Clifford Thornton Catalog
1967 (age 31)
The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble - Freedom & Unity Third World Records LP 9636 1969
Clifford Thornton, valve trombone; Sonny King, alto sax; Karl Berger, vibes; Don Moore, bass; Harold (Nunding) Avent, drums; with Edward Avent, cornet #1,8; Joe McPhee, trumpet #7; Tyrone Crabb, bass #1,8; Jimmy Garrison, bass #7.
Sound City Studios, NYC, July 22, 1967
| 1. | Free Huey |
| 2. | 15th Floor |
| 3. | Miss Oula |
| 4. | Kevin (The Theme) |
| 5. | Exosphere |
| 6. | Uhuru |
| 7. | O.C.T. |
| 8. | The Wake (Complete Version) |
1969
Clifford Thornton - Ketchaoua BYG (F) 529.323 1969
Clifford Thornton, cornet, congas; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Dave Burrell, piano, bells; Beb Guerin, bass; Sunny Murray, drums; Earl Freeman, congas, gong, percussion.
Paris, France, August 18, 1969
| Ketchaoua |
Clifford Thornton, cornet, congas; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Earl Freeman, Beb Guerin, bass; Sunny Murray, drums.
| Pan African Festival |
Clifford Thornton, cornet; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Earl Freeman, Beb Guerin, bass; Claude Delcloo, drums.
| Brotherhood |
Clifford Thornton, cornet; Earl Freeman, Beb Guerin, bass.
| Speak With Your Echo (And Call This Dialogue) |
1970
Clifford Thornton - The Panther And The Lash America (F) 30 AM 6113 1971
Clifford Thornton, cornet, shenai, valve trombone, piano, maracas; Francois Tusques, piano, celeste, balafon, maracas; Beb Guerin, double bass; Noel McGhie, drums, percussion.
La Maison De La Radio (ORTF), Paris, France, November 7, 1970
| Huey Is Free | |
| El Fath | |
| Tout Le Pouvoir Au Peuple | |
| Paysage Desole | |
| Right On! | |
| Shango / Aba L'Ogun | |
| Mahiya Illa Zalab |
1972
Clifford Thornton - Communications Network Third World Records LP 12272 1972
Clifford Thornton, cornet, electric piano; Lakshinarayana Shankar, violin; Sirone, bass; Jerome Cooper, percussion.
ABC Stage City, NYC, January 22, 1972
| Communications Network, Part 1 | |
| Communications Network, Part 2 |
Clifford Thornton, cornet; Nathan Davis, soprano sax; Jay Hoggard, vibes; Andy Gonzalez, bass; Vincent George, Jerry Gonzalez, congas, percussion; Nicky Marrero, timbales, percussion; Jayne Cortez, poet.
Festival African American Music, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, April 17, 1972
| Festivals And Funerals |
1974
Clifford Thornton, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra - The Gardens Of Harlem JCOA LP 1008 1975
Clifford Thornton, cornet, valve trombone, shenai, cabasa, bells; Marvin Peterson, Michael Ridley, Leo Smith, trumpet; Ted Daniel, trumpet, flugelhorn; Janice Robinson, Charles Stevens, trombone; John Thompson, Gregory Williams, French horn; Bob Stewart, tuba; Carlos Ward, alto sax, flute; Dewey Redman, alto, tenor sax; Roland Alexander, tenor sax; Pat Patrick, tenor, soprano sax; George Barrow, baritone sax, flute; Carla Bley, piano; Andy Gonzales, bass; Art Lewis, trap set; Milton Cardona, itotele Bata, tumba; Gene Golden, iya Bata, tumba, palos; Jerry Gonzales, konkolo Bata, kaganu, quinto, tumba, bell, palos; Vincent Jorge, tumba, axatse, congas; Asante Darkwa, gankogui, nnaronta, bell; Laxmi G. Tewari, axatse, kidi, ntrowa; Kobena Adzenyah, nnawuronta, apentima, oprenten, ntrowa, congas, sogo, atsimevu; Jack Jeffers, conductor.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, April 4, 1974
| Ogun Bara | |
| O Desayo | |
| Agbadza | |
| Chango Obari | |
| Ain Salah | |
| Gospel Ballade | |
| Sweet Oranges | |
| Blues City |