Ornette Coleman Sextet - Free Jazz (1of 3) Bob Hardy 2026-09-17 | Ornette Coleman Sextet - Free Jazz (1of 3)
Graham Collier Sextet (Live video-1969) Bob Hardy 2016-05-16 | Festival France. Harry Beckett - tpt; Stan Sulzmann - sax; Nick Evans - trombone; Stanley Cowell - piano; Graham Collier - bass; John Marshall - drums.
Pharoah Sanders (Live Video - 1968) Bob Hardy 2016-05-15 | Festival France - Lonnie Liston Smith - piano: Sirone - bass
Roland Kirk Quartet (Live video - Italy 1964) Bob Hardy 2016-01-18 | That's one hell of a Soprano Sax! ... I know ... I know :-) with Teti Montoliu on piano; Tommy Potter on bass; Kenny Clarke on drums.
All Blues - Pony Poindexter (soprano sax + voc - Live Video 1965) Bob Hardy 2016-01-18 | With Booker Ervin; Ted Curson; Danny Richmond etc.
Gene Harris w Johnny Griiffin; Frank Wess; Jim Mullen; etc - All The Things You Are (Live Video) Bob Hardy 2015-10-25 | Swiss gig - Berne 1998; Gene Harris - piano; Frank Wess and Johnny Griffin - tenor sax; Jim Mullen gtr; Andrew Clayndert - bass; Martin Drew - drums.
Straight No Chaser - Barry Harry Quartet (Live video - 1982) Bob Hardy 2015-10-23 | Italy 1982. Monk's 'Straight No Chaser' played by a quartet led by Barry Harris on piano, and including regular Monk sidemen Charlie Rouse on tenor and drummer Ben Riley, together with Buster Williams on bass…
Shirley Scott Trio (w Harold Vick on tenor) - Dont Look Back - 1976 (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-06-02 | Shirley Scott - Hammond Organ - with Harold Vick on tenor - who, incidentally, also wrote this tune
1975 - Dizzy Gillispie sings the blues w Oscar Peterson (Live Video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-23 | Don't you just love the screen title of the song.. :-) with Al Gaffa on guitar; Earl May on fender bass; and Mickey Roker, drums.
1966 Ellington - Diminuendo + Crescendo In Blue - Paul Gonsalves solo (Live Video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-13 | One of the (few) really unique voices in jazz saxophone
1968 - Vi Redd (vcl + alto sax) - Everyday; Wee Baby Blues; Stormy Monday (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-13 | Vi Redd on vocal and alto sax with the Count Basie Orchestra - Festival gig France
1975 - Rhoda Scott - Intro and Mercy Mercy Mercy (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-13 | Festival gig 1977 France with Cees (or Kees) Kranenburg on drums
1976 - Nice Blues At Juan - Eldridge; Griffin; Pass; Bryant; Pedersen; Belson (Live Video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-11 | Festival gig TV France - Looks like a JATP line-up with a Roy Eldridge - tpt number with Johnny Griffin - tenor; Joe Pass - gtr; Ray Bryant - pno; N H O Pederson - bass; Louis Bellson - Drums
1976 Joe Pass - solo guitar on Joes Blues (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-11 | Festival TV gig France. ..
1964 - Brother Jack McDuff Quartet (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-10 | Brother Jack McDuff - organ; Red Holloway - tenor sax; George Benson - guitar; Joe Dukes - drums. Festival gig in France
Jimmy Rushing w Dizzie Gillespie Quintet - Blues After Dark - France 1959 (LIve Video) Bob Hardy 2015-05-02 | Festival concert gig France. Jimmy Rushing - vocal; Dizzy Gillespie - tpt; James Moody - sax; Jnr Mance - piano… Bass and Drums anybody?
Phil Woods European Rhythm Machine (Live video -1969) Bob Hardy 2015-04-29 | Molde Jazz Festival in 1969 with Gordon Beck on piano; Henry Texler on bass; and Daniel Humair on drums
Woody Shaw; Freddy Hubbard; Joe Henderson; McCoy Tyner; Avery Sharpe; Louis Hayes 1986 - Live Bob Hardy 2015-04-14 | Festival gig in France.. Although advertised as McCoy Tyner's outfit, this is obviously a pick-up group.
The Woody Shaw Quintet in France 1979 - Complete 90 min set (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-04-14 | French Festival gig.. A trumpet player who was IMO truly a genius - Woody Shaw - trumpet; Onaje Gumbs - piano; Carter Jefferson - saxophones; Stafford James - bass; Victor Lewis - drums. (Some of the labeling of the tunes is wrong BTW - but the quality of the picture is excellent)
Chris Barber - 1965 France - Live Video Bob Hardy 2015-04-12 | TV gig in France ... Spot the odd man out! ... No prize for knowing who it is by the way - I already know ... (Of course :-) Chris Barber - Tbn; Pat Halcox - tpt; Ian Wheeler - sax; Eddy Smith - banjo; Joe Smith - bass; Graham Burbidge - drums.
Thad Jones + Mel Lewis Orchestra in France 1977 (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-03-15 | Festival gig in France 1977
George Adams (tenor sax) Singin the blues! (Live video 1983) Bob Hardy 2015-03-09 | George Adams tenor sax and vocal; Don Pullen - piano: Cameron Brown - bass; Danny Richmond - drums.
Ron Blake with The Jimmy Smith Band Montreux 1996 - The One Before This (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-03-09 | Great solo by tenor saxophonist Ron Blake, sitting in here with Jimmy Smith ...
George Coleman Quartet - 1985 (Live Video) Bob Hardy 2015-03-08 | George Coleman - tenor sax; Harold Mabern - piano; Jami Nasser - bass; Carl Burnett - drums
George Coleman Quartet - Italy 1980 (Live video) Bob Hardy 2015-03-08 | George Coleman - tenor sax; Billy Higgins - drums
Phil Woods - Freedom Jazz Dance + Ballad - 1969 Paris (Live Video) Bob Hardy 2015-02-15 | Superlative saxophone playing from Phil Woods and his Quartet ... (not sure if this might not be his original 'European Rhythm Machine') ... George Gruntz on piano; Henri Texier on bass; and Daniel Humair on drums..
Black Artists Group 2/2 (Live Video 1973) Bob Hardy 2015-01-11 | French concert from Oliver Lake's St Louis group 'Black Artist's Group': Oliver Lake - sax; Baikida Carroll - tpt; Jimmy Jones - gtr; Joe Bowie - conga and tmbone; Donald Robinson - drums.
Black Artists Group Part 1/2 (Live video - 1973) Bob Hardy 2015-01-11 | French concert from Oliver Lake's St Louis group 'Black Artist's Group': Oliver Lake - sax; Baikida Carroll - tpt; Jimmy Jones - gtr; Joe Bowie - conga and tmbone; Donald Robinson - drums.
Elvin Jones Quartet - Bright Piece (Live video 1973) Bob Hardy 2015-01-11 | Elvin Jones - drums; Dave Liebman and Steve Grossman - saxes; Gene Perla - bass; France 1973, stretching out on a Dave Liebman original... Thanx to Dan Adler and Kenneth Myron Venezia for the correct title information
Hampton Hawes Trio in France 1974 (Complete Concert) Bob Hardy 2014-12-16 | Concert in France 1974: Hampton Hawes - piano; Henry Franklin - bass; Mike Carvin - drums
Archie Shepp Quartet featuring Horace Parlan 1994 Bob Hardy 2014-06-19 | I'm surprised this hasn't already been uploaded. Recorded at the New Morning in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1994 (I think)...
Arthur Big Boy Crudup So Glad Youre Mine 1972 Bob Hardy 2012-11-14 | Another great Mississippi blues pioneer
Alberta Hunter - Two Fisted Double Jointed Rough & Ready Man - 1981 Bob Hardy 2012-11-14 | Two great examples of Classic Blues singing
Arthur Big Boy Crudup - My Baby Left Me - 1972 Bob Hardy 2012-11-14 | Another great Mississippi blues pioneer
Albert Collins - Opening instrumental - mid 70s Bob Hardy 2012-11-13 | Original Icebreakers in Germany
B B King -When It All Comes Down Bob Hardy 2012-11-11 | Great piano solo solo by New Orleans pianist Eugene Carrier
Gordon Beck and Stan Sulzman Bob Hardy 2011-09-27 | Gordon Beck - piano; Stan Sulzman- saxophone and stool
Jimmy Smith Band - The One Before This (Part only) - 1995 Bob Hardy 2011-09-27 | Anyone got any more of this concert ... and can I have a copy please?
David Fathead Newman - Hard Times (Possibly 1993ish - Live) Bob Hardy 2010-06-10 | Steve Nelson - vibes; Walter Bishop jnr - pno; David Williams - bass; Eddie Gladden - dms
Indian Percussion Workshop (part) - Ghatam Udupa & Panditt Chatterjee (2010) Bob Hardy 2010-04-25 | I was lucky enough to have a Flip Mino with me while I was working at the Jazzaar 2010 Festival in April. This clip is part of a workshop given Ghatam Giridhar Udupa and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee for students and professionals alike.
Dexter Gordon - Gingerbread Boy (Live 1973) Bob Hardy 2010-02-18 | Hampton Hawes - keys; Bob Cranshaw - bass; Kenny Clarke - drums
Stan Getz Quartet - Candosol (Live 1978) Bob Hardy 2010-02-18 | With Andy Laverne - keys; Mike Richmond - bass; Billy Hart - drums
Sir John Dankworth aka Johnnie Dankworth - (Part 3 of 3).mpg Bob Hardy 2010-02-10 | UK TV Johnnie Dankworth aka Sir John Dankworth RIP
