Buddy De Franco - Bravura-Complete 1959 Septette Sessions

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CD 1

01. Sunday (Conn-Miller-Krueger-Styne) 5:42
02. Between the Devil and the Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) 9:19
03. Tea for Two (Youmans-Caesar) 4:55
04. Ballad Medley (11:54)
- 'Round Midnight (Hanighen-Williams-Monk)
- You Don’t Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul)
- How Can We Be Wrong? (Schwartz-Stillman-Dietz)
- Lullaby of the Leaves (Petkere-Young)- Yesterdays (Kern-Harbach)
05. Blue Lou (Sampson-Mills) 4:28
06. Funky’s Oncle (DeFranco-Kessel) 9:02
07. Oh, Lady Be Good! (Gershwin-Gershwin) 4:02
08. Satin Doll (Ellington) 6:06
09. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 3:02
10. Blues for Space Travelers (Kessel) 4:46
Total time: 63:09 min.
Sources
CD 1:
Tracks ####1-6 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Generalissimo" (Verve MG V-8363).
Tracks ####7-10 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Live Date!" (Verve MG V-8383).

CD 2

01. Tin Reed Blues (DeFranco) 7:01
02. Ballad Medley (6:36)
- I’m Glad There Is You (Madeira-Dorsey)
- There’s No You (Durgtom-Adair-Hopper)
- These Foolish Things (Strachey-Link-Marvell)
03. Crazy Rhythm (Meyer-Kahn-Caesar) 5:23
04. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington-Gains) 8:44
05. Undecided (Shavers-Robin) 4:04
06. Ja-Da (Carleton) 8:33
07. Ballad Medley (6:32)
- Now I Lay Me Down To Dream (Howard-Fiorito)
- Honey (Simons-Whiting-Gillespie)
- This Love of Mine (Sinatra-Sanacola)
- Darn That Dream (Van Heusen-DeLange)
08. Lulu’s Back in Town (Warren-Dubin) 6:02
09. Ballad Medley (5:54)
- Old Folks (Hill-Robinson)
- How Long Has This Been Going On (Gershwin-Gershwin)
- Please (Rainger-Robin)
10. Witty (DeFranco) 4:22
Total time: 63:35 min.
Sources
CD 2:
Tracks ####1-3 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Live Date!" (Verve MG V-8383).
Tracks ####4-10 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Bravura" (Verve MG V-8315).

Personnel on "Generalissimo":
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Buddy De Franco(cl), Bob Hardaway (ts), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Curtis Counce (b) and Alvin Stoller (d).Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on April 2, 1959.
Personnel on "Live Date!":
Buddy De Franco (cl), Herbie Mann (fl), Victor Feldman (vb), Pete Jolly (p, acc), Barney Kessel (g), Scott LaFaro (b) and Frank De Vito (d).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on April 4, 1959.
Personnel on "Bravura":
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Buddy De Franco (cl), Herbie Mann (fl, bcl), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b) and Mel Lewis (d).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on April 5, 1959.

Buddy De Franco - Bravura.part1.rar

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Buddy De Franco - Bravura-Complete 1959 Septette Sessions

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CD 1

01. Sunday (Conn-Miller-Krueger-Styne) 5:42
02. Between the Devil and the Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) 9:19
03. Tea for Two (Youmans-Caesar) 4:55
04. Ballad Medley (11:54)
- 'Round Midnight (Hanighen-Williams-Monk)
- You Don’t Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul)
- How Can We Be Wrong? (Schwartz-Stillman-Dietz)
- Lullaby of the Leaves (Petkere-Young)- Yesterdays (Kern-Harbach)
05. Blue Lou (Sampson-Mills) 4:28
06. Funky’s Oncle (DeFranco-Kessel) 9:02
07. Oh, Lady Be Good! (Gershwin-Gershwin) 4:02
08. Satin Doll (Ellington) 6:06
09. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 3:02
10. Blues for Space Travelers (Kessel) 4:46
Total time: 63:09 min.
Sources
CD 1:
Tracks ####1-6 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Generalissimo" (Verve MG V-8363).
Tracks ####7-10 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Live Date!" (Verve MG V-8383).

CD 2

01. Tin Reed Blues (DeFranco) 7:01
02. Ballad Medley (6:36)
- I’m Glad There Is You (Madeira-Dorsey)
- There’s No You (Durgtom-Adair-Hopper)
- These Foolish Things (Strachey-Link-Marvell)
03. Crazy Rhythm (Meyer-Kahn-Caesar) 5:23
04. Just Squeeze Me (Ellington-Gains) 8:44
05. Undecided (Shavers-Robin) 4:04
06. Ja-Da (Carleton) 8:33
07. Ballad Medley (6:32)
- Now I Lay Me Down To Dream (Howard-Fiorito)
- Honey (Simons-Whiting-Gillespie)
- This Love of Mine (Sinatra-Sanacola)
- Darn That Dream (Van Heusen-DeLange)
08. Lulu’s Back in Town (Warren-Dubin) 6:02
09. Ballad Medley (5:54)
- Old Folks (Hill-Robinson)
- How Long Has This Been Going On (Gershwin-Gershwin)
- Please (Rainger-Robin)
10. Witty (DeFranco) 4:22
Total time: 63:35 min.
Sources
CD 2:
Tracks ####1-3 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Live Date!" (Verve MG V-8383).
Tracks ####4-10 originally issued on the 12" LP
"Bravura" (Verve MG V-8315).

Personnel on "Generalissimo":
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Buddy De Franco(cl), Bob Hardaway (ts), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Curtis Counce (b) and Alvin Stoller (d).Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on April 2, 1959.
Personnel on "Live Date!":
Buddy De Franco (cl), Herbie Mann (fl), Victor Feldman (vb), Pete Jolly (p, acc), Barney Kessel (g), Scott LaFaro (b) and Frank De Vito (d).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on April 4, 1959.
Personnel on "Bravura":
Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Buddy De Franco (cl), Herbie Mann (fl, bcl), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b) and Mel Lewis (d).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on April 5, 1959.

Ben Webster - The Soul Of Ben Webster (New links)

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Ray Brown - The Man: Complete Recordings 1946-1959

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CD 1
01. For Hecklers Only
02. Smokey Hollow Jump
03. Boppin’ The Blues
04. Moody Speaks
05. Slow Down
06. Blue Lou
07. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
08. Little Toe
09. All Of You
10. Everything I Have Is Yours
11. Alone Together
12. After You’ve Gone
13. Will You Still Be Mine?
14. My Foolish Heart
15. Bass introduction
16. Blues For Sylvia
17. Blues For Lorraine
18. Bass conclusion
19. Cat Without A Playmate

CD 2
01. Body And Soul
02. Bass Ball
03. Bric-A-Brac
04. Upstairs Blues
05. Indiana (Back Home Again In)
06. The Nearness Of You
07. Take The “A” Train
08. Cool Walk
09. Jim
10. Mighty Cool Penthouse

    Personnel in CD 1:
    Tracks #1-4: Ray Brown Octet
Ray Brown (b), Izzie Goldberg (alias Dizzy Gillespie), Dave Burns (tp), John Brown (as), James Moody (ts), Milt Jackson (vib), Hank Jones (p) and Joe Harris (d). Recorded in New York, on September 25, 1946.
    Tracks #5-7: Ray Brown Trio
Ray Brown (b), Hank Jones (p) and Buddy Rich (d). Recorded in New York, April & July 1950.
    Tracks #8-12: Ray Brown Big Band
Ray Brown (b), Pete Candoli, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Ray Linn, Conrad Gozzo (tp), Herbie Harper (tb), Herb Geller, Jack Dulong (as), Bill Holman (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts & bs), Jimmy Rowles (p), Herb Ellis (g) and Alvin Stoller (d). Marty Paich (arranger & conductor). Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, on November 21, 1956.
    Tracks #13-18: Same personnel, but Conrad Gozzo (tp) and Mel Lewis (d), replaced Candoli and Stoller. Recorded at Radio Recorders, on November 3, 1956.
    Track #19: Ray Brown unaccompanied bass solo.
Recorded at Radio Recorders, on November 23, 1956.

    Personnel in CD 2:
    Track #1: Ray Brown / Oscar Pettiford
Ray Brown (b), Oscar Pettiford (cello), Herbie Mann (fl), Dick Katz (p) and Connie Kay (d). Recorded live at "Music Inn", Lenox, Massachussetts, on August 30, 1956.
    Track #2: Ray Brown Trio
Ray Brown (b), Herb Ellis (g) and Stan Levey (d). Recorded at Radio Recorders, on July 31, 1957.
    Tracks #3-9: Ray Brown Quintet
Ray Brown (b), Jerome Richardson (fl), Oscar Peterson (org, p on #5 & 7), Herb Ellis (g) and Osie Johnson (d). Recorded in New York, on February 27 & 28, 1958.
    Track #10: Ray Brown Trio
Ray Brown (b), Hank Jones (p) and Ed Thigpen (d). Recorded in New York, on July 10, 1959.

Ray Brown - Bass Hit (1956)

FLAC Tracks. Scans.

01. BASS INTRODUCTION/BLUES FOR SYLVIA (Brown-Paich) 5:04
02. ALL OF YOU (C.Porter) 4:00
03. EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS (Adamson-Lane) 4:28
04. WILL YOU STILL BE MINE (Adair-Dennis) 3:42
05. LITTLE TOE (R.Brown) 4:52
06. ALONE TOGETHER (Dietz-Schwartz) 4:46
07. SOLO FOR UNACCOMPANIED BASS (R.Brown) 2:30
08. MY FOOLISH HEART (Washington-Young) 4:09
09. BLUES FOR LORRAINE/BASS CONCLUSION (Brown-Paich) 5:36
10. AFTER YOU’VE GONE MEDLEY (Creamer-Layton) 2:50
11. AFTER YOU’VE GONE (Complete Take) 4:49
12. AFTER YOU’VE GONE MEDLEY (Alternate) 3:01
13. AFTER YOU’VE GONE (Complete Take) (Alternate) 2:44

RAY BROWN- bass
HERB ELLIS- guitar
JIMMY ROWLES- piano
ALVIN STOLLER, MEL LEWIS- drums
HARRY “SWEETS” EDISON, PETE CONDOLI- trumpet
RAY LINN, CONRAD GOZZO- trumpet
HERBIE HARPER- trombone
HERB GELLER, JACK DULONG- alto sax
JIMMY GIUFFRE- clarinet, tenor sax
BILL HOLMAN- tenor sax
MARTY PAICH- arranger, conductor

Recorded November 21 & 23, 1956

Ben Webster - The Soul Of Ben Webster

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Ben Webster & H.Sweets Edison -The Quintet Studio Sessions

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Tracks 1 - 6
Ben Webster (ts); Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp)
Hank Jones (p); George Duvivier (b); Clarence Johnson (d)

New York, June 6 (tracks 3, 5, 6), and June 7 (tracks 1,2 4), 1962


Tracks 7 - 10 Mundell Lowe Septet featuring Ben Webster:

Ben Webster (ts); Art Farmer (tp); Don Elliot (mellophone, vib);
Tony Scott (cl, bar); Mundell Lowe (g); George Duvivier (b); Osie Johnson (d)

New York, July 16 & 17, 1958


1 – Better Go
2 – How Long Has This Been Going On?
3 – Kitty
4 – My Romance
5 – Did You Call Her Today?
6 – Embraceable You
7 – Summertime (bonus track)
8 – Bess You Is My Woman (bonus track)
9 – I Got Plenty Of Nothing (bonus track)
10 – My Man's Gone Now (bonus track)

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie & Harry Edison - 1957-58 Tour de Force

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