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Bobby Bradford discography

This is a discography of Bobby Bradford albums and albums by other musicians that feature Bobby Bradford.


Bobby Bradford: leader or co-leader discography

Seeking, New Art Jazz Ensemble, 1969, Revelation REV-9

Tracks : In The Vineyard, Karen On Monday, Sticks And Stones, The Village Dancers, Seeking, Song For The Unsung

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Tom Williamson, Bruz Freeman

Subsequently reissued by HatHut.

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Flight For Four, John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet, 1969, Flying Dutchman FDS 10108

Tracks : Call to the Festival, The Second Set, Woman, Abstractions for Three Lovers, Domino

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Tom Williamson, Bruz Freeman

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Self Determination Music, John Carter & Bobby Bradford, 1970, Flying Dutchman FDS 10128

Tracks : The Sunday Afternoon Jazz Blues Society, The Eye of the Storm, Loneliness, Encounter

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Tom Williamson, Bruz Freeman

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Secrets, John Carter / Bobby Bradford, 1973, Revelation 18

Tracks : Rosevita's Dance, Ballad, Circle, In A Pretty Place

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Nate Morgan, Bill Henderson, Henry Franklin, Louis Spears, Bruz Freeman, Ndugu

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Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 1974, Freedom

Tracks : Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Bridget's Mother, Tolerance / To Bob

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts

These track were included, with other tracks from the session, on a pair of LPs released by Nessa in 1980 and 1981 and then on a CD released by Nessa in 2009.

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Love's Dream, Bobby Bradford, 1974, Emanem 302

Tracks : Coming On, Roswita's Dance, Love's Dream

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Trevor Watts, Kent Carter, John Stevens

Recorded live in Paris in November 1973. Released on LP with an additional track in 1975 (Emanem 3302). Released on CD in 2003 (Emanem 4096) with two further bonus tracks.

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Love's Dream, Bobby Bradford, 1975, Emanem 3302

Tracks : Coming On, Woman, Roswita's Dance, Love's Dream

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Trevor Watts, Kent Carter, John Stevens

Recorded live in Paris in November 1973. Released on CD in 2003 (Emanem 4096) with two bonus tracks.

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Volume 1, Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 1980, Nessa n-17

Tracks : His Majesty Louis, Bridget's Mother, Room 408, Tolerance / To Bob

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts

Bridget's Mother and Tolerance/To Bob were originally released on an LP on Freedom in 1974.

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Volume 2, Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 1981, Nessa n-18

Tracks : Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Norway, Rhythm Piece, Fragment

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts

Trane Ride/Ornette-ment/Doo Dee was originally released on an LP on Freedom in 1974.

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Lost in L.A., Bobby Bradford and the Mo'tet, 1984, Soul Note SN 1068

Tracks : Sho Nuff Blues, Ornate, Ashes, You Known, Dirty Rag

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, James Kousakis, Mark Dresser, Roberto Miguel Miranda, Sherman Ferguson

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One Night Stand, Bobby Bradford with the Frak Sullivan Trio, 1989, Soul Note SN 1168

Tracks : Comin' On, Sho' Nuff Blues, All The Things Your Mother Didn't Tell You, Woman

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frank Sullivan, Scott Walton, Billy Bowker

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Comin' On, Bobby Bradford-John Carter Quintet, 1989, hat ART CD 6016

Tracks : Comin' On, Oder To The Flower Maiden, Encounter, Sunday Afternoon Jazz Society Blues, Room 408

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Don Preston, Richard Davis, Andrew Cyrille

Recorded live in May 1988. Reissued in 2011 (hatOLOGY 693).

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Seeking, John Carter & Bobby Bradford's New Art Jazz Ensemble, 1991, hat ART CD 6085

Tracks : In The Vineyard, Karen On Monday, Sticks And Stones, The Village Dancers, Seeking, Song For The Unsung

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Tom Williamson, Bruz Freeman

Recorded in 1969 and first released on Revelation Records in 1969. Reissued in 2006 (hatOLOGY 620).

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Tandem 1, John Carter & Bobby Bradford, 1996, Emanem 4011

Tracks : Tandem, Petals, Angles, Portrait Of J.B.G., Circle, Woodman's Hall Blues, Woman, Echoes From Rudolph's

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter

Reissued as part of a 2 CD set in 2014 (Emanem 5204).

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Tandem 2, John Carter & Bobby Bradford, 1996, Emanem 4012

Tracks : Tandem, And She Speaks, Les Masses Jigaboo, Woman, Echoes From Rudolph's, Woodman's Hall Blues, Sweet Sunset, Swiss Account

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter

Reissued as part of a 2 CD set in 2014 (Emanem 5204).

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Purple Gums, Purple Gums, 2003, Asian Improv

Tracks : Baleen & Porpoises, Patois, Purple Gums, A Boy Like You, Bugle Boys, You a Square, Falling Water Li'l Sister, Procession of the Pall

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Francis Wong, William Roper

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Live At The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, Bobby Bradford and the Mo'tet, 2003, Water Boy

Tracks : A Crooked Blues, A Little Pain, Sideman, She

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Michael Vlatkovich, Chuck Manning, Don Preston, Ken Rosser, Roberto Miranda, William Jeffery

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Seeking, John Carter - Bobby Bradford Quartet, 2006, hatOLOGY 620

Tracks : In The Vineyard, Karen On Monday, Sticks And Stones, The Village Dancers, Seeking, Song For The Unsung

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Tom Williamson, Bruz Freeman

Recorded in 1969 and first released on Revelation Records in 1969. Released on CD in 1991 (hat ART 6085).

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Mo' Betta Butta, Purple Gums, 2007, Asian Improv

Tracks : Emancipation Quickstep, Taters and Possum, Mo' Betta Butta, Field Hollers and Arhoolies, The City, Come-out Roll, She's Gone, Thoroughbred

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Francis Wong, William Roper

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Midnight Pacific Airwaves, Bobby Bradford Extet, 2009, Entropy Stereo Recordings

Tracks : Comin' On, She, Improvisation #12, Blue Monk, She

Musicians : Tracks 1 - 4: Bobby Bradford, James Newton, Richard Rehwald, John Goldsmith / Track 5: Bobby Bradford, Vinny Golia

Tracks 1 to 4 recorded live for radio in April 1977. Track 5 recorded in June 2003.

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Reknes, Bradford + Gjerstad + Håker Flaten + Nilssen-Love, 2009, Circulasione Totale

Tracks : Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love

Recorded live at the Molde International Jazz Festival in 2008.

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Varistar, Bobby Bradford, Tom Heasley, Ken Rosser, 2009, Full Bleed Music

Tracks : Delicious Red, Ohio, Crooked March, Not Forgotten, Practically Sensible, Varistar, Elegy For John Carter

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Tom Heasley, Ken Rosser

Recorded in April 1999.

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Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 2009, Nessa ncd-17/18

Tracks : His Majesty Louis, Bridget's Mother, Room 408, Tolerance / To Bob, Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Norway, Rhythm Piece, Fragment

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts

Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Bridget's Mother, Tolerance / To Bob were originally released on an LP on Freedom in 1974. All tracks on this CD release were first released on Nessa on two single LPs in 1980 and 1981.

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Mosaic Select 36, John Carter & Bobby Bradford, 2010, Mosaic MS-036

Brings together the two albums released by the New Art Jazz Ensemble, Seeking and Secrets, together with previously unreleased tracks from the same group recorded in 1969 and 1971. The third CD is a previously unreleased duo session from 1979.

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Live in L.A., Bobby Bradford, Mark Dresser, Glenn Ferris, 2011, Clean Feed

Tracks : For Bradford, Purge, BBJC, Pandas Run, In My Dream, Bamboo Shoots, Comin On, Ready To Go

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Mark Dresser, Glenn Ferris

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Comin' On, Bobby Bradford-John Carter Quintet, 2011, hatOLOGY 693

Tracks : Comin' On, Oder To The Flower Maiden, Encounter, Sunday Afternoon Jazz Society Blues, Room 408

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Don Preston, Richard Davis, Andrew Cyrille

Recorded live in May 1988 and originally released in 1989 (hat ART 6016).

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Kampen, Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love, 2012, NoBusiness Records

Tracks : This Is, A Live, Recording From, Kampen, Oslo

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love

Recorded live in Oslo in November 2010.

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Dragon, Bradford / Gjerstad / Nilssen-Love, 2012, PNL

Tracks : Pitaya, Pogona, Draco, Agamidae, Dracaena, Komodo Dragon

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love

Recorded live in Poznan in November 2010.

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Silver Cornet, Bradford / Gjerstad Quartet, 2014, Nessa ncd-36

Tracks : Silver Cornet Tells / A Story About You / And Me, Me And You

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Frank Rosaly

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Tandem Remastered, John Carter & Bobby Bradford, 2014, Emanem 5204

Tracks : Tandem, Petals, Angles, Portrait Of J.B.G., Circle, Woodman's Hall Blues, She Woman, Echoes From Rudolph's, Sweet Sunset, Swiss Account, Tandem, And She Speaks, Les Masses Jigaboo, Woman, Echoes From Rudolph's, Woodman's Hall Blues

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter

Originally released as two separate CDs in 1996 (Emanem 4011 and Emanem 4012).

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No U-Turn - Live in Pasadena, 1975, Bobby Bradford & John Carter Quintet, 2015, Dark Tree

Tracks : Love's Dream, She, Comin' On, Come Softly, Circle

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Roberto Miranda, Stanley Carter, William Jeffrey

Recorded live in November 1975 in Pasadena.

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The Delaware River, Bobby Bradford / Frode Gjerstad Quartet, 2015, NoBusiness NBLP 87

Tracks : Sailing Up The, Delaware, River In, 1965 Was Amazing

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Frank Rosaly

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Live At The Open Gate, Bobby Bradford, Hafez Modirzadeh With Mark Dresser, Alex Cline, 2016, NoBusiness NBLP 96

Tracks : Steadfast, Facet 5, Facet 17, Dresser Only, For Bradford, HA^BB, Song For The Unsung, Reprise

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Hafez Modirzadeh, Mark Dresser, Alex Cline

Recorded live at the Center for the Arts in Los Angeles on March 3, 2013.

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Live At The Magic Triangle, Bobby Bradford, Hafez Modirzadeh With Ken Filiano, Royal Hartigan, 2017, NoBusiness NBLP 108

Tracks : She, Sillhouette, Bayraktar, Wadsworth Falls, Ashes

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Hafez Modirzadeh, Ken Filiano, Royal Hartigan

Recorded live on March 31, 2016.

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Live At The Blue Whale, Bobby Bradford, Hafez Modirzadeh With Roberto Miranda, Vijay Anderson, 2018, NoBusiness NBLP 119

Tracks : Raphael, Free The Idea, One Bar Lowe, Almost Not Crazy, Crooked Blues

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Hafez Modirzadeh, Roberto Miguel Miranda, Vijay Anderson

Recorded live on January 15, 2017 at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles.

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Blue Cat, Bobby Bradford / Frode Gjerstad / Kent Carter / John Stevens, 2019, NoBusiness NBLP 130

Tracks : Blue Cat Part I, Blue Cat Part II, Blue Cat Part III

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Kent Carter, John Stevens

Recorded in London in June 1991.

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Bobby Bradford: sideman

Head Start, Bob Thiele Emergency, 1969, Columbia

Tracks : Head Start, Freaky Zeke, Beatle Ballads A. Blackbird / B. Julia / C. I Will, Lanoola Goes Limp, The Jazz Story: Part 1 Pickin' Taters Blues / Part 2 Oh Didn't He Ramble / High Society / Part 3 Jungle Sound / Part 4 Swing Era / Part 5 Be Bop / Part 6 In The Vineyard / Avant Garde, Dedication To John Coltrane: Lament For John Coltrane / A Love Supreme / Holiday For A Graveyard, A Few Thoughts For The Day (Biafra, King, John And Robert, The American Indian)

Musicians : A 2 LP release featuring many musicians. Bobby Bradford plays on Part 6. In The Vineyard / Avant Garde. The musicians on that track are: Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Horace Tapscott, Tom Williamson, Buzz Freeman

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Science Fiction, Ornette Coleman, 1972, Columbia

Tracks : What Reason Could I Give, Civilization Day, Street Woman, Science Fiction, Rock The Clock, All My Life, Law Years, The Jungle Is A Skyscraper

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Carmon Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarg, Don Cherry, Bobby Bradford, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Asha Puthli, David Henderson

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Variations, John Carter Quintet, 1979, Moers Music

Tracks : B.L.'s Delight, Echoes From Haarlem, Woodman's Hall Blues, Petals, And She Speaks

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, James Newton, Bob Stewart, Phillip Wilson

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Night Fire, The John Carter Quintet, 1981, Black Saint 0047

Tracks : Morning Bell, Sweet Sunset, Juba Stomp, Buckin', Night Fire - An American Folk Suite

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, James Newton, Roberto Miranda, William Jeffrey

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Thomas Tedesco And Ocean, Thomas Tedesco And Ocean, 1981, Nimbus West

Tracks : Number 26 (Free Disco), The Doubleness Of Three, The Azzier The Izz, Morning Tide

Musicians : Thomas Tedesco, Bobby Bradford, Roberto Miguel Miranda, Onaje Sherman Ferguson, Sartuse

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Dauwhe, John Carter Octet, 1982, Black Saint 0057

Tracks : Dauwhe, Ode to the Flower Maiden, Enter from the East, Soft Dance, The Mating Ritual

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, James Newton, Charles Owens, Red Callender, Roberto Miranda, William Jeffrey, Luis Peralta

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Broken Shadows, Ornette Coleman, 1982, Columbia

Tracks : Happy House, Elizabeth, School Work, Country Town Blues, Broken Shadows, Rubber Gloves, Good Girl Blues, Is It Forever

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Bobby Bradford, Dewey Redman, Cedar Walton, Jim Hall, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, Webster Armstrong

Recorded in 1971 and 1972.

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Compositions For Large Ensemble, Vinny Golia, 1982, Nine Winds

Tracks : Im Equas (Dedicated To Sun Ra), Paths, The Standing Pose, The Pale Crescent (Dedicated To Horace Tapscott), The Pale Crescent (Continued), Iki, Usanotrow (Cutting Water), In The Mists

Musicians : Vinny Golia, Bobby Bradford, Doug Wintz, John Fumo, John Rapson, Michael Vlatkovich, John Carter, Tim Berne, Wynell Montgomery, Wayne Peet, Rickey Kelly, Eric Von Essen, Roberto Miranda, Alex Cline

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Murray's Steps, David Murray Octet, 1983, Black Saint 0065

Tracks : Murray's Steps, Sweet Lovely, Sing Song, Flowers for Albert

Musicians : David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Bobby Bradford, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Craig Harris, Curtis Clark, Wilber Morris, Steve McCall

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9113, Michael Vlatkovich, 1984, Thank You Records mv003

Tracks : Fiends With An Are 9113, The Are ... I Am / All I See Are Firetrucks, When Do Clowns Cry?, Complete With Black & White Cows, Serphemple Pog , But My Chair, In The Cafeteria!, Where Hello Means Good-Bye, 9113, 9113: White, Black & White, And Mostly Brown, Friends 9113

Musicians : Michael Vlatkovich, Bobby Bradford (track 9), Tony Garcia, Vinny Golia, Bill Mays, Chuck Sabatino, Michael Jacobsen, David Crigger

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Castles Of Ghana, John Carter, 1986, Gramavision

Tracks : Castles Of Ghana, Evening Prayer, Conversations, The Fallen Prince, Theme Of Desperation, Capture, Postlude

Musicians : John Carter, Baikida Carroll, Bobby Bradford, Marty Ehrlich, Terry Jenoure, Richard Davis, Andrew Cyrille

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Ness, Detail / Detail Plus, 1986, Impetus Records

Tracks : LP 1 (Detail): Ness Part One, Ness Part Two / LP 2 (Detail Plus): 'ED', Post Rambling, Preambling, Harmo'nica

Musicians : Harry Beckett, Bobby Bradford (tracks 3, 4, 5 & 6), Frode Gjerstad, Courtney Pine (tracks 3 & 6), Johnny Dyani, John Stevens

Recorded in Oslo in March 1986 andLondon in July 1986. Bobby Bradford plays on the London recordings on LP 2.

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Dance Of The Love Ghosts, John Carter, 1987, Gramavision

Tracks : Dance Of The Love Ghosts, The Silent Drum, Journey, The Captain's Dilemma, Moon Waltz

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Benny Powell, Marty Ehrlich, Don Preston, Terry Jenoure, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, Osei-Tutu Felix, Kwasi Badu, Osei Assibey William

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Way It Goes/Dance Of The Soul, Detail Plus, 1988, Impetus Records

Tracks : Way It Goes/Dance Of The Soul Pt. 1, Way It Goes/Dance Of The Soul Pt. 2

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Johnny Dyani, John Stevens

Recorded in Cambridge (UK) in July 1986.

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Fields, John Carter, 1988, Gramavision

Tracks : Ballad To Po'Ben, Bootyreba At The Big House, Juba's Run, Seasons, Fields, Children Of The Fields, On A Country Road

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Benny Powell, Marty Ehrlich, Theresa Jenoure, Don Preston, Andrew Cyrille

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Live Tracks, Freebop, 1988, Impetus Records

Tracks : Harmo'nica (For Thelonius Monk), Float Indigo (For Ornette Coleman/Paul Bley), Nuts (For Kenny Clarke)

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Ted Emmett, Annie Whitehead, Evan Parker, Pete King, Courtney Pine, Eddie Parker, Dave Marchant, Nigel Moyse, Nick Stephens, Ron Herman, John Stevens

Recorded live at the Bracknell Jazz Festival in July 1986.

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Shadows On A Wall, John Carter, 1989, Gramavision

Tracks : Sippi Strut, Spats, City Streets, And I Saw Them, 52nd Street Stomp, Hymn To Freedom

Musicians : John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Benny Powell, Marty Ehrlich, Don Preston, Bill Marshall, Terry Jenoure, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, Jackie Simley, Michael Starr, Rochelle Shorts

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In Time Was, Detail, 1990, Circulasione Totale

Tracks : In Time Was Part I, In Time Was Part II, In Time Was Part III

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Johnny Dyani, John Stevens

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West Coast Hot, John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet / Horace Tapscott Quintet, 1991, Novus

Tracks : Call To The Festival, The Second Set, Woman, Abstractions For Three Lovers, The Giant Is Awakened, For Fats, The Dark Tree, Niger's Theme

Musicians : Tracks 1-4: Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Tom Williamson, Buzz Freeman / Tracks 5-8: Horace Tapscott, Arthur Blythe, David Bryant, Walter Savage, Jr., Everett Brown, Jr.

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Death of a Sideman, David Murray Quartet, 1992, DIW

Tracks : Have You Seen Sideman?, Woodshedetude, Waiting for Thelonious, A Little Pain, Sidesteps, The Gates of Hell, Bosom of Abraham, Have You Seen Sideman?

Musicians : David Murray, Bobby Bradford, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ed Blackwell

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Lost Bohemia, Chris Fagan, 1992, Open Minds

Tracks : O Cristo Carioca, Blues Caricature, Blues With A Rub, My One And Only Love, Mob Rule, Subindo O Morro, If I Should Loose You, Stars Fell On Alabama

Musicians : Chris Fagan, Bobby Bradford, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille

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MX, David Murray and Friends, 1993, Red Baron

Tracks : MX, Icarus, El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, A Dream Deferred, Blues For X, Hicks Time, Harlemite

Musicians : David Murray, Bobby Bradford, Ravi Coltrane, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, Victor Lewis

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Dances & Orations, John Rapson, 1996, Music And Arts Programs Of America

Tracks : Fanfare And Spectacle, The Next Cycle From The Corridor, Hold The Fort, Shaking The Dreams From A Bedspread, Waltz Of The Affinities, Soule Lessons: a. Afflatus: Closing Ones Eyes To See / b. Asquint: Shooting To The Left / c. Abjuration: Never Own Anything, The Rumbolz Ramble And March, Mo Scatters The Morning, Libation: John Carter Amongst The Ancestors, Scamper, Bob And Weave, The Proffered Kiss, Better Than Truth, Bigger Than Life, Oblation: Albert Testifies, Hildegard Prays

Musicians : John Rapson, Bobby Bradford, Anthony Braxton, Bill Roper, Wayne Peet, Alex Cline

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Ikosa Mura, Frode Gjerstad Quartet, 1998, Cadence Jazz Records

Tracks : Ikosa Mura, Branu Vali, Ika Kulabo, Flana Nua, Kasi Vanla, Ouli Zlenak, Abua Dukot

Musicians : Frode Gjerstad, Bobby Bradford, Borah Bergman, Pheeroan akLaff

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Through The Woods, Frode Gjerstad Quartet, 1998, CIMP

Tracks : Through The Woods, Frodiodi, J7, LA-Stavanger, X-mas Card, Pip, The Smell Of Autumn

Musicians : Frode Gjerstad, Bobby Bradford, Wilber Morris, Newman Baker

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Lineage, Vinny Golia, 1998, Nine Winds 0214

Tracks : Hello To Mrs. Minifield, Winterset, Tenorphonicity, Legends, Logic, Folklore, Fact, Hsaibde, So Close To Where You Live, Pierriot For Al, Caught By Surprise

Musicians : Vinny Golia, Bobby Bradford, Ken Filiano, Alex Cline

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The End Of A Century, David Ornette Cherry, 1999, Elephant

Tracks : Distant Glances, The Memory Of Things, Rainy Heart, Escape To Jazziland, The End Of A Century, From Top To Bottom, Sing To My Heart, Moroccan Garage, Folayan, Return From Codonia

Musicians : David Ornette Cherry, Bobby Bradford, Phil Ranelin, Ralph Jones, Dwight Carroll, Jan Cherry, Roberto Miguel Miranda, Ollie Elder, Jr., Blair Sherill, John L. Price, Ray Yslas, Amber Hopson, Hassan Hakmoun, Howard Starks

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The Complete Science Fiction Sessions, Ornette Coleman, 2000, Columbia

Tracks : What Reason Could I Give?, Civilization Day, Street Woman, Science Fiction, Rock the Clock, All My Life, Law Years, The Jungle Is a Skyscraper, School Work, Country Town Blues, Street Woman, Civilization Day, Happy House, Elizabeth, Written Word, Broken Shadows, Rubber Gloves, Good Girl Blues, Is It Forever?

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Carmon Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarg, Don Cherry, Bobby Bradford, Dewey Redman, Cedar Walton, Jim Hall, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Asha Puthli, David Henderson, Webster Armstrong

Tracks originally released on Science Fiction (1972) and Broken Shadows (1982), plus two previously unreleased tracks.

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Water And Blood (The Billy Higgins Improvisations), John Rapson, 2001, Nine Winds 0252

Tracks : Moses On Call Waiting, Cobalt Purview, Fully Fenced, Rosewood And Palms, Sanguine Expectation, Now, Almost, Strut, Pork For Popcorn, Waking In A Strange Bed, Full Menu, Dodging The Torrent, Deft Purpose, Beyond A Ritual Distance, Up Jumped Snap, All Options Loaded, Baffled Question

Musicians : John Rapson, Bobby Bradford, Brent Sandy, Vinny Golia, Kim Richmond, Bob Paredes, Wayne Peet, Steve Grismore, Roberto Miranda, Billy Higgins, Jim Dreier

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Borders Of Disorderly Time, Jayne Cortez & The Firespitters, 2003, Bola Press

Tracks : Sunny Side Of The Page, Pocket Trumpet, Afro Spot, Beautiful Sea Of Waves, In The Morning, About Flyin' Home, A Miles Davis Trumpet, Dialogue On Violence, Mr. Louie, Know Your Reality, Somewhere A Woman Is Singing, What's Your Take

Musicians : Jayne Cortez, Bobby Bradford (track 2), Frank Lowe, Sam Furnance, T.K. Blue, Alex Harding, Bern Nix, James "Blood" Ulmer, Jan Cherry, Al MacDowell, Charnett Moffett, Ron Carter, Denardo Coleman

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Sfumato, Vinny Golia Quartet, 2005, Clean Feed

Tracks : That Was For Albert Phase 3, All Together Now, CBQ241, Monday At Eight, Just Black & White, That Was For Albert Phase 5, NBT, Transition Of Power, Repitition, Small Group Caught In The Reel World

Musicians : Vinny Golia, Bobby Bradford, Ken Filiano, Alex Cline

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New Monastery: A View Into the Music of Andrew Hill, Nels Cline, 2006, Cryptogramophone

Tracks : McNeil Island / Pumpkin, Not Sa No Sa, No Doubt / 11/8 / Dance With Death, Yokada Yokada / The Rumproller, Dedication, Reconciliation / New Monastery, Compulsion

Musicians : Nels Cline, Bobby Bradford, Ben Goldberg, Andrea Parkins, Devin Hoff, Scott Amendola, Alex Cline

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Open Port, Circulasione Totale Orchestra, 2008, Circulasione Totale

Tracks : Yellow Bass And Silver Cornet

Musicians : Bobby Bradford Frode Gjerstad, Sabir Mateen, Børre Mølstad, Kevin Norton, Lasse Marhaug, Anders Hana, Ingebrigt H. Flaten, Nick Stephens, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Morten J. Olsen

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Bandwidth, Circulasione Totale Orchestra, 2009, Rune Grammofon

Tracks : Yellow Bass & Silver Cornet II: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/Part 4, Yellow Bass & Silver Cornet III: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/Part 4, Dancing In St. Johan IV: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/Part 4

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Sabir Mateen, Børre Mølstad, Kevin Norton, Lasse Marhaug, Anders Hana, Morten J. Olsen, Per Zanussi, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Nick Stephens, Hamid Drake, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love

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PhilaOslo, Circulasione Totale Orchestra, 2011, Circulasione Totale

Tracks : Phila, Oslo

Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Sabir Mateen, Børre Mølstad, Kevin Norton, Lasse Marhaug, Anders Hana, Per Zanussi, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Nick Stephens, Morten J. Olsen, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love

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Take Your Time, Vinny Golia Quartet, 2011, Relative Pitch Records

Tracks : That Was For Albert 10, Otolith, On The Steel, That Was For Albert 11, Welcome Home, Parambulist, A Guy We All Used To Know, Even Before This Time

Musicians : Vinny Golia, Bobby Bradford, Ken Filiano, Alex Cline

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Be My Monster Love, David Murray Infinity Quartet, 2013, Motéma

Tracks : French Kiss for Valerie, Be My Monster Love, Stressology, Army of the Faithful (Joyful Noise), Sorrow Song, About the Children, The Graduate, Hope Is a Thing with Feathers

Musicians : David Murray, Marc Cary, Jaribu Shahid, Nasheet Waits, Bobby Bradford (track 7), Macy Gray, Gregory Porter

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Wood Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012, William Parker, 2013, AUM Fidelity

Tracks : Tears for the Children of Rwanda, Petit Oiseau, Groove #7, Hopi Spirits, Wood Flute Song, Alphaville / Daughter's Joy / The Golden Bell, Malachi's Mode, Groove #7 , Hawaii, Broken Roofs / Green Paper, Hamid's Groove / Daughter's Joy, Malachi's Mode, Corn Meal Dance, Corn Meal Dance, O'Neal's Porch, Red Desert, Ojibway Song, Sunrise in the Tone World, The Square Sun, Etchings, Ascent of the Big Spirit, Moon", O'Neal's Porch, Daughter's Joy, Gilmore's Hat, Deep Flower / Ascent of the Big Spirit, Wood Flute Song, Chicago", Psalm for Billy Bang, All I Want, Earth in Pain, Deep Flower, Wood Flute Song, 3+3 = Jackie McLean", My Name is Peace", Late Man of This, Boom Boom Bang Bang, Sweet Breeze, Aquixo Waiting at Dark Corridor, Falling Promise, Slipping Into the Light, Shadows Arms Waving, Theme for Rondo Hattan, Prayer-Improv, Great Spirit

Musicians : Bobby Bradford plays on 5 tracks on CD 5 which were recorded live in New York in June 2009. The musicians on these tracks are: William Parker, Lewis Barnes, Bobby Bradford, Rob Brown, James Spaulding, Billy Bang, Hamid Drake

An 8 CD collection of live recordings made between 2006 and 2012.

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Last updated September 2015