Greg Osby Discography
1987 (age 27)
Greg Osby And Sound Theatre
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Michele Rosewoman, piano, synthesizer #1-3,5-7; Kevin McNeal, electric, acoustic guitar #1-3,5-7; Lonnie Plaxico, bass #1-3,5-8; Paul Samuels, drums, percussion #1-7; with special guests: Fusako Yoshida, koto #2,4; Terri Lyne Carrington, drums, percussion #4,7,8; Haruko Nara, lyrics #2.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May-June, 1987
| 1. | You Big... | JMT Productions (G) JMT 870011 |
| 2. | Daigoro | - |
| 3. | Return To Now | - |
| 4. | Shohachi Bushi / Oyamako Bushi | - |
| 5. | Calculated Risk | - |
| 6. | For Real Moments | - |
| 7. | Gyrhythmitoid | - |
| 8. | Knigrobade | JMT Productions (G) JMT 872011; Winter & Winter (G) 919 011-2 |
* JMT Productions (G) JMT 870011, JMT 872011 Greg Osby And Sound Theatre 1987
= Winter & Winter (G) 919 011-2 - 2002
1988
Greg Osby Quintet/Quartet
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax, percussion, voice; Geri Allen, piano, synthesizer #1,7,9; Edward Simon, piano, synthesizer #2,3,5,6,8; Kevin McNeal, guitar; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Paul Samuels, drums, percussion.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May, 1988
| 1. | Dolemite | JMT Productions (G) 834 422-1 |
| 2. | Mindgames | - |
| 3. | Thinking Inside You | - |
| 4. | This Is Not A Test | - |
| 5. | Excuse Not | - |
| 6. | Mirror, Mirror | - |
| 7. | Silent Attitude | - |
| 8. | Altered Ego | - |
| 9. | All That Matters | - |
| 10. | Chin Lang | - |
* JMT Productions (G) 834 422-1, 834 422-2 Greg Osby - Mindgames 1988
= Winter & Winter (G) 919 021-2 - 2002
1989
Greg Osby Sextet
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Edward Simon, keyboards; Kevin Eubanks, Kevin McNeal, guitar, guitar synthesizer; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Paul Samuels, drums; with Renee Rosnes, keyboards; Steve Thornton, percussion; Amina Claudine Myers, vocal #2,4; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #6,8,11.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, July, 1989
| 1. | Sapphire | JMT Productions (G) 834 435-1 |
| 2. | Enchantment | - |
| 3. | For The Cause | - |
| 4. | Life's Truth | - |
| 5. | Dialogue X | - |
| 6. | Season Of Renewal | - |
| 7. | Mischief Makers | - |
| 8. | Word | - |
| 9. | Constant Structure | - |
| 10. | Eye Witness | - |
| 11. | Spirit Hour | - |
* JMT Productions (G) 834 435-1, 834 435-2 Greg Osby - Season Of Renewal 1990
= Winter & Winter (G) 919 034-2 - 2003
1990 (age 30)
Greg Osby's Group
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax, keyboards; Edward Simon, piano, keyboards; Michael Cain, keyboards; Chan Johnson, guitar; David Gilmore, guitar, guitar synthesizer; James Genus, Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Billy Kilson, drums; Steve Moss, percussion; with special guests: Steve Coleman, alto sax; Gary Thomas, tenor sax, flute; Hochmad Ali Akkbar, vocal.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, November 9, 10, and December 10, 1990
| Cad'lack Back | Blue Note CDP 7 95414 2 | |
| For Here To Go | - | |
| Man-Talk | - | |
| Like So... | - | |
| On A Mission | - | |
| Lo-Fi | - | |
| Balaka | - | |
| Black Moon (For Geri) | - | |
| Carolla | - | |
| 2th (Twooth) | - | |
| Man-Talk (Giant Step Mix) | Capitol (J) TOCJ-5848 |
* Blue Note CDP 7 95414 2 Greg Osby - Man-Talk For Moderns Vol. X 1991
* Capitol (J) TOCJ-5848 Various Artists - Phat Jazz: Cool Spinnin' An' Hot Movin' 1993
1992
Greg Osby's Hip Hop Group
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; featuring Bad Newz, Mal-Blak, Mustafo, RM, Lamar Supreme, rap.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, October 9 and 10, 1992;
Sorcerer Sound, NYC;
Greene Street Recording, NYC, October, 1992
| Mr. Gutterman | Blue Note B1-98635 |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Darrell Grant, piano; featuring Lamar Supreme, rap.
| God-Man Cometh | - |
Greg Osby, soprano sax; Geri Allen, piano; Ali Shaheed Muhammad, turntables; featuring Bad Newz, rap.
| Raise | - |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Darrell Grant, piano; featuring Bad Newz, Mal-Blak, Mustafo, RM, Lamar Supreme, rap.
| 3-D Lifestyles | - |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Geri Allen, piano; Ali Shaheed Muhammad, turntables; featuring Bad Newz, rap.
| Hardcopy | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; Eric Sadler, turntables.
| Streetjazz | - |
Greg Osby, soprano sax; Cassandra Wilson, vocal; featuring RM, rap.
| Honor The Example | - |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Geri Allen, piano; Ali Shaheed Muhammad, turntables; featuring Bad Newz, rap.
| Flow To The Underculture (Hip Hop & Jazz) | - |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax.
| Intelligent Madness | - |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Darrell Grant, piano; featuring Bad Newz, Mustafo, rap.
| Thelonious | - |
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; featuring Bad Newz, RM, rap.
| Mr. Gutterman (Reprise) |
Greg Osby, soprano sax; Geri Allen, piano; Ali Shaheed Muhammad, turntables; featuring CL Smooth, rap?.
| Raise (Remix) |
* Blue Note B1-98635, CDP 0777 7 98635 2 5 Greg Osby - 3-D Lifestyles 1993
1994
Greg Osby's Hip Hop Group
Greg Osby, alto sax; Riva Parker, words.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March 25 and 26, 1994
| Pillars | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29266 2 7 |
Greg Osby, alto sax, keyboards; Mulgrew Miller, piano; DJ Ghetto, scratches.
| Mr. Freeman | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; DJ Ghetto, scratches; Sha-Key, words.
| Rocking Chair | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; DJ Ghetto, scratches; Mustafo, words.
| Buried Alive | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; Markita Morris, words.
| Poetry In Motion | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; DJ Ghetto, scratches; Markita Morris, words.
| Black Book | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; DJ Ghetto, scratches; Mustafo, words.
| Smokescreen | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; DJ Ghetto, scratches; Bernard Collins Jr., Taj McCoy, Markita Morris, Riva Parker, words.
| Brewing Poetry | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Calvin Jones, bass; Bill McClellan, drums; Taj McCoy, Markita Morris, vocal.
| Intuition | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; DJ Ghetto, scratches; Taj McCoy, Markita Morris, Riva Parker, words.
| Fade To Black Medley: A) A Brother And A Token | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; Mustafo, words.
| Fade To Black Medley: B) In A City Blues | - |
Greg Osby, alto sax; Taj McCoy, Markita Morris, words.
| Fade To Black Medley: C) Urbanite Kodes | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29266 2 7 Greg Osby - Black Book 1995
1996
Greg Osby's Group
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Bryan Carrott, vibes; James Williams, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums; with Robin Eubanks, trombone; Cleave Guyton, flute, alto flute, tenor sax; Alex Harden, bass clarinet; Darrell Grant, additional piano; Marvin Sewell, acoustic guitar.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 10-14, 1996
| Miss D'Meena | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37319 2 3 | |
| Mood For Thought | - | |
| I Didn't Know About You | - | |
| 2nd Born To Freedom | - | |
| Dialectical Interchange | - | |
| Art Forum | - | |
| Don't Explain | - | |
| Half Moon Step | - | |
| Perpetuity | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37319 2 3 Greg Osby - Art Forum 1996
1997
Greg Osby's Group
Greg Osby, alto sax; Jason Moran, piano; Calvin Jones, Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Eric Harland, drums; with Tim Hagans, trumpet; Cleave Guyton, flute, alto flute, clarinet; Mark Shim, tenor sax; Jeff Haynes, percussion.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March 15-21, 1997
| Six Of One | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56543 2 9 | |
| Transparency | - | |
| Mentor's Prose | - | |
| Heard | - | |
| The 13th Floor | - | |
| Soldan | - | |
| Of Sound Mind | - | |
| The Mental | - | |
| Tenderly | - | |
| Vixen's Vance | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56543 2 9 Greg Osby - Further Ado 1997
Greg Osby Quartet
Greg Osby, alto sax; Jason Moran, piano; Atsushi (Az'shi) Osada, bass; Rodney Green, drums.
Sweet Basil, Greenwich Village, NY, December, 1997
| 13th Floor | Blue Note 7243 4 96860 2 1 | |
| Pent Up House | - | |
| I Didn't Know About You | - | |
| Big Foot | - | |
| Big Foot (Excerpt) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Blue Note 7243 4 96860 2 1 Greg Osby - Banned In New York 1998
1998
Greg Osby Quintet
Greg Osby, alto, soprano, sopranino sax; Jason Moran, piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3; Kevin McNeal, guitar; Dwayne Burno, bass #1,2,7,8; Lonnie Plaxico, bass #3-6; Rodney Green, drums.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 9-11, 1998
| 1. | Sea Of Illusion | Blue Note 7243 4 93760 2 1 |
| 2. | Interspacial Affair | - |
| 3. | Minstrale | - |
| 4. | Two Over One | - |
| 5. | Ozthetica | - |
| 6. | Nekide | - |
| 7. | Savant Cycles | - |
| 8. | Extreme Behavior | - |
| 9. | Deuce Ana Quota | - |
| 10. | Penetrating Stare | - |
| 11. | Concepticus In C | - |
* Blue Note 7243 4 93760 2 1 Greg Osby - Zero. 1998
1999
Greg Osby Quintet
Greg Osby, alto sax; Stefon Harris, vibes; Jason Moran, piano; Tarus Mateen, bass; Eric Harland, drums.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, April 22 and 23, 1999
| Entruption | Blue Note 7243 4 99871 2 8 | |
| Stride Logic | - | |
| Diary Of The Same Dream | - | |
| Equalatogram | - | |
| All Neon Like | - | |
| Fragmatic Decoding | - | |
| The Inner Circle Principle | - | |
| Sons Of The Confidential | - | |
| Self-Portrait In Three Colors | - |
* Blue Note 7243 4 99871 2 8 Greg Osby - Inner Circle 2002
Greg Osby Sextet
Gary Thomas, flute, alto flute, tenor sax; Greg Osby, alto sax, clarinet; Andrew Hill, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Scott Colley, bass; Terri Lyne Carrington, drums.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, September 8 and 9, 1999
| Ashes | Blue Note 7243 5 20134 2 5 | |
| Who Needs Forever | - | |
| The Watcher | - | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | - | |
| Sanctus | - | |
| Indiana | - | |
| Nature Boy | - | |
| Tough Love | - | |
| With Son | - | |
| The Wather 2 | - |
* Blue Note 7243 5 20134 2 5 Greg Osby - The Invisible Hand 2000
2001 (age 41)
Greg Osby Quartet With String Quartet
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Jason Moran, piano; Scott Colley, bass; Marlon Browden, drums, percussion; with Christian Howes, Marlene Rice-Shaw, violin; Judith Insell-Stack, viola; Nioka Workman, cello.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 28 and 29, 2001
| 3 For Civility | Blue Note 7243 5 31395 2 0 | |
| Repay In Kind | - | |
| "M" | - | |
| The Keep | - | |
| Golden Sunset | - | |
| This Is Bliss | - | |
| One Room | - | |
| Northbound | - | |
| Wild Is The Wind | - | |
| Social Order | - | |
| Minstrale Again (The Barefoot Tap Dance) | - |
* Blue Note 7243 5 31395 2 0 Greg Osby - Symbols Of Light (A Solution) 2001
2003
Greg Osby Quintet
Nicholas Payton, trumpet, flugelhorn; Greg Osby, alto sax; Harold O'Neal, piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Rodney Green, drums.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 22 and 23, 2003
| East St. Louis Toodle-Oo | Blue Note 7243 5 81699 2 8 | |
| Shaw Nuff | - | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Whirlwind Soldier | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| Milton On Ebony | - | |
| The Single Petal Of A Rose | - | |
| Bernie's Tune | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - |
* Blue Note 7243 5 81699 2 8 Greg Osby - St. Louis Shoes 2003
2004
Greg Osby Quartet
Greg Osby, alto sax; Megumi Yonezawa, piano; Robert Hurst, bass; Rodney Green, drums; with guests: Nicholas Payton, trumpet #2,4,6,7; Joan Osborne, vocal #7.
Jazz Standard, NYC, January 20 and 21, 2004
| 1. | Rising Sign | Blue Note 7243 5 97684 2 7 |
| 2. | Summertime | - |
| 3. | Vistation | - |
| 4. | Bernie's Tune | - |
| 5. | Equalatogram | - |
| 6. | Shaw Nuff | - |
| 7. | Lover Man | - |
* Blue Note 7243 5 97684 2 7 Greg Osby - Public 2004
2005
Greg Osby Trio
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax, vocal; Matt Brewer, bass, vocal; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums, cymbals, percussion, vocal.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 9 and 10, 2005
| Mob Job | Blue Note 7243 8 60671 2 8 | |
| Vertical Hold | - | |
| Viewer Discretion | - | |
| Diode Emissions | - | |
| Fine Tuning | - | |
| Please Stand By | - | |
| Channel Three | - | |
| Test Pattern | - | |
| Miss Ann | - |
* Blue Note 7243 8 60671 2 8 Greg Osby - Channel Three 2005
2008
Greg Osby Sextet
Greg Osby, alto, soprano sax; Adam Birnbaum, piano; Nir Felder, guitar; Joseph Lepore, bass; Hamir Atwal, drums; Sara Serpa, voice.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, April 14 and 15, 2008
| Principle | Inner Circle Music INCM CD 001 | |
| Tolerance | - | |
| Humility | - | |
| Truth | - | |
| Less Tension Please | - | |
| Resilience | - | |
| Two Of One | - | |
| Innocence | - | |
| Optimism | - |
* Inner Circle Music INCM CD 001 Greg Osby - 9 Levels 2008