Toronto, Massey Hall, May 15, 1953

~ Release by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

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1Perdido
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell7:51
2Salt Peanuts
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
adaptations:
Salt Peanuts (Pointer Sisters version, with lyrics)
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell7:48
3All The Things You Are
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell8:06
4Wee
alto saxophone:
Charlie Chan (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Wee (Allen's Alley) (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Denzil Best
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell6:50
5Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell9:22
6A Night In Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Bud Powell7:52
7Embraceable You
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live instrumental recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1953-05-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach4:19
8Sure Thing
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Sure Thing
composer:
Bud Powell
Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach2:08
9Cherokee
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1953-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach4:49
10Jubilee
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach3:53
11Lullaby Of Birdland
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live instrumental recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach2:32
12Bass-ically Speaking
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1953)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (in 1953)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (in 1953)
piano:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) (in 1953)
recording of:
Bass-ically Speaking (in 1953)
Charles Mingus & Billy Taylor3:59

Credits

Release group

included in:Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings by Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist), Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time (2015-04-29) (number: 24) (order: 24)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/176938 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/master/341844 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-quintet/jazz-at-massey-hall/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000653534 [info]
Wikidata:Q824981 [info]