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digital downloads $10

(unless otherwise marked)

CDs $12 plus shipping

LPs $25 plus shipping

thanks for listening

KFJC 89.7 FM reviews several of my

recordings here:

 

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photo: juana berrio - oakland

RECORDINGS

phillip greenlief - eli pina DUO
otras palabras


Greenlief traveled to Mexico City for a tenor-sax dialogue with Piña (left channel), who inspired unflagging conversation on three long tracks. First the two roll with nonstop intensity, nearly argumentative. Then they develop a beautiful balance, with Piña uttering complex glottal statements and Greenlief, via circular breathing, hovering constantly in ever-varying patterns. The crowning finale is a wonderful shower of textural interplay emphasizing the two tenors' off-the-staff blowing options. Language of art & heart.         - Greg Burk - Metal Jazz

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animals & giraffes

live at medicine for nightmares

with special guests:

kyle bruckmann - oboe, english horn, electronics

alexandra bushman-roman - electronics, voice

adriana camacho torres - contrabass

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greenlief & raskin's 2 + 2

phillip greenlief - soprano, alto and tenor saxophones

jon raskin - alto and baritone saxophones

shoko hikage - koto

kanoko nishi - koto

LIVE AT 21 GRAND

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LANTSKAP LOGIC 

evelyn davis - pipe organ

fred frith - guitar

phillip greenlief - clarinet, tenor saxophone

HIDDEN DANGER LETS ME IN

greenlief & raskin's 2+2

phillip greenlief - soprano, alto and tenor saxophones

jon raskin - alto and baritone saxophones

 

liz allbee - trumpet

jen baker - trombone

LIVE AT 21 GRAND

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SEMAPHORE

kyle bruckmann - oboe, english horn, electronics, compositions

tim daisy - drums, percussion, electronics, compositions

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone

lisa mezzacappa - contrabass

TWENTY-SEVEN

trevor dunn - contrabass

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone, Bb clarinet

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THE LONG TABLE

available as CD or digital download

jon raskin - baritone saxophone, composer

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone

john shiurba - guitar

dan seamans - bass

john hanes - drums

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ENCUENTRO ESPIRITUAL

sesion libre trio (mexico city)

ernesto adriano - tenor saxophone

adriana camacho torres - bass

rolo ocampo - drums

special guest phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone

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MYSTERY SCHOOL

(available as CD or digital download)

david boyce & phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone

PHILLIP  GREENLIEF  SOLO

POLYPHONETIC

 

cd OUT OF PRINT - download only

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COMPASSION AND EVIDENCE

 

improvised music 

 

dominic cramp

phillip greenlief

mike khoury

gino robair

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PRISM  MIRROR  LENS 

(available as LP or digital download only - CD out of stock)

improvised music from

susan alcorn - pedal steel guitar

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone, Bb clarinet

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PG13 
MUSIC BY
phillip greenlief
THE TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BUT ABSOLUTELY TRUE ADVENTURES OF GEORGE CLEAVER THE CAT

john shiurba
THE UTTERLY SPECTACULAR BUT POSSIBLY SPECIOUS ESCAPADES OF BLOOM THE DOG  
 

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animals & giraffes
with jon leidecker


land locked beach
recorded live on over the edge, 94.1 KPFA

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animals & giraffes
JULY

 
claudia la rocco with
david boyce, dapplegray
evelyn davis, phillip greenlief
aurora josephson, tim perkis 
jon raskin, john shiurba
karen stackpole

PHILLIP GREENLIEF
BARBEDWIRE

featuring john bischoff, kyle bruckmann, mark clifford, evelyn davis, tim decillis, gabby fluke mogul, jane rigler, tim perkis

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GAZE EMANATIONS

bryan day - invented instruments

tom djll - trumpet, electronics

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone

cheryl leonard - invented instruments

tom nunn - invented instruments

suki  o'kane - percussion

gino robair - electronics, percussion

david samas - voice

brian lucas - visual art (graphic scores)

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LANTSKAP LOGIC

 

evelyn davis - pipe organ

fred frith - guitar

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone

 

recorded at mills college chapel

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PHILLIP GREENLIEF SOLO
@DAVID IRELAND HOUSE

 
limited edition pressing on yellow vinyl 
OUT OF PRINT

commissioned by 500 capp street foundation

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grosse abfahrt

LUFTSCGIFFFEIERTAGSERINNERUNGFOTOALBUM

john bischoff - tom djll - frank gratkowski

phillip greenlief - matt ingalls 

lisa mezzacappa - kjell nordesen - tim perkis -

gino robair - john shiurba

available as download only - CD out of print

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phillip greenlief solo
lines combined


single pass improvisations inspired by the drawings of eva hesse
multi-track improvisations inspired by the
combined works of robert rauschenberg

AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOAD ONLY
CD OUT OF PRINT

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phillip greenlief solo
stalking andrei
 
compositions by greenlief
joelle leandre
roscoe mitchell
pauline oliveros

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phillip greenlief
joelle leandre


that overt desire of object

AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOAD ONLY
CD OUT OF PRINT
 

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orchestra 
nostalgico

 
plays the music of nino rota 
ennio morricone, bernard hermann
john barry and more

GREENLIEF
RODRIGUES
SWAFFORD


SIDEREUS NUNCIUS
live @ seattle improvised music festival

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phillip greenlief solo
seared circuit incident

phillip greenlief - tenor saxophone improvisations

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FPR
ALL AT ONCE

music for saxophone trio 

composed by

frank gratkowski

phillip greenlief

jon raskin

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JORRIT DIJKSTRA
MUSIC FOR REEDS AND ELECTRONICS - OAKLAND

featuring
jorrit dijkstra, kyle bruckmann,
frank gratkowski, greenlief,
and jon raskin

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THE LOST TRIO
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF REDEFINING THE JAZZ STANDARD

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the lost trio
MYSTERIOUS TOBOGGAN
original compositions 
and non-standard standards

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the lost trio
BOXCAR SAMOVAR

the trio in classic form, presenting works by carla bley, billly strayhorn, thelonious monk, the grateful dead and a few original compositions by phillip greenlief

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REMEMBRANCE

OF SONGS PAST

*pick of the month (dec 1995) all about jazz

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TREVOR DUNN

PHILLIP GREENLIEF 

UNTITLED

5 stars - music hound guide to jazz

PHILLIP GREENLIEF
SCOTT AMENDOLA


COLLECT  MY  THOUGHTS

four stars - downbeat

the lost trio
MONKWORK

original arrangements on
works by thelonious monk

* NPR's top 10 jazz albums of 2014

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THE LOST TRIO

PLAYS THE SOLID GOLD HITS

 

the lost trio performs songs by some of their favorite rock bands

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THE LOST TRIO  with  ADAM  LEVY
(2 CD SET)
LIVE AT AVALON 
AND THE GRAVES


#1 jazz recording of 2000 - san jose mercury news
top 10 recordings of 2000: East Bay Express
San Francisco Chronicle

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PHILLIP GREENLIEF

AND COVERED PAGES

featuring:   nels cline    g.e. stinson    vinny golia

RUSSIAN NOTEBOOKS

"an avant work of art" - downbeat

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TRIO PUTANESCA

PHILLIP GREENLIEF
ADAM LEVY
DAN SEAMANS

LIVE AT YOSHI'S

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