My First Recording By ______

[Dan Gould]

[Hot Ptah]

My first Ralph Moore: Furthermore, with Roy Hargrove, Benny Green, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington, Victor Lewis

[BillF]

Pass!

[mjzee]

I was thinking that too. Here's an album where Kenny Washington wrote the liner notes:

[Dan Gould]

I thought you were a mainstream-type guy Bill - you never gave a "young lion" like Hargrove or Benny Green a chance?

And I'll use my topic-creator power to veto that last one.

First Benny Green:

That's Terence Blanchard, Javon Jackson, Tony Reedus and Peter Washington.

[BillF]

Stymied again!

[JSngry]

Terence Blanchard (tp) Donald Harrison (as)

Mulgrew Miller (p) Phil Bowler (b)

Ralph Peterson Jr.(ds)

[carnivore]

Stymied again!

same here!

[mjzee]

Have fun, you guys!

[BillF]

May I insert this as a breath of fresh air?

With Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich

[Dan Gould]

Do whatever you want.

[JSngry]

Terence Blanchard (tp) Donald Harrison (as)

Mulgrew Miller (p) Phil Bowler (b)

Ralph Peterson Jr.(ds)

May I insert this as a breath of fresh air?

With Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich

Do whatever you want.

Well, ok then...

Don Byron Bryan Carrott Ralph Peterson Melissa Slocum

OR...

Bass - James Gannon

Drums - Buddy Rich

Guitar - Richard Resnicoff

Piano - Ray Starling

Saxophone - Marty Flax , Quin Davis Ernie Watts , Jay Corre , Robert Keller

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Trombone - Bill Wimberly , Jim Trimble , Ron Myers

Trumpet - Bobby Shew , Charles Findley , John Scottile , Yoshito Murakami

Arrangers - Bill Holman , Bill Potts , Shorty Rogers , Pete Myers , Harry Betts , Bob Florence

Edited July 3, 2010 by JSngry

[BillF]

Taking the second option, my first Buddy Rich was

with Bobby Shew, Yoshito Murakami, Walter Bagatello, Jim Trimble, John Boice, Dennis Good, Mike Waverley, Gene Quill, Pete Yellin, Jay Corre, Marty Flax, Steve Perlow, John Bunch, Barry Zweig and Carson Smith.

Arrangements by Bill Holman, Phil Wilson, Oliver Nelson, John Boice, Jay Corre, Bill Reddie, Arthur Wiggins, Don Rader and Don Piestrop.

Edited July 3, 2010 by BillF

[JSngry]

Taking the second option, my first Buddy Rich was

with Bobby Shew, Yoshito Murakami, Walter Bagatello, Jim Trimble, John Boice, Dennis Good, Mike Waverley, Gene Quill, Pete Yellin, Jay Corre, Marty Flax, Steve Perlow, John Bunch, Barry Zweig and Carson Smith.

Arrangements by Bill Holman, Phil Wilson, Oliver Nelson, John Boice, Jay Corre, Bill Reddie, Arthur Wiggins, Don Rader and Don Piestrop.

As listed, + George Barrow.

[BillF]

I'm only getting "posted image" and "as listed + George Barrow", but I guess it's The Blues and the Abstract Truth, in which case, my first Freddie Hubbard was

[carnivore]

First Freddie Hubbard - 'Backlash' with James Spaulding,Albert Dailey, Bob Cunningham and Otis Ray Appleton (whatever happened to him?) - and Ray Barretto

[JSngry]

First Freddie Hubbard - 'Backlash' with James Spaulding,Albert Dailey, Bob Cunningham and Otis Ray Appleton (whatever happened to him?) - and Ray Barretto

Albert Dailey (ldr), Art Kaplan (f), Phil Bodner, George Marge (ob), Ray Shanfeld (bsn), Brooks Tillotson (frh), Jack Wilkins (g), Albert Dailey (p, ep, syn, b, d), Lisle Atkinson, Richard Davis, Percy Heath (b), Roy Haynes, David Lee, Mickey Roker (d), Charles McCracken (vc)

[BillF]

How I wish I'd bought The Incredible Swingin' Oboe of George Marge!

Anyone to the rescue?

[JSngry]

First Freddie Hubbard - 'Backlash' with James Spaulding,Albert Dailey, Bob Cunningham and Otis Ray Appleton (whatever happened to him?) - and Ray Barretto

Albert Dailey (ldr), Art Kaplan (f), Phil Bodner, George Marge (ob), Ray Shanfeld (bsn), Brooks Tillotson (frh), Jack Wilkins (g), Albert Dailey (p, ep, syn, b, d), Lisle Atkinson, Richard Davis, Percy Heath (b), Roy Haynes, David Lee, Mickey Roker (d), Charles McCracken (vc)

Surely somebody can go here?

[mjzee]

My first album with Percy Heath as a leader (co-leader, actually):

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Dexter Gordon Quartet (Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Kirk Lightsey, piano; David Eubanks, bass; Eddie Gladden, drums)

2. I'll Be Home For Christmas - McCoy Tyner

3. The Christmas Song - The Arthur Blythe Quartet (Arthur Blythe, alto sax; John Hicks, piano; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums)

4. Our Little Town - The Heath Brothers (Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Tony Purrone, guitar; Stanley Cowell, piano and kalimba; Percy Heath, bass; Akira Tana, drums)

5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Paquitto D' Rivera

6. We Three Kings Of Orient Are - The Wynton Marsalis Quartet

[carnivore]

First record with Phil Bodner on it - 'Saxes in Hi Fi' The Jazz Workshop - Al Cohn. The particular group included Bodner, Romeo Penque, Boomie Richman, Peanuts Hucko, Charlie O'Kane, Johnny Williams, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson

[mjzee]

[Shawn]

first album with Dick Katz:

Helen Merrill - The Feeling Is Mutual

w/Thad Jones, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Pete LaRoca, Arnie Wise

[BillF]

My first Thad Jones was Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra on United Artists/EMI vinyl with Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Pepper Adams, Richard Williams, Danny Stiles, Bill Berry, Jimmy Nottingham, Bob Brookmeyer, Jack Rains, Tom McIntosh, Cliff Heather, Richard Davis, Hank Jones and Sam Herman.

EDIT: Sorry, Shaun, that big band personnel takes a long time to write out!

Edited July 4, 2010 by BillF

[Shawn]

Both album have Thad Jones on them, we're both cool.