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Moacir Santos, The Maestro (Blue Note, 1972)

1. Nanã (Moacir Santos)
2. Bluishmen (Moacir Santos)
3. Luanne (Moacir Santos - J. Livingston - R. Evans)
4. Astral Whine (An Elegy To Any War) (Moacir Santos)
5. Mother Iracema (Moacir Santos)
6. Kermis (Moacir Santos)
7. April Child (Moacir Santos - J. Livingston - R. Evans)
8. The Mirror's Mirror (Moacir Santos)

Moacir Santos, arrangements, voice, baritone sax; Ray Pizzi, soprano and alto saxes; Don Menza, tenor sax; David Duke, oboe; Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Chaim Lewak, piano; Bill Henderson, electric piano; Clare Fischer, organ; Joe Pass, electric guitar; John Heard, bass; other personnel unknown.

René Marie, Live at Jazz Standard (MaxJazz)

1. 'Deed I Do
2. Where Or When
3. It Might As Well Be Spring
4. I Loves You Porgy
5. Nature Boy
6. Bolero / Suzanne
7. Shelter In Your Arms
8. A Foggy Day
9. Paris On Ponce
10. How Can I Keep From Singing?

René Marie, vocals; John Toomey, piano; Elias Bailey, bass;
T. Howard Curtis III, drums. Recorded live at Jazz Standard, New York, New York on November 29 & 30, 2002.

Hank Jones - Cheick Tidiane Seck & the Mandinkas, Sarala (Verve, 1993)

1. Aly Kawele
2. Sarala
3. Maningafoly
4. Tounia Kanibala
5. Komidiara
6. Fantague
7. Make
8. Walidi Ya
9. Soundjata
10. Hank Miri
11. Hadja Fadima
12. Moriba Ka Foly

Hank Jones, piano; Cheick Tidiane Seck, vocals, marimba, Hammond B-3 organ, doum-doum, tambourine, hand claps, eggs, wooden sticks, guita, cabasa, bell-tree.
The Mandinkas: Ousmane Kouyate, vocals, guitar; Manian Damba, Tom Diakite, Assitan "Mama" Keita, vocals, percussion; Amina Annabi, Kasse-Mady Diabate, Fatoumata "Mama" Kouyate, vocals; Aly Wague, flute; Moriba Koita, n'goni; Djely-Moussa Conde, kora; Lansine Kouyate, balafon; Manfila Kante, Djely-Moussa Kouyate, guitar; Eric Vinceno, acoustic bass; Cesar Anot, bass, hand claps, background vocals; Sekou Diabate, bass; Jorge Amorim, doum-doum, cabulete, conga, eggs, percussion; Moussa Sissokho, djembes, tama; Mare Sanogo, djembes, doum-doum. Recorded at Studios Guillaume Tell, Suresnes-Paris, France in April 1995.