Tonight's program is dedicated to bassist and composer Art Davis (December 5, 1934 - July 29, 2007) and to my mother, Pauline (February 18, 1920 - December 6, 2005). Davis is featured on tracks marked *.

Sun Ra-Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child-Solo Piano vol. 1-Improvising Artists-5/20/77

Milt Jackson-Reverence-Reverence and Compassion-Qwest-1993
John Coltrane-My Shining Hour-Coltrane Jazz-Atlantic-12/2/59
Thomas Marriott-Constraints & Liberations-Constraints & Liberations-Origin-4/14/09

Jessica Williams-Wise One-Touch-Origin-1/7/10
Charles Lloyd-The Water is Wide-Mirror-ECM-12/09
Abbey Lincoln-Long As You're Living-Abbey is Blue-Riverside-1959

Reggie Pittman/Loren Daniels-Clarion Call-Point A to Point A-Ivory Hornz-7/17/08
*Art Davis-Life-Life-Soul Note-10/5/85
John Coltrane-Naima-Giant Steps-Atlantic-12/2/59

*Max Roach-Sunday Afternoon-It's Time-Impulse-2/27/62
Richard Davis-Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise-Muses-PAUSA-12/9/69
*John Coltrane-Acknowledgement (alternate take)-A Love Supreme-Impulse-12/10/64

*John Coltrane-Nature Boy-Quartet Plays-Impulse-2/18/65
*Art Davis-Blues from Concertpiece for Bass-Life-Soul Note-10/5/85

Ryan Cohan-Intro to Gentle Souls-Another Look-Motema-2010