps, Hohner Clavinet.
| Sienna: Welcome, My Darling |
Stanley Cowell, piano, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, Hohner Clavinet, Yamaha electric grand, African thumb piano.
| Sienna: Waiting For The Moment |
Stanley Cowell, Yamaha electric grand, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano.
| Coup De Grass |
Stanley Cowell, piano, Yamaha electric grand.
| Today, What A Beautiful Day |
Stanley Cowell - Talkin' 'Bout Love Galaxy GXY-5111 1978
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Cowell, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Yamaha electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer, Serge Tcherepnin Modular synthesizer, thumb piano; Clifford Coulter, guitar; Keith Hatchel, electric bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums; Kenneth Nash, percussion; Loretta Devine, Charles B. Fowlkes Jr., vocal; Charles B. Fowlkes Jr., background vocal arranger; Stanley Cowell, arranger.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, 1977
| The Stoker (Instrumental) | |
| I Am Waiting | |
| If You Let Me | |
| What Do I Do? | |
| The Stoker (Vocal) | |
| Talkin' 'Bout Love | |
| (Let Me Love You) Let Me Be Me | |
| Here I Am |
1978
Stanley Cowell - Equipoise Galaxy GXY-5125 1979
Stanley Cowell, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, November 28-30, 1978
| Equipoise | |
| Lady Blue | |
| Musa And Maimoun | |
| Dr. Jackle | |
| November Mood | |
| Dave's Chant |
Stanley Cowell - New World Galaxy GXY-5131 1981
Eddie Henderson, trumpet, electric trumpet, flugelhorn; Julian Priester, alto, tenor, bass trombone; Pat Patrick, piccolo, flute, clarinet, tenor sax; Nate Rubin, violin; Terry Adams, cello; Stanley Cowell, acoustic, electric piano, prepared piano, kalimba, Hammond organ, orchestra chimes, occasional background vocal; Cecil McBee, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Kenneth Nash, percussion; Lovejoy: Linda Mandolph, Robert Mandolph, vocal; Judy Lacey, vocal.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, November, 1978
| Come Sunday | |
| Ask Him | |
| Island Of Haitoo | |
| I'm Tryin' To Find A Way | |
| El Space-O | |
| Sienna: Welcome To This New World |
1983 (age 42)
Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, Reggie Workman, Billy Hart - Such Great Friends Strata-East (G) SECD 9004 1991
Billy Harper, tenor sax; Stanley Cowell, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, July 7, 1983
| Sweet Song | |
| Destiny Is Yours | |
| Layla Joy | |
| East Harlem Nostalgia |
** also released on Bellaphon (G) 660-51-008 in 1991.
1985
Stanley Cowell - Live At Cafe Des Copains Unisson Records (Canadian) DDA-1004 1985
Stanley Cowell, piano.
Cafe Des Copains, Toronto, Canada, June 26, 1985
| Waltz For Debbie | |
| Evidence | |
| Please Send Me Someone To Love | |
| Joy Spring | |
| Love For Sale | |
| My One And Only Love | |
| Equipoise | |
| You Took Advantage Of Me |
1987
Stanley Cowell, Frederick Waits, Buster Williams - We Three DIW (J) DIW-8017 1987?
Stanley Cowell, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Frederick Waits, drums.
Big Box 901 Studio, Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 1987
| Deceptacon | |
| Winter Reflections | |
| Enya-J | |
| Sienna: Welcome My Darling | |
| Sendai Sendoff | |
| Air Dancing | |
| My Little Sharif |
** also released on DIW (J) DIW-807 in 1987, DIW-5005 in 2008.
Stanley Cowell, Frederick Waits, Buster Williams - We Three DIW (J) DIW-807 1987
same session.
Big Box 901 Studio, Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 1987
| Christina | |
| Winter Reflections (alternate take) |
** originally released on DIW (J) DIW-8017 in 1987? + 2 bonus tracks.
1989
Stanley Cowell Trio - Sienna SteepleChase (D) SCS 1253 1989
Stanley Cowell, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Keith Copeland, drums.
July, 1989
| Cal Massey | |
| I Think It's Time To Say Goodbye Again | |
| Evidence | |
| Sylvia's Place | |
| Sienna | |
| 'Dis Place | |
| Celia |
** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31253 in 1989.
Stanley Cowell Trio - Sienna SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31253 1989
same session.
July, 1989
| I Concentrate On You | |
| Sweet Song |
** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1253 in 1989 + 2 bonus tracks.
Stanley Cowell - Back To The Beautiful Concord Jazz CCD-4398 1989
Steve Coleman, alto, soprano sax #5,6; Stanley Cowell, piano; Santi W. Debriano, bass #1-9; Joe Chambers, drums #1-9.
Pennylane Studios, NYC, July, 1989
| 1. | Theme For Ernie |
| 2. | Wail |
| 3. | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) |
| 4. | But Beautiful |
| 5. | Sylvia's Place |
| 6. | Come Sunday |
| 7. | Carnegie Six |
| 8. | St. Croix |
| 9. | Prayer For Peace |
| 10. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square |
1990
Stanley Cowell Trio - Departure #2 SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31275 1990
Stanley Cowell, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Keith Copeland, drums.
March, 1990
| Departure #2 | |
| Voices All | |
| Photon In A Paper World | |
| Just One Of Those Things | |
| Little Sunny | |
| Placido | |
| Relaxin' At Camarillo | |
| Splintered Ice | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | |
| Setup |
Stanley Cowell - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Five Concord Jazz CCD-4431 1990
Stanley Cowell, piano.
Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, June, 1990
| Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | |
| I Am Waiting | |
| Nefertiti | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | |
| Stella By Starlight | |
| I'll Remember April | |
| Lament | |
| Out Of This World | |
| Django | |
| Big Foot | |
| Little Sunny | |
| Autumn Leaves | |
| Cal Massey |
Stanley Cowell Trio - Close To You Alone DIW (J) DIW-6003 1990
Stanley Cowell, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Ronnie Burrage, drums.
Big Box 901 Studio, Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 1990
| "D" Bass-IC Blues | |
| Endless Flight | |
| Close To You Alone | |
| Equipoise | |
| Celestial Mood | |
| Serenity | |
| Stella By Starlight |
** also released on DIW (J) DIW-603 in 1991.
1991 (age 50)
Stanley Cowell Trio - Games SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31293 1991
Stanley Cowell, piano; Cheyney Thomas, bass; Wardell Thomas, drums.
August, 1991
| Sienna, Welsome To This New World | |
| Games | |
| New Picture | |
| Today, What A Beautiful Day | |
| Four In One | |
| Orientale | |
| Four Harmonizations Of The Blues | |
| From The Rivers Of Our Fathers | |
| Inner Urge |
1993
Stanley Cowell Trio - Bright Passion SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31328 1993
Stanley Cowell, piano; Cheyney Thomas, bass; Wardell Thomas, drums.
April, 1993
| Brilliant Circles | |
| Bright Passion | |
| Dave's Chant #2 | |
| Round About Midnight | |
| La Danse | |
| I'll Always Love You, My Brother | |
| Piano Concerto No. 1: Tribute To Tatum | |
| Piano Concerto No. 1: Serenity | |
| Piano Concerto No. 1: Cal Massey |
Stanley Cowell - Angel Eyes SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31339 1994
Stanley Cowell, piano.
April, 1993
| The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | |
| Morning Star | |
| Sendai Send Off | |
| Imagine | |
| Eronel | |
| Angel Eyes | |
| Akua | |
| The Ladder | |
| Abscretion |
Stanley Cowell Trio - Live SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31359 1995
Stanley Cowell, piano; Cheyney Thomas, bass; Wardell Thomas, drums.
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, April, 1993
| Anthropology | |
| Bright Passion | |
| Brilliant Circles | |
| Stella By Starlight | |
| Prayer For Peace | |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | |
| Autumn Leaves | |
| In Walked Bud |
Stanley Cowell Sextet - Setup SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31349 1994
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Dick Griffin, trombone; Rick Margitza, tenor sax; Stanley Cowell, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
October, 1993
| Departure | |
| Setup | |
| Varions | |
| Bright Passion | |
| Bip Bip Bam | |
| Sendai Send Off | |
| Carnegie Six |
1995
Stanley Cowell - Mandara Blossoms SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31386 1996
Bill Pierce, tenor sax; Stanley Cowell, piano; Jeff Halsey, bass; Ralph Peterson, drums; Karen Francis, vocal.
November, 1995
| A Whole New World | |
| Daydream | |
| This Life | |
| Equipoise | |
| I Think It's Time To Say Goodbye Again | |
| Mandara Blossoms | |
| Winter Reflections | |
| Rivers Of Our Fathers |
1996
Stanley Cowell Quartet - Hear Me One SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31407 1997
Bruce Williams, alto sax; Stanley Cowell, piano; Dwayne Burno, bass; Keith Copeland, drums.
October, 1996
| Hear Me One | |
| Ruby, My Dear | |
| Quartet | |
| Banana Pudding | |
| Anthropology | |
| Tinged | |
| Photon In A Paper World | |
| Ferrell |
1999
Stanley Cowell Trio - Dancers In Love Venus (J) TKCV-35085
Stanley Cowell, piano; Tarus Mateen, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums.
Sound On Sound, NYC, June 17, 1999
| A Whole New World | |
| Ole Texas | |
| Charleston Rag | |
| I Never Dreamed | |
| St. Croix | |
| Confirmation | |
| Dancers In Love | |
| But Not For Me | |
| As The Sun Goes Down |
** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35145 in 2001, VHCD-2048 in 2008, VHCD-78058 in 2010.
2010 (age 69)
Stanley Cowell - Prayer For Peace SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31704 2010
Stanley Cowell, piano; Mike Richmond, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Sunny Cowell, vocal #1,3,5,6,8,10, viola #2,4.
February, 2010
| 1. | When Lights Are Low |
| 2. | Blues For Rama |
| 3. | Time Can Only Tell |
| 4. | Japanese Tea House |
| 5. | Today What A Beautiful Day |
| 6. | I'll Never Be The Same |
| 7. | For James Williams |
| 8. | Stealing Gold |
| 9. | Chirality |
| 10. | Prayer For Peace |
2012 (age 71)
Stanley Cowell - It's Time SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31740 2012
Stanley Cowell, piano; Tom DiCarlo, bass; Chris Brown, drums.
released 2012
| Cosmology | |
| El Space-O | |
| Vishnu On The Serpent | |
| Krishna | |
| Glass Balls & Couch Bed | |
| Brawl Inducer | |
| I Never Dreamed | |
| It's Time | |
| King | |
| We Shall 2 | |
| Long Vamp | |
| Abstrusions |
2013
Stanley Cowell & Empathlectrik Quartet - Welcome To This New World SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31757 2013
Stanley Cowell, piano; Vic Juris, guitar; Tom DiCarlo, bass; Chris Brown, drums.
released 2013
| An Overseas Memory | |
| Tinged | |
| Victim | |
| Duo Improvisation I | |
| Empathlectrik | |
| Invertisement | |
| Sun Burn | |
| Duo Improvisation II | |
| St. Croix | |
| Winter Reflections | |
| Welcome To This New World |
2014
Stanley Cowell - Are You Real? SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31790 2014
Stanley Cowell, piano; Jay Anderson, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
released 2014
| Photon In A Paper World | |
| You Taught My Heart To Sing | |
| Mrs. Parker Of KC | |
| I Remember Diz | |
| Hot House | |
| Are You Real? | |
| The Wedding Recessional | |
| Off Minor |