Shunzo Ohno – Manhattan Blue

Shunzo Ohno manhattan blue Label: Projazz
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion, Contemporary Jazz

Tracklist
1 So-Ho 6:32
2 Summertime 7:37
3 All At Once 6:44
4 Musashi 8:53
5 Ringo Oiwake 7:16
6 Blue Bossa 7:03

Credits
Bass – Darryl Jones
Drums – Victor Lewis
Flugelhorn – Shunzo Ohno
Guitar – Mike Stern
Percussion – Steve Thornton
Piano – Kenny Kirkland
Synthesizer – Gil Goldstein, Pete Levin
Trumpet – Shunzo Ohno

Music For The Texts Of Ishmael Reed

Conjure - Music For The Texts Of Ishmael Reed Label: PANGÆA ‎– PAND-42135
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Blues, Non-Music
Style: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Poetry, Free Improvisation

 

Tracks and Credits:

1 Jes’ Grew
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Steve Swallow
Electric Guitar – Jean-Paul Bourelly
Percussion – Puntilla Orlando Rios*
Piano – Allen Toussaint
Tenor Saxophone, Conductor – David Murray
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Voice – Don Jay, Ejaye Tracey
Voice, Guitar – Taj Mahal
Written-By – David Murray, Ishmael Reed
4:03

2 The Wardrobe Master Of Paradise
Conductor – Carla Bley
Congas – Frisner Augustin
Congas [Quinto], Congas – Milton Cordona*
Congas, Bells – Puntilla Orlando Rios*
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass – Steve Swallow
Electric Guitar – Elysee Pyronneau
Piano – Allen Toussaint
Shekere – Olufemi Claudette Mitchell
Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Voice – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Carla Bley, Ishmael Reed
5:41

3 Dualism (1)
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass, Conductor – Steve Swallow
Electric Guitar – Elysee Pyronneau
Piano – Allen Toussaint
Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Voice, Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Ishmael Reed, Steve Swallow
2:47

4 Oakland Blues
Conductor – Carman Moore
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass – Steve Swallow
Piano – Kenny Kirkland
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Voice – Robert Jason
Written-By – Carman Moore, Ishmael Reed
4:26

5 Skydiving
Congas – Milton Cordona*
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass – Steve Swallow
Electric Guitar – Elysee Pyronneau
Piano, Organ, Conductor – Allen Toussaint
Voice, Resonator Guitar [Dobro] – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Allen Toussaint, Ishmael Reed
4:14

6 Judas
Performer [Incidental Music] – Kip Hanrahan
Voice – Ishmael Reed
Written-By – Ishmael Reed
2:14

7 Betty Ball’s Blues
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Steve Swallow
Piano – Allen Toussaint
Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Voice, Electric Guitar, Conductor – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Ishmael Reed, Taj Mahal
3:41

8 Untitled II
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass, Piano, Conductor – Steve Swallow
Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
Voice – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Ishmael Reed, Steve Swallow
3:35

9 Fool-Ology (The Song)
Bass – Andy Gonzalez
Congas – Milton Cordona*
Congas, Percussion [Claves] – Puntilla Orlando Rios*
Congas, Percussion [Sticks] – Frisner Augustin
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Electric Guitar – Elysee Pyronneau
Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
Voice – Brenda Norton, Molly Farley
Voice, Trumpet, Conductor – Lester Bowie
Written-By – Ishmael Reed, Lester Bowie
6:07

10 From The Files Of Agent 22
Congas – Milton Cordona*
Congas [Quinto] – Puntilla Orlando Rios*
Drums [Trap Drums] – Billy Hart
Electric Bass, Conductor – Steve Swallow
Electric Guitar – Elysee Pyronneau
Piano – Allen Toussaint
Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Voice, Guitar – Taj Mahal
Written-By – Ishmael Reed, Steve Swallow
3:18

11 Dualism (2)
Congas – Milton Cordona*
Congas [Quinto], Congas – Frisner Augustin
Congas, Conductor – Kip Hanrahan
Congas, Percussion – Puntilla Orlando Rios*
Electric Bass – Sal Cuevas
Electric Guitar – Arto Lindsay
Piano – Peter Scherer
Shekere – Olufemi Claudette Mitchell
Tenor Saxophone, Voice – David Murray
Written-By – Ishmael Reed, Kip Hanrahan
3:37

12 Rhythm In Philosophy
Voice – Ishmael Reed
Written-By – Ishmael Reed
1:38

Shunzo Ohno – Quarter Moon

Quarter Moon

Published: 1981

All tunes written by Shunzo Ohno
Recorded 20-29 May 1979 at Electric Lady Studio, New York.
Produced by Shigeyuki Kawashima and George Nishimura for Wave Inc.
Engineer David Wittman

MUSICIANS:
Shunzo Ohno – Trumpet & Keyboards
Jeff Laton – Guitar
TM Stevens – Bass
Marcus Miller – Bass
Carter Jefferson – Sax
Onaje Allan Gumbs – Keyboards
Kenny Kirkland – Keyboards
Victor Lewis – Drums
Sue Evans – Congas
Vivien Cherry,
Yvonne Lewis and
Ullanda McCullough – Background Vocals

 

TRACKS:

  1. Fatback
  2. May
  3. Jeff
  4. In The Sky
  5. Autumn Rain
  6. The Dawn
  7. Quarter Moon
  8. We Will