Annotation

Booklet error: there are only 12 tracks on disc 15, not 13.

Tracklist

1CD: The Early Years, Vol. 1: Dizzy Gillespie (1937–40)
2CD: The Early Years, Vol. 2: Dizzy Gillespie (1940–42)
3CD: The Early Years, Vol. 3: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Christian (1941)
4CD: The Early Years, Vol. 4: Dizzy Gillespie (1944)
5CD: The Early Years, Vol. 5: Charlie Parker (1940–42)
6CD: The Early Years, Vol. 6: Cootie Williams – Bud Powell – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (1944)
7CD: The Early Years, Vol. 7: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra: The First Bebop Big Band (1945)
8CD: The Early Years, Vol. 8: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra: The First Bebop Big Band (1945-47)
9CD: The Early Years, Vol. 9: Woody Herman – The First Herd (1944–46)
10CD: The Early Years, Vol. 10: Red Norvo
11CD: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1945)
12CD: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (1945)
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1Hallelujah
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-06-06)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1945-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1945-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-06)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1945-06-06)
instrumental recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1945-06-06)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet4:00
2Get Happy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Specs Powell (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06) and J.C. Heard (on 1945-06-06)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1945-05-11, on 1945-06-06)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1945-06-06)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie
orchestra:
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet (on 1945-06-06)
instrumental recording of:
Get Happy (on 1945-05-11)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd., Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
instrumental recording of:
Get Happy (on 1945-06-06)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd., Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd., Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet3:40
3“Slam Slam” Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-06-06)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-06-06)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1945-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-06-06)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1945-06-06)
recording of:
Slam Slam Blues (on 1945-06-06)
composer:
Red Norvo
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet4:27
4Congo Blues
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet3:51
5Hallelujah
instrumental recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1946-03-28)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet4:08
6Get Happy
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet4:02
7Slam Slam Blues
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet5:02
8Congo Blues
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet4:00
9Congo Blues
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet3:53
10Billie’s Bounce
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:43
11Billie’s Bounce
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers3:06
12Warming Up a Riff
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-11-26)
bass and double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Warming Up a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:35
13Billie’s Bounce
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers3:11
14Now’s the Time
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers3:08
15Now’s the Time
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
recording of:
Now’s the Time (in 1945)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
live recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers3:16
16Thriving on a Riff
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers3:00
17Thriving on a Riff
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:56
18Meandering
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers3:16
19Koko
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:54
13CD: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (1945–47)
14CD: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (1947–50)
15CD: Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (1951–53)
16CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 1 (1945)
17CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 2 (1946)
18CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 3 (1946–47)
19CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 4 (1947–48)
20CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 5 (1949–51)
21CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 6 (1951–52)
22CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 7 (1952–53)
23CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 (1944–45)
24CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 2 (1946–47)
25CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (1947)
26CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 4 (1947)
27CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 5 (1947)
28CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 6 (1947–49)
29CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 7 (1949–50)
30CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 8 (1950–51)
31CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 9 (1951–52)
32CD: Charlie Parker, Vol. 10 (1953–54)
33CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 1 (1946)
34CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 2 (1947)
35CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 3 (1947–48)
36CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 4 (1948)
37CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 5 (1948–49)
38CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 6 (1949–50)
39CD: Fats Navarro, Vol. 7 (1950)
40CD: Dexter Gordon, Vol. 1 (1944–47)
41CD: Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 (1947–52)
42CD: Dexter Gordon, Vol. 3 (1952–53)
43CD: Wardell Gray, Vol. 1 (1945–46)
44CD: Wardell Gray, Vol. 2 (1948–49)
45CD: Wardell Gray, Vol. 3 (1950–51)
46CD: Wardell Gray, Vol. 4 (1951–52)
47CD: Wardell Gray, Vol. 5 (1952–55)
48CD: Thelonious Monk, Vol. 1 (1947–48)
49CD: Thelonious Monk, Vol. 2 (1951–52)
50CD: Thelonious Monk, Vol. 3 (1952–54)
51CD: Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (1945–49)
52CD: Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (1949–51)
53CD: Bud Powell, Vol. 3 (1951–53)
54CD: Howard McGhee, Vol. 1 (1945)
55CD: Howard McGhee, Vol. 2 (1946–48)
56CD: Howard McGhee, Vol. 3 (1948–49)
57CD: Teddy Edwards – James Moody (1947–48)
58CD: J.J. Johnson (1946–49)
59CD: Sonny Stitt & Gene Ammons (1950–54)
60CD: Sonny Stitt, Vol. 1 (1946–50)
61CD: Sonny Stitt, Vol. 2 (1950–51)
62CD: Milt Jackson
63CD: Miles Davis, Vol. 1 (1945–48)
64CD: Miles Davis, Vol. 2 (1949–50)
65CD: Miles Davis, Vol. 3 (1951–52)
66CD: Coleman Hawkins – Godfather of Bop (1946–49)
67CD: Lennie Tristano, Vol. 1 (1946–49)
68CD: Lennie Tristano, Vol. 2 (1949–55)
69CD: Metronome All‐Stars (1946–56)
70CD: The Boppers in Europe, Vol. 1 (1947–48)
71CD: The Boppers in Europe, Vol. 2 (1949–52)
72CD: The Boppers in Europe, Vol. 3 (1953)
73CD: Woody’s Boys, Vol. 1 (1944–45)
74CD: Woody’s Boys, Vol. 2 (1946)
75CD: Woody’s Boys, Vol. 3 (1945–49)
76CD: Woody’s Boys, Vol. 4 (1949–51)
77CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 1: Kai Winding – Allen Eager – Stan Getz – Gerry Mulligan (1945–47)
78CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 2: Allen Eager – Stan Getz – Brew Moore (1947–48)
79CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 3: Kai Winding – Allen Eager – Stan Getz – Gerry Mulligan (1948–49)
80CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 4: George Wallington – Stan Getz – Brew Moore – Lee Konitz – Kai Winding (1949)
81CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 5: Lee Konitz – Stan Getz (1949–50)
82CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 6: Terry Gibbs – Al Cohn – Zoot Sims – George Wallington – Stan Getz (1949–50)
83CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 7: Stan Getz – Kai Winding – Zoot Sims (1951)
84CD: White Bebop Boys, Vol. 8: Stan Getz – George Wallington – Art Pepper – Zoot Sims (1951–52)
85CD: Dodo Marmarosa (1943–50)
86CD: Charlie Parker Live, Vol. 1 (1950)
87CD: Charlie Parker Live, Vol. 2 (1950 & 52)
88CD: Charlie Parker Live, Vol. 3 (1952–53)
89CD: Charlie Parker Live, Vol. 4 (1948–52)
90CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 1 (1946)
91CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 2 (1946–47)
92CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 3 (1946–47)
93CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 4 (1947)
94CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 5 (1947)
95CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 6 (1947)
96CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 7 (1947)
97CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 8 (1947)
98CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 9 (1949)
99CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 10 (1952)
100CD: Bebop Live Concerts, Vol. 11 (1950–51)