Black/Note Catalog

1991

Black Note - 43rd And Degnan   World Stage Records WSR CD1011   1991

Richard Grant, trumpet; James Mahone, alto sax; Ark Sano, piano; Mark Shelby, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, May 16, and August 27, 1991

43rd And Degnan
After Thought
To Be Announced
Lanorris
Highway 58
Cloude 9
Millissa
New Day
4th Grade

1993

Black Note - L.A. Underground   Red Record (It) RR 123259.2   1994

Gilbert Castellanos, Richard E. Grant, trumpet; James Mahone, alto sax; Phil Vieux, tenor sax; Ark Sano, piano; Mark Shelby, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

Sonora Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 31, 1993

Elizebeth Brown
Song Of The Nile
5th Street
Warrior
Modern Rome
Blue J.
Final Call
Wejiii
All The Things You Are
Ancient Rome Suite: One Up One Down / All Blues / Impressions / Fourth Grade

Black/Note - Jungle Music   Columbia CK 57825   1994

Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet; James Mahone, alto sax; Phil Vieux, tenor, soprano sax; Ark Sano, piano; Mark Anthony Shelby, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, November 10 and 11, 1993

No Introduction (With An Intro Featuring The Voice Of Malcolm X)
Dream Of Elisabeth Brown
Introspection
Three Wishes For Jackey
Fifth Street Dick's
Call Me In The Morning
Maisha
Evil Dancer
Unrequited
Jungle Music
Fourth Grade (Remix)

1995

bLAck NotE - Nothin' But The Swing   Impulse! IMPD-177   1996

Nicholas Payton, trumpet #1-5; Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet #6,8-13; James Mahone, alto sax; Teodross Avery, tenor, soprano sax #5,8; Greg Kurstin, piano #1-4; Ark Sano, piano #5-13; Mark Anthony Shelby, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, September 18-20, 1995

1.The Core
2.Mahonisms
3.Double Indemnity
4.Saturday Night
5.For Someone So Beautiful
6.An Open Letter (To Vanessa)
7.J'ai Beaucoup De Chance (I'm So Lucky)
8.Gettin' Your Trane On
9.West Coastings
10.Two Souls Coalesce
11.I Saw Her First
12.Allergic Reaction
13.Early Morning (Before Dawn)