West Coast Jazz - 20 Original Albums (10CD)

CD 1

Chet Baker & Crew:

Forum Theater, Los Angeles, July 31, 1956

Chet Baker: trumpet - Phil Urso: tenor saxophone - Bobby Timmons: piano

Jimmy Bond: bass - Peter Littman: drums

Bill Loughbrough: Pauke - timpani?

1. To Mickey‘s Memory (H. Leonard)

2. Slightly Above Moderate (B. Zieff)

3. Halema (P. Urso) · 4. Revelation (G. Mulligan)

5. Something for Liza (A. Cohn) · 6. Lucius Lu (P. Urso)

7. Worryin‘ the Life Out of Me (M. Mole, B. Russell, F. Signorelli)

8. Medium Rock (B. Zieff)

Stan Getz – West Coast Jazz

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles in August 1955 (#2 09.08.1955,

#1 and #3-6 15.08.1955)

Stan Getz: tenor saxophone - Conte Candoli: trumpet - Lou Levy: piano

Leroy Vinnegar: bass - Shelly Manne: drums 9. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (B. Bowman)

10. Four (M. Davis)

11. Suddenly It‘s Spring

(J. Van Heusen, b. E. C. Babcock/J. Burke)

12. A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie/F. Paparelli)

13. Summertime (G. & I. Gershwin, b. J. & I. Gershovitz/E. D.

Heyward & D. Heyward)

14. S-H-I-N-E (F. Dabney/L. Brown/C. Mack, b. R. C. McPherson)

CD 2

Gerry Mulligan - California Concert

#1-4: 12.11.1954, Stockton High School, Stockton, CA

Gerry Mulligan: baritone saxophone, piano - Jon Eardley: trumpet

Red Mitchell: bass - Chico Hamilton: drums

#6-8: 14.12.1954, Hoover High School, San Diego

Gerry Mulligan: baritone saxophone - Jon Eardley: trumpet

Bobby Brookmeyer: trombone - Zoot Sims: tenor saxophone

Red Mitchell: bass - Larry Bunker: drums

1. Blues Going Up (G. Mulligan)

2. Little Girl Blue (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)

3. Piano Blues (G. Mulligan) · 4. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker)

5. Western Reunion (G. Mulligan)

6. Western Union (G. Mulligan)

7. I Know, Don’t Know Why (G. Mulligan)

8. The Red Door (J. Sims/G. Mulligan)

The Bill Perkins Octet - On Stage

Music Box Theatre, 2 & 16 Februar 1956

Bill Perkins: tenor saxophone - Bud Shank: alto saxophone

Jack Nimitz: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Stu Williamson: trumpet, trombone - Carl Fontana: trombone

Red Mitchell: bass - Russ Freeman: piano - Mel Lewis: drums

9. Song of the Islands (C. E. King)

10. One Hundred Years from Today (N. Washington/V. Young)

11. Zing Zang (B. Perkins)

12. Let Me See (C. Basie/H. „Sweets“ Edison)

13. For Dancers Only (S. Oliver/D. Raye/V. Schoen)

14. Just a Child (J. Mandel) · 15. As They Reveled (B. Holman)

16. When You‘re Smiling (M. Fisher/J. Goodwin/L. Shay)

CD 3

Harold Land – West Coast Blues San Francisco,

17. & 18. Mai 1960

Harold Land: tenore saxophone - Wes Montgomery: guitar

Joe Gordon: trumpet - Barry Harris: piano

Sam Jones: bass - Louis Hayes: drums

1. Ursula (H. Land) · 2. Klactoveedsedstene (C. Parker)

3. Don‘t Explain (A. Herzog Jr./ B. Holiday)

4. West Coast Blues (W. Montgomery)

5. Terrain (H. Land) · 6. Compulsion (H. Land)

Curtis Counce Group – Carl’s Blues

Contemporary Records Studio, LA, #1 & 4 22.04.1957,

#3 29.08.1957, #2, 5-7 06.01.1958

Curtis Counce: bass - Jack Sheldon: trumpet - Gerald Wilson: trumpet

Harold Land: tenor saxophone - Carl Perkins: piano - Frank Butler: drums

7. Pink Lady (J. Sheldon)

8. I Can‘t Get Started (V. Duke/I. Gershwin)

9. Nica’s Dream (H. Silver) · 10. Love Walked in (G. & I. Gershwin)

11. Larue (C.Brown) · 12. The Butler Did It (F. Butler)

13. Carl’s Blues (C.Perkins)

CD4

Shorty Rogers & André Previn Orchestra – Collaboration

LA, 30.03.1954 (#3,5,9,11), 14.06.1954 (#4, 6, 10, 12),

14.09.1954 (#1, 2, 7, 8)

Andre Previn: trumpet - Shorty Rogers: piano

Milt Bernhart: trombone - Bud Shank: alto & Fute

Bob Cooper: tenor & oboe - Jimmy Giuffre: baritone

Al Hendrickson or Jack Marshall: guitar - Joe Mondragon or Curtis

Counce: bass - Shelly Manne: drums

1. It’s Delovely (C. Porter) · 2. Porterhouse (A. Previn)

3. Heat Wave (I. Berlin) · 4. 40° Below (A. Previn)

5. You Stepped Out of a Dream (N. H. Brown/G. Kahn)

6. Claudia (A. Previn)

7. You Do Something to Me (C. Porter)

8. Call for Cole (S. Rodgers)

9. Everything I‘ve Got (S. Rogers/L. Hart)

10. Some Antics (S. Rogers)

11. It Only Happens When I Dance With You (I. Berlin)

12. General Custer (S. Rogers)

Marty Paich – I Get A Boot Out Of You:

Los Angeles, CA, 1959

Art Pepper: alto saxophone

Bill Hood: baritone saxophone

Bill Perkins/Art Pepper: tenore saxophone - Bobby Envoldsen: trombone

Jack Sheldon/Conte Candoli: trumpet

Victor Feldman: vibraphone - Russ Freeman: piano

13. It Don‘t Mean a Thing (D. Ellington/I. Mills)

14. No More (B. Russell/T. Camarata)

15. Love for Sale (C. Porter)

16. Moanin‘ (B. Timmons/J. Hendricks)

17. Violets for Your Furs (M. Dennis/T. Adair)

18. What Am I Here for Cottontail (D. Ellington)

19. Warm Valley (B. Russell/D. Ellington)

20. Things Ain‘t What They Used to Be (M. Ellington, T. Parsons)

CD5

Introducing… Carl Perkins LA, 1955-56

Leroy Vinnegar: bass - Lawrence Marable: drums - Carl Perkins: piano

1. Way Cross Town (C. Perkins)

2. You Don‘t Know What Love Is (G. De Paul, D. Raye)

3. The Lady Is a Tramp (L. Hart, R. Rodgers)

4. Marble Head (C. Perkins) · 5. Woody ‚n You (D. Gillespie)

6. West Side (aka Mia) (C. Perkins)

7. Just Friends (J. Klenner, S. Lewis)

8. It Could Happen to You (J. Burke, J. Van Heusen)

9. Why Do I Care? (C. Perkins, D. Williams)

10. Lilacs in the Rain (P. De Rose, M.l Parish)

11. Carl‘s Blues (C. Perkins)

The Chico Hamilton Quintet - With Strings Attached

26-27.10.1958

Wyatt Ruther: bass - Nat Gershman: cello

Chico Hamilton: drums, percussion - Dennis Budimir: guitar

12. Something to Live for (Strayhorn/Ellington)

13. Andante (L. Henderson) · 14. Speak Low (Nash/Weill)

15. Pottsville, U.S.A. (B. Potts)

16. Don‘s Delight (Hamilton/McGhee)

17. Strange (La Touche/Fisher) · 18. Modes (Fred Katz)

19. Fair Weather (B. Golson) · 20. Close Your Eyes (B. Petkere)

21. Ev‘rything I‘ve Got (Hart, Rodgers)

CD6

Art Pepper - Surf Ride:

February 7, 1952 - December 24, 1953

Art Pepper: alto saxophone

#1-#3 (29.03.1953):

Russ Freeman: piano - Bob Whitelock: bass - Bobby White: drums

#4-#6 (07.02.1952):

Hampton Hawes: piano - Joe Mondragon: bass - Larry Bunker: drums

#7-#21 (24.12.1953):

Jack Montrose: tenore saxophone - Claude Williamson: piano

Monte Budwig: bass - Larry Bunker: drums

1. Tickle Toe (L. Young) · 2. Chili Pepper (A. Pepper)

3. Susie the Poodle (A. Pepper) · 4. Brown Gold (A. Pepper)

5. Holiday Flight (A. Pepper) · 6. Surf Ride (A. Pepper)

7. Straight Life (A. Pepper) · 8. Cinnamon (A. Pepper)

9. Thyme Time (A. Pepper)

10. The Way You Look Tonight (J.Kern/T.B. Harms)

11. Nutmeg (A. Pepper) · 12. Art‘s Oregano (A. Pepper)

Pete & Conte Candoli

2 For The Money:

LA, 1959

Pete & Conte Candoli: trumpet - Jimmy Rowles: piano

Max Bennett: bass - Frank Capp: drums - Howard Roberts: guitar

13. Splanky (N. Hefti) · 14. Soak Yo’ Sally (P. Candoli)

15. A-Lue-Cha (C. Parker) · 16. Rifts for Rosie (P. Candoli)

17. Caravan (Tizol/Ellington/Mills)

18. Take the A Train (B. Strayhorn)

19. Doodlin’ (H. Silver) · 20. Willow Weep for Me (A. Ronell)

21. Blueing Boogie (D. Gillespie)

22. Richard Diamond’s Blues (P. Rugolo)

CD7

Jimmy Giuffre - Jimmy Giuffre 3: 1957 Atlantic Records

Jimmy Giuffre: tenore / baritone clarinet

Ralph Pena: bass - Jim Hall: guitar

1. Gotta Dance · 2. Two Kinds of Blues

3. The Song Is You“ (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)

4. Crazy She Calls Me (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman)

5. Voodoo · 6. My All (Giuffre, Russell)

7. That‘s the Way It Is · 8. Crawdad Suite

9. The Train and the River

10. The Green Country (new England Mood) Bonus?

11. Forty-Second Street Bonus?

All songs written by Jimmy Giuffre unless otherwise noted.

The modernity of Bob Brookmeyer – The 1954 Quartets

(LA, 26.12.1954)

Bob Brookmeyer: trombone - Jimmy Rowles: piano

Buddy Clark: bass - Mel Lewis: drums

12. You Took Advantage of Me (Rodgers/Hart)

13. There Will Never Be Another You (Warren/Gordon)

14. What Is There to Say (Duke/Harburg)

15. He Ain’t Got Rhythm (I. Berlin)

16. Jasmin (B. Brookmeyer)

17. The Bulldog Blues (B. Brookmeyer)

18. Sticks and Stems (B. Brookmeyer)

CD8

Red Callender and His Modern Octet – Swingin’

Suite LA, 30.11.1955

Harry “Parr” Jones: trumpet - John Ewing: trombone

William Green: alto saxophons

Buddy Collette: flute, tenore saxophone

Clyde Dunn: baritone saxophone - Eddie Beal: piano

Red Callender: bass - Bill Douglas: drums

Frank Bodde: bongos

1. On Again (R. Callender) · 2. Greenery (R. Callender)

3. Pastel (R. Callender) · 4. October Blue (R. Callender)

5. Dancers (R. Callender) · 6. Bihari (R. Callender)

7. Skyline (R. Callender) · 8. Sleigh Ride (R. Callender)

9. All for You (R. Callender) · 10. Outlines (R. Callender)

11. Walking On Air (R. Callender)

12. You’re Part of Me (R. Callender)

Gerald Wiggins Trio - Wiggin With Wig

LA, 1956

Gerald Wiggins: piano - Joe Comfort: bass - Bill Douglas: drums

13. Love for Sale (C. Porter)

14. I Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got (D. Ellington)

15. De Silva Wig (G. Wiggins) · 16. Laura (Raksin/Mercer)

17. Surrey With the Fringe On Top (Rodgers/Hammerstein)

18. Dinah (Akst/Lewis/Young)

19. All That’s Good (G. Wiggins)

20. The Man That Got Away (Arlen/Gershwin)

21. The Little Words (Kalmar/Ruby)

CD9

Stu Williamson – Plays

Januar 1955, LA

Charlie Mariano: alto saxophone - Stu Williamson: trumpet

Claude Williamson: piano - Max Bennet: bass - Stan Levey: drums

1. Slugger (C. Williamson)

2. There’ll Never Be Another You (Nelson/Bergner)

3. Autumn in New York (V. Duke)

4. Sunday (Miller/Conn/Styne/Krueger)

5. The Lady Is a Tramp (Rodgers/Hart)

6. Yardbird Suite (C. Parker)

7. Sapphire (S. Williamson)

8. The Things We Did Last Summer (Styne/Cahn)

9. Strike Up the Band (G. & I. Gershwin)

10. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Russell/Ellington)

11. Stu’s Dues Blues (S. Williamson)

Dave Pell Octet – Love Story

14.2.1956 & 20.02.1956

Dave Pell: tenore saxophone - Don Fagerquist: trumpet

Ray Sims: trombone - Maury Berman: baritone saxophone

Andre Previn: piano - Tony Rizzi: guitar - Mel Pollan: bass - Irv Kluger: drums

12. Can’t We Be Friends (P. James/K. Swift)

13. I’ve Got a Crush On You (G. & I. Gershwin)

14. I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (H. Link/T. Waller/B. Rose)

15. Love Is the Sweetest Thing (R. Noble)

16. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight

(H. Creamer/J. Johnson)

17. Let’s Do It (C. Porter)

18. You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes

(M. Ager/C. Newman/M. Mencher)

19. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)

20. Just One More Chance (A. Johnston/S. Coslow)

21. Who Walks in When I Walk Out

(A. Goodhart/A.Hoffman/R. Freed)

22. Solitude (D. Ellington, I. Mills/E. deLange)

23. I’ve Found a New Baby (J. Palmer/S. Williams)

CD10

Teddy Edwards – Sunset Eyes

LA, 16.08.1959 #1/mid 1960 #3, 8-10/16.08.1960 #2, 4-7

Teddy Edwards: tenore saxophone - Amos Trice: piano (3, 8-10)

Joe Castro: piano (2, 4-7) - Leroy Vinnegar: bass - Billy Higgins: drums

+ Teddy Edwards: tenore saxophone, + Ronnie Ball: piano, + Ben Tucker:

bass, + Al Levitt: drums

1. Tempo De Blues (T. Edwards) · 2. Vintage ’57 (L. Vinnegar)

3. I Hear a Rhapsody (Fragos/Baker/Gasparre)

4. Up in Teddy’s New Flat (T. Edwards)

5. Sunset Eyes (T. Edwards)

6. Teddy’s Tune (T. Edwards) · 7. Takin’ Off (T. Edwards)

8. The New Symphony Sid (K. Pleasure)

9. My Kinda Blues (T. Edwards)

10. Takin’ Off (first version) (T. Edwards)

Lighthouse All-Stars – At Laguna

20.06.1955 at Irvine Bowl, Laguna Beach, CA

The All-Stars:

Howard Rumsey: bass - Frank Rosolino: trombone

Bud Shank: alto saxophone, flute - Bob Cooper: tenore saxophone

Claude Williamson: piano - Stan Levey: drums (Barney Kessel: guitar)

The Hampton Hawes Trio:

Hampton Hawes: piano - Red Mitchell: bass - Shelly Manne: drums

11. Witch Doctor No. 2 (B. Cooper)

12. Round Midnight (Monk/Williams/Hanighen)

13. Mood for Lighthouse (B.Cooper)

14. Walkin‘ (R. Carpenter)

15. Blind Man‘s Bluff (C. Williamson)

16. Lady Jean (F. Rosolino)

17. Champ (D. Gillespie)

18. Casa de Luz (S. Rogers)