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ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET: SPLASHES (TRIBUTE TO WILBUR LITTLE): L + R RECORDS/BELLAPHON LR 45 005 [1987] Personnel: Archie Shepp (ts), Horace Parlan (p), Harry Emmery (b), Clifford Jarvis (dr) Note: I saw them live in Hildesheim (festival) and Wilbur Little in the trio with Duke Jordan and Dannie Richmond in Göttingen (club) - see: DUKE JORDAN TRIO: TIVOLI ONE. STEEPLECHASE SCS-1189 [1984]

Gato Barbieri Buck Clayton Sol Gubin

Joe Puma Jimmy Smith Cat Anderson

Oliver Clothesoff Olivia Wilde Doc Savage

NATSUKI TAMURA: A SONG FOR JYAKI. LEO LAB CD 039 [1998]

Jane Ira Bloom Blossom Dearie Adam Odor

HORACE PARLAN TRIO: HI-FLY. STEEPLECHASE SCD-17003 [1978]

Humpty Dumpty Doctor Eggman Biddy Mulligan

Walter 'Foots' Thomas Boots Mussulli Toots Mondello

Another one: from the album ARCHIE SHEPP - JASPER VAN´T HOF: THE FIFTH OF MAY. L+R RECORDS/BELLAPHON LR 45004 [1987]

Too bad that this concert is not available as a CD. I heard it on the radio: http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/de/aktuell/festivals/jazzfest/archiv_jazz/archiv_jazz14/jazz14_programm/jazz14_veranstaltungsdetail_105389.php

Caught!

from the album ARCHIE SHEPP – HORACE PARLAN: EN CONCERT, 1rst SET. 52E RUE EST RE 015 [1987]

Jacky Ickx Y. Fongi Rachel Z

Freddie Freeloader Minnie the Moocher Hendley 'The Scrounger'

THE MANHATTAN JAZZ SEPTETTE: OLD & NEW (JAZZ LAB VOL. 20). MCA CORAL/TELDEC PCO 7448 [1975]

MANNY ALBAM AND THE JAZZ GREATS OF OUR TIME (JAZZ LAB VOL.1). MCA CORAL/TELDEC PCO 7177 [1974] Note: This is the first issue of a series of 20 (?) LP-editions with the same front cover in different colors!

Alan Skidmore Wendy Lesser Sonny Lester

The Guess Who Whoopi Goldberg Hootie McShann

ARCHIE SHEPP – HORACE PARLAN: EN CONCERT, 1rst SET. 52E RUE EST RE 015 [1987]

R.I.P. I saw him live with Archie Shepp - a wonderful collaboration!

Johanna Wanka Jeanne d’Arc Joan Baez

JOHN COLTRANE: ASCENSION. MCA RECORDS AS-95 [1980] Engraved stamp on front cover above right: "Produced for GERMANY" Sticker on back cover at the bottom right: „EXPORT ONLY. FOR SALE OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ONLY.“

Pat Green Simply Red Violet Blue

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA: GOOD MORNING BLUES. MCA RECORDS MCA2-4108 [1977] With an interesting detail on the backcover at the bottom left (enlarged):