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Carlos Ward discography

This is a discography of Carlos Ward albums and albums by other musicians that feature Carlos Ward


Carlos Ward: leader and co-leader discography

Lito: Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival, Carlos Ward, 1989, Leo 166

Tracks : Lito, Lee, First Love, Sundance

Musicians : Carlos Ward, Woody Shaw, Walter Schmoker, Alex Deutsch

CD release in 1992 has one additional track.

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Faces, Carlos Ward, 1994, PM Media

Tracks : Kali, Hanna, Dance, Faces, Pettiford Bridge, Anastasia / Pyramid, Rosa Takes a Stand II, San Blas, Herbs, Nubian Stomp, Nubian Stomp, Mariposa, Translucence, The Gypsy

Musicians : Carlos Ward, Kirk Lightsey, Alex Blake, Pheeroan akLaff

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Live At The Bug & Other Sweets, Carlos Ward, 1995, Peullmusic

Tracks : Intro, Refugee, Nette, Flute Segue, Happy Birthcake, Perlie May, Kali', Crimson Violet, Bustin' In, Telecabin Mont Blanc, Choices, Chillin' With a Late Dream, I Don't Wanna Luz U, Angel, Darling Let Me Know

Musicians include : Carlos Ward, William Parker, Pheeroan akLaff

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Set for 2 Dons: Music Dedicated To Don Cherry and Don Pullen, Carlos Ward + Radius, 1998

Tracks : Look and See, Nine One 1, Happy Journey, Bass Set, Waiting for Don, The Call, Black Hole Rock, Ballade, Fret No More, Girl of My Dreams, Opus - Tres Huevos, Sw, Swarhia (Malega), Looking for Love, Song for 2 Don's (Anthem)

Musicians include : Carlos Ward, Mark Prince, Andy Milne, Essiet Essiet

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Carlos Ward: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

From Now On, Karl Berger, 1967, ESP Disk

Tracks : Scales, Turn Around, Steps, Blue Early Bird, Like That, Greenbird, From Now On

Musicians : Karl Berger, Carlos Ward, Henry Grimes, Ed Blackwell

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Tune In, Karl Berger & Company, 1969, Milestone 9026

Tracks : Tune In, With Silence, Get Up, Fly, Beyond The Moon, Clarity, Never The Same, From Now On, Tune In

Musicians : Karl Berger, Carlos Ward, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell

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New Directions in Modern Music, Rashied Ali Quartet, 1973, Survival Records

Tracks : As-Salaam-Alikum, Akela

Musicians : Rashied Ali, Carlos Ward, Fred Simmons, Stafford James

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Relativity Suite, Don Cherry / The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1973, JCOA 1006

Tracks : Tantra, Mali Doussn'gouni, Desireless, The Queen of Tung-Ting Lake, Trans-Love Airways, Infinite Gentleness, March of the Hobbits

Musicians : Don Cherry, Brian Trentham, Charles Brackeen, Carlos Ward, Dewey Redman, Frank Lowe, Sharon Freeman, Jack Jeffers, Carla Bley, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalisch, Nancy Newton, Jane Robertson, Pat Dixon, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, Paul Motian, Selene Fung, Moki Cherry

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Plays Numatik Swing Band, Roswell Rudd / The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1973, JCOA 1007

Tracks : Vent, Breathahoward, Circulation, Lullaby For Greg, Aerosphere

Musicians : Roswell Rudd, Enrico Rava, Michael Krasnov, Mike Lawrence, Art Baron, Gary Brocks, Carlos Ward, Charles Davis, Perry Robinson, Dewey Redman, Martin Alter, Mike Bresler, Janet Donaruma, Jeffrey Schlegel, Sharon Freeman, Howard Johnson, Charlie Haden, Sirone, Beaver Harris, Hod O'Brien, Lou Grassi, Dan Johnson, Sue Evans, Sheila Jordan

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African Sketchbook, Dollar Brand, 1973, Enja 2026

Tracks : Tintiyana, First Part, Tintiyana, Second Part, Jabulani - Easter Joy

Musicians : Dollar Brand, Cecil Bridgewater, Charles Sullivan, Enrico Rava, Kiani Zawadi, John Stubblefield, Sonny Fortune, Carlos Ward, Hamiet Bluiett, Roland Alexander, Cecil McBee, Roy Brooks

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African Space Program, Dollar Brand, 1974, Enja

Tracks : Tintiyana, First Part, Tintiyana, Second Part, Jabulani - Easter Joy

Musicians : Dollar Brand, Cecil Bridgewater, Charles Sullivan, Enrico Rava, Kiani Zawadi, John Stubblefield, Sonny Fortune, Carlos Ward, Hamiet Bluiett, Roland Alexander, Cecil McBee, Roy Brooks

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The Third World-Underground, Don Cherry / Carlos Ward / Dollar Brand, 1974, Trio

Tracks : Don's Song, Cherry, Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro, Jabulani-Easter Joy, Waya-Wa-Egoli, Swazi, Wayeah-Wayeah-O

Musicians : Don Cherry, Carlos Ward, Dollar Brand

Recordedlive in Copenhagen in November 1972.

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The Gardens Of Harlem, Clifford Thornton / The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1974, JCOA 1008

Tracks : Ogún Bára, O Desayo, Agbadzá, Changó Obarí, Aďn Salah, Gospel Ballade, Sweet Oranges, Blues City

Musicians : Clifford Thornton, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Leo Smith, Michael Ridley, Ted Daniel, Charles Stephens, Janice Robinson, Roland Alexander, Pat Patrick, Dewey Redman, George Barrow, Carlos Ward, Gregory Williams, John Thompson, Bob Stewart, Carla Bley, Andy Gonzalez, Art Lewis, Laxmi G. Tewari, Asante Darkwa, Milton Cardona, Gene Golden, Jerry González, A. Kobena Adzenyah, Vincent Jorge

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Do It ('Til You're Satisfied), B.T. Express, 1974, Scepter

Tracks : Express, If It Don't Turn You On (You Oughta' Leave It Alone), Once You Get It, Everything Good To You (Ain't Always Good For You), Mental Telepathy, Do It ('Til You're Satisfied), Do You Like It, That's What I Want For You Baby, This House Is Smokin'

Musicians : Rich Thompson, Billy Risbrook, Carlos Ward, Louis Risbrook, Terrell Wood, Dennis Rowe, Barbara Wood

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Echoes Of Prayer, Grachan Moncur III / The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1975, JCOA 1009

Tracks : Band 1 (i. Prologue, ii. Reverend King's Wings I, iii. Medgar's Menace I, iv. Drum Transition, v. Garvey's Ghost (Space Station)), Band 2 (i. Angela's Angel I, ii. Drum Transition), Band 3 (i. Right On I, ii. Angela's Angel II, iii.Right On II, iv. Reverend King's Wings II, v. Medgar's Menace II, vi. Drum Transition, vii. African Percussion Ensemble), Band 4 (i. Right On III, ii. Angela's Angel III (Jamboree), iii. Drum Transition, iv. Amen Cadence, v. Epilogue: Excuse Me, Mr Justice)

Musicians : Grachan Moncur III, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Stafford Osborne, Janice Robinson, Jack Jeffers, Carlos Ward, Perry Robinson, Keith Marks, Pat Patrick, Carla Bley, Mark Elf, Leroy Jenkins, Ngoma, Toni Marcus, Cecil McBee, Charlie Haden, Beaver Harris, Titos Sompa, Coster Massamba, Frederick Simpson, Malonga Quasquelourd, Jakuba Abiona, Jeanne Lee, Mervine Grady

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Tribute, Paul Motian, 1975, ECM 1048

Tracks : Victoria, Tuesday Ends Saturday, War Orphans, Sod House, Song For Che

Musicians : Paul Motian, Carlos Ward, Paul Metzke, Sam Brown, Charlie Haden

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Non-Stop, B.T. Express, 1975, Roadshow

Tracks : Peace Pipe, Give It What You Got, Discotizer, Still Good, Still Like It, Close To You, You Got It - I Want It, Devil's Workshop, Happiness, Whatcha Think About That?

Musicians : Rich Thompson, Billy Risbrook, Carlos Ward, Louis Risbrook, Mark Radice, Sam Taylor, Terrell Wood, Dennis Rowe, Barbara Joyce

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Energy To Burn, B.T. Express, 1976, Columbia

Tracks : Depend On Yourself, Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More, Now That We Found Love, Energy To Burn, Time Tunnel, Make Your Body Move, Herbs, Energy Level

Musicians : Richard Thompson, Bill Risbrook, Carlos Ward, Michael Jones, Louis Risbrook, Leslie Ming, Dennis Rowe, Barbara Joyce

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Dinner Music, Carla Bley, 1977, WATT 6

Tracks : Sing Me Softly Of The Blues, Dreams So Real, Ad Infinitum, Dining Alone, Song Sung Long, Ida Lupino, Funnybird Song, A New Hymn

Musicians : Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Roswell Rudd, Bob Stewart, Carlos Ward, Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd

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The Journey, Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand, 1977, Chiaroscuro

Tracks : Sister Rosie, Jabulani (Joy), Hajj (The Journey)

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Don Cherry, Carlos Ward, Talib Rhynie, Hamiet Bluiett, Johnny Akhir Dyani, John Betsch, Roy Brooks, Claude Jones

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Function At The Junction, B.T. Express, 1977, Columbia

Tracks : Funky Music, Expose Yourself, Scratch My Itch, Eyes, We Got It Together, Sunshine, The Door To My Mind, Star Gazer, How Big Can You Dream

Musicians : Richard Thompson, Bill Risbrook, Carlos Ward, Michael Jones, Jamal Rasool, Leslie Ming, Dennis Rowe

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Shout!: Shout It Out, B.T. Express, 1978, Columbia

Tracks : Shout It Out, What You Do In The Dark, Put It In (In The Pocket), I Want You With Me, Shake It Off, You Got Something, Look At The People, It's In Your Blood, Ride On B.T.

Musicians : Richard Thompson, Billy Risbrook, Carlos Ward, Kashif Saleem, Billy Nichols, Jamal Rasool, Dennis Rowe, Leslie Ming

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African Marketplace, Dollar Brand, 1980, Elektra

Tracks : Whoza Mtwana, The Homecoming Song, The Wedding, Moniebah, African Marketplace, Mamma, Anthem For The New Nation, Ubu Suku

Musicians : Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), Gary Chandler, Craig Harris, Malindi Blyth Mbityana, Dwayne Armstrong, Jeff Jawarrah King, Carlos Ward, Kenny Rogers, Lawrence Lucie, Cecil McBee, Andre Strobert, Miguel Pomier

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At Montreux, Dollar Brand, 1980, Enja

Tracks : Tsakve, Whoza Mtwana, The Homecoming Song, The Wedding, The Perfumed Forest Wet With Rain, Ishmael

Musicians : Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), Craig Harris, Carlos Ward, Alonzo Gardner, Andre Strobert

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1980, B.T. Express, 1980, Columbia

Tracks : Takin' Off, Heart Of Fire, Does It Feel Good, Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance), Closer, Have Some Fun, Better Late Than Never, Funk Theory

Musicians : Rick Thompson, Bill Risbrook, Carlos Ward, Gary Scott, Howard Westley Stevens, Wesley Hall, Jr., Jamal Rasool, Buddy Williams, Dennis Rowe, John Adams (track 3), Tyrone "Turkey" Govane (track 3)

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Social Studies, Carla Bley, 1981, WATT 11

Tracks : Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts), Copyright Royalties, Utviklingssang, Valse Sinistre, Floater, Walking Batteriewoman

Musicians : Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Gary Valente, Joe Daley, Earl McIntyre, Tony Dagradi, Carlos Ward, Steve Swallow, D. Sharpe

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Coup De Tęte, Kip Hanrahan, 1981, American Clave

Tracks : Whatever I Want, At The Moment Of The Serve, This Night Comes Out Of Both Of Us, India Song, A Lover Divides Time (To Hear How It Sounds), No One Gets To Transcend Anything (No One Except Oil Company Executives), Shadow To Shadow, Sketch From Two Cubas, Heart On My Sleeve

Musicians : Kip Hanrahan, Michael Mantler, Byard Lancaster, Chico Freeman (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 9), John Stubblefield, Teo Macero, Carlos Ward, David Liebman, George Cartwright, John Clark, Carla Bley, Arto Lindsay, Bern Nix, Fred Frith, George Naha, Billy Bang, Bill Laswell, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Cecil McBee, Anton Fier, Ignacio Berroa, Victor Lewis, Nicky Marrero, Angel Perez, Carlos Mestre, Gene Golden, Jerry Gonzalez, Daniel Ponce, Dom Um Romao, Orlando Di Girolamo, Lisa Herman

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Dedications, Sathima Bea Benjamin, 1982, Ekapa

Tracks : Love's Old Sweet Song, Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life, One Day When We Were Young, Say It Isn't So, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Music, My Melancholy Baby, Africa, Memories Of You

Musicians : Sathima Bea Benjamin, Carlos Ward (track 6), Onaje Allan Gumbs, Buster Williams, Ben Riley, Dom Um Romao

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Zimbabwe, Dollar Brand, 1983, Enja 4056

Tracks : Kramat, Guilty, Bombella, Don't Blame Me Zimbabwe, It Never Entered My Mind, For Coltrane, No. II

Musicians : Dollar Brand, Carlos Ward, Essiet Okun Essiet, Don Mumford

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Ekaya, Abdullah Ibrahim, 1983, Ekapa

Tracks : Ekaya, Sotho Blue, Ntyilo, Ntyilo, Bra Timing From Phomolong, Ek Se Ou Windhoek Toe Nou, Cape Town

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Dick Griffin Carlos Ward, Ricky Ford, Charles Davis, Cecil McBee, Ben Riley

Released on Blackhawk in 1986.

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Memories And Dreams, Sathima Bea Benjamin, 1983?, Ekapa

Tracks : Liberation Suite: Nations In Me - New Nation A 'Coming / Children Of Soweto / Africa, Till There Was You, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, In A Sentimental Mood, Day Dream

Musicians : Sathima Bea Benjamin, Carlos Ward, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Buster Williams, Ben Riley, Billy Higgins

Released on Blackhawk in 1986.

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Kalisz 1984, Carlos Ward / Dollar Brand, 1984, Trio

Tracks : Thaba Bosiu, The Wedding For Monk, Chelsea Bridge, A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing, In A Sentimental Mood, Sotmo Blue, Thaba Bosiu

Musicians : Dollar Brand, Carlos Ward

Recorded and released in Poland in 1984.

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Acoustical Suspension, Teo Macero, 1985, Doctor Jazz

Tracks : The Man With The Horn, Slow And Easy, 8 Minus 10, Summer Rain, Silent Summer, Acoustical Suspension, Hey Man, What's Happenin'?, Sun Rays (Violet Bleu)

Musicians : Teo Macero, David Liebman, Bill Evans, Gato Barbieri, John Stubblefield, Alex Foster, Carlos Ward, Dave Valentin, Jorge Dalto, Mal Waldron, Mike Nock, Lionel Hampton, Orlando Di Girolamo, Larry Coryell, Ryo Kawasaki, Cecil McBee, Lincoln Goines, Buddy Wiliams, Alyrio Lima, Carol Steele

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South Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), 1986, Enja 5007

Tracks : Thaba Bosigo, Siya Hamba Nahlanje, Iza-Ne Zembe Gawaule, Black And Brown Cherries, Our Loving Family, Elsie's River, Pancakes, Capetown Carnival, Thaba Bosigo

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Essiet Okun Essiet, Don Mumford, Johnny Classens

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Water from an Ancient Well, Abdullah Ibrahim, 1986, Tiptoe 888812

Tracks : Mandela, Song for Sathima, Mannenberg Revisited (Cape Town Fringe), Tuang Guru, Water from an Ancient Well, The Wedding, The Mountain, Sameeda

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Dick Griffin, Carlos Ward, Ricky Ford, Charles Davis, David Williams, Ben Riley

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Live At Sweet Basil Vol. 1, Abdullah Ibrahim With Carlos Ward, 1986, Blackhawk

Tracks : The Dream, And Find Me A Shelter In The Storm, Mummy, For Coltrane I, For Coltrane II, New York City, Anthem For The New Nation, Gwangwa, Theme From "King Kong", Black Lightning, Gwizda, The Stride, Soweto

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward

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Duke's Memories, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), 1986, String

Tracks : Star Crossed Lovers, Water's Edge, Virgin Jungle, Way Way Back, The Wedding, Black And Brown Cherries, For Coltrane I, In A Sentimental Mood, Angelica/Purple Gazelle

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Rachim Ausar Sahu, Andrei Strobert

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Country Girl, Amina Claudine Myers Sextet, 1986, Minor Music

Tracks : Country Girl, Blessings, Pain, Untitled, Watch... What Happens!

Musicians : Amina Claudine Myers, Ricky Ford, Patience Higgins, Carlos Ward (track 1), Reggie Nicholson, Jerome Harris, Bola Idowu

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Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil, Cecil Taylor, 1988, Leo Records

Tracks : Side A, Side B

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Carlos Ward, Leroy Jenkins, William Parker, Thurman Barker

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Live In Vienna, Cecil Taylor Unit, 1988, Leo Records

Tracks : A, B, C, D

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Carlos Ward, Leroy Jenkins, William Parker, Thurman Barker

Recorded live in Vienna in November 1987. Double LP release. Subsequent CD release comprises one unbroken, untitled piece.

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Live In Bologna, Cecil Taylor Unit, 1988, Leo Records

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Carlos Ward, Leroy Jenkins, William Parker, Thurman Barker

Recorded live in Bologna in November 1987. Double LP release. Subsequent CD release comprises one unbroken piece.

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We Remember Klook, Paris Reunion Band, 1990, Sonet

Tracks : Down Under Manteca, Bags' Groove, Jay Jay, Paris, Woody And Me, Lament, Resolution, Old Folks

Musicians : Nat Adderley, Claus Reichstaller, Curtis Fuller, Nathan Davis, Carlos Ward, Kirk Lightsey, Jimmy Woode, Louis Hayes

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Multikulti, Don Cherry, 1990, A&M

Tracks : Trumpet, Multikulti Soothsayer, Flute, Birdboy, Melodica, Dedication To Thomas Mapfumo, Pettiford Bridge, Piano / Trumpet, Until The Rain Comes, Divinity-Tree, Rhumba Multikulti, Multikulti Soothsayer Player

Musicians : Don Cherry, Bill Ortiz, Jeff Cressman, James Harvey, Carlos Ward, Peter Apfelbaum, Jessica Jones, Tony Jones, Peck Allmond, Bob Stewart, Frank Serafine, David Cherry, Karl Berger, Stan Franks, Will Bernard, Bo Freeman, Mark London Sims, Ed Blackwell, Deszon X. Claiborne, Joshua Jones, Naná Vasconcelos, Robert Huffman, Frank Ekeh, plus vocalists

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Sonogram, Pheeroan akLaff, 1990, MuWorks

Tracks : Bit Her, Serious, Alligator And Kangaroo, Tout De Suite, Sonogram, Juggler

Musicians : Pheeroan Aklaff, Carlos Ward, John Stubblefield, Sonny Sharrock, Kenny Davis

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Inappropiate Choices, Frank Lowe & The Saxemple, 1991, ITM Pacific

Tracks : War of the Worlds, Four Five + Six, Sandra's Dilemma, Inappropriate Choices, Melody for Melonae, Loweology, El Haz Malik Shabazz, Fuchsia Norval

Musicians : Frank Lowe, Carlos Ward, James Carter, Michael Marcus, Philip Wilson

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Hymn For The Perfect Heart Of A Pearl, Dennis Gonzalez Band Of Sorcerers, 1991, Konnex

Tracks : Movement One: Hymn for the Perfect Heart of a Pearl, Movement Two: Astonishing Emptiness, Movement Three: Hymn for Louis Moholo, Movement Four: The Peculiar Stillness at Noon, Movement Five: Angels of the Bop Apocalypse, Parachute One, Movement Six: Hymn for Lionel Battiste / De Lawd's Train

Musicians : Dennis González, Carlos Ward, Tim Green, Paul Plimley, Paul Rogers, Louis Moholo

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Kele Mou Bana, Don Pullen, 1992, Blue Note

Tracks : Capoeira, Listen to the People (Bonnie's Bossanova), Kele Mou Bana, L.V.M./Directo Ad Assunto, Yebino Spring, Doo-Wop Daze, Cimili/Drum Talk

Musicians : Don Pullen, Carlos Ward, Nilson Matta, Guilherme Franco, Mor Thiam, KeithPullen, Tameka Pullen

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Ode To Life, Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection, 1993, Blue Note

Tracks : The Third House on the Right, Paraty, El Matador, Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya, Aseeko! (Get up and Dance!), Anastasia/Pyramid, Variation on Ode to Life

Musicians : Don Pullen, Carlos Ward, Nilson Matta, Guilherme Franco, Mor Thiam

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Live...Again: Live at Montreux, Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection, 1993, Blue Note

Tracks : Yebino Spring, Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya, Capoeira, Kele Mou Bana, Aseeko! (Get up and Dance!)

Musicians : Don Pullen, Carlos Ward, Nilson Matta, J.T. Lewis, Mor Thiam

Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1993.

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Darn It!, Paul Haines, 1993, American Clave

Tracks : Threats That Matter, Curtsy, What This Was Going To Suppose To Mean, Funnybird Song, Outside The City, Art In Heaven, Rawalpindi Blues, Sticks In The Mud, There Aren't These Things Questionable All Over, Les Paramedicaux Erotiques, Jubilee, On The Way To Elsewhere And Here, Inexplicably, Poem For Gretchen Ruth, Just When I Thougt, This Dedication, Threats That Count, What This Was Going To Suppose To Mean, Breakfast, Snow Variations On Darn It!, Darn It!, Route Doubt, Ask Me If You Know, Those Sweet Blue Olives Of Bombay, Hello, Mrs. Dressup, Third World Two Medley: She Was Showing Me/Boint Liver, Breakfast (Late), The Please Fasten Your Seatbelt Sign, Testing Testing, Darn It! Reprise (Down In Back!), Threats That Can't Read, C'Etait Dans La Nuit

Musicians : Carlos Ward plays on one track (Mrs Dressup) of this 2 CD release.

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What It Is, Ed Blackwell Project, 1993, Enja 7089

Tracks : Introduction, 'Nette, Pettiford Bridge, Beau Regard, Thumbs Up, Mallet Song, Rosa Takes A Stand (For Rosa Parks), Applause

Musicians : Ed Blackwell, Graham Haynes, Carlos Ward, Mark Helias

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What It Be Like? Vol II, Ed Blackwell Project, 1994, Enja 8054

Tracks : Nebula, Grandma's Shoes, Pentahouve, First Love (For Thelonious Monk), Lito (Parts 1, 2 & 3)

Musicians : Ed Blackwell, Graham Haynes, Carlos Ward, Mark Helias, Don Cherry (track 5)

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Conversations, Karl Berger, 1994, In+Out Records

Tracks : At Last, Presently, Loverman, Bemsha Swing, Why Is It That It's Not, North, Out There Alone, St. Thomas, Still, Another, South, Freedom - Getting There

Musicians : Karl Berger, Ray Anderson, Carlos Ward, James 'Blood' Ulmer, Mark Feldman, Dave Holland, Ingrid Sertso

A series of duets. Carlos Ward plays on tracks 1 and 7.

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Sacred Common Ground, Don Pullen, 1995, Blue Note

Tracks : The Eagle Staff Is First, Common Ground, River Song, Reservation Blues, Message In Smoke, Resting On The Road, Reprise: Still Here

Musicians : Don Pullen, Joseph Bowie, Carlos Ward, Santi Debriano, J. T. Lewis, Mor Thiam

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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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Dedication, Ahmed Abdullah's Diaspora, 1998, CIMP

Tracks : Amanpondo, Brazil One, Song of the Force, Deja’s View, Song of the Holy Warrior, La Vie En Rose, Song of Love, I'll Be Seeing You, Song of the Force

Musicians : Ahmed Abdullah, Carlos Ward, Masujaa, Alex Blake, Cody Moffett

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Live At The Bracknell Jazz Festival, 1986, Don Cherry, 2002, BBC

Tracks : Lito, Chopin Chopeen, Foolish Heart, Traffic, O Berimbau, Untitled, Limbo, Mopti

Musicians : Don Cherry, Carlos Ward, Mark Helias, Ed Blackwell, Naná Vasconcelos

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Do It 'Til You're Satisfied & Function At The Junction, B.T. Express, 2005, Edsel

Tracks : Express, If It Don't Turn You On (You Oughta Leave It Alone), Once You Get It, Everything Good To You (Ain't Always Good For You), Mental Telepathy, Do It ('Til You're Satified), Do You Like It, That's What I Want For You Baby, This House Is Smokin', Funky Music, Expose Yourself, Scratch My Itch, Eyes, We Got It Together, Sunshine, The Door To My Mind, Star Gazer, How Big Can You Dream

Notes : A 2 on 1 CD release that combines the albums Do It 'Til You're Satisfied and Function At The Junction. Carlos Ward plays on both source albums.

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Energy To Burn / 1980, B.T. Express, 2005, Edsel

Tracks : Depend On Yourself, Can't Stop Groovin' Now (Wanna Do It Some More), Now That We've Found Love, Energy To Burn, Time Tunnel, Make Your Body Move, Herbs, Energy Level, Takin' Off, Heart Of Fire, Does It Feel Good, Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance), Closer, Have Some Fun, Better Late Than Never, Funk Theory

Notes : A 2 on 1 CD release that combines the albums Energy To Burn and 1980. Carlos Ward plays on both source albums.

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Non-Stop / Shout!, B.T. Express, 2005, Edsel

Tracks : Peace Pipe, Give It What You Got, Discotizer, Still Good, Still Like It, Close To You, You Got It - I Want It, Devil's Workshop, Happiness, Whatcha Think About That?, Shout It Out, What You Do In The Dark, Put It In (The Pocket), I Want You With Me, Shake It Off, You Got Something, Look At The People, It's In Your Blood, Ride On B.T.

Notes : A 2 on 1 CD release that combines the albums Non-Stop and Shout!. Carlos Ward plays on both source albums.

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50 Jahre Jazz Fest Berlin, Alexander von Schlippenbach / Carla Bley Band, 2005, Edsel

Tracks : Ansage, Globe Unity, Ansage, Walking Batterie Woman, Moderation, I'm A Mineralist, Moderation, Boo To You Too, Musique Mecanique III

Notes : Tracks 1 & 2 were recorded in November 1966 by a large group led by Alexander von Schlippenbach. The remaining tracks were recorded in November 1979 by the Carla Bley Band. Carlos Ward plays on the Carla Bley tracks.

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A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle, John Coltrane, 2021, Impulse!

Tracks : A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement, Interlude 1, A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution, Interlude 2, A Love Supreme, Pt. 3: Pursuance, Interlude 3, Interlude 4, A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones / Carlos Ward, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett

Notes : Recorded live at The Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965.

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