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| Nessa: original LP releases |
| Numbers 1 & 2, Lester Bowie, 1967, Nessa n-1 Tracks : Number 1, Number 2 Musicians : Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Congliptious, Roscoe Mitchell, 1968, Nessa n-2 Tracks : Tutankhamen, TKHKE, Jazz Death?, Congliptious / Old Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Robert Crowder |  Buy from amazon.com |
| People in Sorrow, Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1969, Nessa n-3 Tracks : People In Sorrow Part 1, People In Sorrow Part 2 Musicians : Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Les Stances a Sophie, Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1970, Nessa n-4 Tracks : Theme De Yoyo, Theme De Celine, Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (I), Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (II), Proverbs (I), Theme Amour Universel, Theme Libre, Proverbs (II) Musicians : Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors, Fontella Bass |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Old/Quartet, Roscoe Mitchell, 1975, Nessa n-5 Tracks : Old, Quartet Part 1, Quartet Part 2, Solo Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Phillip Wilson |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Have No Fear, Von Freeman, 1975, Nessa n-6 Tracks : Mr. Lucky, Swinging The Blues, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Have No Fear, Soul Is Here Musicians : Von Freeman, John Young, David Shipp, Wilbur Campbell |  Buy from amazon.com |
| All Music, Warne Marsh, 1976, Nessa n-7 Tracks : I Have A Good One For You, Background Music, On Purpose, 317 East 32nd, Lunarcy, Easy Living, Subconscious-Lee Musicians : Warne Marsh, Lou Levy, Fred Atwood, Jake Hanna |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Did You Call?, Ben Webster, 1978, Nessa n-8 Tracks : Sweet Georgia Brown, Don't Blame Me, Did You Call?, Barcelona Shout, Ben's Blues, The Man I Love, My Nephew Bent, How Long Has This Been Going On? Musicians : Ben Webster, Tete Montoliu, Eric Peter, Peer Wyboris |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Nonaah, Roscoe Mitchell, 1977, Nessa n-9/10 Tracks : Nonaah, Ericka, Nonaah, Off Five Dark Six, A1 Tal 2La, Tahquemnon, Improvisation 1, Ballad, Nonaah Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis(track 6), Anthony Braxton (track 4), Henry Threadgill (track 9), Joseph Jarman (track 9), Wallace McMillan (track 9), Muhal Richard Abrams (track 6), Malachi Favors (track 5) |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Serenade & Blues, Von Freeman, 1979, Nessa n-11 Tracks : Serenade In Blue, After Dark, Time After Time, Von Freeman's Blues Musicians : Von Freeman, John Young, David Shipp, Wilbur Campbell |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Air Time, Air, 1978, Nessa n-12 Tracks : I'll Be Right Here Waiting..., No. 2, G.v.E., Subtraction, Keep Right On Playing Thru the Mirror Over the Water Musicians : Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Body & Soul, Lucky Thompson, 19??, Nessa n-13 Tracks : Blues 'N' Boogie, Spanish Rails, What's New, Soul's Nite Out, The World Awakes, When Sunny Gets Blue, Body And Soul, Spanyola, I Got It Bad, Soul Carnival The World Awakes Musicians : Lucky Thompson, Tete Montoliu, Eric Peter, Peer Wyboris Originally released on Ensayo in Spain in 1971 with the title Soul's Nite Out. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples, Roscoe Mitchell, 1978, Nessa n-14/15 Tracks : L-R-G (Part One), L-R-G (Part Two), The Maze, S II Examples Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Leo Smith, George Lewis, Joseph Jarman, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Malachi Favors, Thurman Barker, Don Moye, Douglas Ewart |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Saga of the Outlaws, Charles Tyler, 1978, Nessa n-16 Tracks : Chapter One, Chapter Two Musicians : Charles Tyler, Earl Cross, John Ore, Ronnie Boykins, Steve Reid |  |
| Volume 1, Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 1980, Nessa n-17 Tracks : His Majesty Louis, Bridget's Mother, Room 408, Tolerance / To Bob Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts Bridget's Mother and Tolerance/To Bob were originally released on an LP on Freedom in 1974. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Volume 2, Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 1981, Nessa n-18 Tracks : Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Norway, Rhythm Piece, Fragment Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts Trane Ride/Ornette-ment/Doo Dee was originally released on an LP on Freedom in 1974. |  |
| Spirit Catcher, Wadada Leo Smith, 1980, Nessa n-19 Tracks : Images, The Burning Of Stones, Spirit Catcher Musicians : Wadada Leo Smith, Dwight Andrews, Bobby Naughton, Wes Brown, Pheeroan ak Laff, Irene Emanuel, Carol Emanuel, Ruth Emanuel (harp) Dwight Andrews |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Snurdy McGurdy And Her Dancin' Shoes, Roscoe Mitchell And The Sound Ensemble, 1981, Nessa n-20 Tracks : Sing/Song, CYP, Stomp And The Far East Blues, March, Round, Snurdy McGurdy And Her Dancin' Shoes Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Hugh Ragin, A. Spencer Barefield, Jaribu Shahid, Tani Tabbal |  Buy from amazon.com |
| NRG Ensemble, Hal Russell, 1981, Nessa n-21 Tracks : Uncontrolable Rages, Kit Kat, Linda Jazz Princess, Seven Spheres Musicians : Hal Russell, Chuck Burdelik, Brian Sandstrom, Curt Bley, Steve Hunt |  |
| Indian Summer, Eddie Johnson, 1981, Nessa n-22 Tracks : Self Portrait (of the Bean), Indian Summer, The Choice, Blue Star, Splanky, Misty Thursday, My Baby Just Cares for Me Musicians : Eddie Johnson, Paul Serrano, John Young, Eddie de Haas, George Hughes |  Buy from amazon.com |
| The Missing Link, Fred Anderson, 1984, Nessa n-23 Tracks : Twilight, A Ballad For Rita: Part 1, A Ballad For Rita: Part 2, The Bull Musicians : Fred Anderson, Larry Hayrod, Hamid Hank Drake, Adam Rudolph |  |
| Eftsoons, Hal Russell & Mars Williams, 1984, Nessa n-24 Tracks : Carnal Concupiscence, Is This Virginia?, A Sync/Sync Stat Mux Prolixthux, Odoriferous Flambeaus of the Paranymphs, N, SSS, EEE <RETURN>, Eftsoons, Noise Commands: Blast 1 Musicians : Hal Russell, Mars Williams |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Generation, Hal Russell NRG Ensemble with Charles Tyler, 1984?, Nessa n-25 Tracks : Sinus Up, Poodle Cut, Sponge, Tatwas, Cascade, Generation Musicians : Hal Russell, Charles Tyler, Chuck Burdelik, Brian Sandstrom, Curt Bley, Steve Hunt |  |
| Nessa: box set |
| 1967/68, The Art Ensemble, 2009, Nessa ncd-2500 Tracks : Theme Statements: Slow Theme / Bell Song / Fast Theme / Chinese Song, Old, Tatas-Matoes - Rehearsal, Quartet No. 1, Quartet No. 2, Trio (Oh Susanna), Warm Up, Number 2 - Trio Version, Number 1, Number 2 - Quartet Version Take 4, Number 2 - Quartet Version Take 6, Number 2 - Quartet Version Take 7, A To Ericka, Quintet, Solo, Tutankhamen, Tkhke, Jazz Death?, Carefree - Take 1, Carefree - Take 2, Carefree - Take 3, Tatas-Matoes, Congliptious / Old Musicians : Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors, Charles Clark, Phillip Wilson, Robert Crowder, Thurman Barker A 5 CD box set which includes previously unreleased music plus music originally released on the Lester Bowie album Numbers 1 & 2 (1967) and the Roscoe Mitchell LPs Congliptious (1968) and Old/Quartet (1975).
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| Nessa: original CD releases and CD reissues of earlier LPs |
| Congliptious, Roscoe Mitchell, 2009, Nessa ncd-2 Tracks : Tutankhamen, TKHKE, Jazz Death?, Congliptious / Old, Carefree (take 1), Carefree (take 2) Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Robert Crowder There are two bonus tracks on this CD reissue of the album that was originally released in 1968 on LP. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| All Music, Warne Marsh, 2004, Nessa ncd-7 Tracks : I Have A Good One For You, Background Music, On Purpose, 317 East 32nd, Lunarcy, Easy Living, Subconscious-Lee, On Purpose (Alt Take), A Time For Love, I Have A Good Time For You (Alt Take), I Have A Good Time For You (Alt Take), I Have A Good Time For You (Alt Take), I Have A Good Time For You (Alt Take), I Have A Good Time For You (Alt Take) Musicians : Warne Marsh, Lou Levy, Fred Atwood, Jake Hanna Originally released on LP in 1976. Seven bonus tracks added to this CD release. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Nonaah, Roscoe Mitchell, 2008, Nessa ncd-9/10 Tracks : Nonaah, Ericka, Nonaah, Off Five Dark Six, A1 Tal 2La, Tahquemnon, Improvisation 1, Ballad, Nonaah, Sing, Improvisation 2, Sing, Chant, Off Five Dark Six Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis(track 6), Anthony Braxton (track 4), Henry Threadgill (track 9), Joseph Jarman (track 9), Wallace McMillan (track 9), Muhal Richard Abrams (track 6), Malachi Favors (track 5) Originally released as a double LP in 1977. Five solo bonus tracks have been added for this double CD release. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Serenade & Blues, Von Freeman, 2008, Nessa ncd-11 Tracks : Serenade In Blue, After Dark, Time After Time, Von Freeman's Blues, I;ll Close My Eyes Musicians : Von Freeman, John Young, David Shipp, Wilbur Campbell Originally released on LP in 1979. The CD has one bonus track. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Air Time, Air, 1996/2008, Nessa ncd-12 Tracks : I'll Be Right Here Waiting..., No. 2, G.v.E., Subtraction, Keep Right On Playing Thru the Mirror Over the Water Musicians : Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall Originally released on LP in 1978. There are no bonus tracks on the CD release. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples, Roscoe Mitchell, 1989/2009, Nessa ncd-14 Tracks : L-R-G, The Maze, S II Examples Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Leo Smith, George Lewis, Joseph Jarman, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Malachi Favors, Thurman Barker, Don Moye, Douglas Ewart Originally released on a double LP in 1978. This single CD has no bonus tracks but does include all the music from the original. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Saga of the Outlaws, Charles Tyler, 2009, Nessa ncd-16 Tracks : Saga Of The Outlaws Musicians : Charles Tyler, Earl Cross, John Ore, Ronnie Boykins, Steve Reid Originally released on LP in 1978. The CD has no bonus tracks. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Bobby Bradford with John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, 2009, Nessa ncd-17/18 Tracks : His Majesty Louis, Bridget's Mother, Room 408, Tolerance / To Bob, Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Norway, Rhythm Piece, Fragment Musicians : Bobby Bradford, John Stevens, Bob Norden, Trevor Watts, Ron Herman, Julie Tippetts Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee, Bridget's Mother, Tolerance / To Bob were originally released on an LP on Freedom in 1974. All tracks on this CD release were first released on Nessa on two single LPs in 1980 and 1981. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Spirit Catcher, Wadada Leo Smith, 2009, Nessa ncd-19 Tracks : Images, The Burning Of Stones, Spirit Catcher, The Burning Of Stones (alt take) Musicians : Wadada Leo Smith, Dwight Andrews, Bobby Naughton, Wes Brown, Pheeroan ak Laff, Irene Emanuel, Carol Emanuel, Ruth Emanuel (harp) Dwight Andrews Originally released on LP in 1980. The CD has one bonus track. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Snurdy McGurdy And Her Dancin' Shoes, Roscoe Mitchell And The Sound Ensemble, 2003, Nessa ncd-20 Tracks : Sing/Song, CYP, Stomp And The Far East Blues, March, Round, Snurdy McGurdy And Her Dancin' Shoes Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Hugh Ragin, A. Spencer Barefield, Jaribu Shahid, Tani Tabbal Originally released on LP in 1981. The CD release has no bonus material. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| NRG Ensemble, Hal Russell, 2012, Nessa ncd-21 Tracks : Uncontrolable Rages, Kit Kat, Linda Jazz Princess, Seven Spheres, Lost Or?, C Melody Mania Musicians : Hal Russell, Chuck Burdelik, Brian Sandstrom, Curt Bley, Steve Hunt Originally released in 1981 on LP. This CD release has two bonus tracks. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Indian Summer, Eddie Johnson, 2011, Nessa ncd-22 Tracks : Self Portrait (of the Bean), Indian Summer, The Choice, Blue Star, Splanky, Misty Thursday, My Baby Just Cares for Me, I'm Old Fashioned Musicians : Eddie Johnson, Paul Serrano, John Young, Eddie de Haas, George Hughes Originally released on LP in 1981. This CD release has one bonus track. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| The Missing Link, Fred Anderson, 1996, Nessa ncd-23 Tracks : Twilight, A Ballad For Rita, The Bull, Tabla Piece Musicians : Fred Anderson, Larry Hayrod, Hamid Hank Drake, Adam Rudolph Originally released on LP in 1984. This CD release has one bonus track. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Generation, Hal Russell NRG Ensemble with Charles Tyler, 2014, Nessa ncd-25 Tracks : Sinus Up, Poodle Cut, Sponge, Tatwas, Cascade, Generation, This Fence ia a Loving Machine, Uncontrollable Rages Musicians : Hal Russell, Charles Tyler, Chuck Burdelik, Brian Sandstrom, Curt Bley, Steve Hunt |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Procession of the Great Ancestry, Wadada Leo Smith, 2009, Nessa ncd-26 Tracks : Blues: Jah Jah Is the Perfect Love, Procession of the Great Ancestry (for Miles Davis), The Flower That Seeds the Earth (for Booker Little), The Third World, Grainery of Pure Earth (for Roy Eldridge), Who Killed David Walker?, Celestial Sparks in the Sanctuary of Redemption (for Dizzy Gillespie), Nuru Light: The Prince of Peace (for Martin Luther King) Musicians : Wadada Leo Smith, John Powell, Bobby Naughton, Louis Myers, Joe Fonda, Mchaka Uba, Kahil El Zabar Originally released on Chief Records. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Old/Quartet Sessions, Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble, 2011, Nessa ncd-27/28 Tracks : Old, Quartet No. 2, Solo, Trio (Oh Susanna), Theme Statements: Slow Theme/Bell Song/Fast Theme/Chinese Song, Tatas-Matoes (Rehearsal), Quartet No. 1 Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Phillip Wilson Some of this music on this double CD release was originally released on the single LP Old/Quartet in 1975. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Early Combinations, Art Ensemble, 2012, Nessa ncd-29 Tracks : A To Ericka, Quintet Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Charles Clark, Thurman Barker Tracks recorded in 1967 and originally released on the 1993 box set Art Ensemble 1967/68 |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Vonski Speaks, Von Freeman, 2009, Nessa ncd-30 Tracks : Von's Greeting, Vonski Speaks, Von's Intro to..., Darn That Dream, Summertime, Blues For Sunnyland Musicians : Von Freeman, Mike Allemana, Jack Zarra, Michael Raynor Recorded live in Berlin in 2002. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| All The Numbers, Lester Bowie, 2009, Nessa ncd-31/32 Tracks : The Trio Session: August 11, 1967: Warm Up, Number 2, Number 1 / The Quartet Session: August 25, 1967: Number 2 take 4, Number 2 take 6, Number 2 take 7 Musicians : Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Some of the music on this double CD was originally released in 1967 on the single LP Numbers 1 & 2. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| 6 Duos (Wesleyan) 2006, Anthony Braxton and John McDonough, 2010, Nessa ncd-33 Tracks : Finnish Line, Improvisation, Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty, Massive Breath Attack, Composition 168 + (103), Schizoid Musicians : Anthony Braxton and John McDonough |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Before There Was Sound, Roscoe Mitchell, 2011, Nessa ncd-34 Tracks : Mr. Freddy, Green, Outer Space, Carefree, Akhenaten, And There Was Peace, Jo Jar, Carefree #2 Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Berry, Malachi Favors, Alvin Fielder Recorded in 1965. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Circumstantial, Ira Sullivan, 2014, Nessa ncd-35 Tracks : The Girl From Ipanema, Monday’s Dance, Circumstantial, Stranger In Paradise, Angel Eyes, That’s Earl, Brother, Blues For Johnny Bratton Musicians : Ira Sullivan, Jodie Christian, Simon Salz, Dan Shapera, Wilbur Campbell Tracks 1 to 6 were originally released on the album "Ira Sullivan" on Flying Fish in 1978. Track 7 is released for the first time on this CD. |  Buy from amazon.com |
| Silver Cornet, Bradford / Gjerstad Quartet, 2014, Nessa ncd-36 Tracks : Silver Cornet Tells / A Story About You / And Me, Me And You Musicians : Bobby Bradford, Frode Gjerstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Frank Rosaly |  Buy from amazon.com |
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Last updated December 2014 |