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Marc Cary discography

This is a discography of Marc Cary albums and albums by other musicians that feature Marc Cary


Marc Cary: leader and co-leader discography

Cary On!, Marc Cary, 1995, Enja 9023

Tracks : The Vibe, He Who Hops Around, Melody In C, The Trial, We Learn As We Go (Dreamlike), So Gracefully, When I Think Of You, The Afterthought

Musicians : Marc Cary, Roy Hargrove, Ron Blake, Yarborough Charles Laws, Dwayne Burno, Dion Parson, Charlene Fitzpatrick

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Listen, Marc Cary, 1996, Arabesque AJ 0125

Tracks: Runnin Out Of Time (Epilogue), In Another Way (Part 1), Throw It Away, In Another Way (Part 2), Conditional Statement, Fallacy, Leaving Home, New Blues, Mr. Lucky, Down De Road, Spiritual, Runnin Out Of Time (Prologue)

Musicians : Marc Cary, Terell Stafford, Ron Blake, Yarbrough Charles Laws, Billy Johnson, Dion Parson

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The Antidote, Marc Cary, 1998, Arabesque AJ 0140

Tracks: The Seven Principles / Divine Paradox, Three Wise Men, When I Think Of You, Melancholia, Gnossienne, Chappaquitic Woman, Dedicated To You, Mae'trix, The Sage, The Divine Paradox

Musicians : Marc Cary, Ron Blake, John Ormond, Yarbrough Charles Laws, Daniel Moreno

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Indigenous Music, Indigenous People, 1998, Ibadan

Tracks : Indigenous Music, Indigenous People

Musicians : Marc Cary, Ron Blake, Yarbrough Charles Daws, Daniel Moreno

A 12" single.

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Captured Live In Brazil, Indigenous People, 1999, Jazzateria JZZ 20301-2

Tracks : Rain Dance, Into Wishing, Sun Dance, Introduction, Indigenous People, Indigenous People Pt.II, Indigenous Groove (Bonus Track)

Musicians : Marc Cary, Yarbrough Charles Daws, Tarus Mateen, Johan Rucker, Daniel Moreno

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Rhodes Ahead Vol. 1, Marc Cary, 1999, Jazzateria JZZ 20303-2

Tracks : Rhodes Ahead Intro, Saturn's Return, Transient Treasure Part I, Transient Treasure Part II, Inside Yourself (You'll Find Love), Turning 2000 (Interlude), Home Comin', Making Love, Making Music, Take Me Higher, The Call, Mean Mateen, Turning

Musicians : Marc Cary, Tarus Mateen, Yarbrough Charles Laws (track 9), Terreon Gully (tracks 3, 4 & 7), Dana Murray (track 8), Yarbrough Charles Laws (track 11), Tarus Mateen (track 5), Penny Williams (track 10), Shariff Simmons (track 8), Roy Hargrove (track 5)

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Trillium, Marc Cary, 2000, Jazzateria JZZ 20304-2

Tracks : Minor League, Trillium, Blues For Haseeb, New Prospective, My Love Is You, Peace Maker, Little Willie Leaps, Moment Of Love, King Tut Strut

Musicians : Marc Cary, Yarbrough Charles Daws, Tarus Mateen, Nasheet Waits

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Unite, Indigenous People, 2001, Jazzateria JZZ 20307-2

Tracks : Epilogue, CD Changer (Anthology), Take Me Higher, When I See You I See Me, Infra Red, Manifestation Of A Theme, Woo, The Indigenous Circle, Terra, Midnight Raga, A Poem Meant To Celebrate, Two Dimension, Dance To The IP Beat, In The Pocket Where You Know It's Safe, Prologue

Musicians : Marc Cary, Yarbrough Charles Daws, Tarus Mateen, Camille Gainer, Marvin Sewell, Shariff Simmons (track 11)

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N.G.G.R. Please, Indigenous People, 2003, Flavateria FLV 10298-2

Tracks : Activate Yor Life, You Got The Vibe, Movers & Shakers, People Come Together, We Came To Party, Love For Life Is Living, Slow Down, No More War, Let It Be, Got It, Get Down, Oh Allah, GOGO Anthem

Musicians include : Marc Cary, Terreon Gully, Tarus Mateen, Keith Ailer, Roy Hargrove

A digital release. The full version of the title is Native GoGo Rhythms Please.

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Abstrakt | Blak, Marc Cary & Shon 'Chance' Miller, 2006, Motéma Music MTM-0004

Tracks : Abstrakt | Blak, Blak Is Back, A Platform, Pocket Lint, This Is, Across 125th, Harlem @ Last, All I Ever Wanted, Out Of Time, Dream Deferred, The Res, Back In The Pocket Again

Musicians : Marc Cary, Shon 'Chance' Miller, Ron Sutton Jr., Tarus Mateen

Two versions released.

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Focus, Marc Cary, 2006, Motéma Music MTM-0005

Tracks : Appointment In Ghana, Walk With Me, So Gracefully, Voyage To The Inside, Elephants Eye, Ready Or Not, Taiwa, Self Preservation, A Long Walk Home, Gentle Wind

Musicians : Marc Cary, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta

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Live! 2008, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2009

Tracks : Dream Deferred, Sundiata, Taiwa, Minor March, Pathway, 17, Restructure, Windsurfer, Appointment, Dogon Warrior, Through the Fire

Musicians : Marc Cary, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta

A digital release of live recordings from 2008.

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Focus Trio Live 2009, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-33

Tracks : Round Midnight, Attachment, Twilight, Runnin' Out Of Time, Slow Blues for MLK, KC_Bismillah Khan, Minor March, My Love Is You, Just In Time, In Between Appointments, CD Changer

Musicians : Marc Cary, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta

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For The Love Of Abbey, Marc Cary, 2013, Motéma Music MTM-122

Tracks : Music Is The Magic, Down Here Below, Melancholia, For Moseka, Who Used To Dance, Should've Been, My Love Is You, Love Evolves, Throw It Away, Another World, When I'm Called Home, Conversation With A Baby, Transmutate, Down Here Below The Horizon

Musicians : Marc Cary

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Four Directions, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2013, Motéma Music MTM-130

Tracks : Todi Blues, Waltz Betty Waltz, He Who Hops Around, Open Baby, Tanktified, Boom, Ready Or Not, Spectrum, Indigenous, Outside My Window

Musicians : Marc Cary, Burniss Earl Travis II, Rashaan Carter, Sameer Gupta

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Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2, Marc Cary, 2015, Motéma Music MTM-168

Tracks : Prelude To The Hit, Beehive, 7th Avenue North, Essaouira Walks, Astral Flight 17, African Market, For Hermeto, Spices And Mystics, Below The Equator, You Can't Stop Us Now, The Alchemist's Notes

Musicians : Marc Cary, Igmar Thomas, Aurelian Budynek, Arun Ramamurthy, Burniss "Earl" Travis II, Tarus Mateen, Terreon "Tank" Gully, Jabari Exum, Daniel Moreno, Sameer Gupta, Sharif Simmons

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Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2: Remixes, Marc Cary, 2015

Tracks : Spices and Mystics (La Fine Equipe Remix), (Dav***K Remix), Procession (Mini Moogs bonus), Water Spirits (Mini Moogs bonus)

Musicians - some or all of: Marc Cary, Igmar Thomas, Aurelian Budynek, Arun Ramamurthy, Burniss "Earl" Travis II, Tarus Mateen, Terreon "Tank" Gully, Jabari Exum, Daniel Moreno, Sameer Gupta, Sharif Simmons

A didgital EP. Two tracks are remixes of tracks from the Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2 album. Two tracks are Mini Moog bonuses.

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After The Jam, Volume 1, The Harlem Sessions, 2018

Tracks : The Look Of Love, Straight Ahead, Two Hearts, Time Is Running Out, Eastside Boogie

Musicians : Marc Cary, Jackie Gage, Duane Eubanks, Ahmad Cary, Endea Owens, Dan Chimielinski, Diego Joachim Ramirez, Sunny Jain, GoGo Mickey Freeman

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Captured Live In Anacostia: Blak Noize, Indigenous People, 2018

Tracks : Socket Beat Intro, S.E Playhouse Suite, Knew Day, Anacoastia Break, Essouira Walks, Music Makes Me

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sweet Cherie, Chocolate Thaii, Rashaan Carter, Duane "Poo"Payne, Yarborough Charles Law, Craig Alston, Sameer Gupta

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In Another Way: Revisited, Marc Cary, 2018

Tracks: In Another Way

Musicians: some or all of: Marc Cary, Terell Stafford, Ron Blake, Yarbrough Charles Laws, Billy Johnson, Dion Parson

A digital release of an alternate take from the recording sessions of the the Listen album.

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Go Go Griots, Marc Cary, 2018

Tracks : Go Go Griots

Musicians : Marc Cary, Abdou Mboup

A digital single.

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In Prague: Solo Piano Live, Marc Cary, 2018

Tracks : I Thought About You, I Thought About You part 2, Should've Been, The Music Is The Magic, My Love Is You, King Tut's Strut, Single Petal of A Rose, Melancholia, Throw It Away, Dance Of The Infidels

Musicians : Marc Cary

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Isle Of Java, Marc Cary, 2019

Tracks : Isle Of Java

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sameer Gupta, Burniss Travis

A digital single.

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Feel, Marc Cary / Ron Grant, 2019

Tracks : Feel

Musicians : Marc Cary, Ron Grant

A digital single.

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Cosmic Indigenous, Marc Cary Focus Trio & Friends, 2019

Tracks : 12 Stories (For Moseka), The Procession, Running Out of Time, The Giver, When it Happens, Igrejinha (Little Church), Sound Portals, Star Child, Free the Spirit

Musicians : Marc Cary, Burniss Earl Travis II, Sameer Gupta , Igmar Thomas, Awa Sangho, Daniel Moreno, Rashaan Carter, Arun Ramamurthy, Sharrif Simmons, Ron Sutton, Tarus Mateen, Aurelien Budynek

A digital release of recordings from 2011.

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The Caravan: Before We Go, Marc Cary and Sameer Gupta, 2020

Tracks : BeforeWeGo, Ephimeral Pleasures, Caravan

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sameer Gupta, Guru Anindo (on Ephimeral Pleasures)

A didgital release.

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Cary On: The Prequel, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Stressed Out, The Throw It To The Wind Suite, Spiritual, Melancholia, A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing, Dreamlike, Ready Or Not, Awake But Sleeping

Musicians : Marc Cary, Ron Blake, Yarborough Charles Laws, Dwayne Burno, Dion Parson, Pura Fe

A digital release of the "original and previously unreleased master".

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The Antidote: Unreleased, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks: Antidote Rhythm, After The Aftermath, Chappaquidick Woman

Musicians : Marc Cary, Ron Blake, John Ormond, Yarbrough Charles Laws, Daniel Moreno

Unreleased takes from the recording sessions for the 1998 album The Antidote.

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Rise Up - Unite, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2020

Tracks : Before We Go, On The Move Again, Below The Equator, Cloaked, In Harmony, Indigenous Theme

Musicians : Marc Cary, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta, Howard Wiley

A didgital release of tracks recorded in Oakland in 2005.

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Blackanomics: The EP, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Stylez, The Emery Park Socket, Baltimore, Owed To Mayor Barry, Feel

Musicians include some of: Go-Go Mickey Freeman, Domo Youngman Lee, Kenny Kwick, Duane Payne, Russell Carter, MC Mello, Donnell Floyd, MC Naba Napalm, Ron Grant, Alison Crockett, Dennis Jeter, Matthew Whittaker, Nate Jones, Tarus Mateen, Rahsaan Carter, Flavio Silva, Teddy Crockett, Ahmad Cary

A digital EP release of tracks that will be on the forthcoming Blackanomics album.

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The MBA Isolation EP Vol 1, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : I Am (featuring Kwamie Liv), Lofted

Musicians : Marc Cary, Kwamie Liv, Craig "Butter" Glanville

A digital EP release of "a transglobal isolation collaboration".

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Live From New York City Vol 1, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Minor March, Interlude 1, Isle of Java, Introductions, Put It In The Pocket, Changes, Little Church, Running Out of Time, A Single Petal of a Rose, 12 Stories, Boom Bishop

Musicians : Marc Cary, Burniss Travis III, Igmar Thomas, Justin Brown, Radar Ellis, Mumu Fresh, Nataska Hummingbird

A digital release of music recorded live at The Blue Note in New York, NY, in 2012.

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Live From New York City Vol 2, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : He Who Hops Around, Introductions 2, Aim Song, Changes 2, Interlude 2, Throw It Away, Running Out Of Time (theme), Introductions 3, Just In Time, Abbey Lincoln medley, For Moseka

Musicians : Marc Cary, Burniss Travis III, Igmar Thomas, Justin Brown, Radar Ellis, Mumu Fresh, Nataska Hummingbird

A digital release of music recorded live at The Blue Note in New York, NY, in 2012.

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Blackanomics, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Owed To Mayor Barry, Blackhouse, The Emery Park Socket, Barry Farm, Sober Tones, Feel, Baltimore, U Street Lights, Dollar Black, It's Right There, Styles

Musicians include : Go-Go Mickey Freeman, Domo Youngman Lee, Kenny Kwick, Duane Payne, Russell Carter, MC Mello, Donnell Floyd, MC Naba Napalm, Ron Grant, Alison Crockett, Dennis Jeter, Matthew Whittaker, Nate Jones, Tarus Mateen, Rahsaan Carter, Flavio Silva, Teddy Crockett, Ahmad Cary

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Free The Land, Indigenous People, 2020

Tracks : Indigenous Land Suite, Odyssey

Musicians : Some or all of: Marc Cary, Yarbrough Charles Daws, Tarus Mateen, Johan Rucker, Daniel Moreno

A digital EP. Date of recording and musicians uncertain.

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Live 1995: 1, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Running Out Of Time, New Blues, Fallacy, I Should Care, Leaving Home, Down De Road

Musicians : Marc Cary, Terrell Stafford, Ron Blake, Y. C. Laws, Billy Johnson, Dion Parsons, Daniel Moreno

A digital release of music recorded live at Sweet Basils in New York City in 1995.

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Live 1995: 2, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Throw It Away, Suite Basil, Mr Lucky, Fallacy, Leaving Home

Musicians : Marc Cary, Terrell Stafford, Ron Blake, Y. C. Laws, Billy Johnson, Dion Parsons, Daniel Moreno

A digital release of music recorded live at Sweet Basils in New York City in 1995.

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Live 1995: 3, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Running Out Of Time, You Don't Know What Love Is, Desert Song, Ready Or Not

Musicians : Marc Cary, Terrell Stafford, Ron Blake, Y. C. Laws, Billy Johnson, Dion Parsons, Daniel Moreno

A digital release of music recorded live at Sweet Basils in New York City in 1995.

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Twilight: Rhythms and Chants, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Down With It, Edgecombe Ave, You Got It Right, Trance No. 1, Sutton Place, Trance No 2, War Of The Minds, Uh Oh, Numbers Runner, Time

Musicians : Marc Cary and others

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Mr Tambourine Man, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2020

Tracks : Mr Tambourine Man (Live), Mr Tambourine Man (Alt, Live)

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sameer Gupta, Rashaan Carter

A digital EP release of two live recordings of the Bob Dylan song.

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Little Wheel Spin And Spin, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2020

Tracks : Little Wheel Spin And Spin

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sameer Gupta, Rashaan Carter

A digital single release of a piece recorded live in Europe in 2015.

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On The Road Part 1, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Space Is Where We Are, Trans Europe Exploration, Beehive, Jackie's Clean

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sameer Gupta, Rashaan Carter

A digital release of music recorded live in Europe.

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One Great Night, Part 1, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : The Sound of the Room Saturday Night NYC, Just In Time, Introductions, Gentle Wind, Outro, He Who Hops Around, When I Think Of You

Musicians : Marc Cary, Dion Parson, Billy Johnson, Roy Hargrove, Peven Everett, Ron Blake, Abraham Burton, Charlene Fitzpatrick / Special guest: Abbey Lincoln

A digital release ofmusic recorded live at Sweet Basils in 1995.

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One Great Night, Part 2, Marc Cary, 2020

Tracks : Throw It Away, So Gracefully, So Gracefully Part 2, Intro to Mr Lucky, Mr Lucky, My Love Is You, Melody For C

Musicians : Marc Cary, Dion Parson, Billy Johnson, Roy Hargrove, Peven Everett, Ron Blake, Abraham Burton, Charlene Fitzpatrick / Special guest: Abbey Lincoln

A digital release ofmusic recorded live at Sweet Basils in 1995.

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Well Travelled, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2021

Tracks : Chundracones, Appointment in Ghana, 12 Stories, Single Petal of a Rose, Minor March, My Love Is You, Proceedings, Trance, Bhoup, Audience Outro, Just in Time

Musicians : Marc Cary, Sameer Gupta, Rashaan Carter

A digital release of music recorded on a European tour in 2013.

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Pockets, Melodies and Sockets, Marc Cary, 2021

Tracks : Welcome to Go Go, Stuck On You, Time To Play, It's a New Day feat. Chocolate Thaii, Move On, Harlem Shuffle, Get Set Crew, Punch Line, Codes, Time, The Harlem Reserve

Musicians : Marc Cary and others

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Listen: Live at Sweet Basils, Marc Cary, 2021

Tracks : Ready or Not, The Music Is The Magic, So Gracefully, Band introduction and greeting, Suite Basils Sweet pt. 1, Suite Basils Sweet pt. 2, Suite Basils Sweet pt. 3, Melancholia, Leaving Home, Gentle Wind

Musicians : Marc Cary, Terrell Stafford, Yarborough Charles Laws, Billy Johnson, Dion Parson, Daniel Moreno

A digital release of live recordings from 1996.

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Trillium Live in NYC 2000, Marc Cary, 2021

Tracks : Minor League, Voice of Ascension, King Tut's Strut, Titi Boom, Introductions, Pinnochio, Pinnochio, Melancholia, Minor League part 2

Musicians : Marc Cary, Tarus Mateen, Nasheet Waits

A digital release of music recorded live in New York City in 2000.

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Life Lessons, Marc Cary, 2021, Sessionheads United

Tracks : And It's Supposed to Be Love, It's Tricky, It's Not a Good Day to Die, Equilibrium, Trust, Learning How to Listen, Dreamlike, Incantation, God Is Love, Without Walls, Phase 2, Listen Still, It's Not a Good Day to Die (Perspective), Trust (solo)

Musicians : Marc Cary, Diego Joaquin Ramirez, Dan Chmielinski

Released digitally and as a limited edition double LP.

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Life Lessons: Ancestral Outtakes, Marc Cary, 2021

Tracks : Babes Blues, Bird Lives, Bird Lives (alternate version), Isle of Java

Musicians : Marc Cary, Diego Joaquin Ramirez, Dan Chmielinski

Outtakes from the Life Lessons recording sessions. Released digitally.

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Live In NYC, Marc Cary Focus Trio with Wallace Roney, 2022

Tracks : So Gracefully, Long Walk Home, Intro 1, Running Out Of Time, Dedicated to You, Bhoop, Minor March, Intro 2, Melancholia

Musicians : Marc Cary, Burniss Earl Travis, Sameer Gupta, Wallace Roney

Recorded live in New York City in 2008. Released digitally.

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Live @Zebulons 2003, Marc Cary Quartet, 2023

Tracks : Twist and Turn, Transient Treasure, World View, Blues for Haseeb

Musicians : Marc Cary, David Boyce, Howard Wiley, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta

A digital release of music recorded live in Healdsburg in 2005.

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Marc Cary: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Droppin' Things, Betty Carter, 1990, Verve

Tracks : 30 Years, Star Dust / Memories Of You, What's The Use Of Wond'rin', Open The Door '90, Droppin' Things, I Love Music, Why Him, Dull Day (In Chicago)

Musicians : Betty Carter, Freddy Hubbard, Craig Handy, Marc Cary, Geri Allen (track 2), Tarus Mateen, Gregory Hutchinson

Recorded live at the Bottom Line in New York in May 1990.

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Mr. A.T., Art Taylor, 1992, Enja 7017

Tracks : Mr. A.T., Hi-Fly, Soul Eyes, Bullet Train, It Doesn't Matter, Ahmad's Blues, Gingerbread Boy, Mr A.T.

Musicians : Arthur Taylor, Willie Williams, Abraham Burton, Marc Cary, Tyler Mitchell

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The Vibe, Roy Hargrove, 1992, Novus

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Of Kindred Souls, Roy Hargrove, 1992, Novus

Tracks : The Left Side, Everything I Have Is Yours Dedicated To You, My Shining Hour, For Rockelle, Re-Evaluation, Of Kindred Souls, Mothered, Childhood, Homelife Revisted, Love's Lament, Gentle Wind

Musicians : Roy Hargrove, Ron Blake, Marc Cary, Rodney Whitaker, Gregory Hutchinson, Andre Hayward (tracks 3 & 4), Gary Bartz (tracks 3 & 4)

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Mark Whitfield, Mark Whitfield, 1993, Warner Bros

Tracks : Strollin', Freddie Freeloader, That Girl, You Know What I Like, The Joy Of Love & Peace, Sweet, Sweet Love, Maya, More Than You Know, Salvation Of MRT, BB's Journey, What's New, Runnin' With The Ooze

Musicians : Mark Whitfield, Greg Curtis, Marc Cary, Thomas Dawson, Roland Guerin, Chris Walker, Troy Davis, Daryl Burgee, Armando Marcal, Brent Carter, Lisa Fischer

Marc Cary plays on the track Salvation Of MRT.

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Closest To The Sun, Abraham Burton, 1994, Enja 8074

Tracks : Minor March, Laura, E=MC, Romancing You, So Gracefully, Corrida De Toros, Left Alone, Closest To The Sun, So Gracefully

Musicians : Abraham Burton, Marc Cary, Billy Johnson, Eric McPherson

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The Magician, Abraham Burton, 1995?, Enja 9037

Tracks : I Can't Get Started, Little Melonae, An Addition To The Family, Dedicated To You, Mari's Soul, Gnossienne #1, The Magician

Musicians : Abraham Burton, Marc Cary, Billy Johnson, Eric McPherson

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Who Used To Dance, Abbey Lincoln, 1997, Verve

Tracks : Love Has Gone Away, Who Used To Dance, Love Lament, Mr Tambourine Man, When Autumn Sings, Love What You Doin', Street Of Dream, I Sing A Song, The River

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Graham Haynes, Julien Lourau, Frank Morgan, Justin Robinson, Oliver Lake, Riley T. Bandy III, Steve Coleman (tracks 1, 6 & 7), Marc Cary, Rodney Kendrick, John Ormond, Michael Bowie, Alvester Garnett, Turu Alexander, Aaron Walker, Arthur Green, Bazzi Bartholomew Gray

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Wholly Earth, Abbey Lincoln, 1999, Verve

Tracks : And It's Supposed to Be Love, Midnight Sun, Wholly Earth, Look to the Star, Another World, Conversations With a Baby, If I Only Had a Brain, Another Time, Another Place, Caged Bird, Learning How to Listen

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Bobby Hutcherson, Marc Cary, John Ormond, Alvester Garnett, Nicholas Payton, James Hurt (tracks 1 & 9), Michael Bowie (tracks 1 & 9), Daniel Moreno (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 9), Maggie Brown (tracks 1 & 9)

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Spaces & Places, Keith Ailer, 1999, Jazzateria JZZ 20302-2

Tracks : (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, Midnight Sun, Long About Now, Where Is Love, Temptations, Spin Some Time, Spaces & Places, Blues For Khaliq, Goodbye My Love

Musicians : Keith Ailer, Gary Bartz, Y.C. Laws, Marc Cary, Vinnie Valentino, Deirdre Pascall, Michael Bowie, Harold Summey

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Language, Joe Claussell, Ibadan IRC 023-2

Tracks : Spiritual Insurrection, Git Wa, Marco Polo, Kryptic Elements, Gbedu 1, Mateens Theme, Je Ka Jo (Vocal), Suspicious Dub

Musicians : Joe Claussell, Tarus Mateen (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 & 8), Daniel Moreno (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 & 8), Jay Collins (tracks 2 & 5), Marc Cary (tracks 2 & 3), Richie Goods (track 4), Marvin Sewel (track 4), Miri Ben-Ari (track 4), Dele Sosimi (track 5), Kurt Rosenwinkle (track 5), Osca Debe (track 5), Dan The Man (track 7), Talib Kibwe (track 7), Olatunji Babatunji (track 7), Richie Flores (track 7), Miri Ben-Ari (track 7), Vera Mara (track 7), Phillip Woo (track 8), Ten City (track 8)

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Altoicity, Bruce Williams, 2000, Savant SCD 2025

Tracks : Tangerine, You Are So Beautiful, Nora, Downsizing, East Of The Sun, Sophisticated Lady, Three Crows On Guard, Half Nelson, Pot Liquor, Elijah Blue, Empty Hearts

Musicians : Bruce Williams, Russell Gunn, Marc Cary, Gerald Cannon, Cecil Brooks III

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Smokin Gunn, Russell Gunn, 2000, HighNote HCD 7056

Tracks : The Paris Masses Begin, The San Domingo Masses Complete, Amnesia, El's Kitchen, Groid, Yvette, Memory of Waterford, The Beach, Delfeayo's Dilemma, Crescent

Musicians : Russell Gunn, Bruce Williams, Marc Cary, Eric Revis, Terreon Gully

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Ethnomusicology, Vol.2, Russell Gunn, 2001, Justin Time

Tracks : Intro (a.k.a. I think I Love You), Epistrophy, Del Rio (a.k.a. Anita), Dance Of The Concubine, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Go-Go Swing), Kebbi Williams Interlude, I Wish, Caravan, Lyne's Joint, Outro

Musicians : Russell Gunn, Andre Heyward, Kebbi Williams, Marc Cary, Carl Burnett, Lonnie Plaxico, Woody Williams, D.J. Apollo, Gunn Fu / Guests: Sherman Irby (track 5), Sherman Irby (tracks 3 & 4), Tony Suggs (tracks 1 & 9), Shedrick Mitchell (track 7)

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Hard Groove, The RH Factor, Verve, 2003

Tracks : Hardgroove, Common Free Style, I'll Stay, Interlude, Pastor "T", Poetry, The Joint, Forget Regret, Out Of Town, Liquid Streets, Kwah/Home, How I Know, Juicy, The Stroke

Musicians : Roy Hargrove, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Keith Anderson, Bernard Wright, James Poyser, Bobby Sparks, Spanky, Pino Palladino, Reggie Washington, Jason Thomas, Willie Jones III, Dontae Winslow, G. Craig "Butter" Glanville, Daniel Moreno / Guests: Erykah Badu (track 6), Q-Tip (track 6), Marc Cary (track 6 & 11), Me'Shell Ndegéocello (track 6 & 11), Gene Lake (track 6), Stephanie McKay (track 8), Maurice Brown (track 9), Steve Coleman (track 9), Keith Loftis (track 9), Cornell Dupree (track 10), Anthony Hamilton (track 11), Bernard Wright (track 12), Shelby Johnson (track 12), Karl Denson (track 13), Renee Neufville (track 13), John Lee (track 14), Tony Suggs (track 14), Kwaku Obeng (track 14)

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Evolution, Stefon Harris & Blackout, 2004, Blue Note

Tracks : Nothing Personal, For Him, For Her, Until, Red-Bone Netti-Bone, A Touch Of Grace, Summertime, Blackout, The Lost Ones, King Tut's Strut, Message To Mankind, Montara

Musicians : Stefon Harris, Casey Benjamin, Marc Cary, Darryl Hall, Terreon Gully

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Masters Of Groove (Meet DJ-9), Masters Of Groove, 2006, Jazzateria JZZ 20311-2

Tracks : The MOG Beat, I Write A Song, Mon Amore, French Sound, Dont Stop, Allah Groove, Wow Wow, Do What You Do, Self Preservation

Musicians probably include : Reuben Wilson, Grant Green, Jr, Bernard Purdie, Dj-9, Marc Cary

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The Good Book: Chapter One, Vincent Gardner, 2007, Steeplechase SCCD 31616

Tracks : Love Handles, The African Queen, Shiny Stockings, Mo' Joe, The House That Love Built, Sean's Jones Comes Down, Que Pasa?, C.P.W.

Musicians : Vincent Gardner, Walter Blanding, Marc Cary, Greg Williams, Quincy Davis

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The Renaissance, Q-Tip, 2008, Universal Motown

Tracks : Johnny Is Dead, Won't Trade, Gettin' Up, Official, You, We Fight,We Love, Manwomanboogie, Move, Dance On Glass, Life Is Better, Believe, Shaka

Notes : Marc Cary plays on the track Gettin' Up.

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Gettin' Up / Move, Q-Tip, 2009, Universal Motown

Tracks : Gettin' Up, Move

Notes : A single released in conjunction with the Ranaissance album. Marc Cary plays on the track Gettin' Up.

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Urbanus, Stefon Harris & Blackout, 2009, Concorde

Tracks : Gone, Christina, Tanktified, Shake It For Me, Minor March, They Won't Go (When I Go), The Afterthought, For You, Blues For Denial, Langston's Lullaby

Musicians : Stefon Harris, Casey Benjamin, Sam Ryder, Mark Vinci, Jay Rattman, Anna Webber, Anne Drummond, Marc Cary, Rigdzin Collins, Ben Williams, Terreon Gully, Y.C. Laws

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Namaskar, Sameer Gupta, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-49

Tracks : Aaye Na Balam, Salaam, Love's Lying Story (Has Me Crying), Jangle, Walk With Me, Puriya Harlem Dhanashree, Attachment, Thumri, Mishra Shivaranjani In Mishra Tala, Blue In Green (Raang)

Musicians : Sameer Gupta, Marc Cary, Prasant Radhakrishnan, David Boyce, Srinivas Reddy, Ramesh Mishra, Charith Premawardhana, David Ewell, Anindo Chatterjee

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Taboo, Sunny Jain, 2010, bjurecords

Tracks : Jack And Jill, Ye Mera Khuda, Two Ladies, Basa Bhagwaan, A Sufi, We Sinful Women, Samaro Mantra

Musicians : Sunny Jain, Achyut Joshi, Sheetal Karhade, Yalinidream, Shayna Steele, Sachal Vasandani, Samita Sinha, Marc Cary, Nir Felder, Gary Wang

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Mommy, What's A Depression?, Alison Crockett, 2012, Crockett Gallery Music

Tracks : Depression, Talkin' Like You Know, Gentrification, My Man's Gone Now, Ima Hustla', I Am A Million, Trouble In The Lowlands (Back Water Blues), The Old Country, Ye Ole' Country (Reprise), Medley: (They All Laughed, I've Got The World On A String, What A Wonderful World, Nature Boy, Come Back As A Flower, Sack Full Of Dreams, H-U-M-A-N, Come Back As A Flower vs. Science Fiction

Musicians : Alison Crockett, James Smith, Kenyatta Beasley, Kym Clarke, Rick Parker, Robert Landham, Casey Benjamin, Thomas A. Olin, Marc Cary, Casey Benjamin, Nick Rolfe, Orrin Evans, Teddycrockett, Burniss "Boom" Travis, Carlos Henderson, Michael Boone, Byron "Wookie" Landham, Terreon Gully, James "Biscuit" Rouse, Daniel Sadownick, Boogie

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Be My Monster Love, David Murray Infinity Quartet, 2013, Motéma Music MTM-112

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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Life In This World, Will Calhoun, 2013, Motéma Music MTM-119

Tracks : Brother Will, Spectrum, King Tut Strut, Love For Sale, Naima, Evidence, Afrique Kan'E, He Who Hops, Etcetera, Abu Bakr II, Dorita, Love's Parody

Musicians : Will Calhoun, Wallace Roney, Donald Harrison, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Marc Cary, John Benitez, Ron Carter, Charnett Moffett, Alioune Wade, Doug Wimbish, Brehima "Benego" Diakit

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Spirit Of Sound, Charnett Moffett, 2013, Motéma Music MTM-12?

Tracks : Bassland, Seeker Of Truth, Opera, Hope, Natural Heritage, Swing Raga, Blues Walk Groove, Overpass, Lonely Woman, For Those Who Know, Spirit of Sound

Musicians : Charnett Moffett, Oran Etkin, Marc Cary, Babatunde Lea, Charnett "Max" Moffett, Angela Moffett, Amareia Moffett, Jana Herzen, Tessa Souter

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Wheels, Oliver Lake Big Band, 2013, Passin' Thru 41230

Tracks : Drum Thing, Is It Real, Philly Blues, Wheels Suite, Clicker, The Whole World, Studder, Maasai Moves

Musicians : Oliver Lake, Edward E.J. Allen, Freddie Hendrix, Nabate Isles, Waldron Ricks, Aaron Johnson, Alfred Patterson, Stafford Hunter, Bruce Williams, Darius Jones, Jason Marshall, Yoichi Uzeki, Marc Cary, Chris Beck

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Things Of That Particular Nature, Duane Eubanks Quintet, 2015, Sunnyside

Tracks : Purple, Blue and Red, As Is, Rosey, Holding Hands, Beer & Water, Anywhere's Paradise, Dance With Aleta, Aborted Dreams, Slew Footed, "P"

Musicians : Duane Eubanks, Abraham Burton, Marc Cary, Steve Nelson, Dezron Douglas, Eric McPherson

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New York Nostalgia, Marika Hughes, 2016

Tracks : Chapter 4, Fool's Gold, Dream It Away, Click Three Times, For The Last Time, So Gracefully, Single Girl, No Dancing, A Kiss Is Just As Sweet As It Gets, Sophisticated Alice, This Is The Sound

Musicians : Marika Hughes, Kyle Sanna, Charles Burnham, Fred Cash, Jr., Tony Mason / Jordan McLean (tracks 2, 3, 4 & 11), Michael McGinnis (tracks 2, 3, 4 & 11), Marc Cary (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 9), Kyle Sanna (track 7), Ron McBee (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 11), Doug Wamble (tracks 2, 3, 4, 8 & 9), Imani Uzuri (tracks 1 & 2), Morley (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 11)

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A Circle Has No Beginning, Sameer Gupta, 2017

Tracks : Little Wheel Spin And Spin, Taiwa, Innocence in Harlem, Come Take Everything (Intro), Come Take Everything, Two Faces Of The Moon (Combination Of Ragas Bhoopali And Malkauns), Tyagaraja Dreams In Brooklyn, With Blessings, Crows At Sunset (Intro) (Raga Puriya Dhanashree), Crows At Sunset, Run For The Red Fort (Raga Chandrakauns), Prog-Raag Bhimpalasi

Musicians : Sameer Gupta, Pawan Benjamin, Neel Murgai, Marc Cary, Jay Gandhi, Rashaan Carter, Brandee Younger, Marika Hughes, Arun Ramamurthy, Trina Basu

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Negro Manifesto, Dana Murray, 2018, Ropeadope

Tracks : Intro, In The Beginning, Comfort, The System, Comfortable Discomfort, Stand By Your Man (Lady Liberty), Suite Kaepernick Mvt 1, Suite Kaepernick Mvt 2, Suite Kaepernick Mvt 3 (Welcome To The Machine), Temptation, Ballad Of Lies, Dead Wishes, Alice Mae (Hope)

Musicians : Dana Murray, JD Allen (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11 & 12), Oliver Lake (track 9), Marc Cary (track 8), Mitch Towne (tracks 9 & 13), Orrin Evans (track 9), Aaron Gum (tracks 7, 8 & 9), Andrew Bailie (track 5), Jesse Langen (tracks: 3 & 6), Anita Jaynes (tracks 7 & 13), Eric Revis (track 9), Nasheet Waits (track 9), Amanda Deboer Bartlett (tracks 6 & 12), CJ Mills (tracks 9 & 11), Caron Wheeler (track 13), Elizabeth Kantumanou (tracks 4 & 13), Heidi Martin (tracks 3 & 12), Reg Wyns (tracks 3 & 4)

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Now Hear This, Matthew Whitaker, 2019, Resilience Music Alliance

Tracks : Overcoat, Tranquility, Underground, Bernie's Tale, Yardbird Suite, U.M.M.G., Miss Michelle, Thinking Of You, Emotions, Caribe, Black Butterfly, Freedom Jazz Dance, The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power

Musicians : Yunior Terry, Ulysses Owens Jr., Dave Stryker (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 12), Sammy Figueroa (tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13), Gabrielle Garo (track 3), Marc Cary track 11)

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Live At Visiones, NYC, 1993, Abraham Burton, 2020

Tracks : Live At Visiones

Musicians : Abraham Burton, Marc Cary, Billy Johnson, Eric Mcpherson

A digital release of live recordings from 1993.

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Pursuance: The Coltranes, Lakecia Benjamin, 2020, Ropeadope

Tracks : Liberia, Prema, Central Park West, Walk With Me, Going Home, Syeeda's Song Flute, Spiral, Om Shanti, Alabama, Acknowledgement, Pursuance, Turiya And Ramakrishna, Affinity

Musicians : Lakecia Benjamin, Bruce Williams, Greg Osby, Gary Bartz, Steve Wilson, Marcus Strickland, Gamiel Lyons, Keyon Harrold, Chris Rob, David Bryant, Sharp Radway, Bertha Hope, Marc Cary, Surya Botofasina, Ricardo Ramos, Juliette Jones, Regina Carter, Jarvis Benson, Juliette Jones, Malcolm Parson, Brandee Younger, Lonnie Plaxico, Reggie Workman, Jonathan Michel, John Benitez, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Ron Carter, Darrell Green, Joe Blaxx, Marcus Gilmore, Bendji Allonce, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jazzmeia Horn, Abiodun Oyewole, Dudley Perkins, Zakiyyah Modeste

Marc Cary plays on the track Pursuance.

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Live At De Werf, Bruges, 1989, Betty Carter, 2020

Tracks : Live at De Werf Part 1, Live at De Werf Part 2, Live at De Werf Part 3

Musicians : Betty Carter, Marc Cary, Tarus Mateen, Gregory Hutchinson

A digital release of live recorded from Bruges in 1989.

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Dressed In A Song, JD Walter, 2020, JWALRECproductions

Tracks : Dressed In A Song, You Go To My Head, The Last Muse, What The World Needs Now, Brother John, Can It Be Done, All Through the Night

Musicians : JD Walter, Taylor Eigsti (track 1), Jim Ridl (tracks 2 & 7), Julius Rodriguez (tracks 3 & 7), Orrin Evans (tracks 4 & 7), Marc Cary (tracks 5 & 7), Jean-Michel Pilc (tracks 6 & 7), Becca Stevens (track 3), Ben Wolfe (track 3), Obed Calvaire (track 3)

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Live In NYC, Taylors Wailers, 2021

Tracks : Bird Lives/Ooh Shooby Doobie, Little Melonae, Ahmad's Blues, CTA, Hi Fly

Musicians : Arthur Taylor, Marc Cary, Tyler Mitchell, Abraham Burton, Willie Williams

A digital release of music from Arthur Taylor's Taylors Wailers playing in 1992 at Birdland, NYC.

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Cool Water, Greg Murphy With Jeff "Tain" Watts And Eric Wheeler, 2021, Whaling City Sound

Tracks : Chim Chim Cher-ee, Green Earrings, My Life, Theme For Ronnie, Friendship, Free Fur Nina, Enkare Nairobi, Body And Soul, Coolin' Me Out, Lost, Cuttin' Trane's Corners, You Decide

Musicians : Greg Murphy, Eric Wheeler, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Ku-umba Frank Lacy (tracks2, 3, 9 & 12), T.K. Blue (track 7), Greg Murphy (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 12), David Kikoski (tracks 2 & 5), Marc Cary (track 9), Bill Ware (track 5), Bruce Ayanyemi Jackson (tracks 2, 9 & 12), Kaïssa Doumbe Moulongo (tracks 3, 7 & 12)

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New Beginnings, Jason Marshall, 2022, Cellar Music

Tracks : Recordame, I Could Write A Book, Airegin, Black Orpheus, Peggy's Blue Skylight, Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey!!, Fallen Feathers, I'll Never Stop Loving You

Musicians : Jason Marshall, Marc Cary, Gerald Cannon, Willie Jones III

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CNRMXD, Curtis Nowosad, 2022, Sessionheads United

Tracks : The Water Protectors (Jessi Lee Remix), Never Forget What They Did to Fred Hampton (Gengis Don Remix), See Line Woman (Jesse Fischer Remix), S4MF (Solitude) (Keenyn Omari Remix), Blues 4 Colin K (Misha Savage & Jett Carter Remix), Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (d.boom Remix), Home Is Where the Hatred Is (Billa Joints Remix), W4M (All the Time) (Efajemue Remix)

Musicians : Curtis Nowosad, Duane Eubanks, Braxton Cook, Andrew Renfroe, Jonathan Thomas, Luke Sellick, Corey Wallace (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6), Matthew Whitaker (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Marc Cary (tracks 1 ,3 & 4), Frank Ojeda (track 8), Michael Mayo (tracks 1 & 4), Brianna Thomas (tracks 3 & 6), Alina Engibaryan (track 2), JSWISS (track 4), Austin Antoine (track 8)

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The Love Suite: In Mahogany: Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center, Roy Hargrove, 2023, Blue Engine Records

Tracks : Introduction, Young Daydreams (Beauteous Visions), Obviously Destined, Stability, The Trial, Into the Outcome, Outro

Musicians : Roy Hargrove, Andre Hayward, Ron Blake, Jesse Davis, Marc Cary, Rodney Whitaker, Greg Hutchinson

Recorded live in September 1993 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

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Among Giants, Sarah Hanahan, 2024, Blue Engine Records

Tracks : Welcome, Resonance, A House Is Not a Home, Nato, Honey, Stardust, On The Trail, We Bop!

Musicians : Sarah Hanahan Marc Cary, Nat Reeves, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Bobby Allende (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8)

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The Lighthouse, Jamaaladeen Tacuma / Odean Pope, 2024, Jam-All Productions

Tracks : Mr. Silk's 3rd Base, The Lighthouse, Jump Street, Odean's Soliloquy, On Your Shoulders, Dear Friend (For Pharoah), Evolution Of A Black Mind

Musicians : Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Odean Pope, Paul Giess, Marc Cary, Ru-Deep, G. Calvin Weston

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Like A Tree It Grows, Igmar Thomas / Revive Big Band, 2025, Schmtcs Recordings

Tracks : R&P, Levels, Speak No Evil, Words I Manifest, One Of A Kind, The Coming, Infant Eyes, Thelonious (Feat. Nicholas Payton), Thelonius, Lonius, Mark's Hope, Fortress Of Hope, Angst, To Kinda Lounge Around, Runnin Outa Time, Play It Back

Musicians : Band: Igmar Thomas, Marquis Hill, Theo Croker, Jumaane Smith, Philip Dizack, Ryan Resky, Jonathan Powell, Shareef Clayton, James Cage, Marshall Gilkes, Frank Lacy, Alan Ferber, Jimmy O'Connell, Matt McDonald, Jerrick Matthews, James Rogers, Andrew Gould, Brent Birckhead, Brian Landrus, Myron Walden, Anthony Ware, Marcus Strickland, James Francies, Marc Cary, Mark Whitfield, John Davis, Ben Williams, Burniss Earl Travis ll / Featured Guests: Bilal, Talib Kweli, Terrace Martin, Jean Baylor, Nicholas Payton, Cory Henry, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Raydar Ellis, Sean Jones, Marc Cary, Marcus Strickland, Gregoire Maret, Myron Walden, Ben Williams, Mark Whitfield

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Last updated October 2025