Milt Jackson: Wizard Of The Vibes (1952) [Vinyl, 24-96]
A1 "Tahiti" A2 "Lillie" A3 "Criss-Cross" A4 "Willow Weep for Me" B1 "What's New?" B2 "Bags' Groove" B3 "On the Scene" B4 "Eronel"
A3, A4, B4 - Milt Jackson on vibraphone, Thelonious Monk on piano, John Simmons on bass, Shadow Wilson on drums; recorded July 23, 1951 A1, A2, B1-B3 - Milt Jackson on vibraphone, Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone, John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, Kenny Clarke on drums; recorded April 7, 1952
"Miss Ann's Tempo"
"Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young)
"Blues for Willarene"
"Baby's Minor Lope" (Baby Face Willette)
"'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger)
"A Wee Bit O'Green"
Grant Green – guitar; Baby Face Willette – organ; Ben Dixon – drums
Recorded January 28, 1961 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio
"Fried Bananas" (Dexter Gordon)
"Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish)
"Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk)
"Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour)
"Blue Monk" (Monk)
"The Panther" (Dexter Gordon) {CD Bonus}
Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone; Junior Mance – piano; Martin Rivera – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums
Recorded June 18, 1970 at Montreux, Switzerland
"I Love You" (Cole Porter)
"Five" (Bill Evans)
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)
"Conception" (George Shearing)
"Easy Living" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
"Displacement" (Evans)
"Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
"Waltz for Debby" (Evans, Gene Lees)
"Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron)
"My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
"No Cover, No Minimum"
Bill Evans - Piano; Teddy Kotick - Bass; Paul Motian - Drums
Recorded September 18, 27, 1956 at Reeves Sound Studios, NYC
A1. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Richard Rodgers)
A2. "Four" (Eddie Vinson )
A3. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck)
A4. "The Theme" (Take 1) (Miles Davis)
B1. "Trane's Blues" (a.k.a. "Vierd Blues") (John Coltrane)
B2. "Ahmad's Blues" (Ahmad Jamal)
B3. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis)
B4. "The Theme" (Take 2) (Miles Davis)
Miles Davis – trumpet, John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, Red Garland – piano, Paul Chambers – double bass, Philly Joe Jones – drums
Recorded May 11 and October 26, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio
01. You Better Go Now
02. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
03. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
04. I'll Get By (as Long as I Have You)
05. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
06. Miss Brown to You
07. You Ain't Gonna Bother Me No More
08. Maybe You'll Be There
09. Good Morning Heartache
10. The Man I Love
Billie Holiday is backed on the album by Jazz pianist Teddy Wilson; Red Norvo and His Orchestra including Neal Hefti on trumpet and Jimmy Rowles on piano; the All-Star Jam Band with Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Art Tatum (piano), Albert Casey (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass) and Sidney Catlett (drums); and Percy Faith and His Orchestra.
Transferred to digital from the original 78 rpm transcription masters.
01 Black and Tan Fantasy (Victor 21137) 00:00
02 Washington Wabble (Victor 21284) 3:11
03 Creole Love Call (Victor 21137) 6:15
04 The Blues I Love to Sing (Victor 21490) 9:30
05 Harlem River Quiver (Victor 21284) 12:38
06 East St. Louis Toodle-oo (Victor 21703) 15:24
07 Blue Bubbles (Victor 21490) 19:03
08 Black Beauty (Victor 21580) 22:15
09 Jubilee Stomp (Victor 21580) 25:08
10 Got Everything but You (Victor 21580) 27:43
11 The Mooche (Victor 38034) 30:41
12 No, Papa, No (Victor 26310) 34:16
13 I Can't Give You Anything but Love (Victor 38008) 37:36
14 Bandanna Babies (Victor 38007) 40:42
15 Diga Diga Do (Victor 38007) 44:00
16 I Must Have That Man (Victor 38007) 46:59
17 A Night at the Cotton Club, Part 1: Cotton Club Stomp - Misty Mornin' 50:21
18 A Night at the Cotton Club, Part 2: Goin' to Town - Untitled Interlude - Freeze and Melt 54:12
"Francisco"
"Just for Now" (Walter Bishop, Jr.)
"Don't Blame Me" (Fields-McHugh)
"Condition Blue"
"Capuchin Swing"
"On the Lion" (Bishop)
(All compositions by Jackie McLean except as noted in brackets)
Jackie McLean - alto saxophone; Blue Mitchell - trumpet; Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano; Paul Chambers - bass; Art Taylor - drums
Recorded April 17, 1960 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio
(DSD64 source converted to PCM in 24 bit 176 khz FLAC format; the audio is not "lossless" technically.)
1 "Deuces Wild"
2 "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young)
3 "Blues Ahead"
4 "Sittin' in with Stitt"
5 "In the Bag" (Robin Kenyatta)
6 "Me 'n' You" (Kenyatta)
7 "Pipin' the Blues" (Rufus Harley, Stitt)
Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Robin Kenyatta - alto saxophone (on 5), soprano saxophone (on 6)
Rufus Harley - tenor saxophone, and bagpipes (on 7)
Wilmer Mosby (a.k.a. Don Patterson) - organ
Billy James - drums
Recorded September 11, 1966; NYC