JRR 22 March

JRR 220326

DISC 1

Artist​​Mike Westbrook

Title​​Empress Blues no 1

Composer​Westbrook

Album​​Reference – The Piano in the Room and the Blues

Label​​Thingamajig

Number​2503 Track 7

Duration ​1.45

Performers​Mike Westbrook, p. Rec. 2006.

DISC 2

Artist​​Count Basie

Title​​Cute

Composer​Neal Hefti

Album​​Basie Plays Hefti

Label​​Fresh Sound

Number​CD 777 CD 2 Track 14

Duration ​3.12

Performers​Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, t; Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Al Grey, tb; Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowles, reeds; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Eddie Jones b; Sonny Payne, d. 14 April 1957.

DISC 3

Artist​​Ken Peplowski and Alan Barnes

Title​​Perdido

Composer​Tizol, Ellington

Album​​At The Watermill

Label​​Woodville

Number​WVCD 143 Track 7

Duration ​6.28

Performers​Ken Peplowski, cl; Alan Barnes, ts; John Pearce, p; Dave Green b; Steve Brown, d. 2015

DISC 4

Artist​​Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley

Title​​The Old Country

Composer​Curtis Lewis, Nat Adderley

Album​​Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley

Label​​Capitol

Number​ST 1657 Track 5

Duration ​3.01

Performers​Nancy Wilson, v; Nat Adderley c; Cannonball Adderley, as; Joe Zawinul, p; Sam Jones, b; Louis Hayes, d. 1962

DISC 5

Artist​​Chris Potter 

Title​​Oswatomie Brown

Composer​Potter

Album​​Alive with Ghosts Today

Label​​Edition

Number​Track 2

Duration ​7.32

Performers​Chris Potter, ts; Rane Moore, cl; Zekkereya El-magharbel, tb; Sarah Caswell, vn; Bill Frisell, g; Burniss Travis, b; Nate Smith, d, released 2026.

DISC 6

Artist​​Melissa Aldana

Title​​No Pidas Imposible

Composer​Frank Fominguez

Album​​Filin

Label​​Blue Note

Number​00602488228220 Track 9

Duration ​6.22

Performers​Melissa Aldana, ts; Gonzalo Rubalcaba, p; Peter Washington, b; Kush Abadey d. April 2025.

DISC 7

Artist​​Thomas Quasthoff

Title​​Willow Weep For Me

Composer​Ann Ronell

Album​​Nice’n’easy

Label​​Okeh

Number​19075825152 Track 10

Duration ​4.25

Performers​Thomas Quasthoff, v; Bjorn Berger, ts; Frank Chestenier, p; Dieter Ilg. b; Wolfgang Haffner, d; and NDR Big Band cond. Jörg Achim Keller. Jan 2018.

DISC 8

Artist​​Mike Westbrook

Title​​Let The Slave (incorporating The Price of Experience)

Composer​Westbrook / Blake

Album​​Glad Day Live

Label​​Westbrook

Number​WR002 CD 2 Track 2

Duration ​8.23

Performers​Phil Minton, v; Mike Westbrook, p; Billy Thompson, vn; Karen Street, acc; Steve Berry, b; London College of Music Chamber Choir. 6 Dec 2008. 

DISC 9

Artist​​Frank Zappa

Title​​Blessed Relief

Composer​Zappa

Album​​The Grand Wazoo

Label​​Zappa Records

Number​ZR 3849-1 Track B 3

Duration ​7.59

Performers​Frank Zappa, g; band inc.  Sal Marquez, t; Mike Altschul, Joel Pesking, reeds; Billy Byers, Glenn Ferris, tb; George Duke, kb; Tony Duran, g;  AlexDmochowski, b; Aynsley Dunbar, d; 1972

DISC 10

Artist​​Betty Bennett

Title​​You Must Believe in Spring

Composer​Bergman, Legrand

Album​​The Song Is You

Label​​Fresh Sound

Number​FSR 5035 Track 9

Duration ​4.18

Performers​Betty Bennett, v; George Cables, p; May 1990.