Christiern

Inspired by a photo in today's Berlingske Tidende... I promise to henceforth be less inspired.

Yes, that could very well be Creed.

Ben Brown (Photographer unknown) Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul (Randee St. Nichols) Barbara Lea and ? (Ray Ross) Duke Ellington nephew Stephen James at Stereo Review part w. unidentified guest (Stereo Review) Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Shigeru Uchiyama) John Pisano (Takao Miyakaku, 1998)

Eric Gable (Joe Grant) Helen Merrill (Photographer unknown) Art Ensemble of Chicago (ECM) Booker T. Jones (John Livzey) Toshiko conducts, Lew solos (Tom Copi) Michael Brecker (John Sann)

Muhal Richard Abrams (Novus) Red Rodney, Lennie Niehaus, Charles McPherson, Burt Korall and Jean Banks (BMI) Nat Adderley (Galaxy) Dizzy Gillespie and David Amram aboard the "Daphne" enroute to Cuba - May 1977 (Arnold J. Smith) Gil Scott-Heron and son (Arista) Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (ECM)

Yusef Lateef (Impulse) Hubert Laws - 1973 (Stereo Review) Art Taylor (Jimmy Katz) Keith Jarrett(ECM) Birele Lagrene (Adrian Boot) Joao Gilberto (Warner Bros.)

Jon Lucien passed away August 18, 2007. Bobby Lyle (Atlantic) Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, and Charlie Haden (ECM) Mick Jagger (Columbia) Ralph Towner (ECM) J. J. Johnson (Carol Friedman) Jazz Futures (Novus) Top row: Antonio Hart, Carl Allen, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Roy Hargrove Bottom row: Marlon Jordan, Tim Warfield, Mark Whitfield

Oliver Lake (Ira Berger) Mtume (Epic Records) L to r: Hubert Eaves, Howard King, Reggie Lucas, Mtume, Tawatha, Basil Farrington Jon Lucien 1991 (Polygram) McCoy Tyner (Photographer unknown) Russell Malone (Michael Halsband) Dave Liebman (Douth Image)

Yusef Latef (Photographer unknown) Tower of Power (Warner Bros.) Stan Getz (Jean-Pierre Larcher) Stanley Jordan - 1990 (Carol Friedman) Steve Coleman (Novus) Shirley Horn (Jimmy Katz)

I pause for a moment to post a glimpse of Central Park as I see it from my windows this morning... And looking down...

Johnny Griffin (Photographer unknown) Stephane Grappelli recording at Columia's 30th Street Studio (A), 1978 (Ray Ross) Elvin Jones (Photographer unknown) Candy Dulfer (RCA) Egberto Gismonti (ECM) Art Lande (Tom Copi)

Dexter Gordon (Blue Note) Ahmad Jamal (20th Century Fox) Kent Jordan (Steve Hiett) Art Blakey (Photographer unknown) Dexter Gordon (Carol Friedman) Paul Motian (ECM)

Not the best picture of Sarah, but it's her. Luther Vandross (Matthew Rolston) Bud Shank, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown and Laurindo Almeida (Concord Jazz) Steve Lacy (Photographer unknown) Etta James (Gary Nichamin) Sonny Murray (Photographer unknown) Laurence Donald Jackson - aka "Baby Laurence (Photographer unknown)

Willis Jackson (Atlantic) The Steve Lacy Sextet in NYC (Novus) Mel Lewis and Thad Jones in NYC (Photographer unknown) Keith Jarrett (Susanne Stevens) Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli (EMI) Max Roach (Photographer unknown)

He actually saw the plane land on the water, and is very impressed with the pilot.

A Saturday morning batch... BMI 50th Anniversary reception at Copcabana Left to right: Jean Banks (BMI), Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Heath, Mel Tormé, and Burt Korall(BMI) Eric Gale (Columbia) Savion Glover (Martha Swope) Slide Hampton (Frank Micelotta) Jonathan Butler (Michael Wilson) Dexter Gordon (Tom Copi)

Tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim Left to right: Roger Kellaway, Manny Albam, Frances Preston (BMI Pres.), Bob Brookmeyer, Jobim, Billy Taylor, Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, Luis Perico Ortiz, and Michael Camilo. Jack DeJohnette (James Hastings) Marian McPartland and Dizzy Gillespie (Mark Vinci) Mulgrew Miller (Novus) Lalo Schifrin (Atlantic) Celebrating Burt Korall's book, Drummin' Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz, The Swing Years Left to right: Ben Riley, Connie Kay, Panama Francis, George Simon, Johnny Blowers, Stanley Kay, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Shelton Gary, Paul Motian, Chico Hamilton, and Charlie Persip

Dexter Gordon - 1986 (Carol Friedman) 52nd Street plaque dedication (Columbia Records) Harold Ashby, "Dr.' George Butler, Sarah Vaughan, Bruce Lundvall, Roy Eldridge,Thelonius Monk, Jr., Ornette Coleman, and Howard McGhee David Murray (David Gahr) Clint Eastwood directs Forest Whitaker and Sam Wright on set of Bird (Columbia) Julian Joseph (Atlantic) The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Michael P. Smith) Back row: Efrem Towns, Keith Anderson, Revert Andrews, Kevin Harris Front row: Lionel Batiste, Roger Lewis, Gregory Davis, Jenell Marshall

Stan Getz (Concord Jazz) Steve Coleman (Novus) Slide Hampton and the Jazz Masters (Frank Micelotta) Back row: David Sanchez, Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart, Danilo Perez Middle row: George Mraz, Jon Faddis, Douglas Purviance, Claudio Roditi, Steve Turre, Lewis Nash Front row: Jimmy Heath and Slide Hampton George Gershwin (Chappell Music) Terence Blanchard, Nancy Wilson, Dexter Gordon, and Donald Harrison at Howard University (Columbia) Red Garland (Galaxy)

Yusef Lateef (Atlantic) Tony Remy (GRP) Cleo Brown and Marian McPartland (Marty Reichenthal) Don Pullen (Judi Schiller, 1992) Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea (Michael Schwartz) Marvin Gaye (Sam Emerson)

Terence Blanchard in Toronto, 1994 (John Reed) John Coltrane (Chuck Stewart) Maxine Sullivan and Jule Styne (Atlantic) Mel Lewis at entrance to Village Vanguard (Photographer unknown) Thad Jones in Denmark (Metronome) Reginald R. Robinson (Peter Amft)

Hannibal (Atlantic) Michel Legrand and Arturo Sandoval (GRP) Clare Fischer (Barbara Ransom) Janis Siegel and Fred Hersch (Atlantic) Earl Hines (Stereo Review) Zane Massey (Gary Hannabarger)

Of course I have only scratched the surface, but I'll go on as long as it affords pleasure. Here are more and some different faces... Ray Charles and B. B. King rehearse during their Philip Morris tour (Philip Morris) Gerry Mulligan in concert on Nov. 24, 1974 (GRT) Chet Baker in concert on Nov. 24, 1974 (GRT) Craig Harris (Photographer unknown) Steve Lacy Sextet - Iréne Aebi, Jean-Jaques Avenel, Bobby Few, Oliver Johnson and Steve Potts (Hat Hut) Malachi Thompson (Ted Gray)

Chuck Nessa would know.

Bheki Mseleku (Carol Friedman) Pucho (Steve Maruta) Helen Merrill (Susumu Sato) Gene Klavan and Dee Finch (Kriegsmann) Bruce Hornsby (center) with (l to r) Gregory Hines, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Pat Metheny, Bob Weir, David Hollister, and Levi Little (Kevin Mazur) Alan Broadbent (Bruce Burr)