1. The Lead Sheet LP Packaging Thread.
Earlier I posted the inner liner from Bobby Hutcherson’s 1978 LP “Highway One” (Columbia), which includes five lead sheets from the material on the record. An inadvertent nudge by @natechinen led me to pull a lot more examples of the genre.
2. Most of these are from a handful of labels that did this a lot — Enja, Artists House, Horizon (A&M), but other labels sometimes got in on the action. I’m not posting the transcribed solos that were sometimes included, because, well, this has already taken up WAY too much time.
3. Let’s start with a reposting of the Bobby Hutcherson and George Cables songs included with “Highway One.” Columbia, 1978.
4. Horace Parlan’s “Lament for Booker” from Booker Ervin’s album of the same name, issued in 1977. Enja.
5. Dave Liebman’s “Picadilly Lilly” and Richie Beirach’s “Pendulum,” from Lieb’s “Pendulum.” Artists House, 1978.
6. Sonny Fortune’s “For Duke and Cannon, “ from Fortune’s “Awakening.” Horizon, 1975.
7. Terumasa Hino’s “Alone, Alone, Alone,” from Hino’s “Taro’s Mood.” Enja, 1973.
8. Jim Hall’s “Walk Soft” and “Lament for a Fallen Matador,” from Hall’s “Commitment.” Horizon, 1976.
9. Tommy Flanagan’s “Eclypso,” from Flanagan’s LP of the same name. Enja/Inner City, 1977.
10. Roland Hanna’s “A Child is Born” and Thad Jones’ “Sho’ Nuff Did,” from Mel Lewis and Friends.” Horizon. 1976.
11. Footnote 1. See the chapter on Roland Hanna in my book “Jazz from Detroit” for discussion about the authorship of “A Child Is Born” which Hanna actually wrote, not Thad Jones.
Footnote 2. You’ll see that a Michael Brecker transcription snuck in there. Consider it a bonus.
12. Dave Liebman and Badal Roy’s “Sweet Hand Roy,” from Lieb’s “Sweet Hands.” Horizon, 1975.
13. Charlie Haden’s “O.C.” and “Ellen David,” from Haden’s “Closeness.” Horizon, 1976.
14. Charlie Haden’s “The Golden Number,” “Shepp’s Way,” and “Out of Focus,” from Haden’s “ The Golden Number.” Horizon, 1976
15. Benny Wallace’s “Back Door Beauty,” from Wallace’s “The Free Will.” Enja, 1980.
16. Excerpt from the full score of Thad Jones’ “Forever Lasting,” from Jones/Mel Lewis’ “New Life.” Horizon, 1975-76.
cc: @darcyjamesargue @DavidBergerJazz
17. “Julian,” by Pepper Adams, from Pepper’s LP of the same name. Enja/Inner City, 1975.
18. Andrew Hill’s “From California with Love” and Reverend Du Bop,” from Hill’s “From California with Love.” Artists House, 1978.
19. “Shadow Waltz” by Hal Galper, from “Now Hear This.” Enja, 1977.
20. “Layla-Joy” by Billy Hart and “Corner Culture” by Dewey Redman, from Hart’s “Enchance.” Horizon, 1977.
21. “What Does it Matter?” by George Mraz, from “Surge” by the New York Jazz Quartet. Enja/Inner City, 1977.
22. Excerpts from Wayne Shorter’s “The Three Marias” and “On the Eve of Departure,” from Wayne’s “Atlantis.” Columbia, 1985.
23. Art Pepper’s “Diane” and “Blues for Blanche” from Peoper’s “So in Love.” Artists House, 1979.
24. Finally, to close, a series of Tweets covering all 10 of Steve Swallow’s compositions from “Real Book. XTRAWATT/BMG, 1993. — extra nod of appreciation for making this happen in a CD booklet and for using the typography of the real Real Book.
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