Cindy Blackman Catalog

1987 (age 28)

Cindy Blackman - Arcane   Muse MR 5341   1988

Wallace Roney, trumpet; Kenny Garrett, alto sax #1,3,6,7; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #2,5; Larry Willis, piano; Buster Williams, bass #1,3,6,7; Clarence Seay, bass #2,5; Cindy Blackman, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 8, and December 23, 1987

1.Arcane
2.Late Autumn
3.Dual Force
4.Incindyary (drum solo)
5.Teeter Totter
6.Mirrored Glances
7.Deceptacon

** also released on Muse MCD 5341 in 1988.

Cindy Blackman - Arcane   Muse MCD 5341   1988

Wallace Roney, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Larry Willis, piano; Clarence Seay, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 8, and December 23, 1987

The Awakening (bonus track)

** originally released on Muse MR 5341 in 1988 + 1 bonus track.

1989 (age 30)

Cindy Blackman Trio Featuring Marc Cohen And Charnett Moffett - Autumn Leaves   Ninety-One (J) PAS-1002   1989

Marc Cohen, piano; Charnett Moffett, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

CRS Studio No. 1, NYC, May 8, 1989

Autumn Leaves
On Green Dolphin Street
Now's The Time
Easy To Love
Rhythm-a-ning
Lover Man
Moment's Notice

1990

Cindy Blackman, Santi Debriano, Dave Fiuczynski Feat. Greg Osby And Jerry Gonzalez - Trio + Two   Free Lance (F) FRL-CD 015   1990

Greg Osby, alto sax #1,2,7; Dave Fiuczynski, guitar; Santi Debriano, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums; Jerry Gonzalez, congas #5.

NYC, August 29 and 30, 1990

1.Possession
2.Anna
3.Next Time Forever
4.Chorillo
5.Dreams So Real
6.The Quest
7.Timbuktu
8.I Hear A Rhapsody

** also released on Cindy Blackman, Santi Debriano, Dave Fiuczynski Feat. Greg Osby And Jerry Gonzalez - Paris Jazz New York 4, Free Lance (F) FRL-NS-0304 in 1991.

Cindy Blackman - Code-Red   Muse MCD 5365   1992

Wallace Roney, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 19, 1990

Code Red
Anxiety
Next Time Forever
Something For Art (drum solo)
'Round Midnight
Circles
Face In The Dark
Green

1992

Cindy Blackman - Telepathy   Muse MCD 5437   1994

Antoine Roney, tenor, soprano sax; Jacky Terrasson, piano; Clarence Seay, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 18, 1992

Reves Electriques Du Matin (Electric Dreams In The Morning)
Spank
Telepathy
Well You Needn't
Missing You
Club House
Reves Electriques De L'Apres Midi (Electric Dreams In The Afternoon)
Jardin Secret
Persuasion
Tune Up
Reves Electriques De Minuit (Electric Dreams In The Evening)

1995

Cindy Blackman - The Oracle   Muse MCD 5542   1996

Gary Bartz, alto, soprano sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1995

The Oracle
Crazy He Calls Me
A.J.
Beatrice
Who Needs Forever
Traffic
Why
Our Blues

1997

Cindy Blackman - In The Now   HighNote HCD 7024   1998

Ravi Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax #3; Jacky Terrasson, piano, Fender Rhodes #1; Ron Carter, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums, leader.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 18, 1997

1.In The Now
2.A Banana For Ron
3.Passage
4.A King Among Men
5.Sophia
6.Prince Of Darkness
7.Happy House
8.A Strawberry For Cindy
9.Let Love Rule

1999 (age 40)

Cindy Blackman - Works On Canvas   HighNote HCD 7038   2000

J.D. Allen, tenor sax #1-3,5-9,11; Carlton Holmes, piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards; George Mitchell, bass #1-3,5-9,11; Cindy Blackman, drums.

NYC, April 9, 1999

1.Green Dolphin Street
2.Mudee Ya
3.My Isha
4.The Three Van Goghs-1
5.Spanish Colored Romance
6.Ballad Like
7.My Ship
8.April In Paris
9.Beautiful World
10.The Three Van Goghs-2
11.Sword Of The Painter
12.The Three Van Goghs-3

2000

Cindy Blackman - Someday...   HighNote HCD 7063   2001

J.D. Allen, tenor sax; Carlton Holmes, piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards; George Mitchell, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

NYC, April 27, 2000

My Funny Valentine
Call To The Ancentors (1st Interlude)
Someday My Prince Will Come
Walkin'
Heaven Sent
Call To The Ancentors (2nd Interlude)
Eternal Justice
Peebow's Vibe
Glass Slippers
Paradise Island
Call To The Ancentors (Main Theme)

2004

Cindy Blackman - Music For The New Millennium   Sacred Sound Records 99936   2004

J.D. Allen, tenor sax; Carlton Holmes, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer; George Mitchell, bass; Cindy Blackman, drums.

released 2004

Abracadabra
Seven
Insight (Past Wisdom)
Letter To Theo
Black Town (For Harlem)
Insight (Right Now)
For Wayne (Shorter That Is)
The Infinite (For My Grandmother)
The One (For God)

same session.

Sam Pei
The Drums And Me
Stars In Eyes
Insight (From My Father)
Theme To Ginger's Rise
All I Want
Insight (From My Mother)
Insight (The Future)
I Come To The Garden Alone (As Played By Martha Blackman-Higby)

2005

Cindy Blackman - Another Lifetime   4Q FQT-CD-1820   2010

Joe Lovano, tenor sax #8; Doug Carn, organ #1-4,6,7,9; Patrice Rushen, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer #11; Carlton Holmes, synthesizer #5,10; Mike Stern, guitar #1-4,6,7,9; Fionn O'Lochlainn, guitar #5,10; Vernon Reid, guitar #11; Benny Rietveld, bass #1-4,6,7,9; David Santos, bass #11; Cindy Blackman, drums, vocal.

NYC, October 9-11, 2005;
NYC, March 23 and 24, 2007;
NYC, January 8, 2008;
North Hollywood, CA, August 29, 2009

1.Vashkar
2.Where
3.Beyond Games
4.Vashkar Reprise
5.40 Years Of Innovation
6.The Game Theory
7.Vashkar-The Alternate Dimension Theory
8.Love Song
9.And Heaven Welcomed A King
10.There Comes A Time
11.Wildlife

2011 (age 52)

Spectrum Road   Palmetto Records PM 2152-1   2012

John Medeski, organ, Mellotron; Vernon Reid, guitar; Jack Bruce, bass, vocal; Cindy Blackman Santana, drums, vocal.

Maggie's Farm Recording, Pipersville PA, February 9-13, 2011

Vuelta Abajo
There Comes A Time
Coming Back Home
Where
An T-eilan Muileach
Vashkar
One Word
Blues For Tillmon
Allah Be Praised
Wild Life

** also released on Palmetto Records PM 2152 in 2012.

2012

Spectrum Road - North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/July 6, 2012   www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1271558

John Medeski, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards; Vernon Reid, guitar, vocal; Jack Bruce, bass, vocal; Cindy Blackman-Santana, drums, vocal.

North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Holland, July 6, 2012

intro / tuning
Vuelta Abajo
There Comes A Time
Coming Back Home
Where
Wild Life / Politician