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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