The first record is
a fascinating mixture of piano rolls
and early recordings made in the period
1906 to 1925 and it says a lot for the
skills of the Jean Schwarz, who was
responsible for the re-mastering that
the sound quality is so good. Ragtime
is king of this particular era and the
music is synonymous with the name Scott
Joplin, but the blues and songs and
ballads are also represented. James
P Johnson, Fats Waller and Jelly Roll
Morton represent the leaders in that
field. Scott Joplin was by far the most
accomplished of the ragtime pianists,
he shows his sophistication with a faultless
technique, perfect timing and European
performance skills, Maple Leaf Rag is
an excellent example. Fats Waller leads
the pack as far as the blues is concerned
and adds something of the essential
jazz ingredient ‘swing’ as well. There
is a Jelly Roll Morton classic on The
Pearls, but what is surprising in these
early jazz recordings is that most of
the pianists are already very accomplished
players even though the genre was just
beginning.
CD2
Jazz is essentially
an improvised music and so piano rolls
only give a snap shot of an artist’s
performance on one occasion. CD2 has
less piano rolls and more of the real
thing; it is also a lot more about the
blues than CD1. Boogie Woogie and Stride
Piano developed from the basic blues
form and this record documents that
progress with Cow Cow Davenport who
gravitated to boogie and Fats Waller
whom moved to stride leading the charge.
Earl Hines also pushed the development
of the music with his own unique skills.
During the period of the tracks on this
recording, (1926 to 1929) significant
developments took place and this record
takes us along an enlightening path
to the way the jazz piano developed.
Duke Ellington’s piano skills are often
overlooked because of his enormous talents
as a bandleader, composer and arranger,
they should not be, he was also a very
original pianist. In track 10 Cow Cow
Davenport takes us into the world of
Boogie Woogie, Pine Top Smith takes
up the genre and adds a vocal for good
measure on Pine Top’s Blues.
CD3
This set of recordings,
(1930 to 1936), consolidates the advances
made in the proceeding years, but adds
a new level of sophistication and technique.
James P Johnson really swings on the
opening track and with piano giants
such as Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Mary
Lou Williams, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson
and Jess Stacey waiting in the wings,
jazz piano was now well on the way to
being the complete article. Having said
that however there was much more to
come. The Duke gives a very sophisticated
solo piano performance on Lots O’ Fingers,
with the band joining in a t the end.
Tiger Rag is given a stunning treatment
by Art Tatum, it is worth listening
to this record for that track alone!
Alligator Crawl is a Fats Waller classic
and his three performances here are
all excellent examples of his unique
style. Similarly the immaculate Teddy
Wilson is very much at home giving a
classic performance of Liza. Meade Lux
Lewis reminds us that Boogie Woogie
is still alive and well on Mr. Freddie
Blues.
CD4
By the time we reach
the period 1937 to 1939, the music has
gone in many directions, the Boogie
Woogie Men are still moving their music
forward as are the Stride players, but
everything is much more sophisticated
than previously. Th fabulous Nat Cole
Trio introduce their lovely light swinging
style. Pianists like Cow Cow Davenport
are now playing a mixture of Boogie
and stride. Rufus Perryman sounds like
an early version of Little Richard!
Teddy Wilson is as
immaculate as ever on Where or When;
the version includes Goodman and Krupa.
Somehow with Wilson you don’t miss the
bass player in the way you would with
any other pianist. Willie "the
Lion" Smith is a much better pianist
than I ever gave him credit for in the
past as is Jess Stacey. It is however
the Duke that steals the show, what
an innovator he was. Billy Kyle has
a fine track with Between Sets, his
playing has a fine minimalism that is
most acceptable, and it is easy to see
why he was Louis Armstrong’s first choice
for the All Stars. The Nat Cole track
Rib Town Shuffle has to be mentioned,
the trio did not need a drummer to swing,
they were complete in themselves.
CD5
This disc opens with
an absolute gem from Art Tatum, Over
the Rainbow was an ideal vehicle to
show off his amazing virtuosity. (Did
it speed up at the end so they could
get it all on the record!). Art Hodes,
who for many years ran a Dixieland band,
demonstrates boogie this time. Mary
Lou delivers Margie in the stride style,
something unusual for her. When Lionel
Hampton was around everything started
to swing and I’ve Found a New Baby is
no exception, he played the piano with
two fingers as though it was a vibraphone!
We are now in 1939
and the 23 tracks on this record were
made between 39 and 41.
Earl Hines is heard
both as a solo artist and with his big
band on Boogie Woogie On St Louis Blues,
he had an enormous influence on many
who followed. Joe Bushkin plays a delightful
version of I Can’t Get Started and Art
Tatum demonstrates his genius once again
on Earl Hines’ Rosetta. Later we get
the Teddy Wilson trio version of the
same tune; both are well worth listening
to.
CD6
The next period 1941
to 1945 was one of enormous development
for jazz, unfortunately much of it is
not well documented because of some
long strike periods when the musicians’
unions banned recording in a dispute
about the ownership of the rights to
the recorded performance. Some recordings
were made but few in 1942/43. The classic
Fats Waller version of his own Honeysuckle
Rose is here however as is the Duke
with Solitude. Three new names that
appear on this record Mel Powell, Bud
Powell and Art Tatum were all innovators
who helped to shape the future course
of our great music. I was not expecting
West End Blues from Bud Powell but he
performs the Joe Oliver classic with
Cootie Williams! James P delivers an
immaculate Carolina shout with Eddie
Dougherty on drums. Overture to Dawn
does not give much of a clue as to how
Errol Garner would develop but Billy
Taylor leads a very musical trio on
Mad Monk and the last three tracks are
all very enjoyable, two from Mel Powell
and one from the Duke.
CD7
By 1945 the performances
were very polished, this was another
period of rapid development. The Ellington
Strayhorn collaboration was in full
swing, Lennie Tristano was making it
necessary for everyone to reconsider
their performances, Bud Powell was in
full flight and our own George Shearing
was an important figure in jazz. The
Traddies had got off the development
cycle and become more inward looking
as had the Boogie Woogie players. Errol
Garner was now a fully established jazz
star. Mary Lou Williams is heard to
good effect here on All God’s Chillun’,
although the rhythm section plods somewhat.
There is a nice version of Tunisia from
Lennie Tristano with some good support
from Billy Bauer on guitar and Clyde
Lombardi on bass. George Shearing's
version of Have You Met Miss Jones has
Gene Ramey on bass and Denzil Levy on
drums. Bill Basie sounds like the Count
we know and love on Shine On Harvest
Moon; a perfect example of how less
can be more!
CD8
This record covers
the period 1947 to 1949 and the new
giants of Piano Jazz were in full control
of the development of jazz on their
chosen instrument. The first few tracks
feature Erroll Garner by now the complete
article, Sir Charles Thomson who has
a style somewhat akin to Basie (He even
has Freddie Green on Guitar!), Lennie
Tristano who continued to follow and
expand his own unique style. On tracks
6 & 7 we get the first appearance
of a man who was to influence jazz right
up to today, Thelonious Monk. Monk threw
the rulebook away and invented a rule
free style of his own, I find some of
his work difficult to understand, but
as a composer he created a repertoire
of music which is synonymous with jazz.
As I would have expected the Duke is
featured, this time playing another
great jazz composition, Mood Indigo.
Dodo Marmarosa is less well known than
many of his contemporaries, but the
excellent Bopmatism track reveals him
to be one of the genre greats.
Track 10 is where we
first hear from the man who is probably
the greatest of all the jazz pianists
Oscar Peterson. Oscar has everything,
a technique way ahead of his contemporaries,
an inexhaustible supply of ideas and
an ability to provide the perfect accompaniment
to any other artist. George Shearing
another fine accompanist is heard to
great effect on Bop’s Your Uncle.
There are also a couple
of fine examples of vocalese on tracks
12 & 13 from another fine pianist
Al Haig; Al played with Charlie Parker,
Stan Getz and many others. Haig’n Haig
is a very thinly disguised In A Little
Spanish Time, even though Haig gets
the composer credit! The vocals are
very reminiscent of Jackie Caine and
Roy Krall with the Charlie Ventura band.
Bud Powell is featured
on three tracks with Ray Brown and Max
Roach, a line up like that just has
to be listened to! Art Tatum has three
contributions, each of which is enough
to convince the listener that he is
hearing the work of a musical genius.
Track 22 is Errol Garner,
but the tune is What Is This Thing Called
Love and not I Let a Song Go Out of
My Heart as the sleeve note says!
CD9
The majority of tracks
on this disc are of trios led by pianists,
Bud Powell is first up with Curly Russell
- bass and Max Roach – drums, but as
the bass and drums are under recorded,
at first hearing it sounds like a piano
solo.
Once again we are now
hearing the giants of the jazz piano
in their fully developed form Al Haig,
Oscar Peterson, Earl Hines, The Duke
with Strayhorn, but we also have tracks
from Ralph Sutton who remained true
to his stride piano roots, but did it
very well. Wynton Kelly, who was a Jamaican
raised in New York, was a very talented
pianist indeed, he played with Miles
Davis on the Kind of Blue album and
would always get my vote over the introverted
Bill Evans he replaced. John Lewis was
always the thinking man’s jazz pianist
and the group heard here later became
the famous MJQ. Hampton Hawes claimed
that his main influence was Charlie
Parker and that is evident in this playing
on tracks 16 and 17. Ahmad Jamal was
always said to be Miles Davis’s favourite
pianist and he certainly performs well
on this 1951 recording of Surrey with
the Fringe. Dave Brubeck makes his first
appearance on track 19 with the lyrical
Paul Desmond on Alto, Dave seems subdued
on this track, but the style is still
typical Brubeck.
CD10
The last disc is devoted
to 1952, presumably the last year that
lack of copyright allowed such a compilation
as this to be made. Herbie Nicholls
is heard for the first time as are Bernard
Peiffer and Horace Silver, but the compilation
is mostly of pianists we have heard
before. Peiffer has absorbed influences
from all over the place, Tatum, Garner
and Peterson are all there. Bee’s Knees
is a fine example of Ralph Sutton’s
playing, George Wettling is the drummer.
Sound-Lee is a classic recording bringing
together Tritano, Lee Konitz and Warne
Marsh into a ground-breaking quartet.
Nat Cole is his polished self on Somebody
Loves Me. Horace Silvers first contribution
is Thou Swell, which is given individual
treatment. The remaining Silver tracks
are all of high quality as are the quirky
sounds of Thelonious Monk (Listen to
the weird harmonies on the start of
Sweet and Lovely!). the two Tatum tracks
are an absolute delight, what a monster
of the jazz piano he was. Hampton Hawes
ends this colossal jazz compilation
with Charlie Parker’s Blue Bird a s
Parker was probably the greatest jazz
influence in the 40’s and 50’s this
is probably appropriate.
OVERVIEW
It takes many
hours of listening to take in everything
this 10 CD set has to offer, but I found
it rewarding work. Surely every knowledgeable
jazz listener could have chosen other
tracks and for that matter other pianists,
but with the records available to them,
Andre Francis and Jean Schwartz have
done a good job and provided a quality
reference compilation for the serious
jazz listener.
Don Mather
Listing
CD
I
1
Frog Legs (J. Scott) James Scott
piano roll 2’43 1906
2 A Real Slow Drag (S. Joplin) Scott
Joplin piano roll 3’18 1913
3 American Beauty Rag (J. Lamb) Joseph
Lamb 2’41 1914
4 Desecration Rag (F. Arndt) Felix Arndt
3’02 1914
5 Magnetic Rag (S. Joplin) Scott Joplin
piano roll 3’22 1916
6 Maple Leaf Rag (S. Joplin) Scott Joplin
piano roll 3’07 1916
7 Blooie Blooie (F. Baker) Edythe Baker
piano roll 1'58 1919
8 Cryin’ Blues (H. C. Washington-M. Randolph)
Mandy Randolph piano roll 2’56
1920
9 Home Again Blues (Berlin-Akst) Eubie
Blake piano roll 2'37 1921
10 Harlem Strut (J P. Johnson) James
P. Johnson piano roll 234
1921
11 Arkansas Blues (A. Lada-S. Williams) James
P. Johnson piano roll 417 1921
12 Arkansas Blues (A. Lada-S. Williams) Eubie
Blake piano roll 255 1921
13 Muscle Shoals Blues (G. Thomas) Fats
Waller 21 3’13 1922
14 Hard Luck Blues (E. Robbins-J. F. Terry)
Everett Robbins piano roll 4’22 1923
15 Chime Blues (F. Henderson) Fletcher
Henderson 3’28 1923
16 Sugar Blues (C. Williams-Fletcher) Clarence
Williams piano roll 3’13 1923
17 Snake Hips (Conrad) Fats Waller
piano roll 2’25 1923
18 The Pearls (Morton) Jelly Rol lMorton
3’12 18 1923
19 Gulf Coast Blues (Cl. Johnson) Clarence
Johnson piano roll 3'15 1923
20 The Fives (C. et H. Thomas) Hersal
Thomas piano roll 4'34 1924
21 Chicago Stomps (J. Blythe) Jimmy
Blythe 2’55 1924
22 Perfect Rag (Morton) Jelly Roll Morton
2'40 1924
23 My Own Blues (Cl. Williams) Clarence
Williams 2’47 1924
24 I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight (Kahn-Donaldson)
Frank Banta 2’35 1925
CD 75’24
CD
2
1
Fifth Street Blues (C. Davenport) Cow
Cow Davenport piano roll 1'48 1926
2 Squeeze Me (T. Waller) Fats Waller
piano roll 2’59 1926
3 Hock Shop Blues (C. Jackson) Cliff
Jackson piano roll 357
1926
4 Dead Man Blues (J. R. Morton) Jelly
Roll Morton 4’13 1926
5 Changes (W. Donaldson) Vee Lawnhurst
piano roll 2'55 1927
6 Snowy Morning Blues (J. R Johnson) James
P. Johnson 2’39 1927
7 Rifts (J. P. Johnson) James P. Johnson
308 25 1927
8 Mr. Jelly Lord (F. Morton) Jelly Roll
Morton 2’48 1927
Jelly Roll Morton (p) Johnny Dodds (cl) Baby
Dodds (dms)
9 Dew-Drop Alley (S. Underwood) Sugar
Underwood 3’14 23 1927
10 Cow Cow Blues (C. Davenport) Cow
Cow Davenport 3'05 1928
11 Gin Mill Blues (L. Fowler) Lemuel
Fowler piano roll 3’25 1928
12 Swampy River (D. EllingtonI Duke
Ellington 2'43 1928
13 Down And Out Blues (L. Fowler) Lemuel
Fowler piano roll 4'25 1928
14 Blues In Thirds (E. Hines) Earl Hines
2'50 1928
15 A Monday Date (E. Hines) Earl Hines
3’09 1928
16 Fifty-Seven Varieties (E. Hines) Earl
Hines 3’06 1928
17 Pine Top’s Blues (P. Smith) Clarence
Pine Top Smith 2’45 1928
Clarence Pine Top Smith (p, voc)
18 Glad Rag Roll (Yellen-Dougherty-Ager) Earl
Hines 2'56 1929
19 Numb Fumblin’ (T. Waller) Fats Waller
2'47 1929
20 Chime Blues (F. Henderson) Cow Cow
Davenport 3’10 1929
21 Detroit Rocks (A. Taylor) Arthur
Montana Taylor 3’16 1929
22 Smashings Thirds (F. Waller) Fats
Waller 3'07 1929
23 Dearborn Street Breakdown (C. Avery) Charles
Avery 3’12 1929
24 Thirty-One Blues (R. Call) Bob Call
2’36 1929
CD 75’48
CD
3
I
You’ve Got To Be Modernistic (J. P. Johnson)
James P Johnson 3’08 1930
2
Number 29 (W. Wallace) Wesley Wallace
3’12 1930
3 Night Life (M. L. Williams) Mary Lou
Williams 2’55 1930
4 Memories Of You (A. Razaf-E. Blake) Garland
Wilson 3’01 1932
5 Pratt City Blues (J. Williams) Jabo
Williams 3’1 7 1932
6 Lots 0’ Fingers (D. Ellington) Duke
Ellington 247 1932
Duke
Ellington (p, dir); Freddy Jenkins, Arthur
Whetsol (tp); Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol (tb)
Johnny Hodges (as, ss, d); Harry Carney (bs,
as, d); Barney Bigard (cl, ts); Fred Guy (bj);
Wellmann Braud (b); Sonny Greer (dms)
7
Tiger Rag (N. LaRocca) Art Tatum 2'18 1933
8 Gin Mill Blues (L. Fowler) Joe Sullivan
3’09 1933
9 Little Rock Getaway(J. Sullivan) Joe
Sullivan 2’55 1933
10 St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy) Herman
Chittison 3’21 1934
11 Alligator Crawl (T. Waller) Fats
Waller 2’41 1934
12 African Ripples (T. Waller) Fats
Waller 3’07 1934
13 Tea ForTwo (V.Youmans-l.Caesar) Fats
Waller 3’02 1935
14 Texas Stomp (D. Rice) Dorothy Rice
3’24 1935
15 Liza (Gershwin-Kahn) Teddy Wilson
2’53 1935
16 In The Dark/ Flashes (B. Beiderbecke) Jess
Stacy 3’11 1935
17 Barrelhouse (J. Stacy) Jess Stacy
2’59 1935
Jess Stacy (p); Israel Crosby (b); Gene Krupa
(dms)
18 Cheek To Cheek (I. Berlin) Joe Turner
2’41 1936
19 Mr. Freddie Blues (J. H. Shayne) Meade
Lux Lewis 2’58 1936
20 Farish Street Jive (E. Montgomery) Little
Brother Montgomery 2’31 1936
CD 60’44
CD
4
1
Swing Session (D. Ellington) Duke Ellington
1'44 1937
2 Stardust (H. Carmichael-M. Parish) Fats
Waller 3’08 1937
3 Keepin’ Out Of Mischief Now (T. Waller)
Fats Waller 3’08 1937
4 Ain’t Misbehavin’ (T. Waller) Teddy
Weatherford 2’1 5 1937
S Piano Stomp (Shine) (Dabney-Mack-Brown)
Lionel Hampton 2'53 1937
Lionel Hampton (p); Jonah Jones (tp); Eddie
Barefield (d); Clyde Hart (p); Bobby Bennett
(g); Mack Walker (b);Cozy Cole (dms)
6
Where Or When (Rodgers-Hart) Teddy Wilson
3'21 1937
Teddy Wilson (p); Benny Goodman (cl); Gene
Krupa (dms)
7 Morning Air (W. Smith) Willie "The
Lion" Smith 2’53 1938
Willie "The Lion" Smith (p); ONeil
Spencer (dms)
8 Tiger Rag (N. LaRocca) Jelly Roil
Morton 3'13 1938
9 Don’t Blame Me (McHugh-Fields) Nat
King Cole 2’21 1938
Nat King Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Wesley
Prince (b)
10 Boogie Woogie (Trad) Count Basie
3’02 1938
Count Basie (p); Freddie Green (g); Walter
Page (b); Jo Jones (dms)
11 St. Louis Stomp (R. Perryman) Rufus
"Speckled Red"Perryman 3'14 .1938
Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman (p);
Robert Lee McCoy (g); Willie Hatcher (Mand)
12 Boogie Woogie Prayer (Ammons-Johnson-Lewis)
Albert Ammons - Pete
Johnson - Meade
Lux Lewis 4’54
1938
13 Blue Boogie
(C. Lofton) Cripple Clarence Lofton
2’50 1939
14 Suitcase Blues (H. Thomas) Albert
Ammons 3’48 1939
15 Boogie Woogie Stomp (A. Ammons) Albert
Ammons 3’34 1939
16 Echoes Of Spring (W. Smith) Willie
"The Lion" Smith 2’42
1939
17 Candlelights (B. Beiderbecke) Jess
Stacy 3'15 1939
8 Far Ago Blues (M. Lewis) Meade Lux
Lewis 4’02 1939
19 Informal Blues (D. Ellington) Duke
Ellington 2’41 1939
20 Lone Star Blues (P. Johnson) Pete
Johnson 3'05 1939
21 The Fives (J. Yancey) Jimmy Yancey
3'03 1939
22 Between Sets (B. Kyle) Billy Kyle
2'30 1939
Billy Kyle (p); Dave Barbour (g); Marty Kaplan
(b); O’Neil Spencer (dms)
23 Rib Town Shuffle (N. Cole) Nat King
Cole 2'41 1939
Nat King Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Wesley
Prince (b)
24 Blueberry Rhyme (J. P. Johnson) James
P Johnson 3’22 1939
CD 75’13
CD
5
1 Over The Rainbow
(H. Arlen-E. Y. Harburgl Art Tatum 3'47
1939
2 South Side Shuffle (A. Hodes) Art
Hodes 2’58 1939
3 Margie (I. Berlin) Mary Lou Williams
2’25 1939
4 State Street Special. (J Yanceyl Jimmy
Yancey 2’37 1939
5 I’ve Found A New Baby (Williams-Palmer)
Lionel Hampton 2’50 1939
Lionel Hampton (p); Ziggy Elman (tp); Toots
Mondello (cl,as); Ben Webster, Jerry Jerome
(ts); Clyde Hart (p);
Al Casey (g); Artie Bernstein (b); Slick Jones
(dms)
6 The Crave(J. R. Morton) Jeily Roll
Morton 3’04 1939
7 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Rodgers-Hart)
Clarence Profit 3'24 1940
8 Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues (W. C.
Handy) Earl Hines 2’41 1940
Earl Hines (p); Milton Fletcher, Edward Sims,
Walter Fuller (tp); George Dixon (tp, as,
bs); Ed Burke,
John Ewing, Joe McLewis (tb); Omer Simeon,
Leroy Harris (cl, as); Budd Johnson (as, ts);
Robert Crowder (ts);
Claude Roberts (g); Quinn Wilson (b); Alvin
Burrough (dms); Jimmy Mundy (arr)
9 Child Of A Discordered Brain (E. Hines)
Earl Hines 2'35 1940
10 Organ Grinder Blues (Cl. Williams) Art
Hodes 3'25 1940
11 Central Avenue Breakdown (L. Hampton) Lionel
Hampton-Nat K. Cole 301 1940
Lionel Hampton, Nat King Cole (p); Oscar Moore
(g); Wesley Prince (b); Al Spiedock (dms)
12 I Can’t Get Started With You (I. Gershwin-V.
Duke) Joe Bushkin 2’58 1940
13 Rosetta (E. Hines) Art Tatum 2’48
1940
14 Rocco’s Boogie Woogie (M. Rocco) Maurice
Rocco 2’41 1940
S Early Morning Blues (N. Cole) Nat
King Cole 2’50 1940
Nat King Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Wesley
Prince (b)
16 Anitra’s Dance (E. Grieg) Donald
Lambert 2’38 1941
17 Windy City Boogie (N. Cole) Nat King
Cole 2’20 1941
Nat King Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Wesley
Prince (b)
18 Andy’s Blues (J. Sullivan) Joe Sulivan
2'59 1941
19 My Melancholy Baby (E. Burnett) Earl
Hines 2’28 1941
20 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (McHugh-FieldsI
Earl Hines 2’38 1941
21 Rosetta (E. Hines) Teddy Wilson 2’47 1941
Teddy Wilson (p); Al Hall (b); J.C.Heard (dms)
22 Body AndSoul (Green-Heyman-Sour) Teddy
Wilson 3’13 1941
23 Hold’em Hootie (J. McShann)Jay McShann
2'38 1941
Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson
(dms)
CD 67’15
CD
6
1
Death Ray Boogie (R Johnson-D. Dexter) Pete
Johnson 2'58 1941
Pete Johnson (p); Al Hall (b); A. G. Goodley
(dms)
2 Basement Boogie (P. Johnson) Pete
Johnson 2'54 1941
Pete Johnson (p); Al Hall (b); A. G. Goodley
(dms)
3 Honeysuckle Rose (Waller-Raza)Fats
Waller 3'21 1941
4 Georgia On My Mind (H. Carmichael-S. Gorrell)
Fats Waller 2'57 1941
5 Solitude (D. Ellington-De Lange-I. Mills)
Duke Eiington 3’27 1941
6 Sixth Avenue Express (Ammon-Johnsonl
A. Ammons - P Johnson
2’41 1941
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson (p)
7 The Man I Love (G. I. Gershwin) Herman
Chittison 3'17 1941
8 Flamingo (T. Grouya-E. Anderson) Herman
Chittison 3'20 17 1941
9 When A Woman Loves A Man (Jenkins-Hanighen-Mercer)M.
Powell 2’42 1943
10 IGot Rhythm (G. I. Gershwin) Art
Tatum 2’15 1944
Art Tatum (p); Tiny Grimes (g); Slam Stewart
(b)
11 Zonky (Waller-Raza)Nat Jaffe 2’27
1944
Nat Jaffe (p); Sid Jacobs (b)
12 Begin The Beguine (C. Porter) Eddie
Heywood Orchestra 5'02 1944
Eddie Heywood Jr. (p, dir); Doc Cheatam (tp);
Vic Dickenson Itb); Lem Davis (as); Al Lucas
(b); Jack Parker (dms)
13 Lulu’s Mood (Fred C. Washington) Freddie
Washington 2'36 1944
Zutty’s Trio, Barney Bigard (d); Freddie Washington
(p); Zutty Singleton (dms)
14 Cecil Boogie (C. Gant) Cecil Gant
2’18 1944
15 West End Blues (J. Oliver) Bud Poweil
2’4h 1944
Bud Powell (p); Cootie Williams (tp)
16 Carolina Shout (J. P. Johnson) James
P Johnson 2'34 1944
James P. Johnson (p); Eddie Dougherty (dms)
17 Overture To Dawn (E. Garner) Erroil
Garner 8'42 1944
18 Boogie Woogie Boogie (E. Garner) Erroll
Garner 3'17 1944
Erroll Garner (p); John Simmons (h); Harold
"Doc" West (dms)
19 Mad Monk (B. Taylor) Billy Taylor
2'36 1945
Billy Taylor (p); Al Hall (b); Jimmy Crawford
(dms)
20 For Miss Black (M. Powell) Mel Powell
2’18 1945
21 Hommage A Fats Waller (M. Powell) Mel
Powell 2'30 1945
22 Frankie And Johnny (Trad.) Duke Ellington
2'37 1945
Duke Ellington (p); Junior Raglin (b); Sonny
Greer (dms)
CD 70’59
CD
7
1
Dancers In Love (D. EllingtonI Duke
Ellinglon 2'19 1945
Duke Ellington (p); Junior Raglin (b)
2 Boogin’ With Big Sid (S. Price) Sammy
Price 3’06 1945
Sammy Price (p); Sidney Catlett (dms)
3 Lover (Rodgers-Hart) Art Tatum V
disc 4’00 1945/1946
4 Buddy Bolden’s Blues (Trad) Don Ewell
3’O8 1946
Baby Dodd’s Trio, Albert Nicholas (cl); Don
Ewell (p); Baby Dodds (dms)
5 Drawing Room Blues (B. Strayhorn) Eiington.Strayhorn
3’37 1946
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (p)
6 What Is This Thing Called Love (C. Porter)
Lennie Tristano 2’42 1946
7 Railroad Blues (L. Roberts) Luckey
Roberts 2’33 1946
B Memories Of You (E. Blake) Erroll
Garner 303 1946
Erroll Garner (p); Red Callender (b); Lou
Singer (dms)
9 Sweet Lorraine (C. Burwell-M. Parish) Kenny
Kersey 2’54 1946
Kenny Kersey (p); Jack Foster (g); Billy Taylor
(b)
10 All God’s Chillun’ Got Rhythm (Kahe-Kaper-Jurmann)
M. L. Williams 2’42 1946
Mary Lou Williams (p); June Rosenberg (b);
Bridget Flynn (dms)
11 A Night In Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparellil
Lennie Tristano 3’05 1946
Lennie Tristano (p); Billy Bauer (g); Clyde
Lombardi (b)
12 I Can’t Get Started With You (I. Gershwin-V.
Duke) Lennie Tristano 2'541946
Lennie Tristano (p); Billy Bauer (g); Clyde
Lombardi (b)
13 There Was Nobody Looking (D. Ellington)Duke
Eiington V disc 3’00 1946
14 Exactly Like You (McHugh-Fields) Johnny
Guarnieri 2’55 1947
15 Crazy Rhythm (Caesar-Meyer-Kahn) Nat
King Cole 1 ‘41 1947
Nat King Cole (p); Oscar Moore (g); Johnny
Miller (b)
16 I Should Care (Cahn-Stordahl-Weston) Bud
Powell 2’58 1947
Bud Powell (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach
(dms)
17 Bud’s Bubble (B. Powell) Bud Powell
2’33 1947
Bud Powell (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach
(dms)
8 Out Of Nowhere (Green-Heyman) Art
Tatum 2’49 1947
9 Have You Met Miss Jones (Rodgers-Hart) George
Shearing 2’53 1947
George Shearing (p); Gene Ramey (b); Deezil
Levy (dms)
20 Erroll’s Bounce (F. Garner) Erroll
Garner 2’57 1947
21 Shine On, Harvest Moon (Norworth-Bayes)
Count Basie 2’21 1947
Count Basin (p); Freddie Green (g); Walter
Page (b); Jo Jones (dms)
22 Blue Boy (L. Tristano) Lennie Tristano
2’48 1947
Lennie Tristano (p); Billy Baser (g); Bob
Leininger (b)
CD
64’16
CD
8
1
Play Piano Play (E.Garner) Erroll Garner
3’15 1947
2 Loose Nut (F. Garner) Erroll Garner
2’54 1947
3 Parlor Social (D. Ewell) Don Ewell
250 1947
4 Rhythm Itch (C. Thompson)
Sir Charles Thompson 2'51 1947
Sir Charles Thompson (p); Freddie Green (g);
John Simmons (b); Shadow Wilson (dms)
5 I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
(Young-Crosby-Washington) Lennie Tristano
2’52
1947
6 Ruby My Dear (Gershwin) Thelonious
Monk 3’06 1947
Thelonious Monk (p); Gene Ramey (b); Art Blakey
(dms)
7 0ff Minor (T. Monk) Thelonious Monk
2’59 1947
Thelonious Monk (p); Gene Ramey (b); Art Blakey
(dms)
8 Mood Indigo (Ellington-Mills-Bigard) Duke
Ellington 2’02 1947
9 Bopmatism (D. Marmarosa) Dodo
Marmarosa 2’55 1947
Dodo Marmarosa (p); Harry Babasin (cell)l;
Jackie Mills (dms)
10 Poor Butterfly (Golden-Hubbell) Oscar
Peterson 2’39 1947
Oscar Peterson (p); Austin Roberts (h); Clarence
Jones (dms)
11 Bop’s Your Uncle (G. Shearing) George
Shearing 2’39 1947
George Shearing (p); Curly Russell (b); Denzil
Best (dms)
12Haig’n Haig (A. Haig) Al Haig Quartet
2’36 1948
Al Haig (p); Jimmy Raney (g, voc); Don Russo
(b); Charlie Perry (dms); Terry Swope (voc)
13 Bopelbaby (A. Haig) Al Haig Quartet
2’39 1948
Al Haig (p); Jimmy Raney (g, voc); Don Russo
(b); Charlie Perry (dms); Terry Swope (voc)
14 Judy (L. Tristano) Lennie Tristano
2'54 1949
Lennie Tristano (p); Lee Konitz (as); Billy
Bauer (g); Arnold Fishkin (b)
15 Cherokee (R. Noble) Bud Powell (p);
Ray Brown (b); Max Roach (dms) 3'37 1949
16 Strictly Confidential (B.Powell) Bud
Powell (p); R. Brown (b); M. Roach
(dms) 3'07 1949
17 All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (Jurmann-Kaper-Kahn)
Bub Powell 2’59 1949
Bud Powell (p); Ray Brown (b); Max Roach (dms)
18 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Pinkard-Casey)
Oscar Peterson 3'00 1949
Oscar Peterson (p); Austin Roberts (h); Clarence
Jones (dms)
19 Moonglow (Delange-Hudnon) Erroll
Garner 2'35 1949
Erroll Garner (p); John Simmons (b); Alvin
Stoller (dms)
20 Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin-McDonald-DeSylva)Art
Tatum 2’44 1949
21 Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish) Art
Tatum 2’36 1949
22 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Ellington-Mills-Nemo)
E. Garner 2'58 1949
Erroll Garner (p); Leonard Gaskin (h); Charlie
Smith (dms)
23 Dancing In The Dark (Schwartz-Dietz)
Art Tatum 2'54 1949
CD 67’1O
CD9
1
April In Paris (V. Duke-Harbach) Bud
Powell 3'08 1950
Bud Powell (p); Curly Russell (b); Max Roach
(dms)
2 Opus Cap rice (A. Haig) Al Haig 2’19
1950
Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes
(dms)
3 Stars Fell On Alabama (Parish-Perkins) Al
Haig 3'32 1950
Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Roy Haynes
(dms)
4 Oscar’s Blues (0. Peterson) Oscar
Peterson 3'10 1950
Oscar Peterson (p); Ray Brown (b)
5 Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish) Ralph
Sutton 2'33 1950
Ralph Sutton (p); Arthur Trappier (dms)
6 Rosetta (E. Hines) Earl Hines 3’51 1950
Earl Hines (p); Al McKibbon (b); J.C.Heard
(dms)
7 Carnegie Blues (D. Ellington) Oscar
Peterson (p); Ray Brown (h) 8’1O 1950
8 Cottontail (D. Ellington) Duke Eiington
- Billy
Strayhorn 2'51
1950
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (p); Wendell
Marshall (b)
9 The Clam Blues (D.
Ellington) Duke Ellington -
Billy
Strayhorn 2’54
1950
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (p); Wendell
Marshall (b)
10 Hallucinations (B. Powell) Bud Powell
2'25 1951
11 Over The Rainbow (Harburg-Arlen)Bud
Powell 2’56 1951
12 Ask Me Now (T. Monk) Thelonious Monk
3’13 1951
Thelonious Monk (p); Al McKibbon (b); Art
Blakey (dms)
13 There Will Never Be Another You (Warren-Gordon)
Wynton Kelly 2’58 1951
Wynton Kelly (p); Fred Skeete (b); Lee Abrams
(dms)
14 D And E (J. Lewis) John Lewis 2’56
1951
John Lewis (1); Milt Jackson (vib); Ray Brown
(b); Kenny Clarke (dms)
15 Bluesology (M. Jackson) John Lewis
2’47 1951
John Lewis (p); Milt Jackson (vib); Percy
Heath (b); Al Jones (dms)
16 Bud’s Blues (S. Stitt) Hampton Hawes
6’37 1951
Hampton Hawes (p); Harper Cosby(b); Lawrence
Marable (dms)
17 Another Hair Do (C. Parker) Hampton
Hawes 4'14 1951
Hampton
Hawes (p); Harper Cosby (b); Lawrence Marable
(dms)
18
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (ammerstein
ll -Rodgers) Ahmad Jamal 2'48
1951
Ahmad
Jamal (p); Ray Cramford (g); Eddie Calhoun
(b)
19
At A Perfume Counter (J. Burke-E. Leslie)
Dave Brubeck 2’51 1951
Dave Brubeck (p); Paul Desmond (as); Wyatt
Reuther (b); Herb Barman (dms)
20 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Rodgers-Hart)
George Wallinglon 2’17 1951
George Wallington (p); Curly Russell (b);
Max Roach (dms)
69’48
CD
10
1 You Go To My
Head (J. F. Coots-H. Gillespie) Oscar
Peterson 3'53 1952
Oscar Peterson (p); Irving Ashby (g); Ray
Brown (b)
2 Nichols And Dimes (H. Nichols) Herbie
Nichols 2’32 1952
Herbie Nichols (p); Danny Barker (g); Shadow
Wilson (dms)
3 Jalousie (V. Bloom-J. Gade) Bernard
Peiffer 2’54 1952
4 Don’t Blame Me (McHugh-Fields) Bernard
Peiffer 241 1952
Bernard Peiffer (p); Joe Benjamin (h); Bill
Clark (dms)
5 Aki And Ukthay (A. Jamal) Ahmad Jamal
3'04 1952
Abmad Jamal (p); Ray Cramford (g); Eddie Calhoun
(b)
6 Ahmad’s Blues (A. Jamal) Abmad Jamal
2’52 1952
Abmad Jamal (p); Ray Cramford (g); Eddie Calhoun
(b)
7 Bee’s Knees (T. Lewis-R. Lopez) Ralph
Sutton 3’02 1952
Ralph Sutton (p); George Wettling (dms)
8 Sound-Lee (L. Konitz) Lennie Tristano
7’33 1952
Lennie Tristano (p); Lee Konitz (as); Warne
Marsh (ts); Peter Ind (b); Al Levitt (dms)
9 Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin-DeSylva-McDonald)
Nat King Cole 3’02 1952
Nat King Cole (p); John Collins (g); Charlie
Harris (b); Bunny Shawker (dms); Jack Costanzo
(bgo)
10 Taking A Chance On Love (V. Duke-Latouche-Fetter)
Al Haig 2’12 1952
Al Haig (p); Harry Babasin (b); Larry Bunker
(dms)
11 Thou Swell (Rodgers-Hart) Horace
Silver 2’53 1952
Horace Silver (p); Gene Ramey (b); Art Blakey
(dms)
12 Sweet And Lovely (Lemare-Arnheim-Tobias)
Thelonious Monk 3’32 1952
Thelonious Monk (p); Gary Mapp (b); Max Roach
(dms)
13 Quicksilver (H. Silver) Horace Silver
3’01 1952
Horace Silver (p); Curly Russell (b); Art
Blakey (dms)
14 Yeah (H. Silver) Horace Silver 2’48 1952
Horace Silver (p); Curly Russell (b); Art
Blakey (dms)
15 Reflections (T. Monk) Thelonious
Monk 2'45 1952
Thelonious Monk (p); Gary Mapp (b); Max Roach
(dms)
16 Trinkle Tinkle (T. Monk) Thelonious
Monk 2'47 1952
Thelonious Monk (p); Gary Mapp (b); Max Roach
(dms)
17 Indiana (Hanley-McDonald)Art Tatum
3’23 1952
Art Tatum (p); Everett Barkudale (g); Slam
Stewart (b)
18 Just One Of Those Things (C. Porter) Art
Tatum 3’16 1952
Art Tatum (p); Everett Barkudale (g); Slam
Stewart (b)
19 Blue Bird (C. Parker) Ham pton Hawes
4’12 19S2
Hampton Hawes (p); Joe Mondragon (b); Shelly
Manne (dms)
CD 63’38
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