LE GRANDE HISTOIRE DU JAZZ / THE STORY OF JAZZ
Vol. 3: From Hard Bop to Cool (1955-1957)
CD 51 : 77’42
1 Wonder Why 5’23
(Sammy Cahn/Nicholas Brodszky)
Milt Jackson Quartet
Horace Silver (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 20 mai 1955
2 My Funny Valentine 4’38
(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
Milt Jackson Quartet
Horace Silver (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 20 mai 1955
3 Barbaras Carroll 4’40
(Barbara Carroll)
The Barbara Carroll Trio
Barbara Carroll (p) Joe Shulman (b) Ralph Pollack (dms)
New York, 4 juin 1955
4 Nory’s Kick 2’28
(Francis Coppi)
Bobby Jaspar Quartet
Bobby Jaspar (ts) Sacha Distel (g) Guy Pedersen (b) André Baptiste “Mac Kac” Reilles (dms)
Paris, 6 juin 1955
5 Opus De Funk 5’27
(Horace Silver)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
Dick Collins, Ruben McFall, Jerry Kail, Charlie Walp, Gerry LaFurn (tp) Cy Touff (b-tb) Dick Kenney, Keith Moon (tb) Woody
Herman (cl, as, dir) Dick Hafer, Richie Kamuca, Art Pirie (ts) Jack Nimitz (bs) Nat Pierce (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) John Beal (b)
Chuck Flores (dms)
New York, 6 juin 1955
6 A Night In Tunisia 7’19
(Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli)
Miles Davis Quartet
Miles Davis (tp) Red Garland (b) Oscar Pettiford (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 7 juin 1955
7 These Foolish Things 5’42
(Harry Link/Jack Strachey/Holt Marvell)
Lennie Tristano Quartet
Lee Konitz (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Taylor (dms)
“The Sing Song Room, Confucius Restaurant”, New York, 11 juin 1955
8 Two Not One 5’28
(Lennie Tristano)
Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
Lee Konitz (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Sal Mosca (p) Billy Bauer (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
New York, 14 juin 1955
9 Let’s Get Away From It All 2’50
(Matt Dennis/Tom Adair)
Jay & Kai
Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding (tb) Dick Katz (p, cel) Paul Chambers (b) Osie Johnson (dms)
New York, 23 juin 1955
10 Blue Skies 3’07
(Irving Berlin)
Al Cohn - Bill Perkins - Richie Kamuca
Al Cohn (ts, arr), Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca (ts) Hank Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) John Beal (b) Chuck Flores (dms)
New York, 24 juin 1955
11 Hags ! 3’13
(Bill Potts)
Al Cohn - Bill Perkins - Richie Kamuca
Al Cohn (ts, arr), Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca (ts) Hank Jones (p) Jimmy Raney (g) John Beal (b) Chuck Flores (dms)
New York, 25 juin 1955
12 All The Things You Are 4’56
(Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein)
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes (p) Red Mitchell (b) Chuck Thompson (dms)
Los Angeles Police Academy, Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 28 juin 1955
13 So in Love 3’55
(Cole Porter)
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes (p)
Los Angeles Police Academy, Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 28 juin 1955
14 Hamp’s Blues 3’39
(Hampton Hawes)
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes (p) Red Mitchell (b) Chuck Thompson (dms)
Los Angeles Police Academy, Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 28 juin 1955
15 Bohemia After Dark 6’03
(Oscar Pettiford)
Kenny Clarke
Nat Adderley (ct) Donald Byrd (tp) Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) Jerome Richardson (ts) Horace Silver (p) Paul Chambers
(b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
New York, 28 juin 1955
16 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 7’54
(Oscar Hammerstein/Sigmund Romberg)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 2 juillet 1955
CD 52 : 77’25
1 Concorde 3’38
(John Lewis)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 2 juillet 1955
2 Nature Boy 6’15
(Eden Ahbez)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Teddy Charles (vib) Charles Mingus (b) Elvin Jones (dms)
New York, 9 juillet 1955
3 There’s No You 8’04
(Tom Adair/Hal Hopper)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Teddy Charles (vib) Charles Mingus (b) Elvin Jones (dms)
New York, 9 juillet 1955
4 Stella By Starlight 5’10
(Victor Young/Ned Washington)
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Al Porcino, Sam Noto, Stu Williamson, Ed Leddy, Bob Clark (tp) Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen, Gus Chappell, Bob Fitzpatrick (tb)
Don Kelly (b-tb) Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Mariano (as) Dave Van Kriedt, Bill Perkins (ts) Don Davidson (bs) Stan Kenton (p, dir)
Ralph Blaze (g) Max Bennett (b) Mel Lewis (dms) Bill Holman (arr)
Chicago, 20 juillet 1955
5 It Don’t Mean A Thing 4’37
(Edward Kennedy Ellington/Irving Mills)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 21 juillet 1955
6 Caravan 5’54
(Edward Kennedy Ellington/Irving Mills/Juan Tizol)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 27 juillet 1955
7 Sunset Tower 3’11
(Stan Kenton)
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Al Porcino, Sam Noto, Stu Williamson, Ed Leddy, Bob Clark (tp) Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen, Gus Chappell, Bob Fitzpatrick (tb)
Don Kelly (b-tb) Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Mariano (as) Dave Van Kriedt, Bill Perkins (ts) Don Davidson (bs) Stan Kenton (p, arr,
dir) Ralph Blaze (g) Max Bennett (b) Mel Lewis (dms)
Chicago, 22 juillet 1955
8 Stompin’ at The Savoy 4’34
(Benny Goodman/Edgar Sampson/Chick Webb/Andy Razaf)
Stan Kenton Orchestra
Al Porcino, Sam Noto, Stu Williamson, Ed Leddy, Bob Clark (tp) Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen, Gus Chappell, Bob Fitzpatrick (tb)
Don Kelly (b-tb) Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Mariano (as) Dave Van Kriedt, Bill Perkins (ts) Don Davidson (bs) Stan Kenton (p, dir)
Ralph Blaze (g) Max Bennett (b) Mel Lewis (dms) Bill Holman (arr)
Chicago, 22 juillet 1955
9 Toot Suite 5’24
(Willis Leonard Holman)
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli (tp) Bill Holman (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Larance Marable (dms)
Los Angeles, 26 juillet 1955
10 Full Count 6’23
(Conte Candoli)
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli (tp) Bill Holman (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Larance Marable (dms)
Los Angeles, 26 juillet 1955
11 China Boy 3’37
(Dick Winfree/Phil Boutelje)
Benny Goodman Trio
Benny Goodman (cl) Teddy Wilson (p) Gene Krupa (dms)
Hollywood, août 1955
12 Avalon 6’11
(Al Jolson/Buddy DeSylva/Vincent Rose)
Benny Goodman Quartet
Benny Goodman (cl) Teddy Wilson (p) Lionel Hampton (vib) Gene Krupa (dms)
Hollywood, août 1955
13 Slipped Disc 4’18
(Benny Goodman)
Benny Goodman Octet
Benny Goodman (cl) Buck Clayton (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Allen Reuss (g) George Duvivier (b)
Gene Krupa (dms)
Hollywood, août 1955
14 Cherokee 9’16
(Ray Noble)
Lionel Hampton & Stan Getz
Stan Getz (ts) Lou Levy (p) Lionel Hampton (vib) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 1er août 1955
CD 53 : 76’02
1 Hallelujah 4’53
(Vincent Youmans/Clifford Grey/Leo Robin)
Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum & Buddy Rich
Art Tatum (p) Lionel Hampton (vib) Buddy Rich (dms)
Los Angeles, 1er août 1955
2 Lady Sings The Blues 4’21
(Herbert Nichols)
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 1er août 1955
3 The Gig 4’09
(Herbert Nichols)
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 1er août 1955
4 Shorty George 5’39
(William Basie/Tony Bennett)
Ernie Wilkins & His Orchestra
Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess (fl) Ernie Wilkins (as, dir, arr) Hank Jones (p) Eddie Jones (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
New York, 2 août 1955
5 Our Love Is Here To Stay 3’30
(George & Ira Gershwin)
Jimmy Cleveland All Stars
Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Jerome Richardson (ts) Cecil Payne (bs) Wade Legge (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Paul Chambers
(b) Joe Harris (dms) Quincy Jones (arr)
New York, 4 août 1955
6 Minor March 8’14
(Jackie McLean)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Ray Bryant (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Art Taylor (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 5 août 1955
7 I Want To Be Happy 2’11
(Vincent Youmans/Irving Caesar)
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Collette (as, fl) Fred Katz (vcl) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (dms)
Strollers, Long Beach, Ca., 4/5 août 1955
8 From This Moment On 3’10
(Cole Porter)
Anita O’ Day
Jimmy Rowles (p) Tal Farlow (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Larry Bunker (dms) Anita O’Day (voc)
Los Angeles, 11 aoùt 1955
9 Don’t Squawk 4’18
(Oscar Pettiford)
Oscar Pettiford
Donald Byrd, Ernie Royal (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v/tb) Jerome Richardson (fl) Gigi Gryce (as) Don Abney (p) Oscar Pettiford (b)
Osie Johnson (dms)
New York, 12 août 1955
10 Split Kick 7’53
(Horace Silver)
Stan Getz Quintet
Conte Candoli (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 15 août 1955
11 Rock & Roll 3’11
(Jimmy Rushing)
Jimmy Rushing All Stars
Jimmy Rushing (voc) Emmett Berry (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Rudy Powell (cl, as) Buddy Tate (ts) Pete Johnson (p) Freddie
Greene (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (dms)
New York, 16 août 1955
12 Blue Sands 6’28
(William Collette)
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Collette (fl) Fred Katz (vcl) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (dms)
Los Angeles, 23 août 1955
13 A Fine Romance 3’32
(Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp) Benny Carter (as) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) John Simmons (b) Larry Bunker (dms) Billie
Holiday (voc)
Los Angeles, 25 août 1955
14 Somebody Loves Me 7’10
(Ballard McDonald/George Gard DeSylva/George Gershwin)
Lionel Hampton & His Giants
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp) Art Tatum (p) Lionel Hampton (vib) Barney Kessel (g) John Simmons (b) Buddy Rich (dms)
Los Angeles, 7 septembre 1955
15 Sounds of May 6’27
(Attilio Macero)
Teo Macero
John LaPorta (cl, as) Teo Macero (ts) George Barrow (bs) Mal Waldron (p) Orlando DiGirolamo (accord) Wendell Marshall (b)
Ed Shaughnessy (dms) voix non identifiées
New York, 9 septembre 1955
CD 54 : 75’39
1 Pretty Little Girl 2’26
(Billy Strayhorn)
Johnny Hodges & His Band
Clark Terry (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bs) Billy Strayhorn (p) Jimmy
Woode (b) Sonny Greer (dms)
New York, 8 septembre 1955
2 Autumn in New York 6’26
(Vernon Duke)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Larance Marable (dms)
Los Angeles, 18 septembre 1955
3 Mambo Carmel 3’34
(Erroll Garner)
Erroll Garner Trio
Erroll Garner (p) Eddie Calhoun (b) Denzil Best (dms)
Carmel, Ca., 19 septembre 1955
4 Demanton 5’34
(Jon Eardley)
Gerry Mulligan Sextet
Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v/tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Peck Morrison (b) Dave Bailey (dms)
New York, 21 septembre 1955
5 Cool Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 5’09
(Ralph Burns)
Ralph Burns
Joe Newman (tp) Billy Byers (tb) Jimmy Buffington (cor) Bill Barber (tu) Dave Schildkraut (as) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Danny Bank
(bs) Ralph Burns (p, arr) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (dms)
New York, 29 septembre 1955
6 La Chaloupée 5’16
(Jacques Offenbach)
Dexter Gordon
Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 27/28 septembre 1955
7 Brother Jack 3’08
(Hal McKusick)
Hal McKusick Octet
Hal McKusick (as) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Sol Gubin (dms) Lucien Schmidt, Bernard Greenhouse, Harvey Shapiro,
Sidney Edwards (cello)
New York, 29 septembre 1955
8 Winterset 7’10
(Frank Foster)
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Hank Jones (p) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
New York, 29 septembre 1955
9 Baby, Baby All The Time 7’06
(Robert Troup)
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b)
Opera House, Chicago, 2 octobre 1955
10 The Modern Set 6’53
(Dizzy Gillespie/Victor Young)
Jazz at The Philharmonic
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (dms)
Opera House, Chicago, 2 octobre 1955
11 The Swing Set 5’31
(Jean-Baptiste Jacquet/Roy Eldridge/Flip Phillips)
Jazz at The Philharmonic
Roy Eldridge (tp) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (dms)
Opera House, Chicago, 2 octobre 1955
12 A Night In Tunisia 5’05
(Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli)
Duke Jordan Trio
Duke Jordan (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (dms)
New York, 10 octobre 1955
13 Rondette 2’08
(Robert Zieff)
Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Richard “Dick” Twardzick (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (dms)
Paris, 11 octobre 1955
14 Sad Walk 4’11
(Robert Zieff)
Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Richard “Dick” Twardzick (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (dms)
Paris, 11 octobre 1955
15 I’ll Remember April 5’04
(Don Raye/Gene DePaul)
Herbie Mann & Sam Most Quintet
Herbie Mann, Sam Most (fl) Joe Puma (g) Jimmy Gannon (b) Lee Kleimann (dms)
New York, 12/17 octobre 1955
CD 55 : 76’34
1 Summertime 4’11
(DuBose Heyward/Ira Gershwin)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gérard Gustin (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Nils/Bertil Dahlander (dms)
Paris, 24 octobre 1955
2 That Old Devil Moon 3’42
(Edgar Yipsel Harburg/Burton Lane)
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Ahmad Jamal (p) Ray Crawford (g) Israel Crosby (b)
New York, 25 octobre 1955
3 How High The Moon 2’34
(Nancy Hamilton/Morgan Lewis)
Sarah Vaughan with Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow (tp) Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding (tb) Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Sam Marowitz (as) Jerome
Richardson (fl, ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Turk Van Lake (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Roy Haynes (dms) Ernie Wilkins (dir) Sarah Vaughan
(voc)
New York, 25 octobre 1955
4 Little Melonae 7’21
(Jackie McLean)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 27 octobre 1955
5 Opus De Funk 13’25
(Horace Silver)
Milt Jackson
Frank Wess (fl) Hank Jones (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Eddie Jones (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 28 octobre 1955
6 Almost Like Being In Love 4’36
(Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner)
Hank Jones Quartet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Jones (p) Eddie Jones (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
New York, 1er novembre 1955
7 Sophia 4’12
(Jean-Baptiste Jacquet/Gerald Wiggins)
Illinois Jacquet & His Orchestra
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp) Illinois Jacquet (ts) Gerald Wiggins (org) Carl Perkins (p) Irving Ashby (g) Curtis Counce (b) Albert
Bartee (dms)
Los Angeles, 3 novembre 1955
8 The Roamin’ Showman 3’32
(Willis Leonard Holman)
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson (tp, dir) Buddy Childers, Ray Linn (tp) Bob Burgess (tb) Herb Geller (as) Georgie Auld (ts) Bill Holman (ts,
arr) Bud Shank (bs) Lorraine Geller (p) Ray Brown (b) Alvin Stoller (dms)
Los Angeles, 7 novembre 1955
9 Soft Winds 14’02
(Benny Goodman)
The Jazz Messengers
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (dms)
Café Bohemia, New York, 11 novembre 1955
10 Stablemates 5’18
(Benny Golson)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 16 novembre 1955
11 Just Squeeze Me 7’25
(Edward Kennedy Ellington/Lee Gaines)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 16 novembre 1955
12 Contour 5’33
(Kenny Drew)
Jack Sheldon Quintet
Jack Sheldon (tp) Joe Maini (as) Kenny Drew (p, arr) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Larance Marable (dms)
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, 18 novembre 1955
CD 56 : 76’14
1 Drown In My Own Tears 3’19
(Henry Glover)
Ray Charles
Ray Charles (p, voc) Joe Bridgewater, Joshua “Jack” Willis (tp) Don Wilkerson (ts) Cecil Payne (bs) Paul West (b) Panama Francis
(dms) Cookies-vocal group (voc)
New York, 30 novembre 1955
2 HI-FI Drums 4’57
(David Cavanaugh/Dave Dexter)
Buddy Rich & The Woody Herman’s Herd
Pete Candoli, John Coppola, Dick Collins, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn (tp) Cy Touff (b/tp) Murray McEachern, Pullman “Tommy”
Pederson (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as, dir) Richie Kamuca, Eddie Miller, Ted Nash (ts) Chuck Gentry (bs) Norman Pockrandt (p)
Al Hendrickson (g) Monty Budwig (b) Buddy Rich (dms) Dave Cavanaugh (arr)
Hollywood, 30 novembre 1955
3 Junior 3’35
(Milton Jackson)
Woody Herman & His Las Vegas Herd
John Coppola (tp, arr) Dick Collins (tp) Cy Touff (b/tp) Woody Herman (cl, as, dir) Richie Kamuca (ts) Norman Pockrandt (p)
Monty Budwig (b) Chuck Flores (dms)
Hollywood, 1er décembre 1955
4 Paradox 4’56
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 2 décembre 1955
5 Raincheck 5’58
(Billy Strayhorn)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 2 décembre 1955
6 It’s All Right With Me 6’06
(Cole Porter)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 2 décembre 1955
7 Section Blues 4’11
(Hampton Hawes)
Hampton Hawes Trio
Hampton Hawes (p) Red Mitchell (b) Chuck Thompson (dms)
Los Angeles, 3 décembre 1955
8 Steeplechase 2’51
(Charlie Parker)
Hampton Hawes Trio
Hampton Hawes (p) Red Mitchell (b) Chuck Thompson (dms)
Los Angeles, 3 décembre 1955
9 It’s Sand Man 5’26
(Edward Lewis)
Cy Touff Quintet
Cy Touff (b-tp) Richie Kamuca (ts) Pete Jolly (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Chuck Flores (dms)
“Forum Theatre”, Los Angeles, 5 décembre 1955
10 Chinese Water Torture 3’44
(William Byers)
Billy Byers
Bernie Glow (tp) Billy Byers (tb, arr) Urbie Green, Fred Ohms, Chauncey Welsh (tb) Al Cohn (cl, ts) Moe Welscher (cel) Milt
Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (dms)
New York, 9 décembre 1955
11 Jump Monk 6’48
(Charles Mingus)
Charles Mingus Quintet
Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Willie Jones (dms)
“Café Bohemia”, New York, 18 décembre 1955
12 West End Blues 4’08
(Clarence Williams/Joe Oliver)
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc) Trummy Young (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Billy Kyle (p) Arvell Shaw (b) Barrett Deems (dms)
Milan, 20 décembre 1955
13 Black Bottom 3’38
(George Gard DeSylva/Lew Brown/Ray Henderson)
Manny Albam
Nick Travis, Joe Newman (tp) Billy Byers (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (v/tb) Al Cohn (ts) Sol Schlinger (bs) Milt Hinton (b) Osie
Johnson (dms) Manny Albam (dir, arr)
New York, 24 décembre 1955
14 Memory of Dick 5’35
(Bobby Jaspar)
Bobby Jaspar All Stars
Bobby Jaspar (ts) René Urtreger (p) Benoît Quersin (b) Jean/Louis Viale (dms)
“Club Saint/Germain”, Paris, 27 décembre 1955
15 Powell’s Prance 3’29
(Richie Powell)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
New York, 4 janvier 1956
16 Fred’s Mood 6’32
(Milton Jackson)
Milt Jackson Quintet
Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Wade Legge (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 5 janvier 1956
CD 57 : 74’27
1 Sadi’s Sad 2’21
(Martial Solal)
Fats Sadi & Martial Solal Quartet
Martial Solal (p) Fats Sadi (vib) Jean/Marie Ingrand (b) Christian Garros (dms)
Paris, 9 janvier 1956
2 Tour De Force 11’43
(Dizzy Gillespie)
Modern Jazz Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) John Lewis (p) Clifton “Skeeter” Best (g) Percy Heath (b) Charlie Persip (dms)
New York, 12 janvier 1956
3 Blues for Bird 9’11
(Dizzy Gillespie/ Sonny Stitt)
Modern Jazz Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) John Lewis (p) Clifton “Skeeter” Best (g) Percy Heath (b) Charlie Persip (dms)
New York, 12 janvier 1956
4 Lydian M-1 4’25
(George Russell)
Teddy Charles Tentet
Art Farmer (tp) Don Butterfield (tu) Gigi Gryce (as) J. R. Monterose (ts) Sol Schlinger (bs) Teddy Charles (vib) Mal Waldron (p)
Jimmy Raney (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Joe Harris (dms) George Russell (arr)
New York, 17 janvier 1956
5 Here’s Pete 4’45
(Pete Rugolo)
West Coast versus East Coast
Don Fagerquist (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (v/tb, ts) Buddy Collette (fl, as, ts) Pete Rugolo (p, arr) Curtis Counce (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 19 janvier 1956
6 The King 6’15
(William Basie)
Bud Shank & Bob Cooper Quartet
Bud Shank (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Claude Williamson (p) Don Prell (b) Chuck Flores (dms)
“California Institute of Technology”, Pasadena CA., 19 janvier 1956
7 Fontessa 11’13
(John Lewis)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 22 janvier 1956
8 Muskrat Ramble 5’41
(Edward Ory/Ray Gilbert)
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
Louis Armstrong (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Billy Kyle (p) Arvell Shaw (b) Barrett Deems (dms)
Los Angeles, 24 janvier 1956
9 Coolin’ The Blues 4’16
(Hampton Hawes)
Hampton Hawes Trio
Hampton Hawes (p) Red Mitchell (b) Chuck Thompson (dms)
Los Angeles, 25 janvier 1956
10 Mainstream 6’45
(Gerry Mulligan)
Gerry Mulligan Sextet
Jon Eardley (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Bill Crow (b) Dave Bailey (dms)
New York, 25 janvier 1956
11 Just One of Those Things 7’10
(Cole Porter)
The Art Tatum Trio
Art Tatum (p) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (dms)
Los Angeles, 27 janvier 1956
CD 58 : 76’17
1 Lights Out 12’55
(Jackie McLean)
Jackie McLean
Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Elmo Hope (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 27 janvier 1956
2 Pithecanthropus Erectus 10’32
(Charles Mingus)
Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
Jackie McLean (as) J. R. Monterose (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Willie Jones (dms)
New York, 30 janvier 1956
3 ‘Way Cross Town 3’47
(Carl Perkins)
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins (p) Leroy Ninnegar (b) Larance Marable (dms)
Los Angeles, février 1956
4 Makin’ Whoopee 3’33
(Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
Art Tatum & Buddy DeFranco Quartet
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Art Tatum (p) Red Callender (b) Bill Douglass (dms)
Los Angeles, 6 février 1956
5 Too Darn Hot 3’47
(Cole Porter)
Ella Fitzgerald & Buddy Bregman’s Orchestra
Pete Candoli, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo (tp) Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate (tb)
George Roberts (b-tb) Herb Geller, Bud Shank (as) Bob Cooper, Ted Nash (ts) Chuck Gentry (bs) Paul Smith (p) Barney Kessel
(g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (dms) Ella Fitzgerald (voc) Buddy Bregman (dir, arr)
Los Angeles, 7 février 1956
6 Two Degrees East Three Degrees West 6’06
(John Lewis)
John Lewis & Bill Perkins Quintet
Bill Perkins (ts) John Lewis (p) Jim Hall (g) Percy Heath (b) Chico Hamilton (dms)
Los Angeles, 10 février 1956
7 Collard Greens & Black-Eyed Peas 7’54
(Oscar Pettiford)
Shelly Manne & His Friends
André Previn (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Hollywood, 11 février 1956
8 Intermission Riff 4’13
(Ray Wetzel)
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Ed Leddy, Maynard Ferguson, Vinnie Tano, Pete Candoli, Don Paladino (tp) Carl Fontana, Bob Fitzpatrick, Milt Bernhart, Kent
Larsen (tb) Don Kelly (b-tb) Lennie Niehaus, Arthur “Skeets” Herfurt (as) Vido Musso, Bill Perkins, Spencer Sinatra (ts) Jack
Nimitz (bs) Stan Kenton (dir, p, arr) Ralph Blaze (g) Don Bagley (b) Mel Lewis (dms)
Hollywood, 12 février 1956
9 Sleepy Slept There 4’10
(Buddy Collette)
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Collette (ts) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (dms)
Los Angeles, 13 février 1956
10 Topsy 4’46
(Eddie Durham/Edgar Battle)
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Collette (ts) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (dms)
Los Angeles, 13 février 1956
11 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 4’15
(Paul Francis Webster/Sammy Fain)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
New York, 16 février 1956
12 Time 5’05
(Richie Powell)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
New York, 17 février 1956
13 Midnight Sun 4’23
(Lionel Hampton/Sonny Burke)
Jimmy Smith at The Organ
Jimmy Smith (org) Thornell Schwartz (g) Bazeley Perry (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 18 février 1956
CD 59 : 77’42
1 Cheek To Cheek 3’43
(Irving Berlin)
Lou Levy
Lou Levy (p)
Los Angeles, 29 février 1956
2 Stablemates 5’53
(Benny Golson)
Paul Chambers Quartet
John Coltrane (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Los Angeles, mars 1956
3 Piney Brown Blues 4’50
(Joe Turner/Pete Johnson)
Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz
Joe Newman (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Pete Brown (as) Frank Wess (ts) Pete Johnson (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Cliff
Leeman (dms) Big Joe Turner (voc)
New York, 6 mars 1956
4 Undecided 4’19
(Charlie Shavers/Sid Robins)
Lucky Thompson & Gérard Pochonet All Stars
Lucky Thompson (ts) Martial Solal (p) Michel Hausser (vib) Jean/Pierre Sasson (g) Benoît Quersin (b) Gérard Pochonet (dms)
Paris, 14 mars 1956
5 Vierd Blues 6’51
(Miles Davis)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 16 mars 1956
6 Down Home 5’41
(Jimmy Giuffre)
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet
Harry “Sweets” Edison, Shorty Rogers, Jack Sheldon (tp) Jimmy Giuffre (cl) Bob Cooper, Dave Pell (ts) Marty Berman (bs) Ralph
Pena (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 21 mars 1956
7 Valse Hot 8’34
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Plus Four
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 22 mars 1956
8 Pent-Up House 8’51
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Plus Four
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 22 mars 1956
9 The Champ 8’33
(Dizzy Gillespie)
Jimmy Smith at The Organ
Jimmy Smith (org) Thornell Schwartz (g) Donald Bailey (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 27 mars 1956
10 Jack’s Blues 3’45
(George Russell)
George Russell Small Tet
Art Farmer (tp) Hal McKusick (as) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Joe Harris (dms) George Russell (dir, arr)
New York, 31 mars 1956
11 Jambangle 4’04
(Gil Evans)
Hal McKusick Jazz Workshop
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Bill Barber (tu) Hal McKusick (as) Gene Allen (bs) Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney (g) Milt
Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (dms) Gil Evans (arr)
New York, 3 avril 1956
12 Just You Just Me 7’57
(Raymond Klages/Jesse Greer)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Blakey (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 3 avril 1956
13 Mildew 3’54
(Johnny Griffin)
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Johnny Griffin (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 17 avril 1956
CD 60 : 77’19
1 The Spinning Song 4’53
(Herbert Nichols)
Herbie Nichols Trio
Herbie Nichols (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 19 avril 1956
2 Nixon, Dixon & Yates Blues 8’27
(Paul Chambers)
Paul Chambers
Curtis Fuller (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Pepper Adams (bs) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Boston, 20 avril 1956
3 Tricotism 5’44
(Oscar Pettiford)
Kenny Clarke
Pepper Adams (bs) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
New York, 30 avril 1956
4 Blues Martial 7’42
(Martial Solal)
Martial Solal & The Kentonians
Vinnie Tano (tp) Carl Fontana (tb) Don Rendell (ts) Martial Solal (p) Curtis Counce (b) Mel Lewis (dms)
Paris, 3 mai 1956
5 Ecaroh 6’03
(Horace Silver)
The Jazz Messengers
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Blakey (dms)
New York, 4 mai 1956
6 On It 9’02
(Elmo Hope)
Elmo Hope All Star Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley, John Coltrane (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 7 mai 1956
7 Ahmad’s Blues 7’20
(Ahmad Jamal)
Red Garland
Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (p) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 11 mai 1956
8 Tears By Me Out The Heart 4’26
(Al Cohn)
Al Cohn
Sam Marowitz, Gene Quill (as) Al Cohn, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Sol Schlinger (bs) John Williams (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson
(dms)
New York, 24 mai 1956
9 Tenor Madness 12’12
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 24 mai 1956
10 Chuckles 4’55
(Clark Terry)
Tal Farlow Trio
Eddie Costa (p) Tal Farlow (g) Vinnie Burke (b)
New York, début juin 1956
11 Yesterdays 5’53
(Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach)
Tal Farlow Trio
Eddie Costa (p) Tal Farlow (g) Vinnie Burke (b)
New York, début juin 1956
CD 61 : 76’22
1 Basin Street Blues 5’36
(Spencer Williams)
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc) Trummy Young (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Billy Kyle (p) Dale Jones (b) Barrett Deems (dms)
“Medina Temple”, Chicago, 1er juin 1956
2 Love Me or Leave Me 2’47
(Gus Kahn/Walter Donaldson)
Martial Solal
Martial Solal (p)
Paris, 1er juin 1956
3 Tadd’s Delight 4’26
(Tadley Dameron)
Miles Davis New Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 5 juin 1956
4 The Man I Love 8’08
(George & Ira Gershwin)
Erroll Garner Trio
Erroll Garner (p) Al Hall (b) Specs Powell (dms)
New York, 7 juin 1956
5 Strange Fruit 3’01
(Lewis Allan)
Billie Holiday & Tony Scott’s Orchestra
Charlie Shavers (tp) Wynton Kelly (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Aaron Bell (b) Lennie McBrowne (dms) Billie Holiday (voc) Tony Scott
(dir, arr)
New York, 7 juin 1956
6 Strode Rode 5’13
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 22 juin 1956
7 St. Thomas 6’45
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 22 juin 1956
8 April In Paris 4’51
(Vernon Duke/ Edgar Yipsel Harburg)
Count Basie & Ella Fitzgerald
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes (tb) Marshal Royal, Frank
Wess, Frank Foster, Bill Graham (saxes) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Ralph Burns (p, arr) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny
Payne (dms) Ella Fitzgerald (voc) Count Basie (dir)
New York, 25 juin 1956
9 Every Day I Have The Blues 5’09
(Memphis Slim)
Count Basie & Ella Fitzgerald
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes (tb) Marshal Royal, Frank
Wess, Frank Foster, Bill Graham (saxes) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (dir, p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne
(dms) Ella Fitzgerald, John Williams (voc)
New York, 25 juin 1956
10 Tension Détente 3’29
(André Hodeir)
Jazz Groupe De Paris
Jean Liesse, Roger Guérin (tp) Nat Peck (tb) Jean Aldegon (as) Georges Grenu (ts) Armand Migiani (bs) Fats Sadi (vib) Pierre
Michelot (b) Christian Garros (dms) André Hodeir (dir, arr)
Paris, 27 juin 1956
11 Paradoxe 1 2’06
(André Hodeir)
Jazz Groupe De Paris
Jean Liesse, Roger Guérin (tp) Nat Peck (tb) Jean Aldegon (as) Georges Grenu (ts) Armand Migiani (bs) Fats Sadi (vib) Pierre
Michelot (b) Christian Garros (dms) André Hodeir (dir, arr)
Paris, 27 juin 1956
12 Blues For The Highbrow 3’53
(Al Cohn)
Al Cohn
Al Cohn, Eddie Wasserman, Zoot Sims (ts) Sol Schlinger(bs) Hank Jones (p) Milt Hinton (b) Don Lamond (dms)
New York, 28 juin 1956
13 Blues Express 4’14
(Milton Rajonsky)
Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra
Shorty Rogers, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry “Sweet” Edison, Maynard Ferguson (tp) Bob Enevoldsen, Milt Bernhart,
Frank Rosolino, George Roberts (tb) John Graas (cor) Paul Sarmento (tu) Charlie Mariano, Art Pepper (as) Bill Holman, Jack
Montrose (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (bs) Lou Levy (p) Ralph Pena (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 5 juillet 1956
14 Blues To Be There 8’05
(Edward Kennedy Ellington)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson (tp) Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (cl, as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, cl,bcl) Duke Ellington (dir, p) Jimmy Woode
(b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
Newport, Rhode Island, 7 juillet 1956
15 Later Team 3’08
(Pete Rugolo)
Pete Rugolo’s Orchestra
Buddy Childers, Pete Candoli, Don Paladino, Maynard Ferguson (tp)) Herbie Harper, Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino (tb) George
Roberts (b-tb) John Cave, Vince Cave,Vince DeRosa (cor) Clarence Karella (tu) Ronnie Lang (as, fl) Harry Klee (as, fl, pic) Dave
Pell, Gene Cipriano (ts) Chuck Gentry (bs) Larry Bunker (vib, xyl, timp, perc) Russ Freeman (p) Howard Roberts (g) Joe
Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (dms) Pete Rugolo (dir, arr)
Los Angeles, 9 juillet 1956
16 Warmeland 4’41
(Traditionnel)
John Lewis
John Lewis (p) Barry Galbraith (g)
New York, 30 juillet 1956
CD 62 : 74’52
1 Pilgrim’s Progress 9’12
(Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond)
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Norman Bates (b) Joe Dodge (dms)
Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 3 août 1956
2 The Third 7’37
(Donald Byrd)
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd, Art Farmer (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Barry Harris (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 3 août 1956
3 The Preacher 11’44
(Horace Silver)
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (org) Thornell Schwartz (g) Donald Bailey (dms)
Club “Baby Grand”, Wilmington, Delaware, 4 août 1956
4 Suburban Beauty 2’54
(Edward Kennedy Ellington)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Russell Procope (as, cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, cl, b-cl) Duke Ellington (dir, p) Jimmy
Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
New York, 7 août 1956
5 Half The Fun 4’10
(Edward Kennedy Ellington)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Russell Procope (as, cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, cl, b-cl) Duke Ellington (dir, p) Jimmy
Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (dms) New York, 7 août 1956
6 How High The Moon 9’01
(Nancy Hamilton/Morgan Lewis)
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b)
Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario, 8 août 1956
7 How About You 4’54
(Ralph Freed/Burton Lane)
Oscar Peterson Trio
Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b)
Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario, 8 août 1956
8 Humoresque 3’31
(Traditionnel)
Art Tatum
Art Tatum (p)
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, 15 août 1956
9 It’s Only A Paper Moon 3’05
(Harold Arlen/Billy Rose/ Edgar Yipsel Harburg)
Nat King Cole
Harry “Sweet” Edison (tp) Nat King Cole (p, voc) John Collins (g) Charlie Harris (b) Lee Young (dms)
Los Angeles, 15 août 1956
10 A Foggy Day 4’29
(George & Ira Gershwin)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (dms) Ella Fitzgerald (voc)
Los Angeles, 18 août 1956
11 Cheek To Cheek 5’49
(Irving Berlin)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (dms) Ella Fitzgerald (voc)
Los Angeles, 18 août 1956
12 A Fugue for Music Inn 4’44
(John Lewis)
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre (cl) John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Music Inn, Lennox, Mass., 28 août 1956
13 A Morning in Paris 2’54
(John Lewis)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Music Inn, Lennox, Mass., 28 août 1956
CD 63 : 77’32
1 Tenor Conclave 8’17
(John Coltrane/Hank Mobley/Al Cohn/Zoot Sims)
John Coltrane
John Coltrane (ts) Hank Mobley (ts) Al Cohn (ts) Zoot Sims (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 7 septembre 1956
2 Night & Day 5’27
(Cole Porter)
Art Tatum & Ben Webster Quartet
Ben Webster (ts) Art Tatum (p) Red Callender (b) Bill Douglass (dms)
Los Angeles, 11 septembre 1956
3 I Should Care 3’39
(Sammy Cahn/Axel Stordahl/Paul Weston)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Osie Johnson (dms)
New York, 13 septembre 1956
4 Just You Just Me 3’01
(Jesse Greer/Raymond Klages)
Nat King Cole
Willie Smith (as) Nat King Cole (p) John Collins (g) Charlie Harris (b) Lee Young (dms)
Los Angeles, 14 septembre 1956
5 Azure 7’27
(Edward Kennedy Ellington)
Cecil Taylor Trio
Cecil Taylor (p) Buell Neidlinger (b) Dennis Charles (dms)
Boston, Mass., 14 septembre 1956
6 Don't Blame Me 3'16
(Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields)
Paul Gonsalves
Clark Terry (tp) Porter Kilbert (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Junior Mance (p) Chubby
Jackson (b) Gene Miller (dms)
New York, 18 septembre 1956
7 The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 7’10
(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
New York, 19 septembre 1956
8 Omicron 7’15
(Donald Byrd)
Paul Chambers
Donald Byrd (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Horace Silver (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 21 septembre 1956
9 I Love You 3’52
(Cole Porter)
Bill Evans Trio
Bill Evans (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Paul Motian (dms)
New York, 27 septembre 1956
10 No Cover, No Minimum 8’08
(Bill Evans)
Bill Evans Trio
Bill Evans (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Paul Motian (dms)
New York, 27 septembre 1956
11 Get Happy 4’12
(Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen)
Eddie Costa Trio
Eddie Costa (p) Vinnie Burke (b) Nick Stabulas (dms)
New York, 29 septembre 1956
12 Blues For Bessie 5’38
(Bud Powell)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 5 octobre 1956
13 The House I Live In 9’22
(Abel Meeropol/Earl Robinson)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 5 octobre 1956
CD 64 : 76’00
1 Coscrane 3’43
(Bud Powell)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 5 octobre 1956
2 Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are 13’22
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (dms)
New York, 9 octobre 1956
3 Serenade In Blue 3’59
(Harry Warren/Mack Gordon)
Gerald Wiggins
Gerald Wiggins (p) Joe Comfort (b) Jackie Mills (dms)
Los Angeles, 10 octobre 1956
4 Round About Midnight 5’54
(Thelonious Monk/Cootie Williams/Bernie Hanighen)
Miles Davis New Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 10 octobre 1956
5 Brilliant Corners 7’44
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (dms)
New York, 15 octobre 1956
6 Lover Come Back To Me 9’31
(Oscar Hammerstein/Sigmund Romberg)
Dizzy Gillespie’s All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Stan Getz (ts) John Lewis (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 16 octobre 1956
7 Dark Eyes 12’06
(Traditionnel)
Dizzy Gillespie’s All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Stan Getz (ts) John Lewis (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 16 octobre 1956
8 Concerto For Billy The Kid 4’42
(George Russell)
George Russell
Art Farmer (tp) Hal McKusick (as) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Paul Motian (dms) George Russell (arr)
New York, 17 octobre 1956
9 Overtime 3’40
(Phineas Newborn)
Phineas Newborn Jr.
Phineas Newborn Jr. (p) Calvin Newborn (g) George Joyner (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 19 octobre 1956
10 Three Little Feelings 10’41
(John Lewis)
The Brass Ensemble of The Jazz
Miles Davis (tp, flhrn) Bernie Glow, Arthur Strutter, Melvin Broiles, John Ware, Joe Wilder, Carmon Fornarotto (tp) Jay Jay
Johnson, Urbie Green, John Clark (tb) Jimmy Buffington, Ray Alonge, Joe Singer, Arthur Sussman (fhr) Bill Barber (tu) Ronald
Ricketts, John Swallow (b-hrn) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (dms) Richard Horowitz (perc) John Lewis (arr) Gunther Schuller
(dir)
New York, 20 octobre 1956
CD 65 : 74’02
1 Pharaoh 4’27
(Jimmy Giuffre)
The Brass Ensemble of The Jazz
Miles Davis (flhrn) Bernie Glow, Arthur Strutter, Melvin Broiles, John Ware, Joe Wilder, Carmon Fornarotto (tp) Jay Jay Johnson,
Urbie Green, John Clark (tb) Jimmy Buffington, Ray Alonge, Joe Singer, Arthur Sussman (fhr) Bill Barber (tu) Ronald Ricketts,
John Swallow (b/hrn) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (dms) Richard Horowitz (perc) Jimmy Giuffre (arr) Gunther Schuller (dir)
New York, 23 octobre 1956
2 On a Riff 2’53
(André Hodeir)
Kenny Clarke Plays André Hodeir
Roger Guérin (tp) Nat Peck, Billy Byers (tb) Martial Solal (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (dms) André Hodeir (arr)
Paris, 26 octobre 1956
3 My Funny Valentine 5’59
(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
Miles Davis Quartet
Miles Davis (tp) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 26 octobre 1956
4 If I Were a Bell 8’08
(Frank Loesser)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 26 octobre 1956
5 Once More 5’02
(Phil Woods)
The Young Bloods
Donald Byrd (tp) Phil Woods (as) Al Haig (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Charlie Persip (dms)
New York, 2 novembre 1956
6 Blinuet 4’35
(George Handy)
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims (bs, ts, as) John Williams (p) Nabil “Knobby” Totah (b) Gus Johnson (dms)
New York, 2 novembre 1956
7 Hank’s Shout 7’01
(Hank Mobley)
Hank Mobley
Lee Morgan (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Hank Jones (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 5 novembre 1956
8 An Afternoon at Home 5’10
(Russ Freeman)
Russ Freeman & Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 6 novembre 1956
9 Don’t Explain 2’29
(Billie Holiday/Herzog Jr.)
Billie Holiday
Carl Drinkard (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (dms) Billie Holiday (voc)
Carnegie Hall, New York, 10 novembre 1956
10 For Heaven’s Sake 5’08
(Donald Meyer/Elise Bretton/Sherman Edwards)
Horace Silver
Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Louis Hayes (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 10 novembre 1956
11 Senor Blues 7’00
(Horace Silver)
Horace Silver Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Doug Watkins (b) Louis Hayes (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 10 novembre 1956
12 Blues #4 6’14
(Hampton Hawes)
Hampton Hawes Quartet
Hampton Hawes (p) Jim Hall (g) Red Mitchell (b) Bruz Freeman (dms)
Los Angeles, 13 novembre 1956
13 Ain’t Misbehavin’ 5’38
(Thomas Waller/Harry Brooks/Andy Razaf)
Ray Charles
Joe Bridgewater, John Hunt (tp) David “Fathead” Newman (ts) Emmett Dennis (bs) Ray Charles (p) Roosevelt Sheffield (b)
William Peeples (dms)
New York, 20 novembre 1956
14 Oblique 3’23
(André Hodeir)
Kenny Clarke Plays André Hodeir
Billy Byers (tb) Hubert Rostaing (as) Armand Migiani (bs) Martial Solal (p) Jean Warland (b) Kenny Clarke (dms) André Hodeir
(arr)
Paris, 21 novembre 1956
CD 66 : 77’59
1 Blues for Mary Jane 7’49
(Stan Getz)
Stan Getz Quartet
Stan Getz (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Hollywood, 24 novembre 1956
2 All The Things You Are 6’34
(Oscar Hammerstein/Jerome Kern)
Art Pepper
Art Pepper (as) Warne Marsh (ts) Ronnie Ball (p) Ben Tucker (b) Gary Frommer (dms)
Los Angeles, 26 novembre 1956
3 Crazy Rhythm 2’12
(Roger Wolfe Kahn/Joseph Meyer/Irving Caesar)
Bud Shank
Bud Shank (as) Claude Williamson (p) Don Prell (b) Chuck Flores (dms)
TV show “Stars of Jazz”, Los Angeles, 26 novembre 1956
4 The Squirrel 3’03
(Tadley Dameron)
Kenny Clarke Plays André Hodeir
Roger Guérin (tp) Billy Byers (tb) Armand Migiani (bs) Martial Solal (p) Jean Warland (b) Kenny Clarke (dms) André Hodeir (arr)
Paris, 30 novembre 1956
5 Mating Call 5’35
(Tadley Dameron)
Tadd Dameron
John Coltrane (ts) Tadd Dameron (p, arr) John Simmons (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 30 novembre 1956
6 Romas 6’50
(Tadley Dameron)
Tadd Dameron
John Coltrane (ts) Tadd Dameron (p, arr) John Simmons (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 30 novembre 1956
7 Two Kinds of Blues 5’12
(Jimmy Giuffre)
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
Jimmy Giuffre (cl) Jim Hall (g) Ralph Pena (b)
Los Angeles, 4 décembre 1956
8 Winter 3’49
(Al Cohn)
Al Cohn Quintet
Bob Brookmeyer (v/tb) Al Cohn (ts) Mose Allison (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Nick Stabulas (dms)
New York, 4 /5 décembre 1956
9 Dipper Mouth Blues 3’51
(Louis Armstrong/Joe Oliver)
Kid Ory
Alvin Alcorn (tp) Kid Ory (tb) Phil Gomez (cl) Cedric Haywood (p) Julian Davidson (g) Wellman Braud (b) Kansas Field (dms)
Théâtre des Champs/Elysées, Paris, 5 décembre 1956
10 I Surrender Dear 5’28
(Gordon Clifford /Harry Barris)
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk (p)
New York, 7 décembre 1956
11 Lester Leaps In 5’34
(Lester Young)
Lester Young Quartet
Lester Young (ts) Bill Pots (p) Norman Williams (b) Jim Lucht (dms)
Washington, D. C., 7/8 décembre 1956
12 Just For Marty 5’49
(Bill Hardman)
Jazz Messengers
Bill Hardman (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Sam Dockery (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (dms)
New York, 13 décembre 1956
13 Decision 8’00
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 16 décembre 1956
14 Who Me? 3’14
(Paul Severson)
Kai Winding Septet
Kai Winding, Wayne Andre, Carl Fontana (tb) Dick Lieb (b-tb) Roy Frazee (p) Kenny O’Brien (b) Jack Franklin (dms)
New York, 19/21 décembre 1956
15 Tequila Time 4’20
(Bob Cooper)
Bud Shank & Bob Cooper Quintet
Bud Shank (fl) Bob Cooper (htbs, arr) Howard Roberts (g) Don Prell (b) Chuck Flores (dms) Benny Gill, Eudice Shapiro (vln)
Millard Thomas (alto) Ray Kramer (cello)
Los Angeles, 25 décembre 1956
CD 67 : 77’39
1 Yesterdays 11’10
(Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach)
Tal Farlow Trio
Eddie Costa (p) Tal Farlow (g) Vinnie Burke (b)
At Ed Fuerst, New York, 18 décembre 1956
2 The Train & The River 3’34
(Jimmy Giuffre)
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts, bs) Jim Hall (g) Ralph Pena (b)
Los Angeles, 24 décembre 1956
3 The Spirit Feel 4’22
(Milton Jackson)
Milt Jackson
Joe Newman (tp) Lucky Thompson (ts) Horace Silver (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Oscar Pettiford (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 5 janvier 1957
4 One For My Baby 5’38
(Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer)
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp) Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Mitchell (b) Alvin Stoller (dms) Billie
Holiday (voc)
Capitol studios, Los Angeles, 8 janvier 1957
5 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 4’44
(Mercer Ellington/Ted Persons)
Jim Hall Trio
Carl Perkins (p) Jim Hall (g) Red Mitchell (b)
Los Angeles, 10 et 24 janvier 1957
6 Little Niles 6’59
(Randy Weston)
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Julius Watkins (cor) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Sahib Shihab (bs) Don Butterfield (tuba) Wade
Legge (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 13 janvier 1957
7 I Remember Clifford 4’53
(Benny Golson)
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Julius Watkins (cor) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Sahib Shihab (bs) Don Butterfield (tuba) Wade
Legge (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 13 janvier 1956
8 Straight Life 3’58
(Arthur Pepper)
Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section
Art Pepper (as) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Los Angeles, 19 janvier 1957
9 Red Sails 3’52
(Barney Kessel)
Red Norvo
Buddy Collette (fl) Bill Smith (cl) Red Norvo (vib) Barney Kessel (g) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 26 janvier 1957
10 Speculation 3’39
(Horace Silver)
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Julius Watkins (cor) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Sahib Shihab (bs) Don Butterfield (tuba) Tommy
Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 4 février 1957
11 Over The Rainbow 8’17
(Edgar Yipsel Harburg/Harold Arlen)
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Tommy Flanagan (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 5 février 1957
12 Makin’ Whoopee 5’49
(Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
Hal McKusick
Art Farmer (tp) Hal McKusick (as) Eddie Costa (p) Milt Hinton (b) Gus Johnson (dms)
New York, 6 février 1957
13 You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To 6’21
(Cole Porter)
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner (p)
New York, 6 février 1957
14 Two Sleepy People 3’30
(Frank Loesser/Hoagy Carmichael)
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck (p)
Oakland, CA, 8 février 1957
CD 68 : 75’20
1 Hoppin’ John 4’37
(Nathaniel Adderley)
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley
Nat Adderley (cnt) Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as) Junior Mance (p) Sam Jones (b) Jimmy Cobb (dms)
New York, 6 février 1957
2 Like Someone in Love 4’53
(Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 11 février 1957
3 Shaw ‘nuff 3’14
(Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie)
Bud Powell Trio
Bud Powell (p) George Duvivier (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 11 février 1957
4 Little Girl Blue 4’28
(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
John Lewis Trio
John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 21 février 1957
5 Cubano Chant 3’56
(R. Bryant)
Art Blakey & His Rhythm
Ray Bryant (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Blakey, Jo Jones (dms) Specs Wright (timb) Candido Camero (cga) Louis Martinez (bgo)
New York, 22 février 1957
6 Oscalypso 8’43
(Oscar Pettiford)
Art Blakey & His Rhythm
Ray Bryant (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Blakey, Jo Jones (dms) Specs Wright (timb) Candido Camero (cga) Louis “Sabu” Martinez
(bgo)
New York, 22 février 1957
7 Blue Lights 6’38
(George Grice)
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore
Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore (ts) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 3 mars 1957
8 Paraphrase 4’12
(André Hodeir)
André Hodeir & His Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Hal McKusick (as, b-cl) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bs, cl, b-cl) Eddie
Costa (vib) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (dms) André Hodeir (dir, arr)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 5 mars 1957
9 On a Blues 5’03
(André Hodeir)
André Hodeir & His Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Hal McKusick (as, b-cl) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bs, cl, b-cl) Eddie
Costa (vib) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (dms) André Hodeir (dir, arr)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 5 mars 1957
10 Split Skins 8’52
(A. Blakey)
Art Blakey & Orgy In Rhythm
Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Jo Jones, Specs Wright (dms)
New York, 7 mars 1957
11 I’m An Old Cowhand 5’39
(J. Mercer)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 7 mars 1957
12 Solitude 7’48
(Edward Kennedy Ellington/DeLange/Irving Mills)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 7 mars 1957
13 Way Out West 6’29
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 7 mars 1957
CD 69 : 75’13
1 Pot pourri 4’20
(Mal Waldron)
Jazz Messengers
Bill Hardman (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Sam Dockery (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (dms)
“Carl Fisher Concert Hall”, New York, 8/9 mars 1957
2 Haitian Fight Song 11’58
(Charles Mingus)
Charles Mingus
Jimmy Knepper (tb) Curtis Porter (as) Wade Legge (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (dms)
New York, 12 mars 1957
3 Blue Concept 4’58
(George Gryce)
Gigi Gryce & The Jazz Lab
Donald Byrd (tp) Benny Powell (tb) Julius Watkins (cor) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Sahib Shihab (bs) Don Butterfield (tuba) Wade
Legge (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 13 mars 1957
4 Cop-Out 2’47
(Edward Kennedy Ellington)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Russell Procope (as, cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, cl, b-cl) Duke Ellington (p, dir) Jimmy
Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
New York, 13 mars 1957
5 On Green Dolphin Street 3’58
(Kaper/Washington)
The Poll-Winners
Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (dms)
Los Angeles, 18 et 19 mars 1957
6 I Remember Clifford 7’05
(Benny Golson)
Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (dms) Hackensack,
New Jersey, 24 mars 1957
7 Rainy Night 5’18
(Red Mitchell)
Red Mitchell Quartet
James Clay (fl) Lorraine Geller (p) Red Mitchell (b) Billy Higgins (dms)
Los Angeles, 26 mars 1957
8 I Got It Bad & That Ain’t Good 4’18
(Ben Webster/Duke Ellington)
Ruby Braff & His Men
Ruby Braff (tp) Benny Morton (tb) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Dick Hafer (ts) Nat Pierce (p) Steve Jordan (g) Walter Page (b) Buzzy
Drootin (dms)
New York, 3 avril 1957
9 Minor Matters 7’16
(Manny Albam)
Manny Albam & His Orchestra
Nick Travis, Art Farmer (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Phil Woods (as) Zoot Sims (ts) Al Cohn (ts, bs) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Hank
Jones (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (dms) Manny Albam (dir, arr)
New York, 4 avril 1957
10 Paradoxe II 3’44
(André Hodeir)
André Hodeir & His Orchestra
Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Frank Rehak (tb) Hal McKusick (as, bcl) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bs, cl, b-cl) Eddie
Costa (vib) George Duvivier (b) Bobby Donaldson (dms) André Hodeir (dir, arr)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 4 avril 1957
11 The Golden Striker 3’37
(John Lewis)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 4 avril 1957
12 Cortege 7’26
(John Lewis)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 4 avril 1957
13 Venice 4’24
(John Lewis)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 4 avril 1957
14 I Should Care 3’11
(Cahn/Stordahl/Weston)
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk (p)
New York, 5 avril 1956
CD 70 : 77’52
1 A Night in Tunisia 6’07
(Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli)
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 5 avril 1957
2 Round about Midnight 6’39
(Thelonious Monk/Cootie Williams/Bernie Hanighen)
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk (p)
New York, 5 avril 1957
3 Ball Bearing 8’10
(Johnny Griffin)
Johnny Griffin Septet
Lee Morgan (tp) Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 6 avril 1957
4 Love Me Or Leave Me 5’12
(Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
Henry “Red” Allen
Henry “Red” Allen (tp) J. C. Higginbotham (tb) Buster Bailey (cl) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marty Napoleon (p) Everett Barksdale
(g) Lloyd Trotman (b) Cozy Cole (dms)
New York, 10 avril 1957
5 Functional 9’17
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk (p)
New York, 12 avril 1957
6 Misterioso 9’21
(Thelonious Monk)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Jay Jay Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (dms)
New York, 14 avril 1957
7 One O’Clock Jump 2’03
(William Basie)
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl, as)
Bill Graham (as) Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (p, dir) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b)
Sonny Payne (dms)
New York, 14 avril 1957
8 Monk’s Mood 7’50
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b)
New York, 16 avril 1957
9 All The Things You Are 5’39
(Oscar Hammerstein/Jerome Kern)
Gerry Mulligan
Don Ferrara, Don Joseph, Jerry Lloyd, Phil Sunkel (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v/tb) Jim Dahl, Frank Rehak (tb) Lee Konitz, Hal
McKusick (as) Charlie Rouse, Zoot Sims (ts) Gene Allen (bs, b-cl) Gerry Mulligan (bs, arr) Joe Benjamin (b) Gus Jojnson (dms)
New York, 20 avril 1957
10 Such Sweet Thunder 3’19
(Edward Kennedy Ellington/Billy Strayhorn)
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, b-cl) Duke Ellington (p, dir) Jimmy Woode
(b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
New York, 24 avril 1957
11 The Telecasters 3’00
(Edward Kennedy Ellington/Billy Strayhorn)
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, b-cl) Duke Ellington (p, dir) Jimmy Woode
(b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
New York, 3 mai 1957
12 Star-Crossed Lovers 4’00
(Billy Strayhorn)
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra
Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (tp) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,
ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bs, b-cl) Duke Ellington (p, dir) Jimmy Woode
(b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
New York, 3 mai 1957
13 Home Cookin’ 6’27
(Horace Silver)
Horace Silver Quintet
Art Farmer (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Horace Silver (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Louis Hayes (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 8 mai 1957
CD 71 : 75’24
1 The Duke 3’29
(Dave Brubeck)
Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Miles Davis (flhrn) Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi (tp) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe
Bennett (tb) Tom Mitchell (b-tb) Willie Ruff, Tony Miranda (cor) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Danny Bank (b-cl) Romeo
Penque, Sid Cooper (cl, fl) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms) Gil Evans (arr, dir)
New York, 6 mai 1957
2 The Maids of Cadiz 4’02
(Léo Delibes)
Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Miles Davis (flhrn) Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi (tp) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe
Bennett (tb) Tom Mitchell (b-tb) Willie Ruff, Tony Miranda (cor) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Danny Bank (b-cl) Romeo
Penque, Sid Cooper (cl, fl) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms) Gil Evans (arr, dir)
New York, 6 mai 1957
3 Miles Ahead 3’30
(Miles Davis)
Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Miles Davis (flhrn) Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi (tp) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe
Bennett (tb) Tom Mitchell (b-tb) Willie Ruff, Tony Miranda (cor) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Danny Bank (b-cl) Romeo
Penque, Sid Cooper (cl, fl) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms) Gil Evans (arr, dir)
New York, 6 mai 1957
4 Yardbird Suite 5’54
(Charlie Parker)
Herbie Mann Sextet
Herbie Mann (fl) Phil Woods (as) Eddie Costa (p,vib) Joe Puma (g) Wendell Marshall (b) Bobby Donaldson (dms)
New York, 14 mai 1957
5 In Walked Bud 6’35
(Thelonious Monk)
Jazz Messengers & Thelonius Monk
Bill Hardman (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (dms)
New York, 15 mai 1957
6 Springsville 3’27
(John Carisi)
Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Miles Davis (flhrn) Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi (tp) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe
Bennett (tb) Willie Ruff, Jimmy Buffington (cor) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Danny Bank (b-cl) Romeo Penque, Sid Cooper
(cl, fl) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms) Gil Evans (p, arr, dir)
New York, 23 mai 1957
7 Blues for Pablo 5’20
(Miles Davis)
Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Miles Davis (flhrn) Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Taft Jordan, John Carisi (tp) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe
Bennett (tb) Willie Ruff, Jimmy Buffington (cor) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Danny Bank (b-cl) Romeo Penque, Sid Cooper
(cl, fl) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms) Gil Evans (p, arr, dir)
New York, 23 mai 1957
8 While My Lady Sleeps 4’41
(Bronislaw Kaper/Gus Kahn)
John Coltrane Quartet
Johnny Splawn (tp) John Coltrane (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Paul Chambers (b) Albert “Tootie” Heath (dms)
New York, 31 mai 1957
9 Time Was 7’26
(George Russell)
John Coltrane Quartet
John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Albert “Tootie” Heath (dms)
New York, 31 mai 1957
10 Suspensions 6’00
(Jimmy Giuffre)
Gunther Schuller Orchestra
Art Farmer, Louis Mucci (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Jimmy Buffington (flhrn) John LaPorta (as) Robert Di Domenica (fl) Manuel
Zegler (basson) Hal McKusick (as) Bill Evans (p) Teddy Charles (vib) Margaret Ross (harpe) Barry Galbraith (g) Joe Benjamin (b)
Ted Sommer (dms) George Russell (dir, arr)
New York, 10 juin 1957
11 It Could Happen To You 3’43
(Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen)
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins (ts)
New York, 11 juin
12 Just in Time 3’55
(Betty Comden/Adolph Green/Jule Styne)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (dms)
New York, 12 juin 1957
13 Cutie 5’50
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (dms)
New York, 12 juin 1957
14 All about Rosie 10’40
(George Russell)
Gunther Schuller Orchestra
Art Farmer, Louis Mucci (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Jimmy Buffington (flhrn) John LaPorta (as) Robert Di Domenica (fl) Manuel
Zegler (basson) Hal McKusick (as) Bill Evans (p) Teddy Charles (vib) Margaret Ross (harpe) Barry Galbraith (g) Joe Benjamin (b)
Ted Sommer (dms) George Russell (dir, arr)
New York, 20 juin 1957
CD 72 : 76’16
1 Delmar Drag 3’58
(Don Ewell)
Don Ewell Quartet
Darnell Howard (cl) Don Ewell (p) Pops Foster (b) Minor Hall (dms)
San Fransisco, 21/22 juin 1957
2 Chicago Breakdown 3’34
(Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe)
Don Ewell
Don Ewell (p)
San Fransisco, 21/22 juin 1957
3 Crepuscule with Nellie 4’36
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk Septet
Ray Copeland (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Blakey (dms)
New York, 26 juin 1957
4 Nutty 6’35
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonius Monk & John Coltrane
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Shadow Wilson (dms)
New York, juillet 1957
5 Johnny Came Lately 6’49
(Billy Strayhorn)
Cecil Taylor Quartet
Steve Lacy (ss) Cecil Taylor (p) Buell Neidlinger (b) Dennis Charles (dms)
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 6 juillet 1957
6 Zodiac Suite : Aries 4’46
(Mary Lou Williams)
Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick, Talib Ahmad Dawud (tp) Melba Liston, Al Grey, Ray Connors (tb)
Jimmy Powell, Ernie Henry (as) Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bs) Mary Lou Williams (p, arr) Paul West (b)
Charlie Persip (dms)
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 6 juillet 1957
7 Blee Blop Blues 2’25
(William Basie)
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl, as)
Bill Graham (as) Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (p, dir) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b)
Sonny Payne (dms)
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, 7 juillet 1957
8 Louisiana 5’26
(J.C. Johnson/Bob Schafer/Andy Razaf)
Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) Jimmy Giuffre (ts) Jim Hall (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Dave Bailey (dms)
Los Angeles, 13 juillet 1957
9 Blouse Bleue 2’15
(Martial Solal)
Martial Solal et son Orchestre
Roger Guérin, Christian Bellest, Fred Gérard, Thomas Garric (tp) Billy Byers, Nat Peck, Charles Verstraete, Guy Destangues (tb)
Hubert Rostaing, Jean Aldegon (as) Lucky Thompson, Jacques Ferrier (ts) Michel Cassez (bs) Pierre Gossez (bs, b-sax)
Martial Solal (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
Paris, 13 juillet 1957
10 Alhambra 2’10
(Martial Solal)
Martial Solal et son Orchestre
Roger Guérin, Christian Bellest, Fred Gérard, Thomas Garric (tp) Billy Byers, Nat Peck, Charles Verstraete, Guy Destangues (tb)
Hubert Rostaing, Jean Aldegon (as) Lucky Thompson, Jacques Ferrier (ts) Michel Cassez (bs) Pierre Gossez (bs, b-sax)
Martial Solal (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (dms)
Paris, 13 juillet 1957
11 Saturnian Sleigh Ride 3’46
(Milton Rajonsky)
Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra
Shorty Rogers (tp, flhrn) Al Porcino, Conrad Gozzo, Don Fagerquist, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino, George
Roberts, Harry Betts, Bob Enevoldsen (tb) Herb Geller (as, ts) Richie Kamuca, Jack Montrose, Bill Holman (ts) Pepper Adams
(bs) Lou Levy (p) Monty Budwig (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 15 juillet 1957
12 Dizzy Moods 5’48
(Charles Mingus/Dizzy Gillespie)
Charles Mingus Tijuana Moods
Clarence “Gene” Shaw (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Curtis Porter (ts) Bill Triglia (p) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Dannie Richmond (dms)
New York, 18 juillet 1957
13 A Walkin’ Thing 5’57
(Benny Carter)
Benny Carter
Frank Rosolino (tb) Benny Carter (as) Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne
(dms)
Los Angeles, 22 juillet 1957
14 I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 3’08
(Irving Berlin)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louie Bellson (dms) Louis Armstrong (voc) Ella Fitzgerald (voc)
Los Angeles, 22/23 juillet 1957
15 Our Love Is Here To Stay 3’57
(George & Ira Gershwin)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louie Bellson (dms) Ella Fitzgerald (voc)
Los Angeles, 22/23 juillet 1957
16 Chocolate Sundae 5’54
(Oscar Peterson/Stan Getz/Harry Edison/Gerry Mulligan)
Stan Getz
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louie Bellson
(dms)
Los Angeles, 1er août 1957
CD 73 : 75’14
1 Blues in Time 9’01
(Paul Desmond)
Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond (as) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Joe Benjamin (b) Dave Bailey (dms)
Hollywwod, 2 août 1957
2 Bud on Bach 1’05
(Bud Powell)
Bud Powell
Bud Powell (p)
Club St Germain, Paris, août 1957
3 Jive at Five 5’40
(Harry Edison/William Basie)
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd (g) Keeter Betts (b) Gus Johnson (dms) New York, 4 août 1957
4 Tijuana Gift Shop 3’46
(Charles Mingus)
Charles Mingus
Clarence “Gene” Shaw (tp) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Curtis Porter (as) Bill Triglia (p) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Dannie Richmond (dms)
New York, 6 août 1957
5 Grand Slam 4’53
(Milton Rajonsky)
Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra
Shorty Rogers (tp, flhrn) Al Porcino, Conrad Gozzo, Don Fagerquist, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino, George
Roberts, Harry Betts, Bob Enevoldsen (tb) Herb Geller (as, ts) Richie Kamuca, Jack Montrose, Bill Holman (ts) Pepper Adams
(bs) Lou Levy (p) Monty Budwig (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 11 août 1957
6 Diablo’s Dance 3’28
(Milton Rajonsky)
Art Pepper Nine
Don Fagerquist (tp) Stu Williamson (vtb) Red Callender (tu) Art Pepper (as) Bill Holman (ts) Bud Shank (bs) Russ Freeman (p)
Monty Budwig (b) Shelly Manne (dms) Shorty Rogers (arr, dir)
Hollywood, 12 août 1957
7 Rhythm-a-Ning 5’16
(Thelonious Monk)
Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan (bs) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Shadow Wilson (dms)
New York, 12 août 1957
8 Don’t Be That Way 4’57
(Benny Goodman /Edgar Sampson/Mitchell Parish)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louie Bellson (dms) Louis Armstrong (voc) Ella Fitzgerald (voc)
Los Angeles, 13 août 1957
9 Eclypso 6’14
(Tommy Flanagan)
Tommy Flanagan Trio
Tommy Flanagan (p) Wilbur Little (b) Elvin Jones (dms)
Stockholm, 15 août 1957
10 Trane’s Slow Blues 6’00
(John Coltrane)
John Coltrane Trio
John Coltrane (ts) Earl May (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 16 août 1957
11 You Leave Me Breathless 7’00
(Frederick Hollander)
John Coltrane & Red Garland Trio
John Coltrane (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 23 août 1957
12 Fine 6’07
(Jimmy Giuffre)
Jimmy Giuffre & The Modern Jazz Quartet
Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts) Jim Hall (g) Ralph Pena (b) John Lewis (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Music Inn, Lennox, Mass., 23 août 1957
13 Harlequin 5’13
(John Lewis)
John Lewis
John Lewis (p) Connie Kay (dms)
Music Inn, Lennox, Mass., 24 août 1957
14 Colombine 5’23
(John Lewis)
John Lewis
John Lewis (p) Jim Hall (g)
Music Inn, Lennox, Mass., 24 août 1957
CD 74 : 72’10
1 It’s Sand Man 2’27
(Edward Lewis/ Dave Lambert/ Jon Hendricks)
Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks & Annie Ross
Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross (voc) Nat Pierce (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (dms)
New York, 26 août 1957
2 An Evening in Casablanca 5’03
(George Grice)
Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Art Taylor (dms)
New York, 30 août 1957
3 Seventh Avenue Express 3’02
(Buck Clayton/William Basie)
Nat Pierce Orchestra
Buck Clayton (tp, arr) Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Don Stratton, Skip Reider (tp) Jim Dahl, Bill Elton, Frank Rehak (tb) Dick
Meldonian, Anthony Ortega (as) Dick Hafer, Paul Quinichette (ts) Gene Allen (bs) Nat Pierce (p) Turk Van Lake (g) Gus
Johnson (dms)
New York, août 1957
4 Jamboree 1’56
(Inconnu)
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl, as)
Bill Graham (as) Frank Foster (ts) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (p, dir) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b)
Sonny Payne (dms)
Los Angeles, août 1957
5 Little Niles 4’41
(Randy Weston)
Oscar Pettiford in Hifi
Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer (tp) Al Grey (tb) Julius Watkins, Dave Amram (cor) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Benny Golson (ts) Jerome
Richardson (ts, fl) Sahib Shihab (bs) Dick Katz (p) Betty Glamann (harpe) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Gus Johnson (dms)
New York, 6 septembre 1957
6 Cotton Tail 6’52
(Edward Kennedy Ellington)
Clark Terry
Clark Terry (tp, arr) Britt Woodman (tb) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Tyree Glenn (vib) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (dms)
New York, 6 septembre 1957
7 Polka Dots & Moonbeams 5’00
(Sonny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen)
Jack Montrose
Jack Montrose (ts) Red Norvo (vib) Barney Kessel (g) Lawrence Woods (b) Mel Lewis (dms)
Los Angeles, 10 septembre 1957
8 How Long, How Long Blues 9’14
(Leroy Carr)
Ray Charles
Ray Charles (as, p) Billy Mitchell (ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Clifton “Skeeter” Best (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Connie Kay (dms)
New York, 12 septembre 1957
9 Blue Train 10’41
(John Coltrane)
John Coltrane Sextet
Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 15 septembre 1957
10 I’m Old Fashioned 7’56
(Jerome Kern/Johnny Mercer)
John Coltrane Sextet
Lee Morgan (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) John Coltrane (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 15 septembre 1957
11 Walkin’ My Baby Back Home 4’46
(Roy Turk/Fred E. Ahlert)
Leroy Vinnegar
Gerald Wilson (tp) Teddy Edwards (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Victor Feldman (vib) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 16 septembre 1957
12 55th & Broadway 3’37
(Bobby Hackett)
Bobby Hackett & Jack Teagarden
Bobby Hackett (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb) Peanuts Hucko (ts) Ernie Caceres (bs, cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Billy Bauer (g) Jack Lesberg
(b) Buzzy Drootin (dms)
New York, 17 septembre 1957
13 Open Strings 6’10
(Yusef Lateef)
Yusef Lateef
Curtis Fuller (tb) Yusef Lateef (fl, ts) Hugh Lawson (p) inconnu (vib) Ernie Farrow (b) Louis Hayes (dms)
New York, 16 avril ou septembre 1957
CD 75 : 76’49
1 Just One of Those Things 4’22
(Cole Porter)
Gil Evans & Ten
Louis Mucci, Jake Koven (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Bart Varsalona (b tb) Willie Ruff (cor) Lee Konitz (as) Steve Lacy (ss) Dave
Kurtzer (basson) Gil Evans (p, dir, arr) Paul Chambers (b) Nick Stabulas (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 10 octobre 1957
2 Jambangle 4’57
(Gil Evans)
Gil Evans & Ten
Louis Mucci, Jake Koven (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Bart Varsalona (b tb) Willie Ruff (cor) Lee Konitz (as) Steve Lacy (ss) Dave
Kurtzer (basson) Gil Evans (p, dir, arr) Paul Chambers (b) Nick Stabulas (dms)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 10 octobre 1957
3 Artistry in Blues 2’45
(Stan Kenton)
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Ed Leddy, Billy Catalano, Lee Katzman, Sam Noto, Phil Gilbert (tp) Jim Amlotte, Kent Larsen, Archie LeCoque, Don Reed (tb)
Ken Shroyer (btb) Lennie Niehaus (as) Wayne Dunstan, Bill Perkins (ts) Steve Perlow, Bill Robinson (bs) Stan Kenton (p, arr)
Red Kelly (b) Jerry McKenzie (dms)
Rendezvous Ballroom, Balboa Beach, CA, 10 octobre 1957
4 Pap’s Blues 7’04
(Ray Brown)
Herb Ellis
Roy Eldridge (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 11 octobre 1957
5 Ballad 5’41
(Gerry Mulligan)
Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan
Stan Getz (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Lou Levy (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (dms)
Los Angeles, 12 octobre 1957
6 Whisper Not 5’56
(Benny Golson)
Benny Golson
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Julius Watkins (cor) Gigi Gryce (as) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Sahib Shihab (bs) Wynton Kelly
(p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (dms)
New York, 14 octobre 1957
7 Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered 4’09
(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (dms)
New York, 15 octobre 1957
8 It Never Entered My Mind 3’32
(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
Stan Getz
Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Connie Kay (dms)
Opera House, Chicago, 19 octobre 1957
9 The Kid From Red Bank 2’33
(Neal Hefti)
Atomic Basie
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp) Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl, as)
Frank Wess (as, fl) Frank Foster, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (p, dir) Freddie Green (g) Eddie
Jones (b) Sonny Payne (dms) Neal Hefti (arr)
New York, 21 octobre 1957
10 Li’l Darlin’ 4’45
(Neal Hefti)
Atomic Basie
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp) Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl, as)
Frank Wess (as, fl) Frank Foster, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (p, dir) Freddie Green (g) Eddie
Jones (b) Sonny Payne (dms) Neal Hefti (arr)
New York, 21 octobre 1957
11 Whirly Bird 3’48
(Neal Hefti)
Atomic Basie
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp) Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl, as)
Frank Wess (as, fl) Frank Foster, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bs) Count Basie (p, dir) Freddie Green (g) Eddie
Jones (b) Sonny Payne (dms) Neal Hefti (arr)
New York, 21 octobre 1957
12 Stephanie 3’53
(Lee Konitz)
Lee Konitz Quartet
Lee Konitz (as) Billy Bauer (g) Henry Grimes (b) Dave Bailey (dms)
New York, 22 octobre 1957
13 Sonnymoon For Two 8’43
(Sonny Rollins)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Elvin Jones (dms)
Village Vanguard, New York, 3 novembre 1957
14 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 7’57
(Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Elvin Jones (dms)
Village Vanguard, New York, 3 novembre 1957
15 Before Dawn 5’53
(George Wallington)
George Wallington
Donald Byrd (tp) Phil Woods (as) George Wallington (p) Nabil “Knobby” Totah (b) Nick Stabulas (dms)
New York, 14 novembre 1957