Songs Of Spiritual Love January, 2005

Track Listing ______________________________ The Lord's Prayer His Eye Is On The Sparrow God Will Guide Dear Lord Sweet Hour of Prayer Softly Tenderly / Lead Me, Guide Me Bridge Over Troubled Water I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free God Bless the Child If I Can Help Somebody Vision in the Spirituals Worship God in Spirit, Truth, and Love

 

 

Jay Hoggard (vibraphone, marimba)
James Weidman (organ, piano)

The Right Place JHVM0001 January 2003

Track Listing ______________________________ the right place joyful swamp guataca lessons from my dad startin the blues en clave la tierra hermosa inner rhythm marimba gylie crossing point ring shout

 

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Hilton Ruiz (Piano on #3,4,5,6)

Dwight Andrews (Soprano Saxophone, flute, bass, clarinet)

James Weidman (Organ, Piano on #1,2,7,9,10)

Belden Bullock (Bass)

Pheeroan Aklaff (Drums)

Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng (Donno, Congas)

Asher DeLarme (Timbales, Bata, Guiro)

 

 

This recording continues to represent the depth of Jay Hoggard's work, which embraces the richness and complexity of music and rhythms of the African diaspora.

Somthing 'Bout Believing Twin Records CD899 March 1999

Track Listing ______________________________ Something 'Bout Believing Freedom Word You Heard Almighty God Come Sunday David Danced Freedom #7 The Shepherd Heaven

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

James Weidman (Piano, Organ)

Belden Bullock (Jazz)

Pheeroan Aklaff (Drums)

Swinging interpretations of Duke Ellington's sacred music.

Vibes Alive May 1996

Track Listing ______________________________ Sweet Potato The Little Tiger Convergence In The Spirit Ring Shout Prayin' Out Loud

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Belden Bullock (Bass)

James Weidman (Piano)

Cecil Brooks (Drums)

Yoron Israel (Drums)

The Jay Hoggard Quartet at its best. Recorded live in concert, this disc features a complete program of Jay Hoggard compositions.

Pleasant Memories Muse MCD 5596 June 1995

Track Listing ______________________________ Startin' With The Blues Pleasant Memories Take the A Train My Ship Misty Worship God in Spirit, Truth, and Love In a Sentimental Mood Somewhere Over the Rainbow Peace Round 'Bout Midnight Satin Doll You Are the Sunshine of My Life

An innovative recording extending the beauty of solo vibraphone.

Love is the Answer Muse MCD 5527 January 1994

Track Listing ______________________________ Love is the Answer Worship God in Spirit, Truth, and Love Ring Shout Celestial Prayer The Wisdom of the Baobab Tree Harlem Airshaft Good Bait Donna Lee As Quiet As Its Kept The Nearness of You

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Belden Bullock (Bass)

James Weidman (Piano)

Pheeroan Aklaff (Drums)

Lyndon Achee (Percussion)

RejoicEnsemble featuring Debra Byrd on vocals.

A tour de force presentation featuring classic repertoire (Ellington, Dameron, Parker and Carmichael) in addition to an an original five part suite. The Wisdom of the Baobab Tree was commissioned by "Lincoln Center Out of Doors" as a music-dance collaboration between composer Hoggard and famed choreographer Cleo Parker Robinson.

Sound clips:

"Harlem Airshaft"

"Love is the Answer"

"Ring Shout"

"The Wisdom of the Baobab Tree"

In The Spirit Muse MCD 5476 May 1992

Track Listing ______________________________ In the Spirit of Eric Dolphy Peaceful Messenger of God's Music Bye-ya Prayin' Out Loud Andrew Stolen Moments Gazzeloni Without A Song De Pois Do Amor O Vazio

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)
Mark Helias (Bass)
James Newton (Flute)
Dwight Andrews (Bass Clarinet, Flute, Soprano Saxophone)
Edward Blackwell (Drums)

In the Spirit, according to music critic Owen McNally, is an "...exceptional session whose inventiveness, crisp interplay, and expressive range -- everything from a requiem to odes to joy -- embody the spirit of jazz itself."

The Fountain Muse MCD 5450 June 1991

Track Listing ______________________________ Sweet Potato The Fountain Stompin' at the Savoy Epistrophy Prelude to a Kiss Starting Over Fables of Faubus

Jay Hoggard (Vibrapone)

Marcus McLaurine (Bass)

Kenny Burrell (Guitar)

James Weidman (Piano)

Yoron Israel (Drums)

A swinging, creative collaboration with master guitarist Kenny Burrell. Featuring classic jazz repertoire and original compositions.

The Little Tiger Muse MCD 5410 June 1990

Track Listing ______________________________ The Little Tiger Mystic Wind Tropic Breezes Beautiful Nowai God is Capable of Everything Sonny's Themes NTTT Elijah Rock

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Marcus McLaurine (Bass)

Yoron Israel (Drums)

As Jay Hoggard says in the liner notes: "... This album is about a deeper swing... Compositional, structural, textural, and sonic concepts first explored in Overview are further developed..." Sonny's Themes from this recording has been the outro theme for Pacifica Radio Network News for several years.

Overview Muse MCD 5383 June 1989

Track Listing ______________________________ Aguacate Overview Convergence Blues Bags Put On A Happy Face Ruby My Dear

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Rick Rozie (Bass)

Geri Allen (Piano)

Fredrick Waits (Drums)

"Brilliant solos and group interaction within a carefully developed musical context" led Overview to be called "an indelible document of the state of jazz at the dawn of the nineties."

A Night in Greenwich Village Muse MCD 5556 September 1987

Track Listing ______________________________ Comfort In The Storm Mystic Winds Tropic Breezes The Guiding Spirit A Night in Tunisia Monk's Mood

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Anthony Cox (Bass)

Geri Allen (Piano)

Marvin "Smitty" Smith (Drums)

Recorded live in New York City at an important time in all of these influential artists's musical development.

Riverside Dance India Navigation IN 1068 April 1985

Track Listing ______________________________ Ojala Riverside Dance Pleasant Memories Mariposa Salat Brilliant Corners Lush Life

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Jerome Harris (Bass)

Vernon Reid (Guitar)

Onaje Allan Gumbs (Keyboards)

Pheeroan Aklaff (Drums)

This album was recorded after an extensive tour of North Africa, the Middle East, and India, sponsored by the U.S. Government.

Love Survives Gramavision GR 8204 May 1983

Track Listing ______________________________ Don't Quit Pacific Vibes As If In A Dream Love Survives God Is Capable of Everything Sailing Felice

Mystic Winds, Tropic Breezes India Navigation IN 1049 May 1981

Track Listing ______________________________ Mystic Winds, Tropic Breezes The Golden Ashanti Listen in Silence The Other Side of the Ocean

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Cecil McBee (Bass)

Anthony Davis (Piano)

Dwight Andrews (Bass Clarinet)

Billy Hart (Drums)

Don Moye (Percussion)

Rain Forest Contemporary CR 14007 November 1980

Track Listing ______________________________ God Will Guide Rain Forest Reverand Libra Sao Pablo Jammin' in the Sunshine The Guiding Spirit

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Francisco Centeno (Bass)

Kenny Kirkland (Piano)

Chico Freeman (Saxophones)

Harvey Mason (Drums)

Paulino DaCosta (Percussion)

Jose Goico (Percussion)

Under the Double Moon MPS 68.267 August 1980

Track Listing ______________________________ Toe Dance For A Baby Ujamaa FMW Wayang A Walk Thru the Shadow

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Anthony Davis (Piano)

Days Like These GRP GRP 5004 April 1979

Track Listing ______________________________ Kalila's Garden Song Brown Lady With the Golden Braids Samba Pa Negra Days Like These We Got By Takin' It To the Streets

Solo Vibraphone India Navigation IN 1040 November 18, 1978

Track Listing ______________________________ May Those Who Love Apartheid Burn in Hell Samba Pa Negra Comfort in the Storm Toe Dance For A Baby Air Mail Special Believe in Yourself

Jay Hoggard (Vibraphone)

Recorded live for broadcast by National Public Radio at Joseph Papp's Public Theater in New York.

Recordings As A Sideman

Clifford Thornton, Third World 12272, November 1973

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Performance Sites (U.S.)

Alabama

Montgomery Art Museum

California

Kimball's East, San Francisco

Colorado

Arvada Center

Connecticut

Wesleyan University

Trinity College

Univ. of Hartford

Yale University

Hartford Jazz Society

University of Connecticut

Connecticut College

Cross Street AME Zion Church

Metropolitan AME Zion Church

Jackie Robinson Jazz Festival

Snow Elementary School

New Haven Jazz Festival

Western CT State University

Department of Psychiatric Services

Hartford County Correctional Facility

Many other schools, libraries, and galleries.

Delaware

University of Delaware

Florida

University of West Florida, Pensacola

Georgia

Spivey Hall, Clayton State

Atlanta Jazz Festival

Emory University

Illinois

Jazz Showcase Chicago, with Kenny Burrell

Indiana

Indianapolis Civic Arena

Maryland

University of Maryland

Massachusetts

Tufts University

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Music Inn, Stockbridge

Michigan

Sam's Jams, Detroit

Mississippi

University of Mississippi, Oxford

Missouri

St. Louis Youth String Orchestra with Oliver Lake

New Hampshire

Phillips Exeter Academy

New Jersey

Rutgers University

WBGO

Trumpets

Many other locations.

New York

Apollo Theater

JVC Jazz Festival

Lincoln Center

Carnegie Hall

Village Vanguard

Fat Tuesday's

Brooklyn Museum

Hudson River Museum

Lake George Jazz Festival

South Street Seaport

Aaron Davis Hall (C.C.N.Y.)

Billie Holiday Theater

New York University

Columbia University

Hofstra University

Hunter College

Sarah Lawrence College

Riverside Church

Mother AME Zion Church

Church on the Hill

Centennial AME Zion Church

Grace Episcopal Church

Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church

Beresheth Cultural Center

Mt. Vernon High School

Village Gate

Visiones

West End

Seventh Avenue South

Sweet Basil

Bottom Line

Studio Rivbea

Studio WIS

Harlem Week

Manhattan Healing Arts Center

Greenwich House

Jazzmobile

Ali's Alley

Many other locations.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Civic Center

Various public schools.

Pennsylvania

Drexel University, Philadelphia

Shadyside Festival, Pittsburgh

Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island

Texas

Carver Center, San Antonio

Vermont

University of Vermont

Washington, DC

Constitution Hall

Kennedy Center

Blues Alley

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Performance Sites (International)

Austria

Vienna

Safelden

Nicklesdorf

Belgium

Brussels

Antwerp

Middleheim

Canada

Montreal Jazz Festival

Denmark

Copenhagen Jazz Festival with Kenny Burrell

Egypt

Cairo, Asyut University

Alexandria

England

Horseshoe Club, London

Finland

Pori Jazz Festival

France

L'Auditorium Theatre Musical de Paris

New Morning

JVC Nice

Germany

Berlin

Black Forest

Kö

ln

Moers with Chico Freeman

Holland

North Sea Jazz Festival

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Gronigen

India

Bombay

Goa

Madras Music Academy

Bangalore

Calcutta

New Delhi

Italy

Milano

Rome

Bari

Torino with James Newton

Japan

Mt. Fuji

Club Quattro, Tokyo (w/Terumasa Hino)

Jordan

Amman

Yarmouk Univ

Martinique

Marin Cultural Festival

Mexico

Acapulco Jazz Festival with Kenny Burrell

Morrocco

Casablanca

Rabat National Theaters

Norway

Molde Jazz Festival

Peru

Satchmo Jazz Club, Lima

Spain Madrid

Sevilla

Grenada with Chico Freeman

St. Lucia

National Theater

Sudan

National Auditorium, Khartoum

Switzerland

Montreux Jazz Festival

Willisau Jazz Festival

Geneva

Zurich

Syria

Damascus National Theater

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Commissions

Lincoln Center Out of Doors

The Wisdom of the Baobab Tree -- composition for Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble

August 1994

Riverside Church

Worship God in Spirit, Truth, and Love -- vocal composition for RejoiceEnsemble featuring Dianne Reeves

New York City

May 1993

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Television Appearances

CBS Sunday Morning

Featured story by Dr. Billy Taylor

Baywatch (San Francisco)

BET, with Lionel Hampton

Black Perspective (Hartford)

Live at Five (New York)

Spike Lee's Do It Acappela McCreary Report (New York)

Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Focus on Jazz (New York)

National Television:

Switzerland

Finland

Norway

Peru

Greece

Sudan

India

France (Martinique)

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