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See here for a thread from another board regarding solo saxophone records: http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?11877-solo-saxophone-albums Another thread here: http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=51716 More from the Free Jazz Collective here on solo saxophone albums: http://www.freejazzblog.org/2008/01/solo-sax_15.html More here from the Free Jazz Collective here on solo clarinet albums: http://www.freejazzblog.org/2013/01/solo-clarinets.html Happy listening. I've got work to do...

See earlier thread here about solo trombone albums: See here for a list of solo jazz trumpet albums: http://www.freejazzblog.org/2009/01/solo-trumpet-cds-update.html For convenience, I'll cut and paste below: >>> Bill Dixon - Collection (Music for Solo Trumpet) Bill Dixon - Odissey (Solo Works 1970-1992) (6-CD box) Hugh Ragin - Sound Pictures For Solo Trumpet Natsuki Tamura - A Song for Jyaki (Leo Records, 1998), Natsuki Tamura - Ko Ko Ko Ke (Natsat 3012) Peter Evans - More is More (PSI Records, 2006) Peter Evans - Nature/Culture Kelly Pratt - Solo Works for Trumpet & Flugelhorn Axel Dörner - Trumpet Markus Stockhausen - Solo 1 Thomas Heberer - The Heroic Millipede Nate Wooley - Wrong Shape to be a Story Teller Rob Mazurek - Silver Spines Rob Mazurek - Abstractions On Robert d'Arbrissel Mazen Kerbaj - BRT VRT ZRT KRT Franz Hautzinger - Gomberg Franz Hautzinger - Gomberg II Franz Hautzinger - Neublacher Blech Greg Kelley - Trumpet Greg Kelley - Self-Hate Index Greg Kelley - Religious Electronics Wadada Leo Smith - Creative Music 1 Wadada Leo Smith - Red Sulphur Sky Wadada Leo Smith - Ahkreanvention Lester Bowie - The One And Only (re-issued as disc 2 on "All The Magic") Arve Henriksen - Sakuteiki Baikida Carroll - The Spoken Word Birgit Ulher - Scatter Scott Tinkler - Backwards Toshinori Kondo - Silent Melodies Toshinori Kondo - Touchstone Toshinori Kondo - Fukyo Toshinori Kondo - Fuigo From A Different Dimension Matt Davis - Violence Kozo Ikeno - Overlooks Kozo Ikeno - Secret Notes Kozo Ikeno - Perfect Sound Luciano Berio - Sequenza >>> See the blog for even more (classical, world music)

Here are a few examples that come to mind: Sonny Rollins. The Solo Album. John Carter. A Suite of American Folk Pieces for Clarinet. Mort Weiss. Raising The Bar, The Definitive Jazz Collection, Solo Jazz Clarinet Ron Odrich. Unaccompanied Jazz Clarinet Suites. There's a long list of solo bass albums listed here: http://www.freejazzblog.org/2007/10/solo-bass-albums.html For convenience, I'll cut and paste the list here: >>> Barre Philips - Journal Violone (AKA Bass Barre or Barre Unaccompanied) Joe Fonda - When It's Time Marcin Oles - Ornette On Bass Jonas Tauber - Storm Walking Singing Dave Holland - Ones All/Emerald Tears Michael Formanek - Am I Bothering You? Barry Guy - Symmetries/Fizzles Joëlle Léandre - No Comment/Sincerely Miroslav Vitous - Emergence Peter Kowald - Was Da Ist? Paul Rogers - Listen Ron Carter - All Alone John Lindberg - Luminosity : Homage To David Izenzon Kent Kessler - Bull Fiddle (although Zerang joins on three tracks). Mark Dresser - Invocation/Unveil Ken Filiano - Subvenire Malachi Favors - The Natural and the Spiritual Lynn Seaton - Solo Flights Mike Milligan - Solo Flights Eberhard Weber - Pendulum Malachi Favors - The Natural and the Spiritual Fernando Grillo - Fluvine Alan Silva - Inner Song Roberto Miguel Miranda - The Creator's Musician Ed Schuller - Ong Song Music For Solo Bass William Parker - Lifting The Sanctions/Testimony/Painter's Autumn Henri Texier - Amir/Varech Aladar Pege - Virtuoso Solo Bass Anthony Cox - That & This Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten - Double Bass Dominic Duval - Songs For Krakow/Nightbird Inventions/Anniversary Wilbert de Joode - Olo >>> Lee Konitz: Lone Lee See here for a series of jazz solo DVDs: http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=321049

Looks like the one on the top right is Artie Shaw. The one on the top left could be Harry James. Or perhaps Bobby Hackett.

There's a 1980 episode of Barney Miller ("Fog") includes trumpeter Bill Dillard (billed as William Dillard) as a street musician who was jailed for creating a disturbance when a string quartet invaded his turf. He plays near the end of the episode starting at 4:34 of the following: Wasn't there a button for inserting video? Can't seem to find it now.

How about an "extrusion?" They're almost always noisy and hissy even if they look clean.

Larry, To go off on a slight tangent, the comment about Monk's approach to standards brings to mind one of my favorite late Hawkins recordings (Sirius, on Pablo), on which Hawkins has a version of "Just A Gigolo" that never fails to move me. It has a world weary, "been there, done that" sense about it. Hawkins also recorded it in 1961 on "The Hawk Relaxes" shortly before the period covered by the reissue that is the subject of this thread. Monk was clearly fond of the tune, having recorded it as early as 1954 and playing or recording the tune numerous times thereafter (including a solo version). Come to think of it, many of the tunes on "Sirius" were also recorded by Monk, including two others in solo versions ("Don't Blame Me" and "Sweet and Lovely"). Hawkins and Monk clearly admired one another and had a certain compatibility (think of their version of "Ruby My Dear") or "affinity" in approach as you mention.

From an interview with Andrew Cyrille (see here: http://www.oocities.org/bourbonstreet/9273/jforum.html "Walt was the leader and had written the material. In that band was Austin, Crowe, a pianist from Indianapolis who's very good excellent, in fact."

Many thanks for the good wishes!

If you look more carefully, there are mentions of a few recordings that hep originated (such as a Jessica Williams, a Don Lanphere, and a Jay Clayton). Strictly from memory, there are some more Jessica Williams cds on hep, along with some by Spike Robinson and by Joe Temperley that hep recorded and that reside on my shelves. A Gene DiNovi as well.

Zoot Sims / Bucky Pizzarelli. Zoot Sims and Friend. Classic Jazz Zoot Sims / Bucky Pizzarelli. Elegiac. Storyville.

The following are all clarinet/guitar duos. No pianos, bass, or drums in sight. Buddy De Franco/Jim GIllis. Ten Jazz Etudes for Clarinet and Guitar. Phil Woods & Irio de Paula. The Clarinet Album. Ron Eschete and Mort Weiss. No Place to Hide. Paulo Moura & Raphael Rabello. Dois Irmaos. Paulo Moura & Yomandu Costa. El Negro del Blanco. Here are some with clarinet or tenor sax + guitar: Howard Alden & Ken Peplowski. Pow-Wow. Ken Peplowski & Howard Alden. Concord Duo Series, Vol. 3 Ken Peplowski & Howard Alden. Live At Concord Centre (about half of album; remainder of album adds some of the banned instruments in this thread. Here's another: M 'N' M Trio (Jimmy Mazzy/Eli Newberger/Joe Muranyi). This one is banjo, tuba, and clarinet.

The vocalist on "Empty Space" is identified as "Lynn." I meant to post that many of the Jimmy Jones recordings on Wax are also available on a CD issued by Storyville (as mikeweil just noted in the short time that it took to post this). That's how I have some of this music. This following link provides some information on the Classics and Storyville releases: http://www.depanoram...ms/04dems1c.htm

This link shows a Billboard that lists many albums in this series: http://books.google.com/books?id=ah8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22jimmy+jones%22,+piano+solos&source=bl&ots=5SUW4NVicd&sig=IHOEdNr8YBatQDxE0BkN13PAJgE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nWEqUY3_PNGL0QGa1IGQBA&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22jimmy%20jones%22%2C%20piano%20solos&f=false Some of these clearly contain material that did not originate with Atlantic. For example, the Barney Bigard was on an obscure label called Rex (not the more familiar Rex label that some of you may know). The Pee Wee Russell material is from HRS. Ruppli lists three trio (not solo) sessions led by Jones in 1957. Since the Billboard ad is from 1951, it can't be those trio sides. If the material on the listed album really consists of solo recordings by Jones, my guess is that they might the solo sides he made for Wax.

Miles. Walkin'

Absolutely. It's a gem.

I found the following on line as part of a review of "The October Suite" (see here: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/steve_kuhn/the_october_suite/) but can't vouch for its accuracy: >>> The October Suite is something of a rare gem, a little-known, underrated oddity. It was released as the first (and only) album in Impulse's obscure "Virtuoso Series", which was probably the label's attempt to participate in the "Third Stream" and fuse jazz with classical elements. Contrary to the numerous embarrassing examples of the genre, it actually works. McFarland's compositions are strong, his arrangements foreground the music and care little about accessibility, and pianist Steve Kuhn, together with a string quartet and a dependable rhythm section (featuring Ron Carter), play a challenging, tasteful, and thoroughly enjoyable set. >>

You're right. Those tracks were on Joe Davis. The 1946 session that was on the Prestige LP (and on which Hank Jones was the pianist) was on Sonora. Sorry for the confusion!

These four tracks on CD1 were originally issued on 78 on Sonora: Recollections (W. Thomas) 2:41 Flyin’ Hawk (W. Thomas) 2:49 Drifting On A Reed (W. Thomas) 3:04 On The Bean (W. Thomas) 2:53 There was no Prestige then.

Jim, Thanks so much for posting these! I've always loved this session, and now there's more!

Durium, I've been enjoying this one, along with one of his earlier ones (From His World To Mine (Plays Duke Ellington)). Block has a way of presenting material in fresh, unexpected ways.

FWIW, he has a new album out. There's a story about it here: http://www.jazzwax.com/2013/01/boyd-lee-dunlop-solo-piano.html