Jazz At The Philharmonic The First 10 Years by Various Artists

Various Artists: Jazz At The Philharmonic The First 10 Years

Here's another amazing box from Proper: Five hours of some of the (maybe the) greatest live jazz of the 1940s and early 1950s. From 1944 onwards, impresario Norman Granz used his considerable talents as an organiser and promoter to put together the definitive musical "package tours" of the day. Starting out with a gig in LA, (and a lineup including Illinois Jacquet, Nat King Cole and J.J. Johnson) Granz booked nationwide concert hall tours that included all of the star jazz soloists of the day, playing in a jam session-style setting. These proved phenomenally popular, despite some critical sniping about the grandstand nature of some of the playing, and the tours were also notable for the racial integration of their lineups. As well as being popular with audiences, the tours were popular with the musicians and this shows in the quality of the issued recordings that originally emerged on Granz's Verve label. This 4 CD set presents the cream of the crop from 1944 - 1953, including nearly every notable soloist of the day, and tells the full story of this pioneering and much-loved institution. Everybody's here: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Buck Clayton, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Wardell Gray, Charlie Shavers, Illinois Jacquet, and many more. You don't believe us? Just check out the info below! As usual, Proper includes an informative booklet that provides in depth coverage and lots of great photos. All this for one amazing low price! PLEASE NOTE: This Proper Box is now OUT OF PRINT and as a result is no longer discounted. We are doing our best to keep it in stock, but procrastinators beware: it's only a matter of time before it's gone.

From 1944 onwards, impresario Norman Granz used his considerable talents as an organiser and promoter to put together the definitive musical "package tours" of the day. Starting out with a gig in LA, (and a lineup including Illinois Jacquet, Nat King Cole and J.J. Johnson) Granz booked nationwide concert hall tours that included all of the star jazz soloists of the day, playing in a jam session-style setting. These proved phenomenally popular, despite some critical sniping about the grandstand nature of some of the playing, and the tours were also notable for the racial integration of their lineups. As well as being popular with audiences, the tours were popular with the musicians and this shows in the quality of the issued recordings that originally emerged on Granz's Verve label. This 4CD set presents the cream of the crop from 1944-1953, including nearly every notable soloist of the day, and tells the full story of this pioneering and much-loved institution.

Disc 1

1. Rosetta 2:47 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
2. Bugle Call Rag 4:33 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
3. Tea For Two 12:23 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
4. How High The Moon 13:59 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
5. Body And Soul 3:21 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
6. Strange Fruit 2:52 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
7. Sweet Georgia Brown 9:32 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
8. Blues For Norman 8:36 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
9. I Cant Get Started 9:14 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The

Disc 2

1. After You've Gone 7:33 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
2. Oh, Lady Be Good 11:04 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
3. I Got Rhythm 12:53 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
4. Introductions By Norman Granz 2:08 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
5. Jatp Blues 10:55 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
6. I Surrender Dear 10:25 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
7. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You? 2:20 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
8. The Man I Love 3:03 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
9. All Of Me 1:54 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
10. Billie's Blues 3:36 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
11. Norman Granz Announcement 0:09 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
12. You Better Go Now 2:55 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
13. You're Driving Me Crazy 1:31 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
14. There Is No Greater Love 2:33 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
15. I Cover The Waterfront 2:57 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The

Disc 3

1. The Opener 12:46 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
2. Lester Leaps In 12:13 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
3. Embraceable You 10:32 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
4. Flyin' Home 5:30 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
5. How High The Moon 6:24 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
6. Perdido 8:33 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
7. Jam Session Blues 18:18 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The

Disc 4

1. The Trumpet Battle 7:11 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
2. Sweet Georgia Brown 3:27 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
3. Cheek To Cheek 5:22 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
4. C Jam Blues 7:22 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
5. D.B. Blues 4:20 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
6. I Cover The Waterfront 2:51 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
7. Lester Leaps In 4:17 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
8. The Ballad Medley: 16:09 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
9. The Nearness Of You - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
10. Someone To Watch Over Me - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
11. Flamingo - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
12. I Surrender Dear - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
13. Sweet And Lovely - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
14. Stardust - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
15. Embraceable You - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
16. Indiana - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
17. Cocktails For Two 3:49 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The
18. Cottontail 13:05 - Philharmonic All-Stars, The

DISCOGRAPHY -DISC ONE - BLUES FOR NORMAN

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Shorty Sherock, tp; Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, ts; Nat King Cole, p; Les Paul, g; Johnny Miller, b; Lee Young, d.

Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, July 2, 1944

720/721 ROSETTA

Same personnel and date, but add Red Callender, b.

BUGLE CALL RAG

J.J. Johnson, tb; Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, ts; Nat King Cole, p; Les Paul, g; Johnny Miller, b; Lee Young, d.

Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, July 2, 1944

123/4/5/6 TEA FOR TWO

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Joe Guy, Howard McGhee, tp; Willie Smith, as; Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Ventura, ts; Garland Finney, p; Ulysses Livingston, g; Red Callender, b; Gene Krupa, d.

Philharmonic Auditorium, February 12, 1945

1499/1500/1501 HOW HIGH THE MOON

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Howard McGhee, tp; poss/unknown, tb; Willie Smith, as; Illinois Jacquet, Wardell Gray and/or Charlie Ventura, ts; probably Milt Raskin, p; probably Dave Barbour, g; Charlie Mingus, b; Davie Coleman, d; Billie Holiday, voc.

Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, February 12, 1945

BODY AND SOUL

STRANGE FRUIT

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian, tp; Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, as; Lester Young, Charlie Ventura, ts; Mel Powell, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Lee Young, d.

Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, January 28, 1946

413/414 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Al Killian, Howard McGhee, tp; Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, as; Lester Young, ts; Arnold Ross, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Lee Young, d.

Philharmonic Auditorium, January 28, 1946

D241/D242 BLUES FOR NORMAN

D243/D244 I CAN�??T GET STARTED

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DISC TWO - JATP BLUES

Jazz at the Philharmonic : same date, place and personnel as �??I can�??t get started�?� - Disc One.

D245/D246 OH, LADY BE GOOD

D247/D248 AFTER YOU�??VE GONE

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Buck Clayton, tp; Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, as; Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, ts; Kenny Kersey, p; Irving

Ashby, g; Billy Hadnott, b; Buddy Rich, d.

Embassy Theatre, Los Angeles, April 22, 1946

101/102/103/104 JATP BLUES

I GOT RHYTHM

Same date and personnel as above, but omit Charlie Parker and Irving Ashby

I SURRENDER DEAR

Jazz at The Philharmonic : Billie Holiday, voc; Joe Guy, tp; George Auld, as; Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, ts; Kenny Kersey, p; probably Tny Grimes, g; A McKibbon, b; J.C. Heard, d Carnegie Hall, New York City, June 3, 1946

THE MAN I LOVE

GEE BABY, AIN�??T I GOOD TO YOU ?

ALL OF ME

BILLIE�??S BLUES

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Billie Holiday, voc; Bobby Tucker, p; Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 24, 1947

YOU BETTER GO NOW

YOU�??RE DRIVING ME CRAZY

THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE

I COVER THE WATERFRONT

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DISC THREE - PERDIDO

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Roy Eldridge, tp; Tommy Turk, tb; Charlie Parker, as; Lester Young, ts; Hank Jones, p; Ray Brown, b; Buddy Rich, d.

Carnegie Hall, New York City, September 18, 1949

C382/C383/C384 THE OPENER

C385/C386/C387 LESTER LEAPS IN

EMBRACEABLE YOU

Same date, place and personnel as above, but add Ella Fitzgerald, voc.

FLYIN�?? HOME

HOW HIGH THE MOON

PERDIDO

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, tp; Benny Carter, as; Lester Young, Flip Phillips, ts, Oscar Peterson, p; Barney Kessel, g; Ray Brown, b; Buddy Rich, d.

Carnegie Hall, New York, September 13, 1952

JAM SESSION BLUES

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DISC FOUR - COTTONTAIL

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, tp; Oscar Peterson, p; Barney Kessel, g; Ray Brown, b; Buddy Rich, d.

Carnegie Hall, New York City, September 13, 1952

THE TRUMPET BATTLE

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Oscar Peterson Trio : Oscar Peterson, p; Barney Kessel, g; Ray Brown, b.

Louisiana, February, 1953

SWEET GEORGIA BROWN

CHEEK TO CHEEK

C JAM BLUES

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Lester Young Quintet : Lester Young, ts; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; J.C. Heard, d.

Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, May 1953

D.B. BLUES

I COVER THE WATERFRONT

LESTER LEAPS IN

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, tp; Bill Harris, tb; Willie Smith, Benny Carter, as; Flip Phillips, Ben Webster, ts; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; J.C. Heard, d.

Nichigeki Theatre, Tokyo, November 18, 1953

The ballad medley :

THE NEARNESS OF YOU (BILL HARRIS)

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (BEN WEBSTER)

FLAMINGO (BENNY CARTER)

I SURRENDER DEAR (ROY ELDRIDGE)

SWEET AND LOVELY (FLIP PHILLIPS)

STARDUST (WILLIE SMITH)

EMBRACEABLE YOU (CHARLIE SHAVERS)

Jazz at the Philharmonic : Gene Krupa Trio : Benny Carter, as; Oscar Peterson, p; Gene Krupa, d.

Nichigeki Theatre, Tokyo, November 18, 1953

INDIANA

COCKTAILS FOR TWO

Jazz at the Philharmonic All Stars : Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, tp; Bill Harris, tb; Willie Smith, Benny Carter, as; Flip Phillips, Ben Webster, ts; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; J.C. Heard, d.

Nichigeki Theatre, Tokyo, November 18, 1953

COTTONTAIL

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