Renee Rosnes Discography



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Date: November 27, 1986
Location: Bradley's, San Francisco, CA
Label: Arco

Joe Henderson (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Marlene Rosenberg (b), Sylvia Cuenca (d)

a.01Punjab - 12:26  (Joe Henderson)
b.02Homestretch - 12:25  (Joe Henderson)
c.03Blue Waltz - 12:10  (Marlene Rosenberg)
d.04Friday The 13th - 5:22  (Thelonious Monk)
All titles on:      Arco CD: 104 — Punjab   

Apparently not the New York City club Bradley's which did not feature drums during this time period.


Date: ca. 1987
Label: Chase Music Group

Janet Marlow (ldr), Dave Mann (ss), Chris Botti (fh), Janet Marlow (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Paul Mariconda (syn), Gordon Johnson (b), Joe Bonadio (d)

a.01Blue Eyes - 3:32  (Janet Marlow)
b.02Morning Light - 5:42  (Janet Marlow)
c.03All Day All Night With You - 3:43  (Janet Marlow)
d.04Time Alone - 5:20  (Janet Marlow)
e.05Outside The City - 5:42  (Janet Marlow)
f.06Mt. Fuji - 3:30  (Janet Marlow)
g.07Theme For Metheny - 3:45  (Janet Marlow)
h.08Atmospheres - 3:16  (Janet Marlow)
i.09When You Wish Upon A Star - 3:27  (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
All titles on:      Chase Music Group CD: CMD 8003 — Outside The City   (1992)

Date unknown.

Janet Marlow plays a 10-string guitar. She also is credited with koto on unspecified selection.


Date: April 3 & 4, 1987
Label: Enja

Gary Thomas (ldr), Gary Thomas (f, ts), Paul Bollenback (g, syn), Renee Rosnes (p), Anthony Cox (b), Bill Murphy, Jeff Watts (d)

a.01Foresight, Preparation, And Subterfuge  (Gary Thomas)
b.02Tablet Of Destinies  (Gary Thomas)
c.03No  (Gary Thomas)
d.04First Sketches  (Anthony Perkins)
e.05Seventh Quadrant  (Gary Thomas)
f.06Labyrinth  (Gary Thomas)
g.07The Eternal Present  (Terri Lyne Carrington)
All titles on:      Enja CD: 5047 — Seventh Quadrant   (1992)

Gary Thomas (f) on d, g; (ts) on a-c, e-f; Paul Bollenback (g) on a-e, g; (syn) on a-e, g; Anthony Cox (b) on a-e, g; Bill Murphy (d) on b; Jeff Watts (d) on a, c-e, g.


Date: June 3, 1987
Location: Magnetic Terrace, Paris, France
Label: [private recording]

Joe Henderson (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Marlene Rosenberg (b), Sylvia Cuenca (d)

a.01Jinrikisha - 13:29  (Joe Henderson)
b.02Without A Song - 11:26  (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose)
c.03Ask Me Now - 17:51  (Thelonious Monk)
d.04Relaxin' At Camarillo - 9:51  (Charlie Parker)

Engagement ran from June 2-4, 1987.


Date: ca. August 5, 1987
Location: Village Vanguard, New York City
Label: [no known recording]

Joe Henderson (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Marlene Rosenberg (b), Sylvia Cuenca (d)

a.[unknown titles]  (Composer Unknown)

Date: August 30, 1987
Location: Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, Lake Yamanaka, Japan
Label: [television broadcast]

Freddie Hubbard (ldr), James Spaulding (as), Freddie Hubbard (t), Renee Rosnes (p), Kenny Davis (b), Ralph Peterson (d)

a.Hub-Tones  (Freddie Hubbard)

Date: October 13, 1987
Location: New York City
Label: Why Not

Sonny Fortune (ldr), Sonny Fortune (f, as), Renee Rosnes (p), Kenny Davis (b), Ronnie Burrage (d)

a.01It's A Bird  (Sonny Fortune)
b.02Space In Time  (Sonny Fortune)
c.03JAMF  (Sonny Fortune)
d.045/4 Train  (Sonny Fortune)
e.05Invitation  (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster)
f.06Real Knowing  (Sonny Fortune)
g.07Mr. P. C.  (John Coltrane)
All titles on:      Why Not CD: MTCJ-2013 — Invitation   

Date: October 29, 1987
Location: Catalina Bar & Grill, Los Angeles, CA
Label: [no known recording]

Joe Henderson (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Sylvia Cuenca (d)

a.[unknown titles]  (Composer Unknown)

Date: ca. 1988
Location: Hnita-Hoeve, Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Label: [radio broadcast]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ss, ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis (d)

a.01Shortcake - 10:37  (J. J. Johnson)
b.03Old Folks - 5:18  (Willard Robison, Dedette Hill)
c.05Quintergy - 5:44  (J. J. Johnson)
d.06My Funny Valentine - 6:25  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
e.08Commutation - 7:54  (J. J. Johnson)
f.10Doc Was Here - 5:39  (J. J. Johnson)
g.12Rhythm-a-ning - 9:23  (Thelonious Monk)

Ralph Moore (ss) on c, f-g; (ts) on a, c, e, g; J. J. Johnson (tb) on a, c-g; Rufus Reid (b) on a, c-g; Victor Lewis (d) on a, c-g.

Brief spoken announcements (0:38, 0:54, 0:45, 0:23, 0:11) precede tracks 3, 5, 8, 10, 12.

Rhythm-a-ning incomplete on auditioned recording. Possibly complete elsewhere.


Date: March 21, 1988
Location: Lustenau, Austria
Label: [private recording]

Wayne Shorter (ldr), Wayne Shorter (ss, ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Bernard Wright (key), Keith Jones (eb), Terri Lyne Carrington (d)

a.01Causeways - 11:02  (Wayne Shorter)
b.02Beauty And The Beast - 17:49  (Wayne Shorter)
c.03The Three Marias - 18:17  (Wayne Shorter)
d.04Over Shadow Hill Way - 10:49  (Wayne Shorter)
e.05Daredevil - 11:37  (Wayne Shorter)
f.06Endangered Species - 16:28  (Wayne Shorter, Joseph Vitarelli)
g.07Footprints - 8:17  (Wayne Shorter)

Date: April 18, 1988
Location: Cafe Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Label: Blue Note

Wayne Shorter (ldr), Wayne Shorter (ss), Renee Rosnes (syn)

a.Diana - 5:48  (Wayne Shorter)
     Somethin' Else CD: CJ32-5511 — Renee Rosnes And Super Friends   
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7 93561 2 — Renee Rosnes   (1990)

Date: Between May 7 and 14, 1988
Location: Jazz sous les Pommiers Coutances, Coutanches, Manche, France
Label: [no known recording]

Joe Henderson (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Jack Gregg (b), Cindy Blackman (d)

a.[unknown titles]  (Composer Unknown)

Date: August 1988
Location: Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Enja

Akio Sasajima (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Akio Sasajima (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Dave Gordon (syn), Kelly Sill (b), Thomas Kini (eb), Joel Spencer (d), Marlene Alden (v)

a.Humpty Dumpty - 7:45  (Chick Corea)
b.Peace - 7:31  (Horace Silver)
c.Eyes Of The Dragon - 8:27  (Akio Sasajima)
d.Wheeler Dealer - 8:25  (Akio Sasajima)
e.Seven Souls - 6:18  (Akio Sasajima)
f.Alone Together - 8:12  (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
All titles on:      Enja CD: ENJ-8032 2 — Humpty Dumpty   (1993)

Dave Gordon (syn) on e; Thomas Kini (eb) on e; Marlene Alden (v) on e.


Date: August 27, 1988
Location: Mt. Fuji Festival, Tokyo, Japan
Label: [radio broadcast]

Johnny Griffin (ldr), Bobby Watson (as), Johnny Griffin (ts), Roy Hargrove (t), Robin Eubanks (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Marlene Rosenberg (b), Cindy Blackman (d)

a.01Stella By Starlight - 16:44  (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
b.02There Will Never Be Another You - 17:59  (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
c.03Body And Soul - 16:01  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
d.04Au Privave - 1:08  (Charlie Parker)

Final selection is incomplete on only known source.


Date: October 24, 1988
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ss, ts), J. J. Johnson, Albert Mangelsdorff (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis (d)

a.01Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes] - 11:30  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
b.02Quintergy - 6:15  (J. J. Johnson)
c.03Misty - 6:13  (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke)
d.04Commutation - 8:33  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05Bud's Blues - 6:15  (Bud Powell)
f.06Night Flight - 6:20  (J. J. Johnson)

Ralph Moore (ss) on b; (ts) on a-b, d, f; Albert Mangelsdorff (tb) on f; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-d, f; Victor Lewis (d) on a-d, f.

Band introductions by Johnson (1:45) precede b.


Date: October 25, 1988
Location: Subway, Koln, Germany
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis (d)

a.01Lament - 7:06  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02Blue Bossa - 11:57  (Kenny Dorham)
c.03Old Folks - 6:36  (Willard Robison, Dedette Hill)
d.04Sweet Georgia Gillespie - 7:14  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05Night Flight - 9:50  (J. J. Johnson)
f.06Shortcake - 8:54  (J. J. Johnson)
g.07You Stepped Out Of A Dream - 10:38  (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn)
h.08You've Changed - 6:47  (Carl Fischer, Bill Carey)
i.09The Song Is You - 9:02  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
j.10It's All Right With Me - 6:16  (Cole Porter)
k.11Commutation - 5:54  (J. J. Johnson)
l.12Nefertiti - 8:55  (Wayne Shorter)
m.13When The Saints Go Marchin' In - 7:31  (James Black, Katherine Purvis)

Ralph Moore (ts) on a-b, d-i, k-m; J. J. Johnson (tb) on a-b, d-h, j-m; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-i, k-m; Rufus Reid (b) on a-b, d-i, k-m; Victor Lewis (d) on a-b, d-i, k-m.


Date: December 11, 1988
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Herbie Hancock, Renee Rosnes (p)

a.Fleur-de-Lis - 9:17  (Renee Rosnes)
     Somethin' Else CD: CJ32-5511 — Renee Rosnes And Super Friends   
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7 93561 2 — Renee Rosnes   (1990)

Date: January 24, 1989
Location: A & R Studios, New York City
Label: Somethin' Else

Out Of The Blue (ldr), Steve Wilson (as), Ralph Bowen (ts), Michael Philip Mossman (t, fh), Renee Rosnes (p), Kenny Davis (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.tk 3Gerri-Ann - 5:48  (Ralph Bowen)
b.tk 2Samba LaRue - 6:34  (Michael Philip Mossman)
c.tk 1Spiral Staircase - 6:38  (Michael Philip Mossman)
d.tk 3North Of The Border - 7:45  (Renee Rosnes)
All titles on:      Blue Note LP 12": 93006 — Spiral Staircase   (1989)
     Somethin' Else CD: CJ32-5509 — Spiral Staircase   
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7 93006 2 — Spiral Staircase   (1989)

Date: January 25, 1989
Location: A & R Studios, New York City
Label: Somethin' Else

Out Of The Blue (ldr), Ralph Bowen (f, ts), Steve Wilson (as), Michael Philip Mossman (t, fh), Renee Rosnes (p), Kenny Davis (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.tk 5Ika Sashi - 7:45  (Michael Philip Mossman)
b.tk 2Input - 6:29  (Steve Wilson)
     Blue Note LP 12": 93006 — Spiral Staircase   (1989)
c.tk 3The Perpetrator - 6:31  (Michael Philip Mossman)
     Blue Note LP 12": 93006 — Spiral Staircase   (1989)
All titles on:      Somethin' Else CD: CJ32-5509 — Spiral Staircase   
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7 93006 2 — Spiral Staircase   (1989)

Ralph Bowen (f) on a.


Date: February 4, 1989
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Branford Marsalis (ss, ts), Ralph Bowen (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Ron Carter (b), Lewis Nash (d)

a.The Storyteller - 5:17  (Renee Rosnes)
b.Playground For The Birds - 5:57  (Donald Brown)
c.Bright Mississippi - 5:49  (Thelonious Monk)
d.I. A. Blues - 4:34  (Renee Rosnes)
e.Punjab - 4:44  (Joe Henderson)
f.Everything I Love - 5:02  (Cole Porter)
All titles on:      Somethin' Else CD: CJ32-5511 — Renee Rosnes And Super Friends   
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7 93561 2 — Renee Rosnes   (1990)

Branford Marsalis (ss) on b; (ts) on c; Ralph Bowen (ts) on a, d-e.


Date: March 4, 1989
Label: Somethin' Else

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Renee Rosnes (p), Robert Hurst (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.I Can't Get Started  (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)
b.I Concentrate On You  (Cole Porter)
Both titles on:      Somethin' Else CD: CJ20-5508 — Face To Face   (1989)

Additional selections (first and last) - Face To Face by unknown composer. First version is trio, last is solo.


Date: April 24 & 25, 1989
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Superblue (ldr), Bobby Watson (as), Ralph Moore (ts), Wallace Roney, Don Sickler (t), Robin Eubanks (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Robert Hurst (b), Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d)

a.01Flight To Jordan - 4:55  (Irving 'Duke' Jordan) / arr: Don Sickler
b.02Nica's Dream - 5:49  (Horace Silver) / arr: Don Sickler
c.03'Round Midnight - 5:55  (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) / arr: Don Sickler
d.04Take Your Pick - 4:12  (Hank Mobley) / arr: Don Sickler
e.05Blue Minor - 5:08  (Sonny Clark) / arr: Don Sickler
f.06Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes] - 6:18  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Don Sickler
g.07Blue Bossa - 6:23  (Kenny Dorham) / arr: Don Sickler
h.08Desert Moonlight - 5:34  (Lee Morgan) / arr: Don Sickler
i.09Low Tide [aka Into The Orbit; aka Bird's View] - 5:33  (Elmo Hope) / arr: Don Sickler
j.10Cool Struttin' - 5:33  (Sonny Clark) / arr: Don Sickler
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 7 92997 2 — Superblue 2   (1990)

Date: May 2-4 & May 8, 1989
Location: Edison Recording Studio, New York City
Label: Epic

Jon Faddis (ldr), Jon Faddis (t), Renee Rosnes (p), Phil Bowler (b), Ralph Peterson (d)

a.01Into The Faddisphere  (Jon Faddis)
b.02Sambahia  (Jon Faddis)
c.03At Long Last  (Jon Faddis)
d.04The Early Bird Gets The Short End Of The Stick  (Donald Brown)
e.05Many Paths (To The Top Of The Mountain)  (Jon Faddis)
f.06Retro Blue  (Jon Faddis)
g.07Ciribiribin  (Alberto Pestalozza, Rudolf Thaler)
h.08War & Peace  (Jon Faddis)
All titles on:      Epic CD: EK 45266 — Into The Faddisphere   (1989)

Date: July 1989
Location: Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Label: JMT

Greg Osby (ldr), Greg Osby (ss, as), Renee Rosnes, Edward Simon (key), Kevin Eubanks, Kevin McNeal (syn), Lonnie Plaxico (b), Paul Samuels (d), Steve Thornton (per), Amina Claudine Myers, Cassandra Wilson (v)

a.01Sapphire - 5:16  (Greg Osby)
b.02Enchantment - 3:39  (Greg Osby)
c.03For The Cause - 2:20  (Greg Osby)
d.04Life's Truth - 5:04  (Greg Osby)
e.05Dialogue X - 5:06  (Greg Osby)
f.06Season Of Renewal - 4:54  (Greg Osby)
g.07Mischief Makers - 5:43  (Greg Osby)
h.08Word - 4:40  (Greg Osby)
i.09Constant Structure - 5:15  (Greg Osby)
j.10Eye Witness - 5:32  (Paul Samuels)
k.11Spirit Hour - 5:21  (Greg Osby)
All titles on:      JMT CD: 834 435-2 — Season Of Renewal   (1989)

Eubanks and McNeal play guitar synthesizers. Myers is lead vocalist on "Enchantment" and "Life's Truth." Wilson is lead vocalist on "Season Of Renewal," "Word," and "Spirit Hour."

Confirmation needed on studio.


Date: February 15 & 16, 1990
Location: A & R Recording Studios, New York City
Label: Somethin' Else

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Steve Wilson (ss, as), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Ira Coleman (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Summer Night - 8:28  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
b.02For The Moment - 9:23  (Renee Rosnes)
c.03Four In One - 7:16  (Thelonious Monk)
d.04Malaga Moon - 5:41  (Renee Rosnes)
e.05Nemesis - 6:11  (Renee Rosnes)
f.06Thinking To Myself - 8:00  (Walt Weiskopf)
g.07The Organ Grinder - 6:21  (Woody Shaw)
h.08Homeward - 7:36  (Renee Rosnes)
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 7 94859 2 — For The Moment   (1990)
     Somethin' Else CD: TOCJ 5524 — For The Moment   (1990)

Steve Wilson (ss) on b, d-e; (as) on h; Joe Henderson (ts) on a-g.

This album won the Canadian Juno award for best jazz album in 1992.


Date: May 1990
Location: The Hit Factory, New York City
Label: JMT

Gary Thomas (ldr), Gary Thomas (f, ts), Kevin Eubanks (g), Renee Rosnes (p, syn), Anthony Cox, Dave Holland (b), Dennis Chambers (d)

a.01Strode Rode - 8:02  (Sonny Rollins)
b.02Star Eyes - 7:22  (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
c.03You Stepped Out Of A Dream - 7:53  (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn)
d.04The Song Is You - 7:26  (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
e.05Invitation - 9:55  (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster)
f.06Chelsea Bridge - 5:34  (Billy Strayhorn)
g.07On The Trail - 6:43  (Ferde Grofe)
h.08Epistrophy - 5:39  (Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke)
All titles on:      JMT CD: 834 439-2 — While The Gate Is Open   (1992)
     Winter & Winter CD: # 37/81 — While The Gate Is Open   (2003)

Kevin Eubanks (g) on a, e-f, h; Renee Rosnes (p) on b-c, h; (syn) on b-c, h; Anthony Cox (b) on d-e, g-h; Dave Holland (b) on a-c, f; Dennis Chambers (d) on a-e, g-h.


Date: May 1990
Label: JMT

Robin Eubanks (ldr), Greg Osby (as), Branford Marsalis (ts), Earl Gardner (t), Robin Eubanks (tb, v, spk), Kevin Eubanks (g, v), Renee Rosnes (p, key, v), Dave Holland (b, v), Lonnie Plaxico (eb), Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d, v, spk), Mino Cinelu (per, v), Stefan Winter (v), Kimson Albert (spk)

a.01Karma - 7:42  (Robin Eubanks) / arr: Robin Eubanks
b.02Mino - 5:45  (Robin Eubanks) / arr: Robin Eubanks
c.06Never Give Up - 5:04  (Robin Eubanks) / arr: Robin Eubanks
d.07The Yearning - 9:24  (Robin Eubanks) / arr: Robin Eubanks
e.10Remember When (For Art Blakey) - 5:42  (Robin Eubanks, Saville) / arr: Robin Eubanks
All titles on:      JMT CD: 834 446 — Karma   
     Winter & Winter CD: # 44/81 — Karma   (2003)

Greg Osby (as) on a, c; Branford Marsalis (ts) on d-e; Earl Gardner (t) on a, e; Robin Eubanks (tb) on a, c-e; (v) on b; (spk) on a; Kevin Eubanks (g) on a, c; (v) on b; Renee Rosnes (p) on a, c-e; (key) on a, c; (v) on b; Dave Holland (b) on d-e; (v) on b; Lonnie Plaxico (eb) on a, c; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) on a, c-e; (v) on b; (spk) on a; Mino Cinelu (per) on b, d; (v) on b; Stefan Winter (v) on b; Kimson Albert (spk) on a.

Specifics need confirmation.


Date: May 10, 1990
Location: Kursaal, Bern, Switzerland
Label: [radio broadcast]

Jon Faddis (ldr), Jon Faddis, Wynton Marsalis, James Morrison, Arturo Sandoval (t), Renee Rosnes (p), James Genus (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Dizzy Atmosphere - 5:36  (Dizzy Gillespie)
b.02A Child Is Born - 5:26  (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder)
c.03Into The Faddisphere - 17:26  (Jon Faddis)
d.04Blues - 18:14  (Traditional)

Wynton Marsalis (t) on d; James Morrison (t) on d; Arturo Sandoval (t) on d.


Date: November 28, 1990
Location: The Studio, New York City
Label: BRC International

Todd Coolman (ldr), Renee Rosnes (p), Todd Coolman (b, vc), Lewis Nash (d)

a.01Tomorrows - 6:00  (Todd Coolman)
b.02Waltz New - 4:45  (Jim Hall)
c.03Zingaro [aka Portrait In Black And White] - 5:00  (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
d.04O.P. Update - 5:12  (Todd Coolman)
e.05Sad To Say - 4:25  (Benny Golson)
f.06Eronel - 5:23  (Thelonious Monk, Sadik Hakim, Sahib Shihab)
g.07Visitation - 6:10  (Paul Chambers)
h.08Drum Song - 5:25  (Slide Hampton)
i.09Now See How You Are - 4:40  (Oscar Pettiford)
All titles on:      BRC International CD: BRC-JAM-9015 — Tomorrows   (1991)

Date: March 15, 1991
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Criss Cross

Billy Drummond (ldr), Steve Wilson (ss, as), Steve Nelson (vib), Renee Rosnes (p), Ray Drummond (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.018/4 Beat - 5:45  (Bobby Hutcherson)
b.02Native Colours - 6:09  (Renee Rosnes)
c.03San Francisco Holiday [aka Worry Later] - 6:11  (Thelonious Monk)
d.04Waltz For Zweetie - 10:05  (Walter Bishop, Jr.)
e.05One For Walton - 4:52  (Renee Rosnes)
f.06Lexicon - 6:43  (Renee Rosnes)
g.07Ruby, My Dear - 6:07  (Thelonious Monk)
h.08Yesterday's Gardenias - 9:54  (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson)
i.09Happy House - 6:25  (Ornette Coleman)
All titles on:      Criss Cross CD: 1057 CD — Native Colours   (1992)

Date: September 1, 1991
Location: Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago, IL
Label: [radio broadcast]

Ralph Moore (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), Steve Nelson (vib), Renee Rosnes (p), James Genus (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Lexicon  (Renee Rosnes)
b.02Freeway  (Ralph Moore)
c.03Waltz For Zweetie  (Walter Bishop, Jr.)
d.04My One And Only Love  (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood)
e.058/4 Beat  (Bobby Hutcherson)

Spoken introduction precedes the first selection.

Bassist is definitely James Genus (not Peter Washington on drums and Billy Drummond on bass as named in above introduction), specified by Ralph Moore in comments before final selection.


Date: September 14, 1991
Location: Sound On Sound, New York City
Label: Double Time

Todd Coolman (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Todd Coolman (b), Lewis Nash (d)

a.01Lexicon - 7:26  (Renee Rosnes)
b.02Con Alma - 9:52  (Dizzy Gillespie)
c.03Caravan - 8:32  (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills)
d.04I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 4:47  (Ned Washington, George Bassman)
e.05All Too Soon - 8:04  (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman)
f.06Summer Serenade - 5:07  (Benny Carter)
g.07Cancion Para Cadiz - 10:38  (Todd Coolman)
h.08You Go To My Head - 6:14  (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
i.09One For Walton - 5:28  (Renee Rosnes)
All titles on:      Double Time CD: 104 — Lexicon   (1995)

Joe Henderson (ts) on a, c, g.


Date: January 8, 1992
Location: Power Station, New York City
Label: Somethin' Else

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Renee Rosnes (p), Buster Williams (b), Billy Drummond (d), Mark Feldman, Louann Montesi, Gene Orloff, Sandra Park, Matthew Raimondi, Mary Rowell, Laura Seaton (vn), Lamar Alsop, Maureen Gallagher, Lois Martin (vl), Erik Friedlander, Frederick Zlotkin (vc), Bob Freedman (con)

a.tk 2/6Dear Old Stockholm [Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna] - 4:51  (Traditional) / arr: Bob Freedman
b.tk 2Estate [aka Summer] [original or English lyric ver. 1] - 5:41  (Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino, Joel Siegel) / arr: Bob Freedman
c.tk 3Jitterbug Waltz - 4:43  (Thomas 'Fats' Waller) / arr: Bob Freedman
d.tk 2In A Sentimental Mood - 7:45  (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) / arr: Bob Freedman
e.tk 2I've Got You Under My Skin - 3:45  (Cole Porter) / arr: Bob Freedman
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 0777 7 98168 2 8 — Without Words   (1992)
     Somethin' Else CD: TOCJ 5546 — Without Words   (1992)

Date: January 9, 1992
Location: Power Station, New York City
Label: Somethin' Else

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Renee Rosnes (p), Buster Williams (b), Billy Drummond (d), Mark Feldman, Louann Montesi, Gene Orloff, Sandra Park, Matthew Raimondi, Mary Rowell, Laura Seaton (vn), Lamar Alsop, Maureen Gallagher, Lois Martin (vl), Erik Friedlander, Frederick Zlotkin (vc), Bob Freedman (con)

a.tk 3You And The Night And The Music - 4:23  (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) / arr: Bob Freedman
     Blue Note CD: CDP 0777 7 98168 2 8 — Without Words   (1992)
     Somethin' Else CD: TOCJ 5546 — Without Words   (1992)
b.tk 1Little B's Poem - 4:40  (Bobby Hutcherson) / arr: Bob Freedman
     Blue Note CD: CDP 0777 7 98168 2 8 — Without Words   (1992)
     Somethin' Else CD: TOCJ 5546 — Without Words   (1992)
c.tk 3Misty - 5:39  (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) / arr: Bob Freedman
     Blue Note CD: CDP 0777 7 98168 2 8 — Without Words   (1992)
     Somethin' Else CD: TOCJ 5546 — Without Words   (1992)
d.tk 3It Ain't Necessarily So  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) / arr: Bob Freedman
e.tk 5Solar - 4:30  (Chuck Wayne, Miles Davis) / arr: Bob Freedman
     Blue Note CD: CDP 0777 7 98168 2 8 — Without Words   (1992)
     Somethin' Else CD: TOCJ 5546 — Without Words   (1992)

Date: May 19, 1992
Location: Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Label: [radio broadcast]

Joe Henderson (ldr), Joe Henderson (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Al Foster (d)

a.01Invitation - 16:39  (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster)
b.02Beatrice - 18:44  (Sam Rivers)
c.03Ask Me Now - 19:07  (Thelonious Monk)
d.05What Is This Thing Called Love - 10:38  (Cole Porter)

One additional unknown selection: #4 (14:45)


Date: October 1992
Location: Clermont-Ferrand, Canada
Label: [private recording]

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Steve Wilson (ss, as), Ralph Moore (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01For The Moment - 10:48  (Renee Rosnes)
b.02Hopscotch - 12:20  (Ralph Moore)
c.03Lexicon - 11:56  (Renee Rosnes)
d.05Malaga Moon - 7:03  (Renee Rosnes)

One additional selection #4: L. A. Blues (13:10) - composer unknown.


Date: December 7-9, 1992
Location: BMG Studios, New York City
Label: Verve

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ss, ts), Jimmy Heath (ts), Terence Blanchard (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Stanley Cowell, Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis, Lewis Nash (d)

a.01Ode To G.T. - 2:13  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
b.02Let's Hang Out - 1:38  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
c.03Love You Nana - 0:56  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
d.04Reunion - 4:44  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
e.05Stir-Fry - 5:04  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
f.06It Never Entered My Mind - 5:26  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: J. J. Johnson
g.07Kenya - 12:24  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
h.08Beautiful Love - 3:08  (Victor Young, Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne)
i.09It's You Or No One - 5:54  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) / arr: J. J. Johnson
j.10May I Have Dis Dance? - 8:25  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
k.11Syntax - 5:53  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
l.12Hasten Jason - 7:39  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
m.13I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - 4:57  (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: J. J. Johnson
All titles on:      Verve CD: 314 514 454-2 — Let's Hang Out   (1993)

Ralph Moore (ss) on j; (ts) on e, g, k-l; Jimmy Heath (ts) on a-d, f, i; Terence Blanchard (t) on e, g, l; Stanley Cowell (p) on e, g, l; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-d, f, i-k, m; Rufus Reid (b) on a-g, i-m; Victor Lewis (d) on e, l; Lewis Nash (d) on a-d, f-g, i-k, m.

Tracks 1-4 make up "Friendship Suite."


Date: 1993
Location: Sound On Sound, New York City
Label: MusicMasters

Vincent Herring (ldr), Vincent Herring (as), Renee Rosnes (p), Ira Coleman (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Have You Met Miss Jones? - 4:45  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
b.02Skating In Central Park - 5:26  (John Lewis)
c.03Secret Love - 6:14  (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)
d.04If You Never Come To Me - 5:32  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio Oliveira, Ray Gilbert)
e.05Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes] - 8:51  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
f.06My Foolish Heart - 4:45  (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
g.07Solar - 7:17  (Chuck Wayne, Miles Davis)
h.08Chelsea Bridge - 4:30  (Billy Strayhorn)
i.09And Then Again - 7:53  (Kenny Barron)
All titles on:      MusicMasters CD: 01612-65092-2 — Secret Love   (1993)

CD gives no recording date - 1993 is issue date.


Date: circa early May 1993
Location: Bern Jazz Festival, Bern, Switzerland
Label: [television broadcast]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes]  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
b.02Hasten Jason  (J. J. Johnson)
c.03Blue Bossa  (Kenny Dorham)
d.04It Never Entered My Mind  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)

Specific date unknown.

Broadcast on German satellite television. Additional material may exist.


Date: between July 9-18, 1993
Location: Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Kenya  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02Blue Bossa  (Kenny Dorham)
c.03Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes]  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
d.04Quintergy  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05My Funny Valentine  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
f.06Confirmation  (Charlie Parker)
g.07See See Rider  (Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Lena Arrant)
h.08Ode To G.T.  (J. J. Johnson)
i.09Let's Hang Out  (J. J. Johnson)
j.10Love You Nana  (J. J. Johnson)
k.11Reunion  (J. J. Johnson)
l.12The Blues Walk [aka Loose Walk; aka Somebody Done Stole My Blues]  (Chris Woods)

Ralph Moore (ts) on a-d, f-l.

Specific date unknown. The festival ran from July 9-18, 1993.

Tracks 8-11 make up "Friendship Suite."


Date: July 26, 1993
Location: San Remo, Italy
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Shortcake  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02See See Rider  (Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Lena Arrant)
c.03Ode To G.T.  (J. J. Johnson)
d.04Let's Hang Out  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05Love You Nana  (J. J. Johnson)
f.06Reunion  (J. J. Johnson)
g.07It Never Entered My Mind  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
h.08Just Friends  (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)
i.09Blue Bossa  (Kenny Dorham)
j.10When The Saints Go Marchin' In  (James Black, Katherine Purvis)
k.11My Funny Valentine  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
l.12Confirmation  (Charlie Parker)

Tracks 3-6 make up "Friendship Suite."


Date: September 15 & 16, 1993
Location: Systems Two Recording Studio, New York City
Label: King Record Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Yamaguchi (ldr), Takeshi Yamaguchi (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Ron Carter (b), Al Foster (d)

a.01I Hear A Rhapsody - 6:26  (George Fragos, Dick Gasparre, Jack Baker)
b.02Solar - 6:24  (Chuck Wayne, Miles Davis)
c.03Spring Time - 6:48  (Takeshi Yamaguchi)
d.04Summertime - 7:06  (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
e.05Alone Together - 8:39  (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
f.06Body And Soul - 7:32  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
g.07Squirrel - 7:08  (Takeshi Yamaguchi)
h.08"Y" Song - 5:18  (Takeshi Yamaguchi)
i.09Nardis - 5:50  (Miles Davis)
j.10Greensleeves - 5:15  (Traditional) / arr: Takeshi Yamaguchi
All titles on:      King CD: KICJ 214 — Alone Together   (1994)

Date: December 23, 1993
Location: RPM Studios, New York City
Label: Criss Cross

Billy Drummond (ldr), Seamus Blake (ss, ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Peter Washington (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Car Tunes - 5:00  (Donald Brown)
b.02The Common-Law - 7:36  (Jonny King)
c.03Ode To Angela - 7:56  (Harold Land)
d.04Apex - 6:26  (Charles Lloyd)
e.05The Gift - 7:28  (Renee Rosnes)
f.06Gargoyles - 7:43  (Renee Rosnes, Walt Weiskopf)
g.07Dear Old Chicago - 12:18  (Clifford Jordan)
h.08Devil May Care - 6:31  (Bob Dorough)
All titles on:      Criss Cross CD: 1083 CD — The Gift   (1994)

Date: ca. 1994
Label: Dove

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Renee Rosnes (p)

a.Winter Wonderland  (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith)
b.Greensleeves  (Traditional)
c.Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town  (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
d.Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
All titles on:      Dove Cassette: ISBN 1-55800-982-5 — Jazz Piano Christmas   (1994)

Date unknown - 1994 is issue date.

b. listed as "What Child Is This".


Date: March 7 & 8, 1994
Location: Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Label: Soul Note

Klaus Suonsaari (ldr), Scott Robinson (f, ss, ts), Scott Wendholt (t, fh), Steve Nelson (vib), Renee Rosnes (p), Ray Drummond (b), Klaus Suonsaari (d)

a.01Wake Up Call - 5:19  (Scott Robinson)
b.02Her Song - 7:13  (Klaus Suonsaari)
c.03Driftin' - 6:44  (Herbie Hancock)
d.04I'll Be Around - 7:31  (Alec Wilder)
e.05Choices - 7:34  (Klaus Suonsaari)
f.06For The Three Of Us - 6:17  (Paul Read)
g.07Everyday - 7:26  (Klaus Suonsaari)
h.08There's A Small Hotel - 8:40  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
i.09Dreaming Of You - 5:58  (Klaus Suonsaari)
j.10Inside Out - 8:40  (Klaus Suonsaari)
All titles on:      Soul Note CD: SN 121 274-2 — Inside Out   (1995)

Scott Robinson (f) on a, c-j; (ts) on a, c-j.


Date: March 23 & 24, 1994
Location: Emmanuel Productions, Toronto, Canada
Label: Justin Time Records

Free Trade (ldr), Ralph Bowen (ts), Peter Leitch (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Neil Swainson (b), Terry Clarke (d)

a.01Orion's Belt - 10:27  (Renee Rosnes)
b.02Lucky One - 8:12  (Neil Swainson)
c.03Visage De Cathryn - 6:50  (Peter Leitch)
d.04Milestones - 8:25  (John Lewis)
e.05Melancholia - 4:37  (Duke Ellington)
f.06Guess Again - 6:44  (Peter Leitch)
g.07Is That So? - 6:30  (Duke Pearson)
h.08Gargoyles - 9:44  (Renee Rosnes, Walt Weiskopf)
i.09Bleecker Street Theme - 3:35  (Cedar Walton)
All titles on:      Justin Time Records CD: JUST 64-2 — Free Trade   (1994)

This album won the Canadian Juno award for best mainstream jazz album in 1995.


Date: April 6, 1994
Location: Carnegie Hall, New York City
Label: Verve

Jerry Dodgion, Frank Wess (as), Alex Foster, Willie Williams (ts), Gary Smulyan (bar), Randy Brecker, Earl Gardner, Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling (t), Slide Hampton, J. J. Johnson, Steve Turre, Dennis Wilson (tb), Douglas Purviance (btb), Kenny Burrell (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Dennis Irwin (b), Kenny Washington (d), Don Alias (per), Dee Dee Bridgewater (v), Don Sickler (con)

a.Just One Of Those Things  (Cole Porter) / arr: Quincy Jones
     Verve CD: 314 516 986-2 — Cole Porter In Concert: Just One Of Those Live Things   (1994)
b.Shiny Stockings - 3:50  (Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) / arr: Quincy Jones
     Verve CD: 314 523 150-2 — Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters   (1994)

J. J. Johnson (tb) on b.


Date: April 6, 1994
Location: Carnegie Hall, New York City
Label: Verve

Jerry Dodgion, Frank Wess (as), Alex Foster, Willie Williams (ts), Gary Smulyan (bar), Randy Brecker, Earl Gardner, Roy Hargrove, Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling (t), Slide Hampton, Steve Turre, Dennis Wilson (tb), Douglas Purviance (btb), Kenny Burrell (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Jimmy Smith (org), Dennis Irwin (b), Kenny Washington (d), Don Alias (per), Don Sickler (con)

a.Manteca - 4:50  (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Walter 'Gil' Fuller) / arr: Dizzy Gillespie
b.Down By The Riverside - 6:18  (Traditional) / arr: Oliver Nelson
Both titles on:      Verve CD: 314 523 150-2 — Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters   (1994)

Roy Hargrove (t) on a; Jimmy Smith (org) on b.


Date: April 6, 1994
Location: Carnegie Hall, New York City
Label: Verve

Gary Thomas (ts), John McLaughlin (g), Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, Renee Rosnes (key), Tom Barney (eb), Omar Hakim (d), Don Alias (per)

a.It's About That Time - 4:27  (Miles Davis)
     Verve CD: 314 523 150-2 — Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters   (1994)

Date: August 28, 1994
Location: Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, Japan
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Todd Coolman (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Kenya  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02Why Indianapolis? Why Not Indianapolis?  (J. J. Johnson)
c.03Ode To G.T.  (J. J. Johnson)
d.04Let's Hang Out  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05Love You Nana  (J. J. Johnson)
f.06Reunion  (J. J. Johnson)

Tracks 3-6 make up "Friendship Suite."


Date: October 18 & 19, 1994
Location: Sound On Sound, New York City
Label: Concord

Native Colours (ldr), Ralph Moore (ss, ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Pumpkin's Delight - 6:05  (Charlie Rouse)
b.02Freedom - 6:32  (Ralph Moore, Renee Rosnes)
c.03Girlie's World - 6:02  (Renee Rosnes)
d.04The Highest Mountain - 7:46  (Clifford Jordan)
e.05Reflections In D - 4:30  (Duke Ellington)
     Concord CD: CCD-4511-2 — A Duke Ellington Songbook   (1997)
f.06One World - 5:35  (Renee Rosnes)
g.07Nature Boy - 6:47  (Eden Ahbez)
h.08I'm Glad There Is You - 7:41  (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul (Madeira) Mertz)
i.09Orion's Belt - 5:44  (Renee Rosnes)
j.10Time Was [aka Duerme] - 5:20  (Gabriel Luna, Miguel Prado, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell)
All titles on:      Concord CD: CCD 4646-2 — One World   (1995)

Issues give incorrect composer of Time Was (not by Harry Akst).


Date: November 18, 1994
Location: Paris, France
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), George Brown (d)

a.01Shortcake  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02Lament  (J. J. Johnson)
c.03See See Rider  (Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Lena Arrant)
d.04When The Saints Go Marchin' In  (James Black, Katherine Purvis)

Date: December 17, 1994
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (af), Fareed Haque (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Peter Washington (b), Billy Drummond (d), Erik Friedlander (vc)

a.tk 05Song For My Father - 6:11  (Horace Silver)
     Blue Note CD: 32166 — Bob Belden's Shades Of Blue   (1996)

Issued under producer Bob Belden's name.


Date: December 21, 1994
Location: RPM Studios, New York City
Label: Criss Cross

Joe Magnarelli (ldr), Eric Alexander (ts), Joe Magnarelli (t), Renee Rosnes (p), Peter Washington (b), Kenny Washington (d), Daniel G. Sadownick (per)

a.01The Cupbearers - 8:42  (Tom McIntosh)
b.02How Deep Is The Ocean - 9:58  (Irving Berlin)
c.03Bella Carolina - 9:31  (Joe Magnarelli)
d.04After You've Gone - 6:38  (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
e.05When Your Lover Has Gone - 8:37  (Einar A. Swan)
f.06The Storyteller - 4:58  (Renee Rosnes)
g.07Y-Not - 6:21  (Joe Magnarelli)
h.08Blues For B.G. - 9:06  (Joe Magnarelli)
All titles on:      Criss Cross CD: 1104 CD — Why Not   (1995)

Date: ca. 1995
Location: Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Hasten Jason  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02Shortcake  (J. J. Johnson)
c.03What Is This Thing Called Love  (Cole Porter)
d.04Syntax  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05Blue Bossa  (Kenny Dorham)

Specific date unknown.


Date: March 28, 1995
Location: Bologna, Italy
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Dan Faulk (ss, ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Bruce Cox (d)

a.Straight No Chaser - 12:10  (Thelonious Monk)

Played simultaneously with "Sonnymoon For Two"


Date: June 18 & 19, 1995
Location: Edison Studios, New York City
Label: Justin Time Records

Dave Young (ldr), Kenny Barron, Renee Rosnes (p), Dave Young (b)

a.I'm All Smiles - 6:05  (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin)
     Justin Time Records CD: 81 — Two By Two, vol. 2   (1996)
b.Peaceful - 5:36  (Niels Lan Doky)
     Justin Time Records CD: 81 — Two By Two, vol. 2   (1996)
c.Marie Antoinette - 6:12  (Wayne Shorter)
     Justin Time Records CD: 91 — Two By Two, vol. 3   
d.One Finger Snap - 4:34  (Herbie Hancock)
     Justin Time Records CD: 81 — Two By Two, vol. 2   (1996)
e.Lover Man - 8:03  (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
     Justin Time Records CD: 81 — Two By Two, vol. 2   (1996)
f.Think Of One - 5:41  (Thelonious Monk)
     Justin Time Records CD: 91 — Two By Two, vol. 3   

Kenny Barron (p) on d-f; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-c.


Date: July 8, 1995
Location: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
Label: Concord

Karrin Allyson, Native Colours (ldr), Ralph Moore (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Jeff Chambers (b), Billy Drummond (d), Karrin Allyson (v)

a.Devil May Care - 6:05  (Harry Warren, Johnny Burke)
b.Yardbird Suite - 5:35  (Charlie Parker)
Both titles on:      Concord CD: CCD 7005-2 — Jazz Celebration - A Tribute To Carl Jefferson   

Karrin Allyson (ldr) on b; (v) on b; Native Colours (ldr) on a; Ralph Moore (ts) on a.


Date: August 23 & 24, 1995
Location: EastSide Sound, New York City
Label: Arabesque

Ray Drummond (ldr), Gary Bartz (ss, as), Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, John Richmond (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Ray Drummond (b), Billy Hart (d)

a.01Susanita-Like - 7:58  (Ray Drummond)
b.02Ballade Poetique #2 - 4:33  (Ray Drummond)
c.03Dance To The Lady - 12:18  (John Handy)
d.04Dedication (To John Hicks) - 6:32  (Ray Drummond)
e.05I-95 - 10:02  (Ray Drummond)
f.06Poor Butterfly - 8:20  (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell)
g.07Eleanor Rigby - 8:41  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
h.08Ballade Poetique #1 - 3:45  (Ray Drummond)
All titles on:      Arabesque CD: AJ 0122 — Vignettes   (1996)

Gary Bartz (ss) on a, c-g; (as) on a, c-g; Joe Lovano (ts) on g; Chris Potter (ts) on a, c-g; John Richmond (ts) on g.


Date: August 27 & 28, 1995
Location: East Sound Recording Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Label: Milestone

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (ldr), Renee Rosnes (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Jonas Johansen (d)

a.01Hush-a-bye - 8:20  (Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen, Ambroise Thomas)
b.02Kenny - 6:23  (Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen)
c.03Someday My Prince Will Come - 3:58  (Frank E. Churchill, Larry Morey)
d.04Theme From Elvira Madigan (Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467, 2nd Movement) - 3:55  (W. A. Mozart)
e.05Lullaby Of The Leaves - 4:12  (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young)
f.06The Shadow Of Your Smile - 5:35  (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster)
g.07Sometime Ago - 5:19  (Sergio Mihanovic)
h.08Days Of Wine And Roses - 5:42  (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)
i.09Future Child - Friends Forever - 9:20  (Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen)
All titles on:      Milestone CD: MCD-9269-2 — Friends Forever   (1997)

Date: October 1 & 2, 1995
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Music

Fleurine Verloop (ldr), Bob Porcelli (f, as), Ralph Moore (ts), Don Sickler (t), Tom Harrell (fh), Jesse van Ruller (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Christian McBride (b), Billy Drummond (d), Fleurine Verloop (v)

a.01Lazy And Satisfied  (Jose Lopretti, Fleurine Verloop)
b.02My Souldance With You [lyric version of Souldance]  (Joshua Redman, Fleurine Verloop)
c.03Favorite Love Affair [aka Affaire d'Amour]  (Donald Brown, Fleurine Verloop)
d.04Velejar [lyric version of Sail Away]  (Tom Harrell, Lilian Vieira, Fleurine Verloop)
e.05Meant To Be! [lyric version of Chicken and Dumplins]  (Ray Bryant, Fleurine Verloop)
f.06My Heart's Escapade [lyric version of Escapade]  (Kenny Dorham, Fleurine Verloop)
g.07I've Got Just About Everything  (Bob Dorough)
h.08When I Think Of One [lyric version of Think Of One]  (Thelonious Monk, Fleurine Verloop)
i.09Escolher  (Jose Lopretti, Lilian Vieira, Fleurine Verloop)
j.10It's All In The Mind [aka Rejuvenate]  (Bobby Porcelli, Fleurine Verloop)
k.11Better Call Me Now [aka Candied Sweets]  (Richard Wyands, Fleurine Verloop)
l.12One Dream Gone [lyric version of The Court]  (Curtis Fuller, Fleurine Verloop)
m.13High In The Sky [aka Birdsong]  (Thad Jones, Fleurine Verloop)
All titles on:      Blue Music CD: BM 1001 — Meant To Be!   
     EmArcy CD: PHCF-3536 — Meant To Be!   

Bob Porcelli (f) on c, j; (as) on k; Ralph Moore (ts) on a-k; Don Sickler (t) on f, l-m; Tom Harrell (fh) on a, c-d, f-k; Jesse van Ruller (g) on b, d, g, i, k, m; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-d, f-m; Billy Drummond (d) on a-d, f-k, m.

Personnel specifics need confirmation.


Date: October 9, 1995
Location: Power Station, New York City
Label: Blue Note

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Chris Potter (af, bcl, ss, ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Peter Washington (b), Al Foster (d), Don Alias (per)

a.The Sounds Around The House - 6:34  (Alec Wilder, Johnny Mercer)
b.Chasing Spirits - 7:31  (Renee Rosnes)
c.The Gift - 5:52  (Renee Rosnes)
d.Upa Neguinho - 6:18  (Edu Lôbo, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri)
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: 34634 — Ancestors   (1996)

Chris Potter (af) on b-d; (bcl) on b-d; (ss) on b-d; (ts) on b-d; Don Alias (per) on d.

This album won the Canadian Juno award for best mainstream jazz album in 1997.


Date: October 10, 1995
Location: Power Station, New York City
Label: Blue Note

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Chris Potter (af, bcl, ss, ts), Nicholas Payton (t), Renee Rosnes (p), Peter Washington (b), Al Foster (d), Billy Drummond (cym), Don Alias (per)

a.Intuition - 8:31  (Renee Rosnes)
b.Lifewish - 7:36  (Renee Rosnes)
c.Ancestors - 9:40  (Renee Rosnes)
d.The Ache Of The Absence - 8:58  (Renee Rosnes)
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: 34634 — Ancestors   (1996)

Billy Drummond (cym) on d; Don Alias (per) on c.


Date: October 26, 1995
Location: Iridium, New York City
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Dan Faulk (ss, ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Bruce Cox (d)

a.01Just Friends  (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)
b.02Will You Still Be Mine  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
c.03Road Song  (Wes Montgomery)
d.04Quintergy  (J. J. Johnson)
e.05It Never Entered My Mind  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
f.06Blue Bossa  (Kenny Dorham)
g.08Hasten Jason  (J. J. Johnson)
h.09Autumn Leaves [aka Les Feuilles Mortes]  (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)

07 is additional unknown selection composed by Johnson.


Date: December 1995
Location: Sony Music Studios, studio B, New York City
Label: Blue Note

Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f, cl, as), Ralph Lalama (f, cl, ts), Ted Nash (f, ts), Dick Oatts (f, cl, ss, as), Lew Tabackin (as), Frank Wess (ts), Gary Smulyan (bar), Jon Faddis (t, fh, con), Earl Gardner, Ryan Kisor, Lew Soloff, Byron Stripling (t, fh), Slide Hampton, Steve Turre, Dennis Wilson (tb), Douglas Purviance (btb), Renee Rosnes (p), Peter Washington (b), Lewis Nash (d)

a.01In The Mood - 8:30  (Joe Garland, Andy Razaf) / arr: Jim McNeely
b.02It Never Entered My Mind - 4:56  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Garnett Brown
c.03Shiny Stockings - 7:20  (Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) / arr: Slide Hampton
d.04Giant Steps - 10:06  (John Coltrane) / arr: Frank Foster
e.05Frame For The Blues - 10:14  (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton
f.06Sing Sing Sing - 10:48  (Louis Prima) / arr: Jim McNeely
g.07I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 5:09  (Ned Washington, George Bassman) / arr: Jim McNeely
h.08South Rampart Street Parade - 5:29  (Steve Allen, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart) / arr: Randy Sandke
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 36728 2 0 — The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band   (1996)

Lew Tabackin (as) on d; Frank Wess (ts) on a, f.


Date: ca. 1996
Location: Sound On Sound, New York City
Label: Zebra

Zachary Breaux (ldr), Zachary Breaux, Ted Dunbar (g, spk), Steve Lukather (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Brian Bromberg, Kenny Davis (b), Lewis Nash (d)

a.After 2:00 AM On The West Coast  (Zachary Breaux) / arr: Mark Portmann
b.After 2:00 AM On The East Coast  (Zachary Breaux)
c.I Love This Life  (Zachary Breaux)
All titles on:      Zebra CD: ZD 44002 — Uptown Groove   (1997)

Ted Dunbar (g) on b-c; (spk) on c; Steve Lukather (g) on a; Brian Bromberg (b) on a; Kenny Davis (b) on b-c; Zachary Breaux (spk) on c.

Date unknown. Additional recording done at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA.

Lewis Nash incorrectly named as "Larry Nash."


Date: March 16, 1996
Location: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Label: [radio broadcast]

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Chris Potter (ss, ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Upa Neguinho  (Edu Lôbo, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri)
b.02New Waltze
c.03I Loves You Porgy  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
d.04The Best Thing For You  (Irving Berlin)
e.05Moon And Sand  (Alec Wilder, William Engvick, Morty Palitz)
f.06Ancestors  (Renee Rosnes)
g.07Naturally
h.08Chasing Spirits  (Renee Rosnes)
i.09The Bat  (Pat Metheny)

CBC radio broadcast.


Date: March 16 & 18, 1996
Label: Concord

Howard Alden (ldr), Lew Tabackin (f, ts), Howard Alden (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Michael Moore (b), Bill Goodwin (d)

a.01I Concentrate On You - 7:02  (Cole Porter)
b.02U.M.M.G (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) - 6:59  (Billy Strayhorn)
c.03House Party Starting - 6:46  (Herbie Nichols)
d.04Warm Valley - 4:22  (Duke Ellington)
e.05The Gig - 6:35  (Herbie Nichols)
f.06My Funny Valentine - 4:50  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
g.07Sweet And Lovely - 7:13  (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare, Harry Tobias)
h.08You're My Thrill - 6:52  (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney)
i.09How Deep Is The Ocean - 6:32  (Irving Berlin)
j.10After All - 4:38  (Billy Strayhorn)
All titles on:      Concord CD: CCD-4743 — Take Your Pick   (1997)

Lew Tabackin (f) on b; (ts) on a, c, e, i; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-c, e, g-h; Michael Moore (b) on a-e, g, i; Bill Goodwin (d) on a-e, g, i.

Alden plays 7-string acoustic and electric guitars.

Contrary to liner notes, "After All" is not the composition by David Foster, Jay Graydon, and Al Jarreau.


Date: April 29, 1996
Location: Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Label: [radio broadcast]

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Chris Potter (ss, ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Scott Colley (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Chasing Spirits - 6:27  (Renee Rosnes)
b.02The Ache Of The Absence - 10:00  (Renee Rosnes)
c.03Upa Neguinho - 7:04  (Edu Lôbo, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri)

Part of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival

Broadcast on November 14, 1996 on NPR "Jazzset" program.


Date: July 1996
Label: Double Time

Andy Fusco (ldr), Andy Fusco (as), Walt Weiskopf (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), John Goldsby (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.01Embraceable You - 7:07  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
b.02Stablemates - 7:01  (Benny Golson)
c.03Big Man's Blues - 6:35  (Walt Weiskopf)
d.04Love Letters - 5:16  (Victor Young, Edward Heyman)
e.05Airegin - 4:33  (Sonny Rollins)
f.06Pensativa - 7:48  (Clare Fischer)
g.07My Old Flame - 8:00  (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
h.08Scooter - 5:32  (John Goldsby)
i.09Little Melonae - 6:48  (Jackie McLean)
j.10Con-Ruthsion - 6:11  (Andy Fusco)
All titles on:      Double Time CD: 116 — Big Man's Blues   

Engineer Steve Davis.


Date: July 21, 1996
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Label: [private recording]

Renee Rosnes (ldr), Chris Potter (ts), Renee Rosnes (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a.04The Peacocks - 8:56  (Jimmy Rowles)
b.06The Ache Of The Absence - 4:18  (Renee Rosnes)

Additional selections: #1 (7:53); #3 (9:47); #5 (8:52) - titles unknown. #2 (12:34) listed as "Barracuda" - possibly the Gil Evans composition Time Of The Barracudas?

06 is incomplete on only known source.


Date: September 24-27, 1996
Location: Clinton Recording Studio, New York City
Label: Verve

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Dan Faulk (ss, ts), Danny Cahn, Earl Gardner, Eddie Henderson, Joe Shepley, Byron Stripling, Joe Wilder (t), Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff (t, fh), Bob Carlisle, John Clark, Chris Komer, Marshall Sealy (frh), Joseph Alessi, Robin Eubanks, J. J. Johnson, Jim Pugh, Steve Turre (tb), Douglas Purviance, Dave Taylor (btb), Bruce Bonvissuto, Alan Raph (eu), Howard Johnson, Andy Rodgers (tu), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis (d, sd), Kevin Johnson (sd, per), Freddie Santiago (sd, bd, cym, per), Milton Cardona (per), Francesca Corsi (hrp), Tom Everett, Slide Hampton (con)

a.01El Camino Real - 6:10  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
b.02Enigma - 6:25  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: Slide Hampton
c.03Gingerbread Boy - 5:20  (Jimmy Heath) / arr: J. J. Johnson
d.04Canonn For Bela - 3:20  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
e.05Comfort Zone - 7:48  (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton
f.06Wild Is The Wind - 5:02  (Dmitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) / arr: Robert Farnon
g.07If I Hit The Lottery - 4:08  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
h.08Cross Currents - 6:52  (Robin Eubanks) / arr: Robin Eubanks
i.09Ballad For Joe - 4:26  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
j.10Cadenza [for Why Indianapolis? Why Not Indianapolis?] - 1:41  (J. J. Johnson)
k.11Why Indianapolis? Why Not Indianapolis? - 5:51  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
l.12Horn Of Plenty - 3:33  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
m.13Ballade - 6:30  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
n.14Swing Spring - 3:21  (Miles Davis) / arr: J. J. Johnson
All titles on:      Verve CD: 314 537 321-2 — The Brass Orchestra   (1997)

Dan Faulk (ss) on g, n; (ts) on b, h, k; Danny Cahn (t) on a, c-e, i, k-m; Jon Faddis (t) on a, c-e, g, i, k-n; (fh) on b, f, h; Earl Gardner (t) on a, c-e, g, i, k-m; Eddie Henderson (t) on g, i; Joe Shepley (t) on g, m; Lew Soloff (t) on a, c-e, g, i, k-n; (fh) on b, f, h; Byron Stripling (t) on a, c-e, g, i, k-n; Joe Wilder (t) on a, c-e, g, i, k-m; Bob Carlisle (frh) on a-i, k-m; John Clark (frh) on a-i, k-m; Chris Komer (frh) on a-i, k-m; Marshall Sealy (frh) on a-i, k-m; Joseph Alessi (tb) on d, h-i, k-n; Robin Eubanks (tb) on b, h; J. J. Johnson (tb) on a-g, i-k, m-n; Jim Pugh (tb) on a-c, e-i; Steve Turre (tb) on a-g, k-n; Douglas Purviance (btb) on a-i, k-m; Dave Taylor (btb) on a-i, k-n; Bruce Bonvissuto (eu) on a-i, k, n; Alan Raph (eu) on a-i, k, n; Howard Johnson (tu) on a-i, k-n; Andy Rodgers (tu) on a-e, g, i, k-m; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-h, k, n; Rufus Reid (b) on a-i, k-n; Victor Lewis (d) on a-f, h-i, k-n; (sd) on g; Kevin Johnson (sd) on g; (per) on c, e; Freddie Santiago (sd) on g; (bd) on g; (cym) on g; (per) on a-f, h-i, k; Milton Cardona (per) on c, e; Francesca Corsi (hrp) on a-f, i, k-m; Tom Everett (con) on a, d, f, h-i, k-n; Slide Hampton (con) on b-c, e, g.


Date: October 1-4, 1996
Location: Clinton Recording Studios, New York City
Label: Verve

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Dan Faulk (ss, ts), Wayne Shorter (ts), Don Sickler (fh), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Victor Lewis (d)

a.01Carolyn - 9:41  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
b.02Ten-85 - 6:46  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
c.03Thelonious The Onliest - 3:02  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
d.04Vista - 3:10  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
e.05In Walked Wayne - 7:15  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
f.06Better Days - 3:15  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
g.07Blue In Green - 3:48  (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) / arr: J. J. Johnson
h.08Blue Train - 6:25  (John Coltrane) / arr: J. J. Johnson
i.09Carolyn - 9:05  (J. J. Johnson) / arr: J. J. Johnson
All titles on:      Verve CD: 314 528 864-2 — Heroes   (1999)

Dan Faulk (ss) on c, g; (ts) on a-c, e, h-i; Wayne Shorter (ts) on e; Don Sickler (fh) on g; J. J. Johnson (tb) on a-c, e-i; Rufus Reid (b) on a-c, e, g-i; Victor Lewis (d) on a-c, e, g-i.

01 listed as "Carolyn (In The Morning)" and 09 listed as "Carolyn (In The Evening)".

On 02, Johnson overdubs another trombone part.

Wayne Shorter added via overdub on November 18, 1996.


Date: November 10, 1996
Location: Shea Auditorium, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Label: [private recording]

J. J. Johnson (ldr), Dan Faulk (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Renee Rosnes (p), Rufus Reid (b), Bruce Cox (d)

a.01Shortcake  (J. J. Johnson)
b.02Quintergy  (J. J. Johnson)
c.03See See Rider  (Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Lena Arrant)
d.