Enja Records main series discography This is a discography of the main series of jazz albums released on the Enja label from 1971 onwards. Enja was founded in Munich in 1971. The main series of albums is split over a number of pages on the site. This is the first page covering Enja 2004 to Enja 2098. Only even numbers are used for catalog numbers in this sequence of albums. Enja pages on the site: Main Enja album series: 2002-2098   |   3001-3099   |   4002-4098   |   5001-5099   |   6002-6098   |   7000-7099   |   8000-8098   |   ... more to be added ...

Mal Waldron Plays the Blues, Mal Waldron, 1972, Enja 2002 This album is often listed as the first Enja release. Uncertain when it was first released. Was it first released in 1971/72? Was it released at a later date with a catalog number that suggested an earler release?

Black Glory: Live At The Domicile, Mal Waldron, 1971, Enja 2004 Tracks : Sieg Haile, La Gloire Du Noir, The Call, Rock My Soul Musicians : Mal Waldron, Jimmy Woode, Pierre Favre

Live In Tokyo, Albert Mangelsdorff, 1972, Enja 2006 Tracks : Sing & Swing, Open Space, Mahüsale, Triple Trip Musicians : Albert Mangelsdorff, Heinz Sauer, Günter Lenz, Ralf Hübner Originally released on Three BlindMice in Japan in 1971.

Trinity, Masahiko Sato, 1972, Enja 2008 Tracks : Trinity, Far Trip Musicians : Masahiko Sato, Peter Warren, Pierre Favre

Vibrations, Terumasa Hino, 1972, Enja 2010 Tracks : Into The Heaven, I'm An Old Cowhand, Crackling, Ph-Ph-T, Dig It Musicians : Terumasa Hino, Heinz Sauer, Peter Warren, Pierre Favre

Payan, Alexander von Schlippenbach, 1972, Enja 2012 Tracks : Fuge Für Tante Lilli, Yarrak, Pumpkin, Prelude To A Magic Afternoon Of Miss Yellow Sunshine, Niminy - Piminy, Payan, Lazy June, Aimless, Good Night, George, Kinds Of Weirdness Musicians : Alexander von Schlippenbach

Impact, Charles Tolliver, 1972, Enja 2016 Tracks : Impact, Brilliant Circles, Truth, Prayer For Peace Musicians : Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Ron Mathewson, Alvin Queen Recorded live at the Domicile in Munich in March 1972.

Bass Is, Peter Warren, 1972, Enja 2018 Tracks : Bass Is, Interlude, Subra Har, Welcome To New York, Instrumental No.2 Musicians : Peter Warren, John Surman, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Glen Moore, Jamie Faunt, Barry Altschul, Steve Hauss, Stu Martin

After Hours, Dusko Goykovich, 1972, Enja 2020 Tracks : Last Minute Blues, A Child Is Born, Old Fisherman's Daughter, Remember Those Days, I Love You, Ten To Two Blues Musicians : Dusko Goykovich, Tete Montoliu, Rob Langereis, Joe Nay Recorded in Barcelona in November 1971.

With Silence, Karl Berger, 1973, Enja 2022 Tracks : From Now On, With Silence, Get Up, Flow, The Only One Of Its Kind In My Garden, The Smile Musicians : Karl Berger, Masahiko Sato, Adelhard Roidinger, Allen Blairman

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

Taro's Mood, Terumasa Hino, 1973, Enja 2028 Tracks : Alone, Alone And Alone, Taro's Mood, Predawn Musicians : Terumasa Hino, Mikio Masuda, Yoshio Ikeda, Motohiko Hino, Yuji Imamura Recorded live at the Domicile in Munich in June 1973

Live At The Festival, 1973, Enja 2030 Tracks : Nardis (Bill Evans), Round About Midnight (Karin Krog), Sonny's Back (Archie Shepp), The Creators (Hutcherson/Land Quintet) Musicians : Tracks recorded live at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival between 1970 and 1973.

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African Space Program, Dollar Brand, 1974, Enja 2032 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

Up Popped the Devil, Mal Waldron, 1974, Enja 2034 Tracks : Up Popped The Devil, Space Walk, Snake Out, Changachangachang Musicians : Mal Waldron, Reggie Workman, Billy Higgins, Carla Poole (track 2)

Live at the Village Vanguard, Elvin Jones, 1974, Enja 2036 Tracks : By George, Laura, Mister Jones, You Don't Know What Love Is Musicians : Elvin Jones, George Coleman, Wilbur Little, Marvin Peterson (track 3)

Live At Pio's, Ben Webster, 1974, Enja 2038 Tracks : Cookin' For T, Gone With The Wind, Sunday, Pennies From Heaven, How Long Has This Been Goin On?, Sometimes I'm Happy Musicians : Ben Webster, Junior Mance, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker

Songs For Love, Tete Montoliu, 1974, Enja 2040 Tracks : Rainy Day, Django, Two Catalan Songs, Gentofte 4349, Apartment 512, Autumn In New York, Ballad For Line, Little Camila Musicians : Tete Montoliu

Makaya & The Tsotsis, Makaya & The Tsotsis, 1974, Enja 2042 Tracks : Ode To Tilman, Tetralogue, Bridges, Neged, Suspension Musicians : Makaya Ntshoko, Heinz Sauer, Bob Degen, Isla Eckinger

Drifting, Walter Norris / George Mraz, 1974, Enja 2044 Tracks : Drifting, A Child Is Born, Nota Cambiata, Space Maker, Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most, Rose Waltz, Thumbs Up, Maple Leaf Rag Musicians : Walter Norris, George Mraz

Hill Country Suite, Bobby Jones, 1974, Enja 2046 Tracks : Bringin' In The Sheep, Old Jack Daniels, Halleluja! Y' Uns All Come To The Weddin' Dance, Only Blue, Lady Love, The Gospel Truth Musicians : Bobby Jones, George Mraz, Freddie Waits

Good News From Africa, Dollar Brand, 1974, Enja 2048 Tracks : Ntsikana's Bell, Msunduza, Good News: Swazi / Waya-Wa-Egoli, Adhan & Allah-O-Akbar, The Pilgrim, Moniebah: The Pilgrim Musicians : Dollar Brand, Johnny Dyani

Hard Talk, Mal Waldron, 1974, Enja 2050 Tracks : Russian Melody, Snake Out, Hard Talk Musicians : Mal Waldron, Manfred Schoof, Steve Lacy, Isla Eckinger, Allen Blairman Recorded live in Nurnberg in May 1974.

Clay, Yosuke Yamashita, 1974, Enja 2052 Tracks : Mina's Second Theme, Mina's Second Theme (Cont), Clay (Dedicated To Muhammad Ali) Musicians : Yosuke Yamashita, Akira Sakata, Takeo Moriyama Recorded live in Moers in June 1974.

Lament For Booker Ervin, Booker Ervin, 1975, Enja 2054 Tracks : Blues For You, Blues For You (Cont), Lament For Booker Musicians : Tracks 1 & 2: Booker Ervin, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Alan Dawson / Track 3: Horace Parlan Tracks 1 & 2 recorded in Berlin in 1965. Track 3 recorded in 1975.

Father Time, Frank Tusa, 1975, Enja 2056 Tracks : Doin' It, Cameo, Gypsy Song, Mabel's Mood, Kristie's Sprit, String Beans Musicians : Frank Tusa, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Badal Roy, Jeff Williams

Social Sketches, Marc Levin, 1975, Enja 2058 Tracks : Nylon Coverin', Body Smotherin', Student Days, New York, 1965, Wings Of Icarus, Brothers In War, Letter To President Nixon Re: The Chile Affair Musicians : Marc Levin, Seppo Paakkunainen, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Reino Laine, Carita Holmström

Julian, Pepper Adams, 1976, Enja 2060 Tracks : Jirge, Julian, Spacemaker, Ad Astra, Three And One, 'Tis Musicians : Pepper Adams, Walter Norris, George Mraz, Makaya Ntshoko

A Touch Of The Blues, Mal Waldron, 197?, Enja 2062 Tracks : Here, There And Everywhere, The Search, A Touch Of The Blues Musicians : Mal Waldron, Jimmy Woode, Allen Blairman

Spontaneous, Albert Mangelsdorff, 19??, Enja 2064 Tracks : Voices, Noises, Lungs 'N' Tongues Strings And Things, Roots To Moods, Ludwig Van Watches, Cosmopolitans Musicians : Albert Mangelsdorff, Masahiko Sato, Peter Warren, Allen Blairman Possibly originally released on Intercord in 1971. Uncertain of Enja release year.

Distant Thunder, Manfred Schoof, 1976, Enja 2066 Tracks : Mitochondria, 'Round About Midnight, Distant Thunder, Hachi Musicians : Manfred Schoof, Akira Sakata, Yosuke Yamashita, Takeo Moriyama

Futures Passed, David Friedman, 1977?, Enja 2068 Tracks : Rachel's Samba, Rodney's Dream Of Fantasy And Self-Fulfillment, Three Pieces, A Smile On The Face Of Mourning, Trinkle-Tinkle Musicians : David Friedman, Pat Rebillot, Harvie Swartz, Bruce Ditmas, Rimona Francis

The Children Of Africa, Dollar Brand, 1976, Enja 2070 Tracks : Banyana - The Children Of Africa, Asr, Ishmael, The Honey-Bird, The Dream, Yukio-Khalifa Musicians : Dollar Brand, Cecil McBee, Roy Brooks

Sequoia Song, Bob Degen, 1976, Enja 2072 Tracks : Sequoia Song, Children Of The Night, Time Until, Little Mak, Byway, Moose The Mooche Musicians : Bob Degen, Isla Eckinger, Makaya Ntshoko

Twelfth & Pingree, Pepper Adams, 1976, Enja 2074 Tracks : Twelfth & Pingree, A Child Is Born, Well, You Needn't, Bossa Nouveau Musicians : Pepper Adams, Walter Norris, George Mraz, Makaya Ntshoko Recorded live at the Domicile in Munich in August 1975.

Steam, Archie Shepp, 1976, Enja 2076 Tracks : Solitude, Steam, A Message From Trane Musicians : Archie Shepp, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris Recorded live in Nuremberg in March 1976.

Dream Bells, Attila Zoller, 1976, Enja 2078 Tracks : Sudden Romance, In Our Own Sweet Way, Seascape, Dream Bells Musicians : Attila Zoller, Frank Luther, Sonny Brown Recorded live at the Domicile in Munich in May 1976.

Banslikana, Yosuke Yamashita, 1976, Enja 2080 Tracks : A Night In Tunesia, Stella, Banslikana, Chiasma, Autumn Leaves, Ko's Daydream, Lullaby, Bird Musicians : Yosuke Yamashita

Islands, Benny Bailey, 1976, Enja 2082 Tracks : So Far As I Know, Estrelle, To Fly Or Not To Fly, One Of Those Love Songs, Remember The Islands Musicians : Benny Bailey, Eberhard Weber, Siggi Schwab, Lala Kovacev

Dark to Themselves, Cecil Taylor, 1976, Enja 2084 Tracks : Streams, Chorus Of Seed Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Raphé Malik, Jimmy Lyons, David S. Ware, Marc Edwards Recorded live at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival in June 1976.

Nuit Africaine, Randy Weston, 1976, Enja 2086 Tracks : Yubadee, Little Niles, Blues To Senegal, African Nite, Con Alma, C.W. Blues, Jejouka Musicians : Randy Weston Recorded in Paris and originally released on Owl in France in 1975.

Eclypso, Tommy Flanagan, 1977, Enja 2088 Tracks : Oleo, Denzil's Best, A Blue Time, Relaxin' At Camarillo, Cup Bearers, Eclypso, Confirmation Musicians : Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz, Elvin Jones

Now Hear This, Hal Galper, 1977, Enja 2090 Tracks : Now Hear This, Shadow Waltz, Mr. Fixit, First Song In The Day, Bemsha Swing, Red Eye Special Musicians : Hal Galper, Terumasa Hino, Cecil McBee, Tony Williams

One-Upmanship, Mal Waldron With Steve Lacy, 1977, Enja 2092 Tracks : One Upmanship, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund, Hurray For Herbie Musicians : Mal Waldron, Manfred Schoof, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Woode, Makaya Ntshoko

Surge, New York Jazz Quartet, 1977, Enja 2094 Tracks : Surge, Placitude, Big Bad Henry, 87th Street, What, Does It Matter?, Tee Piece Musicians : Frank Wess, Roland Hanna, George Mraz, Richard Pratt

Double Image, David Friedman, 1977, Enja 2096 Tracks : Rodney's Dream Of Fantasy And Self-Fulfillment, Veltland, Truce, Rag-Out, Mist, Aerobats Musicians : David Friedman, David Samuels, Harvie Swartz, Michael DiPasqua

Outlaws, Jeremy Steig / Eddie Gomez, 1977, Enja 2098 Tracks : Outlaws, Autumn Comes / Autumn Leaves, Arioso, Night Mare, Nardis Musicians : Jeremy Steig, Eddie Gomez

Last updated September 2015