The first album released by SST records in 1992

Includes three originals, and unusual renderings of pieces by Sonny Sharrock, Mongo Santamaria, Olu Dara, Bill Laswell, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus

Tim Harding: bass, alto sax Ron Curry: bass,trumpet Jimmy Ghaphery: alto sax, flute Jim Thomson: drums

WITH Jorge Negron, Justin Riccio, Gabo Tomasini: percussion Jon Mela: cornet

1. Disappearing 2. Tutu 3. Jake 4. Afro Blue 5. Hen House 6. Seven Seas 7. II B.S. 8. Who Does She Hope to Be? 9. Flashback 10. Ocean Floor 11. India

Released by SST Records in 1993

This one is really all over the map, with originals by Tim and Jimmy Ghaphery, and covers of James Blood Ulmer, Pharoah Sanders and Count Basie.

Also notable is the cover photo of the building known as Hotel X from which the band got their name. The building is located in the Oregon Hill neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia and has been inhabited by many musicians and bands.

Tim Harding: alto sax, bass, voice Ron Curry: bass, trombone Jimmy Ghaphery: alto sax Jim Thomson: drums, voice WITH Kevin Harding: guitar Rei Gonzalez, Jorge Negron, Gabo Tomasini: percussion Jon Mela: cornet 1. Swamp Train 2. Preachin' to the Choir 3. Moon Beam 4. Sleep Walk 5. Curfew 6. Day Tripper 7. Funky Broad Street 8. Sidney Strut 9. Work Song 10. Tsunami 11. Thembi 12. Sent for You Yesterday (AndHere You Come Today)

Released by SST Records in 1995

Originals by Tim Harding, Woody Jackson and Ron Curry

Tim Harding: alto sax,bass Ron Curry: bass,trumpet Woody Jackson: guitar,alto sax Jim Thomson: drums

WITH Charlie Kilpatrick: piano Rei Gonzalez: percussion

1. Casa Noir 2. Turnaround 3. Little Brother Ben 4. Barney And Earl 5. Fulani Hymn 6. She Makes Time 7. 2 Street 8. Obsequy 9. Sophisticuffs 10. Scorpio 11. Georgia 12. Footprints

In 1994 Hotel X contributed an original composition, "One Way Street" to the trailer of the film "Hands of Fate" by Chris Quinn which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival. Chris Quinn's documentary film "God Grew Tired of Us" is the 2006 winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance.

Tim Harding: alto sax, bass Ron Curry: bass, trumpet John Keiffer: guitar, tenor sax, clarinet Jim Thomson: drums

WITH Ogynga, Pat Best: percussion Peter Neff: bass hammered dulcimer

1. Snack Time 2. Sinaloa 3. Ask You 4. Tin Can House 5. Morning Song 6. Right Of Passage 7. Black Man's Cry 8. Just Suppose 9. Abundance 10. Axis 11. One Way Street (from "Hands Of Fate") 12. Message From The Nile

Released by SST Records in 1995

Features sessions from Los Angeles with guitarist Greg Ginn of Black Flag, and Richmond with Bern Nix, guitarist of Ornette Coleman and Prime Time and accomplished soloist.

These were truly uncommon grounds being tread upon...

Tim Harding: alto sax, bass Ron Curry: bass, trumpet, banjo Pat Best: guitar, percussion Eric Ungar: guitar, flute John Kieffer: guitar, clarinet Billy Fox: drums Chris Farmer: drums

WITH Bern Nix: guitar Greg Ginn: guitar Andy Batwinas: drum programmingRei Gonzalez: hand drums Jorge Negron: hand drums

1. Uncommon Grounds 2. D'Afrique (Things Fall Apart) 3. Charming The Snake 4. Black Gold 5. Winkies 6. Barbara Allen 7. Rococobop 8. Da Freek 9. Traffic Jam 10. Eighty-One 11. Many Mansions

Released by SST Records in 1997

All songs composed by Tim Harding, Ron Curry and Hotel X

Tim Harding: alto sax,bass Ron Curry: bass, guitar, trombone Chris Davis: drums Pat Best: guitar, bass Eric Ungar: guitar, flute WITH Billy Fox: timbales, percussion Steve Matthews: vibes Tim Harding: alto sax,bass Ron Curry: bass, guitar, trombone Chris Davis: drums Pat Best: guitar, bass Eric Ungar: guitar, flute WITH Billy Fox: timbales, percussion Steve Matthews: vibes 1. Murray's Mambo 2. Jamaal 3. Routes 4. Iqbal 5. Matchstickwaterbirds 6. Irregular Grind 7. Cul-De-Sac 8. Blue Flame 9. Hootebanany 10. Man In The Boat 11. Dream Of The Fox, The

Released by Respite Records in 2003

Tim Harding: sax, bass, vocals Ron Curry: bass, guitar Jeff Morris: percussion Javier Ramos: guitar Lance Koehler: drums Kelli Strawbridge: keyboard Dave Brogan: trombone Danny Finney: sax

WITH Akilimanjaro: words, sampling Jimmy Ghaphery, Fred McGann, Gordon Jones: saxes

1. Bare Feet 2. Jasmati 3. Jaliya 4. Naive Melody 5. Canticle 6. Mandjou 7. Apartogether 8. Ore Mi Kini Se? 9. Descarga De Caos 10. Kele Mou Bana 11. Berber’s Jinx