cdlix. DAVIS, Miles: Bye Bye (The Theme)

cdlix. DAVIS, Miles (1926-1991)

Bye Bye (The Theme) (1961)
MD, trumpet
Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums
(0:18)

from: Saturday Night: Miles Davis in Person at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume II

See ya ...

cdlviii. BOWIE, Lester: Rose Drop

cdlviii. BOWIE, Lester (1941-1999)

Rose Drop (1981)
LB, trumpet
Donald Smith, keyboards
Fred Williams, bass
Phillip Wilson, drums
(7:25)

from: The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles

originallly from Lester Bowie's The Great Pretender.

cdlvii. SUN RA: Silhouettes of the Shadow World

cdlvii. SUN RA (1914-1993)

Silhouettes of the Shadow World (1980)
SR, piano
Marshall Allen, alto saxophone, oboe, flute
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Nöel Scott, alto and baritone saxophones, flute
Danny Thompson, baritone saxophone, flute
Kenneth Williams, tenor and baritone saxophones
Michael Ray, trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Henderson, drums
Eric Walker, drums
(7:20)

from: Sunrise in Different Dimensions

Recorded live at Gasthof Mohren in Willisau, Switzerland on February 24, 1980.

cdlvi. HARRISON, George: Thanks For the Pepperoni

cdlvi. HARRISON, George (1943-2001)

Thanks for the Pepperoni (1970)
GH, guitar
Jim Gordon, drums
Carl Radle, bass
Bobby Whitlock, keyboards
Eric Clapton, guitar
Dave Mason, guitar
(5:32)

from: All Things Must Pass

12-bar-blues jam.

cdlv. ZAPPA, Frank: Little House I Used to Live In

cdlv. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Little House I Used to Live In (1970)
FZ, guitar, organ, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black, drums, percussion
Roy Estrada, bass
Bunk Gardner, winds
Buzz Gardner, trumpet
Lowell George, guitar
Don "Sugarcane" Harris, violin
Don Preston, keyboards
Jim Sherwood, winds
Art Tripp, drums, percussion
Ian Underwood, keyboards, winds
(18:46)

from: Burnt Weeny Sandwich

A multi-part composition with many edits from studio to live and back

• 00:00: Piano introduction by Ian Underwood (T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, California, July 18, 1969):

• 01:43: Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, February 1969 & Royal Albert Hall, London, England, June 6, 1969 (02:16 = in 11/8)
• 05:13: T.T.G. Studios, July 28-30, 1969 (Sugarcane, Preston solos)
• 13:35: Royal Albert Hall, June 6, 1969 (with overdubs)
• 14:54: Whitney Studios, Los Angeles, California, August 28-30, 1969 (FZ organ solo)
• 17:12: Royal Albert Hall

FZ: Thank you, good night ... Thank you, if you'll if you sit down and be quiet, we'll make an attempt to, ah, perform Brown Shoes Don't Make It.

Man in Uniform: Back on your seats, come on, we'll help you back to your seats, come on ...

Guy in the Audience: Take that man out of here! Oh! Go away! Take that uniform off man! Take off that uniform before it's fuckin' too late, man!

FZ: Everybody in this room is wearing a uniform, and don't kid yourself.

Guy in the Audience: ... man!

FZ: You'll hurt your throat, stop it!

cdliv. SUN RA: Hours After

 cdliv. SUN RA (1914-1993)

Hours After (1959)
SR, piano
Hobart Dotson, trumpet
Marshall Allen, alto saxophone, flute
James Spaulding, alto saxophone, flute
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone, percussion
Pat Patrick, baritone saxophone, flute, percussion
Charles Davis, baritone saxophone
Bo Bailey, trombone
Ronnie Boykins, bass
William "Bugs" Cochran, drums
(3:46)

from: Jazz in Silhouette

Solos by Bailey, Dotson, Gilmore, Patrick, SR ...

cdliii. METHENY, Pat / GARBAREK, Jan / BURTON, Gary / COLLEY, Scott / GOTTLIEB, Danny / McCANDLESS, Paul / GIBBS, Michael / SUNDE, Helge / SWR Big Band: Résumé Variations

cdliii. METHENY, Pat (1954-       ) / GARBAREK, Jan (1947-       ) / BURTON, Gary (1943-       ) / COLLEY, Scott (1963-       ) / GOTTLIEB, Danny (1953-       ) / McCANDLESS, Paul (1947-       ) / GIBBS, Michael (1937-       ) / SUNDE, Helge (1965-       ) / SWR Big Band

Résumé Variations (2015)
Eberhard Weber, bass (on tape)
PM, guitars
JG, soprano saxophone
GB, vibraphone
SC, bass
DG, drums
PM, English horn, soprano saxophone
Klaus Graf, alto saxophone
Ernst Hutter, euphonium
SWR Big Band
(HS, cond.)

from: Hommage à Eberhard Weber

Metheny played with Weber early in his career and was greatly influenced by the great German bassist.

In 2007, Weber (b. 1940) suffered a stroke, leaving unable to play. Metheny organized this live concert in his honor.