Aja, walking on the moon, Uhura's moment returned, Xerxes, lullaby for a ladybug, science fiction, Havona, i guess i have to forget, butterfly dreams, via Mwandishi, the sci-fi outro
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Ron Blake (tenor sax) (ss), Shedrick Mitchell (piano) (elp), Christian McBride (bass), Rodney Green (drum), James Carter (bcl), Toots Thielmans (hca), David Gilmore (guitar), Herbie Hancock (piano), Dianne Reeves (voc)
Ron Blake (sax) (fl), Geoff Keezer (keyb), David Gilmore (g), Christian McBride (b) (elb), Terreon Gully (dr), Danny Sadownick (perc)
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Circa 1990, technicolor nightmare, Tahitian pearl, the wizard of Montara, the ballad of little girl dancer, lejos de usted, percious one, song for Maya, boogie woogie waltz
In a hurry, the shade of the cedar tree, too close for comfort, sitting on a cloud, splanky, gettin' to it, stars fell on Alabama, black moon, king Freddie of Hubbard, night train
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Roy Hargrove (trumpet) (flh), Joshua Redman (tenor sax), Steve Turre (tb), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Lewis Nash (drum)
Whirling dervish, tones for Joan's bones, divergence, youthful blues, egad, Miyako, Jayne, little sunflower, a morning story, grove
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Kenny Garrett or Gary Bartz (alto sax), Chick Corea or Kenny Barron (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drum), Mino Cinelu (percusion), Steve Nelson (vib)
Fingerpainting, driftin', chameleon, tell me a bedtime story, eye of the hurricane, the kiss, speak like a child, the sorcerer, dolphin dance, Chan's song, one finger snap, sly, oliloqui valley, Jane's theme
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Nicolas Payton (trumpet) (flh), Christian McBride (bass), Mark Whitfield (guitar)
I'm coming home, or so you thought, Brown funk, theme from our fairy tale, Wayne's world, summer song, family affair, i'll write a song for you, open sesame
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Tim Warfield (tenor sax), Christian McBride (bass) (elb), Russell Malone (guitar), Charles Craig (elp), Gregory Hutchinson (drum), Will Downing (voc)
Empress afternoon, Senegal son, ballad of the sad young men, icelight, Gabriola passage, the quiet earth, Hanuman, Nana, the call of triton
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shelles brown, chris potter, walt weiskopf (reeds), steve turre (tb), renée rosnes (piano), steve nelson (mar), billy drummond, john patitucci or christian mcbride (bass), jeff watts (drum), laura seaton (vln) +perc
Superbass theme, get happy, mysterioso, papa was a rolling stone, summertime, i loves you Porgy, it ain't necessarily so, Birk's work, my funny Valentine, three by four, taco with a pork chop
FOR HAMP, RED, BAGS AND CAL (11-05-2000) by gary burton
Songs
Bag's groove, move, midnight sun, flying home, Django, back home to Indiana, body and soul, godchild, Jaoa, hole in the wall, dance of the octopus
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gary burton (vib) (xyl) (mar), mulgrew miller or makoto ozone or danilo perez (piano), russell malone (guitar), christian mcbride or john patitucci (bass), horacio hernandez or lewis nash (drum), luis quintero (percusion)
Déjà blue, poetry man, it's so nice to have a man around the house, i like to be baby to you, sadness, i told you i love you, azure te, hello it's me, bittersweet surrender, now or never, do you sometimes think of us, con alma, am i blue?
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jeanie bryson (vcl), ted brancato (piano) (elp), christian mcbride, john herbert (bass), coleman mellet (guitar), andrea valentini (drum), steve nelson (vib), gerry niewood (fl), chuggy carter (percusion)
Interlude, Blues culture, blues in my neighbourhood, charleston blue, blues attitude, blue speed, blues gentility, blue stomp
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earl gardner, greg gisbert, scott wendholt (trumpet), john mosca, jason jackson, douglas purviance (tb), john clark (frh), bob stewart (tu), gary smulyan (bs), bill charlap (piano), christian mcbride (bass), kenny washington (drum)
To Maya Glenne with love, you are too beautiful, hymn of the orient, a song for Connie, lament, boogie for Al McShann, speak low, little girl blue, blue bossa, maybe septembre, begin the beguine
Moon river, whatever happened to love song, right on my way home, walk on, i get the neck of the chicken, zacherly, something for Sidney, Hodges, up jumped a bird, spring can really hang you up the most
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bob dorough (piano) (vcl), joe lovano (tenor sax) (ss), christian mcbride (bass) or bill takas (elb), billy hart or grady tate (drum)
Isotope, Chelsea bridge, a jade of Jade, black narcissus, serenity, inner urge, step lightly, recordame, without a song
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jon faddis, byron stripling, ray vega, mike mossman (trumpet), conrad herwig,larry farrell, keith o'quin, (tb), joe henderson (tenor sax), dick oatts,steve wilson, tim ries, charlie pillow, gary smulyan (sax), chick corea (piano), christian mcbride (bass), lewis nash (drum)
Blue pearl, lover, song for Constance, wise man Willis, i'll keep loving you, marmalade, Herbie's hands, we're all together, who can i turn to?, duid deed
THE MUSIC OF B. BACHARACH (01-03-1996) by mccoy tyner
Songs
Close to you, what the world needs now is love, you'll never get heaven, the windows of the world, one less bell to answer, a house is not a home, always something there to remind me, Alfie, the look of love
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mccoy tyner (piano), christian mcbride (bass), lewis nash (drum) +strings
Velera, Roy Allan, Brian's bounce, the nearness of you, lament for lowe, another level, a dream of you, pas de trois, polka dots and moonbeams, the challenge, Ethiopia
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roy hargrove (trumpet), wynton marsalis (trumpet) or david newman (fl) or jesse davis (alto sax), ron blake (tenor sax), stephen scott (piano), rodney whitaker or christian mcbride (bass), gregory hutchinson (drum)
Besame mucho, the nearness of you, cruisin' and groovin', two steps down, old folks, sunset eyes, ornithology, tango in Harlem, Alfie, Nica's dream, undecided, sponavating the blues
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teddy edwards (tenor sax), christian mcbride (bass), billy higgins (drum)
Blues for Bulgaria, jet stream, jive coffe, the things we did last summer, minor changes, will you still be mine, signs of life, nobody else but me, my ideal
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peter bernstein (guitar), brad mehldau (piano), christian mcbride (bass), gregory hutchinson (drum)
Jamfs are coming, do it,to love, hush a bye, you must believe in spring, without a song, leave me alone, my romance, not yet
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johnny griffin (tenor sax), roy hargrove (trumpet) (flh), kenny barron or peter martin (piano), christian mcbride or rodney whitaker (bass), victor lewis or gregory hutchinson (drum)
Prelude in E minor op. 28, loss of love, contemplation, for all we know, i will wait for you, soul eyes, smile, good morning heartache, piano sonata no 8 in C minor
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joshua redman (tenor sax), antonio hart (alto sax), mccoy tyner (piano), christian mcbride (bass), marvin smith (drum)
Together, in your sweet own way, how high the moon, deep in a dream, moody, gerry-go-round, ...
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dave brubeck (piano), gerry mulligan (tenor sax) or george shearing (piano) or michael brecker or joe lovano (tenor sax) or roy hargrove (trumpet), jack six or christian mcbride (bass) or chris brubeck (elb), randy jones (drum)
Throw it away, a turtle's dream, down here below, nature boy, avec le temps, should've been, my love is you, storywise, hey Lordy Mama, not to worry, being me
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abbey lincoln (vcl), roy hargrove (trumpet), julien lorau (tenor sax) (ss), pat metheny (guitar), rodney kendrick or kenny barron (piano), charlie haden or christian mcbride (bass), victor lewis (drum), lucky peterson (voc) (guitar) +strings
Fort Worth, birds of springtimes gone by, i can't get started, uprising, sail away, blues not to lose, song and dance, Lonnie's lament, reflections, little Willie leaps, this is all i ask, Duke Ellington's sound of love, sounds of joy, 26-2
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joe lovano (tenor sax), tom harrell (trumpet), mulgrew miller (piano), anthony cox or christian mcbride (bass), billy hart or lewis nash (drum)
Simple song, sky dive, two-hump ride, honeysuckle rose, too shy to say, tonight i need you so, solamente tu, the face i love, what can a miracle do?, moonlight in Vermont, i don't want to fall, willow weep for me
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jeanie bryson (vcl), claudio roditi (trumpet), jay ashby (tb), paquito d'rivera (alto sax), vic juris (guitar), danilo perez or ted brancato (piano), christian mcbride (bass) (elb), ignacio berros or ron davis (drum), rudy bird (percusion)
Revol, for all we know, don't get around much anymore, i got it bad, i let a song go out of my heart, it don't mean a thing, my funny Valentine, blue skies, alone together, alone in love with love, Jambalaya
The sidewinder, Tokyo blues, cool struttin', song for my father, watermelon man, the preacher, softly as in a morning sunrise, moanin', doodlin', blues march
Serenade to a bus seat, the orator, chuckles, moonglow, talkin' trash, lotus blossom, embraceable you, boomerang, SK
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clark terry (trumpet) (flh), billy pierce (ss) (tenor sax), james williams (piano) (org), stve nelson (vib), christian mcbride (bass), tony reedus (drum)
CD Album
DIW 887
LOOKIN' ON THE BRIGHT SIDE (11-02-1993) by harold mabern
Songs
Look on the bright side, moment's notice, big time cooper, au privave, love is a many splendored thing, it's a lonesome old town, too late fall back baby, our waltz
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harold mabern (piano), christian mcbride (bass), jack dejohnette (drum)
Creepin', blues citizens, one by one, hill district, Yvette, mood swings, in Jody's corner, tenderly, neck peckin' Jammie, rhythms for mom's journey to heaven
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craig handy (tenor sax), (ss), julius robinson (alto sax), terell stafford (trumpet), geoff keezer (piano), christian mcbride (bass), cecil brooks iii (drum)
After dark, night, you and the night and the music, creepin', R.E.M.,stars fell on Alabama, Monk's dream, dawn, the hang
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don braden (tenor sax) (fl), scott wendholt (trumpet) (flh), steve wilson (alto sax), noah bless (tb), darrell grant (piano), christian mcbride (bass), carl allen (drum)
Look on the bright side, save the best for last, full house, alone together, it's a lonesome old town, yes and no, moment's notice, au privave, B&B, mercury retro
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bill mobley (trumpet), bill easley (alto sax), kevin eubanks (guitar), harold mabern (piano), christian mcbride or ron carter (bass), jack dejohnette (drum)
Don't be 'shamed, humphrey, Bu's march, beautiful moons ago, testifyin', Carl's blues, down by the riverside, i should care, the sheik of Araby, mcthing, Billy boy, me and my baby
Ma he's makin' eyes at me, say it isn't so, undecided, someone to watch over me, reserve the charges, PS i love you, i could have danced all night, perdido
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etta jones (vcl), houston person (tenor sax), phillip harper (trumpet), benny green (piano), christian mcbride (bass), winard harper (drum), sammy figueroa (percusion)
Isfahan, Johnny come lately, blood count, rain check, lotus blossom, a flower is a lovesome thing, take the "A" train, drawing room blues, U.M.M.G., lush life
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joe henderson (tenor sax), wynton marsalis (trumpet), stephan scott (piano), christian mcbride (bass), gregory hutchinson (drum)
Ford Variations, banging bashing bowing and blowing, a night in Valencia, 11-15-91, cop out, hot brass, mood blues, speak low, carbon 14, it don't mean a thing
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ricky ford (tenor sax), lew soloff (trumpet), claudio roditi (trumpet), steve turre (tb), danilo perez (piano), christian mcbride (bass), carl allen (drum)
Greens, bish bash, captain Hook, you don't know what love is, time after time, battle hymn of the republic, decidedly, soon, cute, i see your face before me, second time around, shiny stockings