Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Introduction
Freddie Carter0:28
2Salt Peanuts
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Salt Peanuts (in 1947)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
adaptations:
Salt Peanuts (Pointer Sisters version, with lyrics)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:25
3E-Baba-Le-Ba
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Be Baba Leba Boogie (in 1947)
composer:
Helen Humes
Helen Humes / Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:38
4Oop Bop Sh'Bam
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Oop Bop Sh'Bam (in 1947)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:26
5Dizzy's Untitled Original
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:31
6Shaw 'Nuff
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff (in 1947)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:40
7I Waited for You
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
I Waited for You (in 1947)
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:56
8Hurra-Hurra Blues
Johnny Taylor & Dan Burley2:21
9Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (in 1947)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:48
10Crazy About a Man
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
Helen Humes / Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:31
11One Bass Hit
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
One Bass Hit (in 1947)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:44
12Boogie in C
Johnny Taylor & Dan Burley2:35
13Dynamo A
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Dynamo (in 1947)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:37
14Ornithology
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Ornithology (in 1947)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:32
15He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947)
recording of:
He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:48
16Droppin' A Square
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:34
17Things to Come
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Things to Come (in 1947)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:41
18Ray's Idea
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
recording of:
Ray's Idea (in 1947)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:16
19Bag's Boogie
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (in 1947) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (in 1947)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (in 1947)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (in 1947)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1947)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (in 1947) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (in 1947)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (in 1947) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (in 1947), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1947), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (in 1947), Raymond Orr (in 1947) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (in 1947)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1947)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra2:22
20Hubba-Hubba Boogie
Johnny Taylor & Dan Burley2:42