(Near) Complete (Jazz) Discography


EUPHONIC SOUNDS
Scott Joplin's music

1. Wall Street Rag - 2. The Easy Winners - 3. Euphonic Sounds - 4. Gladiolus Rag - 5. The Entertainer 6. Magnetic Rag 7. Felicity Rag (Joplin/Hayden) 8. Leola 9. Heliotrope Bouquet (Joplin/Chauvin) 10. Solace 11. Eugenia 12. Weeping Willow 13. Elite Syncopations 14. The Favorite 15. Stoptime Rag 16. Bethena 17. Something Doing (Joplin/Hayden)

Klaus Lessmann: clarinet, soprano saxophone Riccardo Galardini: semi-acoustic and electric guitar Franco Fabbrini: electric bass Paolo Corsi: drums

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Abbey Road Dixie Band - 'GET BACK TO NEW ORLEANS!

1. All Together Now (Lennon/McCartney) 2. Why Don't We Do It in the Road? (Lennon/McCartney) 3. I've Just Seen a Face (Lennon/McCartney) 4. Something (Harrison) 5. Don't Pass Me By (Starkey) 6. Honey Pie (Lennon/McCartney) 7. Yellow Submarine (Lennon/McCartney) 8. Across the Universe (Lennon/McCartney) 9. Girl (Lennon/McCartney) 10. One After 909 (Lennon/McCartney) 11. For No One (Lennon/McCartney)12. Octopus's Garden (Starkey) 13. When I'm Sixty-Four (Lennon/McCartney) 14. Nowhere Man (Lennon/McCartney) 15. Lady Madonna (Lennon/McCartney)

Michele Makarovic cornet, Silvio Bernardi trombone, Klaus Lessmann clarinet & arrangements, Andrea Lupi banjo, Mirko Sonetti, sousaphone

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SWING CHOPIN

1. Mazurka No.24 2. Waltz No.7 3. Mazurka No.31 4. Fleur d'ennui (D. Reinhardt) 5. Waltz No.1 6. Nocturne op 37,1 7. Mazurka No.44 8. Waltz No.9 9. Mazurka No.19 10. Swing 42 (D. Reinhardt) 11. Waltz No.3 12. Clouds (Donaldson) 13. Mazurka No.1 14. Waltz No.13

All selections, unless otherwise indicated, composed by Frédéric Chopin
Klaus Lessmann cl, ss, ts, alto recorder, arr; Maurizio Geri g; Riccardo Galardini g ; Paolo Ghetti b January 2008, Prato JARDIS JRCD 20853

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'Arbia Big Band' feat. Nate Birkey - 'LIVE IN CUNA'

1. The Crave ("Jelly Roll" Morton) 2. Musique mecanique I (Carla Bley) 3. I'm on my way (Nat Adderley jr.) 4. Le notti di Cabiria (Nino Rota)5. Jesus Maria (Carla Bley) 6. Milonga para un fusilado (trad) __Si me quieres escribir (trad) __El pueblo unido (Sergio Ortega) 7. All together now (Lennon/McCartney) 8. Bei mir bist du schön (Secunda) 9. Hey bulldog (Lennon/McCartney) 10. Amarcord (Nino Rota) 11.Take ten (Paul Desmond)

'Arbia Big Band'; Klaus Lessmann cl, ss, arr, cond; guest Nate Birkey tp

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Siena Jazz Big Band - 'DAL VIVO'

1. New Orleans Bump (Jelly Roll Morton) 2. Birthday (Lennon/McCartney) 3. Perdido (Juan Tizol) 4. (There is) No greater love (Jones/Symes) 5. Jessica (Richard Betts) 6. Bei Dir war es immer so schön (Theo Mackeben) 7. The scene (J. Zawinul/N.Adderley) 8. Love in five (Klaus Lessmann) 9. Abstrutions (Stanley Cowell) 10. Stevedore stomp (Duke Ellington) 11. Waltz No.3 (Frédéric Chopin) 12. Paperology (Klaus Lessmann)13. Clarinet Lament (Duke Ellington / Barney Bigard)

'Siena Jazz Big Band' with guests Renato Chicco p, Karlheinz Miklin as, John Ramsay dr; Klaus Lessmann cond, arr, cl, ss

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Claudio Airò 'OMNINSIDE'

1. Dissoluzione (Airò) 2. Omninside (Airò) 3. Senza fine (Paoli) 4. Mo (Airò) 5. Box and one (Lessmann) 6. Amennema (Fabbrini) 7. W Ernest (Fabbrini) 8. Work (Monk) 9. Mimando (Airò)

Claudio Airò p, Klaus Lessmann ss, cl, ts, Franco Fabbrini b, Francesco Petreni dr; April 2005, Siena

Play box and one

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Klaus Lessmann Quartet - 'A GMADE WIESN'

1. A Gmade Wiesn (Lessmann) 2. Gattone Animato (Lessmann) 3. Fleur d'Ennui (Django Reinhardt) 4. Love in Five(Lessmann) 5. Zweierbob(Lessmann) 6. Sweet and Low(Lessmann) 7. Stevedore Stomp(Ellington/Mills) 8. Longline(Lessmann) 9. Blue Goose (Ellington) 10.Tiers (Lessmann) 11.Paperology (Lessmann)

Klaus Lessmann clarinet, soprano sax, Paolo Birro piano, Aldo Zunino bass, Walter Paoli drums;
September 2004; Siena; Splasc(H) Records CDH959.2

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Siena Jazz Big Band - 'ABSTRUTIONS'

1. Unit 7 (Sam Jones) 2. Lentement, Mademoiselle (Django Reinhardt) 3. Is it really the same? (Keith Jarrett) 4. Mr. Walker (Wes Montgomery) 5. Frankie and Johnny (Trad.) 6. Psycofarma (Franco Fabbrini) 7. Alligator crawl (Thomas "Fats" Waller) 8. Lonesome nights (Benny Carter) 9. Bem Bom (Barnabè,Renno,Gudim) 10. Movin'along (Wes Montgomery) 11. Abstrutions (Stanley Cowell) 12. KV 428 (Klaus Lessmann) 13. But not for me-Tadd's Delight (Gershwin-Dameron) 14. Lotus Blossom (Billy Strayhorn) 15. Unit 7 (Sam Jones)

'Siena Jazz Big Band'; Klaus Lessmann cond, arr, cl, ss Dicember 2002 Colle Val d'Elsa; Siena Jazz Records SJR / 1-08-03

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JELLY ROLL TUBA BAND

1. Bourbon street parade (P. Barbarin) 2. Miserere (G. Verdi) 3. I'm on my way (trad.) 4. The Mooche (D. Ellington) 5. The Original Charleston (J. P. Johnson) 6. I've found a new baby (S. Williams) 7.Nel blù dipinto di blù (D. Modugno) 8. Kansas city stomp (J. R. Morton) 9. Dead man blues (J. R. Morton) 10. All of me (Simons/Marks) 11. Stompy Jones (D. Ellington) 12. Ja da (B. Carleton) 13. Muskrat ramble (K. Ory) 14. Jitterburg Waltz (F. Waller) 15. Buddy Bolden's blues (trad. /J. R. Morton)

Maurizio Pasqui tromba; Alberto Solari trombone; Klaus Lessmann clarinet, Andrea Lupi banjo; Mirko Sonetti tuba; Jelly CD 002

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Maurizio Geri Swingtet - 'A CIELO APERTO'

1. Swing 99 (Geri) 2. Passione (Colombo/Murena) 3. Mademoiselle de Bucarest (Ferret) 4. Volo (Geri) 5. Redola (Geri) 6. Sinto bossa (Geri) 7. Boogie valse (Verstraet) 8. Carovana negra (Kramer) 9. Sogno spagnolo (Geri) 10. Linger awhile (Rose/Owens) 11. Take this hammer (Broonzy) 12. Blue drag (Reinhardt) 13. Souvenir gitan (Biordi/Geri) 14. Anouman (Reinhardt)

Maurizio Geri g; Klaus Lessmann cl; Ruben Chaviano Fabian vi; Enzo Biordi fisa; Nicola Vernuccio b, Leonardo Boni g; Luca Giovacchini gguests: Riccardo Tesi organetto; Alessandro Di Puccio vibes; Walter Paoli dr; Ettore Bonafè perc; Federico Bertelli arm.
Pistoia Visage Music VM 302

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Quartetto Acustico Latino - 'L'UOMO CHE CANTA'

1. Happy birthday (Nannetti) 2. L'uomo che canta#1 (Nannetti) 3. Lola mama (Fabbrini) 4. Choro del mare Petreni) 5. Caramatu (Fabbrini) 6. L'uomo che canta#2 (Nannetti) 7. Il racconto dell'albero d'inverno (Nannetti) 8. Henry the mole (Lessmann) 9. Orago Tango (Nannetti) 10. Sambaredondo (Casini/Nannetti) 11. Deya (QUAL)

Klaus Lessmann: ss, cl; Roberto Nannetti: g, cavaquinho, b, surdo, voc; Franco Fabbrini b, cavaquinho, triangle, voc; Francesco Petreni dr, darabukka, pandeiro, repinique, perc, voc; GUEST: Barbara Casini voc, Marialaura Bigliazzi voc, Alberto Borsari arm, Giulio Visibelli fl, Ettore Bonafè vibes, perc, Luciano Biondini fisa, Scuola di samba 'Bandao' Colle Val d'Elsa
Acoustic Music Records 319.1228.2

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Siena Jazz Big Band - 'G O P'

1. The Mooche (Ellington) 2. Stompy Jones (Ellington) 3. Big City Blues (Ellington) 4. Swingin' the Blues (Basie) 5. A Tisket,a Tasket (Feldman/Fitzgerald) 6. Dusk (Ellington) 7. Tickle Toe (Young) 8. All too soon (Ellington) 9. Perdido (Tizol) 10. Tonight I shall sleep with a smile on my face (Ellington) 11. The Sticks (J. Adderley) 12. Hummin' (N. Adderley) 13. Jive Samba (N. Adderley) 14. Work Song (N. Adderley) 15. Sweet Emma (N. Adderley) 16. Walk Tall (Zawinul) 17. I'm on my Way (N. Adderley jr.)

'Siena Jazz Big Band'; Klaus Lessmann cl, ss, cond, arr. 1999;
Siena 'Le carrozze records' CAR 10006

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Klaus Lessmann - 'CLARINETTOLOGY'

1. Dance of the Octopus (Norvo) 2. The Green Mountains (Swallow) 3. The Man on the Balcony (Lessmann) 4. He who hesitates (Lessmann) 5. Peace (O.Coleman) 6. PAM (Lessmann) 7. The Mystery song (Ellington/Mills) 8. Ramblin' (O.Coleman) 9. Mrs. P.C. (Lessmann) 10. Arise, her eyes (Swallow) 11. Diamond and one (Lessmann) 12. 7787 (Lessmann) 13. Blood count (Strayhorn) 14. Jelly Roll Medley: My Home is a Southern Town / Why / If you knew (Morton)
Klaus Lessmann cl,arr; Massimo Guerri cl; Gianluca Perugini cl, Nicola Giovagnini bcl; Paolo Birro p (3.,11.); Riccardo Galardini g (6.,12.); Ettore Bonafè perc (4.,9.) 1999; S. Albino Klangräume Musikproduktion 30450

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Maurizio Geri Swingtet - 'MANOUCHE E DINTORNI'

1. Anatroccolo (Geri) 2. Rapido per Algeri (Geri) 3. Algeri (Geri)/Balia) 4. Speranze perdute (Morelli) 5. I'm out of here (Brashear) 6. Daphne / Djangology / Tiger rag (Reinhardt/La Rocca) 7. Tears (Reinhardt) 8. Sogno di Valzer (Geri) 9. Stanzetta (Geri) 10. Pierino (Geri) 11. Crapa pelata (Kramer) 12. Nuages (Reinhardt)

Maurizio Geri g; Chris Brashear violin; Leonardo Boni g; Luca Giovacchini g; Nicola Vernuccio b Guests: Riccardo Tesi, organetto, Klaus Lessmann cl, Ettore Bonafè vibes, perc March 1997;
Pistoia Dunya Records Fy 8010 2

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Klaus Lessmann Sextet - 'SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM' - THE MUSIC OF JELLY ROLL MORTON

1. Wolverine Blues 2. The Animule Ball 3. Crazy Chords 4. King Porter Stomp 5. Primrose Stomp 6. Honey Babe 7. Billy Goat Stomp 8. The Pearls 9. Frog-I-More Rag 10. Fickle Fay Creep 11. Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm (Lessmann)

Marco Tamburini trumpet, Klaus Lessmann clarinet, Gianni Basso tenor sax; Paolo Birro piano; Aldo Zunino bass; Walter Paoli drums. Splasc(h) Records CDH 612.2; photos by Giovanni Terminio;
Recorded November 6-8-1996 Lari

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Klaus Lessmann Quartet - 'GOODBYE AND HELLO'

1. Hello 2. Klaustrophobia 3. Sam Zunino 4. Big Blu 5. Tricketrack 6. Dream Team 7. High D 8. The loneliness of a long distance romance 9. So Bad 10. Uomo o zona 11. Goodbye (G.Jenkins)

All selections, unless otherwise indicated,composed by Klaus Lessmann Klaus Lessmann cl; Paolo Birro p; Aldo Zunino b; Francesco Petreni dr
September 1992; Lari CD SJ111-KL93 SAMJAZZ

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Maurizio Picchiò Quartet - 'BIRI SAN'

1. Rag (Picchiò) 2. Ma allora siamo pesci (Galardini) 3. Really the end (Lessmann) 4. 6 settimane e 1/2 (Lessmann) 5. Metropolitango (Fabbrini) 6. Psycofarma (Fabbrini) 7. Lights (Galardini)

Klaus Lessmann clarinet, soprano & alto sax; Riccardo Galardini - guitar & synt. guitar; Franco Fabbrini - electric bass; Maurizio Picchiò - drums & percussion.
SPLASC(H) Record 1989 H127 LP

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INSOLITUDINE

1. Luci del silenzio (Morena) 2. The old devils (Lessmann) 3. Le correnti del golfo (Galardini) 4. Lazy night (Lessmann) 5. Paola (Galardini) 6. Tenera è la nota (Morena) 7. Woody'n me (Lessmann) 8. XL (Lessmann) 9. See On (Lessmann) 10. Some other time (Comden/Green/Bernstein)

Klaus Lessmann-clarinet,soprano & tenor sax; Riccardo Galardini-acustic & electric guitar; Carlo Morena-piano.
SPLASC(H) Record H155 LP 1988

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JAZZ WORKSHOP - 'From Nowhere to the Flowers' - (Gernot Wolfgang)

6. From Nowhere to the flowers (Gernot Wolfgang)

Graz College of Music Big Band ( Klaus Lessmann as) conductor Stjepko Gut May 1986;
Belgrade VIENNOLA LP 120 992

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