ARRANGER'S TOUCH, THE ~ A HISTORY OF JAZZ ARRANGEMENT

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THE ARRANGER'S TOUCH

A HISTORY OF THE JAZZ ARRANGEMENT FROM JELLY ROLL MORTON TO QUINCY JONES

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GRANDPA'S SPELLS (Jelly Roll Morton) [a];SAN (McPhail, Michaels) [b]; PUT IT THERE (Rhodes) [c]; SOME OF THESE DAYS (Brooks) [d]; WHITE JAZZ (Gifford) [e]; CHANT OF THE WEED (Reedman) [f]; TOBY (Bennie Moten, Eddie Barefield) [g]; KING PORTER STOMP (Jelly Roll Morton) [h]; SYMPHONY IN RIFFS (Benny Carter) [i]; WHITE HEAT (Hudson) [j]; STOMPING AT THE SAVOY (Edgar Sampson) [k]; ANGRY (Mecum, Cossard, Brunies) [l]; SLEEPY TIME GAL (Lorenzo, Whiting) [m];ORGAN GRINDER'S SWING (Mitchell Parish, Al Hudson, Irving Mills) [n]; REMINISCING IN TEMPO PARTS 1,2,3,4 (Duke Ellington) [o]; SWING THAT MUSIC (Louis Armstrong, Gerlach) [p]; SWINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES (Jimmy Mundy) [q];IN THE GROOVE (Wiliams, Wilson) [r]; I CAN'T GET STARTED (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) [s]; PECKIN' (James, Pollock) [t]; SOUTH RAMPART STGREET PARADE (Bob Haggart, Bauduc, Bob Crosby) [u].

[a]- JELLY ROLL MORTON'S RED HOT PEPPERS:

George Mitchell (cornet); Kid Ory (trombone); Omer Simeon (clarinet); Jelly Roll Morton (piano); Johnny St Cyr (banjo, guitar); John Lindsay (bass); Andrew Hilaire (drums); Jelly Roll Morton (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, DECEMBER 16th, 1926.

[b]- PAUL WHITEMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Charles Margulis (trumpet); Bix Beiderbecke (cornet); Bill Rank (trombone); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, cornet); Frank Trumbauer (C-melody sax); Min Leibrook (bass sax); Bill Challis (piano); Matty Malneck (violin); Carl Kress (guitar); Hal McDonald (drums); Bill Challis (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 12th, 1928.

[c]- McKINNEY'S COTTON PICKERS:

John Nesbitt, Langston Curl (trumpets); Claude Jones (trombone); Don Redman (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Milton Senior (clarinet, alto sax); George Thomas (clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax); Prince Robinson (clarinet, tenor sax); Todd Rhodes (piano); Dave Wilborn (banjo); Ralph Escudero (tuba); Cuba Austin (drums); John Nesbitt (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, JULY 11th, 1928 .

[d]- CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA:

Roger Quincey Dickerson, Lammar Wright, Wendell Culley (trumpets); De Priest Wheeler (trombone); William Thornton Blue (clarinet, alto sax); Andrew Brown (bass clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax); Walter "Foots" Thomas (calrinet, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax); Earres Prince (piano); Morris White (banjo); Jimmy Smith (tuba, bass); Leroy Maxey (drums); Cab Calloway (vocals); Walter "Foots" Thomas (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 23rd, 1930.

[e]- GLEN GRAY AND HIS CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA:

Joe Hostetter, Dub Shoffner, Bobby Jones (trumpets); Pee Wee Hunt, Billy Rauch (trombones); Ray Eberle (clarinet, alto sax); Glen Gray (alto sax); Pat Davis (tenor sax); Joe Hall (piano); Gene Gifford (guitar); Stanley Dennis (bass); Tony Briglia (drums); Gene Gifford (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MARCH 24th, 1931.

[f]- DON REDMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Leonard Davis, Bill Coleman, Henry "Red" Allen (trumpets); Claude Jones, Benny Morton, Fred Robinson (trombones); Edward Inge, Rupert Cole (clarinet, alto sax); Don Redman (alto sax); Robert Carroll (tenor sax); Horace Henderson (piano); Talcott Reeves (guitar); Bob Ysaguirre (bass); Manzie Johnson (drums); Don Redman (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1931.

[g]- BENNIE MOTEN'S KANSAS CITY ORCHESTRA:

Hot Lips Page, Joe Keyes, Dee Stewart (trumpets); Dan Minor (trombone); Eddie Durham (trombone, guitar); Eddie Barefield (clarinet, alto sax); Jack Washington (alto sax, baritone sax); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Count Basie (piano); Leroy Berry (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Willie "Mack" Washington (drums); Eddie Durham (arranger).

RECORDED IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, DECEMBER 13th, 1932

[h]- FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Russell Smith, Henry "Red" Allen, Bobby Stark (trumpets); Dickie Wells (trombone); Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson (clarinet, alto sax); Coleman Hawkins (clarinet, tenor sax); Fletcher Henderson (piano); Bernard Addison (guitar); John Kirby (bass); Walter Johnson (drums); Fletcher Henderson (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 18th, 1933.

[i]- BENNY CARTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Eddie Mallory, Bill Dillard, Dick Clark (trumpets); J.C. Higginbotham, Keg Johnson, Fred Robinson (trombones); Benny Carter (clarinet, alto sax); Wayman Carver (alto sax, flute); Glyn Paque (alto sax); Johnny Russell (tenor sax); Teddy Wilson (piano); Lawrence Lucie (guitar); Ernest Hill (bass); Sid Catlett (drums); Benny Carter (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, OCTOBER 6th, 1933.

[j]- JIMMY LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Eddie Tomkins, Tommy Stevenson, Sy Oliver (trumpets); probably Henry Wells (trombone); Russell Bowles (trombone); Willie Smith, Earl Carruthers (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Joe Thomas (clkarinet, tenor sax); Edwin Wilcox (piano); Al Norris (guitar); Moses Allen (tuba); Jimmy Crawford (drums); Jimmy Lunceford (leader); Will Hudson (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 26th, 1934.

[k]- CHICK WEBB'S SAVOY ORCHESTRA:

Mario Bauza, Reunald Jones, Taft Jordan (trumpets); Sandy Williams (trombone); Pete Clark, Edgar Sampson (alto sax); Elmer Williams (tenor sax); Joe Steele (piano); John Trueheart (banjo, guitar); John Kirby (bass); Chick Webb (drums); Edgar Sampson (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MAY 18th, 1934.

[l]- EARL HINES AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Charlie Allen, George Dixon, Walter Fuller (trumpets); Louis Taylor, William Franklin, Trummy Young (trombones); Darnell Howard (clarinet, alto sax); Omer Simeon (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Cecil Irwin (clarinet, tenor sax); Jimmy Mundy (tenor sax); Earl Hines (piano); Lawrence Dixon (guitar); Quinn Wilson (bass); Wallace Bishop (drums); Quinn Wilson (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 13th, 1934

[m]- JIMMY LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Eddie Tomkins, Paul Webster, Sy Oliver (trumpets); Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles (trombones); Eddie Durham (trombone, guitar); Willie Smith (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Jimmy Lunceford (alto sax, leader); Laforet Dent (alto sax); Earl Carruthers (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Joe Thomas (clarinet, tenor sax); Eddie Wilcox (piano); Al Norris (guitar); Moses Allen (bass); Jimmy Crawford (drums); Edwin Wilcox (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MAY 29th, 1935.

[n]- JIMMY LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Samer personnel as [m], but: Sy Oliver (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 31st, 1936.

[o]- DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA:

Rex Stewart (cornet); Cootie Williams, Arthur Whetsol (trumpets); Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown (trombones); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Barney Bigard (clarinet, tenor sax); Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto sax, soprano sax); Harry carney (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Duke Ellington (piano); Fred Guy (guitar); Hayes Alvis, Billy Taylor (bass); Sonny Greer (drums); Duke Ellington (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 12th, 1935

[p]- LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals); Leonard Davis, Gus Aiken, Louis Bacon (trumpets); Harry White, Jimmy Archey (trombones); Henry Jones, Charlie Holmes (alto sax); Bingie Madison, Greely Walton (tenor sax); Luis RussellLee Blair (guitar); Pops Foster (bass); Paul Barbarin (drums); Luis Russell (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MAY 18th, 1936.

[q]- BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Pee Wee Erwin, Gordon Griffin, Nat Kazebier (trumpets); Red Ballard, Murray McEachern (trombones); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Hymie Schertzer, Bill De Pew (alto saxes); Arthur Rollini, Dick Clark (tenor saxes); Jess Stacy (piano); Allen Reuss (guitar); Harry Goodman (bass); Gene Krupa (drums); Jimmy Mundy (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JUNE 15th, 1936

[r]- ANDY KIRK AND HIS TWELVE CLOUDS OF JOY:

Harry Lawson, Paul King, Earl Thompson (trumpets); Ted Donnelly, Henry Wells (trombones); John Harrington (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); John Williams (alto sax, baritone sax); Earl Miller (alto sax); Dick Wilson (tenor sax); Mary Lou Williams (piano); Ted Brinson (guitar); Booker Collins (bass); Ben Thigpen (drums); Andy Kirk (leader); Mary Lou Williams (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 15th, 1937.

[s]- BUNNY BERIGAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Bunny Berigan (trumpet, vocals); Irving Goodman, Steve Lipkins (trumpets); Al George, Sonny Lee (trombones); Joe Dixon, Mike Doty (clarinet, alto sax); Clyde Rounds, Georgie Auld (tenor sax); Joe Lippman (piano); Tom Morgan (guitar); Hank Wayland (bass); George Wettling (drums); Joe Lippman (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 7th, 1937.

[t]- BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Gordon Griffin (trumpets); Red Ballard, Murray McEachern (trombones); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Hymie Schertzer, George Koenig (alto sax); Arthur Rollini, Vido Musso (tenor sax); Jess Stacy (piano); Allen Reuss (guitar); Harry Goodman (bass); Gene Krupa (drums); Harry James (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, JULY 6th, 1937.

[u]- BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Charlie Spivak, Yank Lawson, Billy Butterfield (trumpets); Ward Silloway, Warren Smith (trombones); Matty Matlock (clarinet, alto sax); Joe Hearns (alto sax); Eddie Miller (clarinet, tenor sax); Gil Rodin (tenor sax); Bob Zurke (piano); Nappy Lamare (guitar); Bob haggart (bass); Ray Bauduc (drums); Bob Haggart (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 16th, 1937.

DISC TWO - MEET THE BAND

MEET THE BAND (Garland) [v]; MY REVERIE (Debussy) [w]; MOONLIGHT SERENADE (Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller) [x]; LITTLE BROWN JUG (Winner) [y]; TUXEDO JUNCTION (Johnson, Dash, Hawkins) [z]; CHEROKEE (Ray Noble) [aa]; BLUE RHYTHM FANTASY (Hill, Willett) [bb];DEEP FOREST (Earl Hines, Foresythe) [cc]; KITTY ON TOAST (Horace Henderson, Fletcher Henderson) [dd]; I NEVER KNEW (Ted Fiorito, Gus Kahn) [ee]; PICKIN' THE CABBAGE (Gillespie) [ff]; JOLTIN' JOE DI MAGGIO (Courtney, Homer) [gg]; COCOANUT GROVE (Brooks, Calender) [hh]; STARDUST (Hoagy Carmichael) [ii]; SMOOTH SAILING (Thompson) [jj]; BOUNCE ME, BROTHER, WITH A SOLID FOUR (Don Raye, Prince) [kk]; BLUE FLAME (Bishop) [ll]; TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN (Billy Strayhorn) [mm]; 9:20 SPECIAL (Warren, Engvick) [nn];SNOWFALL (Claude Thornhill) [oo]; YARD DOG MAZURKA (Wilson, Segure) [pp]; THE EARL (Powell) [qq]; A STRING OF PEARLS (Gray) [rr]; THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) [ss]; THE ELKS PARADE (Bobby Sherwood) [tt].

Leonard Davis, Bernard Flood, Henry Goodwin (trumpets); Robert Horton, Clyde Bernhardt, David James (trombones); Rudy Powell (clarinet, alto sax); Roger Boyd (alto sax); William Mitchner (tenor sax); Joe Garland (tenor sax, bass sax); Edgar Hayes (piano); Eddie Gibbs (guitar); Frank Darling (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums).; Joe Garland (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 14th, 1938.

[w]- LARRY CLINTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Walter Smith, Ricky Traettino, James Sexton (trumpets); Joe Ortolano, Jack Bigelow (trombones); Skeets Herfurt, Leo White (clarinet, alto sax); George Dessinger, Tony Zimmers (clarinet, tenor sax); Sam Mineo (piano); Jack Chesleigh (guitar); Walter Hardman (bass); Henry Adler (drums); Bea Wain (vocals); Larry Clinton (leader, arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 16th, 1938.

[x]- GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Rob Price, Leigh Knowles, Dale McMickle (trumpets); Glenn Miller, Al Mastren, Paul Tanner (trombones); Wilbur Schwartz (clarinet, alto sax); Hal McIntyre (alto sax); Stanley Aronson (alto sax, baritone sax); Tex Beneke, Al Klink (tenor sax); Chummy McGregor (piano); Allen Reuss (guitar); Rowland Bundock (bass); Frank Carlson (drums); Glenn Miller (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, APRIL 4th, 1939.

[y]- GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Same personnel as [x], but: Maurice Purtill replaces Frank Carlson (drums); Bill Finegan (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, APRIL 10th, 1940.

[z]- ERSKINE HAWKINS AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Sam Lowe, WilburBascomb, Marcellus Green, Erskine Hawkins (trumpets); Edward Sims, Robert Range (trombones); Bill Johnson, Jimmy Mitchelle (alto saxes); Julian Dash (tenor sax); Haywood Henry (baritone sax); Avery parrish (piano); William McLemore (guitar); Lennie Stansfield (bass); James Morrison (drums); Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson (arrangers).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 18th, 1939.

[aa]- CHARLIE BARNET AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Bobby Burnet, Billy May, John Owens (trumpets); Ben Hall, Don Ruppersberg, Bob Fishel (trombones); Charlie Barnet (alto sax, tenor sax); Kurt Bloom, Gene Kinsey (alto saxes); Don McCook, James Lamare (tenor saxes); Bill Miller (piano); Bus Etri (guitar); Phil Stevens (bass); Ray Michaels (drums); Billy May (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 17th, 1939.

[bb]- GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Corky Cornelius, Torg Halten, Nat Kazebier (trumpets); Floyd O'Brien, Al Jordan, Sid Brantley (trombones); Clint Neagley (alto sax); Bob Synder (alto sax, baritone sax); Sam Donahue (tenor sax); Sam Musiker (clarinet, tenor sax); Tony D'Amore (piano); Ray Biondi (guitar); Biddy Bastien (bass); Gene Krupa (drums); Chappie Willett (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 2nd, 1940 .

[cc]- EARL HINES AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Walter Fuller, Milton Fletcher, Ed Simms (trumpets); George Dixon (trumpet, alto sax); Edward Burke, John Ewing, Joe McLewis (trombones); Omer Simeon (clarinet, baritone sax); Leroy Harris (alto sax); Jimmy Mundy, Robert Crowder (tenor saxes); Earl Hines (piano); Claude Roberts (guitar); Quinn Wilson (bass); Alvin Burroughs (drums); Robert Crowder (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRAURY 13th, 1940.

[dd]- HORACE HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Emmett Berry, Pee Wee Jackson (trumpets); Ray nance (trumpet, violin); Edward Fant, Nat Atkins (trombones); Dalbert Bright (clarinet, alto sax); Willie Randall (alto sax); Elmer Williams, Dave Young (tenor saxes); Horace Henderson (piano); Hurley Ramey (guitar); Jesse Simpkins (bass); Oliver ColemanHoarce Henderson (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 27th, 1940 .

[ee]- COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Harry Edison, Al Killian (trumpets); Vic Dickenson, Dickie Wells, Dan Minor (trombones); Earl WarrenLester Young, Buddy Tate (tenor saxes); Jack Washington (baritone sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums); Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Andy Gibson (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MARCH 19th, 1940.

[ff]- CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright (trumpets); Tyree Glenn (trombone, vibes); Qunetin Jackson, Keg Johnson (trombones); Jerry Blake (clarinet, alto sax); Hilton Jefferson (alto sax); Andrew Brown (alto sax, baritone sax); Chu Berry, Walter Thomas (tenor saxes); Bennie Payne (piano); Danny Barker (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Cozy Cole (drums); Cab Calloway (leader, vocals); Dizzy Gillespie (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, MARCH 8th, 1940.

[gg]- LES BROWN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Eddie Bailey, Bob Thorne, Joe Bogart (trumpets); Warren Brown, Si Zentner, Bob Fishel (trombones); Les Brown (clarinet, leader); Steve Madrick, Abe Most (alto saxes); Wolffe Tayne (tenor sax); Butch Stone (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Eddie Scherr (soprano sax, tenor sax, baritone sax); Billy Rowland (piano); Joe Petroni (guitar); Charlie Green (bass); Eddie Julian (drums); Betty Bonney (vocals); Ben Homer (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 8th, 1940.

[hh]- BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Maxwell, Irving Goodman (trumpets); Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely (trombones); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Les Robinson, Toots Mondello (alto saxes); Jerry Jerome, Bus Bassey (tenor saxes); Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Charlie Christian (guitar); Artie Bernstein (bass); Nick Fatool (drums); Eddie Sauter (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 10th, 1940.

[ii]- ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

George Wendt, J Cathard, Billy Butterfield (trumpets); Jack Jenney, Vernon Brown (trombones); Artie Shaw (clarinet); Bus Bassey, Neely Plumb (alto saxes); Les Robinson, Jerry Jerome (tenor saxes); T Boardman, T Klages, B Bower, B Morrow, Al Beller, E Lamas (violins); F Goerner (cello); Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Al Henrickson (guitar); Jud de Naut (bass); Nick Fatool (drums); Lennie Hayton (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, OCTOBER 7th, 1940.

[jj]- HORACE HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Nat Bates, Emmett Berry, Harold Johnson (trumpets); Leo Williams, Archie Brown (trombone); Howard Johnson, C.Q. Price (alto saxes); Bob Dorsey, Lee Pope (tenor saxes); Leonard Talley (baritone sax); Horace Henderson (piano); Israel Crosby (bass); Debo Mills (drums); Sir Charles Thompson(arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, OCTOBER 23rd, 1940.

[kk]- WILL BRADLEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Steve Lipkins, Joe Wiedman, Al Mitchell (trumpets); Will Bradley, Bill Corti, Jim Emert (trombones); Art Mendelsohn, Joe Huffman (alto saxes); Peanuts Hucko (clarinet, tenor sax); Sam Sachelle (tenor sax); Freddy Slack (piano); Steve Jordan (guitar); Doc Goldberg (bass); Ray McKinley (drums, vocals); Freddy Slack, Ray McKinley (arrangers).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 30th, 1941.

[ll]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Steady Nelson, John Owens, Cappy Lewis (trumpets); Neal Reid, Bud Smith, Vic Hamann (trombones); Woody Herman (clarinet, alto sax); Herb Tompkins, Eddie Scalzi (alto saxes); Saxie Mansfield, Mickey Folus (tenor saxes); Tommy linehan (piano); Hy White (guitar); Walt Yoder (bass); Frank Carlson (drums); Joe Bishop (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 13th, 1941.

[mm]- DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA:

Rex Stewart (cornet); Wallace Jones, Ray Nance (trumpets); Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown (trombones); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Barney Bigard (clarinet, tenor sax); Johnny Hodges (alto sax, soprano sax); Otto Hardwick (alto sax, clarinet); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Harry Carney (baritone sax); Duke Ellington (piano); Fred Guy (guitar); Jimmy Blanton (bass); Sonny Greer (drums); Billy Strayhorn (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 15th, 1941.

[nn]- COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian (trumpets); Ed Cuffee, Dickie Wells, Dan Minor (trombones); Earl Warren (alto sax); Tab Smith (alto sax, baritone sax); Don Byas, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxes); Jack Washington (baritone sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums); Buster Harding (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, APRIL 10th, 1941.

[oo]- CLAUDE THORNHILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Rusty Dedrick, Conrad Gozzo, Bob Sprentall (trumpets); Tasso Harris, Bob Jenney (trombones); Irving Fazola (clarinet); Dale Brown, George Paulson (clarinet, alto sax); John Nelson, Hammond Russum (clarinet, tenor sax); Ted Goddard (clarinet, baritone sax); Claude Thornhill (piano); Chuck RobinsonHarvey Cell (bass); Gene Leman (drums); Claude Thornhill (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 26th, 1941.

[pp]- JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Paul Webster, Gerald Wilson, Snooky Young(trumpets); Russell Bowles, Elmer Crumbley, Trummy Young (trombones); Willie Smith, Dan Grissom (alto saxes); Ted Buckner (alto sax, tenor sax); Joe Thomas (tenor sax); Earl Carruthers (baritone sax, alto sax); Eddie Wilcox (piano); Al Norris (guitar); Moses Allen (bass); Jimmy Crawford (drums); Gerald Wilson (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 26th, 1941.

[qq]- BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS OCHESTRA:

Billy Butterfield, Cootie Williams, Jimmy Maxwell, Al Davis (trumpets); Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall (trombones); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Skippy martin, Clint Neagley (alto saxes); Vido Musso, George Berg (tenor saxes); Chuck Gentry (baritone sax); Mel Powell (piano); Tom Morgan (guitar); Mort Stuhlmaker (bass); Mel Powell (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1941.

[rr]- GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Dale McMickle, Alec Fina, Billy May, Johnny Best (trumpets); Glenn Miller, Jimmy Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank D'Annolfo (trombones); Wilbur Schwartz (alto sax, clarinet); Tex Beneke (alto sax); Ernie Caceres (alto sax, baritone sax); Babe Russin, Al Klink (tenor saxes); Chummy McGregor (piano); Bobby hackett (cornet, guitar); Doc Goldberg (bass); Maurice Purtill (drums); Jerry Gray (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 3rd, 1941.

[ss]- TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Chuck Peterson, Mannie Klein, Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Blake (trumpets); Tommy Dorsey, George Arus, Dave Jacobs, Lowell martin (trombones); Fred Stulce, Manny Gershman (alto saxes); Heinie Beau, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder (tenor saxes); Milt Raskin (piano); Clark Yocum (guitar); Phil Stevens (bass); Buddy Rich (drums); The Pied Pipers: Jo Stafford, John Huddleston, Clark Yocum, Chuck Lowry (vocals); Paul Weston (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, MARCH 9th, 1942.

[tt]- BOBBY SHERWOOD AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Bob Goodrich, Clyde Hurley, Gene Morgan, Bobby Sherwood (trumpets); Al Jackson, Joe Yukl (trombones); Bill Covey (alto sax); Bill Martinas (clarinet, alto sax); Bud Carlton, John Hamilton (tenor saxes); Champ Webb (baritone sax); Gene Plummer (piano); Basil Hutchinson (guitar); Jud De Naut (bass); John Cyr (drums); Bobby Sherwood (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, MAY 5th, 1942.

DISC THREE - THINGS TO COME

IN THE BAG (Crowder, Lionel Hampton) [uu]; MASSACHUSETTS (Andy Razaf, Roberts) [vv]; McGHEE SPECIAL (McGhee) [ww]; HARVARD BLUES (Frazier, Smith, Count Basie) [xx]; MILLION DOLLAR SMILE (Roberts, Lionel Hampton) [yy]; I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, George) [zz]; LEAVE US LEAP (Finckel) [aaa]; IN THE MIDDLE (Georgie Auld) [bbb]; AVENUE C (Buck Clayton) [ccc]; BOYD'S NEST (Boyd Raeburn, Kleeb) [ddd]; THE GOOD EARTH (Neal Hefti) [eee]; I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) [fff]; I GOT THE SUN IN THE MORNING (Irving Berlin) [ggg]; SECOND BALCONY JUMP (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) [hhh]; RAMBO (Count Basie, Johnson) [iii]; EVERYBODY SWING (Gene Roland) [jjj]; OPUS IN PASTELS (Stan Kenton) [kkk]; THINGS TO COME (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) [lll]; MOTEN SWING (Bennie Moten) [mmm]; SUMMER SEQUENCE PARTS 1, 2 & 3 (Burns) [nnn]; SUMMER SEQUENCE PART 4 (Burns) [ooo]; THE BLOOS (George Handy) [ppp] .

[uu]- LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ernie Royal, Eddie Hutchinson, Mannie Klein, Jack Trainer (trumpets); Fred Beckett, Sonny Craven, Harry Sloan (trombones); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto sax); Ray Perry (alto sax); Illinois Jacquet, Eddie Barefield (tenor saxes); Jack McVea (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Irving Ashby (guitar); Vernon Alley (bass); Lee Young (drums); Clyde Hart (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MAY 26th, 1942.

[vv]- GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Roy Eldridge, Mickey Mangano, Norman Murphy, Al Beck (trumpets); Greg Phillips, Tommy Pederson, Babe Wagner (trombones); Sam Musiker (clarinet, alto sax); Benny Feman (alto sax); Jimmy Migliore, Don Brassfield (tenor saxes); Rex Kittig (baritone sax); Joe Springer (piano); Teddy Walters (guitar); Ed Mihelich, Gene Krupa (drums); Anita O'Day (vocals); Elton Hill (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 13th, 1942.

[ww]- ANDY KIRK AND HIS TWELVE CLOUDS OF JOY:

Johnny Burris, Harry Lawson, Howard McGhee (trumpets); Ted Donnelly, Milton Robinson (trombones); John Harrington (clarinet, alto sax); Ben Smith (alto sax); Edward Inge (clarinet, tenor sax); Al Sears (tenor sax); Kenny Kersey (piano); Floyd Smith (guitar); Booker Collins (bass); Ben Thigpen (drums); Howard McGhee (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 14th, 1942.

[xx]- COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Al Killian, Harry Edison (trumpets); Dickie Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson (trombones); Earl Warren, Tab Smith (alto saxes); Don Byas, Buddy tate (tenor saxes); Jack Washington (baritone sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums); Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Tab Smith (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 17th, 1941.

[yy]- LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Morris, Dave Page, Lammar Wright (trumpets); Vernon Porter, Fred Beckett, Andrew Penn, Sonny Craven, Allen Durham (trombones); George Dorsey, Gus Evans (alto saxes); Arnett Cobb, Fred Simon (tenor saxes); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax); Lionel Hampton (vibes); Milt Buckner (piano); Billy Mackel (guitar); Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair (bass); Fred Radcliffe (drums); Milt Buckner (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 16th, 1944.

[zz]- HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Harry James, Irwin "Red" Berken, Sonny Berman, Jimmy Campbell, Alfred Ramsay (trumpets); William Granzos, Charles Preble, Jesse Ray Heath, Juan Tizol (trombones); William Smith, Edward Rosa (alto saxes); George Davis, Corky Corcoran (tenor saxes); Sam Caplan, John De Voogdt, Olcott Wail, Allan Hatshman, Ralph Lane, Gerald Joyce, Nicholas Pisani, Jack Gootkin, Harry Jaworski, Ernest Karpati, Albert Saparoff, William Spear (violins); Elias Friede, Cy Bernard (cellos); Arnold Ross (piano); Allen Reuss (guitar); Ed Mihelich (bass); Carl Maus (drums); Kitty Kallen (vocals); Dave Matthews (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, NOVEMBER 21st, 1944.

[aaa]- GENE KRUPA AND THE BAND THAT SWINGS WITH STRINGS:

Don Fagerquist, Bill Conrad, Joe Triscari, Tony Russo (trumpets); Leon Cox, Tommy Pederson, Bill Culley (trombones); Murray Williams (clarinet, alto sax); Francis Antonelli (alto sax); Charlie Ventura, Andy Pino (tenor saxes); Stuart Olson (baritone sax); Jacob Shulman, Victor Pariante, Ray Biondi, Ted Blume, Jerome Reisler (violins); Paul Powell, George Grossman (violas); Julius Ehrenworth (cello); Teddy Napoleon (piano); Ed Yance (guitar); Clyde Newcomb (bass); Gene Krupa, Louis Zito (drums); Ed Finckel (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, JANUARY 22nd, 1945.

[bbb]- GEORGE AULD AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Billy Butterfield, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian, Jimmy Roma (trumpets); John D'Agostino, Eli Robinson, Trummy Young (trombones); Georgie Auld (alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax); Musky Ruffo, Gene Zanoni (alto saxes); Al Cohn, Al Young (tenor saxes); Manny Albam (baritone sax); Erroll Garner (piano); Mike Bryan (guitar); Chubby Jackson (bass); Shadow Wilson (drums); Turk Van Lake (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7th, 1945.

[ccc]- COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Harry Edison, Al Killian, Al Stearns, Joe Newman (trumpets); Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor, Dickie Wells (trombones); Earl Warren, Jimmy Powell (alto saxes); Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxes); Rudy Rutherford (baritone sax, clarinet); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Rodney Richardson (bass); Shadow Wilson (drums); Buck Clayton (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 26th, 1945.

[ddd]- BOYD RAEBURN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Tommy Allison, Carl Berg, Alan Jeffreys, Dale Pierce (trumpets); Jack Carmen, Johnny Mandel, Trummy Young (trombones); Johnny Bothwell, Leonard Green (alto saxes); Stuart Anderson, Frank Socolow (tenor saxes); Hy Mandel (baritone sax); Boyd Raeburn (bass sax); Ike Carpenter (piano); Steve Jordan (guitar); Joe Berisce (bass); Irv Kluger (drums); Milt Kleeb (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MAY 13th, 1945.

[eee]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti, Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Irv Lewis (trumpets); Ralp[h Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer (trombones); Woody Herman (clarinet, alto sax); Sam Marowitz, John La Porta (clarinets, alto saxes); Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello (tenor saxes); Skippy de Sair (baritone sax); Tony Aless (piano); Billy Bauer (guitar); Chubby Jackson (bass); Dave Tough (drums); Neal Hefti (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 10th, 1945.

[fff]- BILLY ECKSTINE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Fats Navarro, Shorty McConnell, Bonie Hazel, Raymond Orr (trumpets); Chips Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Howard Scott, Walter Know (trombones); John Cobbs, Budd Johnson (alto saxes); Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (tenor saxes); Teddy Cypron (baritone sax); Richard "Duke" Ellington (piano); Connie Wainwright (guitar); Tommy Potter (bass); Art Blakey (drums); Billy Eckstine (vocals); Budd Johnson (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1945.

[ggg]- LES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF RENOWN:

Jimmy Zito, Don Jacoby, Al Miller, Bob Higgins (trumpets); Bill Forman, Warren Covington, Dick Gould, Stumpy Brown (trombones); Les Brown (clarinet); Steve Madrick, Mark Douglas (alto saxes); Ted Nash (tenor sax); Eddie Scheer (soprano sax, tenor sax, baritone sax); Butch Stone (baritone sax, clarinet); Jeff Clarkson (piano); Hy White (guitar); Bob Leininger (bass); Dick Stanahan (drums); Doris Day (vocals) Frank Comstock (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, MARCH 27th, 1946.

[hhh]- BILLY ECKSTINE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Fats Navarro, Shorty McConnell, Boonie Hazel, Raymond Orr (trumpets); Chips Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Robert Scott (trombones); Noris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams (alto saxes); Gene Ammons, Josh Jackson (tenor saxes); Tate Houston (baritone sax); Richard Ellington (piano); Connie Wainwright (guitar); Bill McMahon (bass); Art Blakey (drums); Gerald Valentine (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY, 1946.

[iii]- COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Emmett Berry, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (trumpets); Ted Donnelly, J.J. Johnson, Eli Robinson, George Matthews (trombones); Earl Warren, Jimmy Powell (alto saxes); Buddy Tate, Illinois Jacquet (tenor saxes); Rudy Rutherford (baritone sax); Count Basie (piano); Freddy Green (guitar); Rodney Richardson (bass); Jo Jones (drums); J.J. Johnson(arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 6th, 1946.

[jjj]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, Ken Hanna (trumpets); Kai Winding, Miff Sines, Milt Kabak (trombones); Bart Varsalona (bass trombone); Al Anthony, Boots Mussulli (alto saxes); Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (tenor saxes); Bob Gioga (baritone sax); Stan Kenton (piano); Bob Ahern (guitar); Eddie Safranski (bass); Shelly Manne (drums); Gene Roland (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, JULY 19th, 1946.

[kkk]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Al Anthony, Boots Mussulli (alto saxes); Vido Musso, Bob Cooper (tenor saxes); Bob Gioga (baritone sax); Stan Kneton (piano); Bob Ahern (guitar); Eddie Safranski (bass); Shelly Manne (drums); Stan Kenton (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 2nd, 1946.

[lll]- DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Dizzy Gillespei, Dave Burns, Raymond Orr, Tawud Dawnd, John Lynch (trumpets); Alton Moore, Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas (trombones); John Brown, Howard Johnson (alto saxes); possibly James Moody, Warren Lucky (tenor saxes); Pee Wee Moore (baritone sax); Milt Jackson (vibes); John Lewis (piano); Ray brown (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums); Gil Fuller (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 9th, 1946.

[mmm]- HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Harry James, James Campbell, Irwin Berken, Carl Berg, Harold Moe (trumpets); Vic Hamann, Charles Preble, Dalton Rizzotto (trombones); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Willie Smith, Edward Rosa (clarinets, alto saxes); Corky Corcoran (tenor sax); Stewart Bruner, George Davis (reeds); Arnold Ross (piano); Hayden Causey (guitar); Ed Mihelich (bass); Lou Fromm (drums); Ray Conniff (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, NOVEMBER 11th, 1946.

[nnn]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Sonny berman, Cappy Lewis, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers (trumpets); Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, Neil Reid (trombones); Woody Herman, Sam Marowitz, John La Porta (clarinets, alto saxes); Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus (tenor saxes); Sam Rubinowich (baritone sax); Ralph Burns (piano); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Chuck Wayne (guitar); Joe Mondragon (bass); Don Lamond (drums); Red Norvo (vibes); Ralph Burns (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1946.

[ooo]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, marly Markowitz (trumpets); Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift (trombones); Woody Herman (clarinet, alto sax); Sam marowitz (alto sax); Herbie Steward (alto sax, tenor sax); Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (tenor saxes); Serge Chaloff (baritone sax); Fred Otis (piano); Gene Sargent (guitar); Walt Yoder (bass); Don Lamond (drums); Ralph Burns (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 27th, 1947.

[ppp]- GEORGE HANDY AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Pete Candoli, Sonny Berman, Al Killian, Conrad Gozzo, Dale Pearce (trombones); Bill harris, Ed Kusby, Ollie Wilson (trombones); Evan hall, Vincent de Robertis (french horn); Julius Jacobs (oboe); Harry Klee (alto sax, flute, clarinet); Hal McKusick (alto sax); Herbie Steward, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxes); Chuck Gentry (baritone sax, bass-clarinet); Robert Swanson (bassoon); Arthur Fleming (contra-bassoon); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Arvin garrison (piano); Red Callender (bass); Don Lamond, Jimmy Pratt, Jackie Mills (percussion); Unknown (strings); George Handy (director, arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER, 1946.

DISC FOUR - YOUNG BLOOD

ANTHROPOLOGY (Charlie Parker) [qqq]; INTERLUDE (Pete Rugolo) [rrr]; TWO BASS HIT (Dizzy Gillespie, Lewis) [sss]; CUBANA BE (Dizzy Gillespie, Russell) [ttt]; CUBANA BOP (Dizzy Gillespie, Russell) [ttt]; THE GOOF AND I (Cohn) [uuu]; FOUR BROTHERS (Jimmy Giuffre) [vvv]; GOOD BAIT (Tadd Dameron) [www]; UNDERCURRENT BLUES (O'Farrill) [xxx]; LEMON DROP (Wallington) [yyy]; ISRAEL (Carisi) [zzz]; NOT REALLY THE BLUES (Mandel) [aaaa]; FATHER KNICKERBOPPER (Tiny Kahn) [bbbb]; REALLY? (Kai Winding) [cccc]; CITY OF GLASS SUITE: (Greattinger) ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY [eeee]; THE STRUCTURES [eeee]; DANCE BEFORE THE MIRROR [dddd];REFLECTIONS [dddd]; YOUNG BLOOD (Gerry Mulligan) [ffff]; 23 NORTH, 82 WEST (Russo); [gggg]; INVENTION FOR GUITAR AND TRUMPET (Bill Holman) [hhhh]; CHIQUITO LOCO (Shorty Rogers) [iiii]; BUM'S RUSH (Jones) [jjjj].

[qqq]- CLAUDE THORNHILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ed Zandy, Louis Mucci, Emil Terry (trumpets); Vahey "Tak" Tavorian, Allan Langstaff (trombones); Walter Welscher, Sandy Sieglestein (french horns); Bill Barber (tuba); Danny Polo, Lee Knoitz (clarinet, alto sax); Mario Rollo (clarinet, tenor sax); Mickey Folus (bass clarinet, tenor sax); Bill Bushey (clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax); Claude ThornhillBarry Galbraith (guitar); Joe Shulman (bass); Billy Exiner (drums); Gil Evans (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1947.

[rrr]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes (trombones); Bart Varsalona (bass trombone); Stan Kenton (piano); Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Eddie Safranski (bass); Shelly Manne (drums); Pete Rugolo (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 22nd, 1947.

[sss]- DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, matthew McKay, Raymond Orr, Elmon Wright (trumpets); Ted Kelly, Bill Shepherd (trombones); John Brown, Howard Johnson (alto saxes); George "Big Nick" Nicholas, Joe Gayles (tenor sax); Cecil Payne (baritone sax); John Lewis (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums); John Lewis (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, AUGUST 22nd, 1947 .

[ttt]- DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Benny Bailey, Lammar Wright (trumpets); Ted Kelly, Bill Shepherd (trombones); John Brown, Howard Johnson (alto saxes); Big Nick Nicholas, Joe Gayles (tenor saxes); Cecil Payne (baritone sax); John Lewis (piano); Al McKibbon (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums); Chano Pozo (congas, vocl on Cubana Be); George Russell (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 22nd, 1947.

[uuu]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, Marky Markowitz (trumpets); Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift (trombones); Woody Herman (clarinet, alto sax); Sam Marowitz (alto sax); Herbie Steward (alto sax); Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (tenor saxes); Serge Chaloff (baritone sax); Fred Otis (piano); Gene Sargent (guitar); Walt Yoder (bass); Don Lamond (drums); Al Cohn (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 24th, 1947.

[vvv]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Same personnel as [uuu], but: Jimmy Giuffre (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 27th, 1947

[www]- DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Same personnel as [ttt], but: Tadd Dameron (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 30th, 1947.

[xxx]- BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Howard Reich, Doug Mettome, Al Stewart, Nick Travis (trumpets); Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, George Monte (trombones); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Mitch Goldberg, Angelo Cicalese (alto sax); Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman (tenor saxes); Larry Molinelli (baritone sax); Buddy Greco (piano); Francis Beecher (guitar); Claude Lombardi (bass); Sonny Igoe (drums); Chico O'Farrill (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, FEBRUARY 10th, 1949.

[yyy]- GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Roy Eldridge, Don Fagerquist, Ray Triscari, Gordon Boswell, John Bello (trumpets); Frank Rosolino (vocals, trombone); Allan Langstaff, Frank Rehak, Walter Robertson (trombones); Lenny Hambro, Jerry Thirkild (alto sax); Buddy Wise, Carl Friend (tenor saxes); Dale Keever (baritone sax); Joe Cohen (piano); Ralph Blaze (guitar); Don Simpson (bass); Gene Krupa (drums); Hernando Bravo, Ramon Rivera (percussion); George Williams (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 26th, 1949.

[zzz]- MILES DAVIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Miles Davis (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Sandy Siegelstein (french horn); Bill barber (tuba); Lee Konitz (alto sax); Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax); John Lewis (piano); Nelson BoydKenny Clarke (drums); Johnny Carisi (arranger).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, APRIL 22nd, 1949.

[aaaa]- WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Ernie Royal, Al Porcino, Stan Fishelson, Charlie Walp, Shorty Rogers (trumpets); Earl Swope, Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson, Bart Varsalona (trombones); Woody Herman (clarinet, alto sax); Sam Marowitz (alto sax); Gene Ammons, Buddy Savitt, Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxes); Serge Chaloff (baritone sax); Lou Levy (piano); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Shelly manne (drums); Terry Gibbs (vibes); Johnny Mandel (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, JULY 14th, 1949.

[bbbb]- TED HEATH AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Bobby Pratt, Stan Roderick, Stan Reynolds, Ronnie Hughes (trumpets); Jackie Armstrong, Maurice Pratt, Jack Bentley, Jimmy Coombs (trombones); Les Gilbert, Reg Owen (alto saxes); Tommy Whittle, Henry McKenzie (tenor saxes); Dave Shand (baritone saxes); Frank Horrox (piano); Sammy Stokes (bass); Jack Parnell (drums); Tiny Kahn (arranger).

RECORDED IN LONDON, OCTOBER 7th, 1949.

[cccc]- CHARLIE BARNET AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Rolf Ericson, Maynard Ferguson, John Howell, Doc Severinsen, Ray Wetzel (trumpets); Harry Betts, Herbie Harper, Dick Kenney (trombones); Kenny Martlock (bass trombone); Charlie Barnet (soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax); Vinnie Dean, Reuben Leon (alto saxes); Kurt Bloom, Dick Hafer (tenor saxes); Manny Albam (baritone sax); Claude Williamson (piano); Eddie Safranski (bass); Tiny Kahn (drums); Manny Albam (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 16th, 1949.

[dddd]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

John Howell, Maynard Ferguson, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, John Coppola (trumpets); Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bill Russo, Dick Kenney (trombones); George Roberts (bass trombone); John Graas, Lloyd Otto, George Price (french horns); Stan Fletcher (tuba); Bud Shank (alto sax, flute); Art Pepper (alto sax, clarinet); Bob Cooper (tenor sax, oboe, english horn); Bart Calderal (tenor sax, bassoon); Bob Gioga (baritone sax, bass clarinet); Alex Law, Earl Cornwell, Phil Davidson, Barton Gray, Maurice Koukel, Seb Mercurio, Danny Napolitano, Dwight Muma, Charlie Scarle, Ben Zimberoff (violins); Paul Israel, Aaron Shapiro, Dave Smiley (violas); Gregory Bemko, Zachary Bock, Gabe Jellen (cello); Abe Laboff (double bass); Stan Knenton (piano); Ralph Blaze (guitar); Don Bagley (bass); Shelly Manne (drums, tympani); Bob Graettinger (arranger).

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, DECEMBER 5th, 1951.

[eeee]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Same personnel as [dddd], but:

RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD, DECEMBER 7th, 1951.

[ffff]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCEHSTRA:

Conti Candoli, Buddy Childres, Maynard Ferguson, Ruben McFall, Don Dennis (trumpets); Bob Burgess, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo, Keith Moon (trombones); George Roberts (bass trombone); Vinnie Dean, Lee Konitz (alto saxes); Richie Kamuca, Bill HolmanBob Gioga (baritone sax); Stan Kenton (piano); Sal Salvador (guitar); Don Bagley (bass); Stan Levey (drums); Gerry Mulligan (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 10th, 1952.

[gggg]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Samer personnel as [ffff], but: Denon Kenneth Walton (bongos) added; Bill Russo (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 11th, 1952.

[hhhh]- STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Samer personnel as [gggg], but: Bill Holman (arranger).

RECORDED IN CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 15th, 1952.

[iiii]- SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Shorty Rogers, Conrad Gozzo, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Reeves, John Howell (trumpets); Milt Bernhart, John Haliburton, Harry Betts (trombones); John Graas (french horn); Gene Englund (tuba); Art Pepper, Bud Shank (alto saxes); Jimmy Giuffre (tenor sax); Bob Cooper (baritone sax); Marty Paich (piano); Curtis Counce (bass); Shelly Manne (drums); Shorty Rogers (arranger).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, APRIL 2nd, 1953.

[jjjj]- GIGI GRYCE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Walter Williams (trumpets); Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayse, Benny Vasseur (trombones); Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega (alto saxes); Clifford Solomon, Andre Deboneville (tenor sax); William Boucaya (baritone sax); Henri Renaud (piano); Pierre Michelot (bass); Jean-Louis Viale (drums); Quincy Jones (arranger).

RECORDED IN PARIS, OCTOBER 9th, 1953.

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