Julian Priester Discography

1960 (age 25)

Julian Priester Quintet

Julian Priester, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1,2,4,6,7; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, January 11, 1960

1.24-Hour LeaveRiverside RLP 12-316
2.The End-
3.1239A-
4.Just Friends-
5.Bob T's Blues-
6.Under The Surface-
7.Once In A While-
8.Julian's Tune-

* Riverside RLP 12-316, RLP 1163   Julian Priester - Keep Swingin'   1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1863-2   -   1995

Julian Priester Sextet

Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax #1,2,4-7; Charlie Davis, baritone sax #1,2,4-7; McCoy Tyner, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 12, 1960

1.Chi-ChiJazzland JLP 25
2.Blue Stride-
3.It Might As Well Be Spring-
4.Excursion-
5.Spiritsville-
6.My Romance-
7.Donna's Waltz-

* Jazzland JLP 25, JLP 925S   Julian Priester Sextet - Spiritsville   1960
= Jazzland (J) VICJ-60501   -   2000
= Milestone MCD-47087-2   Julian Priester & Walter Benton - Out Of This World   2001

1973 (age 38)

Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto

Julian Priester, bass, tenor, alto trombone, baritone horn, post horn, whistle, flute, cowbell, small percussion, ARP 2600 synthesizer, prototype ARP string synthesizer; Mguanda David Johnson, flute, soprano sax #1,3-5; Hadley Caliman, flute, soprano, tenor sax, bass clarinet; Bayete Umbra Zindiko, Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic piano, Clavinet D6; Pat Gleeson, ARP 2600 synthesizer, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, Moog III, Oberheim digital sequencer; Bill Connors, electric guitar #2; Ron McClure, Fender bass #2; Nyimbo Henry Franklin, Fender bass, acoustic bass #1,3-5; Ndugu Leon Chancler, drums #1,3-5; Kamau Eric Gravatt, drums, congas #2.

Different Fur Music, San Francisco, CA, June 28, and September 12, 1973

1.PrologueECM (G) ECM 1044
2.Love, Love-
3.Images-
4.Eternal Worlds-
5.Epilogue-

* ECM (G) ECM 1044   Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto - Love, Love   1974
= ECM (G) ECM 1044 (CD)   -

1977 (age 42)

Julian Priester And Marine Intrusion

Julian Priester, trombone, String Ensemble; Ron Stallings, tenor, soprano sax; Curtis Clark, piano; Ray Obiedo, electric, acoustic guitar; Heshima Mark Williams, electric bass; Augusta Lee Collins, drums.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1977

PolarizationECM (G) ECM 1098
Rhythm Magnet-
Wind Dolphin-
Coincidence-
Scorpio Blue-
Anatomy Of Longing-

* ECM (G) ECM 1098   Julian Priester And Marine Intrusion - Polarization   1977