Ken Wessel: Recordings
Jawboning
Ken Wessel (guitar), Ken Filiano (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)
Daybreak
Badal Roy (tabla), Ken Wessel (guitar), Stomu Takeishi (bass)
w/ Tim Ries (sax, flute), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)
Tone Dialing
Ornette Coleman and Prime Time,
w/ Ornette Coleman (alto sax, trumpet, violin), Ken Wessel (guitar), Chris Rosenberg (guitar), Dave Bryant (keyboards), Brad Jones (acoustic bass), Al MacDowell (electric bass), Badal Roy (tabla), Denardo Coleman (drums)
Live at Jazzbuehne Berlin - 1988
Ornette Coleman and Prime Time,
w/ Ornette Coleman (alto sax, trumpet, violin), Ken Wessel (guitar), Chris Rosenberg (guitar), Chris Walker (electric bass), Al MacDowell (electric bass), Badal Roy (tabla), Denardo Coleman (drums)
Heart's Fire
Rob Garcia'a Sangha,
w/ Yooni Choi (vocals), Michele Gentile (flute), Adam Kolker (sax), Ken Wessel (guitar), Daniel Kelly (piano), Dave Ambrosio (bass), Rob Garcia (drums, compositions)
Morph the Cat
Donald Fagen, ----
I play the guitar solo on "Security Joan"
Dream Garden
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures, w/ Graham Haynes - cornet, flugelhorn; Ned Rothenberg - woodwinds, shakuhachi; Steve Gorn - bansuri, woodwinds; KW - electric and acoustic guitars; Brahim Fribgane - oud/percussion; Shanir Blumenkranz - bass, sintir; Hamid Drake - drums, percussion; and Adam Rudolph - percussion
Taxidermy
Sam Bardfeld Group,
w/ Sam Bardfeld (violin), Ken Wessel (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), Mike Sarin (drums)
Sandan Shuffle
Virginia Mayhew Quartet,
w/ Virginia Mayhew (sax), Ken Wessel (guitar), Harvie S (bass), Victor Jones (drums)
A Simple Thank You
VIrginia Mayhew Septet
w/Virginia Mayhew - saxophones, Lisa Parrot - alto & bari, Scott Harrell - trumpet & flugelhorn, Noah Bless - trombone, KW - guitar, Harvie S - bass, Victor Jones - drums, Ingrid Jensen - trumpet, Mayra Casales - percussion
Music is the Meditation
William Gagliardi Quartet,
w/ William Gagliardi (saxophones), Ken Wessel (guitar), Dave Hofstra (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)
Nhlahla
William Gagliardi Quintet,
w/ William Gagliardi (saxophones), John Carlson (trumpet), Ken Wessel (guitar), Dave Hofstra (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)
Second Voyage
Lewis Porter Quintet,
w/ Lewis Porter (piano), Dan Faulk (saxophone), David Leibman (saxophone), Ken Wessel (guitar), Harvie S (bass), Marcus Baylor (drums)
Hear and Now
William Gagliardi Quintet
w/ William Gagliardi (saxophones), John Carlson (trumpet), Ken Wessel (guitar), Dave Hofstra (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)
M.D.
Haruko Nara,
w/ Haruko Nara (piano), Ken Wessel (guitar), Lonnie Plaxico (bass), Steve Moss (percussion), and others
Memories of Tomorrow
William Gagliardi Quintet
w/ William Gagliardi (saxophones), John Carlson (trumpet), Ken Wessel (guitar), Dave Hofstra (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)
Younger Dryas
William Gagliardi Quintet,
w/ William Gagliardi (saxophones), John Carlson (trumpet), Ken Wessel (guitar), Dave Hofstra (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)