Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions  

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Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions is a series of five albums recorded May 14–23, 1976 at Studio Rivbea, a loft jazz space in New York City, run by Sam Rivers and his wife Bea.

Track listings

Original LP 1 (Casablanca/Douglas NBLP 7045)

Side one

1. "Jays" - 6:00 - Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, tenor saxophone with Chris White, bass, electric bass and Jumma Santos, drums
2. "New Times" - 7:25 - Ken McIntyre, alto saxophone with Richard Harper, piano, Andy Vega, congas, and Andrei Strobert, percussion
3. "Over The Rainbow" - 5:30 - Sunny Murray & The Untouchable Factor with Byard Lancaster, alto saxophone, David Murray, tenor saxophone, Khan Jamal, vibraphone, Fred Hopkins, bass, and Sunny Murray, drums

Side two

1. "Rainbows" - 10:00 - Sam Rivers, soprano saxophone with Jerome Hunter, bass, and Jerry Griffin, drums
2. "Uso Dance" - 7:45 - Air with Henry Threadgill, alto saxophone, Fred Hopkins, bass, and Steve McCall, drums, percussion

Original LP 2 (Casablanca/Douglas NBLP 7046)

Side one

1. "The Need To Smile" - 10:47 - Flight To Sanity with Art Bennett, soprano saxophone, Byard Lancaster, tenor saxophone, Olu Dara, trumpet, Sonelius Smith, piano, Benny Wilson, bass, Harold Smith, drums, and Don Moye, congas
2. "Naomi" - 6:00 - Ken McIntyre, flute with Richard Harper, piano, Andy Vega, congas, percussion, and Andrei Strobert, percussion

Side two

1. "73°-S Kelvin" - 6:30 - Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone, clarinet, contrabass saxophone with George Lewis, trombone, Michael Gregory Jackson, guitar, Fred Hopkins, bass, Barry Altschul, drums, and Phillip Wilson, percussion
2. "And Then They Danced" - 7:00 - Marion Brown, alto saxophone with Jack Greg, bass, and Jumma Santos, drums
3. "Locomotif N°6" - 6:00 - Leo Smith & The New Delta Ahkri with Leo Smith, trumpet, Oliver Lake, alto saxophone, Anthony Davis, piano, Wes Brown, bass, Paul Maddox, drums, and Stanley Crouch, drums

Original LP 3 (Casablanca/Douglas NBLP 7047)

Side one

1. "Portrait Of Frank Edward Weston" - 8:50 - Randy Weston, piano with Alex Blake, bass, and Azzedin Weston, congas
2. "Clarity" - 5:15 - Michael Gregory Jackson, acoustic guitar with Oliver Lake, soprano saxophone, flute, Fred Hopkins, bass, and Phillip Wilson, drums
3. "Black Robert" - 6:30 - Dave Burrell, piano with Stafford James, bass, and Harold White, drums

Side two

1. "Blue Phase" - 12:37 - Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet with Charles Brackeen, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Mashujaa, guitar, Leroy Seals, electric bass, Rickie Evans, double bass, and Rashied Sinan, drums
2. "Short Short" - 7:30 - Andrew Cyrille & Maono with David Ware, tenor saxophone, Ted Daniel, trumpet, Lyle Atkinson, bass, and Andrew Cyrille, drums

Original LP 4 (Casablanca/Douglas NBLP 7048)

Side one

1. "Tranquil Beauty" - 6:30 - Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone, clarinet with Olu Dara, trumpet, Billy Patterson, guitar, Butch Campbell, guitar, Juney Booth, bass, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, drums, and Don Moye, drums
2. "Pensive" - 10:00 - Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone with Bern Nix, guitar, Abdul Wadud, cello, Phillip Wilson, drums, and Don Moye, percussion

Side two

1. "Push Pull" - 5:20 - Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone with Karen Borca, bassoon, Hayes Burnett, bass, and Henry Maxwell Letcher, drums
2. "Zaki" - 9:30 - Oliver Lake, alto saxophone with Michael Gregory Jackson, guitar, Fred Hopkins, bass, and Phillip Wilson, drums
3. "Shout Song" - 2:30 - David Murray, tenor saxophone with Olu Dara, trumpet, flugelhorn, Fred Hopkins, bass, and Stanley Crouch, drums

Original LP 5 (Casablanca/Douglas NBLP 7049)

Side one

1. "Somethings Cookin" - 17:00 - Sunny Murray & The Untouchable Factor with Byard Lancaster, alto saxophone, flute, David Murray, tenor saxophone, Khan Jamal, vibraphone, Fred Hopkins, bass, and Sunny Murray, drums

Side two

1. "Chant" - 25:22 - Roscoe Mitchell, alto saxophone with Don Moye, drums, and Jerome Cooper, percussion, drums, saw