The Jazz Collector Edition

~ Release by Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan & Charlie 'Bird' Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Take the comments below with a grain of salt now that scans of the liner notes have been added.

Apparently, Gillespie is on all tracks, and some of them feature Vaughan and/or Parker.
On going reverse-discographing:
#1 probably Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d), NYC, June 6, 1950
#2 either:
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Red Norvo (vib) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Stan Levey (d), "Academy of Music", Philadelphia, PA, June 5, 1945
or
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d), "Birdland", NYC, March 31, 1951
#3 Dizzy Gillespie and his All Stars, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Sidney Catlett (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo -3), NYC, May 11, 1945
#4 ? without Parker
#5 ? without Parker
#6 ? without Parker
#7 possibly Dizzy Gillespie Sextet, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Slam Stewart (b) Cozy Cole (d), NYC, February 28, 1945

Annotation last modified on 2017-02-05 05:37 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Melancholy Baby
clarinet:
Joe Marsala (on 1945-01-12)
double bass:
Irv Lang (on 1945-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Christian (on 1945-01-12)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1945-01-12)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-12)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-01-12)
instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1945-01-12)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Joe Marsala Sextet feat. Dizzy Gillespie2:54
2Blue ’n’ Boogie
double bass:
Murray Shipinski (jazz bassist) (on 1945-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1945-02-09)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1945-02-09)
piano:
Frank Paparelli (on 1945-02-09)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-02-09)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-02-09)
recording of:
Blue ’n’ Boogie (on 1945-02-09)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:56
3Loverman (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
double bass:
Murray Shipinski (jazz bassist) (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1945-05-11)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1945-05-11)
piano:
Frank Paparelli (on 1945-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-05-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-05-11)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1945-05-11)
cover recording of:
Lover Man (on 1945-05-11)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Dizzy Gillespie's All-Star Quintet feat. Sarah Vaughan3:16
4One Bass Hit, No. 1
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-05-15)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-05-15)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1946-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-05-15)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1946-05-15)
recording of:
One Bass Hit (on 1946-05-15)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie2:51
5That’s Earl Brother
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-05-15)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-05-15)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1946-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-05-15)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1946-05-15)
recording of:
That's Earl, Brother (on 1946-05-15)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie2:36
6Oop Bop Sh’Bam
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-05-15)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-05-15)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1946-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-05-15)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1946-05-15)
recording of:
Oop Bop Sh’ Bam (on 1946-05-15)
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Alice Roberts (Jazz vocalist)
Dizzy Gillespie & Walter “Gil” Fuller2:57
7All the Things You Are
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:45
8Dizzy Atmosphere
recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere (in 1946)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:46
9East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
clarinet:
Aaron Sachs (on 1944-12-31)
double bass:
Jack Lesberg (on 1944-12-31)
drums (drum set):
Morey Feld (on 1944-12-31)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1944-12-31)
piano:
Leonard Feather (on 1944-12-31)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1944-12-31)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-12-31)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1944-12-31)
cover recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1944-12-31)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Sarah Vaughan and her Orchestra2:50
10Shaw Nuff
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-05-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-05-11)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-05-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-05-11)
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff (on 1945-05-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Dizzy Gillespie's All-Star Quintet2:55
11Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-05-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-05-11)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-05-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-05-11)
recording of:
Hot House (on 1945-05-11)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
Dizzy Gillespie's All-Star Quintet3:07
12Mean to Me
cover recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1945-05-25)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan and her Orchestra2:38
13A Handfulla Gimme
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-05-15)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-05-15)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1946-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-05-15)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1946-05-15)
vocals:
Alice Roberts (Jazz vocalist) (on 1946-03-15)
recording of:
A Hand Fulla Gimme (on 1946-03-15)
Alice Roberts2:59
14Cherokee
clarinet:
Joe Marsala (on 1945-01-12)
double bass:
Irv Lang (on 1945-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Christian (on 1945-01-12)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1945-01-12)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-12)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-01-12)
recording of:
Cherokee (on 1945-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Joe Marsala Sextet feat. Dizzy Gillespie2:46
15On the Alamo
clarinet:
Joe Marsala (on 1945-01-12)
double bass:
Irv Lang (on 1945-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Christian (on 1945-01-12)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1945-01-12)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-01-12)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-01-12)
instrumental recording of:
On the Alamo (on 1945-01-12)
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
Joe Marsala Sextet feat. Dizzy Gillespie2:52

Credits

Release group

part of:The Jazz Collector Edition (Delta/Laserlight's 700 "Collector" series) (number: 731) (order: 15)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000275318 [info]