Intro & Outro:

Jaimie Branch, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Ståle Liavik Solberg
unreleased improvisation
live at Casa Del Popolo in Montreal, June 11th 2018
recorded by Mathieu Belanger

Outro: “Symphony for Improvisors”
Don Cherry
from Symphony for Improvisors (1966)

Don Cherry, cornet
Gato Barbieri, tenor saxophone
Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone, piccolo
Karl Berger, vibes, piano
Henry Grimes, bass
Jean-François Jenny-Clark, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Hippparippp”
Art Ensemble of Chicago
from Chi-Congo (1972, rec. 1970)

Joseph Jarman, saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
Lester Bowie, trumpet, percussion instruments
Malachi Favors Maghostut, bass, percussion instruments, vocals
Famoudou Don Moye, drums, percussion

“Balls”
Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink
from Balls (1970)

Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone
Fred Van Hove, piano
Han Bennink, drums and some sort of tube

“Harriet”
Joe McPhee
from The Willisau Concert (1975)
available from Corbett vs. Dempsey Records

Joe McPhee, saxophone
John Snyder, synthesizer
Makaya Ntshoko, drums

“The Hearth”
Cecil Taylor with Evan Parker and Tristan Honsinger
from In Berlin '88 (1988)
available from Destination Out

Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Tristan Honsinger, cello
Cecil Taylor, piano

“Clash”
ONOFFON
from Clash (2008)
available for some reason only from Mats Gustafsson's bandcamp

Terrie Ex, guitar
Massimo Pupillo, bass
Paal Nilssen-Love, drums

“Go to the Store, and Dump My Feelers In It”
Michael Foster & Ben Bennett
from In It (2017)
available from Astral Spirits

Michael Foster, tenor saxophone
Ben Bennett, drums, percussion, membranophones

“White Dead”
Rempis / Morris / Reed / Baker
from Nettles (2016, rec. 2013)
available from Aerophonic Records

Dave Rempis, saxophones
Joe Morris, guitar
Tomeka Reid, cello
Jim Baker, piano

Intro: “Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier, Pt. 2”
Luke Stewart
from Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier (2018)
available from Astral Spirits

Luke Stewart, upright bass, amplifier

Outro: “Fireworks”
Irreversible Entanglements
from Irreversible Entanglements (2017)
available from International Anthem Recording Co

Camae Ayewa, voice
Keir Neuringer, alto saxophone
Aquiles Navarro, trumpet
Luke Stewart, double bass
Tcheser Holmes, drums

“Rated X”
Miles Davis
from Get Up With It (1974, rec. 1972)

Miles Davis, organ
Cedric Lawson, electric piano
Reggie Lucas, electric guitar
Khalil Balakrishna, electric sitar
Michael Henderson, bass guitar
Al Foster, drums
James Mtume, percussion
Badal Roy, tabla

“Sex Spy”
Ornette Coleman / Charlie Haden
from Soapsuds, Soapsuds (1977)

Ornette Coleman, tenor saxophone
Charlie Haden, bass

“Black Dada Nihilismus”
New York Art Quartet, feat. Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka, vocals
John Tchichai, alto saxophone
Roswell Rudd, trombone
Lewis Worrell, bass
Milford Graves, drums

“Humility in the Light of the Creator”
Joseph Jarman and Don Moye, feat. Jonny Dyani
from Black Paladins (1979),

Joseph Jarman, tenor saxophone
Johnny Dyani, bass
Famoudou Don Moye, drums
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, composition

“Treerops”
Sunny Murray Trio
from Live at Moers (1979)

David Murray, tenor saxophone
Malachi Favors, bass
Sunny Murray, drums

“Dance of Many Hands”
Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble
from Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (2018)
available from FPE Records

avery r young, vocals
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi
Nicole Mitchell, flute, electronics
Renée Baker, violin
Tomeka Reid, cello, banjo
Alex Wing, electric guitar, oud
Tatsu Aoki, bass, shamisen, taiko
Jovia Armstrong, percussion

“Meadow”
Mike Majkowski
from Days and Other Days (2017)
available from Astral Spirits

Mike Majkowski, double bass, analog synthesizer, percussion, piano, vibraphone, samples & field recordings

“Reed Stream”
Terry Riley
from Reed Streams (1966)

Terry Riley, keyboard, time-lag accumulator

“Death Booming”
Moor Mother X Mental Jewelry
from Crime Waves (2017)

Camae Ayewa, vocals, electronics
Mental Jewelry, whoever that is, electronics

“Imprints”
James Brandon Lewis / Chad Taylor
from Radiant Imprints (2018)
available from Off Records

James Brandon Lewis, tenor saxophone
Chad Taylor, drums

Intro: “The Dr. Will See You Now”
Matt Piet Trio
from Of Sound Mind (2016)
available from Amalgam Music

Matt Piet, piano
Albert Wildeman, bass
Julian Kirshner, drums

Outro: “with Gerrit Hatcher, Charlie Kirchen & Julian Kirshner”
Matt Piet
from City In A Garden (2018)
available from Ears and Eyes Records

Gerrit Hatcher, tenor sax
Matt Piet, piano
Charlie Kirchen, bass
Julian Kirschner, drums

“Crossings, Fourth Movement (Pt. 1)”
Cecil Taylor
from Silent Tongues (1974)

Cecil Taylor, piano

“Willow Weep for Me”
Art Tatum
from Piano Starts Here (1949)

Art Tatum, piano

“Sweet and Lovely”
Bill Evans
from Explorations (1961)

Bill Evans, piano
Scott LaFaro, bass
Paul Motian, drums

“Floater”
Paul Bley
from Footloose (1963)

Paul Bley, piano
Steve Swallow, bass
Pete LaRoca, drums

“Light Blue”
Thelonious Monk
from Thelonious in Action (1958)

Johnny Griffin, tenor sax
Thelonious Monk, piano
Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“Violence”
Andrew Hill
from Change (1966)

Sam Rivers, tenor sax
Andrew Hill, piano
Walter Booker, bass
J. C. Moses, drums

““Bauhaus 3”
Schlippenbach Trio
from Bauhaus Dessau (2010)
available from Intakt Records

Evan Parker, tenor sax
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Paul Lovens, drums

“Change of Season”
Lacy/Lewis/Mengleberg/Gorter/Bennink
from Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols) (1984)
available from CAM Jazz

Steve Lacy, soprano sax
George Lewis, trombone
Misha Mengleberg, piano
Harjen Gorter, bass
Han Bennink, drums

“Bodies We Came Out Of”
Craig Taborn
from Light Made Lighter (2001)
available from Thirsty Ear Records

Craig Taborn, piano
Chris Lightcap, bass
Gerald Cleaver, drums

“All the Things You Are”
Kris Davis
from Aeriol Piano (2011)
available from Clean Feed Records

Kris Davis, piano

“Hobbesian's Choice”
Jim Baker
from More Questions Than Answers (2006)
available from Delmark Records

Jim Baker, piano

Intro: “Phoenix”
Chad Taylor
from Myths and Morals (2018)
available from Ears and Eyes Records

Chad Taylor, drums

Outro: “Yaa Yaa Kole”
Chicago Underground Duo
from Locus (2014)
available from Northern Spy Records

Chad Taylor, drums, mbira, probably other stuff, composition
Rob Mazurek, cornet, probably other stuff

“St Thomas”
Sonny Rollins
from Sax Colossus (1956)

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Doug Watkins, bass
Max Roach, drums

“Free for All”/“The Core”
from Free for All (1964)

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Art Blakey, drums

“Frelon Brun”
Miles Davis
from Filles de Killamanjaro (1968)

Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Chick Corea, piano, RMI Electra-piano
Dave Holland, bass
Tony Williams, drums

“Roforofo Fight”
Fela Kuti
from Roforofo Fight (1972)
available from the Fela Bandcamp

Fela Kuti, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, vocals
Tunde Williams, trumpet
Christopher Uwaifor, tenor saxophone
Lekan Animashaun, baritone saxophone
Segun Edo, guitar
Tutu Shorunmu, guitar
George Bruce, bass guitar
Tony Allen, drums
James Abayomi, percussion

“Spirits”
Albert Ayler
from Spirits (1964)

Albert Ayler, tenor saxophone
Norman Howard, trumpet
Henry Grimes, bass
Sunny Murray, drums

“Village of the Pharoahs”
Pharoah Sanders
from Village of the Pharoahs (1973)

Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion, vocals, bells
Joe Bonner, piano, shakuhachi, flute, percussion, vocals
Calvin Hill, bass
Sedatrius Brown, vocals
Kylo Kylo, tambura, percussion
Lawrence Killian, conga, percussion, vocals
Jimmy Hopps, drums, percussion, vocals
Kenneth Nash, sakara, murdunom, percussion, whistles

“Eyomzi”
Johnny Dyani
from Witchdoctor's Son (1978)

Johnny Dyani, bass
Dudu Pukwana, alto saxophone
John Tchicai, tenor and alto saxophone
Mohamed Al Jabry, congas
Alfredo Nascimento, guitar
Luiz Chuim de SIqueira, drums

“The Argument”
The Sea and Cake
from The Fawn (1997)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Sam Prekop, vocals, guitar
Archer Prewitt, guitar, piano, vocals
Eric Claridge, bass, synthesizer
John McEntire, percussion, drums, some synthesizer

“Diagonals”
Stereolab
from Dots and Loops (1997)

“Ah!”
Oval
from O (2010)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Markus Popp, computer, drums

“Enceladus”
Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker
from Perehelion (2016)
available from Aerophonic Records

Dave Rempis, tenor and alto saxophone
Jim Baker, piano
Joshua Abrams, bass
Avreeayl Ra, drums

“Shapishico”
Angelica Sanchez Trio
from Float the Edge (2017)
available from Clean Feed Records

Angelica Sanchez, piano
Michael Formanek, bass
Tyshawn Sorey, drums

Intro: “Minataur”
Silke Eberhard Trio
from The Being Inn (2017)
available from Intakt Records

Silke Eberhard, alto saxophone
Jan Roder, bass
Kay Lübke, drums

Outro: “Love Suite 2 - Trane Beauty”
Potsa Lotsa Plus Plays Love Suite by Eric Dolphy (2014)
released by Jazzwerkstatt

Silke Eberhard, bass clarinet
Jürgen Kupke, clarinet
Patrick Braun, tenor sax, clarinet
Nikolaus Neuser, trumpet
Gerhard Gschlößl, trombone
Marc Unternährer, tuba
Antonis Anissegos, live electronics

“Original Faubus Fables”
Charles Mingus
from Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1961)

Charles Mingus, bass
Ted Curson, trumpet
Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone
Dannie Richmond, drums

“W.R.U.”
Ornette Coleman
from Ornette! (1961)

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet
Scott LaFaro, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Hodge Podge”
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
from 1938

Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Harry Carney, baritone saxophone
Cootie Williams, trumpet
Lawrence Brown, trombone
Duke Ellington, piano
Billy Taylor, bass
Sonny Greer, drums

“Crazeology”
Charlie Parker
from 1947

Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Miles Davis, trumpet
J J Johnson, trombone
Duke Jordan, piano
Tommy Potter, bass
Max Roach, drums

“Red Pepper Blues”
Art Pepper
from Art Farmer Meets the Rhythm Section (1957)

Art Farmer, alto saxophone
Red Garland, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

“Sticks and Stones”
John Carter & Bobby Bradford
from Mosaic Select: John Carter & Bobby Bradford (released 2010 / this track rec 1969)
released by Mosaic Records

John Carter, clarinet
Bobby Bradford, trumpet
Tom Williamson, bass
Bruz Freeman, drums

“Miss Anne” /“Hypochristmutreefuzz”
Eric Dolphy
from Last Date (1964)

Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Jacques Schols, double bass
Han Bennink, drums

“Aerobatics 4”
Evan Parker
from Saxophone Solos (1976)
available from Incus Records

Evan Parker, soprano saxophone

“Reckonings”
Rasmussen/Flaherty/Corsano
from Star-Spangled Voltage (2016)
available from Hot Cars Warp Records

Mette Rasmussen, alto saxophone
Paul Flaherty, alto saxophone
Chris Corsano, drums

“Double Team”
Paul Giallorenzo
from Get In to Go Out (2009)
available from 482 Music

Dave Rempis, alto saxophone
Josh Berman, cornet
Paul Giallorenzo, piano
Anton Hatwich, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

“Bemsha Swing / 52nd Street”
Schlippenbach/Dörner/Mahall/Roder/Jennessen
from Monk's Casino (2005)
available from Intakt Records

Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Axel Dörner, trumpet
Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet
Jan Roder, bass
Uli Jennessen, drums

Intro: “Watts”
Tim Stine Trio
from Tim Stine Trio (2016)
available from Astral Spirits

Tim Stine, guitar
Anton Hatwich, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

Outro: “Wye In”
ibid.

“Four on Six”
Wes Montgomery
from The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)

Wes Montgomery, guitar
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Albert Heath, drums

“My All”
Jimmy Giuffre
from The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1957)

Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet
Ralph Peña, bass
Jim Hall, guitar

“Light”
Joe Morris
from Singularity (2001)
available from Aum Fidelity

Joe Morris, guitar

“Jean de Fleur”
Grant Green
from Idle Moments (1964)

Grant Green, guitar
Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone
Duke Pearson, piano
Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone
Bob Cranshaw, double bass
Al Harewood, drums

“Scant Frame (No. 2)”
Mary Halvorson
from Dragon's Head (2008)
available from Mary/Firehouse 12

Mary Halvorson, guitar
John Hebert, bass
Ches Smith, drums

“Jrifted”/“Executive Life”
Jeff Parker
from The New Breed (2016)
available from International Anthem Recording Co.

Jeff Parker, electric guitar, keyboards, samples, etc
Josh Johnson, alto saxophone, flute
Paul Bryan, electric bass guitar
Jamire Williams, drums

“theme 002”/“leaves of glass”
Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die
from Fly or Die (2017)
available from International Anthem Recording Co.

Jaimie Branch, trumpet
Tomeka Reid, cello
Jason Ajemian, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

“Breakfast Feud”
The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian
from The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian: 1939–1941 (1989)

Benny Goodman, clarinet
Charlie Christian, guitar
no definitive list of the other players forthcoming

“Outta Space Canoe Race”/“Freddy Flakeout”
5ive Style
from 5ive Style (1995)
once but apparently no longer available from Sub Pop, which couldn't even spell The Lonesome Organist dude's name right
Bill Dolan, guitar
Jeremy Jacobsen, keyboard
LeRoy Bach, bass
John Herndon, drum

“When Your Liver Has Gone”
Derek Bailey
from Standards (2007)
available from Tzadik Records

Derek Bailey, guitar

“a bunch of tracks”
Von Freeman
from Doing It Right Now (1972)

Von Freeman, tenor saxophone
John Young, piano
Sam Jones, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums

Intro: “Rhododendron”
Meridian Trio
from Triangulum (2017)
available from Clean Feed Records

Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone
Matt Ulery, bass
Jeremy Cunningham, drums

Outro: “Blues for Julius and Abdul”
from Signaling (2017)
available from Nessa Records

Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone
Tomeka Reid, cello

“Syeeda's Song Flute”
John Coltrane
from Giant Steps (1960)

John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Taylor, drums

“Congeniality”
Ornette Coleman
from The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
Don Cherry, cornet
Charlie Haden, bass
Billy Higgins, drums

“Lena”
Cecil Taylor
from Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (1962)

Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone
Cecil Taylor, piano
Sunny Murray, drums

“Nonaah (solo concert Willisau)”
Roscoe Mitchell
from Nonaah (1977)

Roscoe Mitchell, alto saxophone

“Opus 6C (The Montreux/Berlin Concerts)”
Anthony Braxton
from The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (1977)

Anthony Braxton, reeds
George Lewis, trombone
Dave Holland, bass
Barry Altschul, drums
and of course there's all kinds of little instruments going on

“Echo 1 (Morning)”
Abdul Wadud & Julius Hemphill
from Live in New York (1978)

Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
Abdul Wabdud, cello

“Recorda Me”
Joe Henderson
from Page One (1963)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet
Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner, piano
Butch Warren, bass
Pete La Roca, drums

“Esoteric”
Jackie McLean
from Destination. . . Out! (1963)

Jackie McLean, alto saxophone
Grachan Moncur III, trombone
Bobby Hutcherson, vibes
Larry Ridley, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“Part B”
Charles Gayle / William Parker / Rashied Ali
from Touchin' On Trane (1991)

Charles Gayle, tenor saxophone
William Parker, bass
Rashied Ali, drums

“It's Magic”
Eric Dolphy
from Far Cry (1962)

Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet
Booker Little, trumpet
Jaki Byard, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“I Wish I Had a Choice”
Darius Jones
from Big Gurl (Smell my Dreams) (2011)
available from AUM Fidelity

Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Adam Lane, bass
Jason Nazary, drums

Intro: “Going to Kamakura”
Town & Country
from C‘mon (2002)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

The players on all T&C tracks are Joshua Abrams, Jim Dorling, Liz Payne, and Ben Vida. Listen to the interview to find out who's playing what.

Outro: “Old Fashioned”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Sleeping In the Midday Sun”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Crossings”
Town & Country
from Town & Country (1998)
once but not no longer available from BoxMedia Records

“That Old Feeling”
Town & Country
from It All Has to Do With It (2000)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Bookmobile”
Town & Country
from C‘mon (2002)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Field and Parks of Easy Access” / “Cloud Seedling”
Town & Country
from Up Above (2006)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Four Violins”
Tony Conrad
from Four Violins (rec. 1964)
once but no longer available from Table of the Elements

Tony Conrad, violins

“Lifestyled”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Patterns in Chromatic Field”
Morton Feldman
from Patterns in Chromatic Field (recorded 2007, composed 1981)
available from Aeon Records

Arne Deforce, cello
Yutaka Oya, piano

“Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation”
Town & Country
from Decoration Day (2000)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Juana”
John Fahey
from Womblife (1997)
once but no longer available from Table of the Elements

“So That I May Come Back”
Town & Country
from Town & Country (1998)
once but not no longer available from BoxMedia Records

Intro: “Peace and Blessings (To Fred)”
The Chicago Trio
from from Velvet Songs to Baba Fred Anderson (2012)
available from RogueArt Records

Earnest Dawkins, only credited as playing saxes but I think he's on aux percussion here
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

Outro: “Take Us Home”
Hamid Drake & Bindu
from Reggaeology (2009)
available from RogueArt Records

Napoleon Maddox, vocals
Jeff Albert, trombone
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Jeff Parker, guitar
Joshua Abrams, bass
Hamid Drake, drums, vocals

“Lop-O-Lop”
Dewey Redman
from Tarik (1969)
released by BYG Actuel

Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone
Malachi Favors, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Nothing”
Milford Graves
from Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble (1965)
available from ESP-Disk

Milford Graves, drums, bells, gong, shaker
Sunny Morgan, drum, bells

“India”
John Coltrane
from Live at the Village Vanguage (1961)
released by Impulse Records

John Coltrane, soprano sax
Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet
McCoy Tyner, piano
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

“Djdujon”
Kokanko Sata
from Kokanko Sata (2005)
once but seemingly no longer available from Honest John's Records

Kokano Sata, kamalngoni
others, other things

“Cathedral of Light”
William Parker
from Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (2006 / recorded 90s)
available from AUM Fidelity

William Parker, bass

Fred Anderson / Steve McCall
from Vintage Duets (1980)
available from Okka Disk

Fred Anderson, tenor
Steve McCall, drums

“Togo”
Old & New Dreams
from Old & New Dreams (1979)
available from ECM Records

Don Cherry, trumpet
Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone
Charlie Haden, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Maashuki”
Jauharah Orchestra
from Colonial Dance Bands: Kenya, Tanganyika, Portuguese East Africa, Northern Rhodesia, Belgian Congo 1950 & 1952 (2006)
available from SWP Records

dunno who the players are

“Umbanda Song for Ogun”
Umbanda musicians at Santo Antonio de Angola
from Music of Para, Brazil: Carimbó, Pajelança, Batuque and Umbanda on Carimbó, Pajelança, Batuque and Umbanda (1982)
available from Smithsonian Folkways

dunno who the players are

“Concomba”
Saka Acquaye and his African Ensemble
from Ghana: High-Life and Other Popular Music (1969)
available from Nonesuch Records

Saka Acquaye, drums, flute, tenor saxophone
Garvine Masseaux, vibes, drums
George Brooks, double bass
Edward Cooper, trumpet, mellophone
Wilfred Letman, trumpet
Charles Earland, tenor saxophone
Walter Miller, guitar
Robert Crowder, Joseph Acquaye, Benny Parkes, Sunny Morgan, drums

“Jerusalem”
Roberto Juan Rodriguez
from El Danzon De Moises (2002)
available from Tzadik Records

Peter Apfelbaum, soprano saxophone
Matt Darriau, trumpet, clarinet
Mark Feldman, violin
Susie Ibarra, percussion
Brad Jones, bajo
David Krakauer, clarinet
Ted Reichman, accordion
Roberto Juan Rodriguez, percussion
Roberto Luis Rodriguez, trumpet
Marcus Rojas: Bombardino, tuba
Jane Scarpantoni, cello
Craig Taborn, piano

“So Long”
Count Ossie & the Mystic Revelations of Rastafari
from Grounation (1973)
currently available from Dub Store Records

Count Ossie, drums and vocals
Cedric Im Brooks, drums and vocals
I can't find names for any of the other people, sorry

“The Creator Has a Master Plan”
Don Cherry
from Organic Music Society (1972)
currently available from Caprice Records

Don Cherry, trumpet, piano, voice
Maffy Falay, trumpet
Tommy Goldman, flute
Rommy Koverhult, flute
Tage Siven, bass
Okay Temiz, drums
Visitors + Friends (that's how it's credited on the record!)

Josh Berman
listened to
“Elephantasy”
Don Cherry
from Complete Communion (1966)

Don Cherry, cornet
Leandro “Gato” Barbieri, tenor sax
Henry Grimes, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

Jaimie Branch listened to
“After You've Gone”
Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra

Gus Aiken, Roy Eldridge, John Hamilton, Robert Mason, Clarence Wheeler, trumpets
Ted Kelly, Sandy Williams, George Wilson, trombone
Joe Eldridge, Sam Lee, alto sax
Franz Jackson, Hal Singer, tenor sax
Dave McRae, baritone sax
Tony D'Amore, piano
Sam Allen, guitar
Carl Wilson, bass
Les Erskine, drums

Dave Rempis listened to
“NR. 3 Alto-Sax”
Peter Brötzmann
from 14 Love Poems Plus 10 More, Dedicated to Kenneth Patchen (2004)

Peter Brötzmann, alto saxophone

Olivia Block listened to
“Presque rien n°4, la remontée du village, 1990-1998”
Luc Ferrari
from Presque Rien (1990-98)

Mike Reed listened to
“Status Quo”
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore
from Blowing in from Chicago (1957)

Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone
Horace Silver, piano
Curly Russell, bass
Art Blakey, drums

Jason Stein listened to
“Veatrice”
Sticks & Stones
from Shed Grace (2004)

Matana Roberts, alto saxophone
Josh Abrams, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

Greg Ward listened to
“Anthropology”
Charlie Parker With Quartet And Orchestra
from The Washington Concerts (1953)

Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Jack Holliday, piano
Franklin Skeete, bass
Max Roach, drums

Tomeka Reid listened to
Carlos Zíngaro, Roger Turner & Tom Cora
from Live @ Parque Serralves (1994)

Carlos Zingaro, violin
Tom Cora, cello
Roger Turner, drums

Hamid Drake listened to
“Nothing”
Milford Graves with Sonny Morgan
from Percussion Ensemble (1965)

Intro: “Paw Paw”
Matt Lux's Communication Arts Quartet
from Communication Arts Quartet, forthcoming in 2017 from Astral Spirits

Ben Lamar Gay, cornet, synth/electronics
JayVe Montgomery, tenor saxophone, synth/electronics
Matt Lux, bass, synth/electronics
Mikel Patrick Avery, drums

Outro: “Harm-o-Lodge”
Isotope 217
from Who Stole the I Walkman?
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Rob Mazurek, cornet
Jeff Parker, guitar
Dan Bitney, percussion
John Herndon, percussion
Matthew Lux, bass

“What I Say”
Miles Davis
from Live/Evil (1971)

Miles Davis, electric trumpet with wah-wah
Gary Bartz, soprano sax, alto sax
John McLaughlin, electric guitar
Keith Jarrett, electric piano, organ
Michael Henderson, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums
Airto Moreira, percussion

“Ascension” Edition II
John Coltrane
from Ascension (1965)

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Dewey Johnson, trumpet
Marion Brown, alto saxophone
John Tchicai, alto saxophone
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone
Archie Shepp, tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner, piano
Art Davis, bass
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

“G.v.E.”
Air
from Air Time (1978)
available from Nessa Records

Henry Threadgill, hubkaphone, flute
Fred Hopkins, bass
Steve McCall, drums

“Song for Jesus 3/4,”
William Parker
from O'Neal's Porch (2000)
available from Aum Fidelity

Rob Brown, alto saxophone
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
William Parker, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

“Pagin' the Devil”
Lester Young
from The Kansas City Sessions (1938)

Lester Young, clarinet
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Eddie Durham, lead guitar
Freddie Green, rhythm guitar
Walter Page, bass
Jo Jones, drums

“Indiana”
Art Tatum
from the Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum (1952)

Art Tatum, piano
Everett Barksdale, guitar
Slam Stewart, bass

“Journey to the Bottom”
Monk Montgomery
from Bass Odyssey (1971)

Monk Montgomery, electric bass
Joe Sample, electric piano
Andy Simpkins, upright bass
Mike Carven, drums

“Desert Sands”
Wilbur Ware
from The Chicago Sound (1957)

Wilbur Ware, bass
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone
John Jenkins, alto saxophone
Junior Mance, piano
Wilbur Campbell, drums

“Angela”
Lee Morgan
from Last Session (1971)

Lee Morgan, trumpet
Grachan Moncur III, trombone
Bobbi Humphrey, flute
Billy Harper, tenor saxophone, alto flute
Harold Mabern, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Jymie Merritt, electric upright bass
Freddie Waits, drums

“Pretty Brown Skin”
Roy Ayers
from Ubiquity (1971)

Roy Ayers, vibraphone, vocals
Bill Henderson, electric piano
Edwin Birdsong, organ
Richie Resnicoff, guitar
John Williams, bass
Alphonse Mouzon, drums
Jumma Santos, conga

“Tatas-Matoes”
Art Ensemble of Chicago
from Art Ensemble 1967 to 1968
once but not currently available from Nessa Records

Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax and whatever else
Joseph Jarman, tenor sax and whatever else
Lester Bowie, trumpet and whatever else
Malachi Favors, sounds like he’s on the bass the whole time
Robert Crowder, drums

“Why Don't I?”
Sonny Rollins
from Vol. 2 (1957)

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
J J Johnson, trombone
Horace Silver, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Blakey, drums

“Point to B”
Prefuse 73
from Vocal Studies and Uprock Narratives (2001)
available from Warp Records

Guillermo Scott Herren, electronics