Oscar Peterson - Digital at Montreux

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Oscar Peterson, piano
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass



1. Old Folks
2. Soft Winds (Instrumental)
3. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
4. That's All (Instrumental)
5. Younger Than Springtime
6. Medley: Caravan / Rockin' In Rhythm / C Jam Blues / Solitude / Satin Doll / Caravan (Reprise)
7. On The Trail



Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland on July 16, 1979

Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge - Complete Trumpet Kings Battle

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01. Sometimes I'm Happy (Clifford Grey; Irving Caesar; Vincent Youmans) 5:21

02. Algo Bueno (D. Gillespie) 6:09

03. Trumpet Blues (Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie) 7:53

04. The Heat's On (Roy Eldridge) 6:26

05. The Ballad Medley 9:17

a) I'm through with Love (Jay Livingston, Matty Malneck)

b) Can't We Be Friends (Paul James, Kay Swift)

c) I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)

d) If I had You (James Campbell, Reginald Connelly)

06. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 9:03

07. I've Found a New Baby (Bert Williams, Jack Palmer) 9:12

08. Pretty Eyed Baby (William Johnson, Leo Moseley, Mary Lou Williams) 5:31

09. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) 10:56

10. Limehouse Blues (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) 9:53

Tracks: 1, 5, 7 & 9 from "Trumpet Battle"

Tracks: 2-3, 6, 8 & 10 from "The Trumpet Kings"

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (trumpet, vocals), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Louie Bellson (drums).

Radio Recorders studio, Los Angeles, Ca, October 29, 1954.

Oscar Peterson - Fascinatin Rhythm

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Oscar Peterson - Classic Jazz Archive

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CD 1

01. Fascinating rhythm (2:57)

02. Prelude to a kiss (3:17)

03. Just a-sittin' and a-rockin' (3:42)

04. Cheek to cheek (3:02)

05. It aint't necessarily so (3:13)

06. What is this thing called love (3:09)

07. Night and day (3:41)

08. Long ago and far away (3:46)

09. Easter parade (3:15)

10. Tea for two (6:07)

11. The song is you (2:26)

12. Blue moon (2:55)

13. Without a song (2:57)

14. The lady is a tramp (2:54)

15. I want to be happy (5:35)

16. Lover (7:16)

17. The man i love (3:32)

18. Somebody loves me (3:22)

19. I've got a crush on you (2:54)

20. Strike up the band (3:13)

CD 2

01. Seven Come Eleven (3:51)

02. Ad Lib Blues (5:51)

03. Just You, Just Me (7:39)

04. Tea For Two (7:43)

05. 'S Wonderful (2:37)

06. Oh, Lady Be Good (3:50)

07. I Got Rhythm (3:17)

08. A Foggy Day (3:38)

09. Love Walked In (3:07)

10. Bounce Blues (4:33)

11. Laura (3:29)

12. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (3:24)

13. You Go To My Head (3:53)

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich - Krupa & Rich

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01. Buddy's Blues

02. Bernie's Tune

03. Gene's Blues

04. Sweethearts On Parade

05. I Never Knew

06. Sunday

07. The Monster

• Bass - Ray Brown

• Drums - Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Guitar - Freddie Green (tracks: 6 to 7), Herb Ellis (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Piano - Oscar Peterson

• Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster (tracks: 6 to 7) , Flip Phillips (tracks: 1 to 5) , Frank Wess (tracks: 6 to 7) , Illinois Jacquet (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1 to 5) , Joe Newman (tracks: 6 to 7) , Roy Eldridge (tracks: 1 to 5) , Thad Jones (tracks: 6 to 7)

Originally recorded May 16 and November 1, 1955 in New York City.

Tracks 6 and 7 originally released from the LP: The Wailing Buddy Rich and are included as bonus tracks for this reissue

Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith - Violins No End (1957)

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Track list

1. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
2. Chapeau Blues
3. No Points Today
4. Lady Is A Tramp, The
5. Desert Sands
6. How High The Moon
7. Moonlight In Vermont


Personnel:

Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith (violin)

Oscar Peterson, piano

Herb Ellis (guitar)

Ray Brown (bass)

Jo Jones (drums).

Recorded at Barclay Studios and live at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France in May 1957.

Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues (1973)

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Side 1:

01) Lady Sings The Blues

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lennie McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

02) Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

Bass - Carson Smith

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins

Trumpet - Roy Eldridge

03) All Of Me

Bass - Red Callender

Drums - Dave Coleman

Guitar - Irving Ashby

Piano - Milt Raskin

Saxophone [Alto] - Willie Smith

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

Trombone - Tommy Turk

Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Joe Guy

04) The Man I Love

Bass - Red Callender

Drums - Dave Coleman

Guitar - Irving Ashby

Piano - Milt Raskin

Saxophone [Alto] - Willie Smith

Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

Trombone - Tommy Turk

Trumpet - Buck Clayton , Joe Guy

05) What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar - Herb Ellis

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

06) Love Is Here To Stay

Bass - Red Mitchell

Drums - Alvin Stoller

Guitar - Barney Kessel

Piano - Jimmy Rowles

Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster

Trumpet - Harry Edison

07) Fine And Mellow

Bass - Carson Smith

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

Saxophone [Tenor] - Al Cohn

Trumpet - Buck Clayton

Side 2:

01) Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)

Bass - Milt Hinton

Drums - Don Lamond

Piano - Mal Waldron

Trumpet - Buck Clayton

02) Good Morning Heartache

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

03) My Man

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Gus Johnson

Guitar - Freddie Green

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Joe Newman

04) Don't Explain

Bass - Carson Smith

Drums - Chico Hamilton

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Carl Drinkard

05) I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)

Bass - Ray Brown

Drums - Ed Shaughnessy

Guitar - Herb Ellis

Piano - Oscar Peterson

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

06) Strange Fruit

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

07) God Bless The Child

Clarinet - Tony Scott

Bass - Aaron Bell

Drums - Lenny McBrowne

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Piano - Wynton Kelly

Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette

Trumpet - Charlie Shavers

Benny Carter meets Oscar Peterson (1986)

FLAC Tracks.

Tracks:

1. Just Friends

2. Sweet Lorraine

3. Baubles, Bangles and Beads

4. It's a Wonderful World

5. If I Had You

6. Whispering

7. Some Kind of Blues

Personnel:

Benny Carter - alto saxophone;

Oscar Peterson - piano;

Joe Pass - guitar;

Dave Young - bass;

Martin Drew - drums.

Recorded at Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood, California on November 14, 1986

Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Giants

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Tracks:

1 Maria
2 It Never Entered My Mind
3 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
4 La Rosita
5 Blues For Yolanda
6 Prisoner Of Love
7 Tangerine
8 Cocktails For Two
9 Shine On Harvest Moon
10 Budd Johnson
11 Time After Time
12 In A Mellow Tone



Personel

Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson (10-12) - tenor sax
Roy Elrige - trumpet (10-12)
Oscar Peterson (1-9), Jimmy Jones (10-12) - piano
Herb Ellis (1-9), Les Spann (10-12) - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Alvin Stoller (1-9), Jo Jones (10-12) - drums

Recorded: tracks 1-9 in Los Angeles, October 16, 1957; tracks 10-12 in New York City, April 9, 1959

Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster - THE COMPLETE SESSION

Thank's to Luci


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Tracklisting:

01. BLUES FOR YOLANDE (6:48)
02. IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND (5:50)
03. LA ROSITA (5:06)
04. YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO (4:19)
05. PRISONER OF LOVE (4:16)
06. TANGERINE (5:24)
07. SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON (4:49)
08. MARIA (6:35) (*) Bonus Track
09. COCKTAILS FOR TWO (2:39) (*) Bonus Track
10. BLUES FOR YOLANDE (Mono Version) (6:48) (*) Bonus Track
11. LA ROSITA (Short Alternate Version) (2:37) (*) Bonus Track
12. SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON (Short Alternate Version) (2:18) (*) Bonus Track
13. MY MELANCHOLY BABY (4:08) (*) Bonus Track
14. WHERE ARE YOU (4:42) (*) Bonus Track
15. ILL WIND [Coleman Hawkins] (5:33) (*) Bonus Track
16. ILL WIND [Ben Webster] (3:31) (*) Bonus Track
17. BLUES FOR YOLANDE (Incomplete Take) (2:49) (*) Bonus Track

Total time: 78:19 min.


Tracks #1-7 originally issued as Verve MGV 8327.


Personnel on tracks #1-6: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b) and Alvin Stoller (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, on October 16, 1957.

Personnel on tracks #13 & 15: Same personnel, place and date but omit Ben Webster.

Personnel on tracks #14 & 16: Same personnel and place but omit Coleman Hawkins and Stan Levey replaces Alvin Stoller. Recorded on October 15, 1957.


This release contains the complete classic album "Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster", as well as the other six tunes from the session, originally issued on different Hawkins’ albums and long out-of-print anthologies.

As a further bonus, it is added four tunes from sessions recorded on both the previous and the same day by each saxophonist alone with the same rhythm section. The sessions end with each player presenting his own reading of “Ill Wind”.

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich at Jatp - The Drum Battle (1952)

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Tracks 01 - 05:
Willie Smith (alto sax)
Hank Jones (piano)
Gene Krupa (drums)

Track 06 ("The Drum Battle"):
Gene Krupa (drums)
Buddy Rich (drums)

Track 07 ("Perdido"):
Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers (trumpet)
Benny Carter (alto sax)
Flip Phillips, Lester Young (tenor sax)
Oscar Peterson (piano)
Barney Kessel (guitar)
Ray Brown (bass)
Buddy Rich (drums)
Ella Fitzgerald (vocal)

Recorded 13 September 1952
with JATP at Carnegie Hall, New York City

Lester Young - Prez Conferences

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04. lester swings

05. slow motion blues

06. ad lib blues

07. i can't get started

08. just you, just me

09. almost like being in love

10. tea for two

11. there will never be another you

12. indiana

13. on the sunny side of the street

14. star dust

15. i'm confessin' (that i love you)

16. i can't give you anything but love

17. these foolish things (reminds me of you)





lester young (tenor saxophone, clarinet, vocals)

jesse drakes, harry sweets edison, roy eldridge (trumpet)

vic dickenson (trombone)

nat king cole, hank jones, oscar peterson (piano)

herb ellis, freddie green, barney kessel (guitar)

ray brown, george duvivier, connie kay(bass)

jo jones, buddy rich, mickey sheen (drums)

Ben Webster - The Soul Of Ben Webster

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Personnel:

Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor)
Johnny Hodges - Sax (Alto)
Harry “Sweets” Edison - Trumpet
Billy Strayhorn - Piano
Oscar Peterson - Piano
Jimmy Jones - Piano
Harold Ashby - Sax (Tenor)
Art Farmer - Trumpet
Roy Eldridge - Trumpet
Vic Dickenson - Trombone
Ray Brown - Bass
Jimmy Woode - Bass
Milt Hinton - Bass
Barney Kessel - Guitar
Mundell Lowe - Guitar
Dave Bailey - Drums
Alvin Stoller - Drums
Sam Woodyard - Drums


Track Listing:

Disc 1

01 Fajista
02 Chelsea Bridge
03 Charlotte Piccolo
04 Coal Train
05 When I Fall in Love
06 Ev*s Mad
07 Ash
08 Blues for the Blues
09 Blues for Piney Brown
10 Moonlight in Vermont
11 Taste of the Place
12 Blues for the Blues (unreleased)


Disc 2

01 Gee, Baby, Ain*t I Good To You
02 Blues For Bill Basie
03 You*re Getting To Be A Habit With Me
04 I Didn*t Know About You
05 Reelin* And Rockin*
06 Gone With The Wind
07 Honey Hill
08 Blues-A-Plenty
09 Don*t Take Your Love From Me
10 Saturday Afternoon Blues
11 Satin Doll
12 Cool Your Motor
03 Reelin* And Rockin* (Unreleased)
14 Don*t Take Your Love From Me (Unreleased)

The Complete Verve Master Takes Charlie Parker

Mp3, 320 kbps.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Bird - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
2. Cardboard - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
3. Visa - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
4. Segment - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
5. Passport - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
6. Passport - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
7. Just Friends - Charlie Parker, Klenner, John
8. Everything Happens to Me - Charlie Parker, Adair, Tom
9. April in Paris - Charlie Parker, Duke, Vernon
10. Summertime - Charlie Parker, Gershwin, Ira
11. I Didn*t Know What Time It Was - Charlie Parker, Rodgers, Richard
12. If I Should Lose You - Charlie Parker, Rainger, Ralph
13. Star Eyes - Charlie Parker, DePaul, Gene
14. Blues (Fast) - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
15. I*m in the Mood for Love - Charlie Parker, McHugh, Jimmy
16. Bloomdido - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
17. An Oscar for Treadwell - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
18. Mohawk - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
19. My Melancholy Baby - Charlie Parker, Burnett, Ernie
20. Leap Frog - Charlie Parker, Harris, Benny
21. Relaxin* With Lee - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
22. Dancing in the Dark - Charlie Parker, Schwartz, Arthur
23. Out of Nowhere - Charlie Parker, Green, Johnny
24. Laura - Charlie Parker, Raksin, David

Disc: 2

1. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) - Charlie Parker, Bowman, Brooks
2. They Can*t Take That Away from Me - Charlie Parker, Gershwin, George
3. Easy to Love - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
4. I*m in the Mood for Love - Charlie Parker, McHugh, Jimmy
5. I*ll Remember April - Charlie Parker, DePaul, Gene
6. Au Privave - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
7. She Rote - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
8. K.C. Blues - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
9. Star Eyes - Charlie Parker, DePaul, Gene
10. My Little Suede Shoes - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
11. Un Poquito de Tu Amor - Charlie Parker, Cugat, Xavier
12. Tico-Tico (AKA “Tico-Tico No Fuba”) - Charlie Parker, Abreu, Jose
13. Fiesta - Charlie Parker, Traditional
14. Why Do I Love You? - Charlie Parker, Kern, Jerome
15. Blues for Alice - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
16. Si Si - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
17. Swedish Schnapps - Charlie Parker, Shavers, Charlie
18. Back Home Blues - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
19. Lover Man - Charlie Parker, Ramirez, Rodger
20. Temptation - Charlie Parker, Brown, Nacio Herb
21. Lover - Charlie Parker, Rodgers, Richard
22. Autumn in New York - Charlie Parker, Duke, Vernon
23. Stella by Starlight - Charlie Parker, Young, Victor
24. Mama Inez - Charlie Parker, Gilbert, L. Wolfe
25. La Cucaracha - Charlie Parker, Traditional

Disc: 3

1. Estrellita - Charlie Parker, Picone, Vito
2. Begin the Beguine - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
3. La Paloma - Charlie Parker, Yradier, Sebastian
4. Night and Day - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
5. Almost Like Being in Love - Charlie Parker, Loewe, Frederick
6. I Can*t Get Started - Charlie Parker, Duke, Vernon
7. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
8. The Song Is You - Charlie Parker, Kern, Jerome
9. Laird Baird - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
10. Kim - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
11. Cosmic Rays - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
12. In the Still of the Night - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
13. Old Folks - Charlie Parker, Robison, Willard
14. If I Love Again - Charlie Parker, Murray, Jack
15. Chi-Chi - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
16. I Remember You - Charlie Parker, Schertzinger, Victo
17. Now*s the Time - Charlie Parker, Parker, Charlie
18. Confirmation - Charlie Parker, Harris, Benny
19. I Get a Kick Out of You - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
20. Just One of Those Things - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
21. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
22. I*ve Got You Under My Skin - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
23. Love for Sale - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole
24. I Love Paris - Charlie Parker, Porter, Cole



Performance Credits


Charlie Parker Primary Artist, Alto Saxophone
Billy Bauer Guitar
Walter Bishop Jr. Piano
Will Bradley Trombone
Miles Davis Trumpet
Kenny Dorham Trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet
Freddie Green Guitar
Al Haig Piano
Hank Jones Piano
Shelly Manne Drums
Charles Mingus Bass
Oscar Peterson Piano
Flip Phillips Tenor Saxophone
Buddy Rich Drums
Max Roach Drums
Red Rodney Trumpet
Art Taylor Drums
Tony Aless Piano
Bob Haggart Bass
Dave Lambert Tenor (Vocal)
Bernie Leighton Piano
Lou McGarity Trombone
Hal McKusick Clarinet
Tommy Potter Bass
Lou Stein Piano
Stan Freeman Piano
Don Lamond Drums
Mitch Miller English Horn, Oboe
Luis Miranda Conga
Stan Webb Baritone Saxophone
Teddy Kotick Bass
Percy Heath Bass
Al Porcino Trumpet
Danny Bank Baritone Saxophone
Verlye Mills Harp
Maurice Brown Cello
Ray Brown Bass
Kenny Clarke Drums
Junior Collins French Horn
Art Drelinger Woodwind
Gil Evans Conductor
Chris Griffin Trumpet
Benny Harris Trumpet
Roy Haynes Drums
Max Hollander Violin
Isadore Zir Viola
Jose Mangual Bongos
Jimmy Maxwell Trumpet
Harry Melnikoff Violin
Toots Mondello Alto Saxophone
Thelonious Monk Piano
Bernie Privin Trumpet
Samuel Rand Violin
Hank Ross Tenor Saxophone
Curly Russell Bass
Art Ryerson Guitar
Sylvan Shulman Violin
Joseph Singer French Horn
Bart Varsalona Trombone
Carlos Vidal Conga
Jack Zayde Violin
Howard Kay Violin
Milton Lomask Violin
Carl Poole Trumpet
Zelly Smirnoff Violin
Harry Terrill Alto Saxophone
Tommy Turk Trombone
Eddie Brown Oboe
Jimmy Carroll Conductor
Murray Williams Alto Saxophone
Joe Lipman Conductor
Jerome Darr Guitar
Manny Thaler Bassoon
Al Block Flute
Tommy Mace Oboe
Frank Brieff Viola
Bronislaw Gimpel Violin
Myor Rosen Harp
Sam Caplan Violin, Concert Master
John Richard Lewis Piano
Bill Harris Quintet Trombone
Butch Birdsall Bass (Vocal)
Jerry Parker Baritone (Vocal)
Dave Lambert & His Singers Vocals
Frank Miller Cello

Roy Eldridge - Happy Time

FLAC Tracks.

Personnel:

Roy Eldridge-trumpet,vocals
Oscar Peterson-piano
Joe Pass-guitar
Ray Brown-bass
Eddie Locke-drums

Track List:

1. Sweethearts On Parade
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. Makin' Whoopee
4. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
5. All Of Me
6. I Want A Little Girl
7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
8. I Can't Get Started
9. Stormy Monday
10. Let Me Off Uptown