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Disc 1
1. Woody' N You 2:52 - Hawkins, Coleman & His Orchestra
2. Disorder At The Border 2:50 - Hawkins, Coleman & His Orchestra
3. The Moose 2:32 - Barnet, Charlie & His Orchestra
4. Tiny's Tempo 2:53 - Grimes, Tiny/Quintet
5. Good Bait 2:57 - Gillespie, Dizzy/All Stars
6. Something For You 2:31 - Pettiford, Oscar & His All Stars
7. Night In Tunisia 3:04 - Raeburn, Boyd & His Orchestra
8. In The Middle 3:10 - Auld, Georgie & His Orchestra
9. Groovin' High 2:26 - Gillespie, Dizzy Sextet Groovinâ??
10. Dizzy Atmosphere 2:43 - Gillespie, Dizzy
11. Opus X 2:24 - Eckstine, Billy & His Orchestra
12. Reverse The Charges 2:52 - Socolow, Frank/Duke Quintet
13. Loverman 3:20 - Vaughan, Sarah
14. Hot House 3:06 - Gillespie, Dizzy & His All Star Quintet
15. Hallelujah 3:55 - Norvo, Red And His Selected Sextet
16. Koko 2:54 - Parker, Charlie/Reboppers
17. Second Balcony Jump 2:51 - Eckstine, Billy & His Orchestra
18. Night In Tunisia 3:03 - Gillespie, Dizzy Septet
19. Ornithology 2:57 - Parker, Charlie/Septet
20. If You Could See Me Now 2:46 - Vaughan, Sarah
21. Jay Bird 2:56 - Johnson, Jay Jay/Beboppers
22. Our Delight 2:25 - Gillespie, Dizzy & His Orchestra
23. Things To Come 2:41 - Gillespie, Dizzy & His Orchestra
24. Bebop In Pastel 2:59 - Stitt, Sonny/All Stars
25. Webb City 5:41 - Beboboys, The
Disc 2
1. Opus De Bop 2:29 - Getz, Stan/Quartet
2. Dodo's Bounce 1:40 - Marmarosa, Dodo
3. Smooth Sailing 2:38 - Marmarosa, Dodo/Lucky Thompson Quartet
4. Woodchopper's Holiday 2:53 - Berman, Sonny/Big Eight
5. The Man I Love 3:18 - Gray, Wardell/Quartet
6. Indiana 2:36 - Powell, Bud/Trio
7. Disc Jockey Jump 3:08 - Krupa, Gene & His Orchestra
8. All God's Children Got Rhythm 2:46 - Red Rodney's Be- Boppers
9. Op-Pop-A- Da 2:50 - Bab's Three Bips And A Bop
10. The Chase 6:44 - Gordon, Dexter & Wardell Gray
11. All Night, All Frantic 2:33 - Eager, Allen With The Be-Bop Boys
12. Mad Lad 2:34 - Thompson, Sir Charles/All Stars
13. Milestones 2:42 - Davis, Miles/All Stars
14. Ow! 2:51 - Gillespie, Dizzy & His Orchestra
15. Confirmation 5:30 - Gillespie, Dizzy/Charlie Parker
16. Thrivin' On A Riff 3:03 - Thornhill, Claude & His Orchestra
17. The Squirrel 2:57 - Dameron, Tadd/Sextet
18. Ruby My Dear 3:01 - Monk, Thelonious
19. Embraceable You 3:22 - Parker, Charlie/Quintet
20. What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:36 - O'Day, Anita
21. Scrapple From The Apple 2:58 - Parker, Charlie/Quintet
22. In Walked Bud 2:50 - Monk, Thelonious
23. Donna Lee 3:04 - Thornhill, Claude & His Orchestra
24. How High The Moon 3:11 - Fitzgerald, Ella
Disc 3
1. The Duel 5:25 - Gordon, Dexter & Teddy Edwards
2. Nostalgia 2:42 - Fats Navarro
3. Dexter's Riff 2:56 - Gordon, Dexter/Quintet
4. Dexter's Mood 2:48 - Gordon, Dexter & His Boys
5. Cool Breeze 2:44 - Gillespie, Dizzy & His Orchestra
6. Manteca 3:04 - Gillespie, Dizzy & His Orchestra
7. Wee Dot 2:37 - Parker, Leo/All Stars
8. Yardbird Suite 3:19 - Thornhill, Claude & His Orchestra
9. How High The Moon 2:28 - Kenton, Stan & His Orchestra
10. Bone O Logy 2:56 - Johnson, Jay Jay/Boquintet
11. Four Brothers 3:14 - Herman, Woody & His Orchestra
12. The Thin Man 2:58 - Blakey, Art/Messengers
13. Bop Alley 3:06 - Blakey, Art/Messengers
14. Bluebird 2:50 - Parker, Charlie/All Stars
15. The Talk Of The Town 2:48 - McGhee, Howard Sextet With Milt Jackson
16. Confirmation 2:35 - Clarke, Kenny And His Fifty Second Street Boys
17. Jumpin' There 3:05 - Clarke, Kenny And His Fifty Second Street Boys Jumpinâ??
18. Epistrophy 3:00 - Monk, Thelonious
19. Stealin' Apples 3:08 - Goodman, Benny Septet
20. Ah Leu Cha 2:50 - Parker, Charlie/All Stars
21. Parker's Mood 3:20 - Parker, Charlie/All Stars
22. The Skunk 2:54 - McGhee, Howard & Fats Navarro
23. Double Talk 5:30 - McGhee, Howard & Fats Navarro
24. Blue Brew 2:50 - Moore, Brew
25. Cu-Ba 2:34 - Moody, James/Modernists
Disc 4
1. Tin Tin Deo 2:44 - Moody, James/Modernists
2. Foo's 2:47 - Fruscella, Tony/Quintet
3. Ool-Ya-Koo 2:58 - Fitzgerald, Ella
4. Jam For Boppers 5:03 - Ammons, Gene/Tom Archia
5. That's Right 2:59 - Herman, Woody & His Orchestra
6. Victory Ball 4:11 - Metronome All-Stars
7. Casbah 2:57 - Dameron, Tadd And His Orchestra
8. Professor Bop 2:25 - Gonzalez, Babs And His Orchestra
9. Move 3:05 - Davis, Miles And His Orchestra
10. Israel 2:12 - Davis, Miles And His Orchestra
11. Undercurrent Blues 3:06 - Goodman, Benny And His Orchestra
12. Focus 2:59 - Dameron, Tadd And His Orchestra
13. Blue Lou 2:59 - Goodman, Benny Septet
14. Bebop Spoken Here 2:50 - Barnet, Charlie & His Orchestra
15. Wallington's Godchild 2:50 - Winding, Kai/Sextet
16. Crossing The Channel 2:49 - Winding, Kai/Sextet
17. I'll Keep Loving You 2:39 - Powell, Bud
18. Tempus Fugit 2:25 - Powell, Bud
19. Euphoria 6:20 - Ventura, Charlie
20. Crazy Chords, The 3:37 - Getz, Stan/Quartet
21. Wail 2:40 - Powell, Bud/Modernists
22. Twisted 3:07 - Gray, Wardell/Quartet
23. Move 5:32 - Chaloff, Serge
Discography
Disc One
Coleman Hawkins & his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Vic Coulsen, Ed Vandever, tp; Leo Parker, Leonard Lowry, as; Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Ray Abrams, ts; Budd Johnson, bs; Clyde Hart, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, February 16, 1944.
R1000 WOODYâ??N YOU Apollo 751
Same personnel as above, but Budd Johnson switches to ts.
New York, February 22, 1944.
R1003 DISORDER AT THE BORDER Apollo 753
Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra : Al Killian, Peanuts Holland, Jimmy Pupa, Lyman Vunk, tp; Eddie Bert, Ed Fromm, Claude "Spud" Murphy, Bob Swift, tb; Charlie Barnet, ss, as, ts; Buddy de Franco, cl, as; Ray de Geer, as; Kurt Bloom, Mike Goldberg, ts; Danny Bank, bs; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Turk Van Lake, g; Andy Riccardi, b; Harold Hahn, d; Ralph Burns, arr.
New York, October 21, 1943.
71461-A THE MOOSE Decca DL 8098
Tiny Grimes Quintette : Charlie Parker, as; Clyde Hart, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Jimmy Butts, b; Harold "Doc" West, d.
New York, September 15, 1944.
S5710-3 TINYâ??S TEMPO Savoy MG 12001
Dizzy Gillespie All Stars : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Trummy Young, tb; Don Byas, ts; Clyde Hart, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, January 9, 1945.
W 1224-1 GOOD BAIT Manor 1042
Oscar Pettiford & his 18 All Stars : Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Coleman, Benny Harris & other, tp; Trummy Young, Vic Dickenson & other, tb; Johnny Bothwell & other, as; Don Byas & other, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Clyde Hart, p; Al Casey, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, January 9, 1945.
W 1218 SOMETHING FOR YOU Manor 1034
Boyd Raeburn & his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Fishelson, Tommy Allison, Benny Harris, tp; Walter C. Robinson, tp, tb; Ollie Wilson, Jack Carmen, tb; Johnny Bothwell, Hal McKusick, as; Al Cohn, Joe Megro, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Boyd Raeburn, ts; bass sax; Ike Carpenter, p; Steve Jordan, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d; Dizzy Gillespie, arr.
G 542-2 NIGHT IN TUNISIA Guild 107
Georgie Auld & his Orchestra : Billy Butterfield, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian, Jimmy Roma, tp; Eli Robinson, Trummy Young, John Dâ??Agostino, tb; Georgie Auld, ss, as, ts; Gene Zanoni, Musky Ruffo, as; Al Cohn, Al Epstein, ts; Manny Albam, bs; Erroll Garner, p; Mike Bryan, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Shadow Wilson, d; Turk Van Lake, arr.
New York, February 7, 1945.
G 553-A1 IN THE MIDDLE Guild 116
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Dexter Gordon, ts; Frank Paparelli, p; Chuck Wayne, g; Murray Shipinski, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, February 9, 1945.
557-A GROOVINâ?? HIGH Phoenix LP 16
Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Clyde Hart, p; Remo Palmieri, g; Slam Stewart, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, February 29, 1945.
557 DIZZY ATMOSPHERE Musicraft 488
Billy Eckstine & his Orchestra : Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro, tp; Gerald Valentine, Taswell Baird, Howard Scott, Chips Outcalt, tb; Billy Eckstine, v-tb; John Jackson, Bill Frazier, as; Gene Ammons, Budd Johnson, ts; Leo Parker, bs; John Malachi, p; Connie Wainwright, g; Tommy Potter, b; Art Blakey, d; John Malachi, arr.
Los Angeles, February/March 1945, broadcast "Club Plantation".
OPUS X Spotlite LP 100
Frank Socolowâ??s Duke Quintet : Freddie Webster, tp; Frankie Socolow, ts; Bud Powell, p; Leonard Gaskin, b; Irv Kluger, d.
New York, May 2, 1945.
REVERSE THE CHARGES Duke 112
Dizzy Gillespie & his All Star Quintet : Sarah Vaughan, voc; Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Al Haig, p; Curley Russell, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, May 11, 1945.
567-A1 LOVERMAN Guild 1002
Red Norvo and his Selected Sextet : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Flip Phillips, ts; Red Norvo, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Slam Stewart, b; Specs Powell, d.
New York, June 6, 1945.
T8-F HALLELUJAH Comet T 6
Same personnel and date as "Loverman", but Sarah Vaughan out.
568 HOT HOUSE Guild 1003
Charlie Parkerâ??s Reboppers : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Sadik Hakim, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, November 26, 1945.
S 5853-2 KOKO Savoy 597
Billy Eckstine & his Orchestra : Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr, Fats Navarro, tp; Chips Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Robert Scott, tb; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, as; Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson, ts; Leo Parker, bs; Jimmy Golden, p; Connie Wainwright, g; Bill McMahon, b; Art Blakey, d; Gerald Valentine, arr.
New York, February 1946.
NSC 115 SECOND BALCONY JUMP National 9018
Dizzy Gillespie Septet : Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Don Byas, ts; Milt Jackson, vib, Al Haig, p; Bill De Arango, g; Ray Brown, b; J.C. Heard, d.
New York, February 22, 1946.
PD6 VB 1683-1 NIGHT IN TUNISIA Victor 40-0132
Charlie Parker Septet : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Lucky Thompson, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Arvin Garrison, g; Vic McMillan, b; Roy Porter, d.
Hollywood, March 28, 1946.
D1012-4 ORNITHOLOGY Dial 1002
Sarah Vaughan with Orchestra under dir. of Tadd Dameron : Sarah Vaughan, voc, acc. by: Freddie Webster, tp; Leroy Harris, as; Leo Parker, bs; Bud Powell, p; Ted Sturgis, b; Kenny Clarke, d; plus 9 strings; Tadd Dameron, arr.
New York, May 7, 1946.
5485 IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW Musicraft 380
Jay Jay Johnsonâ??s Be-Boppers : J.J. Johnson, tb; Cecil Payne, as; Bud Powell, p; Leonard Gaskin, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, June 26, 1946.
S 3309-11 JAY BIRD Savoy 975
Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Ray Orr, Talib Dawud, John Lynch, tp; Al Moore, Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlee, tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson, as; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, ts; Sol Moore, bs; Milt Jackson, p; Ray Brown, b; Kenny Clarke, d; Tadd Dameron, arr.
New York, June 10, 1946.
5550 OUR DELIGHT Musicraft 399
Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, tp; Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas, Al Moore, tb; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, as; James Moody, Warren Luckey, ts; Leo Parker, bs; John Lewis, p; Milt Jackson, vib; Ray Brown, b; Kenny Clarke, d; Gil Fuller, arr.
5611-1 THINGS TO COME Musicraft 447
Sonny Stitt All Stars : Kenny Dorham, tp; Sonny Stitt, as; Bud Powell, p; Al Hall, b; Wallace Bishop, d.
New York, August 23, 1946.
S 338 BEBOP IN PASTEL Savoy MG 9014
Be Bop Boys : Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, tp; Sonny Stitt, as; Morris Lane, ts; Eddie De Verteuil, bs; Bud Powell, p; Al Hall, b; Kenny Clarke, d.
New York, September 6, 1946.
S 3352/53 WEBB CITY Savoy 585
Disc Two
Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Hank Jones, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, July 31, 1946.
S 3321 OPUS DE BOP Savoy 903
Dodo Marmarosa, p; Barney Kessell, g; Gene Englund, b.
Hollywood, poss. late 1946.
DODOâ??S BOUNCE MacGregor Transcriptions 598
Lucky Thompson - Dodo Marmarosa Quartet : Lucky Thompson, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Red Callender, b; Jackie Mills, d.
Los Angeles, September 13, 1946.
SMOOTH SAILING Down Beat/Swingtime 107
Sonny Bermanâ??s Big Eight : Sonny Berman, tp; Bill Harris, tb; Flip Phillips, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Ralph Burns, p; Chuck Wayne, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Don Lamond, d.
Hollywood, September 21, 1946.
D1033-C WOODCHOPPERâ??S HOLIDAY Dial 1020
Wardell Gray Quartet : Wardell Grey, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Red Callender, b; Harold "Doc" West, d.
Los Angeles, November 23, 1946.
164-3 THE MAN I LOVE Jazz Selection 803
Bud Powell Trio : Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, January 10, 1947.
2992 INDIANA Roost 518
Gene Krupa & his Orchestra : Don Fagerquist, Ray Triscari, Ed Badgley, Al Porcino, tp; Clay Hervey, Dick Taylor, Emil Mazaneo, Jack Zimmerman, tb; Harry Terrill, Charlie Kennedy, as; Buddy Wise, Mitch Melnick, ts; Jack Schwartz, bs; Buddy Neal, p; Bob Lesher, g; Bob Strahl, b; Joe Dale, Gene Krupa, d; Gerry Mulligan, arr.
New York, January 22, 1947.
CO 37309-2D DISC JOCKEY JUMP Columbia 38590
Red Rodneyâ??s Be-Boppers : Red Rodney, tp; Allen Eager, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Al Haig, p; Chubby Jackson, b; Tiny Kahn, d, arr.
New York, January 29, 1947.
HL 196 ALL GODâ??S CHILDREN GOT RHYTHM Emarcy MG 36016
Babâ??s Three Bips and a Bop : Babs Gonzales, voc; Rudy Williams, as; Tadd Dameron, p, group voc, arr; Pee Wee Tinney, g, group voc; Art Phipps, b; Charles Simon, d.
New York, February 24, 1947.
BN 297-1 OOP-POP-A-DA Blue Note 534
Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, ts; Jimmy Bunn, p; Red Callender, b; Chuck Thompson, d.
Hollywood, June 12, 1947.
D 1083D/84D THE CHASE Dial 1017
Allen Eager with the Be-Bop Boys : Allen Eager, ts; Terry Gibbs, vib; Duke Jordan, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, July 15, 1947.
S 3432 ALL NIGHT, ALL FRANTIC Savoy MG 15044
Sir Charles Thompsonâ??s All Stars : Joe Newman, tp; George Dorsey, as; Leo Parker, bs; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Freddie Green, g; John Simmons, b; Shadow Wilson, d.
New York, Late summer 1947.
21430 MAD LAD Apollo 773
Miles Davis All Stars : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, ts; John Lewis, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, August 14, 1947.
S 3440-1 MILESTONES Savoy 934
Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Matthew McKay, Raymond Orr, Elmon Wright, tp; Taswell Baird, Bill Shepherd, tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson, as; Joe Gales, James Moody, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; John Lewis, p; John Collins, g; Ray Brown, b; Joe Harris, d.
New York, August 22, 1947.
D7VB1542 OW! Victor 20.2480
Dizzy Gillespie, tp; Charlie Parker, as; John Lewis, p; Al McKibbon, b; Joe Harris, d.
Concert "Carnegie Hall", New York, September 29, 1949.
CONFIRMATION Birdland BLP 425
Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra : Ed Zandy, Louis Mucci, Emil Terry, tp; Vahey "Tak" Tavorian, Al Langstaff, tb; Walter Weschler, Sandy Siegelstein, fr-h; Bill Barber, tu; Danny Polo, Lee Konitz, cl, as; Mickey Folus, b-cl, ts; Mario Rollo, cl, ts; Bill Bushey, cl, b-cl, bs; Claude Thornhill, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Joe Shulman, b; Billy Exiner, d; Gil Evans, arr.
New York, September 4, 1947.
38092-2 THRIVINâ?? ON A RIFF Columbia 38224
Tadd Dameron Sextet : Fats Navarro, tp; Ernie Henry, as; Charlie Rouse, ts; Tadd Dameron, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Shadow Wilson, d.
New York, September 26, 1947.
350-1 THE SQUIRREL Blue Note 540
Thelonious Monk, p; Gene Ramey, b; Art Blakey, d.
New York, October 24th, 1947.
BN 313-1 RUBY MY DEAR Blue Note BN 549
Charlie Parker Quintet : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Duke Jordan, p; Tommy Potter, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, October 28, 1947.
D1106-A EMBRACEABLE YOU Dial 1024
Anita Oâ??Day, voc, acc. by : Chris Griffin, Jimmy Maxwell, Red Solomon, Carl Pool, ts; Will Bradley, Phil Giardina, Billy Pritchard, Al Philburn, tb; Paul Ricci, Toots Mondello, as; Art Drellinger, Hank Ross, ts; Hank Freeman, bs; Stan Freeman, p; Danny Perry, g; Bob Haggart, b; Morey Feld, d; Sy Oliver, arr.
New York, September 1947.
SRC 564 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? Signature 15162
Charlie Parker Quintet : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Duke Jordan, p; Tommy Potter, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, November 4, 1947.
D1113-C SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE Dial 1021
George Taitt, tp; Sahib Shihab, as; Thelonious Monk, p; Bob Paige, b; Art Blakey, d.
New York, November 21, 1947.
BN 318-3 IN WALKED BUD Blue Note BN 548
Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra : Ed Zandy, Louis Mucci, Red Rodney, tp; Vahey "Tak" Tavorian, Al Langstaff, tb; Walter Weschler, Sandy Siegelstein, fr-h; Bill Barber, tu; Danny Polo, Lee Konitz, cl, as; Mickey Folus, b-cl, ts; Mario Rollo, cl, ts; Bill Bushey, cl, b-cl, bs; Claude Thornhill, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Joe Shulman, b; Billy Exiner, d; Gil Evans, arr.
New York, November 6, 1947.
38337-1 DONNA LEE Harmony HL 7088
Ella Fitzgerald, voc, acc by Leonard Graham, tp; Ray Brown, b and others.
New York, December 20, 1947.
74324-A HOW HIGH THE MOON Decca 24387
Disc Three
Dexter Gordon, Teddy Edwards, ts; Jimmy Rowles, p; Red Callender, b; Roy Porter, d.
Hollywood, December 4, 1947.
D1144DD/1144DF THE DUEL Dial 1028
Fats Navarro, tp; Charlie Rouse, ts; Tadd Dameron, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Art Blakey, d.
New York, December 5, 1947.
S 3483-6 NOSTALGIA Savoy MG 9019
Dexter Gordon Quintette : Dexter Gordon, ts; Leo Parker, bs; Tadd Dameron, p; Curley Russell, b; Art Blakey, d.
New York, December 11, 1947.
S 3494 DEXTERâ??S RIFF Savoy 960
Dexter Gordon and his Boys : Dexter Gordon, ts; Tadd Dameron, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Art Mardigan, d.
New York, December 19, 1947.
S 3511 DEXTERâ??S MOOD Savoy XP 8080
Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, tp, voc; Dave Burns, Benny Bailey, Lammar Wright Jr., Elmon Wright, tp; Bill Shepherd, Ted Kelly, tp; Howard Johnson, John Brown, as; Joe Gayles, Big Nick Nicholas, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; John Lewis, p; Kenny Clarke, d; Chano Pozo, cga; Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, voc; Tadd Dameron, arr.
New York, December 22, 1947.
D7VB 2933-1 COOL BREEZE Victor LPV 519
Same personnel as above.
New York, December 30, 1947.
D7VB 3090-1 MANTECA (Arr. Gil Fuller,
Chano Pozo, voc) Victor LJM 3046
Leo Parkerâ??s All Stars : Joe Newman, tp; Jay Jay Johnson, tb; Dexter Gordon, ts; Leo Parker, bs; Hank Jones, p; Curley Russell, b; Shadow Wilson, d.
New York, December 19, 1947.
S 3495-3 WEE DOT Savoy SJL 2211
Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra : Same personnel as "Donna Lee" Disc 2.
New York, December 17, 1947.
38544-1A YARDBIRD SUITE Columbia 39133
Stan Kenton & his Orchestra : Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, Ken Hanna, tp; Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, tb; Bart Varsalona, b-tb; George Weidler, Art Pepper, as; Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler, ts; Bob Gioga, bs; Stan Kenton, p; Laurindo Almeida, g; Eddie Safranski, b; Shelly Manne, d; Jack Costanzo, bgo; June Christy, voc; Neal Hefti, Pete Rugolo, arr.
New York, December 21, 1947.
2837-2 HOW HIGH THE MOON Capitol 15117
Jay Jay Johnsonâ??s Bop Quintet : J.J. Johnson, tb; Leo Parker, bs; Hank Jones, p; Al Lucas, b; Shadow Wilson, d.
New York, December 24, 1947.
S 3519 BONE-O-LOGY Savoy MG 12106
Woody Herman & his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, Marky Markowitz, tp; Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, as; Herbie Steward, as, ts; Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Fred Otis, p; Gene Sargent, g; Walt Yoder, b; Don Lamond, d; Jimmy Giuffre, arr.
Los Angeles, December 27, 1947.
HCO 3061-1B FOUR BROTHERS Columbia 38304
Art Blakeyâ??s Messengers : Kenny Dorham, tp; Howard Bowe, tb; Sahib Shihab, as; Musa Kaleem, ts; Ernie Thompson, bs; Walter Bishop, p; Laverne Baker, b; Art Blakey, d.
New York, December 27, 1947.
322-1 THE THIN MAN Blue Note BLP 1050
323-2 BOP ALLEY Blue Note CDP 7 84436-2
Charlie Parker All Stars : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; Duke Jordan, p; Tommy Potter, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, December 21, 1947.
D831-3 BLUEBIRD Savoy 961
Howard McGhee Sextet with Milt Jackson : Howard McGhee, tp; Jimmy Heath, as, bs; Milt Jackson, vib; Will Davis, p; Percy Heath, b; Joe Harris, d.
Chicago, February 1948.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN Savoy MG 12026
Kenny Clarke and his Fifty Second Street Boys : Benny Bailey, tp; John Brown, as; Cecil Payne, bs; Ralph Schecroun, p; Al McKibbon, b; Kenny Clarke, d.
Paris, March 2, 1948.
OSW 496-1 CONFIRMATION Swing 277
OSW 498 JUMPINâ?? THERE Swing 281
Milt Jackson, vib; Thelonious Monk, p; John Simmons, b; Shadow Wilson, d.
New York, July 2, 1948.
BN 330-0 EPISTROPHY Blue Note BN 548
Benny Goodman Septet : Fats Navarro, tp; Benny Goodman, cl; Wardell Gray, p; Gene De Novi, p; Mundell Lowe, g; Clyde Lombardi, b; Mel Zelnick, d.
Los Angeles, September 9, 1948.
2974-3 STEALINâ?? APPLES Capitol 10173
Charlie Parker All Stars : Miles Davis, tp; Charlie Parker, as; John Lewis, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, September 18, 1948.
B901-2 AH-LEU-CHA Savoy 939
B903-3 PARKERâ??S MOOD Savoy 936
Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, tp; Ernie Henry, as; Milt Jackson, vib; Curley Russell, b; Kenny Clarke, d.
New York, October 11, 1948.
BN 336-1 THE SKUNK Blue Note BLP 1532
BN 338A-B DOUBLE TALK Blue Note BLP 5004
Brew Moore, ts; Gene De Novi, p; Jimmy Johnson, b; Stan Levey, d.
New York, October 22, 1948.
S 3914 BLUE BREW Savoy MG 12119
James Moodyâ??s Mondernists : Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, tp; Ernie Henry, as; James Moody, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; James Forman, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Art Blakey, d; Chano Poxo, cga.
New York, October 25, 1948.
BN 345-1 CU-BA Blue Note BLP 5006
Disc Four
James Moodyâ??s Modernists,
Personnel and date same as ":Cu-ba" Disc Three.
BN 347 TIN TIN DEO Blue Note BLP 5006
Tony Fruscella Quintet : Tony Fruscella, tp; Chick Maures, as; Bill Triglia, p; Red Mitchell, b; Dave Troy, d.
New York, December 10, 1948.
151-A FOOâ??S Spotlite SPJ 126
Ella Fitzgerald, voc; Hank Jones, p; Ray Brown, b; Charlie Smith, d.
Broadcast, Royal Roost, New York, November 27, 1948.
OOL-YA-KOO
Gene Ammons, Tom Archia, ts; Christine Chatman, p; Leo Blevins, g; Leroy Jackson, b; Wes Landers, d.
Chicago, December 10, 1948.
JAM FOR BOPPERS Chess CHV 414
Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Red Rodney, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, tp; Earl Swope, Bill Harris, Bob Swift, Ollie Wilson, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, as; Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Lou Levy, p; Terry Gibbs, vib; Chubby Jackson, b; Don Lamond, d; Shorty Rogers, arr.
Los Angeles, December 29, 1948.
3827 THATâ??S RIGHT Capitol 15427
The Metronome All Stars : Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, tp; J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, tb; Buddy De Franco, cl; Charlie Parker, as; Charlie Ventura, ts; Ernie Caceres, bs; Lennie Tristano, p; Billy Bauer, g; Eddie Safranski, b; Shelly Manne, d; Pete Rugolo, arr, dir.
New York, January 3, 1949.
D9-VB 0022 VICTORY BALL Victor 20-3361
Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra : Fats Navarro, tp; Kai Winding, tb; Sahib Shihab, as; Dexter Gordon, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; Curley Russell, b; Kenny Clarke, d; Diego Iborra, bgo; Vidal Bolado, cga; Rae Pearl, voc.
New York, January 18, 1949.
3392-3E CASBAH Capitol 57-60006
Babs Gonzales and his Orchestra : Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, tb; Julius Watkins, fr-h; Jordan Fordin, as; Sonny Rollins, ts; Linton Garner, p; Art Phipps, b; Jack "The Bear" Parker, d; Babs Gonzales, voc.
New York, January 20, 1949.
3394-1 PROFESSOR BOP Capitol 57-60000
Miles Davis and his Orchestra : Miles Davis, tp; Kai Winding, tb; Junior Collins, fr-h; Bill Barber, tu; Lee Konitz, as; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Al Haig, p; Joe Shulman, b; Max Roach, d; John Lewis, arr.
New York, January 21, 1949.
3396-3D MOVE Capitol T 762
Miles Davis and his Orchestra : Miles Davis, tp; J.J. Johnson, tb; Sandy Siegelstein, fr-h; Bill Barber, tu; Lee Konitz, as; Gerry Mulligan, bs; John Lewis, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Kenny Clarke, d; Johnny Carisi, arr.
New York, April 22, 1949.
3767-2E ISRAEL Capitol T762
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra : Howard Reich, Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Nick Travis, tp; Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, George Monte, tb; Mitch Goldberg, Angelo Cicalese, as; Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman, ts; Larry Molinelli, bs; Buddy Greco, p; Francis Beecher, g; Clyde Lombardi, b; Sonny Igoe, d; Chico Oâ??Frarrill, arr.
New York, February 10, 1949.
3958-7 UNDERCURRENT BLUES Capitol 15409
Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra : Miles Davis, tp; J.J. Johnson, tb; Sahib Shihab, as; Benjamin Lundy, ts; Cecil Payne, bs; Tadd Dameron, p; John Collins, g; Curley Russell, b; Kenny Clarke, d.
New York, April 21, 1949.
3763-4 FOCUS Capitol 60015
Benny Goodman Septet : Doug Mettome, tp; Benny Goodman, cl; Wardell Gray, ts; Buddy Greco, p; Francis Beecher, g; Clyde Lombardi, b; Sonny Igoe, d.
Hollywood, April 14, 1949.
4206 BLUE LOU Capitol 57 60009
Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra : Rolf Ericson, Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Ray Wetzel, John Howell, tp; Osie Masingill, Dick Kenney, Bob Burgess, tb; Ken Martlock, b-tb; Charlie Barnet, ss, as, ts; Vinnie Dean, Reuben Leon, as; Kurt Bloom, Dick Hafer, ts; Danny Bank, bs; Claude Williamson, p; Eddie Safranski, b, voc; Cliff Leeman, d; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, Charlie Barnet, Trudy Richards, voc; Pete Rugolo, arr.
New York, April 24, 1949.
3772-3D BEBOP SPOKEN HERE Capitol 57-640
Kai Winding Sextet : Kai Winding, tb; Brew Moore, ts; Gerry Mulligan, bs; George Wallington, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, April 1949.
R2582 WALLINGTONâ??S GODCHILD Roost 500
R2583 CROSSING THE CHANNEL Roost 503
Bud Powell, p; Ray Brown, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, May 1949.
C242-1 TEMPUS FUGIT Clef 11045
C245-1 Iâ??LL KEEP LOVING YOU
(Piano solo B.P.) Clef 11045
Charlie Venturaâ??s "Bop for the people" : Conte Candoli, tp; Bennie Green, ts; Boots Mussulli, as, bs; Charlie Ventura, ts; Roy Kral, p, voc; Kenny Oâ??Brien, b; Ed Shaughnessy, d; Jackie Cain, voc.
Concert, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, May 9, 1949.
83554 EUPHORIA Decca DL 8046
Stan Getz Quartet : Stan Getz, ts; Al Haig, p; Gene Ramey, b; Stan Levy, d.
New York, June 21, 1949.
JRC 27-C CRAZY CHORDS New Jazz 811
Bud Powellâ??s Modernists : Fats Navarro, tp; Sonny Rollins, ts; Bud Powell, pl; Tommy Potter, b; Roy Haynes, d.
New York, August 8, 1949.
BN361-2 WAIL Blue Note BLP 1531
Wardell Gray Quartet : Wardell Gray, ts; Al Haig, p; Tommy Potter, b; Roy Haynes, d.
New York, November 11, 1949.
JRC-46-A TWISTED Prestige P 24062
Miles Davis, tp; Bennie Green, tb; Sonny Stitt, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, p; Max Roach, d.
Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, December 25, 1949.
MOVE Cool Nâ??Blue CD 102