Denise Donatelli- vocals; Geoffrey Keezer- piano/arranger; Carl Saunders- trumpet; Bob Sheppard- reeds; Peter Sprague- guitar; Hamilton Price- bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith- drums; Carlos del Rosario- organ; Giovanna Clayton- cello; Alex Acuña- percussion Tracks: My Shining Hour ; Sails ; Crystal Silence ; I Love It When you Dance That Way; We'll Be Together Again; Like an Old Song; Beloved ; Four Walls; Be Cool; Make This City Ours Tonight; This Lament
THE DENA DeROSE TRIO: Dena DeRose, vocals, piano & B3 organ • Martin Wind, bass • Matt Wilson, drums With special guests: Eric Alexander, tenor saxophone • Jeremy Pelt, trumpet • Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone TRACKS: You Stepped Out of a Dream • Sunday in New York • Quietly There • A Time For Love • Don't Be on the Outside • You Won't Forget Me • I Just Found Out About Love • Big City • You're Nearer • Wild is Love • The Great City
Mike LeDonne- piano; with Eric Alexander- tenor saxophone; Jeremy Pelt- trumpet; John Webber- bass; Joe Farnsworth- drums Tracks: Encounter ; You and I; Hands ; Good Times; Manteca ; I Got It Bad; Little M ; Bleeker Street Theme
Elise Wood-Hicks- flute; Craig Handy- sax; Larry Willis- piano; Eddie Henderson- trumpet; Curtis Lundy- bass; Steve Williams- drums Tracks: Mind Wine ; After the Morning ; Blues in the Pocket; Heart to Heart; Yemenja ; Naima's Love Song; Avotcja ; Single Petal of a Rose
CECIL BROOKS III, drums / leader; Kyle Koehler, organ; Matt Chertkoff, guitar Tracks: Penn Relays ; Sunny; Hey Joe; Don't Know Why ; Tu Tu; Heaven ; Theme from "Mannix" ; They Long To Be Close To You; Cecil Brooks III introducing the band
'Papa' John DeFrancesco, organ; with Joey DeFrancesco, keyboards; John DeFrancesco Jr., guitar; Jerry Weldon, tenor sax; Mike Boone, bass; Byron Landham, drums Tracks: Red Top ; Riders on the Storm; Too Young To Go Steady; Nola ; Big Shot ; Maricopa; Down Home ; What
Mike LeDonne - Hammond B-3 Organ; with Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone; Peter Bernstein - guitar; Joe Farnsworth - drums Tracks: Rock With You ; Blues for McCoy ; Little Mary; I'm Gonna Make You Love Me; Deep Blue; Sunday in New York ; Bopsolete ; The Groover; On the Street Where You Live
Jerry Bergonzi, tenor & soprano saxophones, piano; Dave Santoro, bass; Andrea Michelutti, drums Tracks: Crop Circles ; Obama; End of the Mayan Calendar; Between the Lines ; Demolian Mode; Bluebonics; Horus ; Tectonic Plates ; Fidh
Denise Donatelli, vocals; Musical Direction by Geoffrey Keezer Tracks: It's You or No One ; Don't Explain; When Lights are Low ; Big Lie, Small World; Why Did I Choose You?; I Wish I Were in Love Again ; Kisses (Cantor da Noite); Forward, Like So; The Telephone Song; The Bed I Mad e; Enchantment (Firm Roots)
Jerry Bergonzi - tenor & soprano saxophones; Dave Santoro - bass; Andrea Michelutti - drums; Bruce Barth - piano Tracks: Lend Me a Dream; I've Got a Crush On You ; Squid Ink ; Stoffy ; Silent Flying; Osiris ; Mr. Higgins; Ddodd; Convergence; Seventh Ray
'Papa' John DeFrancesco, Hammond B-3 organ; with Joey DeFrancesco, trumpet; Joe Fortunato, tenor sax; John DeFrancesco Jr., guitar; Glenn Ferracone, drums Tracks: Papa Was a Rolling Stone ; Strange Brew ; By the Time I Get to Phoenix; The Thang; It's Your Thing ; You Are My Sunshine ; Dr. Mike; Blues in the Closet; A Philadelphia Story
MIKE LEDONNE, Hammond B-3 • Eric Alexander, tenor saxophone • Peter Bernstein, guitar • Joe Farnsworth, drums Tracks: The Backstabbers • Keep the Faith • Big John • The Way You Make Me Feel • Someday We'll All Be Free • Scratchin' • Waiting for You • Burner's Idea • Sweet Sweetie Dee
GIACOMO GATES, vocals • John di Martino, piano • Tony Lombardozzi, guitar • Lonnie Plaxico, bass • Vincent Ector, drums • Claire Daly, baritone saxophone, flute Tracks: Show Bizness • This is a Prayer For Everybody To Be Free • Lady Day and John Coltrane • Legend in His Own Mind • Madison Avenue • Gun • Winter in America • Is That Jazz • New York City • It's Your World
DENISE DONATELLI, vocals • Musical Direction by Geoffrey Keezer TRACKS: All or Nothing at All • No Better • Another Day • A Promise (Someplace Called Where) • Soul Shadows • Ocean • Postcards and Messages (w/ Peter Eldridge) • When I Looked Again • Ange • Too Late Now
BRUCE BARTH, piano • With: Steve Nelson, vibes • Ben Street, bass • Dana Hall, drums TRACKS: My Man's Gone Now • Final Push • Wise Charlie's Blue • The Rushing Hour • Three Things of Beauty • Night Shadows • Big Nick • Wondering Why • Be Blued • The Song Is You
JD ALLEN, tenor saxophone • With: Greg August, bass • Rudy Royston, drums Tracks: The Matador and the Bull (Torero) • A Suit of Lights • Ring Shout! • Santa Maria (Mother) • Cathedral • Paseillo • Erlanger • Pinyin • Vuela (The Whisperer) • The Lyrics of Summer and Shadow • Muleta • The Matador and the Bull (Toro)
JERRY BERGONZI, tenor saxophone • Bruce Barth, piano • Phil Grenadier, trumpet • Dave Santoro, bass • Andrea Michelutti, drums TRACKS: Flying Red • High Tops • They Knew • Wibble Wobble • Doin' the Hen • Zoning • Dr. Zoltan • Between Worlds
GIACOMO GATES, vocals • Freddie Hendrix, trumpet • John di Martino, piano • Dave Stryker, guitar • Lonnie Plaxico, bass • Vincent Ector, drums TRACKS: All Blues • Be-Bop Lives (Boplicity) • Four • 'Round Midnight • I Fall in Love Too Easily • 'Long Come Tutu • Milestones • You're My Everything • So What • Walkin'
JD ALLEN, tenor saxophone Eldar Djangirov, piano • Dezron Douglas, bass • Jonathan Barber, drums Tracks: Mass • Load Star • Chagall • Luke Sky Walker • Grace • Detroit • Cross Damon • Pole Star • Papillon 1973 • Selah • The Little Dipper
JERRY BERGONZI, tenor saxophone • Phil Grenadier, trumpet • Will Slater, bass • Karen Kocharyan, drums TRACKS: PG 2013 (Giant Steps) • Of a Feather (Bye Bye Blackbird) • First Lady (Lady Bird) • Sprung (Joy Spring) • Deek (How Deep is the Ocean?) • Wilbur (I'll Remember April) • A Granny Winner (Out of Nowhere) • 14 W. 28th Street (Star Eyes)
BRUCE BARTH, piano • Steve Nelson, vibes • Terell Stafford, trumpet & flugelhorn • Vicente Archer, bass • Montez Coleman, drums TRACKS: Triste • Tuesday's Blues • Vámonos • Moon Shadows • Daybreak • Brasili a • Then Three • Somehow It's True • In the Still of the Night • So Tender