Charles Brackeen Quartet Flight To Sanity The Don Pullen Quintet Synthesis Phillip Wilson Quartet The Harlem Experiment
ex Material, Deadline, David Murray Big Band, David Murray Octet, Henry Threadgill Sextett, Julius Hemphill Quartet
ex Material, Deadline, David Murray Big Band, David Murray Octet, Henry Threadgill Sextett, Julius Hemphill Quartet
American jazz musician (cornet, trumpet), born Charles Jones January 12, 1941 in Louisville, Mississippi, moved to New York in 1963. From 1998 also singing and playing guitar in a blues and soul idiom. Father of Nasir Jones, a.k.a. rapper Nas.
ALBUMS
Nas Featuring Olu Dara
Bridging The Gap
2004, 
Olu Dara
Herbman (DJ Logic Remixes)
2001, 12", Ropeadope Records, 
,
, Jazzdance
Olu Dara
Neighborhoods
2001, ,
, Electric Blues/Contemporary Jazz
Olu Dara
In The World - From Natchez To New York
1998, CD, 
Charles Brackeen Quartet, Fred Hopkins, Olu Dara, Andrew Cyrille, Dennis Gonzalez
Worshippers Come Nigh
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
The Harlem Experiment
The Harlem Experiment
2007, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Spoken Word/Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz
Material
The Best Of Material
1998, ,
, Leftfield/Electro/Future Jazz
Material
Reality
1993, ,
, Dub
Material
The Third Power
1991, ,
, Reggae/Dub/Ragga HipHop/Funk/Jazzdance
Charles Brackeen Quartet
Worshippers Come Nigh
1988, 
,
, Post Bop
Charles Brackeen Quartet
Attainment
1988, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
David Murray Big Band
Live At "Sweet Basil" - Vol. 2
1986, 
,
, Free Jazz/Big Band
Deadline
Down By Law
1985, ,
, Dub/Electro/Funk/Leftfield
The Don Pullen Quintet
The Sixth Sense
1985
David Murray Big Band
Live At "Sweet Basil" - Vol. 1
1985, ,
, Big Band/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
David Murray Octet
Home
1982
Material
Memory Serves
1981
Julius Hemphill Quartet
Flat-Out Jump Suite
1980
David Murray Octet
Ming
1980, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Synthesis
Sentiments
1979, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Phillip Wilson Quartet
Live At Moers Festival
1978, LP, Moers Music, ,
, Post Bop
Synthesis
Six By Six
1977, LP, Album, Chiaroscuro Records, ,
, Free Jazz
APPEARANCES +
Nas
Illmatic Remixes & Rarities
2024, ,
, Conscious/Boom Bap
Julius Hemphill
The Boyé Multi-National Crusade For Harmony (Archival Recordings (1977-2007))
2021, 7xCD + Box, New World Records
Bill Cole & Untempered Ensemble*
Music For Yoruba Proverbs - Recorded Live at Symphony Space, New York City
2019, 2xCD, Not On Label (Bill Cole Self-released), ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
David Murray
The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note Volume 3
2016, 6xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Black Saint, Soul Note
Nas
The Box Set Series
2015, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Columbia, Legacy,
Roots Magic
Hoodoo Blues
2015, CD, Album, Clean Feed
Various
Anthems Hip-Hop IV
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music, 
,
, Pop Rap
Various
Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Vol. 1
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Innova Recordings, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Nas
Time Is Illmatic
2014
Le Tigre Des Platanes
Disappearing
2013, CD, Album, Mr Morezon, 
,
, Jazz-Rock/Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Alternative Rock
Nas
The Essential Nas
2013, 2x CD,
Nas
Playlist: The Very Best Of Nas
2013
Don Pullen
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2012, 7xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Black Saint, Soul Note, ,
, Free Jazz
Julius Hemphill
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2012, 5xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Black Saint, Soul Note,
Hyrakane*
Hyrakane Remix Vol.1
2012, 8xFile, FLAC, Mixtape, Not On Label (Hyrakane303 Self-released)
The Be Good Tanyas
A Collection (2000 - 2012)
2012
David Murray Octets*
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note
2011, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, Black Saint, Soul Note, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Cadillac Records (Music From The Motion Picture)
2008, ,
, Electric Blues/Rock & Roll/Delta Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Nas
Illmatic / Stillmatic
2007, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Columbia, Columbia, Ill Will Records, ,
, Conscious/Boom Bap/Thug Rap
Nas
Greatest Hits
2007
Rhys Chatham
Die Donnergötter
2006
Various
The Celluloid Years - 12"es And More...
2006, 2x CD, ,
, Cut-up/DJ/Electro/Hip Hop
Various
The Hip Hop Show
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Triple J, ABC Music, Warner Music Australia
Various
In Bed With Nova, Première Nuit
2005, CD, Comp, Mixed, Nova Records, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Urban Hymns 8
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music Australia
Various
In Bed With Nova - Première Nuit
2005, CD, Comp, Dig, Nova Records, Wagram Music, ,
, Post Bop/Trip Hop/Hip Hop/Ambient/Dark Jazz/Fusion/Downtempo
DJ Kost / DJ James
Double Face 6
2005,
Corey Harris
Daily Bread
2005, 
,
, Electric Blues/Country Blues/Roots Reggae
Cassandra Wilson
Love Phases Dimensions (:: From The JMT Years ::)
2004, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Edel Records
Various
Pc Disc - Special For Radio
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Columbia, Epic
Various
Digital Hip Hop #9
2004, DVD-V, Comp, Digital Press,
Various
Promo Only - Hot Video - December 2004
2004, DVD, Comp, Promo, NTSC, Promo Only, ,
, Contemporary R&B/Dance-pop/Reggaeton
Various
Promo Only Urban Club: November 2004
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Promo Only
Nas
Bridging The Gap
2004,
Nas
Street's Disciple
2004, 
Nas
Street's Disciple: The Mixtape
2004
The Be Good Tanyas
Chinatown
2003
James Blood Ulmer
No Escape From The Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions
2003
Rhys Chatham
An Angel Moves Too Fast To See: Selected Works 1971-1989
2002, 3xCD + Box, Comp, Table Of The Elements, Table Of The Elements, ,
, Math Rock/Modern Classical/Avantgarde/Symphonic Rock/Art Rock/Experimental
Various
Blues Beat Sessions
2002, CD, Comp, DRO
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Medicated Magic
2002, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Corey Harris
Downhome Sophisticate
2002, ,
, Modern Electric Blues
Cassandra Wilson
Belly Of The Sun
2002, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Post Bop
Nas
God's Son
2002,
Various
Classic Jazz: The Eighties
2002, 2x CD,
Nas
From Illmatic To Stillmatic The Remixes
2002
Jean-Paul Bourelly
Trance Atlantic (Boom Bop II)
2001, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Black Saint Story
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Various
20 Years - WWOZ On CD - The Sounds Of New Orleans Fall 2000 - Vol. 14
2000, CD, Promo, Friends of WWOZ, Inc.
Tim Berne
The Empire Box
1999, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, Screwgun Records, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Various
Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions - Complete
1999
Dick Annegarn
Adieu Verdure
1999, ,
, Louisiana Blues/Smooth Jazz/Chanson/Folk/Ballad
Cassandra Wilson
Traveling Miles
1999
Various
L'Affiche Radio Blaster N° 15
1998, CD, Comp, L'Affiche,
Guy Davis
You Don't Know My Mind
1998,
Various
Black Saint/Soul Note Critics' Pick Sampler (Vol. 1)
1997, CD, Comp, Black Saint, Soul Note, ,
, Free Jazz/Post Bop
Greg Bandy
Lightning In A Bottle
1997, CD, Album, Big Ox Productions,
Kansas City Band
KC After Dark (More Music From Robert Altman's Kansas City)
1997
Elliott Sharp
Arc 1 - I/S/M (1980-1983)
1996, CD, Album, Comp, Atavistic
Various
Le Città Musicali - Perugia L'Umbria E Il Jazz
1996, CD, Music Club Live,
Various
Kansas City: A Robert Altman Film; Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1996, CD, Album, Cin, Verve Records, ,
, Soundtrack/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Jazz Loft Sessions
1996, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Various
Kansas City (A Robert Altman Film, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1996, ,
, Soundtrack/Dixieland/Swing
David Murray
Jug-A-Lug
1995, CD, Album, DIW, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Wildflowers 2 - The New York Jazz Loft Sessions
1995, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Gravity
Various
Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack To Kansas City
1995, CD, Promo, Smplr, Verve Records,
Various
Deep Jazz Trip
1995
David Murray
The Tip
1994, CD, Album, DIW, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
David Murray
David Murray
1994, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, Black Saint, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Nas
Illmatic
1994, ,
, Conscious/Boom Bap
Nas
Life's A Bitch
1994, ,
, Boom Bap/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Conscious
Hotel X
A Random History Of The Avant-Groove
1993, CD, SST Records, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Free Jazz
Kenny Brawner
Keep It Right There
1993, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
American Clavé
1993, ,
, Latin Jazz
Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn
1993
Bob Stewart - First Line Band
Goin' Home
1989, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Cold Sweat
Plays J.B.
1989, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk
Conjure
'Sputin / Nobody Was There
1988, 12", American Clavé, ,
, Funk
Various
Novus Sampler '88
1988, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Post Bop
Henry Threadgill
Easily Slip Into Another World
1988
Conjure
Cab Calloway Stands In For The Moon
1988
Time Zone
World Destruction
1988, 
,
, Electro/Funk
Cassandra Wilson
Days Aweigh
1987
Various
Blue Note 86, Una Nueva Generación De Jazz
1986, 
,
, Post Bop/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz
Arthur Blythe
Da - Da
1986, ,
, Fusion/Free Improvisation
Craig Harris
Tributes
1985, LP, Album, Of The Cosmos
James Newton
The African Flower - The Music Of Duke Ellington And Billy Strayhorn
1985, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Deadline Featuring Phillip Wilson, Manu Dibango, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell
Makosaa Rock
1985
Conjure
Music For The Texts Of Ishmael Reed
1984, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Poetry/Free Improvisation
Shango
Shango Funk Theology
1984, ,
, Electro
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Renaissance Man
1984
Nona Hendryx
Nona
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Electro/Synth-pop/Disco
Shango
Zulu Groove
1983, ,
, Electro/Funk
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Show Stopper
1983
Rhys Chatham
Factor X
1983, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Re:Source, Masters From Gramavision
1983
Henry Threadgill Sextet*
Just The Facts And Pass The Bucket
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Elliott Sharp
Ism
1982, LP, Album, Zoar Records, Zoar Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Post-Punk
Elliott Sharp
Nots
1982, ,
, Avantgarde
Cecil McBee
Flying Out
1982, ,
, Free Jazz
Henry Threadgill Sextet*
When Was That?
1982, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Elliott Sharp
Moving Info
1981, Cass, EP, Zoar Records
James Blood Ulmer
Free Lancing
1981, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Tim Berne
Spectres
1981, ,
, Free Jazz
James 'Blood' Ulmer*
Are You Glad To Be In America?
1980, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Funk
James Blood Ulmer
Are You Glad To Be In America?
1980, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/No Wave
Phillip Wilson
Esoteric
1979
Frank Lowe
Doctor Too-Much
1977, LP, Album, Kharma
Hamiet Bluiett
Orchestra, Duo & Septet
1977, LP, Album, Chiaroscuro Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
Wildflowers 2 (The New York Loft Jazz Sessions)
1977
Various
Wildflowers (The New York Loft Jazz Sessions Sampler)
1977, ,
, Free Jazz
Various
Wildflowers 4 (The New York Loft Jazz Sessions)
1977
Hamiet Bluiett
Endangered Species
1976
David Murray
Flowers For Albert
1976, ,
, Free Jazz
Various
Arista-Freedom Sampler
1975, Vinyl, ,
, Free Jazz
Carlos Garnett
Let This Melody Ring On
1975
Oliver Lake
Heavy Spirits
1975, ,
, Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth
Ethnic Expressions
1973
Doug Carn Featuring The Voice Of Jean Carn
Revelation
1973
Brother Jack McDuff
Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?
1971
Terumasa Hino
Journey To Air
1970
Various
Spirit Of New Jazz
CD, Comp, Smplr, Silkheart, ,
, Free Jazz/Modal/Free Improvisation
DJ Food Stamp
ATLiens Resurrection
CDr, Mixtape, Not On Label
J. Armz
The Punisher Part 2
CDr, Mixtape, Bless Entertainment
Various
Creed: Rocky's Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016, CD, Album, Atlantic, Warner Music Central Europe
Tarik Moody
Layers
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Yes Yes Y'all, ,
, Future Jazz/Downtempo/Synth-pop/IDM/Bass Music/Contemporary R&B/Neo Soul/Hip Hop/Broken Beat/Dubstep/Leftfield/Witch House
Dejoe
Rap History 2004
2009, Box, Promo + CDr, Mixed, Promo, Rap History Berlin,
Various
Un Prophète
2009, CD, Album, Why Not Productions, Why Not Productions, ,
, Score/Soundtrack
DJ Yoda
How To Cut & Paste: Country & Western Edition
2009
Various
Beginner's Guide To Blues Music
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Nascente
Various
Blues Roads
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music France,
Various
Goin' Home (A Tribute To Fats Domino)
2007, 2x CD,
Rob E Rob* & Red Child Present Nas
The Official Nas Mixtape
2006, CDr, Mixtape, P/Mixed, Not On Label (Nas),
Various
Sony BMG Dance Compilation # 149
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc.
Various
Central Park Summerstage Live From The Heart Of The City
2005, CD, Circular Moves
Various
Undervover
2005,
Mark Ronson, Various
Cornerstone Mixtape #67 / November 04: Special Jay-Z Fade To Black Edition
2004, CD, Mixed, Mixtape, Promo + CD, Comp, Promo, Cornerstone Promotion, Cornerstone Promotion
DJ Phantom
6 Blocks 96 Buildings
2004, CDr, Mixed, Mixtape, Not On Label
Various
Nu Urban Traxx Volume 69
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, ERG Music
Various
Essentiel Jazz 2
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music Media
Various
Sony Music Radio Sampler 2004 #9
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Roy Barboza, Various
Cornerstone Mixtape #68 / December 04: Special Nas Street's Disciple Edition
2004, CD, CD, ,
, Contemporary R&B
DJ Clue
The Cherry Lounge™ (Harlem New York) Part One
2004
DJ Butter
Cut The Check Part 2
2004, CDr, ,
, Gangsta
Various
L'Odyssée du Blues - Classic and Rare Recordings from the Atlantic, Fantasy & Vanguard Vaults
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Mono, Warner Jazz France, ,
, Chicago Blues/Electric Blues/Harmonica Blues/Boogie Woogie/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Texas Blues/Memphis Blues
Various
Kosmos
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Universal, Sony Music, Warner Music, 
Various
Balling The Jack (The Birth Of The Nu-Blues)
2002, ,
, Blues Rock
Various
Jazziz Magazine On-Disc - September 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazziz
Various
Soppamies Soundtrack
2001, CD, Comp, RCA, 
Various
Hear Music Volume 4 - Sidewalk Music From Here To There
2001, CD, Comp, Hear Music,
Various
Atlantic Records September Sampler 2001
2001, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Atlantic
Various
Live @ The World Cafe: 10th Anniversary
2001, 2x CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Alternative Rock/Country/Jazz-Rock/Folk/Power Pop/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Electric Blues/Soft Rock/Pub Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Pop/Bluegrass/Country Rock/Western Swing
Various
GASCD
2001, 2x CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Conscious/Spoken Word
Various
World 2000 Compiled By Charlie Gillett
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Hemisphere
Various
World 2000 Sampler
2000, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Hemisphere,
Various
Jazziz On Disc - November 2000
2000
Various
Patio Mixer (Starbucks Sounds For Summer Shindigs)
1999, CD, Comp, dig, Rhino Special Products, Starbucks Coffee
Various
Jazziz Magazine On-Disc - March 1998
1998, CD, Promo, Jazziz
Various
The Atlantic Corp. Release 2 1998
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Atlantic, ,
, Alternative Rock/Romantic/Indie Rock/House/Tribal/Modern/Afrobeat/Vocal/Easy Listening/RnB/Swing/Country/Ambient/Hard Rock/Downtempo/Musical
Various
The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1998
1998, CD, Smplr, Oxford American,
Various
WEA Music
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Tin, Wea Music,
Various
Cafe Music Network's Selects Volume 8
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Cafe Music Network,
Various
The Art Of Jazz
1998, CD-ROM, Album, Comp, S/Edition, Lea, Warner Special Products
Kansas City / Nicholas Payton
Selections From The Motion Picture Soundtrack / Selections From Gumbo Nouveau
1996, 2xCD, Smplr, Verve Records
Various
Street Life Vol. 3
12", Promo, Streetlife Group
James Blood Ulmer
Harmolodic Jazz Funk!
2020, CDr, RE, Unofficial, Necromancer (2)
Paul Simon
Silent Eyes At Opera House American Tunes
2008, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Midnight Dreamer
Various
Goin' Home-A Tribute To Fats Domino
2007, 
Warren G
Pres. Rhapsody Forever
2005, CDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, MPTREE MUSIC,
Blaq Kreme & The Music Hub* Present DJ Arson
The Hit-List 5
2005, CDr, Comp, Mixtape, Unofficial, Not On Label (DJ Arson), ,
, RnB/Swing/Hip Hop
Follow The Future & DJ Roz Present Nasir Jones
The Book Of Rhymes
2004, CDr, Mixtape, Unofficial, Not On Label,
Various
Re-Edits Volume 05
2004, 12", Promo, Unofficial, Re-Edits, 
Roy Barboza, Nas
Cornerstone Mixtape #68 / December 2004 : Nas Street's Disciple Edition
2004
Cassandra Wilson
Belly Of The Sun
2003, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Nas
God's Son
2002, CD, 
,
, Conscious/Thug Rap
Jean-Paul Bourelly
Trance Atlantic (Boom Bop II)
2002, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Cassandra Wilson
Traveling Miles
1999
James Blood Ulmer
Are You Glad To Be In America?
1998, ,
, Free Jazz/Blues Rock/Jazz-Funk/Free Funk
Nas
MP3
CDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, SP Music
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Medicated Magic
Elliott Sharp
Nots
Henry Threadgill
Easily Slip Into Another World
Nas
Life's A Bitch
DJ Clue
The Cherry Lounge™ (Harlem New York) Part One
Cassandra Wilson
Days Aweigh
Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn
, Contemporary Jazz
