Ralph Alessi - A Sun That Never Sets (2026)

2026 ECM Records

Ralph Alessi trumpet Joseph Alessi trombone Matt Mitchell piano John Hébert double bass Ches Smith drums, vibraphone 1. A Sun That Never Sets 6:53 2. Nothing Is Dead 6:34 3. Relaxed Misery 6:35 4. Sweet Spot 3:11 5. Ether 5:25 6. Twichild 3:07 7. Transitional Imagery 6:47 8. Slow Dancing Bear 4:21 9. Of Trees (Variations on a Theme by TB) 4:14 10. Duck Face 6:26 11. Behind Clouds 3:17 ▼

The Angelica Sanchez Nonet - Nighttime Creatures (2023)

2023 Pyroclastic Records

Angelica Sanchez  piano Michaël Attias  alto saxophone Ben Goldberg  contra alto clarinet John Hébert  bass Thomas Heberer  quarter-tone trumpet Sam Ospovat  drums Chris Speed  tenor saxophone, clarinet Omar Tamez  guitar Kenny Warren  cornet 1.  Nighttime Creatures 06:14 2.  C.B. the Time Traveler 07:10 3.  Cloud House 08:58 4.  Astral Light of Alarid 09:08 5.  Lady of the Lavender Mist 09:47 6.  Land Here 05:34 7.  Ringleader 08:40 8.  Big Weirdo 06:36     9.  Wrong Door for Rocket Fuel 04:53 10.  Tristeza 06:40 11.  Run 05:47 ▼

Tony Malaby - Cellar Notes (2009)

2021 Tony Malaby

Tony Malaby tenor saxophone Ralph Alessi trumpet John Hébert bass Billy Drummond drums      1. Ralph and the Red Head, Blind Pig, Flight 29:31 2. Mirror Me, Humpty Dumpty, Endless 21:17 3. Cajun Christmas 10:59 ▼

Tony Malaby, John Hébert, Billy Mintz - The Under the Turnpike Trio (2020)

2020 RiverviewJazz

Tony Malaby tenor saxophone John Hébert bass Billy Mintz drums 1. The Under the Turnpike Trio 40:21 [Baldwin (Malaby/Hébert/Mintz) - Yesterdays (Kern) - Giant Steps (Coltrane) - Flight (Mintz) - Henry Street (Malaby)] ▼

Dave Scott - Ambiguity (2020)

2020 SteepleChase

Dave Scott trumpet Rich Perry tenor saxophone Gary Versace piano John Hébert bass Billy Mintz drums 1. Ambiguity 10:57 2. Diligence 12:57 3. Obscurity 10:56 4. Redactions 10:44 5. Song For Janie 11:15 6. Special Sauce 4:22 ▼

Simon Nabatov Quintet - Plain (2020)

2020 Clean Feed

Simon Nabatov piano Chris Speed tenor saxophone, clarinet Herb Robertson trumpet, cornet, voice John Hébert double bass Tom Rainey drums 1. Plain 12:00 2. Copy That 8:38 3. Cry From Hell 6:51 4. Break 7:42 5. Ramblin' On 3:03 6. Slow Thinker 10:30 7. House Party Starting 7:31 ▼

Gaël Mevel, Michaël Attias, John Hébert, Thierry Waziniak - Quartet Alta (2013)

2013 Label Rives

Gaël Mevel piano Michaël Attias alto saxophone John Hébert double bass Thierry Waziniak drums 1. Feuillade 5:20 2. De Loin 5:08 3. Le 4ème Rêve De Nathanaël 2:17 4. Three Steps 9:25 5. Le Deuxième Chat 5:46 6. Le Jardinier De L'alhambra 6:17 7. Réincarnation De Plancton 3:22 8. Les Morts En Parlent Au Bord De La Mer 8:52 9. Deuxième Feuillade 5:28 ▼

John Hébert Trio - Spiritual Lover (2010)

2010 Clean Feed

John Hébert bass Benoît Delbecq piano, clavinet, synth Gerald Cleaver drums 1. Spiritual Lover 5:07 2. Valse 6:43 3. Cajun Christmas 3:57 4. Ando 5:45 5. Billy No Mates 4:42 6. Guacamole 5:54 7. La Reve Eveillé 3:40 8. 50808 5:31 9. Like Surman 6:08 10. Here's That Rainy Day 4:56 ▼

Michael Adkins Quartet - Rotator (2008)

2008 hatOLOGY

Michael Adkins tenor saxophone Russ Lossing piano John Hébert double bass Paul Motian drums 1. Rotator 7:50 2. Their May Wings 5:30 3. Silent Screen 12:58 4. Pearl 21 8:45 5. Forena 5:31 6. Encrypted 7:32 7. Number Five 9:16 8. Reflection 5:29 ▼

Dave Scott Quintet - Naiveté (2007)

2007 SteepleChase

Dave Scott trumpet Rich Perry tenor saxophone Gary Versace piano John Hébert bass Jeff Williams drums 1. Hypervigilance 8:48 2. Nothing Is Sacred 11:21 3. Oaxaqueno 7:52 4. Chromaddict 7:41 5. Naiveté 10:01 6. Nice Treatment 9:48 7. Sense of Urgency 8:36 ▼   |  Re-post

Rez Abbasi - Out Of Body (2002)

2002 Feroza Music

Rez Abbasi guitar, tabla Tony Malaby tenor, soprano saxophone Ron Horton trumpet John Hébert bass Bruce Hall drums 1. To Your Perfection 6:28 2. Out of Body 5:53 3. Winners Circle 4:31 4. Phosphor Colors 5:05 5. Ganges 9:54 6. Gold Rush 7:33 7. Half the Battle 7:31 8. Smile at Darkness 7:35 9. Dark Bones 10:06 ▼   |  Re-post

Jonathan Finlayson - 3 Times Round (2018)

2018 Pi Recordings

Jonathan Finlayson trumpet Steve Lehman alto saxophone Brian Settles tenor saxophone, flute Matt Mitchell piano John Hébert bass Craig Weinrib drums 1. Feints 7:03 2. Grass 7:42 3. A Stone, a Pond, a Thought 9:02 4. The Moon is New 14:09 5. Refined Strut 4:39 6. Rope From the Sky 3:20 7. Tap-Tap 7:22 ▼

Noah Preminger Group - Dry Bridge Road (2008)

2008 Noah Preminger

Noah Preminger saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet Ben Monder guitar Frank Kimbrough piano John Hébert bass Ted Poor drums 1. Luke 6:55 2. A Dream 2:08 3. Today Is Okay 5:11 4. Blues for Steve Lacy 10:56 5. Sax of a Kind 3:46 6. Where Seagulls Fly 8:07 7. Was It a Rat I Saw? ... 4:25 8. Real Nice 7:49 9. Rhythm for Robert 6:46 ▼   |  Re-post

Noah Preminger - Before The Rain (2011)

2011 Palmetto

Noah Preminger saxophone Frank Kimbrough piano John Hébert bass Matt Wilson drums 1. Where or When 2:19 2. Quickening 7:00 3. Before The Rain 8:28 4. Abreaction 6:44 5. Until The Real Thing Comes Along 6:06 6. K 2:34 7. Toy Dance 5:03 8. November 8:29 9. Jamie 3:51 ▼   |  Re-post

Dave Scott - Brooklyn Aura (2016)

2016 SteepleChase

Dave Scott trumpet Rich Perry tenor saxophone Jacob Sacks piano John Hébert bass Satoshi Takeishi drums 1. Prologue 2 2:14 2. Persistance 13:34 3. Non Adherence 12:22 4. Eccentricities 15:50 5. Brooklyn Aura 11:43 6. 11th Street Obstruction 13:48 ▼   |  Re-post

Fred Hersch - Live in Europe (2018)

2018 Palmetto

Fred Hersch piano John Hébert bass Eric McPherson drums 1. We See 5:51 2. Snape Maltings 7:24 3. Scuttlers 2:39 4. Skipping 4:49 5. Bristol Fog (For John Taylor) 8:26 6. Newklypso (For Sonny Rollins) 8:40 7. The Big Easy (For Tom Piazza) 6:56 8. Miyako 7:10 9. Black Nile 6:44 10. Blue Monk (Solo Encore) 5:17 ▼

Marty Ehrlich, John Hébert, Nasheet Waits - Trio Exaltation (2018)

2018 Clean Feed

Marty Ehrlich alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flutes John Hébert bass Nasheet Waits drums 1. Dusk 8:30 2. Yes Yes 5:11 3. Senhor P.C 5:07 4. Dance No. 5 6:15 5. Stone 4:15 6. June 11th, 2015-In Memorium: Ornette Coleman 7:19 7. Sometimes 6:08 8. The Arc of the Oar 4:26 9. Spirit of Jah No.2 3:31 10. Reading the River 5:17 ▼

Megumi Yonezawa Trio - A Result Of The Colors (2016)

2016 Fresh Sound

Megumi Yonezawa piano John Hébert bass Eric McPherson drums 1. A Result of the Colors 6:05 2. Children of the Sun 5:27 3. Untitled 6:07 4. Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde 3:18 5. Sketch 2:59 6. For Heaven's Sake 9:08 7. Nor Dear or Fear 5:01 8. A Letter from Stillness 5:48 9. Epilogue 3:41 ▼

Jeff Williams - Another Time (2011)

2011 Whirlwind Recordings

Jeff Williams drums Duane Eubanks trumpet John O'Gallagher alto sax John Hébert bass 1. Search Me 6:23 2. She Can't Be a Spy 7:49 3. Double Life 5:05 4. Purple, Blue and Red 8:02 5. Fez 7:20 6. Under the Radar 5:29 7. Go Where You're Watching 6:42 8. Another Time 5:38 ▼   |  Re-post

Benoît Delbecq 4 - Spots on Stripes (2018)

2018 Clean Feed

Benoît Delbecq piano Mark Turner tenor saxophone John Hébert double bass Gerald Cleaver drums 1. Spots on Stripes 8:35 2. Broken World 4:13 3. Rosemary K 3:41 4. The Loop of Chicago 5:24 5. Disparition Du Si 3:20 6. Dawn Sounds 6:51 7. Old Vinyl 5:43 8. Springs 05:28 9. Dripping Stones 4:35 10. De Stael 5:30 ▼