Tracklist

1CD: New Orleans & Chicago Styles
2CD: Swing Is Here
3CD: Big Band Drumming
4CD: Modernism
#TitleArtistLength
1RifftideDenzil Best (Coleman Hawkins & his Orchestra)2:55
2Congo BluesJ.C. Heard (Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet)3:53
3Get HappySpecs Powell (Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet)3:45
4Moose the MoocheRoy Porter (Charlie Parker Sextet)3:04
5Commercial EyesJackie Mills (Lucky Thompson/Dodo Marmarosa Quartet)2:38
6Lester’s Be-Bop BoogieChico Hamilton (Lester Young)3:11
7Easy SwingHarold “Doc” West (Wardell Gray Quartet)3:06
8Relaxing at CamarilloDon Lamond (Charlier Parker All Stars)3:08
9The ChaseChuck Thompson (Dexter Gordon Quintet)6:50
10All God’s Children Got RhythmTiny Kahn (Red Rodney's Be-Boppers)2:49
11Klact-Oveeseds-TeneMax Roach (Charlie Parker Quintet)3:07
12Lop-Pow
alto saxophone:
Rudy Williams (on 1947-02-21)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1958-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Charles Simon (on 1947-02-21, on 1947-02-24) and Donald Bailey (on 1956-06-18)
guitar:
Thornel Schwartz (on 1956-06-18)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (on 1956-06-18)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1947-02-21) and Sonny Clark (on 1958-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Eddy Williams (on 1958-11-23)
trombone:
Bennie Green (on 1958-11-23)
vocals:
Babs Gonzales (on 1947-02-24)
part of:
Blue Note (number: BN-296-1)
Charles Simon (Babs’ Three Bips and a Bop)2:42
13DextroseArt Mardigan (Dexter Gordon and his Boys)2:46
14Wee DotShadow Wilson (Leo Parker's All Stars)2:26
15Jumpin’ at the WoodsideRoy Haynes (Lester Young)2:58
16The BirdShelly Manne (Charlie Parker Quartet)4:47
17The Last WordJoe Harris (Howard McGhee)2:23
18DinkyJack "The Bear" Parker (Leo Parker’s Quintette)2:24
19Lady BirdKenny Clarke (The Tadd Dameron Sextet)2:53
20More BrewStan Levey (Brew Moore)3:00
21Pina ColadaEd Shaughnessy (Charlie Ventura and his Band)2:55
22Oh HenryTeddy Stewart (James Moody's Modernists)2:32
23Shawn
drums (drum set):
Sonny Igoe (on 1948-11-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1948-11-12)
Sonny Igoe (Buddy Stewart Quintet)2:34
24Bop AlleyArt Blakey (Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers)3:12