discography

Hi Tide Harris : The Hey Day Of Hi Tide Harris
(Tezu Records)

The Gentlemen's Blues - Great Googa Mooga - Happy Landing - Feel So Fine - Tanya - A Wet Dream Blues (Muse Blues) - Betty & Dupree - The Emperor's Blues - Operator - Stomping On Maxwell Street - Shirley Bee - Conversation.

Hi Tide Harris : guitar, vocals. "Bishop" Norman Williams : alto sax. Dave Smith : alto sax, flute. Mike Marcus : baritone sax. Sonny Lewis, Vince Wallace : tenor sax. Warren Gale, Al Malina, Harold "Pudgy" Attaberry : trumpet. Tricky Lofton : trombone. J.J. Malone, Stew Blank : piano. Ron Tompson : guitar. Steve Gomes, Bob Klein : bass. Lamont Scott, Shigeru "C-Chan" Inue : drums. J.C. : drums.

Sonny Simmons : Backwoods Suite
(WestWind 2074)

Sparrow's Last Jump - Backwoods Suite - Title X - You Better Do It Now Before You Die Later - Manhattan Out - Chimes Of Time - Shores Of Trinidad - Backwoods Suite (reprise).

Sonny Simmons : alto sax, English horn. Joe Hardin : trumpet. Al Thomas : trombone. Michael Marcus : baritone sax. Joe Bonner : piano. Herbie Lewis : bass. Billy Higgins : drums.
Rec. in Berkeley, USA. Producer : Craig Morton.

Michael Marcus : Under The Wire
(Enja 6064)

Gummin' - Blue Halo - Dance Of The Angels - Pipelines - Kingdom's Chair - Under The Wire - Common Ground - Tribute.

Michael Marcus : soprano sax, bass clarinet, stritch. Ted Daniel : trumpet. Joseph Bowie : trombone. William Parker : bass. Reggie Nicholson : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Matthias Winckelmann.

Frank Lowe and the Saxemble : Inappropriate Choices
(ITM Pacific 970062)

War Of The Worlds - Four Five+Six - Sandra's Dilemma - Inappropriate Choices - Melody For Melonae - Loweology - El Haz Malik Shabazz - Fuchsia Norval.

Frank Lowe : tenor and soprano sax. Carlos Ward : alto sax, flute. James Carter : tenor, baritone and bass sax. Michael Marcus : soprano, baritone and bass sax, stritch. Philip Wilson : drums.

Philip Wilson : The Philip Wilson Project
(Jazzdoor JD 1243)

Cool - Philadelphia - Inappropriate Choices - El Haz Malik Shabazz - Steel & Breath - Baliphone Dub - Gammatron.

Frank Lowe : tenor sax. Carlos Ward : alto sax, flute. James Carter : baritone sax. Michael Marcus : alto sax. Lester Bowie : trumpet. Rob Stevens : piano. William Parker, Jonas Helborg, Bill Laswell : bass. Philip Wilson : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Michael Marcus : Ithem
(Ayler aylCD-006)

Ithem, Take 1 - Under The Wire - Secret Oceans - Here At ! - Ithem, Take 2.

Michael Marcus : alto sax, bass clarinet. William Parker : bass. Denis Charles : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Jan Ström.

Michael Marcus : Here At !
(Soul Note 12 1243)

Top Of The Hill (Daly City) - This Happening - Ithem - Here At - Hidden Springs - Hurdles - Channel 3 - In The Center Of It All.

Michael Marcus : stritch, manzello, conn-o-sax. Ted Daniel : trumpet. Steve Swell : trombone. Fred Hopkins, William Parker : bass. Denis Charles, Sadiq Abdu Shahid : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Giovanni Bonandrini.

SaxEmble
(Qwest 46181)

Hard Times - Medley : Freedom Jazz Dance / Rhythm-a-ning - War Of The Worlds - Monk's Mood - In Walked J.C. - Honkin' Fats - Lowe Down & Blue - Tribute - Ghosts.

Frank Lowe : tenor sax. James Carter : alto, tenor and baritone sax. Michael Marcus : manzello, bass sax. Bobby LaVell : tenor sax. Cassius Richmond : alto sax. Alex Harding : baritone sax. Cindy Blackman : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Michael Marcus : Reachin'
(Justin Time JUST 87-2)

Picnic In Blue - The Constant - Reachin' - Forgotten Paradise - Psalm Walk - Along The Line - Into Nowheresville - Stritch'n' - With You And Mind - Feels Like Home.

Michael Marcus : bass clarinet, saxello, stritch. Bruce Edwards : guitar. Steve Neil : bass. Cindy Blackman : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Sonny Simmons : Transcendence
(CIMP 113)

Manhattan Rejects - Geraldine's Dream - Nuclear Fission - In The Arena - Phrazaronics - Lost Village Of Um' Tombey - Cosmosamatics.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax. Michael Marcus : stritch, manzello. Charles Moffett : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Bob Rusch.

Sonny Simmons : Judgment Day
(CIMP 118)

Judgement Day - Monk Mania - Sponge Garden - Waltz For Josette - The Call For Old Sirus - Augmentation.

Sonny Simmons : tenor sax. Michael Marcus : manzello, C-melody sax. Steve Neil : bass. Charles Moffett : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Bob Rusch.

Michael Marcus and Jaki Byard : This Happening
(Justin Time JUST 98-2)

Earth Beings / 3=4 - This happening - Kelso Tracks South - Giant Steps / Naima - Steppin' Down With Jaki - The Cry For Peace - The Continuum - Kelso Tracks North - Darn That Dream.

Jaki Byard : piano. Michael Marcus : bass clarinet, saxello, stritch.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Michael Marcus and the Jaki Byard Trio : Involution
(Justin Time JUST 116-2)

Israel - Quadraphonics - The Legend Of Hale-Bop - Soultrane - Man From Lovejoy - Off Minor - Sacred Law - Dear Lord - Surfer Girl - Involution.

Jaki Byard : piano. Michael Marcus : saxello, straight tenor sax, stritch. Ralph Hamperian : bass. Richard Allen : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Haunted Melodies - Songs Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk
(Metropolitan MR 1114)

The Inflated Tear - The Haunted Melody. (Other titles without Marcus.)

Michael Marcus : manzello, strictch. Jed Levy : tenor sax. Justin Robinson : alto sax. Jimmy Greene : soprao sax. Scott Robinson : baritone sax. Xavier Davis : piano. Dwayne Burno : bass. Nasheet Waits : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Todd Barkan.

Michael Marcus : In The Center Of It All
(Justin Time JUST 130-2)

Visiting Moments - Pannonica - Flight Of The Monarch - Badwater - Walking On Fire - In The Center Of It All - San Francisco Calling - Violet Petals - Invitation - Goodbye To The Smile.

Michael Marcus : saxello, sopranino, stritch. Gary Strauss : trumpet. Clark Gayton : trombone. Rahn Burton : organ. Nasheet Waits : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Jemeel Moondoc and the Jus Grew Orchestra : Spirit House
(Eremite mte-029)

Quick Pick - Brass Monkeys - Flora - Spirit House - End Game - In Walked Monk.

Jemeel Moondoc : alto sax, conduction. Lewis "Flip" Barnes : trumpet. Roy Campbell, Jr. : trumpet, pocket trumpet, fluegelhorn. Tyrone Hill, Steve Swell : trombone. Michael Marcus : baritone saxophone. Zane Massey : tenor sax. Bern Nix : guitar. John Voigt : bass. Codaryl Moffett : drums.
Rec. in Amherst, USA. Producer : Michael Ehlers.

Bob Feldman : Blues For A Ragged Lion
(Reuvane 01)

Bob Feldman : tenor saxophone. Michael Marcus : tenor sax, clarinet. Kengo Nakamaura : bass. Warren Smith : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Michael Marcus : Live In N.Y.
(Soul Note 12 1343)

Blue Halo - Serene - Message From Marcus - Involution - Thematic Collisions - 'Round Midnight - Message From Marcus (solo) - Blue Halo / Glittering Twilights.

Michael Marcus : reeds. Chris Sullivan : bass. Codaryl Moffett : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Flavio Bonandrini.

The Cosmosamatics : The Cosmosamatics
(Boxholder BHX 022)

Quasar - Mingus Mangus - Near - Beyond The Inner East - New Line Groove.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax, English horn. Michael Marcus : soprano sax, straight tenor sax, bass flute. James Carter : bass saxophone. Karen Borca : bassoon. Samir Chatterjee : tablas. William Parker : bass. Jay Rosen : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Michael Marcus.

Michael Marcus : Sunwheels
(Justin Time JUST 156-2)

Eternal All - The Zenith - Pinball - Golden Memory - Sunwheels - Moonvoices - Midtown Sojourn - Psychic Circles - Celestial Origins - We Are, Now.

Michael Marcus : saxello, straight tenor sax, stritch. Rahn Burton : organ. Carlos "Patato" Valdes. Nasheet Waits : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA.

Jemeel Moondoc Tentet : Jus Grew Orchestra
(Ayler aylCD-047)

Opulent Continuum - The Blue Dog : Blues For Earl Cross - Cosmic Tabernacle.

Jemeel Moondoc : alto sax, conduction. Zane Massey : tenor sax. Michael Marcus : baritone sax. Roy Campbell, Nathan Breedlove : trumpet. Steve Swell, Tyrone Hill : trombone. Bern Nix : guitar. John Voigt : bass. Gerald Cleaver : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Jan Ström.

The Cosmosamatics : II
(Boxholder BHX 030)

Fusionanatomy - Daughters Of Isis - Echoes Of Eric Dolphy - Queen Bee - Rio Bahia - Cosmic Curtis.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax, English horn. Michael Marcus : soprano sax, straight tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute. Curtis Lundy : bass. Jay Rosen : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Michael Marcus.

Michael Marcus : Blue Reality
(Soul Note 12 1383)

Truth Is In The Space - T&M - Blue Reality - Excursions In Milano - Metopia - Wintergreen Illusions - Flight Of The Monarch - We Still Hear You (solo) - Actually - Us & The Untold.

Michael Marcus : reeds. Tarus Mateen. Jay Rosen : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Flavio Bonandrini.

Michael Marcus : Speakin' Out
(Drimala DR 02-347-04)

New Earth (for Jimmy Giuffre) - Zone Tones - Journey In Cardamon - Beyond Our Horizon - Speakin' Out - Zebra Finch - Cornfeed - Saxitivity - Quasar - Next Earth.

Michael Marcus : straight tenor sax, straight alto sax, saxello, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet.
Rec. in NYC, USA. Producer : Philip R. Egert.

The Cosmosamatics : Live At Banlieues Bleues
(Bleu Regard CT 1963)

Avant-Garde Destruct - Quasar - 12 Seasons Of Love - Telergy - Aubade.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax. Michael Marcus : baritone sax, saxello. Tarus Mateen : bass. Andrew Cyrille : drums.
Rec. in Pantin, France. Producer : Michel Dorbon.

The Cosmosamatics : Three
(Boxholder BHX 041)

Futura - Tonal Magnitudes - Cool Burn - Bring On The Funk - 12 Seasons Of Love - Avant-Garde Destruct - 'Round Midnight - Requiem For Anne Frank.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax, English horn. Michael Marcus : baritone sax, saxello. Jay Rosen : drums.
Rec. in NYC, USA and Amsterdam, Netherlands. Producer : Michael Marcus.

The Cosmosamatics : Magnitudes
(Soul Note 12 1443)

Uugmoanius - Avant-Garde Destruct (take 1) - Thank U Bird (take 1) - Tonal Magnitudes (take 1) - 12 Seasons Of Love - Telergy - Tonal Magnitudes (take 2) - Urban Nitemare - Thank U Bird (take 2) - Avant-Garde Destruct (take 2) - 'Round Midnight.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax. Michael Marcus : baritone sax, saxello, bass clarinet. Tarus Mateen : bass. Jay Rosen : drums.
Rec. in Milano, Italy. Producer : Flavio Bonandrini.

The Cosmosamatics : Reeds & Birds
(Not Two MW 757-2)

Intoxicating Galaxies - Cheryl (take 1) - Drifting On A Reed - 49th Street Stomp - Ballad Medley : Autumn In New York / In A Sentimental Mood - Bird Feathers - Cheryl (take 2) - Avant-Garde Destruct.

Sonny Simmons : alto sax, English horn, vocals. Michael Marcus : tenor sax, saxello, bass clarinet. Clifford Barbaro, Jay Rosen : drums.
Rec. in Prague, Czech Republic and NYC, USA. Producers : Sonny Simmons and Michael Marcus.