Het eerste programma over componist, pianist, slagwerker en bandleider George Russell.
- Relaxin’ at Camarillo (C. Parker, arr. G. Russell) 2:57
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Ray Orr, Matthew McKay – trompetten
Bill Shepherd, Ted Kelly – trombones
Howard Johnson, John Brown, James Moody, Joe Gayles, Cecil Payne – saxen
John Lewis – piano, Milt Jackson – vibes, Al McKibbon -bas, Joe Harris – slagwerk, Chano Pozo – conga
Cornell University, 18/10/47
- Cubano Be-Cubano Bop (G. Russell) 5:45
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Lamar Wright Jr., Benny Bailey, trompetten;
William Shepherd, Ted Kelly, trombonen;
John Brown, Howard Johnson, Joe Gayles, Big Nick Nicholas, Cecil Payne – saxophones;
John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Luciano “Chano” Pozo, congas/bongos.
New York, N.Y.: Dec. 22, 1947.
- A Bird in Igor’s Yard (G. Russell) 2:50
Buddy De Franco and his Orchestra
Bernie Glow, Paul Cohen, James Pupa, Jack Eagle – trompetten
Ollie Wilson, Earl Swope, Bart Varsalona – trombonen
Lee Konitz, Frank Socolow, Al Cohn, Jerry Sanfino, Serge Chaloff – saxen
Gene DiNovi – piano, Oscar Pettiford – bas, Irv Kluger – slagwerk
NYC, 23/4/49
- Similau (Arden Clar, Harry Coleman, arr. G. Russell) 3:29
Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
Artie Shaw: clarinet, Pan Palladino, Don Fagerquist, Dale Pierce, Vie Ford – trompetten;
Sonny Russo, Fred Zito, Angie Callea, Porky Cohen, trombonen
Herb Steward, Frank Socolow, Al Cohn: Zoot Sims, Danny Bank – saxen
Gil Barrios – piano, Jimmy Raney- guitar, Dick Niveson – bas, Irv Kluger – slagwerk 1949
- Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub (Russell) 3:50
- Livingstone, I Presume (Russell) 3:26
- Ezz-thetic (Russell) 5:14
George Russell Jazz Workshop
Art Farmer – trompet, Hal McKusick – fluit, alt sax, Bill Evans – piano,
Barry Galbraith – guitar, Milt Hinton – bas, Joe Harris – slagwerk,
George Russell – arr. cond.
3/31/56
- Concerto for Billy the Kid (Russell) 4:42
- Round Johnny Rondo (Russell) 3:29
George Russell Jazz Workshop
Art Farmer – trompet, Hal McKusick – fluit, alt sax, Bill Evans – piano,
Barry Galbraith – guitar, Milt Hinton – bas, Paul Motian – slagwerk,
George Russell – arr. cond.
10/17/56
- All About Rosie I & II (Russell) 10:45
George Russell and his Orchestra
Art Farmer, Louis Mucci – trompetten
Jimmy Knepper – trombone, Jimmy Buffington – hoorn
John LaPorta – alt sax, Hal McKusick – tenor sax, Robert Di Domenica – fluit,
Manuel Zegler – fagot, Teddy Charles – vibes, Margaret Ross – harp,
Bill Evans – piano, Barry Galbraith – guitar, Joe Benjamin – bas,
Ted Sommer – slagwerk, G. Russell – arr, cond.
10/6/57
- Manhattan (Rodgers, Hart, arr. G. Russell) 10:32
George Russell and his Orchestra
Art Farmer, Doc Severinsen, Ernie Royal trompetten,
Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Rehak, Tom Mitchell – trombonen,
Hal McKusick, John Coltrane, Sol Schlinger – saxen
Charlie Persip – slagwerk, Milt Hinton – bas, Barry Galbraith – guitar, Bill Evans – piano
9/12/58
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