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CD 1
1. Lester Leaps In
2. Tea For Two
3. Blues
4. Body And Soul
5. Yancey Special
6. Fast Boogie
7. DuPree Blues
8. Honky Tonk Train Blues
9. C-Jam Blues
10. Sweet Lorraine
11. The Man I Love
12. I've Found A New Baby
CD 2
1. Rosetta
2. Bugle Call Rag
3. One O'Clock Jump
4. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
5. Introuduction By Radio Host Al Jarvis
6. Stompin' At The Savoy
7. I've Found A New Baby
8. Body And Soul
9. Body And Soul
10. Strange Fruit
11. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
12. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
13. How High The Moon?
14. Announcement By Al Jarvis
CD 3
1. Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)
2. Blues For Norman
3. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
4. I Can't Get Started
5. After You've Gone
6. Stompin' At The Savoy
7. Idaho
8. Crazy Rhythm
CD 1
J.J.Johnson (trmb); Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts ; Nat "King" Cole (p); Les Paul (g); Johnny Miller (Dl; Lee Young (d)
Recorded July 2, 1944 at the Phllharmonlc Auditorium, Los Angeles
1. Lester Leaps In
Solos: McVea. Johnson. Cole. Jacquet. Paul. Cole
2.
Tea for Two
Solos: Cole, McVea. Johnson. Cole. Jacquet, Paul
3.
Blues (first B flat blues)
[aka Blues Part One]:
Blues Part Two
Blues Part Three
solos: Cole. McVea, Johnson, Jacquet, rhythm section, Paul, Paul + Cole
4.
Body & Soul
Solos: Cole (intro), McVea, Johnson, Paul, Jacquet, Cole, McVea, Cole
Meade "Lux" Lewis (unaccompanied p)
Recorded July 2, 1944 at the Phllharmonlc Auditorium, Los Angeles
5. Yancey Special (issued as "Medium Boogie")
6. Fast Boogie (Aka "Randini's Boogie")
7. DuPree Blues (issued as "Slow Boogie")
8. Honky Tonk Train Blues
Shorty Sherock (tpt); Bump Myers, Joe Thomas (ts);Buddy Cole (p); Red Callender (b); Joe Marshall (d)
Recorded July 2.1944 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
9.C Jam Blues
Solos: Cole. Sherock, Thomes, Sherock, Cole, Myers
Nat "King," Cole (p, voc) with Les Paul (g); Johnny Miller(b); and Lee Young (d) Recorded July 2, 1944 at the Phllharmonlc Auditorium, Los Angeles
10. Sweet Lorralne
Shorty Sherock (tpt)); Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts);Nat 'King; Cole (p); Les Paul (g); Red Callender, Johnny Miller b) Lee Young (d); Carolyn Richards (voc on track Il) )
Recorded July 2.1944 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
11.The Man I Love
12. I've Found a New Baby
Solos: Cole, Sherock, McVea, Cole, Callender + Mlller, Paul, Jacquet. Sherock
CD 2
Shorty Sherock (tpt)); Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts);Nat 'King; Cole (p); Les Paul (g); Red Callender, Johnny Miller b) Lee Young (d)
Recorded July 2, 1944 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
1. Rosetta
Solos: Cole, Sherock, McVea, Paul, Jacquet. Sherock
2.Bugle Call Rag
Solos: Sherock, McVea. Cole, Callender + Miller, Paul, Jacquet, Young
lllinoisJacquet (ts); Nat "King" Cole (p); Red Callender (b); Lee Young (d) Recorded July 30, 1944 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
3. One O'Clock Jump
4. Oh, Lady Be Good!
Neal Hefti, Shorty Sherock (tpt); Corky Corcoran, Coleman Hawkins (ts); Milt Raskin(p); Dave Barbour (g); Charles Mingus (b); Dave Coleman (d)
Recorded February 12, 1945 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
5. Introduction by radio host Al Jarvis
6.Stompin' at the Savoy
Solos: Raskin, Sherock, Corcoran, Hefti, Barbour, Hawkins, Raskin
7. I've Found a New Baby
Solos: Raskln, Corcoran, Hefti, Barbour, Sherock, Hawkins
8. Body and Soul
Solos: Raskin, Hawkins
Billie Holiday(voc) with Howard McGhee (tpt); poss. one (trmb); Willie Smith (as), Wardell Gray, Jacquet, and/or Charlie Ventura (ts) prob. Dave Barbour (g) ,Charles Mingus(b); Dave Coleman (d)
On track 10 Raskin is the only accompanist
Recorded February 12, 1945 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
9. Body and Soul 3:25
10. Strange Fruit
Illinois Jacquet (ts) featured with Neal Hefty, Shorty Sherock(tpt); Corky Corcoran,and/or Charlie Ventura (ts) ; Milt Raskin (p); Dave Barbour (g); Charles Mingus (b]; Dave Coleman (d)
Recorded February 12, 1945 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
11. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
Bassist Red Callender may have played on portions of this concert other than tracks 12 and 13. Charles Mlngus, however, is clearly the bassist on tracks 6-10 and by ear seems to be on track 11. Pianist Buddv Cole is thought to have played this concert: he may have replaced Milt Raskin on some tracks.
Joe Guy, Howard McGhee (tpt); WillieSmith (as); lllinois Jacquet, CharlieVentura (ts) Garland Finney (p) UlyssesLivingston (g); Red Callender (b); Gene Krupa (d)
Recorded February 12, 1945 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
12. Oh, Lady Be Good!
Solos: Finney, Livingston, McGhee, Ventura, Guy, Jacquet, Smith, Finney, Krupa, Guy
13. How High the Moon?
Sob: Finney, Guy, Jacquet, McGhee, Ventura, Livingston, Smith, Krupa, Guy
14. Announcement by Al Jarvis
CD 3
Slim Gaillard (g, voc, p) with Tiny "Bam" Brown (b, p, voc)
Recorded February 12, 1945 at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
1. Opera in Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)
Announcement of 1st Movement
First Movement:
introduzione Pianissimo (Softly, Most Softly)
Recitative e Finale (of Much Scat)
(First Movement based on "Hit That Jive. Jack"
by Campbell "Skeets" Toibelt - Johnny Alston)
Announcement of Second Movement
Second Movement:
Andante Cantabile in Modo de Blues
(based on 'C Jam Blues' by Duke Ellington)
Announcement of Third movement
Third Movement (medley):
Presto con Stomp (with a Floy Floy)
The Flat-Foot Floogie
(Bulee "Slim" Gaillard -Leroy 'Slam" Stewart-Bud Green)
Big Noise from Winnetka
(Ray Bauduc - Bob Haggan - Bob Crosby - Gil Rodln)
Yancey Special (Meade "Lux" Lewis)
Al Killian, Howard McGhee (tpt) ,Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (as) ; Lester Young (ts); Arnold Ros (p); Bill Hadnott (b);Lee Young (d)
Recorded January 28,1946 at the Philharmonlc Auditorium, Los Angeles
2. Blues for Norman
Solos: Ross, McGhee, Lester Young, Smith, Ross, Parker, Killian
3. Oh, Lady Be Good!
Solos: Ross, Parker, Hadnott, Lester Young, McGhee, Smith, Killian
4. I Can't Get Started
Solos: Ross, McGhee, Lester Young, Parker, Smith, Killian
5. After You've Gone
Solos: Parker, McGhee, Lester Young, Smith, Killian
The Gene Krupa Trio:
Krupa (d) with Charlie Ventura (ts) and Teddy Napoleon (p)
Recorded January 28, 1946 at the Philharmonic Auditorlum, Los Angeles
6. Stompin' at the Savoy
7. Idaho
Dizzy Gillespie (tpt) Willie Smith (as) Charlie Ventura,
Lester Young (ts) Mel Powell (p) Bil Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)
Recorded January 28, 1946 at the Philharmonic Auditorlum, Los Angeles
8. Crazy Rhythm
Solos: Powell, Smith, Lester Young, Gillespie, Ventura, Powell,
Gillespie, Lester Young, Gillespie