Discography

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Closest To The Sun Closest To The Sun,
Abraham Burton Quartet
enja ENJ-80742		 March 11 & 12, 1994
at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn		 Abraham Burton (as)
Marc Cary (p)
Billy Johnson (b)
Eric McPherson (ds)
  1. Minor March (McLean) 7:52
  2. Laura (Mercer/Raksin) 4:59
  3. E=mc (McPherson) 3:50
  4. Romancing You (Burton) 6:07
  5. So Gracefully (Cary) 12:57
  6. Corrida De Toros (Burton) 8:48
  7. Left Alone (Waldron) 5:52
  8. Closest To The Sun (Burton) 7:13
  9. So Gracefully (Cary) 7:19

 

Closest To The Sun Damn!,
Jimmy Smith
UNI/MERCURY/ POLYGRAM		 January 24, 1995 Roy Hargrove (tp)
Nicholas Payton (tp)
Abraham Burton (as)
Ron Blake (ts)
Mark Turner (ts)
Tim Warfield (ts)
Mark Whitfield (g)
Jimmy Smith (org)
Christian McBride (b)
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (ds)
Art Taylor (ds)
  1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Brown) 7:30
  2. Sister Sadie (Silver) 6:57
  3. Woody 'N' You (Gillespie) 6:50
  4. The One Before This (Ammons) 6:53
  5. Watermelon Man (Hancock) 8:43
  6. This Here (Timmons) 7:30
  7. Scrapple From The Apple (Parker) 5:25
  8. Hi-Fly (Weston) 6:35
  9. A La Mode (Fuller) 6:25

 

Closest To The Sun Magician,
Abraham Burton Quartet
enja ENJ-90372		 May 17, 1995 Abraham Burton (as)
Marc Cary (p)
Billy Johnson (b)
Eric McPherson (ds)
  1. I Can't Get Started
  2. Little Melonae
  3. An Addition To The Family
  4. It's To You
  5. Mari's Soul
  6. Gnossienne #1
  7. The Magician

 

Closest To The Sun Aiee! The Phantom
Horace Tapscott
ARABESQUE		 June 1995 Marcus Belgrave (tp)
Abraham Burton (as)
Horace Tapscott (p)
Reggie Workman (b)
Andrew Cyrille (ds)
  1. To The Great House (Tapscott) 7:52
  2. The Goat And Ram Jam (Sharps) 8:54
  3. Aiee! The Phantom (Tapscott) 10:31
  4. Drunken Mary/Mary On Sunday (Tapscott) 9:30
  5. Inspiration Of Silence (Straughter) 6:42
  6. Mothership (Tapscott) 15:52

 

Closest To The Sun Jackies Blues Bag-Tribute To J,
Essence All Stars		 March 18, 1997 Abraham Burton (as)
Donald Harrison (as)
Vincent Herring (as)
Craig Handy (ts)
Javon Jackson (ts)
Joe Lovano (ts)
Branford Marsalis (ss & ts)
LaMont Johnson (p)
Justin Robinson (as)
Rodney Whitaker (b)
Idris Muhammad (ds)
  1. Bluesnik (McLean) 8:37
  2. Blue Fable (McLean) 8:48
  3. Dr. Jackle (McLean) 5:06
  4. Blues Inn (McLean) 6:17
  5. Dr. Mac Jackie (Johnson) 2:23
  6. Midtown Blues (McLean) 8:44
  7. A Ballad For Doll (McLean) 3:15

 

Closest To The Sun Off The Coat
Terumasa Hino Group
TECW-28537		 February 4 - 6, 1997
NYC		 Terumasa Hino (tp)
Dave Liebman (ss)
Oliver Lake (as)
Abraham Burton (as)
Masabumi Kikuchi (p)
Carton Homes (p)
Jay Anderson (b)
Motohiko Hino (ds)
Michael Carvin (ds) Andrew Syrille (ds)
  1. Prologue - (Gifu) Gift
  2. Nautilus
  3. Gate
  4. Kotobuki
  5. Echo
  6. Big Foot
  7. Equinox
  8. Epilogue - (Gifu) Gift

 

Closest To The Sun Speak Up,
Yosuke Inoue Sextet
Baybridge TECW28593 		1997 Abraham Burton (as)
Sam Newsome (ss)
Joel Frahm (ts)
George Colligan (p)
Yosuke Inoue (b)
Matt Wilson (ds)
  1. Taste Of Honey
  2. Speak Up
  3. Blue In Green
  4. Mox Nix
  5. I Remember Clifford
  6. Brass Madness
  7. Lick Your Chops
  8. Ballad For M
  9. Takeda No Komoriuta
  10. Just A Gigolo

 

Closest To The Sun Drifting Inward,
Abraham Burton - Yosuke Inoue Quartet plus One
M&I MYCJ-30042		 February 22 & 23, 1998
NYC		 Abraham Burton (as & ts)
James Carter (ts) on <4>,<5>,<9>
James Hurt (p)
Yosuke Inoue (b)
Eric McPherson (ds)
  1. Pithecanthropus Erectus
  2. Rio
  3. Salsamba
  4. Just The Two Of Us
  5. Softly As In A Morining Sunrise
  6. Drifting Inward
  7. On A Clear Day
  8. Song For My Teacher
  9. Just Friends
  10. Dad

 

Closest To The Sun Cause & Effect,
Abraham Burton
Eric McPherson Quartet
enja ENJ-93772		 July 21, 1998
at Bleecker Street Studio, NYC		 Abraham Burton (ts)
James Hurt (p)
Yosuke Inoue (b)
Eric McPherson (ds)
  1. Nebulai (Hurt) 9:29
  2. Dad (Burton) 6:10
  3. Cause And Effect (McPherson) 15:45
  4. Forbidden Fruit (Burton) 7:51
  5. Punta Lullaby (Burton) 9:51
  6. The Last Laugh (Hurt) 11:14

 

Closest To The Sun Quitenssential Lou,
Louis Hayes Quintet
TCB 99652		 March 25 & 26, 1999
East Side Sound, NYC		 Abraham Burton (ts)
Riley Mullins (tp)
Dave Hazeltine (p)
Santi DeBriano (b)
Louis Hayes (ds)
  1. Progress Report (James Williams) 3:56
  2. Clarence's Place (F. Hubbard) 6:18
  3. Mystified (Joe Zawinul) 4:43
  4. Tenderly (Walter Gross) 9:31
  5. Decision (S. Rollins) 6:53
  6. Lions Den (K. Drew) 4:42
  7. Alter Ego (James Williams) 5:19
  8. That's The Thing (Riley Mullins) 6:10
  9. Cur Quiet Place (DeBriano) 5:19
  10. Interlude (J.J. Johnson) 5:34

 

Closest To The Sun Spirit Child,
Lenora Zenzalai-Helm
J CURVE

April 6, 1999
System Two Studios,
Brooklyn, NYC

 Abraham Burton (ts)
Mark Gross (ss)
Antonio Hart (as)
Dave Liebman (ss)
Branford Marsalis (ts)
Jiro Yoshida (g)
Cecilia Smith (vib)
Orrin Evans (p)
Ron Carter (b)
Nasheet Waits (ds)
  1. Keep Takin' Me Higher (Helm/Saunders) 6:43
  2. My Favorite Things (Hammerstein) 6:12
  3. Summer Soft (Wonder) 6:04
  4. The Life That You Live May Not Be
  5. Your Own (Helm) 5:26
  6. More Than You Know (Esilcu/R/Y) 6:18
  7. Bomerang (Helm) 3:52
  8. Twisted Gray/Ross 3:32
  9. Single Petal Of A Rose (Ellington) 4:52
  10. Round Midnight (Hanighen/M/W) 7:54
  11. Spirit Child (Helm/Shorter) 6:27
  12. Ode To A Soulmate (Helm/Shorter) 5:57
  13. Summertime (Gershwin/Heyward) 7:28

 

Closest To The Sun The Candy Man,
Louis Hayes Quintet
TCB 20972		 November 21 & 22, 1999
East Side Sound, NYC		 Abraham Burton (ts)
Riley Mullins (tp)
Dave Hazeltine (p)
Santi DeBriano (b)
Louis Hayes (ds)
  1. Pentagon (Hazeltine) 6:24
  2. Pyramid (H. Silver) 5:46
  3. The Candy Man (A. Newley/L. Bricusse) 6:05
  4. Thespian (F. Redd) 5:52
  5. Ill Wind (H. Arlen) 5:55
  6. Round and About (Mullins) 5:03
  7. Raggedy Ann (L. Morgan) 6:21
  8. The Miracle (DeBriano) 7:38
  9. Second's Best (L. Morgan) 6:39
  10. Safari (H. Silver) 6:10

 

Closest To The Sun Dark Grooves
- Mystical Rhythms,
James Hurt & His Friends
Blue Note 49510425		 1999
Avatar Studio, NYC		 Abraham Burton (as)
Russell Gunn (tp)
Antonio Hart (ss)
Sherman Irby (as)
Greg Tardy (ts)
Robin Eubanks (tb)
James Hurt (p)
Eric Reeves (b)
Francois Moutin (b)
Eric McPherson (ds)
Nasheet Waits (ds)
Ari Hoenig (ds)
  1. Neptune (Hurt) 4:13
  2. The Tree Of Life (Hurt) 5:55
  3. Waterfall (Dorough) 4:52
  4. Mars (Hurt) 4:32
  5. Jupiter (Hurt) 5:09
  6. Eleven Dreams (Hurt) 4:30
  7. Venus (Hurt) 4:17
  8. Dark Nines (Dorough/Landesman) 5:10
  9. Faith (Hurt) 4:02
  10. Pyramids (5:14)
  11. Orion's View (Hurt) 3:55
  12. Sun Day (Hurt) 6:08

 

Closest To The Sun Artistic License,
Santi Debriano Sextet
Savant SCD 2037 		2001
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ		 Abraham Burton (ts)
Miri Ben-Ari (vln)
Helio Alves (p)
Santi Debriano (ds-steel)
Will Calhoun (ds)
Willie Martinez (perc)
  1. Holiday 6:44
  2. Tenor Pan Woogie 5:52
  3. Liberty Road 10:14
  4. Little Free Spirit Be 5:23
  5. Trance Dance 10:40
  6. Brava 7:54
  7. Little Church 3:38
  8. Harmonious 5:58
  9. Leaving 6:48

 

Closest To The Sun PEACE,
Yosuke Inoue Group
M&I MYCJ-30132		 November 27 & 28, 2001
The Studio, NYC		 Abraham Burton (ts)
Ron Affif (g)
Luis Perdomo (p)
Yosuke Inoue (b)
Willie Martinez (perc)
  1. Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) 4:13
  2. Alone Together (Diez/Schwartz) 8:23
  3. All Blues (Miles Davis) 7:03
  4. Memory Of (Yosuke) 5:35
  5. Chicken (Alfred Ellis) 7:41
  6. Donna Lee (Parker) 5:07
  7. Toko (Yosuke) 6:33
  8. My One And Only Love (Guy Wood) 7:50
  9. So What (Miles Davis) 6:08
  10. Air On The G String (J.S. Bach) 3:13

 

Closest To The Sun A LIVE SUPREME,
Takeo Moriyama Quintet
SYRINX@CLSW-TM1001		 September 20, 2003
Kani, Japan		 Abraham Burton (ts)
George Garzone (ts,s)
Nobumasa Tanaka (p)
Yosuke Inoue (b)
Takeo Moriyama (ds)
  1. A Love Supreme 44:49
  2. I Want To Talk About You 9:18
  3. Impressions 15:36

 

Closest To The Sun Mr. AT - Arthur Taylor's Wailers 1993  
  1. Mr. A.T. 11:57
  2. Hi-Fly 7:01
  3. Soul Eyes 14:16
  4. Bullet Train 5:57
  5. It Doesn't Matter 2:07
  6. Ahmad's Blues 7:04
  7. Gingerbread Boy 3:36
  8. Mr. A.T. 3:24

 

Closest To The Sun Wailin' At The Vanguard - Arthur Taylor's Wailers Aug 29, 1992-Aug 30, 1992  
  1. Street Intro 0:14
  2. A.T.'s Shout 1:21
  3. Bridge Theme 0:19
  4. Band Introductions 0:49
  5. Dear Old Stockholm 8:12
  6. Stressed Out 8:12
  7. So Sorry, Please 4:44
  8. Bridge Theme 0:20
  9. Mr. A.T. Revisited 8:56
  10. Interchat 0:36
  11. Sophisticated Lady 5:07
  12. In a Sentimental Mood 5:34
  13. Chelsea Bridge 6:14
  14. Harlem Mardi Gras 10:13
  15. Bridge Theme/Salt Peanuts 0:39

 

 

 

  
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