The Legendary Town Hall Concert: New York City, 1945

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1[introduction by Symphony Sid]
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid (on 1945-06-22)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-22)
1:19
2Bebop
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-22)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-06-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-22)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-22)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-22)
live recording of:
Be-Bop (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
7:09
3A Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-22)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-06-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-06-22)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-22)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-22)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
7:37
4Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-22)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-06-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-06-22)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-22)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-22)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
7:17
5Salt Peanuts
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-22)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-06-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-06-22)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-22)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-22)
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
7:52
6Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-22)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-06-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-22)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-22)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-22)
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
7:15
752nd Street Theme
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-22)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-06-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1945-06-22)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-22)
live recording of:
52nd Street Theme (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1945-06-22)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
2:15
8Groovin' High
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (in 1945)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
6:33
9Shaw 'Nuff
live recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff (in 1945)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
4:51
10Dizzy Atmosphere
live recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere (in 1945)
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)
4:44
11Salt Peanuts
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (in 1945)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:06
12Lover Come Back to Me
live instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) (in 1945)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:20
13Sweet Georgia Brown
live instrumental recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (in 1945)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:27
14I Waited for You
live recording of:
I Waited for You (in 1945)
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
0:44
15How High the Moon
live instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon (in 1945)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:33
1652nd Street Theme
live recording of:
52nd Street Theme (in 1945)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
1:51
17Blue 'n' Boogie
live recording of:
Blue ’n’ Boogie (in 1945)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
3:00

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ASIN:DE: B000G0O4X8 [info]