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Dave Burrell discography

This is a discography of Dave Burrell albums and albums by other musicians that feature Dave Burrell.

Various artist compilations which include previously unreleased tracks with Dave Burrell are listed other various artist compilations are not included.


Dave Burrell: leader or co-leader discography

High, Dave Burrell, 1968, Douglas SD 798

Tracks : West Side Story, East Side Colors, Margy Pargy

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Norris Jones, Bobby Kapp, Sunny Murray, Pharoah Sanders

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High Two, Dave Burrell, 1969?, Freedom / Trio

Tracks : West Side Story, East Side Colors, Margy Pargy

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Sirone, Bobby Kapp, Pharoah Sanders

This release is often confused with the 1976 Arista Freedom release High Won High Two, which presumably includes the same music. (I may be adding to the confusion by providing incorrect information here!)

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Echo, Dave Burrell, 1970, Actuel 529.320

Tracks : Echo, Peace

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Clifford Thornton, Grachan Moncur III, Arthur Jones, Archie Shepp, Alan Silva, Sunny Murray

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La Vie de Bohème, Dave Burrell, 1970, Actuel 529.330

Tracks : First Act, Second Act (1st Part), Second Act (2nd Part), Third Act, Fourth Act

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Ric Colbeck, Grachan Moncur III, Kenneth Terroade, Beb Guérin, Claude Delcloo, Eleanor Burrell

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After Love, Dave Burrell, 1971, America Records

Tracks : After Love (Part 1: Question And Answers, Part 2: Random), My March

Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Dave Burrell, Alan Silva, Ron Miller, Michel Gladieux, Bertrand Gauthier, Don Moye

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Questions/Answers, Stanley Cowell / Dave Burrell, 1973, Trio

Tracks : Questions, Answers (Epilog)

Musicians : Stanley Cowell, Dave Burrell

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Only Me, Dave Burrell, 1974, Trio PAP 9025

Tracks : Margy Pargy, Lush Life, 8th Avenue Rendezvouz Blues

Musicians : Dave Burrell

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Dreams, Dave Burrell / Motoharu Yoshizawa, 1974, Trio PAP 9010

Tracks : Red-Black, Green / Day Dream

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Motoharu Yoshizawa

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From Ragtime To Notime, Beaver Harris / The 360 Degree Music Experience, 1975, 360 Records

Tracks : Drum Solo: A.M. Rag/Drum Solo, Transition: Can There Be Peace?/It's Hard But We Do, Transition: I Wish I Knew, Transition: Round Trip (Part 1)/Round Trip (Part 2)

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell, Doc Cheatham, Marshall Brown, Keith Marks, Herb Hall, Howard Johnson, Sunil Garg, Cecil McBee, Jimmy Garrison, Ron Carter, Titos Sompa, Coster Massamba, Auguste Malonga Quasquelourd, Leopoldo, Francis Haynes, Bill Willingham, Maxine Sullivan

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In: Sanity, The 360 Degree Music Experience, 1976, Black Saint 0006/7

Tracks : Tradewinds, In: Sanity Suite Part I: Skull Job, In: Sanity Suite Part II: TM's Top, In: Sanity Suite Part III: Complete Operation, Open, Full, Deep and Mellow, Sahara

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell, Keith Marks, Azar Lawrence, Hamiet Bluiett, Cecil McBee, Sunil Garg, Titos Sompa, Francis Haynes, Roger Sardinha, Coleridge Barbour, Alston Jack, Michael Sorzano, Lawrence McCarthy

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Black Spring: Solo, Dave Burrell, 1977, Marge

Tracks : Black Robert, Teardrops For Jimmy, Lovedance, Black Spring, Willow Weep For Me, Booking In My Dreams

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Hart Leroy Bibs (track 4)

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Teardrops for Jimmy, Dave Burrell, 1978, Denon

Tracks : Love Dance, Cat Food Blues, Teardrops for Jimmy, Hypnosis, Sophisticated Lady

Musicians : Dave Burrell

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Round Midnight, Dave Burrell, 1979, Denon

Tracks : Straight, No Chaser, 'Round Midnight, Blue Monk, Black Robert, No Games, New York

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Takashi Mizuhashi

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Lush Life, Dave Burrell, 1979, Denon

Tracks : In a Sentimental Mood, Lush Life, Come Sunday, A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, Mexico City, Tradewinds, Crucificade, Budapest Conclusion

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Takashi Mizuhashi

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Windward Passages, Dave Burrell, 1980, Hat Hut

Tracks : Overture: Windward Passages, Punaluu Peter, Stepping Out (Or, Monday Night Death Rehearsal), On A Saturday Night, Sarah's Lament, Menehune Messages / Heritage Carnival, Teardrops For Jimmy, I Want To See You Everyday Of Your Life, Black Robert, My Dog Has Fleas / Polynesian Dream / Popolo Paniolo / Embraceable You, AM Rag

Musicians : Dave Burrell

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Daybreak, Dave Burrell with David Murray, 1989, Gazell

Tracks : Daybreak, Sketch #1, Blue Hour, Qasbah Rendezvous

Musicians : Dave Burrell, David Murray

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In Concert, Dave Burrell & David Murray, 1991, Les Disques Victo

Tracks : Punaluu Peter, Hope Scope, Ballad For The Black Man, Intuitively, Teardrops For Jimmy

Musicians : Dave Burrell, David Murray

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The Jelly Roll Joys, Dave Burrell, 1992, Gazell

Tracks : The Pearls, New Orleans Blues, Billy's Bounce, Spanish Swat, Giant Steps, Freakish, A.M. Rag, Popolo Paniolo, The Crave, Moment's Notice Musicians : Dave Burrell

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Brother To Brother, Dave Burrell & David Murray, 1993, Gazell

Tracks : The Box, Icarus, Dancing With Monika, New Orleans Blues, Brother to Brother, What It Means to a Woman Musicians : Dave Burrell, David Murray

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Windward Passages, David Murray and Dave Burrell, 1997, Black Saint 12 0165-2

Tracks : Sorrow Song (For W. E. B. Dubois) It Hurts So Much To See, Naima (Take 2), Cela Me Va, The Crave, Zanzibar Blue, Conversation With Our Mothers, Naima (Take 1)

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Monika Larsson

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Esquisses For A Walk, Burrell / Huck, 1997, Nocturne

Tracks : Punaluu Peter, Spanish Swat, Think What It Means To Be A Woman, Tradewinds, Honeysuckle Rose, Valley Talk, Cela Me Va, Lush Life, You've Changed Musicians : Dave Burrell, Daniel Huck, Ricky Ford, Carl Schlosser, Bruno Rousselet, Didier Levallet, Chris Henderson, Paco Sery, Laurence Allison

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Changes & Chances, Odean Pope & Dave Burrell, 1999, CIMP

Tracks : Three Four vs. Four Four, Full Moon in the Village, Opal, Nea Politan Minor Pt. 2, Changes, Early On (Dedicated to Wanja), Me and You, Tempo, Chances

Musicians : Odean Pope, Dave Burrell

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Live At Caramoor, Dave Burrell, 1999?, Sonoris

Tracks : The Box, Punaluu Peter, A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing, Early On, Moments Notice, Margy Pargy, Sweet Georgia Brown

Musicians : Dave Burrell

Recorded live at Caramoor Jazz Festival, Caramoor, NY in August 1996.

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Recital, Dave Burrell with Tyrone Brown, 2004, CIMP

Tracks : Never Let Me Go, Struttin' With Some Barbeque, Samba Rondo (Imagine The Dancers), You Go To My Head, Dear Mr. Roach, Shortnin' Bread, With A Little Time, Caravan, Blue Moon, The Crave, Lost Waltz, Giant Steps Musicians : Dave Burrell, Tyrone Brown

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Visionfest: Vision Live, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks and performers: Truth is Marching In (Muntu), Existence (Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown), Bangart 100 (Billy Bang Trio), Crepuscule IV in Powderhorn Park (Douglas Ewart Quintet), Speech of Form (Matthew Shipp String Trio), 45 hours (Karen Borca Quartet), Synchronicity (Ellen Christi Quartet), Spirits Came In (Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet), Improvisation (Peter Kowald)

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Expansion, Dave Burrell Full-Blown Trio, 2004, High Two

Tracks : Expansion, Double Heartbeat, Cryin' Out Loud, They Say It's Wonderful, About Face, In the Balance, Coup d'État Musicians : Dave Burrell, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille

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Margy Pargy, Dave Burrell, 2005, Splasc(h)

Tracks : I Only Have Eyes for You, Expansion, DB Blues, Prelude to Crucifado, Crucifado, Margy Pargy, Lush Life, My Foolish Heart, So in Love Musicians : Dave Burrell

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Momentum, Dave Burrell, 2006, High Two

Tracks : Downfall, Broken Promise, Fade to Black, 4:30 to Atlanta, Cool Reception, Momentum, Coup d'Etat Musicians : Dave Burrell, Michael Formanek, Guillermo Brown

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Consequences, Dave Burrell, 2006, Amulet

Tracks : Monsoon, New Species, Moonbows, Suspension, Kuliana Musicians : Dave Burrell, Billy Martin

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Dave Burrell Plays His Songs Featuring Leena Conquest, Dave Burrell, 2009, Rai Trade

Tracks : Teardrops For Jimmy, Intuitively, So Spiritual, The Box, Fade To Black, Downfall, Cela Me Va, With a Little Time, Crucificado Musicians : Dave Burrell, Leena Conquest

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Darlingtonia, Silke Eberhard & Dave Burrell, 2012, Jazzwerkstatt

Tracks : Lytta Vesicatoria, Meloidae, Liloceris Lil II, Rhynocoris Iracundus, Harmonia Axyridis, Stephanitis Takeyai, Ensifera Musicians : Silke Eberhard, Dave Burrell

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Conception, Dave Burrell, 2013, Somerealmusic

Tracks : Paradox of Freedom, Code Name Cheap Shot, Silver Sword, Mutiny, Fancy Trade Nightmare, Battle of Vicksburg, Expansion, Meditation On The Loss of a Mother Musicians : Dave Burrell, Joe Chonto, David Tamura

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The Crave (Play The Music Of Jelly Roll Morton And Dave Burrell), Dave Burrell And Bob Stewart, 2016, NoBusiness NBLP 100

Tracks : The Crave, Popolo Paniolo, I Am His Brother, Pua Mae 'Ole, New Orleans Blues, Spanish Swat

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Bob Stewart

Recorded live at the Kölner Stadtgarten on Cologne on June 13, 1994.

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Live At The Black Musicians' Conference, 1981, Marion Brown / Dave Burrell, 2018, NoBusiness NBCD 109

Tracks : Gossip / Fortunado, La Placita, My Little Brown Book, Punaluu Peter, Pua Mae 'Ole, Crucifacado, Lush Life

Musicians : Marion Brown, Dave Burrell

Recorded live at the Black Musicians' Conference at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts on April 10, 1981

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Dave Burrell: leader or co-leader compilations

High Won - High Two, Dave Burrell, 1976, Arista Freedom

Tracks : West Side Story Medley, Oozi Oozi, Bittersweet Reminiscence, Bobby And Si, Dave Blue, Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag), East Side Colors, Theme Stream Medley: Dave Blue/Bittersweet Reminiscence/Bobby And Si/Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag)/Oozi Oozi/Inside Ouch

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Sirone, Bobby Kapp, Sunny Murray, Pharoah Sanders

Material recorded in 1968 and previously released (I assume) on High in 1968 and High Two in 1969. Subsequently released on CD by Black Lion

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Plays Ellington and Monk, Dave Burrell, 1990?, Denon

Tracks : West Side Story Medley, Oozi Oozi, Bittersweet Reminiscence, Bobby And Si, Dave Blue, Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag), East Side Colors, Theme Stream Medley: Dave Blue/Bittersweet Reminiscence/Bobby And Si/Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag)/Oozi Oozi/Inside Ouch

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Takashi Mizuhashi

Music that was originally released on three Denon LPs; Teardrops For Jimmy, Round Midnight and Lush Life.

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Dave Burrell: sideman

College Tour, Patty Waters, 1966, ESP Disk

Tracks : Song Of Clifford, Hush Little Baby With Ba Ha Bad (Which Means "Kingdom Of God" In Persian), Wild Is The Wind, Prayer, It Never Entered My Mind, Song Of Life With Hush Little Baby, Song Of The One (I Love) Or Love, My Love

Musicians : Patty Waters, Giuseppi Logan, Dave Burrell, Burton Greene, Ran Blake, Perry Lind, Steve Tintweiss, Scobe Stroman, Shelly Rusten

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Juba Lee, Marion Brown Septet, 1967, Fontana

Tracks : 512E12, The Visitor, Juba-Lee, Iditus

Musicians : Marion Brown, Alan Shorter, Grachan Moncur III, Bennie Maupin, Dave Burrell, Reggie Johnson, Beaver Harris

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Tauhid, Pharoah Sanders, 1967, Impulse! 9138

Tracks : Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, Japan, Medley:Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Dave Burrell, Sonny Sharrock, Henry Grimes, Roger Blank, Nat Bettis

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Three for Shepp, Marion Brown, 1967, Impulse! 9139

Tracks : New Blue, Fortunato, The Shadow Knows, Spooks, West India Delicado

Musicians : Marion Brown, Grachan Moncur III, Dave Burrell, Stanley Cowell, Norris Sirone Jones, Beaver Harris Bobby Capp

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At Judson Hall, Noah Howard, 1968, ESP-Disk

Tracks : This Place Called Earth, Homage To Coltrane

Musicians : Noah Howard, Ric Colbeck, Dave Burrell, Norris Jones, Cathrine Norris, Robert Kapp

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Hommage to Africa, Sunny Murray, 1969, Actuel 529.303

Tracks : Suns Of Africa - Part 1, Suns Of Africa - Part 1, R.I.P., Unity

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Clifford Thornton, Lester Bowie, Grachan Moncur III, Roscoe Mitchell, Archie Shepp, Kenneth Terroade, Dave Burrell, Malachi Favors, Alan Silva, Arthur Jones, Earl Freeman, Jeanne Lee

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Yasmina, A Black Woman, Archie Shepp, 1969, Actuel 529.304

Tracks : Yasmina, Sonny's Back, Body And Soul

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton, Lester Bowie, Hank Mobley, Arthur Jones, Roscoe Mitchell, Dave Burrell, Laurence Devereaux, Earl Freeman, Malachi Favors, Sunny Murray, Philly Joe Jones, Art Taylor

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Skillfullness, Alan Silva, 1969, ESP-Disk

Tracks : Skillfullness, Solestrial

Musicians : Alan Silva, Becky Friend, Dave Burrell, Mike Ephron, Karl Berger, Lawrence Cooke

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Luna Surface, Alan Silva and his Celestial Communication Orchestra, 1969, Actuel 529.312

Tracks : From The Luna Surface Part 1, From The Luna Surface Part 2

Musicians : Alan Silva, Bernard Vitet, Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Kenneth Terroade, Dave Burrell, Leroy Jenkins, Beb Guerin, Malachi Favors, Claude Delcloo

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Blasé, Archie Shepp, 1969, Actuel 529.318

Tracks : My Anger, Blasé, There Is A Balm In Gilead, Sophisticated Lady, Touareg

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie, Dave Burrell, Malachi Favors, Philly Joe Jones, Chicago Beau, Julio Finn, Jeanne Lee

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Black Woman, Sonny Sharrock, 1969, Vortex 2014

Tracks : Black Woman, Peanut, Bialero, Blind Willy, Portrait Of Linda In Three Colors, All Black

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Teddy Daniel, Dave Burrell, Norris Jones, Richard Pierce, Milford Graves, Linda Sharrock

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Black Gipsy, Archie Shepp / Chicago Beau, 1970, America

Tracks : Black Gipsy, Epitaph Of A Small Winner: Rio De Janeiro/Casablanca/Chicago

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Chicago Beau, Clifford Thornton, Noah Howard, Julio Finn, Leroy Jenkins, Dave Burrell, Earl Freeman, Sunny Murray

Recorded in Paris and originally released in France on America Records. Subsequently released on Prestige in 1972 (Prestige 10034).

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Pitchin Can, Archie Shepp, 1970, America

Tracks : Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 1, Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 2, Pitchin Can

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton, Lester Bowie, Alan Shorter, Bobby Few, Bob Reid, Muhammad Ali, Djibrill, Ostaine Blue Warner, Noah Howard, Julio Finn, Leroy Jenkins, Dave Burrell, Earl Freeman, Sunny Murray, Chicago Beau

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New Africa, Grachan Moncur III, 1970, Actuel 529.321

Tracks : New Africa, Space Spy, Exploration, When

Musicians : Grachan Moncur III, Roscoe Mitchell, Archie Shepp, Dave Burrell, Alan Silva, Andrew Cyrille

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For Losers, Archie Shepp, 1970, Impulse! 9188

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Ketchaoua, Clifford Thornton, 1970, Actuel 529.323

Tracks : Ketchaoua, Pan African Festival, Brotherhood, Speak With Your Echo (And Call This Dialogue)

Musicians : Clifford Thornton, Grachan Moncur III, Arthur Jones, Archie Shepp, Dave Burrell, Beb Guerin, Earl Freeman, Sunny Murray, Claude Delcloo

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Gittin' to Know Y'All, Various Artists, 1970, MPS

Tracks : Gittin' to Know Y'All (Part I), Gittin' to Know Y'All (Part II), Ved Soerevatn, For My Two J.B.'s, May Hunting Song

Musicians : Tracks 1 & 2: Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra: Lester Bowie, Hugh Steinmetz, Kenny Wheeler, Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Alan Skidmore, Heinz Sauer, Gerd Dudek, Bernt Rosengren, John Surman, Willem Breuker, Terje Rypdal, Dave Burrell, Leo Cuypers, Barre Phillips, Palle Danielsson, Steve McCall, Tony Oxley, Claude Delcloo / Track 3: Terje Rypdal Group: Terje Rypdal, Claude Delcloo, Joseph Jarman, Bernt Rosengren, Karin Krog, Barre Phillips, Palle Danielsson, Steve McCall / Track 4: Karin Krog / Track 5: Willem Breuker, John Surman

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Alan Silva and the Celestial Communications Orchestra, 1971, Actuel 529.342-4

Tracks : Seasons Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6

Musicians : Alan Silva, Alan Shorter, Lester Bowie, Bernard Vitet, Ronnie Beer, Michel Portal, Robin Kenyatta, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Lacy, Dave Burrell, Joachim Kühn, Dieter Gewissler, Jouk Minor, Kent Carter, Irene Aebi, Don Moye, Jerome Cooper, Oliver Johnson

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Sunshine, Sunny Murray, 1971, Actuel 529.348

Tracks : Flower Trane, Real, Red Cross

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Lester Bowie, Archie Shepp, Kenneth Terroade, Dave Burrell, Alan Silva, Malachi Favors

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Live at the Pan-African Festival, Archie Shepp, 1971, Actuel 529.351

Tracks : Brotherhood At Ketchaoua, We Have Come Back (Part 1), We Have Come Back (Part 2)

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton, Grachan Moncur III, Dave Burrell, Alan Silva, Sunny Murray, Don Lee, Ted Joans

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Things Have Got to Change, Archie Shepp, 1971, Impulse! 9212

Tracks : Money Blues, Parts 1 - 3, Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior, Things Have Got to Change, Parts 1 and 2

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Roy Burrows, Ted Daniel, Charles Greenlee, Grachan Moncur III, James Spaulding, Howard Johnson, Dave Burrell, Billy Butler, David Spinozza, Roland Wilson, Beaver Harris, Ollie Anderson, Hetty "Bunchy" Fox, Calo Scott, Juma Sultan

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Attica Blues, Archie Shepp, 1972, Impulse! 9222

Tracks : Attica Blues, Steam (Part 1), Invocation To Mr. Parker, Steam (Part 2), Blues For Brother George Jackson, Ballad For A Child, Good-Bye Sweet Pops, Quiet Dawn

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton, Roy Burrows, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, Cal Massey, Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, Hakim Jami, Clarence White, Marion Brown, Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, James Ware, John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar, Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, Dave Burrell, Walter Davis, Jr., Cornell Dupree, Jimmy Garrison, Gerald Jemmott, Roland Wilson, Beaver Harris, Billy Higgins, Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sultan plus vocals and narration

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The Cry of My People, Archie Shepp, 1972, Impulse! 9231

Tracks : Rest Enough (Song to Mother), A Prayer, All God's Children Got a Home in the Universe, The Lady, The Cry of My People, African Drum Suite, Part 1, African Drum Suite, Part 2, Come Sunday

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles McGhee, Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Harold Mabern, Dave Burrell, Cornell Dupree, Ron Carter, Jimmy Garrison, Bernard Purdie, Beaver Harris, Nene DeFense, Terry Quaye, Guilherme Franco, Peggie Blue, Joe Lee Wilson plus strings on some tracks

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Live At The Festival, Various Artists, 1973, Enja

Tracks : Nardis, Round About Midnight, Sonny's Back, The Creators

Musicians : Nardis: Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Tony Oxley / Round About Midnight: Karin Krog, Arild Andersen / Sonny's Back: Archie Shepp, Dave Burrell: Don Garrett, Muhammad Ali, Suzanne Fasteau / The Creators: Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Hal Galper, Reggie Johnson, Joe Chambers

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Kwanza, Archie Shepp, 1974, Impulse! 9262

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There's a Trumpet in My Soul, Archie Shepp, 1975, Arista Freedom

Tracks : Suite: There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Part 1): a. There's a Trumpet in My Soul b. Samba da Rua c. Zaid Part One, Down in Brazil, Suite: There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Part 2): a. Zaid Part Two b. It Is the Year of the Rabbit c. Zaid Part Three

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Roy Burrowes, Alden Griggs, Charles Greenlee, Ray Draper, Dave Burrell, Walter Davis Jr., Brandon Ross, Jimmy Garrison, Vishnu Bill Wood, Beaver Harris, Abdul Zahir Batin, Nene DeFense, Bill Hasson, Semenya McCord, Bill Willingham

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A Sea of Faces, Archie Shepp, 1975, Black Saint 0002

Tracks : Hipnosis, Song for Mozambique/Poem: A Sea of Faces, I Know About the Life, Lookin' for Someone to Love

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris, Rafi Taha, Bunny Foy

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Montreux One, Archie Shepp, 1976, Arista Freedom

Tracks : Lush Life, U-Jamaa, Crucificado, Miss Toni

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris

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Montreux Two, Archie Shepp, 1976, Arista Freedom

Tracks : Steam, Along Came Betty, Blues For Donald Duck

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris

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Jazz a Confronto 26, Stafford James, 1976, Horo HLL 101-26

Tracks : Costa Bruciata, Neptune's Child, City Of Dreams, I Ain't Named It Yet

Musicians : Stafford James, Enrico Rava, Dave Burrell, Beaver Harris

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Jazz a Confronto 27, Archie Shepp, 1976, Horo HLL 101-27

Tracks : Lybia, My Heart Cries Out To Africa

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, David Williams, Beaver Harris

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À Massy: U-Jaama, Archie Shepp, 1976, Uniteledis

Tracks : Blues For Don'l Duck, Blues For Don'l Duck (Suite Et Fin), U-Jaama (Unité), Hipnosis, African Drum Suite, 52nd Street Theme

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris

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Inside_Job, Roswell Rudd, 1976, Arista Freedom

Tracks : Sacred Song, Mysterioso, Inside Job

Musicians : Roswell Rudd, Enrico Rava, Dave Burrell, Stafford James, Harold White

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Shadows, Grachan Moncur III, 1977, Denon

Tracks : Down Broadway, Autumn In New York, Teardrops For Jimmy, Misty

Musicians : Grachan Moncur III, Marion Brown, Dave Burrell, Roland Prince, Reggie Workman, Joe Chambers, Andy Bey

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Charred Earth, The Untouchable Factor/Sunny Murray, 1977, Kharma PK 1

Tracks : Charred Earth, Seven Steps To Heaven, Tree Tops, Happiness Tears, Peace

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Byard Lancaster, Dave Burrell, Bob Reid

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Body And Soul, Archie Shepp, 1978, Horo HZ 10

Tracks : Body And Soul, Tropical, Dogon

Musicians : Archie Shepp, Cicci Santucci, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Irio De Paula, David Williams, Alessio Urso, Afonso Vieira, Beaver Harris

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79118 Live, Marion Brown, 1983, DIW

Tracks : November Cotton Flower, Sunshine Road, Angel Eyes / Hurry Sundown, La Placita, Africa (CD only)

Musicians : Marion Brown, Dave Burrell, Gon Mizuhashi, Warren Smith

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Lovers, David Murray, 1988, DIW

Tracks : Teardrops for Jimmy (Dedicated to Jimmy Garrison), Lovers, In a Sentimental Mood, Ming, Water Colors, Nalungo (For Nalungo Mwanga)

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ralph Peterson, Jr.

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Deep River, David Murray, 1989, DIW

Tracks : Jazz (Is Back), Home, M'Bizo, Theme 2A, Dakar Dance, Mr. P.C., Deep River

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ralph Peterson, Jr.

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Speak Easy, Khan Jamal, 1989, Gazell

Tracks : Speak Easy, Jennifer's Poem Rain Colors, Blues For An Endangered Species, Family Of The Spirits, Easy Living, Free Nelson

Musicians : Khan Jamal, Dave Burrell, William Parker, Sunny Murray

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Lover Man, Archie Shepp, 1989, Timeless SJP 287

Tracks : Stars Are In Your Eyes, Lover Man, Brand New World/Breaking A New Day, Yesterday's, My Funny Valentine, Lush Life, Squeeze Me, Margy Pargy, Tribute To Bessy Smith

Musicians : Archie Shepp Annette Lowman, Dave Burrell, Herman Wright, Stephen McCraven

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Lucky Four, David Murray, 1989, TUTU CD 888 108

Tracks : Valley Talk, Chazz (For Charles Mingus), As I Woke, Strollin' (For Jean Michel Basquiat), Abel's Blissed Out Blues, Sharing, As I Woke (CD only), Valley Talk (CD only)

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris, Victor Lewis

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Last Of The Hipmen, David Murray, 1990?, Delta

Tracks : With an 'E' Please So Spiritual, Punaluu Peter, Chazz, Hugh's Blues, Ballad For The Blackman, Pain

Musicians : David Murray, Hugh Ragin, Paul Zauner, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris, Bobby Battle

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Ballads, David Murray, 1990, DIW

Tracks : Valley Talk, Love in Resort, Ballad for the Black Man, Paradise Five, Lady in Black, Sarah's Lament

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ralph Peterson, Jr.

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Spiritual, David Murray, 1990, DIW

Tracks : Amazing Grace, Dave Blue, Blues for My Sisters (For Barbara and Michelle), Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen/Down by the Riverside, Sunlit on a Dark Afternoon, Crucifixion, Abel's Blissed Out Blues

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ralph Peterson, Jr.

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Hope Scope, David Murray Octet, 1991, Black Saint 12 0139-1/2

Tracks : Ben, Same Places New Faces, Hope Scope, Lester, Thabo

Musicians : David Murray, Rasul Siddik, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, James Spaulding, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris, Ralph Peterson, Jr.

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Remembrances, David Murray, 1991, DIW

Tracks : Lo-Chi-Lo, I Want to See You Everyday of Your Life, Dartman, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Popolo Paniolo, Dextor's Dues, Remembrances

Musicians : David Murray, Hugh Ragin, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris, Tani Tabbal

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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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Tenors, David Murray, 1993, DIW

Tracks : Equinox, Ghosts, Over Time, Perfection, Chelsea Bridge, St. Thomas

Musicians : David Murray, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ralph Peterson, Jr.

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Picasso, David Murray Octet, 1993, DIW

Tracks : Picasso Suite: Introduction / Catalonian Vonz / La Vie-The Jazz Life / Portrait Of Sax And Yac / Airtime For Hawkins / When Hawk Meets Pablo / Reprise: Catalonian Vonz, Menehune Messages, Chazz, Shakill's Warrior

Musicians : David Murray, Rasul Siddik, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, James Spaulding, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris, Tani Tabbal

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Epitome, Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, 1994, Soul Note

Tracks : Epitome, In and Out, Brisa, Trilogy, Coltrane Time, Lift Every Voice, Improvo, Gray Hair, Terrestrial, Zanzibar Blue

Musicians : Odean Pope, Glenn Guidone, Middy Middleton, Bootsie Barnes, Bob Howell, Julian Pressley, Sam Reed, Robert Landham, Joe Sudler, Dave Burrell, Eddie Green, Gerald Veasley, Tyrone Brown, Craig McIver

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Then And Now, Bob Stewart, 1996, Postcards POST1014

Tracks : Hambone, Big Kneed Gal, King Porter Stomp, You Don't Know What Love Is, Rambler, Fishin' Blues, Nette, Tunk, Law Years, Nubian Stomp

Musicians : Bob Stewart, Stanton Davis, Graham Haynes, James Zollar, Steve Turre, Fred Griffen, John Clark, Marshall Sealy, Carlos Ward, Dave Burrell (on one track), Jerome Harris, Taj Mahal, Aaron Scott, Buddy Williams

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Change Of The Century Orchestra, Sunny Murray / Khan Jamal / Romulus, 1999, J.A.S.

Tracks : Out For A Walk, Lovely Afternoon, Africa

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Khan Jamal, Romulus Franceschini, Ted Curson, Tyrone Hill, Grachan Moncur III, Middle Middleton, Odean Pope, Byard Lancaster, Fred Haun, Brian Brown, Dave Burrell, Monette Sudler, Tyrone Brown

Recorded in November 1987.

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Taoue, Abdoulaye N'Diaye, 2003, Justin Time

Tracks : Aduna, Taoué, Casa Leule, Xarrit Sama, Cobb's Cat, Wakhtane, Darn That Dream

Musicians : Abdoulaye N'Diaye, David Murray, Edouard Mohammed Manga, Cheikhou Kante, Dave Burrell, Jaribu Shahid, Hamid Drake, Seydina Djiba, Sady Faza N'Diaye, Tidiane Gaye

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Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70), Albert Ayler, 2004, Revenant

Notes : This is a nine CD box set collecting live recordings made between 1962 and 1970 and two interviews: Dave Burrell plays on one track, Venus/Upper and Lower Egypt, recorded in New York in 1968

Musicians : The musicians on that track are: Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Burrell, Sirone, Roger Blank

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Perles Noires, Vol. 1, Sunny Murray, 2005, Eremite Records

Tracks : Fox Hunting In Manhattan I, Fox Hunting In Manhattan II, Fox Hunting In Manhattan III, Three Is A Crowd, Top Dogs Boogie, Lonely Woman, Trail of Tears

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Sabir Mateen, Dave Burrell, Alan Silva, Louis Belogenis

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The Giuseppi Logan Quintet, The Giuseppi Logan Quintet, 2009, Tompkins Square

Tracks : Steppin', Around, Modes, Over The Rainbow, Bop Dues, Blue Moon, Freddie Freeloader, Love Me Tonight

Musicians : Giuseppi Logan, Matt Lavelle, Dave Burrell, Francois Grillot, Warren Smith

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I Plan To Stay A Believer: The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield, William Parker, 2010, AUM Fidelity

Tracks : I Plan to Stay a Believer, If There's a Hell Below, We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue, I'm So Proud / Ya He Yey Ya, This Is My Country, People Get Ready/The Inside Song, This Is My Country (New York), It's Alright, Move On Up, Freddie's Dead, New World Order

Musicians : William Parker, Lewis Barnes, Darryl Foster, Sabir Mateen, Dave Burrell, Lafayette Gilchrist, Hamid Drake, Guillermo E. Brown, Leena Conquest, Amiri Baraka

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For Losers / Kwanza, Archie Shepp, 2011

Combines albums from 1970 and 1974. Dave Burrell plays on both source albums.

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Essence of Ellington: Live in Milano, William Parker Orchestra, 2012, AUM Fidelity

Tracks : Introduction by William Parker, Portrait of Louisiana, Essence of Sophisticated Lady / Sophisticated Lady, Take the Coltrane, In a Sentimental Mood, Take the "A" Train / Ebony Interlude, Caravan, The Essence of Ellington

Musicians : William Parker, Roy Campbell, Jr., Matt Lavelle, Steve Swell, Willie Applewhite, Kidd Jordan, Ras Moshe, Rob Brown, Darius Jones, Sabir Mateen, Dave Sewelson, Dave Burrell, Hamid Drake, Ernie Odoom

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Purity, Roberto Pettinato, 2012, Sony/BMG

Tracks : Purity

Musicians : Roberto Pettinato, Dave Burrell, Henry Grimes, Tyshawn Sorey

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Same Egg, Roberto Pettinato, 2013, Sony/BMG

Tracks : Egg No 1, Egg No 2, Egg No 3, Egg No 4, Purity Ferocity

Musicians : Roberto Pettinato, Dave Burrell, Henry Grimes, Tyshawn Sorey

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Things Have Got To Change / The Cry Of My People, Archie Shepp, 2015, Impulse

Notes : A CD release that combines the 1971 album Things Have Got To Change album with the 1972 album The Cry Of My People album. Dave Burrell plays on The Cry Of My People album.

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Trandans, Duo Baars Henneman & Dave Burrell, 2017, Wig 25

Tracks : Trandans, Fyllevägen, Dis vid Hulan, Laggarebo, De knutiga aplarna, Regn segel, Rassel runt brunnen, Korsekebacken

Musicians : Ab Baars, Ig Henneman, Dave Burrell

Recorded live at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam on September 24, 2016.



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Brass And Ivory Tales, Ivo Perelman, 2021, Fundacja Sluchaj!

Tracks (each tale is split into a number of chapters): CD 1: Tale One With Dave Burrell / CD 2: Tale Two With Marylin Crispell / CD 3: Tale Three With Aruán Ortiz / CD 4: Tale Four With Aaron Parks / CD 5: Tale Five With Sylvie Courvoisier / CD 6: Tale Six With Agustí Fernandez / CD 7: Tale Seven With Craig Taborn / CD 8: Tale Eight With Angelica Sanchez / CD 9: Tale Nine With Vijay Iyer

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Dave Burrell, Marylin Crispell, Aruán Ortiz, Aaron Parks, Sylvie Courvoisier, Agustí Fernandez, Craig Taborn, Angelica Sanchez, Vijay Iyer

The Tale with Dave Burrell comprises 2 chapters and was recorded in January 2020.

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Last updated September 2014