Variés: Town Hall Jazz Concert 1945 (The Commodore Years) (Atlantic, enr. 1945; publ. 1973)

Atlantic SD 2-310 (1973)

Enregistré au Town Hall, New York, N.Y., 9 juin 1945. 

Face A: 

Red Norvo and his Orchestra

Shorty Rogers (trompette), Eddie Bert (trombone), Aaron Sachs (clarinette), Flip Phillips (saxo ténor), Red Norvo (vibraphone), Teddy Wilson (piano), Remo Palmieri (guitare), Slam Stewart (contrebasse), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

1. One, Two, Three, Jump (Kenneth Norvo) 4:19
2. Seven Come Eleven (Benny Goodman & Charles Christian) 10:35
3. One Note Jive (Kenneth Norvo) 9:48

The Red Norvo Quintet

Red Norvo (xylophone), Teddy Wilson (piano), Remo Palmieri (guitare), Slam Stewart (contrebasse), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

4. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (Victor Young, Ned Washington & Bing Crosby) 3:54

Face B: 

The Don Byas-Slam Stewart Duo

Don Byas (saxo ténor), Slam Stewart (contrebasse); Teddy Wilson (piano sur 3). 

1. Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (James F. Hanley & Ballard MacDonald) 5:13
2. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) 5:03
3. Candy (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer & Mack David) 5:40

Teddy Wilson (piano), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

4. Where or When (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) 4:00

The Teddy Wilson Quintet with Flip Phillips

Flip Phillips (saxo ténor), Teddy Wilson (piano), Remo Palmieri (guitare), Slam Stewart (contrebasse), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

5. Sweet and Lovely (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare & Harry Tobias) 3:55
6. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (Jimmy McHugh & Clarence Gaskill) 4:39

Face C: 

Teddy Wilson (piano), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

1. I Know That You Know (Vincent Youmans & Anne Caldwell) 2:25

The Bill Coleman Quartet

Bill Coleman (trompette), Billy Taylor (piano), Matty Chapin (contrebasse), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

2. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish) 6:10

Red Norvo and his Orchestra

Shorty Rogers (trompette), Eddie Bert (trombone), Aaron Sachs (clarinette), Flip Phillips (saxo ténor), Red Norvo (xylophone sur 3, vibraphone sur 4), Teddy Wilson (piano), Remo Palmieri (guitare), Slam Stewart (contrebasse), Gordon "Specs" Powell (batterie). 

3. The Man I Love (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) 4:34
4. In a Mellotone (Duke Ellington & Milt Gabler) 16:10

Face D: 

The Gene Krupa-Charlie Ventura Trio

Charlie Ventura (saxo ténor), Georgie Walthers (piano), Gene Krupa (batterie). 

1. Stomping at the Savoy (Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson & Andy Razaf) 4:54
2. Body and Soul (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman & Robert Sour) 5:21
3. Limehouse Blues (Philip Braham & Douglas Furber) 2:52

The Stuff Smith Trio

Stuff Smith (violon), Billy Taylor (piano), Ted Sturgis (contrebasse). 

4. Perdido (Juan Tizol, Harry Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake) 7:13
5. Bugle Call Rag (Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers & Jack Pettis) 4:16
6. Desert Sand (Stuff Smith) 4:07

Photographies: Bill Gottlieb; Don Byas par Ray Ross
Design de l'album: Loring Eutemey
Album compilé par Milt Gabler
Produit par Timme Rosenkrantz
Notes de pochette: Leonard Feather

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