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Date: October 15 & 16, 1983
Location: New York City
Label: Concord
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (as), Terence Blanchard (t), Mulgrew Miller (p), Lonnie Plaxico (b), Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d)
| a. | a-01 | New York Second Line - 4:18 (Donald Harrison) |
| b. | a-02 | Oliver's Twist - 5:19 (Terence Blanchard) |
| c. | a-03 | I Can't Get Started - 3:21 (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) |
| d. | a-04 | Duck Steps - 3:37 (Donald Harrison) |
| e. | b-01 | Doctor Drums - 5:58 (Donald Harrison) |
| f. | b-02 | Isn't It So? - 3:40 (Mulgrew Miller) |
| g. | b-03 | Subterfuge - 7:48 (Terence Blanchard) |
| All titles on: | Concord LP 12": GW 3002 — New York Second Line (1984)
Concord CD: CCD 43002 — New York Second Line (1985) | |
Date: December 1984
Location: RCA Studios, New York City
Label: Concord
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (as), Terence Blanchard (t), Mulgrew Miller (p), Phil Bowler (b), Ralph Peterson (d)
| a. | a-01 | Worth The Pain - 6:43 (Terence Blanchard) |
| b. | a-02 | When The Saints Go Marching In - 3:59 (Traditional) |
| c. | a-03 | When I Fall In Love - 5:36 (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) |
| d. | a-04 | Directions - 6:00 (Donald Harrison) |
| e. | b-01 | Discernment - 1:36 (Terence Blanchard) |
| f. | b-02 | Are You Sleeping? - 6:08 (Donald Harrison) |
| g. | b-03 | Akira - 6:00 (Terence Blanchard) |
| h. | b-04 | Dorchester House - 9:18 (Terence Blanchard) |
| All titles on: | Concord LP 12": GW 3008 — Discernment (1986)
Concord CD: CCD 43008 — Discernment (1986) | |
Date: September 28, 1985
Location: De Meervart, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Label: [radio broadcast]
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (as, Cm), Terence Blanchard (t), Mulgrew Miller (p), Phil Bowler (b), Ralph Peterson (d)
| a. | 01 | Worth The Pain (Terence Blanchard) |
| b. | 02 | Doctor Drums (Donald Harrison) |
| c. | 03 | When I Fall In Love (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) |
| d. | 04 | When The Saints Go Marching In (Traditional) |
| e. | 05 | I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) |
| f. | 06 | Subterfuge (Terence Blanchard) |
| g. | 07 | Let's Go Off (Donald Harrison) |
| h. | 08 | Akira (Terence Blanchard) |
Donald Harrison (as) on a-c, e-h; (Cm) on d.
Date: January 28-31, 1986
Location: RCA Studio A, New York City
Label: Columbia
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (as, Cm), Terence Blanchard (t), Mulgrew Miller (p), Phil Bowler (b), Ralph Peterson (d)
| a. | a-01 | Guardians Of The Flame - 4:45 (Donald Harrison) |
| b. | a-02 | Alabama - 5:55 (John Coltrane) |
| c. | a-03 | Chong Chong - 4:58 (Donald Harrison) |
| d. | a-04 | Tacit Approval (Of Desmond's Plight) - 6:46 (Terence Blanchard) |
| e. | b-01 | Heritage Call - 9:42 (Terence Blanchard) |
| f. | b-02 | She's Out Of My Life - 5:16 (Tom Bahler) |
| g. | b-03 | Let's Go Off - 6:40 (Donald Harrison) |
| All titles on: | Columbia LP 12": BFC 40335 — Nascence (1986) | |
Donald Harrison (as) on a-c, e-g; (Cm) on d.
Date: March 25, 1986
Location: Hit Hotel, Perugia, Italy
Label: [private recording]
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (as, Cm), Terence Blanchard (t), Cyrus Chestnut (p), Reginald Veal (b), Carl Allen (d), Bob Lopez (per)
| a. | I - 01 | All Blues - 18:22 (Miles Davis) |
| b. | I - 02 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 17:42 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| c. | I - 03 | God Bless The Child - 12:34 (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday) |
| d. | I - 04 | Let's Go Off - 20:45 (Donald Harrison) |
| e. | II - 01 | Slam - 12:20 (Terence Blanchard) |
| f. | II - 02 | Grace Of God - 11:52 (Terence Blanchard) |
| g. | II - 03 | [unknown title] - 17:33 (Composer Unknown) |
| h. | II - 04 | Let's Go Off - 5:05 (Donald Harrison) |
| i. | II - 05 | Salt Peanuts - 0:32 (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) |
Donald Harrison (as) on a-b, d-i; Terence Blanchard (t) on a-b, d-i; Bob Lopez (per) on g.
Spoken comments by Terence Blanchard (1:32) precede the third selection.
Date: April 1-3, 1987
Location: RCA Studio A, New York City
Label: Columbia
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (ss, as, Cm), Terence Blanchard (t), Cyrus Chestnut (p), Reginald Veal (b), Carl Allen (d)
| a. | 01 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 6:03 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| b. | 02 | Crystal Stair - 6:47 (Donald Harrison) |
| c. | 03 | God Bless The Child - 4:11 (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday) |
| d. | 04 | Endicott - 7:07 (Terence Blanchard) |
| e. | 05 | Slam - 5:06 (Terence Blanchard) |
| f. | 06 | Grace Of God - 8:33 (Terence Blanchard) |
| g. | 07 | Duck's Revenge - 3:00 (Donald Harrison) |
| h. | 08 | Forbidden Dreams - 6:19 (Terence Blanchard) |
| i. | 09 | Neoclassicism - 3:25 (Donald Harrison) |
| All titles on: | Columbia LP 12": FC 40830 — Crystal Stair (1987)
Columbia CD: CK 40830 — Crystal Stair (1987) | |
Donald Harrison (ss) on d, h; (as) on a-c, g, i; (Cm) on e; Cyrus Chestnut (p) on a-h; Carl Allen (d) on a-h.
Date: January 22-30, 1988
Location: Kampo Cultural Center Audio/Video, New York City
Label: Columbia
Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison (ldr), Donald Harrison (as), Terence Blanchard (t), Monte Croft (vib), Mark Whitfield (g), Cyrus Chestnut (p), Reginald Veal (b), Carl Allen (d), Steve Thornton (per)
| a. | 01 | Selim Sivad - 2:59 (Donald Harrison) |
| b. | 02 | Black Pearl - 7:34 (Terence Blanchard) |
| c. | 03 | Ninth Ward Strut - 10:44 (Terence Blanchard) |
| d. | 04 | Infinite Heart - 5:40 (Donald Harrison) |
| e. | 05 | The Center Piece - 6:20 (Terence Blanchard) |
| f. | 06 | Somewhere - 6:15 (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) |
| g. | 07 | Dizzy Gillespie's Hands - 4:14 (Donald Harrison) |
| h. | 08 | Toni - 4:08 (Donald Harrison) |
| i. | 09 | Birth Of The Abstract - 5:12 (Donald Harrison) |
| All titles on: | Columbia LP 12": FC 44216 — Black Pearl (1988)
Columbia CD: CK 44216 — Black Pearl (1988) | |
Monte Croft (vib) on b, d; Mark Whitfield (g) on d; Steve Thornton (per) on b, d.