Jon Batiste/Chad Smith/Bill Laswell "The Process"

Track Listing

  1. B1 (1:37)
  2. Drop Away (5:06)
  3. Timeline (4:36)
  4. Haunted (5:32)
  5. B2 (3:45)
  6. Turn on the Light / Ascent (7:05)
  7. Black Arc (4:12)
  8. Spiral (4:37)
  9. B3 (2:00)
  10. Time Falls (3:28)
  11. The Drift (7:03)

Released by

M.O.D. Technologies

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Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ in 2013/Produced by Bill Laswell.

Lee “Scratch” Perry "Rise Again"

Track Listing

  1. Higher Level (3:51)
  2. Scratch Message (4:06)
  3. Orthodox (4:12)
  4. Wake The Dead (5:09)
  5. Rise Again (4:14)
  6. African Revolution (4:02)
  7. Dancehall Kung Fu (5:33)
  8. E.T. (5:10)
  9. House Of God (4:07)
  10. Butterfly (3:52)
  11. Inakaya (Japanese Food) (6:01)

Personnel

Dr Israel (backing vocals, effects); Bill Laswell (bass, effects); Josh Werner (bass [2]); Hamid Drake (congas, drums); Gintas Janusonis (drums); Guy Licata (drums, percussion); Sly Dunbar (drums); Peter Apfelbaum (flute, tenor saxophone); Aaron Dugan (guitar); Dominick James (guitar); Wes Mingus (guitar); Steven Bernstein (alto horn, trumpet); Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Borahm Lee (keyboards); Aiyb Dieng (percussion); Tunde Adebimpe (vocals); Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw (vocals) Hawk (vocals); Jahdan Blakkamoore (vocals); Lee Scratch Perry (vocals)

Released by

M.O.D. Technologies

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Recorded at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ/Produced by Giacomo Bruzzo, Yasufumi Higurashi, Akira Kochi, Josh Werner (2), and Bill Laswell.

Gigi w/ Material "Mesgana Ethiopia"

Track Listing

  1. Baty (4:28)
  2. Gudfela (5:38)
  3. Shema (6:51)
  4. Mata Mata (7:42)
  5. Shemum Mune (8:11)
  6. Tizita And Zerafewa (10:58)
  7. Ethiopia (6:56)
  8. Zomaye (6:11)

Personnel

Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw (vocals); Bill Laswell (bass); Abegasu Shiota (keyboards); Hamid Drake (drums); Aiyb Dieng (percussion); Dominic Kanza (guitar); Steve Bernstein (slide trumpet); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute, percussion); Alemayehu Fanta (mesinko, vocals [6])

Released by

M.O.D. Technologies

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Recorded live on July 25, 2009 at Festival Glatt & Verkehrt, Krems, Austria/Produced by Bill Laswell and Giacomo Bruzzo.

Jano "Ertale "

Track Listing

  1. Ethiplawit Konjo (4:07)
  2. Yigermal (3:59)
  3. Irasen (6:21)
  4. Ayrak (5:05)
  5. Irrekum (5:06)
  6. Gude (5:53)
  7. Mariye (5:56)
  8. Mehed Mehed (6:28)
  9. Tazebkut (7:06)
  10. Anchi Hegere (4:04)

Personnel

Hailu Amerga, (vocals); Peter Apfelbaum (bass sax, tenor sax); Steven Bernstein (alto horn, trumpet); Gudeta Bezabeh (guitar); Rob Burger (Hammond B3); Hewan Gebrewold (vocals); Michael Hailu (guitar); Dominic James (guitar); Yohannes Mekonnen (drums); Gemechu Mezgebu (bass); Adam Rudolph (percussion); Debekulu Tafesse (vocals); Heleluya Tekletsadik (vocals); Kirubel Tesfaye (keyboards); Edward Zekaria (keyboards)

Release by 

M.O.D. Technologies

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Recorded at Abegaus Studio, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia/Produced by Ermyas Amelga, Giacomo Bruzzo, Addis Gessesse, and Bill Laswell.

Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein & The Hot 9 "Viper's Drag"

Track Listing

  1. Viper’s Drag (6:46)   
  2. Dixie Walker (6:20)
  3. Buddy Bolden’s Blues (5:14)
  4. Henry’s Boogie (5:25)
  5. Gimmie A Pigfoot (5:53)
  6. Wolverine Blues (5:41)
  7. King Porter Stomp (6:20)
  8. I Left My Baby (5:53)
  9. Some Iko (3:58)

Personnel

Henry Butler (piano, vocals); Steven Bernstein (trumpet); Reginald Veal (bass); Herlin Riley (drums); Charlie Burnham (violin); Peter Apfelbaum (saxophone); Michael Blake (saxophone); Erik Lawrence (saxophone); Doug Wieselman (clarinets); Curtis Fowles (trombone); Matthew Munisteri (guitar)

Released by

Impulse!

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Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC Produced by Joshua Feigenbaum.

Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra "MTO Plays Sly"

Track Listing

  1. Stand (9:15)
  2. Family Affair (4:59)
  3. Sly Notions (3:10)
  4. Que Sera, Sera (7:15)
  5. M'Lady (5:27)
  6. You Can Make It If You Try (5:07)
  7. Everyday People (4:47)
  8. Bernie Interlude (:42)
  9. Skin I'm In (4:12)
  10. Sly Notions 2 / Fun (2:38)
  11. Time (9:07) 
  12. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa (5:28)
  13. Life (1:13)                    

Personnel

MTO: Steven Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet); Curtis Fowlkes (trombone); Doug Weiselman (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone); Erik Lawrence (baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone); Matt Munisteri (guitar, banjo); Charles Burnham (violin); Ben Allison (acoustic bass); Ben Perowsky (drums); Guests: Bernie Worrell (organ); Vernon Reid (guitar); Bill Laswell (mix translation); Sandra St. Victor (vocals [1, 9]); Antony Hegarty (vocals [2]); Martha Wainwright (vocals [4]); Dean Bowman (vocals [5, 10, 11]); Shilpa Ray (vocals [7])

Released by

The Royal Potato Family

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Produced by Steven Bernstein, Little Johnny Koerber, Andy Taub, and Jay Weissman.

Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra "We Are MTO"

Track Listing

  1. We Are MTO (3:57)
  2. In a Corner (3:32)
  3. Makes No Difference (6:01)
  4. All You Need Is Love (7:14)
  5. Paducah (6:27)
  6. Dickies Dream (6:08)
  7. Viper Song (7:49)
  8. Its Tight Jim (7:08)

Personnel

Steven Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet); Clark Gayton (trombone); Charles Burnham (violin); Doug Wieselman (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor and soprano saxophones); Erik Lawrence (baritone and soprano saxophones); Matt Munisteri (guitar, vocal); Ben Allison (bass); Ben Perowsky (drums); Doug Wamble (guitar, banjo and vocal [6, 7])

Released by

Mowo! Inc.

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Produced by Steven Bernstein.

Steven Bernstein "Diaspora Suite"

Track Listing

1. Reuben (5:12)
2. Simeon (Yis May Chu) (3:44)
3. Levi (4:04)
4. Judah (7:00)
5. Dan (4:49)
6. Naphtali (4:52)
7. Gad (8:15)
8. Asher (4:22)
9. Issachar (5:47)
10. Zebulon (5:49)
11. Joseph (5:10)
12. Benjamin (6:00)

Personnel

Peter Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone, flute, qarqabas); Steven Bernstein (trumpet); Ben Goldberg (clarinet, contra alto clarinet); John Schott (electric guitar); Scott Amandola (drums); Will Bernard (electric guitar sweeteners); Nels Cline (electric guitar); Jeff Cressman (trombone); Devin Hoff (electric bass); Josh Jones (drums, percussion)

Released by

Tzadik

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Recorded at Bay Studios, Oakland, CA, March 21, 2007/Produced by John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama, and Steven Bernstein.

Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra "MTO Volume 1"

Track Listing

  1. Boy In The Boat (4:43)
  2. Cry Baby Cry (6:09)
  3. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (9:10)
  4. Happy Hour Blues (4:28)
  5. Darling Nikki (7:07)
  6. Pennies From Heaven (5:39)
  7. Ripple (5:11)
  8. Toby (5:02)
  9. Soul Serenade (3:22)

Personnel

Steven Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet); Clark Gayton (trombone); Charlie Burnham (violin); Doug Wieselman (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor & soprano saxophones); Erik Lawrence (baritone & soprano saxophones); Matt Munisteri (guitar, banjo, vocal); Ben Allison (bass); Ben Perowsky (drums); Doug Wamble (guitar, vocal)

Released by

Sunnyside

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Produced and Arranged by Steven Bernstein.

Sex Mob/Dime Grind Palace

Track Listing

  1. Entrance Music (:20)
  2. Kitchen (4:03)
  3. Dime Grand Palace (4:39)
  4. Translation 1 (1:13)
  5. Blue and Sentimental (6:33)
  6. Mothra (5:38)
  7. Slide Serenade (5:06)
  8. Translation 4 (:49)
  9. Norbert's Weiner (6:05)
  10. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (3:59)
  11. Translation (:28)
  12. Artie Shaw (2:56)
  13. Call to the Freaks (5:17)
  14. Translation 3 (2:09)
  15. Conk Buster (1:16)
  16. Exit Music (4:54)

Personnel

Peter Apfelbaum (melodica, organ, tenor sax); Steven Bernstein (arranger, composer, mellophonium, slide trumpet); Briggan Krauss (alto sax, baritone sax); John Kruth (mandolin); Brian Mitchell (wurlitzer, piano); Scott Robinson (clarinet, alto saxophone, slide saxophone); Marcus Rojas (trumpet, tuba); Roswell Rudd (arranger, composer, trombone); Tony Scherr (bass); David Tronzo (slide guitar); Doug Wieselman (clarinet); Kenny Wollesen (drums)

Released by

Rope-a-Dope

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Recorded December 9-11, 2003 at Loho Studios, NYC/Produced by Scotty Hard and Andrew Hurwitz.

Steven Bernstein "Diaspora Soul"

Track Listing

  1. Manishtana (4:35)
  2. Chusen Kalah Mazel Tov (3:45)
  3. L'Chaim (7:50)
  4. Mazinka (4:30)
  5. Shalom Bimromav (5:38)
  6. Let My People Go (4:09)
  7. Roumania, Roumania (8:46)
  8. Cha (4:49)
  9. Rock Of Ages (6:40)
  10. Ani Manim (4:44)
  11. Habet Mishomayim (5:21)
  12. Dybbuk Dub (5:45)

Personnel

Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax); Steven Bernstein (arranger, composer, trumpet); Michael Blake (tenor sax); Briggan Krauss (sax baritone); Brian Mitchell (organ, electric piano, Wurlitzer); E.J. Rodriguez (bongos, claves, congas, maracas); Robert Rodriguez (drums, percussion); Tony Scherr (bass); Paul Shapiro (tenor sax)

Released by

Tzadik

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Recording Date March 22 – 28, 1999/Produced by Steven Bernstein, Kazunori Sugiyama, and John Zorn.

Dafnis Prieto Sextet "Taking the Soul for a Walk"

Track Listing

  1. Taking the Soul for a Walk (6:56)  
  2. The Sooner the Better (7:27)    
  3. En Las Ruinas De Su Infancia (5:08)
  4. Until the Last Minute (5:26) 
  5. Comandante (1:59)
  6. Just Say It (6:09)
  7. Tell Me About Her (4:11)    
  8. Two Excuses (5:26)
  9. I Felt You Were Coming (5:09)
  10. Prelude Para Rosa (5:16)
  11. You'll Never Say Yes (3:48)
  12. Emergency Call (5:45)

Personnel

Peter Apfelbaum (melodica, soprano sax, tenor sax); Avishai Cohen (trumpet); Itai Kriss (flute); Dafnis Prieto (drums); Yosvany Terry (alto sax); Yunior Terry (acoustic bass); Manuel Valera (Fender Rhodes, piano)

Released by

Dafnison Music

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Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, October 2007/Produced by Dafnis Prieto and Roberto Occhipinti.

Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet "Live at the Jazz Standard"

Track Listing

  1. Si o Si (8:34)
  2. Claveteo (5:09)
  3. Seven by Seven (7:47)
  4. Ilu-Uli (8:22)
  5. Just Go (9:56)
  6. 3 Poems 1 Song (9:09)
  7. Me Neither (9:02)
  8. Thoughts (7:06)
  9. Intro Absolute (1:53)
  10. Trio Absolute (7:24)

Personnel

Peter Apfelbaum (tenor and soprano saxophones, melodica, caxixi); Manuel Valera (piano, keyboard, melodic); Charles Flores (acoustic and electric bass); Dafnis Prieto (drums, vocal and clave)

 

Released by

Dafnison Music

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Recorded at Jazz Standard, NYC/Produced by Dafnis Prieto and Roberto Occhipinti.

Omar Sosa "Eggun"

Track Listing

  1. Alejet (7:27)
  2. Al Alba (8:49)
  3. Interludio I (:56)
  4. Alternativo Sketches (9:04)
  5. Interludio II (:36)
  6. Madre Mia (8:47)
  7. Interludio III (:50)
  8. So All Freddie (8:23)
  9. Interludio IV (:57)
  10. Rumba Connection (9:19)
  11. Interludio V (1:05)
  12. Angustiado (7:42)
  13. Angustiado Reprise (2:43)
  14. Interludio VI (:33)
  15. Calling Eggun (6:22)

Personnel

Omar Sosa (piano, Fender Rhodes, electronics, samples); Marque Gilmore (acousti-lectric drums, effects programming, drum loop production); Childo Tomas (electric bass, kalimba, vocals); Joo Kraus (trumpet, flugelhorn, electronic effects); Leandro Saint-Hill (alto saxophone, clarinet, flute); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, melodica, caxixi); Lionel Loueke (electro-acoustic guitar, vocals); Marvin Sewell (guitars); Pedro Martinez (percussion); John Santos (clave, chereke, waterphone, panderetas, tambora, guiro, quijada), Gustavo Ovalles (percussion)

 

Released by

OTA Records

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Recorded in Brooklyn, NY/Produced by Marque Gilmore, Scott Price, and Omar Sosa.

Josh Roseman’s New Constellations “Live in Vienna”

Track Listing

  1. Satta Massaganna (6:47)
  2. Greasy Feets Music (7:15)
  3. Thoroughfare (7:25)
  4. I Should Have Known Better (5:30)
  5. Olsen Twins Subpoena (5:42)
  6. Theme Constellations (7:45)
  7. B4 And After (6:19)
  8. Confucious (5:28)
  9. Purpled Turtles Liberations (8:36)
  10. I Wanna Be With You (4:04)
  11. I Should Have Known Better (Live Remix) (4:39)

Personnel

Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet); Peter Apfelbaum (synthesizer bass); Will Bernard (guitar); Justin Brown (drums); Jeff Cressman (background vocals); Natalie Cressman (background vocals); Jonathan Maron (bass) Barney McAll (electronics, keyboards, piano, sampling); Josh Roseman (electronics, trombone); Marvin Sewell (guitar)

Released by

Enja

Info

Recorded at Joe Zawinul's Birdland, Vienna, Austria, June 14 – 18, 2005/Produced by Josh Roseman.

Josh Roseman Unit "Treats for the Nightwalker"

Track Listing

  1. Organ Invocation (:56)
  2. Sedate Remix (9:37)
  3. LDSN 2.0 (5:49)
  4. Treats for the Nightwalker (7:29)
  5. Are You There? (3:27)
  6. Long Day, Short Night (9:24)
  7. Meera (11:14)
  8. Prospect (11:28)
  9. Regression (8:30)
  10. Piano Outro (2:10)

Personnel

Peck Allmond (flute, trumpet); Peter Apfelbaum (composer, flute, organ, tenor sax); Patrice Blanchard (bass); Josh Camp (accordion); Rufus Cappadocia (cello); Liberty Ellman (guitar); Mark Feldman (violin); Russell Gunn (flugelhorn, trumpet); Billy Kilson (drums); Dana Leong (cello); J.T. Lewis (drums, handclapping); Mat Maneri (viola); Jonathan Maron (bass); Barney McAll (keyboards, piano, vocals); Ben Monder (guitar); Daniel Moreno (doussn'gouni, percussion); Alan Nahigian (handclapping, vocals); Ben Perowsky (bells, percussion, synthesizer drums, talking drum); Chris Potter (tenor sax); Jay Rodriguez (flute, baritone sax); Adam Rogers (guitar); Josh Roseman (arranger, composer, effects, electric trombone, trombone, vocals); Diego Voglino (drums, vocals); Myron Walden (flute, alto sax)

 

Released by

Enja

Info

Recorded at Chung King Studios and Kampo Studios, NYC, March and December 2002.

George Schuller’s Circle Wide "Listen Both Ways"

Track Listing

  1. Could This Be The Year? (11:35)
  2. Store Without A Name (10:51)
  3. Better Than Prozac (9:31)
  4. Edwin (6:37)
  5. Jesus Maria (8:33)
  6. A Map Would Help (10:52)
  7. Newtoon (7:06)
  8. Bed Head (5:17)

Personnel

Peter Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone and melodica); Brad Shepik (guitar); Tom Beckham (vibraphone); Dave Ambrosio (bass); George Schuller (drums and bells)

Released by

Playscape Recordings

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Produced by George Schuller.

Moksha "Mammal or Machine"

Track Listing

  1. Bran Nu Junk (6:13)
  2. Blind to the Time (6:07)
  3. Interface (6:23)
  4. Island Thyme (5:39)
  5. Say U Will (8:15)
  6. Open The Door (8:16)
  7. Morning Fog (7:25)
  8. Easy A (5:55)
  9. Bobbin in the Sea (5:14)
  10. Trouble (7:21)
  11. God's Country (8:50)

Personnel

Moksha: Jeremy Parks (guitars); Brian Triola (keyboards/vocals); John Heishman (bass/vocals); Patrick Gray (drums/programming); Sam Lemos (vocals); Guests: Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, horn arrangements); Jeff Cressman (trombone); Bill Ortiz (trumpet); Julian Tanaka (alto sax); Eddie Rich (baritone sax); Marc Solis (baritone sax); Brian Stolz (guitar); DJ Logic (turntables)

Released by

Leeway’s Homegrown Music Network

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Recorded at Odds On Studios, Las Vegas, NV in 2010/Produced by Moksha.

Moksha "Here To Go"

Track Listing

  1. Arrival (:25)
  2. The Seed (5:55)
  3. Real Show (4:19)
  4. Measure of All Things (5:51)
  5. Into Thin Air (5:16)
  6. Starswarm (7:58)
  7. Here To Go (3:52)
  8. Bubbles (7:43)
  9. Leg Up (5:27)
  10. Fruit Of Tulum (3:39)
  11. Awaken My Love (6:14)
  12. Entranced (8:01)
  13. Sampling the Sampler (8:13)

Personnel

Moksha: John Heishman (bass, vocals); Brian Triola (organ, keys, vocals); Pat Gray (drums, percussion); Jeremy Parks (guitar, lap steel); Guests: Peter Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone); Eddie Rich (baritone saxophone [5]); Chris Beville (percussion [4, 9]); Jeff Cressman (trombone); Bill Ortiz (trumpet)

 

Released by

Moksha Music Limited

Info

Recorded at Odds On Studios, Las Vegas, NV/Produced by Moksha Music Limited and James 'Bonzai' Caruso.

Tomas Doncker "Power Of The Trinity"

Track Listing

  1. Selassie (3:31)
  2. Seven Sons (4:20)
  3. Blood Is Not Enough (4:07)
  4. K'rar (2:28)
  5. Conscience of the World (4:21)
  6. Ethiopian War Chant (4:26) 
  7. Justice Is Du (4:53)
  8. Azmari Man (6:22)
  9. Peace Is Not Fiction (6:30)
  10. Power (4:33)
  11. King of Kings (4:10)
  12. Abet Gurage (4:47)

Personnel

Tomás Doncker (vocals/guitars); Daniel Sadownick (percussion); Nick Rolf (organ, keyboards, vocals) ; Josh David, (bass, vocals); Kevin Jenkins (vocals); Manu Koch (keyboards); Selam Woldemariam (guitars); Damon Duewhite (drums); Mark Henry (horns); James Dellatacoma (guitars); David Barnes (harmonica)

 

Released by

True Groove Records

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Produced by Tomás Doncker and James Dellatacoma.