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Date: 1986
Location: Triad Studios, Redmond, WA
Label: Victory Music
Kendra & Barry (ldr), Kendra Shank (g, v), Barry Hunn (12g)
| a. | Richard's Children - 2:46(Kendra Shank) |
| Victory Music CDVMRCD 501-2 — Victory Music Revue, Vol. 1 (1986) |
Date: May 12-14, 1989
Location: Studio Gimmick, France
Label: Pan Music
Jim Pepper/Claudine François Trio (ldr), Jim Pepper (as, ts), Claudine François (p), Ed Schuller (b), John Betsch (d), Kendra Shank (v)
| a. | Enlightenment - 7:47(Claudine François) | |
| b. | Camargue - 8:03(Claudine François) | |
| c. | Les Tortues - 3:08(Claudine François) | |
| d. | Magnetic Highlands - 5:12(Claudine François) | |
| e. | Hot September - 5:36(Claudine François) | |
| f. | I Couldn't Believe It - 4:34(Claudine François) | |
| g. | Double Dutch Treat - 5:24(Claudine François) | |
| h. | Crepuscule With Nellie - 4:34(Thelonious Monk) | |
| i. | Hoo Ray For Herbie - 6:55(Mal Waldron) | |
| j. | Suite X - 7:19(Claudine François) | |
| k. | Drakumba - 6:45(Ed Schuller) |
| All titles on: | Pan Music CDPMC1106 (F) — Camargue (1989) |
Kendra Shank (v) on k.
Date: July 5, 6, 1992
Location: Mapleshade Studio, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Label: Mapleshade
Kendra Shank (ldr), Gary Bartz (as), Kendra Shank (g, v), Larry Willis (p), Steve Novosel (b), Steve Berrios (d, cng, per), Paul Murphy, Steve Williams (d)
| a. | Almost Blue - 5:17(Elvis Costello) | |
| b. | Photograph - 5:32(Antonio Carlos Jobim) | |
| c. | Tes Yeux Bémol - 8:26(Henri Renaud, Daniel Allary) | |
| d. | Paris Bossa - 3:44(Kendra Shank) | |
| e. | There's Never Been A Day - 7:38(Bob Dorough) | |
| f. | Afterglow - 6:21(Carroll Coates) | |
| g. | Devil May Care - 4:07(Bob Dorough, T. P. Kirk) | |
| h. | I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before - 3:46(Roger Kellaway, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) | |
| i. | Left Alone - 4:17(Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) |
| All titles on: | Mapleshade CD02132 — Afterglow (1994) |
Gary Bartz (as) on d-e; Kendra Shank (g) on d, f; Larry Willis (p) on a-h; Steve Novosel (b) on a-b, d-i; Steve Berrios (d) on g-h, (cng) on a-b, d-i, (per) on a-b, d-i; Paul Murphy (d) on f; Steve Williams (d) on a-b, d-e, i.
Date: 1995
Location: Triad Studios, Redmond, WA
Label: Pony Boy Records
Randy Halberstadt (ldr), Hans Teuber (as), Randy Halberstadt (p), Phil Sparks (b), Greg Williamson (d), Kendra Shank (v)
| a. | Gazelle - 5:51(Randy Halberstadt) |
| Pony Boy Records CDPB 50106-2 — Clockwork (1996) |
Date: April 20, 21, 1998
Location: Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Label: Jazz Focus
Kendra Shank (ldr), Hans Teuber (f, ss, as, ts), Frank Kimbrough (p), Joe Locke (vib), Jeff Johnson (b), Victor Lewis (d), Kendra Shank (v)
| a. | Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair - 7:33(traditional) | |
| b. | Should've Been - 5:57(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| c. | You And The Night And The Music - 4:27(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) | |
| d. | A Lover's Lie - 4:08(Earl R. Johnson, Jr.) | |
| e. | Moves - 7:57(Jeff Johnson) | |
| f. | That Lonesome Road - 4:01(James Taylor, Don Grolnick) | |
| g. | You Say You Care - 5:10(Jule Styne, Leo Robin) | |
| h. | Wish - 6:27(Kendra Shank, Joe Locke) | |
| i. | Gone - 6:53(Jeff Johnson) | |
| j. | L'Amour Est Bien Plus Fort Que Nous (Love Is Stronger Far Than We) - 4:39(Francis Lai, Pierre Barouh) | |
| k. | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 6:58(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) | |
| l. | Angel Face - 6:50(Hank Jones, Abbey Lincoln) |
| All titles on: | Jazz Focus CDJFCD028 (Can) — Wish (1998) |
Hans Teuber (f) on k, (ss) on b, i, (as) on c-e, g, (ts) on h; Frank Kimbrough (p) on a-b, d-l; Joe Locke (vib) on h; Jeff Johnson (b) on a-e, g-l; Victor Lewis (d) on a-e, g-l.
Date: June 2, 3, 1999
Location: Avatar Studios, New York
Label: Reservoir
Peter Leitch (ldr), Bobby Watson (ss, as), Peter Leitch (g), Renee Rosnes (p), Dwayne Burno (b), Billy Hart (d), Kendra Shank (v)
| a. | Blues On The Corner - 7:13(McCoy Tyner) | |
| b. | The Hillary Step - 6:57(Peter Leitch) | |
| c. | Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You - 7:20(Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) | |
| d. | Johan Carolyn - 10:23(Peter Leitch) | |
| e. | Monk's Mood(Thelonious Monk) | |
| f. | Bemsha Swing - 6:34(Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) | |
| g. | K. Zee - 7:42(Peter Leitch) | |
| h. | Wendy's Shoes - 8:24(Peter Leitch) | |
| i. | Bud 'n Bird - 2:40(Peter Leitch) | |
| j. | How Long Has This Been Going On? - 7:53(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| k. | From This Moment On - 5:54(Cole Porter) |
| All titles on: | Reservoir CDRSR CD 160 — Blues On The Corner (2000) |
e, f performed as medley.
Bobby Watson (ss) on g, (as) on a-b, d, h, k; Renee Rosnes (p) on a-b, d, g-h, k; Dwayne Burno (b) on a-h, j-k; Billy Hart (d) on a-h, j-k; Kendra Shank (v) on a-b, d, h, k.
Date: February 18-21, 2000
Location: Right Track Studio, New York
Label: Verve
Abbey Lincoln (ldr), Joe Lovano (ts), Jerry Gonzalez (t), Kendra Shank (g), Brandon McCune (p), John Ormond (b), Jaz Sawyer (d), Jennifer Vincent (vc), Abbey Lincoln (v)
| a. | When The Lights Go On Again - 5:53(Sol Marcus, Eddie Seiler, Bennie Benjamin) | |
| b. | Blackberry Blossoms - 4:08(Abbey Lincoln, traditional) | |
| c. | Somos Novios (Impossible) - 6:11(Armando Manzanero) | |
| d. | A Heart Is Not a Toy - 4:14(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| e. | I Could Sing It For a Song - 4:20(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| f. | I'm Not Supposed To Know - 3:59(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| g. | The Windmills Of Your Mind - 5:03(Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) | |
| h. | Lucky To Be Me - 7:30(Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein) | |
| i. | What Will Tomorrow Bring - 6:27(Abbey Lincoln) |
| All titles on: | Verve CD314 549 101-2 — Over The Years (2000) |
Joe Lovano (ts) on a-b, e-g, i; Jerry Gonzalez (t) on c, f; Kendra Shank (g) on b; Jennifer Vincent (vc) on a, i.
Date: April 28, 29, 2000
Location: Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York
Label: Jazz Focus
Kendra Shank (ldr), Kendra Shank (g, v), Frank Kimbrough (p), Dean Johnson (b), Tony Moreno (d, per)
| a. | Alone Together - 5:49(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) | |
| b. | I'm Never Sure - 5:49(Jeff Johnson) | |
| c. | Reflections (aka Reflections in D) - 5:49(Duke Ellington, Milt Raskin, Majorie Raskin) | |
| d. | This Is New - 4:52(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) | |
| e. | Throw It Away - 6:00(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| f. | When Springtime Turns To Fall - 5:18(Randy Halberstadt) | |
| g. | Let It Be - 6:38(John Lennon, Paul McCartney) | |
| h. | Papillon Des Nuits (aka Cuban Waltz) - 3:57(Claire Galliand, Jean-Louis Billoud) | |
| i. | A Timeless Place (aka The Peacocks) - 9:46(Norma Winstone, Jimmy Rowles) | |
| j. | The Silence Of A Candle - 4:11(Ralph Towner) |
| All titles on: | Jazz Focus CDJFCD037 (Can) — Reflections (2000) |
Kendra Shank (g) on j.
Date: January 2 & 3, 2005
Location: Eastside Sound, New York
Label: Challenge
Kendra Shank (ldr), Billy Drewes (bcl, ss, ts, per), Ben Monder (g), Frank Kimbrough (p), Gary Versace (pac), Dean Johnson (b), Tony Moreno (d, per), Kendra Shank (kal, v)
| a. | The Music Is The Magic - 8:15(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| b. | I Got Thunder (And It Rings) - 6:24(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| c. | Not To Worry - 3:53(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| d. | Down Here Below - 6:56(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| e. | A Circle Of Love - 5:42(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| f. | Incantation - 7:34(Kendra Shank) | |
| g. | Throw It Away(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| h. | Bird Alone - 4:02(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| i. | The World Is Falling Down - 7:03(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| j. | Wholly Earth - 7:55(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| k. | Natas (aka Playmate) - 4:06(Abbey Lincoln) | |
| l. | Being Me - 5:38(Abbey Lincoln) |
| All titles on: | Challenge CDCR73253 (NL) — A Spirit Free - Abbey Lincoln Songbook (2007) |
f, g performed as medley.
Billy Drewes (bcl) on d, (ss) on a, (ts) on b, e, i-j, (per) on a, f-g, j; Ben Monder (g) on a, c, e, i-j; Frank Kimbrough (p) on a-g, i-j, l; Gary Versace (pac) on d, k; Dean Johnson (b) on a-j, l; Tony Moreno (d) on a-g, i-j, l, (per) on a, f-g, j; Kendra Shank (kal) on a.
Date: June 18, 19, 2008
Location: Knoop Studios, River Edge, NJ
Label: Challenge
Kendra Shank, Kendra Shank Quartet (ldr), Billy Drewes (cl, ss, ts), Ben Monder (g), Frank Kimbrough (p), Dean Johnson (b), Tony Moreno (d), Kendra Shank (v)
| a. | So Far Away - 5:09(Carole King) | |
| b. | Life's Mosaic - 6:15(Cedar Walton, Paula Hackett, John Hackett) | |
| c. | Reflections In Blue - 8:47(Kendra Shank) | |
| d. | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) | |
| e. | Laughing At Life - 4:40(Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny) | |
| f. | Smile(Charles Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons) | |
| g. | The Shining Sea - 4:54(Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) | |
| h. | Water From Your Spring - 8:47 | |
| i. | Beautiful Love(Haven Gillespie, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne, Wayne King) | |
| j. | For Duke - 6:44(Frank Kimbrough, Maryanne de Prophetis) | |
| k. | All Of You - 4:44(Cole Porter) | |
| l. | Time Remembered - 5:31(Bill Evans, Paul Lewis) | |
| m. | I'm Movin' On - 6:36(Kirk Nurock, Judy Niemack) | |
| n. | I'll Meet You There - 4:38(Kirk Nurock) |
| All titles on: | Challenge CDCR73279 — Mosaic (2009) |
c, d; e, f; h, i performed as medleys.
Water From Your Spring is a poem by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks. I'll Meet You There is texts adapted from Rumi and translated by Coleman Barks.
Date: Two year period beginning Dec. 2011
Location: John Kilgore Sound & Recording, New York City
Label: TCB Records
Kendra Shank, John Stowell (ldr), John Stowell (g), Kendra Shank (loo, eff, chk, v)
| a. | Blue Skies - 6:17(Irving Berlin) | |
| b. | Throop - 4:00(John Stowell) | |
| c. | Hard Travelin'(Woody Guthrie) | |
| d. | Motherless Child - 5:29(traditional) | |
| e. | Rush Hour - 1:25(John Stowell, Kendra Shank) | |
| f. | New York Conversations - 4:33(John Stowell, Kendra Shank) | |
| g. | Ghost - 3:39(John Stowell, Kendra Shank) | |
| h. | Silent Photographer - 4:30(John Stowell) | |
| i. | My Romance - 4:06(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) | |
| j. | Za-Zoh - 3:59(Kendra Shank, John Stowell) | |
| k. | Songs & Lullabies - 5:47(Fred Hersch, Norma Winstone) | |
| l. | Like Someone In Love - 3:38(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) | |
| m. | Simple Pleasures - 4:25(John Stowell) | |
| n. | WalkTalk - 3:34(John Stowell, Kendra Shank) | |
| o. | I'll Be Seeing You - 1:51(Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) | |
| p. | Glad Mango - 1:14(Kendra Shank, John Stowell) |
| All titles on: | TCB Records CDTCB 33202 — New York Conversations (2013) |
c, d performed as medley.
Liner notes indicate guitar overdubs by Mark Frethem on unspecified tracks.