Jazz music. Program notes and essays bound in container. Booklet includes bibliographical references. Charlie Parker, alto sax and vocals ; Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Conte Candoli, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet ; Tadd Dameron, Al Haig, Chris Anderson, piano ; Curley Russell, Tommy Potter, Leroy Jackson, Al McKibbon, bass ; Max Roach, Joe Harris, Shelly Manne, Ed Shaughnessy, Bruz Freeman, Joe Harris, drums ; Bennie Green, trombone ; Flip Phillips, Charlie Ventura, Lucky Thompson, Claude McLin, tenor saxes ; Milt Jackson, vibes ; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals ; George Freeman, guitar. Discs 1-3 recorded live in 1948 and 1949 at the Royal Roost in New York City ; disc 4 recorded live in Chicago (1950) and Carnegie Hall, New York City (1947).
Contents:
Disc 1. From the Roya Roost (part I): 52nd street theme (5:23) -- Koko (2:32) -- Groovin' high (5:02) -- Big foot (4:44) -- Ornithology (5:44) -- Slow boat to China (5:20) -- Hot house (4:25) -- Salt peanuts (3:52) -- Chasin' the Bird (4:26) -- Out of nowhere (3:19) -- How high the moon (2:58) -- Half Nelson (4:45) -- White Christmas (5:10) -- Little Willie leaps (3:54) -- Jumpin' with Symphony Sid ; Be-bop (5:04) -- Slow Boat to China (4:30). Disc 2. From the Roya Roost (part II): Ornithology (4:52) -- Groovin' high (4:49) -- East of the sun (and west of the moon) (4:37) -- Cheryl (4:41) -- How high the moon (5:04) -- Scrapple from the Apple (4:08) -- Be-bop (3:31) -- Hot house (5:07) -- Oop bop sh'bam (5:05) -- Scrapple from the Apple (4:39) -- Salt Peanuts (4:08) -- Groovin' high (3:43) -- Scrapple from the Apple (3:29) -- Barbados (3:51) -- Salt peanuts (3:42) -- Scrapple from the Apple (4:52). Disc 3. From the Royal Roost (part III) Barbados (3:56) -- Be-bop (3:28) -- Groovin' high (4:47) -- Confirmation (3:35) -- Salt peanuts (3:55) -- Half Nelson (3:42) -- A night in Tunisia (4:53) -- Scrapple from the Apple (4:59) -- Deedle (2:39) -- What's this? (2:15) -- Cheryl (3:49) -- Anthropology (5:51) -- Hurry home (2:27) -- Deedle (2:06) -- Royal Roost bop (2:12) -- Cheryl (3:25) -- Slow boat to China (4:40) -- Chasin' the Bird (6:37). Disc 4. There's a small hotel (10:13) -- These foolish things remind me of you (2:04) -- Keen and peachy (6:27) -- Hot house (9:06) -- Swivel hips (Bird, bass, and out) (3:37) -- Goodbye (3:12) -- A night in Tunisia (5:09) -- Dizzy atmosphere (4:05) -- Groovin' high (5:13) -- Confirmation (5:35) -- Koko (4:09).
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