Modern JazzCool Jazz West Coast Hard Bop Modern Mainstream
Modern JazzCool Jazz West Coast Hard Bop Modern Mainstream
Modern JazzCool Jazz West Coast Hard Bop Modern Mainstream
MODERN
JAZZCool Jazz, Westcoast,
Hard-Bop, Modern Mainstream
T H E E N C Y C L O P E D I A O F J A Z Z
PREFACE
It is a gargantuan project which has never been tackled before. The decisive periods
in the development of jazz are captured in five hunks, each containing 100 compact
Back to the Blues discs, from classic jazz to swing and the era of big bands, to bebop, cool jazz and
hardbop. This is the first musical encyclopedia of jazz, a standard collection which
Every jazz fan knows Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman, and of course Dizzy will be hard to copy or to top.
Gillespie, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins. But only a small circle
of connoisseurs would be able to tell who Claude Hopkins was, where Dodo More than 10.000 titles present all the musicians who played an important role in
Marmarosa played or what the Goofus Five did. Music lovers usually have their their time and who influenced the development of jazz. You will find all the great
favourites, and jazz in its long history has experienced many changes and produced names, and also soloists you may not be familiar with but who left their footprints on
many important artists. You don’t have to know every one of them – or love them the sands of time. Some phases in the development are almost completely covered,
all. others – the swing-era for one – offer such an abundance of music that 100 CDs
are not enough. But these 100 discs are filled with the best recordings of the time,
You meet ardent collectors among jazz fans who simply must have each and every presenting every angle that was important and typical.
album of their favourite music that has been published. Some even possess only
records of just a few bands or soloists. But the majority of jazz buffs will most likely At first the sheer mass of music is somewhat shocking. Almost 10.000 titles on 500
act spontaneously once they know what they like: When they hear exciting music compact discs – suddenly you realize that life is too short. On the other hand the
of the kind they prefer, they will try to get it on record. Like this they accumulate a offer has a certain appeal: Educated people who don’t know much about jazz but
large quantity of music and the mixture is quite exciting. always wanted to know more, can now get it all. And any jazz fan who already has
many of the titles on record, tape or in his iPod will enjoy the thorough and clear
But even a jazz enthusiast who listens almost exclusively to his favourite style of survey of the finest music and the greatest artists.
music has a sense of tradition: He is aware of the fact that there is much more;
he knows how it all began in New Orleans and he knows what was going on in The market for jazz recordings has been flooded with new editions of older titles
Minton’s Playhouse. He has fragments of a musical development. And now he can and well-known artists. Many of these compilations are cheap stuff, compiled
have more: from the beginnings in New Orleans to the young lions of our time in a at random, important titles are missing, the discographies are poor, wrong or
compact package. nonexistent, the technical quality is often unsatisfactory. The 500-encyclopedia is
different, it is the work of experts who share the love of jazz and possess a thorough
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knowledge. The titles have been carefully chosen and compiled, discographies are Sonny Rollins belong to the founding fathers and most important protagonists of
accurate and complete. Great pains were taken over the technical quality, especially modern bop. At age twenty Clifford Brown had already developed an impeccable
when very old records were re-mastered. technique and a warm tone on the trumpet and looked ahead to a successful career.
When he died in a car crash at age 25 he had already recorded an amazing number
Everything was different after the dramatic evolution initiated by bebop. It seemed of excellent albums.
as if a valve had been opened, permitting various currents to flow, trends in music
which all sound more modern, more sophisticated or intellectual. Now you have Sonny Rollins, in the words of Miles Davis the greatest tenor saxophonist of all
cool jazz, Westcoast jazz, hardbop and all those variations of jazz which are modern times, was first influenced by the mighty sound of Coleman Hawkins, but developed
but have little resemblance to the experiments in Minton’s Playhouse –mainstream his own technique of improvising. Again and again he surprised his fans with fresh
is the common term. ideas after he had withdrawn from the public light. The saxophone colossus played
with many giants of jazz, among others John Coltrane.
Sometimes it is difficult to categorize a certain style of playing. Jazz musicians were
never fond of pressing their music into precise categories under special labels and Peter Bölke
they used terms such as “cool” or “funky” in various ways. But after the hot outbursts
of bop musicians it seemed to suggest itself to call the music of Lennie Tristano,
Dave Brubeck or the Modern Jazz Quartet cool. Miles Davis was also put into that
category – and not just because he recorded “Birth of the Cool”.
Hardbop is the logical resumption of bebop, but down to earth with roots into the
blues. Many hardbop musicians, especially pianist Horace Silver, show a strong
influence of gospel and spiritual. Silver and alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball”
Adderley are the most important protagonists of a hardbop variation called soul jazz
that found a large following. The term “funky”, in the past a dirty word, was also
used to characterize this exciting type of music.
Next to the drummer Art Blakey trumpeter Clifford Brown and tenor saxophonist
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VORWORT
kann er mehr haben: die Geschichte des Jazz von den Anfängen in New Orleans bis
zu den jungen Wilden der Neuzeit in einem kompakten Überblick.
Zurück zum Blues
Es ist ein gigantisches Unterfangen, das bislang noch nie gewagt wurde. In fünf
Jeder Jazzfan kennt Louis Armstrong und Benny Goodman, natürlich auch Dizzy großen Brocken von jeweils 100 CDs sind die entscheidenden Etappen in der
Gillespie, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins und Sonny Rollins. Wer aber Claude Entwicklung des Jazz erfasst, vom Classic Jazz über die Swing-Ära und die große
Hopkins war, wo Dodo Marmarosa spielte oder was die Goofus Five machten, wird Zeit der Big Bands bis zum Bebop und den folgenden Spielarten. Dies ist die erste
dagegen nur einem kleinen Kreis von Kennern bekannt sein. Jeder Musikliebhaber musikalische Enzyklopädie des Jazz, ein Sammelwerk, das schwer zu kopieren oder
hat eben seine Favoriten, und der Jazz hat in seiner mehr als hundertjährigen zu übertreffen ist.
Geschichte viele Wandlungen erlebt und mit ihnen viele bedeutende Künstler. Man
muss sie nicht alle kennen – und schon gar nicht alle mögen. Auf fast 10.000 Titeln sind alle Musiker vertreten, die in ihrer Zeit eine bedeutende
Rolle gespielt haben und die vielfach darüber hinaus den Jazz entscheidend
Unter den Jazzfans gibt es leidenschaftliche Sammler, die möglichst jede Aufnahme beeinflusst haben. Alle großen Namen sind dabei, aber auch Solisten und Bands, die
haben müssen, die in einer von ihnen geschätzten Stilrichtung erschienen ist. nicht jedem vertraut sind, die jedoch prägend den Jazz mitgestaltet haben. Manche
Manche haben auch nur LPs und CDs im Schrank, die von einigen wenigen Etappe ist nahezu vollständig mit allen Aufnahmen erfasst, andere Abschnitte,
Bands oder Solisten bespielt wurden. Doch die meisten Jazz-Enthusiasten gehen etwa die Swing-Ära, bieten solch eine Fülle von Material, dass nicht einmal auf 100
wahrscheinlich eher spontan vor, wenn sie erst einmal Gefallen an bestimmten CDs alle Titel zu erfassen sind; aber diese 100 CDs sind vollgepackt mit den besten
Stilrichtungen und ihren Protagonisten gefunden haben: Gefällt ihnen eine Aufnahmen dieser Zeit, mit allem, was herausragend, prägend und typisch ist.
Aufnahme, die irgendwo empfohlen wurde oder die sie gehört haben, dann wird
sie auch erworben. So sammelt sich einiges an, was Spaß macht, und der Bestand Natürlich löst die Masse des hier Gebotenen zunächst einen Schock aus. Alles in
ist bunt. allem 500 CDs und fast 10.000 Titel – da wird einem plötzlich bewusst, dass dieses
Leben eigentlich zu kurz ist. Andererseits hat die Sache ihren Reiz: Wer es immer
Doch auch der Freund swingender Musik, der fast ausschließlich seine Favoriten schon ganz genau wissen wollte aber wenig von dieser Musik kannte, kann sich nun
hört, hat natürlich ein Geschichtsbewusstsein: Ihm ist bewusst, dass es da viel mehr umfassend bilden. Und der Jazzfan, der viele der Titel schon auf Schellack, Vinyl,
gibt, er weiß, was im alten New Orleans los war und was in Minton’s Playhouse CD-Scheiben oder in seinem iPod hat, wird die klare und gründliche Übersicht über
gespielt wurde. Er kennt Bruchstücke einer musikalischen Entwicklung. Aber nun das Beste im Jazz zu schätzen wissen. Nach dem Schock folgt die Befriedigung.
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Der Markt der Jazz-Aufnahmen ist seit einigen Jahren mit Kopplungen älterer Titel, Der Hardbop ist die konsequente Weiterentwicklung des Bebop, aber handfester,
mit Neuauflagen der Musik bekannter Künstler reichlich gesättigt. Vieles ist Ramsch, erdverbunden, stärker am Blues orientiert. Bei vielen Vertretern des Hardbop, so
anspruchslos und wenig sinnvoll zusammen gestellt, oft fehlen wichtige Titel, die insbesondere bei dem Pianisten Horace Silver, ist ein starker Einfluss von Gospel
Diskografien sind dürftig, falsch oder gar nicht vorhanden, die technische Qualität und Spiritual deutlich spürbar. Silver sowie der Altsaxophonist Julian „Cannonball“
ist kaum befriedigend. Doch es geht auch anders. Die musikalische Enzyklopädie Adderley sind die wichtigsten Vertreter der Hardbop-Variante, die unter dem
des Jazz wurde von Experten erarbeitet, die außer gründlicher Sachkenntnis Etikett Soul Jazz eine große Anhängerschaft fand. Auch der Begriff „funky“, früher
auch ihre Liebe zum Jazz einbrachten. Die Titel wurden sorgfältig ausgewählt ein obszönes Wort, bürgerte sich für diese Musik ein.
und zusammengestellt, Solisten und Bands nach ihrer Bedeutung gewichtet, die
Diskografien sauber recherchiert und verzeichnet. Auf die technische Qualität Zu den Mitbegründern und Protagonisten des modernen Bop zählen neben
wurde große Sorgfalt verwendet, auch und gerade wenn die Aufnahmen von alten dem Drummer Art Blakey vor allem der Trompeter Clifford Brown und der
Schellack-Platten übernommen wurden. Tenorsaxophonist Sonny Rollins. Clifford Brown schien als gerade Zwanzigjähriger
mit seiner makellosen Technik und einem warmen Ton auf der Trompete eine steile
Nach der dramatischen Evolution durch den Bebop war im Jazz alles anders. Es war, Karriere vor sich zu haben. Als er mit 25 Jahren bei einem Autounfall starb, hatte er
als ob ein Ventil geöffnet wurde, das nun viele verschiedene Strömungen zuließ, bereits eine erstaunliche Reihe hervorragender Alben eingespielt.
die jedoch alle „moderner“, vertrackter oder intellektueller, „more sophisticated“
klingen. Nun gibt es coolen Jazz, speziell den von der Westcoast, es gibt Hardbop Sonny Rollins, den Miles Davis für den größten Tenorsaxophonisten aller Zeiten
und es gibt all die Spielarten, die zwar modern aber nicht mehr das sind, was Dizzy hielt, hatte sich zunächst an dem mächtigen Sound der Coleman-Hawkins-Schule
Gillespie und Charlie Parker in Minton’s ausprobiert haben – Mainstream. orientiert, dann aber eine ganz eigene Improvisationstechnik entwickelt und
überraschte immer wieder nach längeren Pausen mit neuen Ideen. Der „Saxophone
Die Grenzen sind fließend, und häufig ist es schwer, Aufnahmen in eine bestimmte Colossus“ (so der Titel eines seiner Alben) hat mit vielen Giganten des Jazz gespielt,
Kategorie einzuordnen. Jazzmusiker haben derartige Etikettierungen ohnehin nie so auch mit John Coltrane.
gemocht und Begriffe wie „cool“ oder „funky“ haben sie auf sehr verschiedene
Arten verwendet. Dennoch war es nahe liegend, die Musik eines Lennie Tristano, Peter Bölke
eines Dave Brubeck oder des Modern Jazz Quartet nach den hitzigen Ausbrüchen
der Bop-Musiker kühl zu nennen. Auch Miles Davis gehörte mit Sicherheit in diese
Kategorie, und zwar nicht nur wegen seines Albums „Birth of the Cool“.
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VOL. 001 VOL. 002
MILES DAVIS ALL-STARS New York, February 19, 1953 MILES DAVIS ALL-STARS New York, April 20, 1953
Miles Davis (t) / Al Cohn (ts, a) / Zoot Sims (ts) / John Lewis (p) / Leonard Gaskin (sb); Miles Davis (t) / J.J. Johnson (tb) / Jimmy Heath (ts) / Gil Coggins (p) / Percy Heath (sb) /
Kenny Clarke (d).41. 423 Tasty Pudding / 2. 424 Willie The Wailer Art Blakey (d).41. BN477-2 Kelo / 2. BN478-2 Enigma / 3. BN479-1 Ray’s Idea /
Sonny Truitt (tb), added.43. 425 Floppy 4. BN479-2 Ray’s Idea / 5. 480-0 Tempus Fugit / 6. 480-1Tempus Fugit /
Truitt omitted.44. 426 For Adults Only 7. 481-2 C.T.A. / 8. 481-3 C.T.A.
MILES DAVIS QUARTET New York, May 19, 1953 Johnson & Heath omitted.49. 482-0 I Waited For You
Miles Davis (t) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Max Roach (d). MILES DAVIS QUARTET New York, March 6, 1954
45. 479 When Lights Are Low / 6. 480 Tune Up / 7. 481 Miles Ahead Miles Davis (t) / Horace Silver (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
Charles Mingus (p), replaces Lewis.48. 482 Smooch 10. BN550-0 Take Off (Conception) / 11. BN549-0 Lazy Susan / 12. BN548-3The Leap /
MILES DAVIS QUARTET New York, March 15, 1954 13. BN551-0 Well You Needn’t / 14. BN552 Weirdo / 15. BN553-1 It Never Entered My Mind
Miles Davis (t) / Horace Silver (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
49. 556 Four / 10. 557 Old Devil Moon / 11. 558 Blue Haze
MILES DAVIS QUINTET New York, April 3, 1954
Miles Davis (t) / Dave Schildkraut (as) / Horace Silver (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).
412. 559 Solar
Schildkraut omitted.413. 560 You Don’t Know What Love Is
Schildkraut added.414.561 Love Me Or Leave Me / 15. 562 I’ll Remember April
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MILES DAVIS Hackensack, N.J., December 24, 1954 MILES DAVIS QUINTET New York, October 26, 1955
Miles Davis (t) / Milt Jackson (vib) / Thelonious Monk (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Miles Davis (t) / John Coltrane (ts) / Red Garland (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Philly Joe Jones (d).
Clarke (d).41. 676-1 Bags’ Groove / 2. 676-2 Bags’ Groove / 3. 677 Bemsha Swing / 41. CO54130-4/-5 Ah-Leu-Cha
4. 678 Swing Spring / 5. 679-1 The Man I Love / 6. 679-2 The Man I Love MILES DAVIS QUINTET New York, November 16, 1955
Same.42. 814 Stablemates / 3. 815 How Am I To Know? / 4. 816 Just Squeeze Me /
5. 817 There Is No Greater Love (JC out) / 6. 818 Theme (The Theme) / 7. 819 S’posin’
MILES DAVIS QUINTET New York, June 5, 1956
Same.48. CO56090 Dear Old Stockholm / 9. CO56091 Bye Bye, Blackbird / 10. CO56092
Tadd’s Delight
MILES DAVIS QUINTET New York, September 10, 1956
Same.411. CO56584 All Of You / 12. CO56586-1 ’Round Midnight
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DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Oberlin, Ohio, March 2, 1953 DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Stockton, California, December 14, 1953
Live, “Oberlin College” Paul Desmond (as) / Dave Brubeck (p) / Ron Crotty (sb) / Joe Dodge (d). Live, “College of
Paul Desmond (as) / Dave Brubeck (p) / Ron Crotty (sb) / Lloyd Davis (d). the Pacific”41. For All We Know / 2. I Remember You
41. These Foolish Things / 2. Perdido / 3. Stardust / 4. The Way You Look Tonight / DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Cincinnati, Ohio, March, 1954
5. How High The Moon Paul Desmond (as) / Dave Brubeck (p) / Ron Crotty (sb) / Joe Dodge (d). Live, “University of
Note: Original issue “Jazz at Oberlin” Cincinnati”43. CO51323 Out Of Nowhere
DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Stockton, Calif., December 14, 1953 DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Oberlin, Ohio, March 9, 1954
Paul Desmond (as) / Dave Brubeck (p) / Ron Crotty (sb) / Joe Dodge (d). Live, “College of Same. Live, “Oberlin College”44. CO51324 Le Souk
the Pacific”46. Lullaby In Rhythm / 7. I’ll Never Smile Again / 8. Laura / 9. All The DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Ann Arbor, Mi., March, 1954
Things You Are Same. Live, “University of Michigan”45. CO51322 Balcony Rock / 6. CO51325 Take The “A”
Note: Original issue “Jazz at the College of the Pacific” Train / 7. CO51326 The Song Is You / 8. CO51327 I Want To Be Happy / 9. CO51580 Don’t
Worry ’Bout Me
Note: Tracks 1-2 original issue “Jazz at the College of the Pacific” /
tracks 3-9 “Jazz Goes To College”
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VOL. 009
GERRY MULLIGAN TENTET Los Angeles, January 31, 1953 COOL JAZZ
Chet Baker, Pete Candoli (t) / Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb) / John Graas (frh) / Ray Siegel (tuba) /
Bud Shank (as) / Don Davidson (bar) / Gerry Mulligan (bar, p) / Joe Mondragon (sb) / TONY SCOTT & BILL EVANS
Larry Bunker (d).418. 11121 Taking A Chance On Love / 19. 11122 Flash / 20. 11127 Simbah
21. 11128 Ontet TONY SCOTT QUINTET New York, late 1957
GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Los Angeles, February 1, 1953 Tony Scott (cl, bar) / Jimmy Knepper (v-tb) / Sahib Shihab (bar) / Bill Evans (p) / Milt
Live, “The Haig” Hinton (sb) / Paul Motian (d).41. I Remember You / 2. Lullaby Of The Leaves / 3. The
Chet Baker (t) / Lee Konitz (as) / Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Carson Smith (sb) / Larry Bunker (d). Chant / 4. Portrait Of Ravi / 5. I Can’t Get Started / 6. The Explorer
422. Broadway / 23. Almost Like Being In Love / 24. I’ll Remember April / 25. All The Clark Terry (t), added.47. Third Moon
Things You Are TONY SCOTT QUINTET New York, late 1957
Tony Scott (cl, bar) / Jimmy Knepper (v-tb) / Sahib Shihab (bar) / Bill Evans (p) / Henry
Grimes (sb) / Paul Motian (d).48. Five / 9. Blues For Three Horns / 10. There Will Never
Be Another You / 11. Just One Of Those Things / 12. Blues For Five / 13. Over And Over
(The Chant)
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MODERN JAZZ QUARTET New York, December 22, 1952 MODERN JAZZ QUARTET Hackensack, N.J., July 2, 1955
Milt Jackson (vib) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d). Milt Jackson (vib) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Connie Kay (d).
41. 403 All The Things You Are / 2. 404 La Ronde / 3. 405 Vendome / 4. 406 Rose Of 41. 760-2 Ralph’s New Blues / 2. 761 All Of You / 3. 762 I’ll Remember April /
The Rio Grande 4. 763 Gershwin Medley:
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET New York, June 25, 1953 Soon
Milt Jackson (vib) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d). Love Walked in
45. 499 The Queen’s Fancy / 6. 500 Delauney’s Dilemma / 7. 501 Autumn In New York / Love Is Here To Stay
8. 502 But Not For Me For You, For Me For Evermore /
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET New York, December 23, 1954 5. 764 Concorde / 6. 765 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Milt Jackson (vib) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d). Note : Original issue «Concorde»
49. 673 Django / 10. 674 One Bass Hit / 11. 675 Milano SONNY ROLLINS with THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET New York, October 7, 1953
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET New York, January 9, 1955 Sonny Rollins (ts) / Milt Jackson (vib) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).
Milt Jackson (vib) / John Lewis (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d). 47. 509 In A Sentimental Mood / 8. 510 The Stopper / 9. 511 Almost Like Being In Love /
412. 686 La Ronde (Suite Parts 1-4) 10. 512 No Moe
Note : Tracks 5-12 original issue «Django»
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STAN GETZ QUINTET New York, December 12, 1952 STAN GETZ QUINTET Boston, October 8, 1951
Stan Getz (ts) / Duke Jordan (p) / Jimmy Raney (g) / Bill Crow (sb) / Frank Isola (d). Live, “Storyville Club”
41. 956-3 Stella By Starlight / 2. 957-3Time On My Hands / 3. 958-9 ’Tis Autumn / Stan Getz (ts) / Al Haig (p) / Jimmy Raney (g) / Teddy Kotick (sb) / Tony Kahn (d).
4. 959-1 The Way You Look Tonight / 5. 960-3 Lover Come Back To Me / 6. 961-2 Body 41. Thou Swell / 2. The Song Is You / 3. Parker 51 / 4. Mosquito Knees / 5. Budo
And Soul / 7. 962-6 Stars Fell On Alabama / 8. 963-6 You Turned The Tables On Me 6. Yesterdays / 7. Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid / 8. Pennies From Heaven / 9. Move /
STAN GETZ QUINTET New York, December 29, 1952 10. Rubberneck / 11. Hershey Bar / 12. Signal / 13. Everything Happens To Me
Stan Getz (ts) / Duke Jordan (p) / Jim Raney (g) / Bill Crow (sb) / Frank Isola (d).
49. 1110-7 Thanks For The Memory / 10. 1111-3 How Deep Is The Ocean? / 11. 1112-6
Hymn To The Orient / 12. 1113-1 These Foolish Things
STAN GETZ QUINTET Los Angeles, January 23, 1954
Stan Getz (ts) / Jimmy Rowles (p) / Bob Whitlock (sb) / Max Roach (d).
413. 1494-5 Nobody Else But Me / 14. 1495-1 With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair /
15. 1496-6 I Hadn’t Anyone ’Till You / 16. 1497-3 Down By The Sycamore Tree
Note: Track 1-12 original issue «Stan Getz Plays »
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STAN GETZ & LIONEL HAMPTON Los Angeles, August 1, 1955 STAN GETZ Hollywood, August 9, 1955
Stan Getz (ts) / Lionel Hampton (vib) / Lou Levy (p) / Leroy Vinnegar (sb) / Shelly Manne (d). Conte Candoli (t) / Stan Getz (ts) / Lou Levy (p) / Leroy Vinnegar (sb) / Shelly Manne (d).
41. 2368-6 Cherokee / 2. 2369-1 Louise / 41. 2401-4 Four
3. 2370-1 Ballad Medley: STAN GETZ Hollywood, August 15, 1955
Tenderly Same.42. 2428-2 East Of The Sun / 3. 2430-6 Night In Tunisia / 4. 2431-1 Suddenly It’s
Autumn In New York Spring / 5. 2432-3 Summertime / 6. 2433-4 Shine
East Of The Sun
I Can’t Get Started /
4. 2371-1 Jumpin’ At The Woodside / 5. 2373-3 Gladys
Note: Original issue: “Hamp And Getz”
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CHET BAKER AND THE LIGHTHOUSE ALL-STARS Hermosa Beach, September 13, 1953 CHET BAKER AND STRINGS Los Angeles, December 30, 1953
Live, “The Lighthouse” Chet Baker (t) / Zoot Sims (ts) / Russ Freeman (p) / Joe Mondragon (sb) / Shelly Manne
Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson (t) / Bud Shank (as, bar) / Bob Cooper (ts) / Claude Williamson (p) / (d) / Eudice Shapiro, Paul Robyn, Victor Gottlieb, George Kas, Paul Shure, Jacques Gasselin
Howard Rumsey (sb) / Shelly Manne (d).41. Pirourette / 2. Witch Doctor (vln.), Samuel Cytron, Lou Kievman (viola), Felix Slatkin (cello) / Marty Paich, Jack
Same date & place Montrose (a).41. RH00 10708 I Married An Angel / 2. RH00 10709 Love Walked In /
Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson (t) / Bud Shank (as, bar) / Jimmy Giuffre (ts) / Russ Freeman (p) / 3. RH00 10710 A Little Duet (For Zoot And Chet) / 4. RH00 10711 You’d Better Go Now
Howard Rumsey (sb) / Max Roach (d).43. Loaded / 4. I’ll Remember April (no ts)
Chet Baker (t) / Russ Freeman (p) / Howard Rumsey (sb) / Max Roach (d). CHET BAKER AND STRINGS Los Angeles, December 31, 1953
Same date & place Same.45. RH00 10731 Why Shouldn’t I? / 6. RH00 10732 Trickleydidlier / 7. RH00 10733
4 5. Winter Wonderland I’m Thru With Love / 8. RH00 10734 You Don’t Know What Love Is
CHET BAKER QUARTET Los Angeles, February 15, 1954
Chet Baker (t, v) / Russ Freeman (p) / Carson Smith (sb) / Bob Neel (d).
49. PJ358 But Not For Me (CB: v) / 10. PJ360 I Get Along Without You Very Well (CB: v) /
11. PJ364 I Fall In Love Too Easily (CB: v)
Overdubs instead of Baker’s vocals: Bill Perkins (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (cl).
412. PJ358 (dub) But Not For Me (BP: ts)13 PJ359 (dub) Time After Time (BP: ts) /
14. PJ361 (dub) There Will Never Be Another You (JG: cl) / 15. PJ362 (dub) Look For The
Silver Lining (BP: ts)
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CHET BAKER AND STRINGS Los Angeles, February 20, 1954 WEST COAST JAZZ
Chet Baker (t) / Bud Shank (as, f) / Russ Freeman (p) / Joe Mondragon (sb) / Shelly Manne
(d) / Eudice Shapiro, Paul Robyn, Victor Gottlieb, George Kas, Paul Shure, Jacques Gasselin CHET BAKER 1955
(vln.), Samuel Cytron, Lou Kievman (viola), Felix Slatkin (cello) / Johnny Mandel, Marty
Paich, Jack Montrose, Shorty Rogers (a). CHET BAKER QUARTET Paris, October 24, 1955
416. RH00 10779 What A Difference A Day Made / 17. RH00 10780 The Wind / Chet Baker (t) / Gérard Gustin (p) / Jimmy Bond (sb) / Bert Dahlander (d).
18. RH00 10781 Love / 19. RH00 10782 I Love You 41. 29249-2 Summertime / 2. 29251-1 Tenderly / 3. 29250-2 You Go To My Head /
CHET BAKER QUINTET Los Angeles, August 17, 1954 4. 29245-2 There’s A Small Hotel / 5. 29248-8 Autumn In New York / 6. 29247-1 Lover
Live, Tiffany Club Man / 7. 29244-3 I’ll Remember April / 8. 29246-2 These Foolish Things
Chet Baker (t) / Stan Getz (ts) / Russ Freeman (p) / Carson Smith (sb) / Shelly Manne (d). CHET BAKER QUARTET Paris, November 28, 1955
420. All The Things You Are Chet Baker (t) / Raymond Fol (p) / Benoit Quersin (sb) / Jean-Louis Viale (d).
49. 29510 Alone Together / 10. 29511 Exitus / 11. 29512 Once in A While
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CHET BAKER QUINTET Los Angeles, July 24, 25 & 31, 1956 GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Los Angeles, August 16, 1952
Chet Baker (t) / Phil Urso (ts) / Bobby Timmons (p) / Jimmy Bond (sb) / Peter Littman (d). Chet Baker (t) / Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Bob Whitlock (sb) / Chico Hamilton (d).
41. Halema / 2. Lucious Lu / 3. Medium Rock / 4. Revelation / 5. Slightly Above 41. 206 Bernie’s Tune / 2. 209 Lullaby Of The Leaves
Moderate / 6. Something For Liza / 7. Worrying The Life Out Of Me GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Los Angeles, September 2, 1952
Bill Loughborough (tymp), added.48. To Mickey’s Memory / 9. Pawnee Junction Chet Baker (t) / Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Carson Smith (sb) / Chico Hamilton (d).
Loughborough omitted.410. Chippyin’ / 11. Jumpin’ Off A Clef / 12. Music To Dance By 43. 9258 Line For Lyons / 4. 9261 Carioca / 5. 9266 My Funny Valentine
6. 9271 Bark For Barksdale
GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Los Angeles, October 15, 1952
Chet Baker (t) / Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Bob Whitlock (sb) / Chico Hamilton (d).
47. 218 Nights At The Turntable / 8. 219 Frenesi / 9. 223 Aren’t You Glad You’re You?
10. 222 Walkin’ Shoes / 11. 220 Freeway
GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Los Angeles, January 3, 1953
Chet Baker (t) / Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Carson Smith (sb) / Chico Hamilton (d).
412. 1315 Limelight / 13. 1316 The Lady Is A Tramp / 14. 1326 Turnstile / 15. 1327 Moonlight
In Vermont
GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Los Angeles, May 7, 1953
Chet Baker (t) / Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Carson Smith (sb) / Larry Bunker (d).
416.Half Nelson / 17. Lady Bird / 18. Speak Low / 19. Varsity Drag / 20. Love Me Or
Leave Me / 21. Swing House
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GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Paris, June 1, 1954 GERRY MULLIGAN SEXTET New York, September 21, 1955
Live, Salle Pleyel John Eardley (t) / Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb, p) / Zoot Sims (ts) / Gerry Mulligan (bar, p) / Peck
Gerry Mulligan (bar) / Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) / Red Mitchell (sb) / Frank Isola (d). Morrison (sb) / Dave Bailey (d).41. 12044-1 Bernie’s Tune / 2. 12045-7 Mud Bug
41. Bernie’s Tune / 2. Walkin’ Shoes / 3. The Nearness Of You / 4. Motel / GERRY MULLIGAN SEXTET New York, September 22, 1955
5. Love Me Or Leave Me / 6. Soft Shoe / 7. Bark For Barksdale / 8. My Funny Valentine / Same.43. 12050-1 Apple Core / 4. 12052-4 Sweet And Lovely
9. Turnstile / Utter Chaos GERRY MULLIGAN SEXTET New York, October 31, 1955
Same45. 12296-4 Broadway / 6. 12298-6 Nights At The Turntable / 7. 12299-4 Everything
Happens To Me / 8. 12300-2 The Lady Is A Tramp
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36 37
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JIMMY GIUFFRE Los Angeles, February 19, 1954 JIMMY GIUFFRE FOUR Los Angeles, June 6, 1955
Jack Sheldon (t) / Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bar) / Russ Freeman (p) / Curtis Counce (sb) / Shelly Jack Sheldon (t) / Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bar) / Ralph Pena (sb) / Artie Anton (d).
Manne (d).41. 12344 Do It / 2. 12345 All For You / 3. 12346 I Only Have Eyes For You 41. 13767-14 Chirpin’ Time / 2. 13768-4 Scintilla 2 / 3. 13087-9 This Is My Beloved
JIMMY GIUFFRE Los Angeles, April 15, 1954 Same. Los Angeles, June 7, 195544. 14000 Finger Snapper / 5. 14001 Scintilla 1 /
Jack Sheldon (t) / Shorty Rogers (fh) / Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb, sb) / Bud Shank (as) / Jimmy 6. 14003 Rhetoric / 7. 14004 Lazy Tones
Giuffre (cl, ts, bar) / Ralph Pena (sb) / Shelly Manne (d).44. Four Brothers / 5. Sultana / Same.Los Angeles, June 10, 195548. 14021 Scintilla 3 / 9. 14022 The Leprechaun
6. Nutty Pine / 7. Wrought Of Iron Same.Los Angeles, June 7, 1955410. 14205 Scintilla 4
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SHELLY MANNE AND HIS FRIENDS Los Angeles, August 17, 1956 HERB GELLER QUARTET Los Angeles, April 20, 1955
Andre Previn (p) / Leroy Vinnegar (sb) / Shelly Manne (d). Herb Geller (as) / Lorraine Geller (p) / Red Mitchell (sb) / Mel Lewis (d).
41. On The Streets Where You Live / 2. Get Me To The Church On Time / 3. Ascot 41. 11501 If I Were A Bell / 2. 11502 Bewitched / 3. 11503 The Answer Man / 4. 11517
Gavotte / 4. I Could Have Danced All Night / 5. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face / Heather On The Hill / 5. 11519 Suppertime
6. With A Little Bit Of Luck / 7. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? / 8. Show Me HERB GELLER QUARTET Los Angeles, April 21, 1955
Same.46. 11537 I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling / 7. 11538 Patterns / 8. 11539 Two Of A Kind /
Herb Geller silent
9. 11540 Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
HERB GELLER QUARTET Los Angeles, April 26, 1955
Same.410. 11541 Arapahoe (Cherokee) / 11. 11543 Come Rain Or Come Shine /
12. 11544 Blues In The Night
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VOL. 035 VOL. 036
BARNEY KESSEL QUINTET Los Angeles, June 4, 1954 BARNEY KESSEL SEPTET/QUINTET Los Angeles, March 28, 1955
Bob Cooper (ts, o) / Claude Williamson (p) / Barney Kessel (g) / Monte Budwig (sb) / Harry “Sweets” Edison (t) / Bill Perkins (ts) / Jimmy Rowles (p) / Barney Kessel, Al
Shelly Manne (d).41. On A Slow Boat To China / 2. Speak Low / 3. A Foggy Day / Hendrickson (g) / Red Mitchell (sb) / Shelly Manne (d).41. Happy Feeling /
4. Prelude To A Kiss 2. Contemporary Blues / 3. Wail Street
BARNEY KESSEL QUINTET Los Angeles, July 1, 1954 BARNEY KESSEL SEPTET/QUINTET Los Angeles, June 26, 1955
Bob Cooper (ts, o) / Claude Williamson (p) / Barney Kessel (g) / Monte Budwig (sb) / Harry “Sweets” Edison (t) / Georgie Auld (ts) / Jimmy Rowles (p) / Barney Kessel, Al
Shelly Manne (d).45. Love Is Here To Stay / 6. How Long Has This Been Going On? / Hendrickson (g) / Red Mitchell (sb) / Irv Cottler (d).
7. 64 Bars On Wilshire Boulevard / 8. Barney’s Blues 44. Louisiana / 5. Indiana / 6. Moten Swing / 7. 12th Street Rag
BARNEY KESSEL QUINTET Los Angeles, September 12, 1955 Edison, Auld omitted. Same.48. Begin The Blues / 9. Embraceable You / 10. Midnight
Bob Cooper (ts, o) / Hampton Hawes (p) / Barney Kessel (g) / Red Mitchell (sb) / Chuck Sun / 11. Don’t Blame Me
Thompson (d).49. Jeepers Creepers / 10. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was / 11. You Note: Original issue “To Swing Or Not To Swing”
Stepped Out Of My Dream / 12. My Old Flame
BARNEY KESSEL AND HIS ALL-STARS Los Angeles, November 11, 1957
Victor Feldman (vib) / Barney Kessel (g) / Hampton Hawes (p) / Leroy Vinnegar (sb) /
Shelly Manne (d).413. Let’s Cook! / 14. Time Remembered / 15. Just In Time
Note: Original issue (tracks 1-12) “Barney Kessel Plays Standards”
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GIGI GRYCE AND HIS ORCHESTRA Paris, September 28, 1953 CLIFFORD BROWN – MAX ROACH QUINTET Los Angeles, April 1954
Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Walter Williams, Fernand Verstraete, Fred Gérard Live. California Club
(t) / Al Hayse, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Tamper (tb) / Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega (as) / Clifford Brown (t) / Carl Perkins (p) / George Bledsoe (sb) / Max Roach (d).
Clifford Solomon, Henri Bernard (ts) / Henri Joout (bar) / Henri Renaud (p) / Pierre 41. Clifford’s Axe / 2. Tenderly
Michelot (sb) / Alan Dawson (d).41. 53V4655-2 Brown Skins / 2. 53V4656-1 Deltitnu / Teddy Edwards (ts), added.43. Sunset Eyes / 4. All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
3. 53V4657-1 Keepin’ Up With Jonesy CLIFFORD BROWN – MAX ROACH QUINTET Los Angeles, August 30, 1954
CLIFFORD BROWN SEXTET Paris, September 29, 1953 Live. Poss. Crescendo Club
Clifford Brown (t) / Gigi Gryce (as) / Henri Renaud (p) / Jimmy Gourley (g) / Pierre Clifford Brown (t) / Harold Land (ts) / Richie Powell (p) / George Morrow (sb) /
Michelot (sb) / Jean-Louis Viale (d).44. 53V4659-1 Conception / 5. 53V4660-1 All The Max Roach (d).45. Jordu (Minor Encamp) / 6. I Can’t Get Started / 7. I Get A Kick Out
Things You Are Of You / 8. Parisian Thoroughfare
Gourly omitted.46. 53V4661-1 I Cover The Waterfront
Gourley (g), added.47. 53V4662-1 Goofin’ With Me
CLIFFORD BROWN - GIGI GRYCE SEXTET Paris, October 8, 1953
Clifford Brown (t) / Gigi Gryce (as) / Henri Renaud (p) / Jimmy Gourley (g) / Pierre
Michelot (sb) / Jean-Louis Viale (d).48. Minority / 9. Salute To The Band Box
Gourley omitted.410. Strictly Romantic
Gourley (g), added.411. Baby
CLIFFORD BROWN QUARTET Paris October 15, 1953
Clifford Brown (t) / Henri Renaud (p) / Pierre Michelot (sb) / Benny Bennett (d).
412. 53V4718-1 Blue And Brown / 13. 53V4719-1 I Can Dream, Can’t I / 14. 53V4720-2 The
Song Is You / 15. 53V4721-1 Come Rain Or Come Shine / 16. 53V4722-1 It Might As Well
Be Spring / 17. 53V4723-1 You’re A Lucky Guy
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CLIFFORD BROWN ALL-STARS Los Angeles, August 11, 1954 CLIFFORD BROWN – MAX ROACH QUINTET Los Angeles, August 2, 1954
Clifford Brown (t) / Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as) / Walter Benton (ts) / Kenny Drew (p) / Clifford Brown (t) / Harold Land (ts) / Richie Powell (p) / George Morrow (sb) / Max
Curtis Counce (sb) / Max Roach (d).41. 10885-10 Coronado / 2. 10886-1 You Go To My Roach (d).41. 10856-2 Delilah / 2. 10857-2 Darn That Dream (no t) / 3. 10858-2 Parisian
Head / 3. 10887-1 Caravan / 4. 10888 Autumn In New York Thoroughfare
CLIFFORD BROWN – MAX ROACH QUINTET Los Angeles, August 3, 1954
Same.44. 10859-3 Jordu (Minor Encamp) / 5. 10860-10 Sweet Clifford
(no ts)46. 10861-7 Ghost Of A Chance
CLIFFORD BROWN – MAX ROACH QUINTET Los Angeles, August 5, 1954
Clifford Brown (t) / Harold Land (ts) / Richie Powell (p) / George Morrow (sb) /
Max Roach (d).47. 10866-8 Stompin’ At The Savoy / 8. 10867-4 I Get A Kick Out Of You /
9. 10868-1 I’ll String Along With You (no t, ts)
CLIFFORD BROWN – MAX ROACH QUINTET Los Angeles, August 6, 1954
Same.410. 10877-4 Joy Spring / 11. 10878 Mildama / 12. 10880- Daahoud
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ART BLAKEY QUINTET New York, February 21, 1954 THE JAZZ MESSENGERS New York, November 23, 1955
Live, Birdland Live “Café Bohemia”
Clifford Brown (t) / Lou Donaldson (as) / Horace Silver (p) / Curly Russell (sb) / Art Blakey (d) . Kenny Dorham (t) / Hank Mobley (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
41. Split Kick / 2. Once In A While (no as) / 3. Quicksilver / 4. A Night In Tunisia / 41 Introduction/Soft Winds / 2. The Theme / 3. Minor’s Holiday / 4. Alone Together
5. Mayreh/Lullaby Of Birdland (theme) / 6. Wee Dot / 7. If I Had You (no t) / (tenor feature / no t) / 5. Prince Albert
8. (-alt) Quicksilver / 9. Now’s The Time / 10. Confirmation
Note: Original issue: “A Night At Birdland Vol. 1 & 2”
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THE JAZZ MESSENGERS New York, November 23, 1955 ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS New York, March 13, 1957
Live “Café Bohemia” Bill Hardman (t) / Johnny Griffin (ts) / Sam Dockery (p) / Spanky DeBrest (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
Kenny Dorham (t) / Hank Mobley (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Art Blakey (d). 41. H4PB2392 Almost Like Being In Love / 2. H4PB2390 There But For You I Go /
41. Sportin’ Crowd / 2. Like Someone In Love / 3. Yesterdays (t feature / no ts) / 3. H4PB2393 They Call The Wind Maria / 4. H4PB2394 On The Street Where You Live /
4. Avila And Tequila / 5. I Waited For You 5. H4PB2395 I Talk To The Trees / 6. H4PB2396 I Could Have Danced All Night
ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS New York, April 8, 1957
Bill Hardman (t) / Jackie McLean (as) / Johnny Griffin (ts) / Sam Dockery (p) / Spanky
DeBrest (sb) / Art Blakey (d) / various (perc) by group members on ’A Night...’.
47. H4JB3338 Off The Wall / 8. H4JB3339 A Night In Tunisia / 9. H4JB3340 Couldn’t It Be
You? / 10. H4JB3341 Theory Of Art
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ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS – THELONIOUS MONK New York, May 15, 1957 SONNY ROLLINS QUARTET Hackensack, N.J., May 24, 1956
Bill Hardman (t) / Johnny Griffin (ts) / Thelonious Monk (p) / Spanky DeBrest (sb) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Red Garland (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Philly Joe Jones (d).
Art Blakey (d).41. 2561 I Mean You / 2. 2564 Evidence / 3. 2560 Blue Monk / 4. 2563 41. 902 My Reverie / 2. 903 The Most Beautiful Girl In The World / 3. 904 Paul’s Pal /
Purple Shades / 5. 2562 Rhythm-A-Ning / 6. 2565 In Walked Bud 4. 905 When Your Lover Has Gone
SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET Same session
John Coltrane (ts), added.45. 906 Tenor Madness
Note: Original issue: “Tenor Madness”
SONNY ROLLINS QUARTET Hackensack, N.J., June 22, 1956
Sonny Rollins (ts) / Tommy Flanagan (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Max Roach (d).
46. 918 You Don’t Know What Love Is / 7. 919 St. Thomas / 8. 920 Strode Rode /
9. 921 Blue Seven / 10. 922 Moritat (Mack The Knife)
Note: Original issue: “Saxophone Colossus”
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SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET Hackensack, N.J., December 16, 1956 SONNY ROLLINS TRIO Los Angeles, March 7, 1957
Donald Byrd (t) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Wynton Kelly (p) / Gene Ramey (sb) / Max Roach (d). Sonny Rollins (ts) / Ray Brown (sb) / Shelly Manne (d).
41. Decision / 2. Plain Jane / 3. Bluesnote / 4. Sonnysphere / 5. How Are Things In 41. I’m An Old Cowhand / 2. Way Out West / 3. Come, Gone / 4. There Is No Greater
Glocca Morra? Love / 5. Wagon Wheels / 6. Solitude
Note: Original issue: “Sonny Rollins Volume One” Note: Original issue: “Way Out West”
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SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET New York, April 14, 1957 SONNY ROLLINS QUARTET Hackensack, N.J., December 2, 1955
J.J. Johnson (tb) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Art Blakey (d). Sonny Rollins (ts) / Ray Bryant (p) / George Morrow (sb) / Max Roach (d).
41. Why Don’t I? / 2. You Stepped Out Of A Dream / 3. Poor Butterfly / 4. Wail March 1. 826 There’s No Business Like Show Business / 2. 827 Paradox / 3. 828 Raincheck /
Thelonious Monk (p) added.45. Misterioso 4. 829There Are Such Things / 5. 830 It’s All Right With Me
Johnson and Silver omitted.46. Reflections Note: Original issue “Work Time”
Note: Original issue “Sonny Rollins Vol. 2” SONNY ROLLINS PLUS FOUR New York, March 22, 1956
Clifford Brown (t) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Richie Powell (p) / George Morrow (sb) /
Max Roach (d).46. 867 I Feel A Song Coming Up / 7. 868 Pent-Up House / 8. 869 Valse
Hot / 9. 870 Kiss And Run
Brown omitted.410. 871 Count Your Blessings
Note: Original issue “Sonny Rollins Plus Four”
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HORACE SILVER TRIO New York, October 9, 1952 HORACE SILVER QUINTET Hackensack, N.J., November 13, 1954
Horace Silver (p) / Gene Ramey (sb) / Art Blakey (d). Kenny Dorham (t) / Hank Mobley (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
41. BN449 Safari / 2. BN450-6 Thou Swell / 3. BN454-0 Yeah / 4. Horace-scope 41. Room 608 / 2. Creepin’ In / 3. Stop Time / 4. Doodlin’
HORACE SILVER TRIO New York, October 29, 1952 HORACE SILVER QUINTET Hackensack, N.J, February 6, 1955
Horace Silver (p) / Curly Russell (sb) / Art Blakey (d). Kenny Dorham (t) / Hank Mobley (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
45. Quicksilver / 6. Ecaroh / 7. Prelude To A Kiss / 8. Knowledge Box 45. The Preacher / 6. Hippy / 7. Hankerin’ / 8. To Whom It May Concern
HORACE SILVER TRIO New York, Neovember 23, 1953
Horace Silver (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
49. BN543-2 Opus De Funk / 10. BN535-1 Day In, Day Out / 11. BN539-0 How About
You? / 12. BN537-1 I Remember You / 13. BN538-0 Silverware / 14. BN540-0 Buhaina
64 65
VOL. 055 VOL. 056
66 67
VOL. 057 VOL. 058
ELMO HOPE ALL-STAR SEXTET New York, May 7, 1956 PRESTIGE ALL-STARS (TENOR CONCLAVE) Hackensack, N.J., September 7, 1956
Donald Byrd (t) / Hank Mobley, John Coltrane (ts) / Elmo Hope (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Hank Mobley, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, John Coltrane (ts) / Red Garland (p) / Paul Chambers
Philly Joe Jones (d).41. 884 Wee jah / 2. 885 Polka Dots And Moonbeams / 3. 886 On It / (sb) / Art Taylor (d).41. 976 Tenor Conclave / 2. 975 Just You, Just Me / 3. 978 Bob’s
4. 887 Avalon Boys / 4. 977 How Deep Is The Ocean?
TADD DAMERON New York, November 30, 1956
John Coltrane (ts) / Tadd Dameron (p, a) / John Simmons (sb) / Philly Joe Jones (d).
45. 1025 Mating Call / 6. 1026 Soultrane / 7. 1027 Gnid / 8. 1028 Super Jet / 9. 1029 On A
Misty Night / 10. 1030 Romas
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JOHN COLTRANE SEXTET New York, May 31, 1957 JOHN COLTRANE TRIO New York, August 16, 1957
Johnny Splawn (t) / John Coltrane (ts) / Sahib Shihab (bar) / Mal Waldron (p) / Paul John Coltrane (ts) / Earl May (sb) / Art Taylor (d).
Chambers (sb) / Al Heath (d).41. 1292 Straight Street / 2. 1293 While My Lady Sleeps 41. 1334-1 Trane’s Slow Blues / 2. 1334-2Trane’s Slow Blues (Slowtrane) / 3. 1335 Like
(SS out) / 3. 1294 Chronic Blues Someone In Love / 4. 1336 I Love You
Red Garland (p) replaces Waldron.44. 1295 Bakai JOHN COLTRANE with THE RED GARLAND TRIO New York, August 23, 1957
Splawn, Shihab omitted. 45. 1296 Violets For Your Furs / 6. 1297 Time Was John Coltrane (ts) / Red Garland (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Art Taylor (d).
Splawn, Shihab added.47. 1298 I Hear A Rhapsody 5. 1337 You Leave Me Breathless / 6. 1338 Bass Blues / 7. 1339 Soft Lights And Sweet
Music / 8. 1340Traneing In / 9. 1341 Slow Dance
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JOHN COLTRANE SEXTET New York, September 15, 1957 LEE MORGAN New York, November 4, 1956
Lee Morgan (t) / Curtis Fuller (tb) / John Coltrane (ts) / Kenny Drew (p) / Paul Chambers Lee Morgan (t) / Clarence Sharpe (as) / Horace Silver (p) / Wilbur Ware (sb) / Philly Joe
(sb) / Philly Joe Jones (d).41. 4324 Blue Train / 2. 22987 Moment’s Notice / 3. 22988 Jones (d).41. Roccus / 2. Reggie Of Chester / 3. The Lady / 4. Little T / 5. Gaza Strip /
Locomotion / 4. 22989 I’m Old Fashioned / 5. 22990 Lazy Bird 6. Stand By
LEE MORGAN SEXTET New York, March 24, 1957
Lee Morgan (t) / Gigi Gryce (as, f) / Benny Golson (ts) / Wynton Kelly (p) / Paul Chambers
(sb) / Charlie Persip (d, tamb).47. Hassan’s Dream / 8. Domingo / 9. I Remember
Clifford / 10. Mesabi Chant / 11. Tip-Toeing
Note: Original issue tracks #1–6 “Lee Morgan - Indeed” / tracks #7–11 “Lee Morgan Vol. 3”
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LEE MORGAN SEXTET New York, December 2, 1956 KENNY CLARKE Hackensack, N.J., June 28, 1955
Lee Morgan (t) / Kenny Rodgers (as) / Hank Mobley (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Paul Donald Byrd (t) / Nat Adderley (c) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Jerome Richardson
Chambers (sb) / Charlie Persip (d).41. Whisper Not / 2. Latin Hangover / 3. His Sister / (ts, f) / Horace Silver (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).
4. Slightly Hip / 5. Where Am I? / 6. D’s Funk 41. SKC6981 With Apologies To Oscar (JR out) / 2. SKC6982 Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya? /
Note: Original issue “Lee Morgan-Vol. 2: Sextet”. 3. SKC6983 Willow, Weep For Me (NA, DB, JR out) / 4. SKC6984 Bohemia After Dark
(JR out) / 5. SKC6985 Chasm / 6. SKC6986 Late Entry (DB out)
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY Hackensack, N.J., July 14, 1955
Nat Adderley (c) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Hank Jones (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) /
Kenny Clarke (d).47. SJA6987-3 Spontaneous Combustion / 8. SJA6988-3 Still Talkin’ To
Ya / 9. SJA6989A Little Taste / 10. SJA6990-2 Carribean Cutie / 11. SJA6992-3 Flamingo
(NA out)
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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ALL-STARS New York, July 21, 1955 CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET New York, February 6, 1957
Nat Adderley (c) / Jimmy Cleveland (tb) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Jerome Nat Adderley (c) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Junior Mance (p) / Sam Jones (sb) /
Richardson (ts, f) / Cecil Payne (bar) / John Williams (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Kenny Jimmy Cobb (d).41. 14637 Spectacular / 2. 14638 Miss Jackie’s Delight / 3. 14639 Tribute
Clarke (d) / Quincy Jones (a).41. 11957 The Song Is You / 2. 11958 Cynthia’s In Love / To Brownie / 4. 14640 Cobbweb
3. 11959 Hurricane Connie / 4. 11960 Purple Shades CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET New York, February 7, 1957
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ALL-STARS New York, July 29, 1955 Same.45. 14641 18th Century Ballroom / 6. 14643 Lover Man / 7. 14644 A Foggy Day /
Nat Adderley (c) / J. J. Johnson (tb) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Jerome Richardson 8. 14645 Hopping John
(ts, bar, f) / Cecil Payne (bar) / John Williams (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d). CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET New York, February 8, 1957
45. 11961 Cannonball / 6. 11962 (Nat’s) Everglade / 7. 11963You’d Be So Nice To Come Same.49. 14646 Jeannie / 10. 14648 The Way You Look Tonight / 11. 14649 Porky
Home To CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET New York, February 11, 1957
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ALL-STARS New York, August 5, 1955 Nat Adderley (c) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Junior Mance (p) / Sam Jones (sb) /
Nat Adderley (c) / J. J. Johnson (tb) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Jerome Richardson Jimmy Cobb (d).412. 14655 Another Kind Of Soul / 13. 14656 Spring Is Here /
(ts, bar, f) / Cecil Payne (bar) / John Williams (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Max Roach (d). 14. 14657 That Funky Train / 15. 14658 Edie McLin
48. 11994 Willows / 9. 11995 Fallen Feathers / 10. 11996 Rose Room
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78 79
VOL. 069 VOL. 070
80 81
VOL. 071 VOL. 072
JIMMY SMITH Hackensack, N.J., June 17 & 18, 1956 JIMMY SMITH New York, November 15, 1957
Jimmy Smith (or) / Thornell Schwartz (g) / Donald Bailey (d). Jimmy Smith (or) / Eddie McFadden (g) / Donald Bailey (d).
41. Judo Mambo / 2. Autumn Leaves / 3. Fiddlin’ The Minors / 4. Willow, Weep For Me / 41. After Hours / 2. My Funny Valentine / 3. Slightly Monkish / 4. Laura / 5. Just
5. Lover Come Back To Me / 6. Well You Needn’t / 7. I Cover The Waterfront / Friends / 6. Imagination / 7. Lover Man / 8. Body And Soul
8. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
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84 85
VOL. 075 VOL. 076
SONNY CLARK Hackensack, N.J., July 21, 1957 MILES DAVISALL-STAR SEXTET Hackensack, N.J., April 29, 1954
Art Farmer (t) / Curtis Fuller (tb) / Hank Mobley (ts) / Sonny Clark (p) / Wilbur Ware (sb) / Miles Davis (t) / J.J. Johnson (tb) / Lucky Thompson (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Percy Heath
Louis Hayes (d).41. Dial S For Sonny / 2. Bootin’ It / 3. It Could Happen to You / (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).41. 568 Blue ’n’ Boogie / 2. 569 Walkin’
4. Sonny’s Mood / 5. Shoutin’ On A Riff MILES DAVIS QUINTET Hackensack, N.J., June 29, 1954
Clark, Ware, Hayes only.46. Love Walked In Miles Davis (t) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Horace Silver (p) / Percy Heath (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).
Note: Original issues “Dial “S” For Sonny” 3. 590 Airegin / 4. 591 Oleo / 5. 592-1 But Not For Me / 6. 592-2 But Not For Me /
7. 593 Doxy
MILES DAVIS QUINTET Hackensack, N.J., March 16, 1956
Miles Davis (t) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Tommy Flanagan (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Art Taylor (d).
48. 864 In Your Own Sweet Way / 9. 865 No Line / 10. 866 Vierd Blues
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THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET New York, December 7, 1956 EAST COAST ALL-STARS New York, June 25, 1957
Clark Terry (t) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Thelonious Monk (p) / Paul Chambers (sb) / Max Ray Copeland (t) / Gigi Gryce (as) / John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts) / Wilbur Ware
Roach (d).41. Bemsha Swing (sb) / Art Blakey (d).41. Blues For Tomorrow
THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET New York, October 9 + 15, 1956 Note: This track was recorded the day before Monk’s arrival.
Ernie Henry (as) / Sonny Rollins (ts) / Thelonious Monk (p, cel) / Oscar Pettiford (sb) / Max THELONIOUS MONK SEPTET New York, June 26, 1957
Roach (d).42. Pannonica / 3. Brilliant Corners Ray Copeland (t) / Gigi Gryce (as) / John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts) / Thelonious
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are / Monk (p) / Wilbur Ware (sb) / Art Blakey (d).42. Epistrophy / 3. -alt Epistrophy
THELONIOUS MONK New York, December 7, 1956 (fragment) / 4. Crepescule With Nellie / 5. Well You Needn’t / 6. Off Minor / 7. -alt
Monk (p) solo.45. I Surrender Dear Off Minor / 8. Ruby My Dear (RC, GG, JC out) / 9. Abide With Me (TM, WW, AB out)
Note: Original issue “Brilliant Corners” Note: Original issues “Monk’s Music/Blues For Tomorrow (track –1)”
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JACKIE McLEAN QUARTET/QUINTET Hackensack, N.J., July 13, 1956 NAT ADDERLEY QUINTET New York, September 6, 1955
Jackie McLean (as) / Mal Waldron (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Art Taylor (d). Nat Adderley (c) / Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) / Horace Silver (p) / Paul Chambers
41. 928 Sentimental Journey / 2. 929 Why Was I Born? (sb) / Roy Haynes (d).41. W201 Fort Lauderdale / 2. W202 Sun Dance / 3. W203 Friday
Donald Byrd (t), added.43. 930 Contour Nite / 4. W204 Blues For Bohemia / 5. W205 Watermelon / 6. W206 Little Joan Walks /
JACKIE McLEAN QUARTET/QUINTET/SEXTET Hackensack, N.J., July 20, 1956 7. W207Two Brothers / 8. W208 I Should Care / 9. W209 Crazy Baby / 10. W210 New
Jackie McLean (as) / Mal Waldron (p) / Doug Watkins (sb) / Art Taylor (d). Arrivals
44. 931 When I Fall In Love
Donald Byrd (t), added.45. 932 Abstraction
Hank Mobley (ts), added.46. 933 Confirmation
JACKIE McLEAN Hackensack, N.J., August 30, 1957
Webster Young (t) / Curtis Fuller (tb) / Jackie McLean (as) / Gil Coggins (p) / Paul
Chambers (sb) / Louis Hayes (d).47. 1345-2 A Long Drink Of The Blues
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BUDDY DeFRANCO and the OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET Los Angeles, October 29, 1954 BIRDLAND STARS New York, February 27, 1956
Buddy DeFranco (cl) / Oscar Peterson (p) / Herb Ellis (g) / Ray Brown (sb) Louis Bellson (d). Kenny Dorham, Conte Candoli (t) / Phil Woods (as) / Al Cohn (ts) / Hank Jones (p) / John
41. 2026-1 Sweet And Lovely / 2. 2027-1 Fascinating Rhythm / 3. 2028-4 Love For Sale / Simmons (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).41. G4JB2168 Two Pairs Of Aces / 2. G4JB2169 Roulette /
4. 2029-1 Easy To Love / 5. 2030-2 Pick Yourself Up / 6. 2031-1 They Can’t Take That 3. G4JB2170 A Bit Of Blues / 4. G4JB2171 Ah Funky New Baby / 5. G4JB2172 Last Lap /
Away From Me 6. G4JB2173 Phil’er Up / 7. G4JB2174 Conte’s Condolences / 8. G4JB2175 For Kicks Only /
9. G4JB2176 Hip Boots! / 10. G4JB2177 Minorin’ The Blues / 11. G4JB2178 Birdland Fantasy /
12. G4JB2179 Playboy
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DIZZY GILLESPIE-STAN GETZ SEXTET Los Angeles, December 9, 1953 DIZZY GILLESPIE ALL-STARS Los Angeles, October 16, 1956
Dizzy Gillespie (t) / Stan Getz (ts) / Oscar Peterson (p) / Herb Ellis (g) / Ray Brown (sb) / Dizzy Gillespie (t) / Sonny Stitt (as) / Stan Getz (ts) / John Lewis (p) / Herb Ellis (g) / Ray
Max Roach (d).41. 1367-4 Girl Of My Dreams / 2. 1368-7 It Don’t Mean A Thing / Brown (sb) / Stan Levey (d).41. 4029-2 Be-Bop / 2. 4030-2 Wee (We) /
3. 1369-1 It’s The Talk Of The Town / 4. 1370-2 Siboney, Part 1 / 5. 1371-2 Siboney, Part 2 / 3. 4031-3 Dark Eyes / 4. 4032-3 Lover Come Back To Me
6. 1372-3 Exactly Like You / 7. 1373-3 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / 8. 1374-1 Note: Original issue “For Musicians Only”
Impromptu
Note: Original issue “Diz And Getz”
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