George Brunis / Wild Bill Davison: Tin Roof Blues (Commodore, enr. 1943-1946; publ. 1980)

Commodore XFL 15354 (1980)

Face A: 

George Brunis and his Jazz Band

"Wild Bill" Davison (trompette), George Brubis (trombone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), Gene Schroeder (piano), Eddie Condon (guitare), Bob Casey (contrebasse), George Wettling (batterie). New York, 29 novembre 1943. 

1. Royal Garden Blues (C. & S. Williams) 3:00
2. Royal Garden Blues (No. 2) (C. & S. Williams) 3:01
3. Ugly Child (basé sur "You're Some Pretty Doll") (C. Williams/Brunis) 3:01
4. Ugly Child (No. 2) (C. Williams/Brunis) 3:44
5. Tin Roof Blues (Mares-Roppolo-Brunis-Pollack-Stitzel-Melrose) 2:55
6. Tin Roof Blue (No. 2) (Mares-Roppolo-Brunis-Pollack-Stitzel-Melrose) 2:53
7. That Da Da Strain (Dowell-Medina) 3:10
8. That Da Da Strain (No. 2) (Dowell-Medina) 3:01

Face B: 

"Wild Bill" Davison and his Commodores

"Wild Bill" Davison (trompette), George Brunis (trombone), Albert Nicholas (clarinette), Gene Schroeder (piano), Eddie Condon (guitare), Jack Lesberg (contrebasse), Dave Tough (batterie). New York, 4 janvier 1946. 

1. High Society (C. Williams-Piron) 2:42
2. High Society (No. 2) (C. Williams-Piron) 2:38
3. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Barris-Moll-Koehler) 3:00
4. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (No. 2) (Barris-Moll-Koehler) 3:50
5. I'm Coming Virginia (Heywood-Cook) 2:36
6. I'm Coming Virginia (No. 2) (Heywood-Cook) 2:34
7. Wabash Blues (Meinken-Ringle) 2:54
8. Wabash Blues (No. 2) (Meinken-Ringle) 2:59

Produit par Milt Gabler
Notes de pochette: Richard M. Sudhalter
Design de la pochette: Ely Basalel

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Mel Powell / Joe Bushkin: The World is Waiting... (Commodore, enr. 1942-1946; publ. 1979)

Commodore XFL 14943 (1979)

Face A:

Mel Powell and his Orchestra

Billy Butterfield (trompette), Lou McGarity (trombone), Benny Goodman (clarinette), George Berg (saxophone ténor), Mel Powell (piano), Al Morgan (contrebasse), "Kansas" Fields (batterie). New York, 4 février 1942. 

1. When Did You Leave Heaven (Whiting-Bullock) 2:57
2. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise (Lockhart-Seitz) 2:32
3. Blue Skies (Berlin) 2:52
4. Mood at Twilight (Powell) 2:55

Bernie Privin, Neal Hefti, James (Jimmy) Blake, John Carisi (trompette), Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall (trombone), Warren Eason (cor français), Mitch Miller (hautbois), William Shine, Mascagni Ruffo (saxophone alto), Clifton (Cliff) Strickland, Danny Lapedus (saxophone ténor), Danny Bank (saxophone baryton), Mel Powell (piano), Mike Bryan (guitare), Bernard Spieler (contrebasse), Big Sid Catlett (batterie). New York, 3 juin 1946. 

5. Lover Man (Ramirez-Davis-Sherman) 4:27

Les mêmes moins Eason et Miller. Même session. 

6. Avalon (Rose-DeSylva-Jolson) 4:11
7. Avalon (No. 2) (Rose-DeSylva-Jolson) 4:16

Face B: 

Joe Bushkin Sextet with Bill Harris

Ernie Figueroa (trompette), Bill Harris (trombone), Zoot Sims (saxophone ténor), Joe Bushkin (piano), Sid Weiss (contrebasse), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). New York, 24 mai 1944. 

1. Pickin' at the Pic (Harris) 2:43
2. Pickin' at the Pic (No. 2) (Harris) 2:31
3. Fade Out (Harris) 3:12
4. Oh, Lady Be Good (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 3:27
5. Oh, Lady Be Good (No. 2) (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) 2:46
6. Georgia (On My Mind) (Carmichael-Gorrell) 2:49
7. Georgia (On My Mind) (No. 2) (Carmichael-Gorrell) 2:48

Produit par Milt Gabler. 
Design de la pochette: Ely Basalel. 
Notes de pochette: Dan Morgenstern. 

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