Nina Simone: Little Girl Blue (True North/Fuel, enr. 1957; publ. 2006)

True North/Fuel TND 436 (2006)

Nina Simone (chant, piano), Jimmy Bond (contrebasse), Albert "Tootie" Heath (batterie). Beltone Studios, New York City, décembre 1957. 

1. Mood Indigo (Ellington, Bigard, Mills) 4:02
2. Don't Smoke in Bed (Robison) 3:11
3. He Needs Me (Hamilton) 2:30
4. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers & Hart) 4:18
5. Love Me or Leave Me (Kahn, Donaldson) 3:22
6. My Baby Just Cares for Me (Kahn, Donaldson) 3:38
7. Good Bait (Dameron) 5:27
8. Plain Gold Ring (Burroughs) 3:50
9. You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers & Hammerstein II) 3:47
10. I Loves You, Porgy (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward) 4:10
11. Central Park Blues (Simone) 3:06
12. He's Got the Whole World in his Hands (Philpot) 3:10
13. For All We Know (Coots, Lewis) 4:00
14. African Mailman (Simone) 3:09
15. My Baby Just Cares for Me (Special Extended Version) 5:17

Notes de pochette (réédition): Scott Yanow
Notes de pochette originales: Joseph Muranyi
Coordinateur de projet: Len Fico
Consultant spécial: Saul Davis

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Wardell Gray / Stan Hasselgard (Spotlite, enr. 1947-1948; publ. 1976)

Spotlite SPJ134 (1976)

Sur A1 à A3: 

Howard McGhee Sextet

Howard McGhee (trompette), Sonny Criss (saxo alto), Wardell Gray (saxo ténor), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Charlie Drayton (contrebasse), Jackie Mills (batterie). Hollywood, 29 avril 1947. 

Sur A4, B3 à B5: 

Count Basie and his Orchestra

Emmett Berry, Buck Clayton, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (trompette), Ted Donelly, Bill Johnson, George Matthews, Dickie Wells (trombone), Charles Q. Price, Earl Warren (saxo alto), Paul Gonsalves, Wardell Gray (saxo ténor), Jack Washington (saxo baryton), Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitare), inconnu - possiblement Paul Gonsalves (guitare électrique), Eugene Wright (contrebasse), Shadow Wilson (batterie). Possiblement New York City, début/mi-septembre 1948. 

Sur B1, B2: 

Les mêmes; Singleton Palmer (contrebasse) remplace probablement Wright. New York City, fin 1948. 

Sur B6, B7: 

International All-Stars

Ake 'Stan' Hasselgard (clarinette), Wardell Gray (saxo ténor), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Al Hendrickson (guitare), inconnu - possiblement Clyde Lombardi (contrebasse), Frank Bode (batterie). Los Angeles, probablement décembre 1947. 

Face A: 

1. Bebop (Gillespie) 7:14
2. Grooving High (Gillespie) 6:36
3. Hot House (Dameron) 6:17
4. The King (Basie) 3:40

Face B: 

1. It Serves Me Right (Bussse-Aurandt) 3:48
2. Little Dog (inconnu) 2:30
3. Spasmodic (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:31
4. X-1 (Basie-Ebbins) 3:29
5. Good Bait (Dameron) 2:28
6. C Jam Blues (Ellington) 6:10
7. How High the Moon (Lewis-Hamilton) 3:46

Production: Tony Williams
Notes de pochette: Brian Davis
Design de la pochette: Malcolm Walker

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Gerry Mulligan Tentette plus Red Norvo and Stan Hasselgard: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 4: Walking Shoes (Capitol, enr. 1947/1953; publ. 1972)

Capitol M-11029 (1972)

Face A: 

Gerry Mulligan Tentette

Chet Baker, Pete Candoli (trompette), Bob Enevoldsen (trombone à pistons), John Graas (cor), Ray Siegel (tuba), Bud Shank (saxo alto), Don Davidson (saxo baryton), Gerry Mulligan (saxo baryton, piano), Joe Mondragon (contrebasse), Chico Hamilton (batterie). Los Angeles, 29 janvier 1953. 

1. Westwood Walk (Gerry Mulligan) 2:30
2. A Ballad (Gerry Mulligan) 2:48
3. Walkin' Shoes (Gerry Mulligan) 3:32
4. Rocker (Gerry Mulligan) 2:23

Les mêmes; Larry Bunker (batterie) remplace Hamilton. Los Angeles, 31 janvier 1953. 

5. Taking a Chance on Love (Vernon Duke) 2:46
6. Flash (Gerry Mulligan) 2:58
7. Simbah (Gerry Mulligan) 2:52

Face B: 

(suite)

1. Ontet (Gerry Mulligan) 3:10

Stan Hasselgard and his All Star Six

Stan Hasselgard (clarinette), Red Norvo (vibraphone), Arnold Ross (piano), Barney Kessel (guitare), Rollo Garberg (contrebasse), Frank Bode (batterie). Los Angeles, 18 décembre 1947. 

2. Swedish Pastry (Barney Kessel) 3:02
3. I'll Never Be the Same (Matty Malneck - Frank Signorelli) 2:58
4. Sweet and Hot Mop (Johnny White) 2:46
5. Who Sleeps? (Red Norvo) 2:48

Red Norvo Septet

Ray Linn (trompette), Jimmy Giuffre (saxos alto et ténor), Dexter Gordon (saxo ténor), Red Norvo (vibraphone, piano), Barney Kessel (guitare), Red Callender (contrebasse), Jack Mills (batterie). Los Angeles, 28 novembre 1947. 

6, Bop! (Red Norvo - Shorty Rogers) 2:58

Les mêmes plus Dodo Marmarosa (piano). Los Angeles, 30 novembre 1947. 

7. I'll Follow You (Roy Turk) 2:27

Compilé par Simon Korteweg et Joop Visser
Recherche: Jaap de Rijke
Design de la pochette: Jan Fijnheer
Notes de pochette: Simon Korteweg

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Johnny Hodges / Rex Stewart: Things Ain't What They Used to Be (RCA Victor Vintage Series, enr. 1940-1941; publ. 1966)

RCA Victor Vintage Series LPV-533 (1966?)

Face A:

Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
(An Ellington Unit)

Sur 1 à 3: Ray Nance (trompette), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (saxo alto), Harry Carney (saxo baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Enregistré le 7/3/41

Sur 4 à 8: Cootie Williams (trompette) remplace Nance; Hodges joue aussi du soprano sur 4. Enregistré le 11/2/40

1. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Johnny Mercer-Duke Ellington) 3:37
2. Squaty Roo (Johnny Hodges) 2:22
3. Passion Flower (Billy Strayhorn) 3:06
4. That's the Blues, Old Man (Johnny Hodges) 2:55
5. Good Queen Bess (Johnny Hodges) 3:00
6. Day Dream (LaTouche-Strayhorn-Ellington) 2:57
7. Junior Hop (Duke Ellington) 3:06
8. Going Out the Back Way (Johnny Hodges) 2:40

Face B: 

Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
(An Ellington Unit)

Rex Stewart (trompette), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Ben Webster (saxo ténor), Harry Carney (saxo baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). 

1, 2, 5 et 7 enregistrés 11/2/40
3, 4, 6 et 8 enregistrés 7/3/41

1. Linger Awhile (Harry Owens-Vincent Rose) 3:24
2. Mobile Bay (Blues) (Rex Stewart-Duke Ellington) 3:05
3. Some Saturday (Rex Stewart) 2:57
4. Poor Bubber (Rex Stewart) 3:16
5. My Sunday Gal (Duke Ellington) 3:08
6. Menelik (The Lion of Judah) (Rex Stewart) 3:14
7. Without a Song (Rose-Eliscu-Youmans) 2:44
8. Subtle Slough - Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (Duke Ellington-Lee Gaines) 3:14

Réédition produite par Mike Lipskin
Remasterisé par Don Miller
Notes de pochette: Stanley Dance

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Bud Freeman and his Famous Chicagoans: From Austin High Comes Jazz (Columbia, enr. 1940; publ. 1948?)

Columbia CL 6107 (1948?)

Bud Freeman and his Famous Chicagoans

Maxie (Max) Kaminsky (trompette), Jack Teagarden (trombone, chant), Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), Bud Freeman (saxo ténor), Dave Bowman (piano), Eddie Condon (guitare), Mort Stuhlmaker (contrebasse), Dave Tough (batterie). New York City, NY, 23 juillet 1940. 

Face A: 

1. Prince of Wails (Schoebel)
2. Jack Hits the Road (Bowman)
3. Muskrat Ramble (Edward Ory)
4. After Awhile (Freeman - Goodman)

Face B: 

1. Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (S. Williams)
2. Forty-Seventh and State (Bowman)
3. That Da-Da Strain (Dowell - Medina)
4. At the Jazz Band Ball (La Rocca - Shields)

Notes de pochette par John Hammond. 

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Elmer Snowden: Jazz Collection-Volume 12 (IAJRC, enr. 1924-1963; publ. 197?)

IAJRC 12 (197?)

Face A: 

Booker's Dixie Jazz Band

(personnel probable): Bubber Miley (trompette), Jake Frazier (trombone), Bob Fuller (clarinette), Charles Booker (saxo alto), Louis Hooper (piano), Elmer Snowden (banjo). New York, décembre 1924. 

1. Hot Sax
2. West Texas Blues
3. West Texas Blues

Te Roy Williams & his Orchestra

Rex Stewart (cornet), Te Roy Williams (trombone), Prince Robinson (clarinette), inconnu (clarinette, saxo alto), Joe Garland (clarinette, saxo ténor), Freddie Johnson & un autre non-identifié (piano), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Bob Ysaguirre (tuba), Walter Johnson (batterie). New York, 25 mai 1927. 

4. Oh Malinda
5. Lindbergh Hop

Musical Stevedores

Freddy Jenkins, Louis Metcalf (trompette), Henry Hicks (trombone), Clarence Grimes, Charlie Holmes (clarinette, saxos soprano et alto), Spencer Williams(?) (piano), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Bud Hicks (tuba), 2 chanteurs scat non-identifiés. New York, 30 janvier 1929. 

6. Honeycomb Harmony
7. Happy Rhythm

Jungle Town Stompers

Louis Metcalf (trompette), Henry Hicks (trombone), Charlie Holmes (clarinette, saxo alto), Charlie Grimes (saxo ténor), Luis Russell (piano, célesta), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Bass Edwards (tuba). New York, 15 avril 1929. 

8. African Jungle

Jasper Davis & his Orchestra

Louis Metcalf & un autre non-identifié (trompette), Henry Hicks (trombone), Charlie Holmes (clarinette, saxo alto), Charlie Grimes (saxo alto), Cliff Jackson ou Louis Hooper ou possiblement J.C. Johnson (piano), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Ernest Moore (tuba), Lizzie Miles (chant). New York, 23 avril 1929. 

9. Georgia Gigolo

Face B: 

(suite de la session)

1. It Feels So Good

Elmer Snowden & his Small's Paradise Orchestra

Red Harlan (Red Allen?), Roy Eldridge, Leonard "Ham" Davis (trompette), Dicky Wells, George Washington (trombone), Otto Hardwick, Al Sears, Wayman Carver (anches), Don Kirkpatrick (piano), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Dick Fullbright (contrebasse, tuba), Sid Catlett (batterie), Mabel Scott (chant sur 2c). Tiré du film Warner Bros.-Vitaphone Smash Your Baggage. Brooklyn, N.Y., début 1932. 

2. (a) Bugle Call Rag
    (b) Tiger Rag
    (c) Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon (My Man's Gone)
    (d) Concentratin' on You

The Sepia Serenaders

Clarence Grimes (clarinette), Cliff Jackson (piano), Elmer Snowden (banjo), George Gray (chant). New York, 14 décembre 1934. 

3. Breakin' the Ice
4. Baby Brown

Elmer Snowden Trio

Darnell Howard (clarinette), Elmer Snowden (banjo), Pops Foster (contrebasse). Diffusion radio, 3 août 1963. 

5. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
6. C-Jam Blues
7. Basin St. Blues

Disques tirés des collections de Robert Fertig, Dick Raichelson, Russ Shor, Jerry Valburn
Enregistrement et édition: Jerry Valburn
Notes: Elmer Snowden, David Goldenberg
Production: David Goldenberg
Design de la pochette: Martin Kaelin

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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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Eddie Condon & Bud Freeman: The Commodore Years (Atlantic, enr. 1938-1939; publ. 1973)

Atlantic SD 2-309 (1973)

Face A: 

Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven

Bobby Hackett (cornet), George Brunis (trombone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), Bud Freeman (saxo ténor), Jess Stacy (piano), Eddie Condon (guitare), Artie Shapiro (contrebasse), George Wettling (batterie). Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 17 janvier 1938. 

1. Love is Just Around the Corner (Lewis Gensler & Leo Robin) 3:03
2. Jada (Robert Carleton) 2:40
3. Beat to the Socks (Milt Gabler) 2:49

Les mêmes; Jack Teagarden (trombone) remplace Brunis. Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 30 avril 1938. 

4. Embraceable You (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) 4:05
5. Diane (Lew Pollack & Erno Rapee) 3:05
6. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland (Leo Friedman & Beth Slater Whitson) 3:07

Face B: 

Bud Freeman and his Gang

Bobby Hackett (cornet), Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), Dave Matthews (saxo alto), Bud Freeman (saxo ténor), Jess Stacy (piano), Eddie Condon (guitare), Artie Shapiro (contrebasse), Dave Tough (batterie sur 3 & 4), Marty Marsala (batterie sur 1 & 2). Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 12 juillet 1938. 

1. Life Spears a Jitterbug (Alexander King) 2:52
2. What's the Use? (Isham Jones & Charles Newman) 3:18
3. Tappin' the Commodore Till (Milt Gabler) 3:18
4. Memories of You (Eubie Blake & Andy Razaf) 3:18

Eddie Condon and his Band

Bobby Hackett (trompette), Vernon Brown (trombone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinette), Bud Freeman (saxo ténor), Joe Bushkin (piano), Eddie Condon (guitare), Artie Shapiro (contrebasse), Lionel Hampton (batterie). Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 12 novembre 1938. 

5. California, Here I Come (Al Jolson, B. G. DeSylva & Joseph Meyer) 3:02
6. Sunday (Chester Conn, Jules Styne, Bernie Krueger & Ned Miller) 3:10

Face C: 

The Bud Freeman Trio

Bud Freeman (saxo ténor), Jess Stacy (piano), George Wettling (batterie). Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 17 janvier 1938. 

1. You Took Advantage of Me (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) 2:53
2. Three's No Crowd (Bud Freeman) 1:58
3. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) 2:51

Les mêmes. Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 13 avril 1938. 

4. Keep Smiling at Trouble (Al Jolson, Lewis Gensler & B. G. DeSylva) 2:52
5. At Sundown (Walter Donaldson) 2:58
6. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (Joseph Meyer & Herman Ruby) 3:03

Face D: 

Les mêmes. Decca Records, New York, N.Y., 30 novembre 1938. 

1. Three Little Words (Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby) 3:00
2. Swingin' Without Mezz (Fiji Anderson) 3:10
3. Blue Room (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) 3:06
4. Exactly Like You (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) 2:47

Les mêmes; même session que C4-C6. 

5. I Don't Believe It (Bud Freeman & Milt Gabler) 3:01

The Jess Stacy/Bud Freeman Duo

Bud Freeman (saxo ténor), Jess Stacy (piano). Reeves Sound Studio, New York, N.Y., 13 juin 1939. 

6. (I Got a Woman Crazy for Me) She's Funny That Way (Richard A. Whiting & Neil Moret) 3:43

Design de l'album: Loring Eutemey
Produit par Milt Gabler, Commodore Records, avec l'assistance de Bernie Hanighen pour la session du 30 novembre 1938 chez Decca Records
Notes de pochette: Herb Shultz

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The Tenor Sax: Lester Young, Chu Berry & Ben Webster (The Commodore Years) (Atlantic, enr. 1938-1944; publ. 1973)

Atlantic SD 2-307 (1973)

Face A: 

Lester Young with the Kansas City Six

Bill Coleman (trompette), Dicky Wells (trombone), Lester Young (saxo ténor), Joe Bushkin (piano), John Simmons (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y., 28 mars 1944. 

1. Three Little Words (Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby) 2:52
2. Jo-Jo (Joe Bushkin) 3:18
3. Four O'Clock Drag (Milt Gabler) 2:49
4. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) 3:16
5. Four O'Clock Drag #2 (Milt Gabler) 4:10
6. Jo-Jo #2 (Joe Bushkin) 3:50

Face B: 

(suite de la session)

1. I Got Rhythm # 2 (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) 3:16
2. Three Little Words #2 (Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby) 3:19

Buck Clayton (trompette), Lester Young (clarinette, saxo ténor), Eddie Durham (guitare électrique), Freddie Green (guitare, chant sur 7), Walter Page (contrebasse), Jo Jones (batterie). Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 27 septembre 1938. 

3. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Turner Layton & Henry Creamer) 2:57
4. I Want a Little Girl (Billy Moll & Murray Mencher) 2:52
5. Countless Blues (Milt Gabler) 2:59
6. Pagin' the Devil (Walter Page) 2:55
7. Them There Eyes (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber & William Tracey) 2:57

Face C: 

Chu Berry and his "Little Jazz" Ensemble

Roy Eldridge (trompette), Chu Berry (saxo ténor), Clyde Hart (piano), Danny Barker (guitare), Artie Shapiro (contrebasse), Sidney Catlett (batterie). Brunswick Record Corp., New York, N.Y., 10 novembre 1938. 

1. Stardust (Hoady Carmichael & Mitchell Parish) 4:00
2. Forty Six West Fifty Two (Chu Berry) 2:35

Chu Berry and his Jazz Ensemble

Hot Lips Page (trompette), Chu Berry (saxo ténor), Clyde Hart (piano), Al Casey (guitare), Al Morgan (contrebasse), Harry Jaeger (batterie). Reeves Sound Studio, New York, N.Y., 28 août 1941. 

3. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) 4:05
4. Blowing Up a Breeze (Chu Berry & Oran Page) 2:33
5. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Don Redman & Andy Razaf) 4:21
6. Monday at Minton's (Chu Berry & Oran Page) 2:58

Face D: 

(même session que C1 & C2)

1. Body and Soul (Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Eddie Heyman & Frank Eyton) 3:56
2. Sittin' In (Roy Eldridge) 2:13

Ben Webster with the Big Sid Catlett Quartet

Ben Webster (saxo ténor), Marlowe Morris (piano), John Simmons (contrebasse), Sidney Catlett (batterie). WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y., 18  mars 1944. 

3. Sleep (Earl Lebieg) 3:34
4. Memories of You (Eubie Blake & Andy Razaf) 3:46
5. Just a Riff (Sid Catlett) 3:58
6. Linger Awhile (Vincent Rose & Harry Owens) 3:10

Design de l'album: Loring Eutemey
Produit par Milt Gabler pour Commodore Records
Notes de pochette: Leonard Feather

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The Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins & Frank Wess (The Commodore Years) (Atlantic, enr. 1940-1943/1954; publ. 1973)

Atlantic SD 2-306 (1973)

Face A: 

Coleman Hawkins and The Chocolate Dandies 

Roy Eldridge (trompette, absent sur 3), Benny Carter (saxo alto, absent sur 3; piano sur 1 & 5), Coleman Hawkins (saxo ténor), Bernard Addison (guitare), John Kirby (contrebasse), Sidney Catlett (batterie). New York, N.Y., 25 mai 1940. 

1. I Surrender Dear (Harry Barris & Gordon Clifford) 4:39
2. Smack! (Leonard Feather) 2:39
3. Dedication (Leonard Feather) 2:57
4. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (Jimmy McHugh & Clarence Gaskill) 4:10
5. I Surrender Dear #2 (Harry Barris & Gordon Clifford) 3:50
6. Smack! #2 (Leonard Feather) 2:36

Face B: 

Coleman Hawkins and Leonard Feather's All Stars

Cootie Williams (trompette), Edmond Hall (clarinette), Coleman Hawkins (saxo ténor), Art Tatum (piano), Al Casey (guitare), Oscar Pettiford (contrebasse), Sidney Catlett (batterie). WOR Recording Studios, New York, N.Y., 4 décembre 1943. 

1. Boff Boff (Mop Mop) (Coleman Hawkins) 3:08
2. My Ideal (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting & Newell Chase) 3:07
3. Esquire Bounce (Leonard Feather) 3:12
4. Esquire Blues (Leonard Feather) 3:16
5. My Ideal #2 (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting & Newell Chase) 3:07
6. Esquire Bounce #2 (Leonard Feather) 3:10

Face C: 

The Frank Wess Quintet

Henry Coker (trombone sur 2-4), Benny Powell (trombone sur 1, 5 & 6), Frank Wess (saxo ténor, flûte sur 4), Jimmy Jones (piano), Oscar Pettiford (contrebasse), Osie Johnson (batterie). Beltone Recording Corp. Studio, New York, N.Y., 8 mai 1954. 

1. Basie Ain't Here #2 (Frank Wess) 2:45
2. Some Other Spring (Irene Wilson & Arthur Herzog) 4:25
3. Wess Point (Frank Wess) 2:10
4. Mishawaka (Floyd Olsen) 4:49
5. Frankosis (Osie Johnson) 5:57
6. Basie Ain't Here (Frank Wess) 1:54

Face D: 

The Frank Wess Sextet

Joe Wilder (trompette), Urbie Green (trombone sur 1-3, 6), Henry Coker (trombone sur 4 & 5), Frank Wess (saxo ténor, flûte sur 4 & 6), Jimmy Jones (piano), Oscar Pettiford (contrebasse), Osie Johnson (batterie). Beltone Recording Corp. Studio, New York, N.Y., 12 août 1954. 

1. All My Life (Sam H. Stept & Sidney Mitchell) 3:13
2. Danny's Delight (Frank Wess) 3:08
3. Frankly the Blues (Frank Wess) 2:45
4. Wess of the Moon (Osie Johnson) 5:26
5. Pretty Eyes (Milt Reddie, Jimmy Lunceford & Ona Welsh) 3:07
6. Romance (Walter Donaldson & Edgar Leslie) 3:11

Faces A & B produites par Milt Gabler
Faces C & D produites par Leonard Feather et Danny Gabler
Album compilé par Milt Gabler
Design de l'album: Loring Eutemey
Notes de pochette: Leonard Feather

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