5-22-2007 Pre Memorial Day Jazz Festival All Live Recordings

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Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Lay-by February 1, 1963"Olympia Theatre", Paris, Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Roy Burrows (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,b-cl,cl) Duke Ellington (p) Ernie Shepard (b) Sam Woodyard (d) The Great Paris Concert – Atlantic

Ella Fitzgerald - Take The "A" Train May 11 & 21, 1961 "Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, Cal., Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) acc by Lou Levy (p) Herb Ellis (g) Wilfred Middlebrooks (b) Gus Johnson (d) Ella In Hollywood – Verve 17:00


Dave Brubeck - The Duke February 1956 Live "Basin Street", New York, Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Norman Bates (b) Joe Dodge (d) Jazz Red Hot And Cool - Columbia

Dave Brubeck - In Your Own Sweet Way September 6, 1961 Live "Basin Street East" New York, Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Gene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d) acc by large orchestra with strings, Howard Brubeck (dir) Carmen McRae (vcl) Take Five - Columbia

Les McCann & Eddie Harris Quintet – Cold Duck Time "Montreux Jazz Festival", Montreux, Switzerland, June 21, 1969 Benny Bailey (tp) Eddie Harris (ts) Les McCann (p,vcl) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Donald Dean (d) Relationships – Atlantic 31:00



Dinah Washington acc by the Terry Gibbs Band - All Of Me July 6, 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, R.I., Dinah Washington (vcl) acc by Don Elliott (mellophone,vib) Urbie Green (tb) Terry Gibbs (vib) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Max Roach (d) Note: Dinah Washington plays a few notes on vibes near the end of Terry Gibbs' solo. The Dinah Washington Story – Mercury

Tony Bennett acc by The Ralph Sharon Trio – Steppin Out With My Baby 1993 Tony Bennett (vcl) acc by Ralph Sharon (p) Doug Richeson (b) Clayton Cameron (d) MTV Unplugged - Columbia

Al Grey/Jimmy Forrest Quintet - Salty Papa July 19-21, 1978"Rick's", Chicago, Al Grey (tb) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Shirley Scott (p) John Duke (b) Bobby Durham (d) Live at Rick's – Stash 50:00


Fats Waller - Honeysuckle Rose & Yacht Club Swing October 14, 1938 Radio broadcast "Yacht Club", New York, Fats Waller (p,vcl) with Herman Autrey (tp) Gene Sedric (cl,ts) Al Casey (g) Cedric Wallace (b) Slick Jones (d) Fats Waller - Live At The Yacht Club – Mr. Music



Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon January 28, 1966 Copa Room, Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, Frank Sinatra (vcl) acc by Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn (tp) Wallace Davenport (tb) Phil Guilbeau (tp) Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell (tb) Bill Hughes (b-tb) Marshal Royal (cl,as) Bobby Plater (fl,as) Eric Dixon (fl,ts) Charlie Fowlkes (fl,bar) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Norman Keenan (b) Sonny Payne (d) Quincy Jones (cond,arr) Sinatra At The Sands – Reprise

George Gee – Blues For Strephanie January 26, 1997 Irving Plaza NYC, NY Swingin Live – Swing 46

Count Basie - Hallelujah (jw, sd vcl) late June, 1958 "Crescendo Club", Los Angeles, CA, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp) Benny Powell, Henry Coker, Al Grey (tb) Frank Wess (as,ts,fl) Marshal Royal (as,cl) Billy Mitchell (ts) Frank Foster (ts,arr) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Joe Williams, Sammy Davis, Jr. (vcl) added Basie's Golden '58 - Phontastic

Count Basie and his Orchestra - One O’clock Jump "Jazzfest", June 6, 1969 New Orleans, LA, Gene Goe, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear (tp) Grover Mitchell, Richard Boone, Frank Hooks (tb) Bill Hughes (btb) Marshal Royal (as,cl) Bobby Plater (as,fl) Eric Dixon (ts,fl) Eddie Lockjaw Davis (ts) Charles Fowlkes (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Norman Keenan (b) Harold Jones (d) plus special guests Clark Terry (tp-1) Buddy Tate (ts-1) Jazzfest Masters - Scott Bros 21:00



Oscar Peterson - Robbin’s Nest November, 1965 Villingen, Black Forest, Germany, Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Louis Hayes (d) Girl Talk - MPS/BASF

Sarah Vaughan - Sometimes I'm Happy August 8, 1957 Live "Mister Kelly's", Chicago, IL, Sarah Vaughan (vcl) acc by Jimmy Jones (p) Richard Davis (b) Roy Haynes (d) Sarah Vaughan At Mr Kelley’s - Polygram

Erroll Garner Trio - Mack The Knife August 20-25, 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, Erroll Garner (p) Eddie Calhoun (b) Kelly Martin (d) One World Concert – Reprise 35:00


Jazz at the Philharmonic - Groove Juice Special [Hit that jive, Jack] April 22, 1946 "Jazz at the Philharmonic, Embassy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, Slim Gaillard (g-2) Bam Brown (b,vcl) Slim Gaillard - The Absolute Voutest - Hep

Jazz at the Philharmonic - Groove Juice Special [C jam Blues] April 22, 1946 "Jazz at the Philharmonic, Embassy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, Slim Gaillard (p-1 vcl) Bam Brown (b,vcl) Slim Gaillard - The Absolute Voutest - Hep


Artie Shaw One Foot In The Groove October 19, 1939 Radio Broadcast, Cafe Rouge, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, Bernie Privin, Chuck Peterson (tp) George Arus, Les Jenkins (tb) Barry Rogers (tb,arr) Artie Shaw (cl,arr) Les Robinson, Hank Freeman (as) Georgie Auld (ts) Tony Pastor (ts,vcl) Bob Kitsis (p) Al Avola (g,arr) Sid Weiss (b) Buddy Rich (d) Helen Forrest (vcl) Jerry Gray, Joe Garland, Teddy McCrae (arr) The King Sisters (vcl), Harry Geller (tp) Artie Shaw Live – 1938 – 1939 – Hindsight 48:00


Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher - Blues Brothers Original Soundtrack Recording - Atlantic - 1980

Buddy Rich Orchestra - Love For Sale - Big Swing Face - Pacific Jazz - 2/1967

Louis Armstrong And The Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl All Stars - When The Saints Go Marching In -
Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl - Verve LP MGV8231- 8/1956