Debut Ten Inch series (10 inch LP)
Spaulding Givens equal Nadi Qamar (piano -1,2,4/6) Charles Mingus (bass -1,2,4/6, piano -3)
Hollywood, CA, April, 1951
| 1. | What Is This Thing Called Love
|
| 2. | Darn That Dream
|
| 3. | Yesterdays
|
| 4. | Body And Soul
|
| 5. | Blue Moon
|
| 6. | Blue Tide
|
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido
|
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2
|
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
|
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)
|
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 040; Disques Swing (F) M 33312 entitled "
The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1".
Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Embraceable You
|
| Sure Thing
|
| Cherokee
|
| Hallelujah (Jubilee)
|
| Lullaby Of Birdland
|
Billy Taylor (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
NYC, summer 1953
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 053; Disques Swing (F) M 33313.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Allen's Alley (Wee)
|
| Hot House, #1&2
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 087; Disques Swing (F) M 33318 entitled "
The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 3".
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) John Lewis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 066; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50007 entitled "
Various Artists - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 1".
Teo Macero (alto, tenor saxophone, arranger) Lenny Dijay (accordion, arranger) Louis Lubella, Charles Mingus (bass) Ed Shaughnessy (drums, piano)
NYC, December 12, 1953
| Teo
|
| I'll Remember April
|
| How Low The Earth
|
| Mitzi
|
| Yesterdays
|
| Explorations
|
Paul Bley (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
NYC, November 30, 1953
| Opus I
|
| Walkin' (Teapot)
|
| Like Someone In Love
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| Spontaneous Combustion
|
| Split Kick
|
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 171; Disques Swing (F) M 33352 entitled "
Improvisations".
Julius Watkins (French horn) Phil Urso (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Oscar Pettiford (cello -1,3/5, bass -2) Charles Mingus (bass -1,3/5) Percy Brice (drums)
NYC, December 29, 1953
| 1. | The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
|
| 2. | Tamalpais (Song Of Love To The Winds)
|
| 3. | Jack, The Fieldstalker
|
| 4. | Stockholm Sweetnin'
|
| 5. | Low And Behold
|
** also issued on Disques Swing (F) M 33329 entitled "
Oscar Pettiford Sextet, Vol. 2".
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jimmy Heath (tenor, baritone saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1953
| An Oscar For Oscar
|
| Ruby, My Dear (take 2)
|
| Be My Love
|
| Osmosis
|
| I Love You
|
| Darn That Dream (take 1)
|
Louis Mucci (trumpet) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) Wally Cirillo (piano) Richard Carter (bass) Ed Shaughnessy (drums)
NYC, March 9, 1954
| Fluid Drive
|
| Right Around Home
|
| The Old Man's Touch
|
| This Hectic Life
|
| Quarto
|
| Fringe Area
|
Doug Mettome (trumpet, arranger -1,3,5,6) Urbie Green (trombone -1,3,5,6) Sam Most (flute, clarinet) Bob Dorough (piano, arranger) Percy Heath (bass) Louis Bellson as Blue Bells (drums)
NYC, December 29, 1953
| 1. | Scroobydoo
|
| 2. | The Night We Called It A Day
|
| 3. | Eullalia
|
| 4. | I Hear A Rhapsody
|
| 5. | A Cuss Called Coss
|
| 6. | There'll Never Be Another You
|
Thad Jones (trumpet) Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute -1,2,4,5) Hank Jones (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Elusive (Illusive)
|
| 2. | Sombre Intrusion
|
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is
|
| 4. | Bitty Ditty
|
| 5. | Chazzanova
|
| 6. | I'll Remember April
|
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 172; Disques Swing (F) M 33354.
Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone -1/5) Walter Davis Jr. (piano -1/5) Franklin Skeete (bass -1/5) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things
|
| 2. RM503 | Cou-Manchi-Cou
|
| 3. RM504 | Kismet
|
| 4. RM505 | Chi-Chi
|
| 5. RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You
|
| 6. RM507 | Drum Conversation
|
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) John Lewis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
| Wee Dot (Blues For Some Bones)
|
| I'll Remember April
|
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 178; Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50041 entitled "
Various Artists - Jazz Workshop, Vol. 2".
John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) Wally Cirillo (piano) Tal Farlow (guitar) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Osie Johnson (drums) Ada Moore (vocals) Alonzo Levister, Charles Mingus (arranger)
NYC, June 27, 1954
| The Man I Love
|
| Something To Live For
|
| You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
|
| The Devil Is A Woman
|
| Lass From The Low Country
|
| Strange Fascination
|
| Summertime
|
Hazel Scott (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
| Like Someone In Love
|
| Peace Of Mind
|
| Lament
|
| The Jeep Is Jumpin'
|
| Git Up From There
|
| A Foggy Day
|
Thad Jones (trumpet) John Dennis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (edited version)
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| More Of The Same
|
| Get Out Of Town
|
** also issued on Disques Swing (F) M 33357 entitled "
Thad Jones - Jazz Collaborations, Vol. 2".
Debut Twelve Inch series (12 inch LP)
Miles Davis (trumpet) Britt Woodman (trombone) Teddy Charles (vibraphone) Charles Mingus (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| Nature Boy
|
| Alone Together
|
| There's No You
|
| Easy Living
|
** also issued on Disques Swing (F) LDM 30035 entitled "
Miles Davis". Fantasy LP 6001, LP 86001; Original Jazz Classics OJC 043, OJCCD 043-2; America (F) 30 AM 6051.
** part of Prestige PR 24022.
John Dennis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass -1,3,5,7) Max Roach (drums -1,3,5,7)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| 1. | Ensenada
|
| 2. | Odyssey
|
| 3. | Machajo
|
| 4. | Chartreuse
|
| 5. | Cherokee
|
| 6. | Variegations
|
| 7. | Seven Moons
|
| 8. | Someone To Watch Over Me
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1843-2 entitled "
New Piano Expressions: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5".
John LaPorta (alto saxophone, arranger) Barry Galbraith (guitar) Richard Carter (bass) Charlie Perry (drums)
NYC, June, 1955
| Three Moods, Pt. 1: Bright-Eyed Blue
|
| Three Moods, Pt. 2: Minor Rhythm
|
| Three Moods, Pt. 3: Bird's World
|
| Don't Blame Me
|
| All The Things You Are
|
Louis Mucci (trumpet) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, arranger) Charlie Perry (drums)
| Harangue
|
| Two Party Campaign
|
| Chance Acquaintance
|
Eddie Bert (trombone) George Barrow (tenor saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Willie Jones (drums)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Jump Monk
|
| Serenade In Blue
|
Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Eddie Bert (trombone) George Barrow (tenor saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Willie Jones (drums)
| Work Song
|
| Septemberly
|
| All The Things You C-Sharp
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6002, LP 86002; America (F) 30 AM 6052 entitled "
Chazz!". Original Jazz Classics OJC 045, OJCCD 045-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido
|
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2
|
| All The Things You Are
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Gillespie plays (trumpet)
| Allen's Alley (Wee)
|
| Hot House, #1&2
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6003, LP 86003; Original Jazz Classics OJC 044, OJCCD 044-2. America (F) 30 AM 6053 entitled "
Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall".
Louis Mucci (trumpet) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) Arne Gold (xylophone, percussion) Teddy Charles (vibraphone, percussion) Alonzo Levister (piano, arranger) Lorin Bernsohn (cello) Morris Lang (timpani) Jackson Wiley (conductor)
Audiosonic Recording Studios, NYC, August, 1956
| Conclave
|
| Leap Frog
|
| Black Swan
|
| Sugar Hill Strut
|
| Slow Dance
|
| Manhattan Monodrama (Ballet Suite): First Movement
|
| Manhattan Monodrama (Ballet Suite): Second Movement
|
| Manhattan Monodrama (Ballet Suite): Final Movement
|
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) John Lewis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
| Now's The Time
|
| Trombosphere
|
| Ow!
|
| Chazzanova
|
** also issued on Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30064. Fantasy LP 6008, LP 86008; America (F) 30 AM 6058 entitled "
Four Trombones, Vol. 2".
Thad Jones (trumpet) Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute -1,2,4) Hank Jones (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Elusive (Illusive)
|
| 2. | Sombre Intrusion
|
| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is
|
| 4. | Bitty Ditty
|
| 5. | I'll Remember April
|
Thad Jones (trumpet) John Dennis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| More Of The Same
|
| Get Out Of Town (alt. take)
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 625, OJCCD 625-2 entitled "
The Fabulous Thad Jones".
Eddie Bert (trombone) George Barrow (tenor saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Willie Jones (drums)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| I'll Remember April
|
| Love Chant
|
| A Foggy Day
|
Max Roach (drums) replaces Jones
Willie Jones (drums) replaces Roach
| Haitian Fight Song
|
| Lady Bird
|
Jimmy Knepper (trombone, arranger) Joe Maini (alto saxophone) Bill Triglia (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums)
NYC, July 10, 1957
| Bird Feather (Cunningbird)
|
| Latter Day Saint (take 8C/6)
|
| Jump The Blues Away (The Jumpin' Blues)
|
| The Masher
|
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone) Phyllis Pinkerton (piano) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (bass) Al Levitt (drums)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952
| E2KB6500-1 | Extrasensory Perception
|
Paige Brook (flute, alto saxophone) John Mehegan (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (bass, narrator) Max Roach (drums, voice) Jackie Paris (vocals, narrator)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
Idrees Sulieman (trumpet) Leon Comegys (trombone) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone, flute) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Franklin Skeete (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, April 10, 1953
Hank Jones (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums) Honey Gordon (vocals -2,3) George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon (vocals -3)
NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. | Medley: You Go To My Head
|
| 2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me
|
| 3. RM510 | Bebopper
|
Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Drum Conversation (Drum Conversation, Pt. 2)
|
Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
| I've Got You Under My Skin
|
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) John Lewis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
Ernie Royal (trumpet) Willie Dennis (trombone) Eddie Caine (alto saxophone, flute) Teo Macero (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (bass, arranger) Kenny Clarke (drums) Janet Thurlow (vocals) Spaulding Givens (arranger) Paul Bley (conductor)
NYC, October 28, 1953
Paul Bley (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
NYC, November 30, 1953
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
|
Sam Most (flute, clarinet) Bob Dorough (piano, arranger) Percy Heath (bass) Louis Bellson as Blue Bells (drums)
NYC, December 29, 1953
Louis Mucci (trumpet) unknown (trombone) unknown (French horn) Julius Baker (flute) unknown (oboe) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) unknown (harp) Billy Taylor (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman (bass) Joe Morello (drums, percussion) probably Morris Lang (timpani) Don Senay (vocals) Alonzo Levister (arranger, conductor) unidentified 5 strings
NYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954
Louis Mucci (trumpet) unknown (trombone) unknown (French horn) Julius Baker (flute) unknown (oboe) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) unknown (harp) Billy Taylor (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman (bass) Joe Morello (drums, percussion) probably Morris Lang (timpani) Charles Mingus (arranger) Alonzo Levister (conductor) unidentified 5 strings, + Thad Jones (trumpet)
NYC, probably September 26, 1955 or September 17, 1954
Danish Debut Twelve Inch series (12 inch LP)
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) John Lewis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
| Wee Dot (Blues For Some Bones)
|
| Stardust
|
| Move
|
| I'll Remember April
|
| Yesterdays
|
Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
"Essen Jazz Festival", "Grugahalle", Essen, West Germany, April 2, 1960
| All The Things You Are
|
| Yesterdays
|
| Stuffy
|
omit Hawkins
| Shaw 'Nuff
|
| Willow Weep For Me
|
| John's Abbey
|
| Salt Peanuts
|
| Blues In The Closet
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6015, LP 86015. Black Lion (E) BL 159, (G) BLCD 760105 entitled "
Bud Powell - The Essen Jazz Festival Concert". Black Lion (E) BLP 30125; Freedom (F) BLP 30125 entitled "
Coleman Hawkins/Bud Powell - Hawk In Germany".
Allan Botchinsky (trumpet) Erik Nordstrom (tenor saxophone) Louis Hjulmand (vibraphone) Jan Johansson (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass, cello) Jorn Elniff (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 5, 1960
| Montmartre Blues
|
| Laverne Walk
|
| Two Little Pearls
|
| Why Not That's What
|
| Montmartre Blues Out
|
| Back In Paradice
|
same personnel
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6, 1960
| Straight Ahead
|
| My Little Cello
|
| Willow Weep For Me
|
Allan Botschinsky (trumpet) Bent Jaedig, Frank Jensen (tenor saxophone) Bent Axen (piano) Erik Molbach (bass) Jorn Elniff (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 5, 1960
| To Iskol' Hof
|
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be
|
| Let's Keep The Message
|
| Sivle
|
omit Jensen
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 6, 1960
| Ladybird
|
| Elansky
|
| Star Eyes
|
| Mr. Cushmaker
|
Eric Dolphy (flute) Chuck Israels (bass)
"Studenterforeningen", Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8, 1961
Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) Bent Axen (piano) Erik Moseholm (bass) Jorn Elniff (drums)
| God Bless The Child
|
| Oleo
|
| The Way You Look Tonight
|
| In The Blues (take 3) (I Don't Know Why)
|
Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone -7,8) Brew Moore (tenor saxophone) Lars Gullin (baritone saxophone, arranger -3,4) Louis Hjulmand (vibraphone -5,6) Bent Axen (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) William Schiopffe (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26, 1962
| 1. | Svinget 14
|
| 2. | Ergo (Zonky)
|
| 3. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream
|
| 4. | Allt Under Himmelens Faste (Everything Under Heaven's Mantle)
|
| 5. | Run Away And Play (Rend A Hop)
|
| 6. | Laverne Walk
|
| 7. | Girls (Piger)
|
| 8. | The Monster
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6013, LP 86013.
Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone) Cecil Taylor (piano) Sonny Murray (drums)
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 23, 1962
| Trance
|
| Call
|
| Lena
|
| D Trad, That's What (That's What)
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6014, LP 86014; Fontana (E) SFJL 928. Fontana (Du) 688 602 ZL, 888 602 ZY entitled "
Cecil Taylor At The Cafe Montmartre". Black Lion (G) BLCD 760220 entitled "
Trance".
** part of Arista Freedom AL 1905; Freedom (J) TKCB 70310, (J) TKCB 71261.
Eddie Bert (trombone) George Barrow (tenor saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Willie Jones (drums)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
same session
| Work Song
|
| I'll Remember April
|
| Love Chant
|
| A Foggy Day
|
same session
| Haitian Fight Song
|
| Lady Bird
|
Niels Brosted (piano -2/5) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass -2/6) Ronnie Gardiner (drums -2/6) Albert Ayler (voice -1, soprano saxophone -2, tenor saxophone -3/6)
Danish National Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 1963
| 1. | Introduction By Albert Ayler
|
| 2. | Bye Bye Blackbird
|
| 3. | Billie's Bounce
|
| 4. | Summertime
|
| 5. | On Green Dolphin Street
|
| 6. | C.T.
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6016, LP 86016; Fontana (Du) 688 603 ZL, 888 603 ZY, (E) SFJL 927. America (F) 30 AM 6100 entitled "
Free Jazz".
Allan Botschinsky (flugelhorn) Sahib Shihab (alto, baritone saxophone, flute) Ole Molin (guitar) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Alex Riel (drums) Bjarne Rostvold (snare drum)
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, October 3, 1963
| 4070 Blues
|
| Charade
|
| Conversations, Pt. I
|
| Conversations, Pt. II
|
| Conversations, Pt. III
|
** also issued on Polydor (Eu) 623 257 entitled "
Conversations".
Hugh Steinmetz (trumpet) Franz Beckerlee (alto saxophone) Steffen Andersen (bass) Sonny Murray (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1, 1964
| Refraction
|
| Action (i)
|
| Catalysm
|
| In The Name Of Beauty
|
| Pre-Determination
|
** part of SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36029/30.
Don Cherry (cornet) Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone) Gary Peacock (bass) Sonny Murray (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 14, 1964
| Ghosts (short version)
|
| Children
|
| Holy Spirit
|
| Ghosts (long version)
|
| Vibrations
|
| Mothers
|
** also issued on Fontana (E) SFJL 925. Freedom (E) FLP 40117 entitled "
Albert Ayler And Don Cherry - Vibrations". Freedom (E) FLP 41000; Arista Freedom AL 1000 entitled "
Vibrations".
Norman Howard (trumpet) Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass -1,2,4) Earle Henderson (bass -2,3) Sonny Murray (drums)
Atlantic Studios, NYC, February 24, 1964
| 1. | Spirits
|
| 2. | Witches And Devils
|
| 3. | Holy, Holy
|
| 4. | Prophecy (Saints)
|
** also issued on Freedom (E) FLP 40101, FLP 41018; Arista Freedom AL 1018 entitled "
Witches And Devils".
Paul Bley (piano) Kent Carter (bass) Barry Altschul (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, November 5, 1965
| Start
|
| Touching
|
| Pablo
|
| Both
|
| Mazatlan (Mazatalan)
|
| Cartoon
|
** also issued on Fontana (Du) 688 608 ZL, 888 608 ZY, (E) SFJL 929.
** part of Arista Freedom AL 1901.
Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone) Cecil Taylor (piano) Sonny Murray (drums)
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, November 23, 1962
| What's New
|
| Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (1st variation)
|
| Lena (2nd variation)
|
| Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (2nd variation)
|
** also issued on Fontana (Du) 688 609 ZL, 888 609 ZY, (E) SFJL 926. Freedom (E) FLP 40124 entitled "
What's New".
** part of Arista Freedom AL 1905; Freedom (J) TKCB 70310, (J) TKCB 71261.
Hugh Steinmetz (trumpet) Franz Beckerlee (electric alto saxophone) Niels Harrit (electric tenor saxophone, organ) Steffen Andersen (amplified bass) Bo Thrige Andersen (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, December 28, 1968
| Action (vii)
|
| Action (viii)
|
| Action (ix)
|
| Action (x)
|
** also issued on Debut (D) SDEB 151.
** part of SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36029/30.
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone) Phyllis Pinkerton (piano) George Koutzen (cello) Charles Mingus (bass) Al Levitt (drums)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952
| E2KB6500-1 | Extrasensory Perception
|
Paige Brook (flute, alto saxophone) John Mehegan (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (bass, narrator) Max Roach (drums, voice) Jackie Paris (vocals, narrator)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
Idrees Sulieman (trumpet) Leon Comegys (trombone) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone, flute) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Franklin Skeete (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, April 10, 1953
Hank Jones (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums) Honey Gordon (vocals -2,3) George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon (vocals -3)
NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. | Medley: You Go To My Head
|
| 2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me
|
| 3. RM510 | Bebopper
|
Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Drum Conversation (Drum Conversation, Pt. 2)
|
Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
| I've Got You Under My Skin
|
Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone) John Lewis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
"Putnam Central Club", Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953
Ernie Royal (trumpet) Willie Dennis (trombone) Eddie Caine (alto saxophone, flute) Teo Macero (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (bass, arranger) Kenny Clarke (drums) Janet Thurlow (vocals) Spaulding Givens (arranger) Paul Bley (conductor)
NYC, October 28, 1953
Paul Bley (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
NYC, November 30, 1953
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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Sam Most (flute, clarinet) Bob Dorough (piano, arranger) Percy Heath (bass) Louis Bellson as Blue Bells (drums)
NYC, December 29, 1953
Louis Mucci (trumpet) unknown (trombone) unknown (French horn) Julius Baker (flute) unknown (oboe) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) unknown (harp) Billy Taylor (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman (bass) Joe Morello (drums, percussion) probably Morris Lang (timpani) Don Senay (vocals) Alonzo Levister (arranger, conductor) unidentified 5 strings
NYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954
Louis Mucci (trumpet) unknown (trombone) unknown (French horn) Julius Baker (flute) unknown (oboe) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) unknown (harp) Billy Taylor (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman (bass) Joe Morello (drums, percussion) probably Morris Lang (timpani) Charles Mingus (arranger) Alonzo Levister (conductor) unidentified 5 strings, + Thad Jones (trumpet)
NYC, probably September 26, 1955 or September 17, 1954
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 115.
Hugh Steinmetz (trumpet) Karsten Vogel (alto saxophone) Niels Harrit (tenor saxophone, flute) Per Aage Brandt (piano) Steffen Andersen (bass) Bo Thrige Andersen (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 19 & 20, 1966
| Nisshimbo
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| Peter's Fodselsdag
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| Stress-It
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| Ngo
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| One For Carl
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| Pigen Prosa
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| Skaev Dans Pa Harde Ringe
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** also issued on SteepleChase (D) SCC 6027, SCCD 36027.
Danish Debut Seven Inch series (7 inch LP)
Jimmy Knepper (trombone, arranger) Joe Maini (alto saxophone) Bill Triglia (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums)
NYC, July 10, 1957
| Bird Feather (Cunningbird)
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| Latter Day Saint (take 8C/6)
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| Jump The Blues Away (The Jumpin' Blues)
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| The Masher
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Julius Watkins (French horn) Phil Urso (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Oscar Pettiford (cello) Charles Mingus (bass) Percy Brice (drums)
NYC, December 29, 1953
| The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
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| Jack, The Fieldstalker
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| Stockholm Sweetnin'
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| Low And Behold
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Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone -1/5) Walter Davis Jr. (piano -1/5) Franklin Skeete (bass -1/5) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things
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| 2. RM503 | Cou-Manchi-Cou
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| 3. RM504 | Kismet
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| 4. RM505 | Chi-Chi
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| 5. RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You
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| 6. RM507 | Drum Conversation
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Debut Extended Play series (7 inch EP)
Ernie Royal (trumpet) Willie Dennis (trombone) Eddie Caine (alto saxophone, flute) Teo Macero (tenor saxophone, clarinet) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (bass, arranger) Kenny Clarke (drums) Janet Thurlow (vocals -2,4) Spaulding Givens (arranger) Paul Bley (conductor)
NYC, October 28, 1953
| 1. | Miss Bliss
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| 2. | Blue Tide
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| 3. | Pink Topsy
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| 4. | Eclipse
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Idrees Sulieman (trumpet) Leon Comegys (trombone) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone, flute) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Franklin Skeete (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation
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| B105 | Mobleyzation
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| A106 | Glow Worm
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| B106 | Sfax
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** also issued on Debut (D) DEP 45.
Danish Debut Extended Play series (7 inch EP)
Thad Jones (trumpet) John Dennis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (edited version)
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| I Can't Get Started
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Thad Jones (trumpet) John Dennis (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| More Of The Same
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| Get Out Of Town
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Miles Davis (trumpet) Britt Woodman (trombone) Teddy Charles (vibraphone) Charles Mingus (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| Nature Boy
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| Alone Together
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Miles Davis (trumpet) Britt Woodman (trombone) Teddy Charles (vibraphone) Charles Mingus (bass) Elvin Jones (drums): same session
Audio-Video Studios, NYC, July 9, 1955
| There's No You
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| Easy Living
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Eddie Bert (trombone) George Barrow (tenor saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Willie Jones (drums)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
same session
Eddie Bert (trombone) George Barrow (tenor saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Willie Jones (drums): same session
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Work Song
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| All The Things You C-Sharp
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Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido
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| Salt Peanuts, #1&2
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Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums): same session
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
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| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)
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Gillespie plays (trumpet)
Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
add Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone)
Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
add Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan (alto saxophone)
Red Rodney (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Ornithology
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| I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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| Embraceable You
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| Scrapple From The Apple
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Red Rodney (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums): same session
"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Hot House
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| Now's The Time
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| Visa
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| Star Eyes
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Red Rodney (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums): same session
"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
| Confirmation
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| Out Of Nowhere
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| What's New
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| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
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Miles Davis (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vocals)
"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| 52nd Street Theme, I
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| Shaw 'Nuff
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| Out Of Nowhere, I
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| Hot House
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| This Time The Dream's On Me, I
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Miles Davis (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vocals): same session
"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| A Night In Tunisia
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| My Old Flame
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| 52nd Street Theme
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| The Way You Look Tonight
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Miles Davis (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vocals): same session
"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| Out Of Nowhere, II
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| Chasin' The Bird
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| This Time The Dream's On Me, II
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| Dizzy Atmosphere
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Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jimmy Heath (tenor, baritone saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1953
| An Oscar For Oscar
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| Ruby, My Dear (take 2)
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| Be My Love
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| Osmosis
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Thad Jones (trumpet) Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute -1,2) Hank Jones (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Elusive (Illusive)
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| 2. | Sombre Intrusion
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| 3. | You Don't Know What Love Is
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Thad Jones (trumpet) Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute -1,2) Hank Jones (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954
| 1. | Bitty Ditty
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| 2. | Chazzanova
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| 3. | I'll Remember April
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Idrees Sulieman (trumpet) Leon Comegys (trombone) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone, flute) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Franklin Skeete (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation
|
| B105 | Mobleyzation
|
| A106 | Glow Worm
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| B106 | Sfax
|
** reissue of Debut DEP 451.
Louis Hjulmand (vibraphone) Jan Johansson (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass)
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 22, 1959
| DB57-2 | Fru Bruel
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| DB58-2 | I Succumb To Temptation
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Louis Hjulmand (vibraphone) Jan Johansson (piano -2) Oscar Pettiford (bass)
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 22, 1959
| 1. DB59 | Blue Brothers
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| 2. DB60 | There'll Never Be Another You
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Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Embraceable You
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| Sure Thing
|
| Hallelujah (Jubilee)
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Billy Taylor (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
NYC, summer 1953
Bent Axen (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Finn Frederiksen (drums)
Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 1961
| On Green Dolphin Street
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| Heart And Soul
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| Haig's
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| More Peace
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