Stef-o-scope [Playlist - 10/09/09]

1. “Boogie a la King” {Nat King Cole} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
2. “Early Morning Blues” {Nat King Cole} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
3. “I’m Lost” {Otis Rene’} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g)
4. “Honeysuckle Rose” {Fats Waller/Andy Razaff} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
5. “Here’s That Rainy Day” {Jimmy Van Heusen} – Paul Desmond – The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hal [Mosaic: 1965]
   Desmond, Jim Hall, Connie Kay, Percy Heath
6. “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime” {Yip Harburg} – Dave Brubeck – Interchanges ‘54 [Columbia: 1954]
   Brubeck,Paul Desmond,Bob Bates (b),Joe Dodge(d)
7. “Susie” {Paul Desmond} – Paul Desmond – The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hal [Mosaic: 1959]
   Desmond, Jim Hall, Connie Kay, Percy Heath
8. “If I Were A Bell” {Frank Loesser} – Red Garland – Red Garland’s Piano [Concord: 2000/1956]
   Garland, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
9. “Day By Day” {Sammy Cahn/Axel Stordhal} – Carmen McRae – The Sound Of Silence/Portrait Of Carmen [Atlantic: 2001/1968]
10. “I Hear A Rhapsody” {Dick Gasparre} – John Coltrane – Lush Life [Concord: 2006/1957]
    Coltranc, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Albert “Tootie” Heath
11. “Love And The Weather” {Irving Berlin} – John Coltrane – Best Of The Bethelem Years [Bethelem Archives: 2000/1957]
    Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Al Cohn, others
12. “Siboney” – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1953]
    Gillespie, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Max Roach
13. “My How The Time Goes By” {Cy Coleman} – Bill Henderson – Complete VeeJay Recordings [Rhino: 2002/1960]
14. “Trinkle Tinkle” {Monk} – Thelonious Monk – Complete Vogue/Black Lion Recordings [Mosaic: 1989/1971]
15. “Our Love Is Here To Stay” {George Gershwin} – Dexter Gordon – Our Man In Paris [Blue Note: 1987/1963]
    Gordon, Bud Powell, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke
16. “Birk’s Works” {Gillespie} – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1951]
    Gillespie, JJ Johnson, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kansas Fields (d)
17. “Introspection” {Monk} – Thelonious Monk – Complete Vogue/Black Lion Recordings [Mosaic: 1989/1971]
18. “Blue ‘N Boogie” {Gillespie} – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1945]
    Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Frank Paparelli (p), Chuck Wayne (g), Murray Sisisky (b), Shelly Manne
19. “Ray’s Idea” {Gillespie} – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1946]
    Gillespie Big Band: Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke, others

All That Jazz [Playlist - 10/06/09]

1. “Stairway To The Stars” {Frank Signorelli} – Milt Jackson/John Coltrane – Bags And Trane [Atlantic: 1988]
   Jackson, Coltrane, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers, Connie Kay
2. “Midget Rod” {Milt Jackson} – Milt Jackson – Ballads And Blues/Bags And Flutes [Atlantic: 1999/1958]
   Jackson, Frank Wess (fl), Kenny Burrell, Percy Heath, Art Taylor
3. “Red Top” {Ben Kynard} – Milt Jackson/Oscar Peterson – Reunion Blues [Verve: 2005/1971]
   Jackson, Peterson, Ray Brown,Louis Hayes
4. “Moten Swing” {Benny Moten} – Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Sits InWith The Oscar PetersonTrio
5. “I Can’t Get Started” {Ira Gershwin} – Sonny Stitt – Endgame Brilliance
6. “Little Melonae” {Jackie McLean} – Art Blakey – Hard Bop [Mosaic: 2006/1956]
   Blakey, JAckie McLean, Bill Hardman, Dam Dockery, Spanky De Brest
7. “Second Balcony Jump” {Billy Eckstine} – Dexter Gordon – The Classic Blue Note recordings [Capitol: 2003/1962]
   Gordon, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
8. “It Could Happen To You” {Jimmy Van Heusen} – Hod O’Brien – Live At Blues Alley, Third Set [Reservoir: 2007]
   O’Brien, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington
9. “Darn That Dream” {Eddie De Lang} – Dexter Gordon – The Classic Blue Note recordings [Capitol: 2006/1964]
   Gordon, Kenny Drew (p), Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson (b), Art Taylor (d)
10. “Co Op” {JJ Johnson} – JJ Johnson – The Savoy Sessions [Savoy: 2002/1954]
    Johnson, Kai Winding, Billy Bauer (g), Charles Mingus (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
11. “I’ll Remember April” {Tad Dameron} – Sonny Clark – Sonny Clark Trio [Capitol: 1987/1957]
    Clark, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
12. “Get Happy” {Harold Arlen} – JJ Johnson – The Eminent JJ Johnson [Capitol: 1989/1953]
    Johnson, Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis,Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
13. “Dancing In The Dark” {Arthur Schwartz} – Sonny Clark – Standards [Capitol: 1998/1958]
    Clark, Paul Chambers, Wes Landers

All That Jazz [Playlist - 09/15/09]

Frank Testa sitting in for Ann Porotti

1. “Over The Rainbow” {Yip Harburg/Harold Arlen} – MJQ – Fontessa [Atlantic: 1989/1956]
   John Lewis (p), Milt Jackson (vb), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d)
2. “Django” {John Lewis} – MJQ – Django [Prestige: 1987/1953]
   John Lewis (p), Milt Jackson (vb), Percy Heath (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
3. “Valeria” {John Lewis} – MJQ – “Topsy”, This One’s for Basie [Pablo: 1985]
   John Lewis (p), Milt Jackson (vb), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d)
4. “Ill Wind” {Arthur Herzog, Jr} – Wynton Kelly – Wynton Kelly Piano [Fantasy: 1989/1958]
   Wynton Kelly (p), Kenny Burrell (g), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
5. “Come Rain Or Come Shine” {Harold Arlen} – Sonny Clark – Sonny’s Crib [Blue Note: 1998/1957]
   Sonny Clark, Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
6. “Dark Eyes” – Wynton Kelly – Wynton Kelly Piano [Fantasy: 1989/1958]
   Wynton Kelly (p), Kenny Burrell (g), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
7. “Freight Trane” {Tommy Flanagan} – Kenny Burrell/John Coltrane – Kenny Burrell And John Coltrane [Concord: 2006/1958]
   Kenny Burrell (g), John Coltrane (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)
8. “I Never Knew” {Gus Kahn} – Kenny Burrell/John Coltrane – Kenny Burrell And John Coltrane [Concord: 2006/1958]
   Kenny Burrell (g), John Coltrane (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)
9. “Well You Needn’t” {Thelonious Monk} – Chet Baker – The Italian Sessions [BMG: 1986/1962]
   Chet Baker (tp), Rene Thomas (g), Amadeo Tommasi (p), Benoit Quersin (b), Daniel Hemmer (d)
10. “Fan Tan” – Chet Baker – The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings Of The Chet Baker Quartet W [Mosiac: 1986/1956]
    Chet Baker (tp), Russ Freeman (p), Leroy Vinegar (b), Shelly Manne (d)
11. “Little Girl Blue” {Richard Rogers/Lorenz Hart} – Chet Baker – Embraceable You [Pacific Jazz: 1995/1957]
    Chet Baker (tp), David Wheat (g), Ross Savakus (b)
12. “Parisian Thoroughfare” {Bud Powell} – Bud Powell – Bud’s Bubble [Membran: 2005/1951]
13. “September In The Rain” – Bud Powell – Bud’s Bubble [Membran: 2005/1945]
    Frank Socolow’s Duke Quintet: Bud Powell (p), Freddy Webster (tp), Frank Socolow (ts), Leonard Gaskin (b),Irv Kugler (d)
14. “Someone To Watch Over Me” {George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin} – Bud Powell – Bud’s Bubble [Membran: 2005/1955]
    Bud Powell (p), Lloyd Trotman (b), Art Blakey (d)
15. “Sure Thing” {Bud Powell} – Membran – Bud’s Bubble [Membran: 2005/1953]
    Bud Powell (p), Charles Mingus (b), Max Roach (d)
16. “When I Fall In Love” {Edward Heyman/Victor Young} – Membran – Bud’s Bubble [Membran: 2005/1956]
    Bud Powell (p), Ray Brown (b), Ossie Johnson (d)