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    • Tina Brooks
      • Tina Brooks Discography
      • Compositions of Tina Brooks
    • Chris Byars
      • Chris Byars Discography
      • Compositions of Chris Byars
    • Teddy Charles
      • Teddy Charles Discography
      • Compositions of Teddy Charles
      • Teddy Charles Album Covers
      • Recording Sessions Supervised or Produced by Teddy Charles
      • The Return of Teddy Charles (2008)
      • Article: New Directions Revisited
      • Teddy Charles Website
    • Herb Geller
      • Herb Geller Discography: 1949-1961
      • Herb Geller Discography: 1962-2013
      • Herb Geller Album Covers – Featured Artist
      • Herb Geller Album Covers – USA Years
      • Herb Geller Album Covers – European Years
      • Compositions of Herb Geller
      • Herb Geller at NDR 1966-1993
      • Musicians Performing with Herb Geller
      • Additional Recordings with Herb Geller
      • Herb Geller Website
    • Kent Glenn
      • Kent Glenn Discography
      • Kent Glenn Album Covers
      • Compositions of Kent Glenn
      • Kent Glenn Photos
    • Gigi Gryce (Basheer Qusim)
    • Johnny Hartman
      • Johnny Hartman Discography
      • Johnny Hartman Album Covers
    • Elmo Hope
      • Elmo Hope Discography
      • Elmo Hope Album Covers
      • Compositions of Elmo Hope
    • Clifford Jordan
      • Clifford Jordan Discography
      • Sandy Jordan Research on Clifford Jordan
      • Compositions of Clifford Jordan
      • Clifford Jordan on Film and TV
    • Tiny Kahn
      • Tiny Kahn Discography
      • Tiny Kahn Album Covers
      • Compositions of Tiny Kahn
  • Artists L-W
    • Joe Locke
      • Joe Locke Discography
      • Compositions of Joe Locke
      • Joe Locke Issues as Leader
      • Compositions Performed by Joe Locke
      • Musicians Performing with Joe Locke
    • Wes Montgomery
      • Wes Montgomery Discography 1948-1963
      • Wes Montgomery Discography 1964-1968
      • Wes Montgomery Compositions
      • Wes Montgomery Album Covers
    • Frank Morgan
      • Frank Morgan Discography
      • Frank Morgan Personnel Index
      • Frank Morgan Song Index
    • Bob Mover
      • Bob Mover Discography
      • Bob Mover Album Covers
      • Compositions of Bob Mover
    • Carl Perkins
      • Carl Perkins Discography
      • Carl Perkins Album Covers
    • Terry Pollard
      • Terry Pollard Discography
    • Benny Powell
      • Benny Powell Discography: 1950-1963
      • Benny Powell Discography: 1964-1980
      • Benny Powell Discography: 1981-2010
      • Benny Powell Album Covers: 1950-1963
      • Benny Powell Album Covers: 1964-1980
      • Benny Powell Album Covers: 1981-2010
    • Frank Strozier
      • Frank Strozier Discography
      • Frank Strozier Solos
      • Frank Strozier Album Covers
      • Compositions of Frank Strozier
    • Lucky Thompson
      • Lucky Thompson Discography: 1943-1950
      • Lucky Thompson Discography: 1951-1956
      • Lucky Thompson Discography: 1957-1974
      • Lucky Thompson Solos
      • Lucky Thompson Album Covers: Featured Artist
      • Lucky Thompson Album Covers: Sideman
      • Compositions of Lucky Thompson
      • Songs Performed by Lucky Thompson
      • Songs Performed By Lucky Thompson (Alphabeticaly by Composer)
      • Chris Byars Tribute to Lucky Thompson
      • Lucky Thompson – New York City, 1964-1965
    • Frank Wess
      • Frank Wess Discography
      • Frank Wess as Sideman
      • Compositions of Frank Wess
  • Discography
    • Discographical Data Sources
    • Discography Abbreviations
    • BRIAN
  • Noal’s Collections
    • Noal Cohen’s Collection of Jazz Recordings
    • Noal Cohen’s Collection of Jazz Photos
    • Other Jazz Websites of Interest
    • 50th Anniversaries of Hard Bop Recordings
      • Hard Bop Recordings 1953
      • Hard Bop Recordings 1954
      • Hard Bop Recordings 1955
    • My First LPs – 1950
    • My First LPs – 1951
    • My First LPs – 1952
    • My First LPs – 1953
    • My First LPs – 1954
    • My First LPs – 1955
    • My First LPs – 1956
  • Rochester Jazz
    • Jazz in Rochester, NY, 1955-1961
    • Rochester, NY* Jazz Musicians, 1955-1961
    • Major Artist Appearances 1955
    • Local Artist Appearances 1955
    • Major Artist Appearances 1956
    • Local Artist Appearances 1956
    • Major Artist Appearances 1957
    • Local Artist Appearances 1957
    • Major Artist Appearances 1958
    • Local Artist Appearances 1958
    • Major Artist Appearances 1959
    • Local Artist Appearances 1959
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Jazz From My Perspective

Noal Cohen at Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, 2016.

Welcome to my website. I am an author, jazz historian, record collector and musician residing in Montclair, New Jersey. My purpose here is to share information about jazz musicians who emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s and whose talents and contributions, in my opinion, are worthy of greater recognition. The website also contains other topics of special interest to me including remembrances of jazz events and artists in my hometown of Rochester, NY during the same time frame. As a drummer, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to make music with some outstanding musicians from Upstate New York and later, the New York City Metropolitan area.

A special feature of this website is the inclusion of detailed discographies of several artists meeting the criteria described above. A discography is defined as a compilation of musical recordings by a performer, composer, arranger or record label – considered a “body of work.” On this website, the following data are included:

  • Session recording date and location – unissued material is included
  • Musicians and their instruments for each performance
  • Song titles including alternatives
  • Song composers including lyricists
  • Performance designations – master, alternate, incomplete, etc.
  • Performance timings
  • Comprehensive (USA and foreign) lists of issues by label, format and release date
  • Solo information – performer, order, duration

Discographies on this website were created using Steve Albin’s BRIAN database application, a major advance in jazz discography. Since discographies are never really complete, I am constantly revising mine as new information becomes available. Thanks to the ease of online publishing, it is possible to make additions and corrections expeditiously. I recommend that you check back frequently for updates. Each discography displays a date at the top indicating when that document was generated (earlier versions are overwritten by the ones shown and are no longer available).

Besides the discographies found here, I also maintain the complete Art Farmer Discography that was compiled with the assistance of Michael Fitzgerald.

Another aspect of this website is record album cover art. You will find dozens of album cover scans related to the featured musician discographies, as well as those from my days as an avid collector, starting in the 1950s. Some classics and hard to find rarities are included.

Although not my main focus, I have done a few blog pieces that you can access under News.

Please have a look at my compilation of other jazz websites of interest.

This web site is a work in progress and will undergo periodic modifications. Please stay tuned.

Latest Addition (January 2023): The great saxophonist/composer Harold ‘Tina’ Brooks.

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