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??/??/1939
Walter Bishop, Jr.
Set 1Announcer Ps
Back Home Blues
Chi Chi (tape Snapped)
Announcer Ps
Segment
Set 2
Set 3
Comment1998-01-25 is the broadcast date

Walter Bishop Jr. - Piano
Tom Kirkpatrick - Trumpet
Harold Chefter - Alto Sax
Paul Brown - Bass
Chip White - Drums
Announcer Phil Schaap - Announcer
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02/14/1950
Charlie Parker
Set 1Out Of Nowhere
What's New ?
Little Willie Leaps
Yesterdays
52nd Street Theme
52nd Street Theme
Dizzy Atmosphere
Wahoo
I Can't Get Started
Allen's Alley
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Red Rodney - tpt
J J Johnson - tbn
Al Haig - p
Tommy Potter - b
Roy Haynes - d
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02/18/1950
Miles Davis
Set 1Conception (G. Shearing)
Ray's Idea (R. Brown-W.G. Fuller)
That Old Black Magic (J. Mercer-H. Arlen)
Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford)
Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie)
CommentConception (G. Shearing) February 18, 1950 (a) 4:11
Ray's Idea (R. Brown-W.G. Fuller) February 18, 1950 (a) 5:57
That Old Black Magic (J. Mercer-H. Arlen) February 18, 1950 (a) 2:20
Max is Making Wax (O. Pettiford) February 18, 1950 (a) 4:04
Woody 'n' You (D. Gillespie) February 18, 1950 (a) 5:44
Move (D. Best) June 2, 1951 6:18
Half Nelson (M. Davis) June 2, 1951 7:39
Down (M. Davis) June 2, 1951 7:17
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (L. Young) [incomplete] June 2, 1951 0:06
Move (D. Best) September 29, 1951 6:26
The Squirrel (T. Dameron) September 29, 1951 8:46
Lady Bird (T. Dameron-N. Heath) September 29, 1951 5:38
Confirmation (C. Parker) May 2, 1952 5:49
Out of the Blue (M. Davis) May 3, 1952 5:49
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Musicians:
February 18, 1950 (a): Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Stan Getz (ts); Tadd Dameron (p); Gene Ramey (b); Art Blakey (d)

June 2, 1951: Miles Davis (tpt); J.J. Johnson (tb); Sonny Rollins (ts); Kenny Drew (p); Tommy Potter (b); Art Blakey (d)

September 29, 1951: Miles Davis (tpt); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts); George "Big Nick" Nicholas (ts); Billy Taylor (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Blakey (d)

May 2, 1952: Miles Davis (tpt); Jackie McLean (as); Don Elliot (vb, mellophone); Gil Coggins (p); Connie Henry (b); Connie Kay (d)
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05/17/1950
Charlie Parker
Set 152nd Street Theme
Wahoo
'Round Midnight
This Time the Dream's on Me
Dizzy Atmosphere
A Night in Tunisia
Move into 52nd Street Theme
The Street Beat
Out of Nowhere
Ornithology
I'll Remember April into 52nd Street Theme
Little Willie Leaps into 52nd Street Theme
Embraceable You
Cool Blues
52nd Street Theme
Commentreleased as Charlie Parker Quintet with Fats Navarro & Bud Powell "Complete Live at Birdland"
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05/30/1950
Charlie Parker
Commentw/ Fats Navarro
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06/17/1950
Charlie Parker
Set 1Conception / Deception
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Miles Davis - tpt
J J Johnson - tbn
Brew Moore - ts
Walter Bishop - p
Curley Russell - b
Art Blakey - d
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06/30/1950
Miles Davis
Set 1Max is making wax 6:28
Wee 10:59
Hot house - 52nd street theme 9:55
Conception - Deception 10:55
Ow! 11:34
Embraceable you 4:20
Eronel 13:04
52nd street theme 5:40
Band warming up 2:08
CommentMiles Davis tromba
Walter Bishop piano on 4, 7, 8
Art Blakey drums
Tadd Dameron piano on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9
Jay Jay Johnson trombone except on 4
Brew Moore tenor sax except on 4
Fats Navarro trumpet on 3, 4, 7, 8
Curley Russell bass
Charlie Parker alto sax on 4
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06/30/1950
Charlie Parker
Set 152nd Street Theme
Wahoo
'Round About Midnight
This Time The Dream's On Me
Dizzy Atmosphere
Night In Tunisia
Move
52nd Street Theme
The Street Beat
Out Of Nowhere
Little Willie Leaps
52nd Street Theme
Ornithology
I'll Remember April
52nd Street Theme
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Fats Navarro - tpt
Bud Powell - p
Curley Russell - b
Art Blakey - d
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06/??/1950
Charlie Parker
Set 1Embraceable You*
Cool Blues
52nd Street Theme
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Fats Navarro - tpt
Walter Bishop - p
Tommy Porter - b
Roy Haynes - d
*Chubby Newsome - vcl
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12/08/1950
Charlie Parker
Set 1Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
Anthropology
Embraceable You
Cheryl
Salt Peanuts
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
CommentCharlie Parker (as); Red Rodney (tp); Kenny Drew (p); Curly Russell (b); Art Blakey (d)
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01/01/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 16 January 1951
Dizzy Gillespie Septet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor, piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll voc on Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah

1. Congo Blues (3:15)
2. Yesterdays (3:30)
3. Night in Tunisa (7:00)
4. Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah (5:30)
into Jumpin with Symphony Sid (0:03)
13 January 1951
Dizzy Gillespie Septet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll voc on Wow
Symphony Sid ann. between each tune.

5. Good Groove (3:58)
6. Tin Tin Daeo (No. 1) (3:15)
7. Birk?s Works (3:48)
-. Wow (3:15) (UNI).
8. Good Bait (3:52)
into Jumpin? with Symphony Sid (Inc) (0:02)

Set 220 January 1951
Dizzy Gillespie Septet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll vocals on Oh-Pa-Pa-Dah
Symphony Sid announcements between each tune.

9. Groovin High (5:00)
-. I Can?t Get Started (3:00) (UNI)
10. Night in Tunisia (5:30)
11. Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah (5:30) (BluPe 100)
12. Jumpin? with Symphony Sid (0:13)
Set 33 February 1951
Dizzy Gillespie Octet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, voc on Birks Works, I Can?t Get Started & LBG
J. J. Johnson trombone, omit on LBG
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll voc on LBG
Symphony Sid ann. between each tune.

01. Birks Works (5:30)
02. I Can?t Get Started (3:00)
-. Lady Be Good (2:30) (UNI)
03. Good Bait (6:15)
04. Jumpin? with Symphony Sid
? The Extended Version (3:07)
17 March 1951
Dizzy Gillespie Octet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, vocal on LBG
J.J. Johnson trombone
John Coltrane alto sax, tenor sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
John Lewis piano
Percy Heath bass
Kansas Fields, drums
Joe Carroll vocal on LBG
Symphony Sid announcements between each tune.

05. Birk?s Works (5:30)
06. Tin Tin Daeo (5:30)
-. Lady Be Good (2:30)
-. I Can?t Get Started (3:30)
07. The Champ, (6:15)
08. Jumpin? with Symphony Sid (0:28)
The indicated two items are missing on issued material
Comment1951 Birdland Radio Broadcasts. W/ John Coltrane
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01/06/1951
John Coltrane
Set 1Congo Blues
Night in Tunisia
Yesterdays
CommentJohn Coltrane (as), Dizzy Gillespie (tr), Milt Jackson (vib), Billy Taylor (p), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (dr)
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01/06/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 1Congo Blues
Yesterdays
Night in Tunisa
Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah
CommentDizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor, piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll v on 4
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01/13/1951
John Coltrane
Set 1Good Groove
Tin Tin Deo
Birks Works
Wow
Good Bait (Jumpin with Symphony sid)
CommentJohn Coltrane (tenor), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Milt Jackson (vibes), Billy Taylor (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Art Blakey (drums). Symphony Sid Torin, announcer

'Private Recordings and Curios' 1951-58
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01/13/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 1Good Groove
Tin Tin Deo (No. 1)
Birk's Works
Good Bait + start of Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
CommentDizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals
John Coltrane, tenor sax
Milt Jackson, vibraphone
Billy Taylor, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Art Blakey, drums
Joe Carroll, vocals
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01/20/1951
John Coltrane
Set 1Groovin High
Night in Tunisia
Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah (Jumpin?)
CommentDizzy Gillespie (tr)
John Coltrane (as)
Milt Jackson
Billy Taylor
Percy Heath
Art Blakey
Ann. By Symphony Sid
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01/20/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 1Groovin High
Night in Tunisia
Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
CommentDizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals
John Coltrane, tenor sax
Milt Jackson, vibraphone
Billy Taylor, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Art Blakey, drums
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02/03/1951
John Coltrane
Set 1Birk's Works
I Can't Get Started
Good Bait
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
CommentDizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocal), John Coltrane (tenor), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Milt Jackson (vibes), Billy Taylor (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Art Blakey (drums). Symphony Sid announcer
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02/03/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 1Birks Works
I Can't Get Started
Good Bait
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
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02/17/1951
Miles Davis
Set 1Out Of The Blue
Half Nelson
Tempus Fugit
Move
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03/17/1951
John Coltrane
Set 1Birks Works
Tin Tin Deo
The Champ
CommentJohn Coltrane (as,ts), Dizzy Gillespie (tr, voc ), J.J. Johnson (tb), Milt Jackson (vibs), John Lewis (p), Percy Heath (b), Ann. By Symphony Sid,
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03/17/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 1Birk's Works
Tin Tin Deo
The Champ
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
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03/24/1951
Charlie Parker
Set 1Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
Just Friends
Everything Happens To Me
East Of The Sun
Laura
Dancing In The Dark
Jumping With Symphony Sid
CommentCharlie Parker With Strings

Charlie Parker - as
Walter Bishop - p
Teddy Kotick - b
Roy Haynes - d
unknown oboe and string section
Sid "Symphony Sid" Torin - mc
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03/31/1951
Charlie Parker
Set 1Blue 'N' Boogie
Anthropology
'Round About Midnight
A Night In Tunisia
Jumping With Symphony Sid
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Dizzy Gillespie - tpt
Bud Powell - p
Tommy Potter - b
Roy Haynes - d
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03/31/1951
Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker
Set 1Blue 'n' Boogie
Anthropology
Round About Midnight
Night In Tunisia
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04/07/1951
Charlie Parker
Set 1What Is This Thing Called Love
Laura
Repetition
interview
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Easy To Love
CommentCharlie Parker With Strings

Charlie Parker - as
Walter Bishop - p
Teddy Kotick - b
Roy Haynes - d
unknown oboe and string section
Sid "Symphony Sid" Torin - mc
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04/28/1951
Count Basie
Set 1Jumping At The Woodside
How High The Moon
Lady Be Good
Golden Bullet
One O'Clock Jump
Good Bait
The King
Spasmodic
Far Cry
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04/??/1951
Charlie Parker
Set 1Rocker
Jumping With Symphony Sid
CommentCharlie Parker - as
remainder unknown
with strings on Rocker
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05/??/1951
Charlie Parker
Set 1Hot House
Embraceable You
How High The Moon
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Dizzy Gillespie - tpt
Billy Taylor - p
Tommy Potter - b
Roy Haynes - d
Leonard Feather - mc
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06/02/1951
Miles Davis
Set 1Move
Half Nelson
Down
CommentWJZ radio broadcast
Miles Davis (tpt); J.J Johnson (tb); Sonny Rollins (ts); Kenny Drew (p); Tommy Potter (b); Art Blakey (d)
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09/29/1951
Miles Davis
Set 1Move
The Squirrel
Lady Bird
CommentWJZ radio broadcast
Miles Davis (tpt); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts); George "Big Nick" Nicholas (ts); Billy Taylor (p); Charles Mingus (b); Art Blakey (d);
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??/??/1951
John Coltrane
Set 1Congo Blues
Night In Tunisia
Yesterdays
Birk's Works
Good Bait
I Can't Get Started
Birk's Works (Air Check 2)
Jumping With Symphony Sid (Theme)
CommentTracks 01, 02, 03
1951-january-6
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet
John Coltrane, Tenor
Milt Jackson, Vibraphone
Billy Taylor, Piano
Percey Heath, Bass
Art Blakey, Drums

Track 05
1951-january-13
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

Tracks 04, 06, 08
1951-february-3
Dizzy Gillespie Septet
Same As Above, Add J.j. Johnson, Trombone

Track 07
1951-march-17
Dizzy Gillespie Septet
Same As Above, But Changes: John Lewis, Piano; Carl "kansas" Fields, Drums
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??/??/1951
Dizzy Gillespie
Set 1Congo Blues
Night in Tunisia
Yesterdays
Birk's Works
Good Bait
I Can't Get Started
Birk's Works (Air Check 2)
Jumping with Symphony Sid
CommentTrane's First Ride 1951
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??/??/1951
John Coltrane & Dizzy Gillespie
Set 151-0106 Birdland, New York city, NY
Dizzy Gillespie Septet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylo, piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll v on 4
Boris Rose/RB
Oberon 5100; items 1 - 3
Birks Works, Duke LP D1019 item 4&5

1. Congo Blues (3:15)
2. Yesterdays (3:30)
3. Night in Tunisa (7:00)
4. Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah (5:30)
5. Jumpin with Symphony Sid (0:03)

4-5 from WKCR Trane Fest March 2004 -
Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah (INC 5:05) + Jumpin' (0:03)


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51-0113 Birdland New York City, NY
Dizzy Gillespie Septet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll v on 4
Symphony Sid ann. between each tune
Boris Rose/RB
Last Giant Rhino CD R2-71255, for item 1
Broadcast Tribute BT 009 item 1-3
Birks Works, Duke LP D1019 item 3, 5&6
Oberon 5100 item 1
GAJ(I)JZCD316 item 5

1. Good Groove (3:58)
2. Tin Tin Daeo (No. 1) (3:15)
3. Birk's Works (3:48)
4. Wow (3:15) (UNI)
5. Good Bait (3:52)
6. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (INC) (0:02)
Groovin' High noted on some tapes is either Good Groove, or Wow
[4 is mssing.]


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51-0120 Birdland, NY
Dizzy Gillespie Septet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll vocals on 4
Symphony Sid announcements between each tune
Boris Rose/RB
BT 009 items 1 & 3
BluPe 100 4&5

1. Groovin High (5:00)
2. I Can't Get Started (3:00) (UNI)
3. Night in Tunisia (5:30)
4. Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah (5:00)
5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:13)

[2 missing here]
at the BEGINNING of 4 (or is it end of 3) SS says "Good Bait"! cf. 51-0203 - same BT 009 source?

4-5 WKCR broadcast Phil Schaap places BluPe 100 (78") here
This placing of 4+5 is conjectural by PS, based on Prez's presence, cf. SS's outtro over track 5
There's a possible uncredited 2nd second sax (on 1+4)

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51-0203 Birdland, New York City, NY
Dizzy Gillespie Octet:
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, v on 3 - 5
J. J. Johnson trombone, on 3
John Coltrane alto sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
Billie Taylor piano
Percy Heath bass
Art Blakey drums
Joe Carroll v on 3
Symphony Sid ann. between each tune
Boris Rose/RB
Oberon 5100 items 1, 2 & 5
BT 009 item 4
GAJ(I)JZCD316 item 1

1. Birks Works (5:30)
2. I Can't Get Started (3:00)
3. Lady Be Good (2:30) (UNI)
4. Good Bait (6:15)
5. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (3:07)

[3 is missing]
Extended Jumpin' resolving into "Disorder at the border"

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51-0317 Birdland, New York City, NY

Dizzy Gillespie trumpet, vocal on 3
J.J. Johnson trombone
John Coltrane alto sax, tenor sax
Milt Jackson vibraphone
John Lewis piano
Percy Heath bass, Kansas Fields, drums
Joe Carroll vocal on 3
Symphony Sid announcements between each tune
Radio broadcast, private tape Boris Rose
Oberon 5100 item 1
BT 009 items 2, 5 & 6

1. Birk's Works (5:30)
2. Tin Tin Daeo (5:30)
3. Lady Be Good (2:30)
4. I Can't Get Started (3:30)
5. The Champ, (6:15)
6. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (0:28)

[3, 4 missing]
CommentTechnically this is Dizzy w/John, but I am entering it this way to make it easier for the Trane fans!!!
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03/22/1952
Sarah Vaughan
Set 1Vanity
Mean To Me
Tenderly
Perdido
Once In A While
Set 2
Set 3
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04/25/1952
Miles Davis
Set 1Inroduction > Theme, Rifftide > Intro > All the Things You Are
The Squirrel
CommentBeryl Booker, p
Don Elliot, vb, mellophone
Chuck Wayne, g
Clyde Lombard, b
Connie Kay, d
Miles Davis, tp
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04/26/1952
Miles Davis
Set 1Introduction
Lady Be Good
Introduction
It Could Happen to You
Introduction
Wee Dot
Unknown Title (closing theme)
CommentThis is actually the Beryl Booker Quintet W/ Miles Davis.

The band
Miles Davis (tpt); Don Elliot (vb, mellophone); Chuck Wayne (g); Beryl Booker (p);
Clyde Lombardi (b); Connie Kay (d)
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05/02/1952
Miles Davis
Set 1Confirmation (C. Parker)
Out of the Blue (M. Davis)
CommentMiles Davis (tpt); Jackie McLean (as); Don Elliot (vb, mellophone); Gil Coggins (p); Connie Henry (b); Connie Kay (d)

Issued as "Evans" on Ozone.
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05/03/1952
Miles Davis
Set 1Wee Dot (J.J. Johnson) 6:19
The Chase (T. Dameron) 6:17
It Could Happen to You (J. Burke-J. Van Heusen) 4:42
Out of the Blue (M. Davis) 5:47
Issued as "Opmet" on Ozone.
CommentMiles Davis (tpt); Jackie McLean (as); Don Elliot (vb, mellophone); Gil Coggins (p); Connie Henry (b); Connie Kay (d)
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08/23/1952
Sarah Vaughan
Set 1Once In A While
I Cried For You
Street Of Dreams
Perdido
I Ran All The Way Home
Time To Go
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09/05/1952
Sarah Vaughan
Set 1Body And Soul
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Everything I Have Is Yours
Summertime
Linger Awhile
East Of The Sun
Set 2
Set 3
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09/20/1952
Charlie Parker
Set 1Ornithology
52nd Street Theme
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Duke Jordan - p
Charles Mingus - b
Phil Brown - d
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11/01/1952
Charlie Parker
Set 1How High The Moon
Embraceable You
52nd Street Theme
CommentCharlie Parker with The Milt Jackson Quartet

Charlie Parker - as
Milt Jackson - vibes
John Lewis - p
Percy Heath - b
Kenny Clarke - d
Bob Garretty - mc
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02/07/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1Tea For Two
It Could Happen To You
Lover Come Back To Me
CommentWJZ radio broadcast.

Bud Powell - piano
Oscar Pettiford - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

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02/14/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1Lullaby Of Birdland (yes, it's Lullaby Of Broadway)
I Want To Be Happy
Embraceable You
I've Got You Under My Skin
Ornithology
CommentWJZ radio broadcast.

Bud Powell - piano
Oscar Pettiford - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
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02/??/1953
Ben Webster
Set 1Confirmation (Parker)
You Are Too Beautiful (Rodgers/Hart)
Oh, Lady Be Good! (Gershwin/Gershwin)
The Nearness of You (Carmichael/Washington)
Poutin' (Webster)
Danny Boy (Traditional)
Billie's Bounce (Parker)
Cottontail (Ellington)
CommentFebruary 21, 1953 (1-5); February 28, 1953 (6-8)

Ben Webster, tenor saxophone
Milt Jackson, vibraphones
John Lewis, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
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03/02/1953
Bud Powell
Commentw/Mingus, Haynes, Parker

Date Tracks
3/7/53 (1-2)
3/2/53 (3-8)
5/30/53 (9-12)
9/5/53 (13-14)
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03/21/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1How High The Moon
Budo
Hallelujah
I've Got You Under My Skin
Embraceable You
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03/23/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1I Want To Be Happy
I've Got You Under My Skin
Sure Thing
Embraceable You
Woody 'N' You
Salt Peanuts
Lullaby Of Birdland (inc.)
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Roy Haynes (d)
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05/09/1953
Charlie Parker
Set 1Cool Blues
Star Eyes
Moose The Mooche / Lullaby Of Birdland (theme)
Broadway* / Lullaby Of Birdland (theme)*
CommentCharlie Parker - as
John Lewis - p
Curley Russell - b
Kenny Clarke - d

* Candido - bongos
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05/16/1953
Miles Davis
Set 1Move
Tenderly
A Night in Tunisia
Dig
I Got Rhythm
CommentWABC radio broadcast
Miles Davis (tpt); Sahib Shihab[Edmund Gregory] (bs); Wade Legge (p); Lou Hackney (b); Al Jones (d); Candido Camero (cga); Joe Carroll (voc); Bob Garrity (ann)
ed note - a shoddy performance from the height of junkiedom. included in the rare miles series as a PSA on drug use.
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05/23/1953
Miles Davis
Set 1The Bluest Blues
On the Sunny Side of the Street
CommentMiles Davis (tpt); J.B. "Dizzy" Gillespie (tpt, voc); Charlie Parker (as);
Sahib Shihab [Edmund Gregory] (bs); Wade Legge (p); Lou Hackney (b); Al Jones (d);
Joe Carroll (voc)
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05/29/1953
Charlie Parker
Set 1Moose The Mooche
Cheryl / Lullaby Of Birdland
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05/30/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1I've Got You Under My Skin
Autumn In New York
I Want To Be Happy
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Art Taylor (d)
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06/20/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1Budo
My Heart Stood Still
Dance Of The Infidels
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Art Taylor (d)
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06/??/1953
Charlie Parker
Set 1The Bluest Blues (1)
The Sunny Side Of The Street (2)
CommentDizzy Gillespie All Stars

Dizzy Gillespie - tpt, vcl (2)
Miles Davis - tpt
Charlie Parker - as
Sahib Shihab - bs
Wade Legge - p
Louis Hackney - b
Al Jones - d
Joe Carrot - vcl (1)
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07/11/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1Dance Of The Infidels
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Art Taylor (d)
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09/05/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1My Heart Stood Still
Un Poco Loco
Parisian Thoroughfare
Dance Of The Infidels
Glass Enclosure
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
George Duvivier (b)
Art Taylor (d)
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09/09/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1Parisian Thoroughfare
Dance Of The Infidels
Un Poco Loco
Oblivion
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
Curly Russell (b)
Art Taylor (d)
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09/26/1953
Bud Powell
Set 1Parisian Thoroughfare
Dance Of The Infidels
Embraceable You
Un Poco Loco
Oblivion
CommentBud Powell Trio

Bud Powell (p)
Curly Russell (b)
Art Taylor (d)
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05/29/1954
Count Basie
Set 1Sixteen Men Swingin'
Softly With Feeling
Basie Goes Wess
Falling In Love
Why Not ?
Yesterdays
Two Franks

06/26/1954
Bread
Blues Backstage
How High The Moon
There's A Small Hotel
Little Pony
Basie Kick

07/23/1954
Why Not ?
Lullaby Of Birdland
You For Me
CommentWendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, tp
Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, tb
Marshall Royal, as, cl Ernie Wilkins, as, ts
Frank Foster, ts Frank Wess, ts, fl Charlie Fowlkes, bs
Freddy Green, g
Count Basie, p
Eddie Jones, b
Gus Johnson, ds
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08/27/1954
Charlie Parker
Set 1What Is This Thing Called Love ?
Repetition
Easy To Love
East Of The Sun
CommentCharlie Parker - as
Walter Bishop - p (probably)
Teddy Kotick - b
Roy Haynes - d
unknown string section
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07/23/1955
Count Basie
Set 1Cherry Point
Peace Pipe
Come Back Blues
One O'Clock Jump

07/16/1955
You For Me
Corner Pocket
Soft Drink

07/24/1955
Soft Drink
Basie English
Teach Me Tonight
You For Me
CommentWendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, tp
Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, tb
Marshall Royal, as, cl Bill Graham, as
Frank Foster, ts Frank Wess, ts, fl Charlie Fowlkes, bs
Freddy Green, g
Count Basie, p
Eddie Jones, b
Sonny Payne, ds
Joe Williams, vo
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12/10/1955
Count Basie
Set 1Soft Rinse
Corner Pocket
Smack Dab In The Middle
Fancy Meeting You
April In Paris
CommentWendell Culley - Trumpet
Reunald Jones - Trumpet
Thad Jones - Trumpet
Joe Newman - Trumpet
Henry Coker - Trombone
Bill Hughes - Trombone
Benny Powell - Trombone
Marshall Royal - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Bill Graham - Alto Saxophone
Frank Foster - Tenor Saxophone
Frank Wess - Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Charlie Fowlkes - Baritone Saxophone
Freddy Green - Guitar
Count Basie - Piano
Eddie Jones - Double Bass
Sonny Payne - Drums
Joe Williams - Vocals
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01/??/1957
Bud Powell
Set 1Lullaby of Birdland
I've Got You Under My Skin
Hallelujah
CommentBud Powell, piano
George Duvivier, bass
Art Taylor, drums
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04/14/1957
Maynard Ferguson
Set 1Lady Bug
Button Nose
Goodbye Mr. Chops
Great Guns
Bitter Sweet
Stillwater Stomp
More West (break in broadcast)
Maynard the Fox (fades)
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10/??/1957
Miles Davis
Set 1All Of You
Four
Nature Boy
A Night In Tunisia
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01/03/1958
John Coltrane
Set 1Introduction (Guy Wallace) 0:11
"From the jazz corner of the world, uninterrupted, from Birdland at Broadway at 52nd Street, Bandstand USA presents Miles Davis..."

Bags' Groove (M. Jackson) 14:14
All of You (C. Porter) (incomplete) 5:18
Voiceover 5:07-5:18: "The great Miles Davis and his group playing for you from Birdland, Broadway at 52nd Street, on Bandstand USA, live through the courtesy and cooperation of the American Federation of Musicians..." (fade out)
CommentJanuary 3, 1959 (3 items, 19:43)
Birdland, New York
Mutual Network radio broadcast
Miles Davis All-Stars

Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
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11/07/1958
Buddy Rich
Set 1Four
If I Were A Bell (Drew-Leshin-Rich only)
In A Prescribed Manner
CommentPersonnel:

Sonny Criss (as)
Ole Hansen(tb)
Kenny Drew (p)
Phil Leshin (b)
Buddy Rich (d)
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11/07/1958
Buddy Rich Quintet
Set 1Four
If I Were A Bell
In A Prescribed Manner
The Cinch
I Don't Want To Be Kissed
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11/08/1958
Buddy Rich
Set 1The Cinch
I Don't Wanna Be Kissed
Ev'ry Day*
Our Delight
CommentPersonnel:

Sonny Criss (as)
Ole Hansen(tb)
Kenny Drew (p)
Phil Leshin (b)
Buddy Rich (d)

*The Dave Lambert Singers (v)
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01/03/1959
Miles Davis
Set 1Bags' Groove (M. Jackson)
All of You (C. Porter)
CommentMiles Davis All-Stars

Miles Davis (tpt); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (as); John Coltrane (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Guy Wallace (ann)
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01/??/1959
Maynard Ferguson
Set 1Blue Birdland
Groover Wailin'
And We Listened
My Man Chopin/Blue Birdland
+
04/07/1959
Buddy Rich
Set 1Steeple Chase
Just Walkin'
Our Delight
+
05/08/1959
Miles Davis
CommentMiles, Coltrane, Cannonball, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
+
08/25/1959
Miles Davis
Set 1So What
The Theme
Lullaby Of Birdland
CommentThe Night Miles Got Beaten And Arrested

Miles Davis - Trumpet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - Alto Saxophone
John Coltrane - Tenor Saxophone
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Paul Chambers - Double Bass
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
Ray Barrett - Ann
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03/12/1960
Bill Evans Trio
Set 1Autumn Leaves
Our Delight
Beautiful Love/Five (Theme)
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03/12/1960
Bill Evans
Set 1Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert)
Our Delight (Dameron)
Beautiful Love/Five (Theme) (Evans/Van Alsytne/Young)
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBill Evans - Piano
Scott LaFaro - Bass
Paul Motian - Drums
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03/19/1960
Bill Evans Trio
Set 1Autumn Leaves
Come Rain or Come Shine/Five (Theme)
+
03/19/1960
Bill Evans
Set 1Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert)
Come Rain or Come Shine/Five (Theme) (Arlen/Mercer)
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBill Evans - Piano
Scott LaFaro - Bass
Paul Motian - Drums
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04/16/1960
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Set 1-04-16-60
1) Dat There
2) This Here
3) Evidence
-04-23-60
4) Nelly Bly
5) Along Came Betty
6) Night in Tunisia
-05-28-60
7) The Chess Players
8) This Here
CommentArt Blakey (d),Lee Morgan (tp),Wayne Shorter (ts),Bobby Timmons (p),
Jymie Merritt (d), Buddy Rich (d on #3)
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04/16/1960
Buddy Rich
Set 1A Swinging Serenade
That's Rich Man
Straight No Chaser w/ Art Blakey
CommentBuddy Rich with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Personnel:

Buddy Rich & Art Blakey, d
Lee Morgan, tp
Wayne Shorter, ts
Bobby Timmons, p
Jymie Merritt, b
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04/16/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 13 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Benny Golson (ts)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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04/23/1960
Buddy Rich
Set 1Jumping At The Woodside
A Night In Tunisia
CommentBuddy Rich with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Personnel:

Buddy Rich & Art Blakey, d
Lee Morgan, tp
Wayne Shorter, ts
Bobby Timmons, p
Jymie Merritt, b
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04/23/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 13 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Benny Golson (ts)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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04/30/1960
Bill Evans Trio
Set 1Come Rain or Come Shine
Nardis
Blue in Green
Autumn Leaves
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04/30/1960
Bill Evans
Set 1Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer)
Nardis (Davis)
Blue in Green (Davis/Evans)
Autumn Leaves (Kosma/Mercer/Prevert)
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBill Evans - Piano
Scott LaFaro - Bass
Paul Motian - Drums
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05/07/1960
Bill Evans Trio
Set 1All of You
Come Rain or Come Shine
Speak Low
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05/07/1960
Bill Evans
Set 1All of You (Porter)
Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer)
Speak Low (Nash/Weill)
Set 2
Set 3
CommentBill Evans - Piano
Scott LaFaro - Bass
Paul Motian - Drums
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05/28/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 12 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Benny Golson (ts)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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06/04/1960
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Set 1-06-04-60 Birdland, NYC
1) The Midget
2) Lester Left Town
Art Blakey (d),Lee Morgan (tp),Wayne Shorter (ts),Bobby Timmons (p),
Jymie Merritt (d)
-01-27-83 Holland
3)?
4)?
5)?
unknown personnel
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06/04/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 12 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Benny Golson (ts)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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07/29/1960
Buddy Rich
Set 1Unknown
Autumn Leaves
Misty
Unknown
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08/06/1960
Buddy Rich
Set 1Lulu's Back In Town
Set 2
Set 3
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08/13/1960
Cannonball Adderley
Set 1Stay On It
Autumn Leaves
This Here
Set 2
Set 3
CommentCannonball Adderley Quintet: Nat Adderley (cornet), Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Barry Harris (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)

From a radio broadcast
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09/11/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 12 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Benny Golson (ts)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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10/26/1960
Buddy Rich
Set 1Fascinatin' Rhythm
Baubles, bangles And Beads
When I Fall In Love
Caravan (Incomplete)
CommentPersonnel:

Sam Most (fl/as/cl)
Mike Manieri (vib)
Johnny Morris (p)
Bill Ruther (b)
Buddy Rich (d)
Vinny Marino (con)
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10/28/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 12 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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11/05/1960
Art Blakey & Lee Morgan
Set 12 Tracks
CommentArt Blakey (d)
Lee Morgan (tp)
Bobby Timmons (p)
Jymie Merritt (b)
Art Blakey (d)
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??/??/1960
Bill Evans Trio
Set 1Birdland', NYC, March 12, 1960
March 12th on the Books
Autumn Leaves
Our Delight
Beautiful Love/Five [theme]
Birdland, NYC, March 19, 1960
March 19th on the Books
Autumn Leaves
Come Rain or Come Shine/Five [theme]
Birdland, NYC, April 30, 1960
Come Rain or Come Shine
Nardis
Blue in Green
Autumn Leaves
Birdland, NYC, May 7, 1960
All of You
Come Rain or Come Shine
Speak Low
CommentBill Evans-p
Scott LaFaro-b
Paul Motian-d
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??/??/1960
Maynard Ferguson
Set 1Oleo
Got the Spirit
Newport Suite (ending missing)
Oleo
Blue Birdland/This is My Lucky Day
Frame for the Blues
Blue Birdland/Oleo
Ole
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02/11/1961
Buddy Rich
Set 1Little Susie
Ali Baba And His Seven Wives
Angel Eyes
Caravan (featuring Montego Joe)
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04/08/1961
Buddy Rich
Set 1Lulu's Back In Town
Doxie
The Night Is Young
I'll Take Romance
Blowin' The Blues Away
CommentBuddy Rich with Sam Most (fl); Mike Manieri (vibes); Johnny Morris (p); Gene Bertoncini (only for June 3); Bill Ruther (bass)
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04/15/1961
Buddy Rich
Set 1The Night is Young
Foxy
Angel Eyes
The Irishman
CommentPersonnel:

Sam Most (fl/as/cl)
Mike Manieri (vib)
Johnny Morris (p)
Bill Ruther (b)
Buddy Rich (d)
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06/03/1961
Buddy Rich
Set 1Jumpin At The Symphony Sid
Lulu's Back In Town
Surrey With The Fringe On The Top
Untitled
Jumpin At The Symphony Sid
CommentBuddy Rich with Sam Most (fl); Mike Manieri (vibes); Johnny Morris (p); Gene Bertoncini (only for June 3); Bill Ruther (bass)
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07/08/1961
Buddy Rich
Set 1Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (Partial)
R, B,
Foxy
Angel Eyes
The Irishman
CommentPersonnel:

Sam Most (fl/as/cl)
Mike Manieri (vib)
Johnny Morris (p)
Bill Ruther (b)
Buddy Rich (d)
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07/12/1961
Buddy Rich
Set 1Youngblood
Unknown
Unknown
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10/21/1961
Charles Mingus
Set 1Blue Cee
Ecclusiastics
Hog Callin? Blues
CommentPee Wee Marquette (announcements)
Charles Mingus (piano)
Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
Yusef Lateef (flute)
Roland Kirk (tenor sax, manzello, stritch)
Doug Watkins (bass)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
This is often confused or accidentally switched with 1962-03-24 or mislabel as 1961-10-10.
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10/21/1961
Charles Mingus & the Jazz Workshop All Stars
Set 1Blue Cee
Ecclusiastics
Untitled
+
02/09/1962
John Coltrane
Set 1Mr. P.C., The Red Planet (Miles' Mode), My Favorite Things
+
02/09/1962
John Coltrane Quintet
Set 1John Coltrane Quintet - 2/09/62 - Birdland, New York, NY

1. Mr. P.C.
2. The Red Planet (Miles' Mode)
3. My Favorite Things

John Coltrane Quintet:
John Coltane - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, flute
McCoy Tyner - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
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02/10/1962
John Coltrane
Set 1The Red Planet AKA Miles Mode
(Man Made Miles)
My Favorite Things (Stuff I'm Partial To)
Mr. P.C.(Mr. RCM, Jr)
Commentradio broadcast w/ Eric Dolphy
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02/10/1962
Bill Evans Trio
Set 1Gloria's Step
Haunted Heart
Nardis
CommentBill Evans, p
Chuck Israels, b
Paul Motian, d
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02/16/1962
John Coltrane
Set 1Inchworm
Mr. P.C.
My Favorite Things
CommentJohn Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax), Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Elvin Jones (drums).
29:34
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03/10/1962
Cannonball Adderley
Set 1P Bouk
Gemini
CommentNat Adderley (cornet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe), Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)
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03/17/1962
Cannonball Adderley
Set 1P Bouk
Gemini
Primitivo
Dizzy's Business
The Jive Samba
CommentCannonball Adderly - Alto Sax.
Nat Adderly - Cornet
Yusef Lateef - Flute, oboe, tenor sax
Joe Zawinul - Piano
Sam Jones - Bass
Louis Hayes - Drums
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03/24/1962
Charles Mingus
Set 1Introduction by Symphony Sid
Take The a Train (Session 118)
Fables of Faubus
Eat That Chicken
CommentRichard Williams (tp)
Booker Ervin (ts)
Charles McPherson (ts)
Jaki Byard or Toshiko Akiyoshi (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Dannie Richmond (d)
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03/24/1962
Charles Mingus & the Jazz Workshop All Stars
Set 1Take The A-Train
Fables Of Faubus
Eat That Chicken
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03/31/1962
Charles Mingus
Set 1Monk, Funk or Vice-Versa
Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
Eat That Chicken
CommentBooker Ervin (ts)
Richard Williams (tp)
Charles McPherson (as)
Toshiko Akiyoshi (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Dannie Richmond (d)
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05/02/1962
John Coltrane
Set 1
1. announcement by John Coltrane 0:50
2. My Favorite Things 13:28
3. Body and Soul 9:31
4. Cousin Mary 4:39 (incomplete)
CommentJohn Coltrane (soprano sax, tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison(bass), Elvin Jones (drums). "Cousin Mary" is obscured by the shrill exhortations of the incomparably annoying Pee Wee Marquette.
28:29
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05/05/1962
Charles Mingus
Set 1Theme
Reets And I
Monk, Funk Or Vice-versa
Devil Woman
Eat That Chicken
CommentBooker Ervin (ts) Richard Williams (tp) Charles McPherson (as) Toshiko Akiyoshi (p on 2, 3) Charles Mingus (b on 3; p on 1,3,4,5) Herman Wright (b on 2) Henry Grimes (b alternating with Herman Wright on 1, 3, 4, 5) Dannie Richmond (d)
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05/12/1962
Charles Mingus
Set 1Introduction by Symphony Sid
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Tijuana Table Dance (a.k.a. Ysabel's Table Dance)
Eat That Chicken
CommentCharles Mingus (b)
Booker Ervin (ts)
Charles McPherson (as)
Toshiko Akiyoshi (p)
Henry Grimes (b)
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06/02/1962
John Coltrane
Set 1My Favorite Things
Body and Soul
Cousin Mary
CommentJohn Coltrane (ss, ts); McCoy Tyner (p); Jimmy Garrison (b); Elvin Jones (d)
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08/13/1962
Cannonball Adderley
Set 1Stay On It
Autumn Leaves
Dis Here
CommentNat Adderley (cornet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Barry Harris (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)
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10/19/1962
Charles Mingus
Set 1I Can't Get Started
Monk, Funk And Vice Versa
Please Don't Come Back From The Moon
Eat That Chicken
CommentCharles Mingus - Double Bass
Ed Amour - Trumpet
Don Butterfield - Tuba
Charles McPherson - Alto Saxophone
Pepper Adams - Baritone Saxophone
Jaki Byard - Grand Piano
Dannie Richmond - Drums
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10/26/1962
Charles Mingus
Set 1Eat That Chicken
Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
O.p.
The Search
CommentCharles Mingus (bass)
Edward Armour (flugelhorn)
Don Butterfield (tuba)
Charles Mcpherson (alto Sax)
Pepper Adams (baritone Sax)
Jaki Byard (piano)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
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10/26/1962
Charles Mingus Sextet
Set 1Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa
O.P.O.P.
The Search
Set 2O.P.
The Search
Symphony Sid Announcement/Eat That chicken
Monk, Funk or Vice Versa*
CommentEd Armour (tp)
Don Butterfield (tu)
Charles McPherson (as)
Pepper Adams (bars)
Jaki Byard (p)
Charles Mingus (b)
Dannie Richmond (d)

*Charles Mingus - Cecil Taylor
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11/24/1962
Cannonball Adderley
Set 1Jessica's Birthday
Primitivo
CommentNat Adderley (cornet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe), Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)
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12/01/1962
Cannonball Adderley
Set 1Dizzy's Business
The Jive Samba
CommentNat Adderley (cornet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe), Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)
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02/09/1963
Thelonious Monk
Set 1Bye Ya
Bright Mississippi
'Round Midnight
CommentThelonious Monk: piano
Charlie Rouse: tenor sax
John Ore: bass
Frankie Dunlop: drums
From bootleg with two other Feb Birdlands
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02/16/1963
Thelonious Monk
Set 1Four in One
Sweet and Lovely
Bright Mississippi
Epistrophy
CommentThelonious Monk: piano
Charlie Rouse: tenor sax
John Ore: bass
Frankie Dunlop: drums
On bootleg with two other Feb Birdlands.
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02/23/1963
John Coltrane
Set 1I Want to Talk About You
One Up and One Down
The Inchworm
CommentJohn Coltrane (tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Elvin Jones (drums).
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02/23/1963
Thelonious Monk
Set 1Sweet and Lovely, Evidence
CommentThelonious Monk: piano
Charlie Rouse: tenor sax
John Ore: bass
Frankie Dunlop: drums
On same bootleg as two other Feb Birdlands
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02/??/1963
Thelonious Monk
Set 1Birdland 1963-02-16:
Bright Mississippi
Epistrophy

Birdland 1963-02-09:
?Round Midnight

Birdland 1963-02-23:
Sweet and Lovely
Evidence
CommentThelonious Monk: piano
Charlie Rouse: tenor sax
John Ore: bass
Frankie Dunlop: drums
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03/02/1963
John Coltrane
Set 1Mr. P.C.
Announcement (incl. 4 seconds of Bye Bye Blackbird)
My Favorite Things
CommentJohn Coltrane (ss, ts); McCoy Tyner (p); Jimmy Garrison (b); Elvin Jones (d); Symphony Sid Torin (ann)
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08/07/1963
Maynard Ferguson
Set 1Green Dolphin Street
Miami
Bossa Nova De Funk
Hey There
Dancing Nitely
Frame For The Blues
Let's Try
Where's Teddy
Born to Be Blue
CommentRadio broadcast. After "Let's Try", MF calls My Funny Valentine, but that tune is cut from the audio.
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10/08/1963
John Coltrane
Set 1Afro Blue
I Want To Talk About You
The Promise
Set 2Traneing In
Mr. P.C.
Lonnie’s Lament
CommentSet 1 Is A Commercial Release - No Trades Allowed
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12/31/1963
Maynard Ferguson
Set 1Almost Like Being in Love
At the Sound of the Trumpet
Maria
One OíClock Jump
Closing Commercial
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10/03/1964
Bud Powell
Set 1I Mean You
Monopoly
I Know That You Know
Hot House
Blues In The Closet
I Hear Music
Conception
That Old Black Magic [inc]
CommentBud Powell - piano
John Ore - bass
J. C. Moses - drums
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??/??/1966
Charles Mingus
CommentThe Complete Birdland Broadcasts (1961-1962)
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03/22/1991
George Coleman Octet
CommentGeorge Coleman (ts), Ned Otter (ts), Gary Smulyan (bs), Adam Brenner (as), John Marshall (tp), Harold Mabern (p), Clint Houston (b), George Coleman Jr. (d)
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03/22/1991
George Coleman
Set 1The Fulton Street Symphony
Portrait of Jenny
Isn't She Lovely
Interview
Waltzing Westward
CommentGeorge Coleman- ts,
Ned Otter- ts,
Gary Smolian- bs,
Adam Bretner- as,
John Marshall- tp,
Harold Mayburn- p,
Clint Houston- b,
George Coleman JR.- d
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05/??/1991
Johnny Griffin
Set 1Just One Of Those Things
If I Should Lose You
When We Were One
Callitwhatchawanna
CommentJohnny Griffin - Tenor Saxophone
Michael Weiss - Grand Piano
Denis Irwin - Double Bass
Kenny Washington - Drums
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08/09/1991
Charles McPherson
Set 1Billie's Bounce
Like Someone In Love
Groovin' High
Old Folks
I'll Remember April
Sign Off/ Blues in C
CommentCharles McPherson, as
Michael Weiss, p
Tyler Mitchell, b
Leroy Williams, ds
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08/08/1992
Carmell Jones
Set 1Announcer Cj
Dance Of The Night Child
Once I Had A Secret Love
Title
Oleo
Announcer Cj
Four
Set 2
Set 3
CommentCarmell Jones - trumpet
Jesse Davis - alto sax
Ron Blake - tenor sax
Don Bennett - piano
Tyler Mitchell - bass
Leroy Williams - drums
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03/11/1994
Dave Liebman
CommentVic Juris, Phil Markowitz, Tony Marino, Jamey Haddad.
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12/21/1996
Tony Williams
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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02/04/1997
Michael Brecker Quintet
Set 1Early show:

{unknown}
Set 2Late show:

Willie T - Song For Bilbao (PM,comp)
Beau Rivage
Autumn Leaves
Original Rays
Set 3
CommentMichael Brecker - sax
Pat Metheney - guitar
Joey Calderazzo - piano
Dave Holland - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums

(commonly known as the Tales from the Husdon Band)
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02/06/1997
Michael Brecker
Set 1Slings and Arrows (Michael Brecker)
Midnight Voyage (Joey Calderazzo)
(remarks, band introduction)
African Skies (Michael Brecker)
Every Day (I Thank You) (Pat Metheny)
Nothing Personal (Don Grolnick)
CommentMichael Brecker, tenor saxophone
Pat Metheny, guitar; synth guitar
Jack DeJohnette, drums
Dave Holland, bass
Joey Calderazzo, piano
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02/06/1997
Michael Brecker Quintet
Set 1Early show
Set 2Late show
Set 3
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06/15/1997
Michel Petrucciani
Set 1Training
Cantabile
Little piece in C for you
September second
So what
Home
Take the "A" train
Colors
CommentMichel Petrucciani piano
Steve Gadd drums
Anthony Jackson bass
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05/14/1999
John Hicks
Set 1Disc 1:
1. Mind Wine (17:00)
2. Yemenja (23:34)
3. Medley: Lotus Blossom / Single Peddle Of A Rose (8:35)
4. In A Sentimental Mood (8:03)
5. Rhythm-A-Ning (4:09)

Set 2Disc 2:
1. Don't Let Go (8:47)
2. Ode For Eric (11:01)
3. Weaver Of Dreams (8:24)
4. Avotcha (13:37)
5. Straghten Up And Fly Right (12:26)
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06/24/1999
Jimmy Cobb
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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08/02/1999
Tony Reedus
CommentFrontiers: Tony Reedus (d), Ravi Coltrane (ts, ss), John Abercrombie (g), John Patitucci (b)
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12/15/1999
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentDave Brubeck: Piano
Bobby Militello: Alto Saxophone
Jack Six: Bass
Randy Jones:Drums

Two sets were webcast by GMN.com, though the company folded not long afterward.
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03/25/2000
Clark Terry
Set 1I Don't Want To Be Kissed
Days Of Wine And Roses
Mood Indigo
Squeeze Ma
Plutocrasm
Set 2The Hymn
Let's Cool One
On The Trail
My Romance
The Silly Samba
Bye Bye Blackbird
Makin Whoopee
Is It True What They Say About Dixie
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04/01/2000
Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone
Set 1Soulful Bill
Bud Powell
Brasilia
My Romance
My Funny Valentine
Opus Half
Set 2Why'd You Do It
Bento Box
For Heaven's Sake
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
O Grande Amor
Laura's Dream
CommentGary Burton (vib), Makoto Ozone (p)
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08/02/2000
Peter Bernstein
Commentwith Brad Mehldau
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??/??/2000
Duane Eubanks
Set 1Blues For Duane
Dear Old Stockholm
Can't Wait 'Til Dawn
Clairvoyance
Taylored By Louis
Set 2I Love You
Two And One
Diva Black
My Shining Hour
Slwefooted
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06/25/2001
Hank Jones
Commentw/Joe Lovano
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09/10/2004
Ben Allison
Set 1
Set 2Spy
Green Al
Peace Pipe
A Life in the Day of Man Ray
Riding the Nuclear Tiger
Respiration
Set 3
CommentBen Allison: Bass
Frank Kimbrough: Piano
Michael Sarin: Drums
Michael Blake: Tenor and Soprano Sax
Joel Frahm: Alto Sax
Clark Gayton: Trombone
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11/06/2004
Freddie Hubbard
CommentEarly and Late Show; Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)
Javon Jackson (sax)
Lenny White (drums)
Ronnie Mathews (piano)
Lonnie Plaxico (bass)
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01/08/2005
Jack DeJohnette
Set 1Introduction By Jack
Circular
One Finger Snap
Spanish Ballad
Spanish Souza
Chango
End Of Chango
Hand By Hand
CommentJack DeJohnette - Drums
John Patitucci - Bass
Jerome Harris - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Danilo Perez - Piano
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08/17/2005
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Casa Oscura
A Life Unfolds
Synthetics
Turns
Zhivago
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel (g)
Mark Turner (ts)
Aaron Goldberg (p)
Joe Martin (b)
Eric Harland (d)
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08/19/2005
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Casa Oscura
Zhivago
A Life Unfolds
Synthetics
Set 2The Remedy
Turns
East Coast Love Affair
Myron's World
Under It All
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel - Guitar
Mark Turner - Tenor Saxophone
Aaron Goldberg - Piano
Joe Martin - Bass
Eric Harland - Drums
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04/29/2008
Marilyn Crispell
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentMarilyn Crispell p
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06/14/2008
Saxophone Summit
Set 1Alexander The Great
Alpha and Omega
Transitions
The Thirteenth Floor
Cosmos
Set 2
Set 3
CommentDave Liebman ts,ss
Ravi Coltrane ts
Joe Lavano ts
Phil Markowitz p
Cecil McBee b
Billy Hart d
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10/17/2008
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Relaxin At Camarillo
Turn Out the Stars
Serenity
Tres Palabras
UMMG
Sandu
Set 2
Set 3
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel & Peter Bernstein Quartet

Kurt Rosenwinkel-Guitar
Peter Bernstein- Guitar
Eric Revis-Bass
Jason Brown-Drums
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10/17/2008
Kurt Rosenwinkel & Peter Bernstein
Set 1Relaxin At Camarillo
Turn Out the Stars
Serenity
Tres Palabras
UMMG
Sandu
CommentRosenwinkel and Bernstein with bass and drums doing standards.
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01/09/2009
Dave Holland
Set 1Pathways
Sea of Marmara
How's Never
So Fo Da
Bring It On
CommentDave Holland, bass
Chris Potter, tenor sax
Nate Smith, drums
Gary Smulyan, baritone sax
Steve Nelson, vibes and marimba
Robin Eubanks, trombone
John Swana, trumpet
Alex Sipiagin, trumpet
Antonio Hart, alto sax
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04/10/2010
Pharoah Sanders
Set 1band intros
???
Naima
???
???
The Creator Has a Master Plan
???
CommentPharoah Sanders - Tenor Saxophone
William Henderson - Piano
Nathaniel Reeves - Bass
Joseph Farnsworth - Drums
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09/09/2010
Steve Kuhn
CommentSteve Kuhn p
Dave Liebman ss,ts
Steve Swallow b
Billy Drummond d
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08/10/2011
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Our Secret World
The Cloister
Zhivago
Dream of the Old
Another Time
Turns
Commentset 1 with OJM big band from Portugal
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03/07/2014
Billy Hart
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentMark Turner ts
Ethan Iverson p
Ben Street b
Billy Hart d

Last 2 tracks add Lee Konitz as
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04/17/2015
James Carter Organ Trio
Set 1Lady Sings The Blues
The Girl From Impanema
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
God Bless The Child
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Good Morning Heartache
Strange Fruit
Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Set 2
Set 3
CommentJames Carter ts,as,ss
Gerard Gibbs org
Alex White d

Last 5 songs add Miché Braden v
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01/12/2017
Vincent Herring
Set 1St. Louis Blues >
Struttin' With Some Barbecue
Summertime
Rockin' In Rhythm
Sophisticated Lady >
Ain't Misbehavin'
One O'Clock Jump
Spain
Chameleon
Mister Magic
Feels So Good
Sugar
Unknown Title
Bright Moments >
Rosewood >
Birdland
Street Life
Set 2
Set 3
CommentVincent Herring - Alto Saxophone, Flute
Jon Faddis - Trumpet
Jeremy Pelt - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
James Carter - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet
Eric Alexander - Tenor Saxophone
Steve Turre - Trombone
Mike LeDonne - Piano
David Williams - Bass
Carl Allen - Drums
Nicolas Bearde - Vocals
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03/14/2017
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Caipi
Kama
Casio Vanguard
All is Well
Portuguese
Little Dream
Casio Escher
Ezra
Interscape
Recognized
Little B
Set 2
Set 3
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel- guitar and vocals
Pedro Martins- guitar, synth, and vocals
Olivia Trummer-piano, synth, vocals
Frederico Heliodoro-bass, vocals
Antonio Louriero-percussion,synth, vocals
Bill Campbell-drums
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03/16/2017
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Caipi
Kama
Casio Vanguard
All is Well
Portuguese
Ezra
Little Dream
Casio Escher
Recognized
Little B
Set 2Caipi
Kama
Casio Vanguard
Song for Our Sea
All is Well
Portuguese
Hold On
Interscape
Little B
Set 3
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel- guitar and vocals
Pedro Martins- guitar, synth, and vocals
Olivia Trummer-piano, synth, vocals
Frederico Heliodoro-bass, vocals
Antonio Louriero-percussion,synth, vocals
Bill Campbell-drums
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03/18/2017
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Caipi
Kama
Casio Vanguard
All is Well
Portuguese
Recognized
Interscape
Little B
Set 2Caipi
Kama
Casio Vanguard
All is Well
Song for Our Sea
Recognized
Little Dream
Casio Escher
Little B
Set 3
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel- guitar and vocals
Pedro Martins- guitar, synth, and vocals
Olivia Trummer-piano, synth, vocals
Frederico Heliodoro-bass, vocals
Antonio Louriero-percussion,synth, vocals
Bill Campbell-drums
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12/04/2018
Pharoah Sanders
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentPharoah Sanders - Tenor Sax
Willian Henderson - Piano
Nat Reeves - Bass
Johnathan Blake - Drums
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04/26/2019
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Caipi
Casio Vanguard
K7 Dreams
Silver Flames
Faces
Song for Our Sea
Nova Maneira
Kama
Little B
Set 2B Side
Casio Escher
Time Machine
Vida
Portuguese
Quem Eu Sou
Casio Escher
Esqueca
Little B
Set 3
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel (g, vo)
Pedro Martins (g, vo)
Felipe Viegas (keys)
Frederico Heliodoro (b, vo)
Antonio Louriero (perc, vo)
Bill Campbell (d)
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04/27/2019
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Set 1Caipi
Casio Vanguard
K7 Dreams
Silver Flames
Faces
Song for Our Sea
Nova Maneira
Kama
Little B
Set 2
Set 3
CommentKurt Rosenwinkel (g, vo)
Pedro Martins (g, vo)
Felipe Viegas (keys)
Frederico Heliodoro (b, vo)
Antonio Louriero (perc, vo)
Bill Campbell (d)
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