Michael Moore Discography

Michael Moore

clarinetist, saxophonist, composer

Born 1954 in California. Based in Amsterdam since 1982.

Link to David MacLeod's authorized Michael Moore web page.
Link to the Ramboy Recordings site.

MICHAEL MOORE DISCOGRAPHY (as leader/co-leader)
compiled by Dan Kurdilla : updated July 2, 2008

Note: This discography is 'unofficial'; I have no contact information for any musician mentioned herein.

Where a title is given in blue, details have been taken directly from a copy of the recording. Details for recordings with red titles are less certain; I welcome additions and corrections. E-mail with any info you'd like to provide.

Available Jelly	Square Records SQ011006 [LP], Ramboy 14 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Natives (S. Curtis)	1:30
	2. Salt Peanuts (J.B. Gillespie)	4:20
	3. B.B.C.	3:28
	4. Rat Dance	3:08
	5. D.F.U.T.C. (S. Bergin)	2:18
	6. Drum Duet	2:29
	7. Procrastination	5:04
	8. Op Zdrin Zdrin (traditional Vlasi)	1:54
	9. I Feel Good (J. Brown)	3:25
	10. On The Rag	2:20
	11. Star Wars	3:16
	12. As Tears Go By (Jagger/Richard)	3:17
	13. Eighth Street Polka	3:16
	14. La Gradisca Si Sposa E Se Ne Va (N. Rota)	3:12
	15. Giglio (traditional Italian)	1:32
	16. Graveyard Clowns	2:37
	17. Fables Of Faubus (C. Mingus)	4:10
	18. Palomka (traditional Serbian)	2:03
	19. [If The] Misfits [Wear It] (K. Jarrett)	3:13
	20. Hinde-Wu	3:58
	21. Two Reeds (M. Vatcher)	3:12
	22. Players	1:43
	23. Gwidza (A. Ibrahim)	3:12

Note: Tracks 17-23 are only on the CD edition.

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded 3-12-1984, Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinets, piano, whistle; Barry Block, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Stuart Curtis, tenor and soprano saxophones, whistle; Jimmy Sernesky, trumpet; Gregg Moore, trombone, tuba, electric bass, mandolin; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion, voice, zither, harmonica, violin

The Persons: World Surf Music	Ear-Rational ECD 1005 (Germany) [CD], Ramboy 18 [CD]

	1. Wumpa Wumpa	3:38
	2. X	6:13
	3. Dalmatian	1:35
	4. Surfing In Bali (Licht)	5:39
	5. S.C.S. (Petrow)	7:17
	6. W	2:29
	7. Two Lines	3:40
	8. The Length Of 8th	3:47
	9. Franz	3:43
	10. EWE (Licht)	4:38
	11. Ben Gong Long (Licht)	3:22
	12. Hinde-wu	4:05
	13. Red Dog (Licht)	10:28

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded at Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands, date not given (disc issued 1989)

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, recorder, melodica, bird calls; Ernst Reijseger, cello, recorder; Danny Petrow, Dan Licht, electric guitars; Eric Calmes, electric bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, xylophone

Available Jelly: In Full Flail	Ear-Rational ECD 1013 (Germany) [CD], Ramboy 17 [CD]

	1. Dumb Show	1:24
	2. Copy Cat	1:02
	3. Shaggy March (Boeren)	2:39
	4. Stars Fall Over Zandaam (Boeren)	4:24
	5. Train Your Bird To Sing	2:52
	6. Waggery (Boeren)	4:23
	7. Beauty	5:13
	8. Warmth Of The Sun (Wilson)	3:06
	9. Catch A Wave (Wilson)	2:01
	10. But Sometimes I Wonder	5:36
	11. Kneebus (Misha Mengelberg)	2:53
	12. Nothing Is The Same Thing Twice # 2 (Boeren)	2:04
	13. Round Tempered Gracious Moons Of Heroic Ecstasy (M. Moore/G. Moore)	4:23
	14. Lenha (G. Moore)	1:44
	15. San Vito A Monte Calvi (M. Moore/Boeren)	3:49
	16. Duck	3:42
	17. Dino (Boeren)	2:49
	18. Better Than Flog	3:19
	19. Train Your Bird To Sing	1:38
	20. Nothing Is The Same Thing Twice (Boeren)	2:55
	21. Nochhi	1:03

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded June 1988, Orkater Studio, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, piano, marimba, melodica, bird calls, bells; Eric Boeren, trumpet, cornet; Gregg Moore, trombone, tuba, electric bass, mandolin; Michael Vatcher, percussion, hammer dulcimer, marimba

Michael Moore Quintet: Home Game	Ramboy 02 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Home Game	3:13
	2. Softy	5:17
	3. Dante	4:18
	4. Providence	4:52
	5. Clean Man	3:28
	6. Suburban Housewives	8:15
	7. Redman's	3:51
	8. Marylin	0:58
	9. Breathing Out Of Habit	3:14
	10. Debbie Warden	6:22
	11. Dave	3:17

all composed by Michael Moore

recorded October 19, 1988, MRC Studio, New York City

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Herb Robertson, trumpet, cornet; Fred Hersch, piano; Mark Helias, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums

Available Jelly: Al(l) Ways	NOM 00110 [CD]

	1. Jinxies (M.Moore)	4:22
	2. Sochit (traditional Yugoslavian, arr. M.Moore)	1:13
	3. ttz (E.Boeren)	3:42
	4. Prokosch (M.Moore)	3:37
	5. The Thirsty Man (M.Moore)	5:03
	6. Pooty (G.Moore)	2:46
	7. Harmolodica (Delius/Boeren/Moore/Moore/Calmes/Vatcher)	2:04
	8. Gallop's Gallop (T.Monk, arr. M.Moore)	4:52
	9. Be Kind To Your Fellow Musicians (Delius/Boeren/Moore/Moore/Calmes/Vatcher)	1:36
	10. Shuffle Boil (T.Monk, arr. M.Moore)	3:51
	11. To And Fro, To And Fro (Delius/Boeren/Moore/Moore/Calmes/Vatcher)	0:56
	12. Brake's Sake (T.Monk, arr. M.Moore)	3:09
	13. Girl Talk (N.Hefti/B.Troupe, arr. M.Moore)	2:54
	14. Frankie Machine (M.Moore)	5:22
	15. Smile (C.Chaplin, arr. M.Moore)	3:38
	16. Frame (E.Boeren)	4:18
	17. December 7th (M.Moore)	1:45

recorded November 1989, Schlosstheater Moers, Moers, Germany

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone, melodica; Eric Boeren, trumpet, melodica; Gregg Moore, trombone, tuba, electric bass, mandolin; Eric Calmes, electric bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion

Michael Moore Quartet: Négligé	Ramboy 04 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Bret n' Button	9:10
	2. Final Call	5:40
	3. Counterpoint # 1	5:12
	4. Ancient Sorrow	8:35
	5. Flying Dog [sax]	2:24
	6. Tik-Tok	5:08
	7. Négligé	2:02
	8. Sparky (Maguire)	2:55
	9. Epigram (Maguire)	3:34
	10. Brunheiras	4:21
	11. No Real Pulse	5:28
	12. Build-Up	4:07
	13. The Sluggo Variations	3:47
	14. Flying Dog [clarinet]	2:38
	15. Counterpoint # 2	2:02

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded December 19, 1989, Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands
except tracks 4, 5, 7, 14 recorded May 25, 1992, Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, bird calls; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Alex Maguire, piano, bells, bird calls; Michael Vatcher, percussion, hammer dulcimer

Moore/Bennink/Reijseger: Clusone 3	Ramboy 01 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Pipistrello I (Bennink/Moore/Reijseger)	7:26
	2. Providence (Moore)	3:46
	3. Pipistrello II (Bennink/Moore/Reijseger)	4:11
	4. Girl Talk (Neil Hefti/Bobby Troup)	3:54
	5. Ao Velho Pedro (Paulo Moura)	3:31
	6. Marie Pompoen (Franky Douglas)	1:27
	7. Sunday Stroll (Herbie Nichols)	6:09
	8. Bebe (Hermeto Pascoal)	6:46
	9. 117th Street (Herbie Nichols)	4:35
	10. New Shoes (Moore)	4:26
	11. Debbie Warden (Moore)	7:21
	12. Rollo II (Misha Mengelberg)	4:27
	13. Hinde-wu (Moore)	7:56

recorded March 28, 1990, Geneva, Switzerland
except tracks 7-9 recorded April 21, 1991, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, melodica; Ernst Reijseger, cello, electric cello; Han Bennink, drums, percussion

The Persons: Live During Wartime	Ramboy 03 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Ben Gone Long (trad. Javanese, arr. Licht)	1:44
	2. Eternal Mourning	3:10
	3. Caiada	7:00
	4. X	5:40
	5. SCS (Petrow)	7:08
	6. Suar Suling (trad. Javanese, arr. Petrow)	2:33
	7. Sulfur Brings (Douglas)	6:15
	8. Born To Die (Petrow)	1:29
	9. Lights Of Melide (Douglas)	7:20
	10. Round Tempered Gracious Moons Of Heroic Ecstasy (M. Moore/G. Moore)	7:40
	11. Oita	5:25
	12. Two Lines	3:33

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded live January 18, 1991, the Kito, Vegesack, Bremen, Germany

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinets, recorder, celeste, melodica, bird calls; Ernst Reijseger, cello, recorder; Danny Petrow, Franky Douglas, electric guitars; James Royer, electric bass; Michael Vatcher, percussion, hammer dulcimer

Clusone Trio: I Am An Indian	Ramboy 05 (Netherlands) [CD], Gramavision GCD 79505 [CD]

	1. Wigwam (Moore)	5:16
	2. Angelica [Purple Gazelle] (Duke Ellington)	5:31
	3. Tlinglit (Moore/Bennink/Reijseger)	3:22
	4. I'm An Indian, Too (Irving Berlin)	3:29
	5. The Gig (Herbie Nichols)	6:40
	6. I'm An Indian, Too (Irving Berlin)	2:56
	7. Qow (Dewey Redman)	7:53
	8. Bella Coola (Moore/Bennink/Reijseger)	4:27
	9. Celia (Bud Powell)	6:47
	10. Tsimshian (Moore/Bennink/Reijseger)	3:30
	11. Sonoroso (Sebastião de Barros)	3:53
	12. Mijn Geheugen Is Een Zeef (Misha Mengelberg)	4:12
	13. The Song Is Ended (Irving Berlin)	6:55
	14. Salish (Moore/Bennink/Reijseger)	2:35

recorded live June through September, 1993, Calgary, Vancouver, Willisau, Ulrichsberg, Bremen

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica; Ernst Reijseger, cello, voice; Han Bennink, percussion, harmonica, voice, piano, electronics

Michael Moore Trio: Chicoutimi	Ramboy 06 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Anomalous Soul	4:51
	2. Bruce	2:58
	3. Open, Still...	2:57
	4. Abdomen	4:25
	5. Beatrice	1:52
	6. Trident	3:19
	7. Rebus	6:37
	8. 20 Minutes?	2:30
	9. Chicoutimi	4:34
	10. In The Company Of Angels	3:29
	11. Easy Come	5:01
	12. L'Opera	2:44
	13. Fray	1:51
	14. Grace, Be Careful	4:27
	15. Rospero	1:22
	16. Tango	3:07

no composition credits provided

recorded July 7-8, 1993, Sear Sound, New York City
except tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 16 recorded September 14, 1993, Radio Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Michael Moore, clarinet; Fred Hersch, piano; Mark Helias, bass

Available Jelly: Monuments	Ramboy 07 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Thak's Lunch (G. Moore)	3:35
	2. Wigwam	9:36
	3. Remy Hira (trad. Madagascar, arr. M. Moore)	2:35
	4. Achtung Circus	6:14
	5. Shotgun Wedding	6:27
	6. Compadre Cosco (Boeren)	6:40
	7. Kentucky (Karl & Hardy Davis)	4:29
	8. Ci En Ca (Boeren)	3:52
	9. Bobbie (Boeren)	3:17
	10. Hersinde (Boeren)	5:13
	11. Gabriel	2:08
	The Little Pieces:
	12. Blee	3:34
	13. Kyle	3:22
	14. Eef	6:11
	15. Ceasar	3:27
	16. Dorothy	2:28

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded August 1993, De Zuidervermanning, Westzaan, and October 1993, Felix Meritus, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone; Eric Boeren, trumpet, alto horn; Jimmy Sernesky, trumpet; Gregg Moore, trombone, tuba, mandolin, electric bass; Alexei Levin, piano, accordion, organ; Eric Calmes, bass, bass guitar; Michael Vatcher, percussion

Clusone 3: Soft Lights And Sweet Music	Hat Hut hat ART CD 6153 (Switzerland) [CD]

	1. Soft Lights And Sweet Music	4:18
	2. There's No Business Like Show Business	2:38
	3. The Song Is Ended	4:40
	4. Anything I Can Do, I Can Do Better	2:54
	5. For The Folks Back Home (Sean Bergin) / Chick To Chick	5:08
	6. What'll I Do	3:27
	7. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody	2:36
	8. How Deep Is The Ocean	4:59
	9. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor	2:15
	10. Marie	3:15
	11. They Say It's Wonderful	1:58
	12. Always	4:54
	13. Cuckoo In The Clock (Mercer/Donaldson)	2:34
	14. Let's Face The Music And Dance	3:31
	15. When I Lost You	1:55
	16. I Am An Indian, Too	5:17
	17. I Never Had A Chance	3:07
	18. White Christmas	2:51

composed by Irving Berlin except as noted

recorded November 2-3, 1993, Radio DRS, Zurich

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, celeste, melodica; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Han Bennink, drums, celeste

Michael Moore: Tunes For Horn Guys	Ramboy 08 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Warm-Up	1:56
	2. Igor	3:35
	3. History Of A Space	8:01
	4. Caroline	2:58
	5. Thought	1:18
	6. Mob Dicky	8:12
	7. Angela	4:05
	8. Filika	0:38
	9. Tsigaglalal	3:18
	10. Whoa, The Stones	4:16
	11. Potancu (traditional Istrian)	0:58
	12. The Istrian Song	2:25
	13. Anasazi	2:36
	14. Another Day, Another Dollar	6:04
	15. Under Leaden Skies	2:28
	16. Fogo Von Slack	2:26
	17. Freies Geleit	2:22

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded April 27, May 22, August 22, 1995, Het Bethanieen Klooster, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Frank Gratkowski, alto saxophone, bass clarinet; Ab Baars, Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Wolter Wierbos, trombone

Hersch/Moore/Hemingway: Thirteen Ways	GM Recordings GM3033CD [CD]

	1. Brunheiras (Moore)	6:06
	2. Swamp Thang (Hersch)	3:17
	3. Thirteen Ways (Hersch)	16:13
	4. Boo Boo's Birthday (Thelonious Monk)	6:16
	5. I Connected (Moore)	3:40
	6. Steel And Clarinet (Hemingway/Moore)	4:45
	7. Speak Low (Kurt Weill)	8:43
	8. Star Eyes (DePaul/Raye)	5:47
	9. Moloundou (Moore)	7:51
	10. Mr. Jelly Lord (Jelly Roll Morton)	5:50
	11. Calm (Hersch)	3:26

recorded June 1995, Ambient Recording Co., Stamford, Connecticut

Michael Moore, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Fred Hersch, piano; Gerry Hemingway, drums, percussion

Crispell/Hemingway/Moore: MGM Trio	Ramboy 09 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Real Goods	7:18
	2. Temperamental Annie	5:38
	3. Sun House	3:26
	4. The Pound Fell Down	10:50
	5. The Bigger The Dot, The Better The Fishing	9:18
	6. Clue?	4:00
	7. Tsurau	9:18
	8. Squaw Rock	3:28

all composed by Michael Moore

tracks 1-4 recorded live November 28, 1994, De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium
tracks 5-8 recorded December 23, 1995, Nevessa Studio, Saugerties, New York

Michael Moore, clarinet; Marilyn Crispell, piano; Gerry Hemingway, drums, marimba, steel pan

The Persons: Sweet Ears	Ramboy 23 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Vicky (Moore) / Sweet Ears (Kirgo/Cline/Liebig/Henry/Mancinelli)	10:34
	2. Sluggo	5:36
	3. Humoroso (Kirgo)	7:02
	4. Ishi / Let 'Em Ring	8:55
	5. The Pimps Next Door	6;54
	6. Brunheiras	6:35
	7. Hinde-wu	8:15
	8. RAM	6:50
	9. Love Henry (traditional)	6:10

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded May 16, 1996, Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Danny Petrow, Nick Kirgo, electric guitars; James Royer, electric bass; Michael Vatcher, drums

Available Jelly: Happy Camp	Ramboy 10 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Nilentika - Tazana Kely (trad. Madagascar, arr. M. Moore)	5:55
	2. The Feeling Of Jazz (Ellington/Troup/Simon, arr. M. Moore)	5:35
	3. Boppard	5:18
	4. Uninhabited Island	4:05
	5. Elmo	4:39
	6. Putto	4:08
	7. Big Piece	16:48
	8. Cowboy Henk (Boeren)	6:01
	9. The Village Of The Virgins (Ellington)	5:08
	10. Happy Camp	4:45

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded live June 22, 1996, BIM-huis, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone; Eric Boeren, cornet, melodica; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Ernst Glerum, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion

Clusone 3: Love Henry	Gramavision GCD 79517 [CD]

	1. Introduction	0:24
	2. Red Hots (Bennink/Moore/Reijseger)	4:59
	3. When I Lost You (Irving Berlin)	2:36
	4. White Hot (Bennink/Moore/Reijseger)	1:13
	5. It's You (Lee Konitz)	5:48
	6. White Spots (Bennink/Moore/Reijseger)	1:10
	7. Cuckoo In The Clock (Mercer/Donaldson)	1:10
	8. Uninhabited Island (Moore)	3:26
	9. Red Spots (Bennink/Moore/Reijseger)	1:34
	10. Bilbao Song (Brecht/Weill)	3:09
	11. Restless In Pieces (Tristan Honsinger)	3:07
	12. Love Henry (trad. arr. Moore/Reijseger)	4:28
	13. In The Company Of Angels (Moore)	7:53
	14. Tempo Comodo (Bennink)	1:05
	15. Moeder Aller Oorlogen (Misha Mengelberg)	1:21
	16. White Christmas/Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (Irving Berlin)	3:43
	17. Ao Velho Pedro (Paulo Moura) / Marie Pompoen (Franky Douglas)	5:30
	18. Goodbye (Gordon Jenkins)	4:45

recorded live July 13, 1996, Frankfurt, Germany

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, melodica, pan flute; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Han Bennink, drums, percussion, piano, voice

Michael Moore Trio: Bering	Ramboy 11 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Mundo Sem Fim (F. Lameirinhas)	4:18
	2. Frontier	3:59
	3. Nocchi	0:59
	4. The Best Thing For You (I. Berlin)	7:59
	5. Albatross (W. Shorter)	3:10
	6. Bering	4:45
	7. Odin	6:58
	8. 2° East, 3° West (J. Lewis)	4:54
	9. The Peacocks (J. Rowles)	7:56
	10. Willie	2:29
	11. Vradiazi (Theodorakis/Christodoulou)	3:17
	12. Ishi	2:51
	13. Inutil Paisagem (T. Jobim)	4:04
	14. Ingenuo (Pixinguinha/Lacerda)	2:54
	15. An Old Lady Plodded Down The Street...	2:17

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded November 1996, Bremen, Germany

Michael Moore, clarinets; Fred Hersch, piano; Mark Helias, bass

Gilbert/Moore/Glerum/Levin: The Voice Is The Matter	Ramboy 12 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Bingo (group improvisation)	0:28
	2. The Cuckoo (trad. American)	2:46
	3. Eau De Cologne (Moore)	2:18
	4. Jovano Jovanke (trad. Macedonian)	8:35
	5. Slicing Silence [Sinister Singing] (Gilbert)	5:12
	6. Interlude (group improvisation)	1:09
	7. Fancy (F. Poulenc, text: W. Shakespeare)	2:57
	8. Bus Without A View (Moore)	4:41
	9. My Lagan Love (trad. Irish)	3:24
	10. Mori, Zlata (trad. Macedonian/Bulgarian)	3:01
	11. What Goes Around Comes Around (group improvisation)	1:13
	12. Ishi (Moore)	3:59
	13. Saleer Leur Gul (Moore)	1:16
	14. Watertracks (Moore)	3:38
	15. Waving Body Parts (Hans Buhrs)	4:25
	16. Shoots And Ladders (group improvisation)	2:35
	17. Balloon (Paul Termos, text: e.e. cummings)	2:37
	18. Trugnal Mi Yane Sandanski (trad. Macedonian/Bulgarian)	4:15
	19. Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies (trad. American)	5:58
	20. Clean Sweep (group improvisation)	0:14

recorded March 11, April 18, May 24, 1997, Studio Leroy, Amsterdam

Jodi Gilbert, voice, dulcimer; Michael Moore, clarinets, alto saxophone, tin whistle, melodica; Alexei Levin, piano, accordion; Ernst Glerum, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums on tracks 1, 6, 11, 16, 18, 19, 20

Clusone 3: Rara Avis	Hat Hut Hatology 523 (Switzerland) [CD]

	1. The Buzzard Song (Gershwin/Gershwin/Heyward)	7:25
	2. Avocet (Moore)	4:10
	3. Yellow Bird (Luboff/Keith/Bergmann)	3:28
	4. El Condor Pasa (Peruvian folksong)	3:48
	5. Secretary Bird (Moore)	2:51
	6. When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along (Woods)	2:52
	7. Nightingales Sang In Berkeley Square (Maschwitz/Sherman)	3:39
	8. Baltimore Oriole (Mercer/Carmichael)	4:05
	9. Skylark (Carmichael)	3:29
	10. Duck (Lacy)	1:57
	11. O Pato (Jobim)	5:42
	12. Le Cygne (Saint-Saens)	3:20
	13. Tico-Tico No Fuba (Abreu)	4:25
	14. My Bird Of Paradise (Berlin)	4:39

recorded December 13, 1997, Kulak, Berikon, Switzerland

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, melodica; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Han Bennink, drums

Clusone 3: An Hour With...	Hat Hut Hatology 554 (Switzerland) [CD]

	1. Medley 1	16:12
	- Pippistrello (Moore/Reijseger/Bennink)
	- Rollo II (Misha Mengelberg)
	- Tinglit (Moore/Reijseger/Bennink)
	- I Am An Indian Too (Irving Berlin)
	2. It's You (Lee Konitz)	5:34
	3. Medley 2	7:02
	- Bella Coola (Moore/Reijseger/Bennink)
	- The Peacocks (Jimmy Rowles)
	4. Medley 3	13:53
	- Duck (Steve Lacy)
	- O Pato (A. C. Jobim)
	- Duck (Moore)
	- Turkey In The Straw (traditional)
	5. Medley 4	6:15
	- My Bird Of Paradise (Irving Berlin)
	- I Never Had A Chance (J. Mercer)
	6. Medley 5	7:06
	- Le Cygne (C. Saint-Saens)
	- A Velho Pedro (Paulo Moura)
	- Marie Pompoen (Franky Douglas)
	7. Baltimore Oriole (H. Carmichael)	5:59

recorded March 21, 1998, Kilen Kulturhuset, Stockholm

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, melodica; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Han Bennink, drums

Michael Moore: Monitor	Between The Lines btl 003 (Germany) [CD]

	1. Riddled	5:19
	2. Budnike	3:40
	3. Five Bits	6:34
	4. Misericordia (Moore/Fuhler)	2:36
	5. Gulls	4:09
	6. Race In Space For Face (Honsinger)	4:06
	7. Focus	5:46
	8. Bounding	4:15
	9. Desinteresse En Deviatie, Opnieuw En Opnieuw (Fuhler)	5:03
	10. Monitor (Moore/Fuhler/Honsinger)	14:58
	11. Barium	2:16

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded February 22-23, 1999, The Loft, Köln, Germany

Michael Moore, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Tristan Honsinger, cello; Cor Fuhler, piano, keyolin, organ

Alex Maguire/Michael Moore: Mt. Olympus	Ramboy 13 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Mt. Olympus (Moore)	4:22
	2. Azure (D. Ellington/I. Mills)	5:15
	3. Irretrievable (Maguire)	5:50
	4. Twinkling Beaks (Maguire)	6:21
	5. Lazy Days (Moore)	4:47
	6. Whelks (Maguire)	5:56
	7. My Man's Gone Now (George Gershwin)	5:29
	8. Beach Balls (Sean Bergin)	10:26
	9. Tufty (Maguire)	5:47
	10. New Shoes (Moore)	6:17
	11. Viola (Moore)	9:28

recorded September 26, 1999, Gateway Studios, London

Michael Moore, clarinet, alto saxophone; Alex Maguire, piano

Thirteen Ways: Focus	Palmetto PM 2055 [CD]

	1. Focus (Moore)	7:37
	2. Janeology (Hersch)	5:42
	3. Out Someplace [Blues For Matthew Shepard] (Hersch)	5:42
	4. Autumn Eves (Moore)	5:43
	5. En Tee (Hemingway)	4:33
	6. Tango Bittersweet (Hersch)	6:44
	7. Bug Music (Moore)	6:50
	8. Fim De Inverno (Moore)	6:11
	9. Identity (Hemingway)	5:00
	10. One Note To My Wife (Jaki Byard)	7:13
	11. Habanera (Misha Mengelberg)	6:35

recorded at Maggie's Farm, Pipersville, Pennsylvania, date not given (disc issued 1999)

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Fred Hersch, piano; Gerry Hemingway, drums, percussion

Moore/Lee/van der Schyff: Floating 1...2...3	Spool SPL118 (Canada) [CD]

	1.	9:32
	2.	16:20
	3.	8:50

all by Moore/Lee/van der Schyff

recorded live June 2000, Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Michael Moore, clarinet, alto saxophone; Peggy Lee, cello; Dylan van der Schyff, drums

Jewels and Binoculars: The Music of Bob Dylan	Ramboy 15 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. I Pity The Poor Immigrant	5:47
	2. Fourth Time Around	4:15
	3. Visions Of Johanna	5:03
	4. Dark Eyes	5:44
	5. Two Soldiers (traditional)	8:12
	6. Highway 61 Revisited	4:39
	7. With God On Our Side	4:00
	8. Dear Landlord	6:52
	9. Sign On The Window	3:35
	10. Percy's Song	4:05
	11. Boots Of Spanish Leather	2:41

composed by Bob Dylan except as noted

recorded November 29-30, 2000, Studio Odeon, Brussels
except tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 recorded December 3, 2000, Grand Theater, Groningen

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica, bells; Lindsey Horner, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion

Moore/Maguire/Helias/Bennink: White Widow	Ramboy 16 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Moffat (Moore/Maguire/Helias/Bennink)	4:20
	2. Manuel's Party	7:08
	3. Coyote	4:16
	4. White Widow	6:59
	5. Aspatria (Moore/Maguire/Helias/Bennink)	3:56
	6. Codiphile	6:41
	7. I Loves You Porgy (Gershwin)	7:07
	8. Leave Me Alone	5:28
	9. Peabody	8:54
	10. Parma Suite - Ham, Cheese, Parma Violets (Maguire)	12:13

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded January 30, 2001, Gateway Studios, London

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Alex Maguire, piano; Mark Helias, bass; Han Bennink, drums

Michael Moore: Air Street	Between The Lines btl 023 (Germany) [CD]

	1. Train Chords / Spiky-Haired Boy / Mule Standing In Field	12:28
	2. Participants (Fuhler)	4:28
	3. Air Street (Moore/Fuhler/Honsinger)	8:29
	4. Nobody's Blues	5:11
	5. Ladida (Honsinger)	10:36
	6. Basket	4:49
	7. Still Beating	3:40
	8. Related To Harry	4:20
	9. De Ford	4:07
	10. Eyes Fixed (Moore/Fuhler/Honsinger)	4:12
	11. Freies Geleit	3:01

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded May 7, 2001, Bethanieen Klooster, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Tristan Honsinger, cello; Cor Fuhler, piano, keyolin, organ

Jewels and Binoculars: Floater	Ramboy 20 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Masters of War	4:54
	2. Man in the Long Black Coat	8:14
	3. Farewell Angelina / What Can I Do For You?	7:01
	4. I Want You	3:29
	5. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll	4:23
	6. All I Really Want To Do	7:03
	7. Things Have Changed	6:12
	8. Floater [Too Much To Ask]	5:24
	9. Tears of Rage (Bob Dylan/Richard Manuel)	6:00
	10. Buckets of Rain	5:06
	11. Lay Down Your Weary Tune	2:10

composed by Bob Dylan except as noted

recorded May 1-2, 2003, Studio Grasland, Haarlem, Netherlands

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica, bells; Lindsey Horner, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion

Michael Moore: Holocene	Ramboy 24 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. The Thaw	2:01
	2. To And Fro	3:00
	3. Well On Our Way	4:12
	4. Jodi Jones	3:48
	5. Dark Christians	5:23
	6. Gilgamesh	5:12
	7. Killjoy	3:04
	8. Discrepancy	3:13
	9. Fata Morgana	5:01
	10. Accumulation	3:07
	11. Trouble House	4:41
	12. Unity	4:52
	13. Woodcut	1:56

all composed by Michael Moore

recorded February 14, 2004, Excello, Brooklyn, New York
except track 8 recorded February 21, 2005, het Bethanienklooster, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Erik Friedlander, cello; Guy Klucevsek, accordion

Available Jelly: Bilbao Song	Ramboy 21 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Lovelock	5:30
	2. Bulan / Khek Borates (traditional Myanmar)	3:55
	3. Façade	5:20
	4. Baltimore Oriole (Hoagy Carmichael)	5:47
	5. Little French Boy (Burt Bacharach)	3:15
	6. Selat Sunda	4:42
	7. Jackdaws And Blackbirds (Boeren)	5:01
	8. Wollic (Boeren)	4:08
	9. Mad	4:33
	10. Colima	5:21
	11. In The Secret Garden	3:41
	12. Bilbao Song (Kurt Weill)	4:32

composed by Michael Moore except as noted

recorded February 25-27, 2004, E Sound Studios, Weesp, Netherlands

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Eric Boeren, cornet; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Ernst Glerum, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion

Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff: Kamosc	Red Toucan RT 9329 (Canada) [CD]

	1. Sole To Soul (Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff)	2:11
	2. Kopfspinnennetz	4:51
	3. Skimble-Scamble (Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff/Wierbos)	4:40
	4. Notre-Dame De Paris	6:05
	5. Ideogram (Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff)	1:22
	6. Roadside	7:49
	7. Ghosts At The Foot	5:54
	8. Scaremongers [Meandering] (Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff)	4:35
	9. Cuk	5:55
	10. Corybant	4:37
	11. The Cyans (Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff/Wierbos)	3:13
	12. Blue-Brailled	5:03
	13. Bouche Perdue	5:18

composed by Kaufmann except as noted

track 1 recorded September 24, 2005, Yardbird Suite, Edmonton
track 9 recorded September 27, 2005, Arraymusic Studio, Toronto
track 13 recorded October 2, 2005, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago
tracks 5, 7, 8 recorded October 3, 2005, First Christian Church, Portland, Oregon
all others recorded October 4, 2005, Consolidated Works, Seattle

Michael Moore, clarinet, alto saxophone, melodica, elk calls; Achim Kaufmann, piano; Dylan van der Schyff, drums; Wolter Wierbos, trombone on 3, 11

Michael Moore Quintet: Osiris	Ramboy 22 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Osiris	6:04
	2. Playboy	9:54
	3. Culture Warriors	4:46
	4. Ishi - The 5 Bows Incident	5:49
	5. Movement Specialists	8:07
	6. RUADJ	3:10
	7. Tailwind To Kyele	4:06
	8. North Star	4:17
	9. It's A Long Road	6:45
	10. Here, Right Now	7:08

all composed by Michael Moore

recorded October 18, 2005, Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Eric Vloeimans, trumpet; Marc van Roon, piano; Paul Berner, bass; Owen Hart Jr., drums

Jewels and Binoculars: Ships With Tattooed Sails	Upshot [CD]

	1. If You See Her, Say Hello	3:51
	2. Blind Willie McTell	8:05
	3. Father Of Night	3:13
	4. I Believe In You	7:08
	5. Cold Irons Bound	5:59
	6. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	6:30
	7. Spirit On The Water	4:32
	8. Jack-a-Roe (traditional)	3:50
	9. Gates Of Eden	5:12
	10. Señor	5:38
	11. One More Cup Of Coffee	6:38
	12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	2:19

composed by Bob Dylan except as noted

recorded September-December 2006, Kaleidoscope Sound, Union City, New Jersey

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica; Lindsey Horner, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion; with Bill Frisell, guitar on 2, 6, 9

Michael Moore: Fragile	Ramboy 25 (Netherlands) [CD]

	1. Paint As You Like	5:20
	2. Miss Yosemite	2:08
	3. Yahoo Day	2:32
	4. Fragile	5:56
	5. Bagdad	5:01
	6. Families Be So Mean	7:33
	7. Mudgekin	7:16
	8. Old Grey Stella	5:25
	9. The Troubadors	7:13
	10. Sanctuary	3:29
	11. A Friend Stays The Night	2:40
	12. How Small Birds Flit	1:00
	13. Ringtail	6:07
	14. Asian Pear	1:23
	15. The Smell Of Novato	4:27
	16. Upside-down Man	1:08

all composed by Michael Moore

recorded September 17, 2007, Het Bethanienklooster, Amsterdam

Michael Moore, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Harmen Fraanje, piano; Clemens van der Veen, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums, glass harp; with Ab Baars, clarinet on 3, 11

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