09 SYMPHONIC & PROGRESSIVE JAZZ / FREE JAZZ / THIRD STREAM 14/79:47 1 We Named It Justice (Thelonious Monk) 6:41 Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers: Lee Morgan-tp; Benny Golson-ts; Bobby Timmons-p; Jimmy Merritt-b; Art Blakey-dr. Live at Club St. Germain, Paris, December 21, 1958. LP RCA Victor 60001 / no matrix number. 2 Blue in Green (Miles Davis-Bill Evans) 5:37 Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis-tp; John Coltrane-ts; Bill Evans-p; Paul Chambers-b; Jimmy Cobb-dr. New York, March 2, 1959. LP Columbia CL 1355/CS 8163 / CO 62292-5. 3 Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin/arr. Ferde Grofé) 9:14 George Gershwin-p; Paul Whiteman Orchestra [possible personnel]:Henry Busse, Ted Bartell, Red Nichols-tp; Vincent Grande, Wilbur Hall, another- tb; Max Farley, Hal McLean, Chester Hazlett, Charles Strickfaden-cl,as,bs; 2 French horns; Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Mario Perry, Matt Malneck, another-vio; 2 violas; 1 cello; Mike Pingitore-bjo; John Sperzel-tu; Harry Perrella-celeste; Al Armer-b; George Marsh-dr; Nat Shilkret-cond. New York, April 21, 1927. Victor 35822 / 30173-8 & 30174-6. (First recording June 10, 1924, Victor 55225 / 30173-2 & 30174-1.) George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) Ferde Grofé (1892 – 1972) 4 Ebony Concerto – Part 1 (Igor Stravinsky) 3:07 Woody Herman First Herd: Sonny Berman, Shorty Rogers, Cappy Lewis, Conrad Gozzo, Carol Lewis-tp; Bill Harris, Ralph Pfiffner, Ed Kiefer-tb; Woody Herman-cl; Sam Rubinowitch, Sam Marowitz, John LaPorta-as; Mickey Folus, Flip Phillips-ts; John Cave-h; Stanley Chaloupka-harp; Jimmy Rowles-p; Chuck Wayne-g; Joe Mondragon-b; Don Lamond-dr; Igor Stravinsky-cond. Los Angeles, August 19, 1946. 78rpm Columbia 7479M / XCO 36778-1 & XCO 36779-1. Woody Herman (1913 – 1987) & Igor Stravinskij (1882 – 1971) Walter Hendl on rehearsal, March 1946 April 27, 1965 with Benny Goodman 5 A Bird in Igor’s Yard (George Russell) 2:54 Buddy DeFranco Orchestra: Bernie Glow, Paul Cohen, James Pupa, Jack Eagle-tp; Ollie Wilson, Earl Swope, Bart Varsalona-tb; Buddy DeFranco-cl; Lee Konitz, Frank Socolow- as; Al Cohn, Jerry Sanfino-ts; Serge Chaloff-bs; Gene DiNovi-p; Oscar Pettiford-b; Irv Kluger-dr; George Russell-arr. New York, April 23, 1949. 78rpm Capitol M1 1060 / 3769. Buddy DeFranco (1923 – 2014) 6 Solitaire (Bill Russo) 4:14 Stan Kenton Orchestra: Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Chico Alvarez, Don Paladino-tp; Milt Bernhart (solo), Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bill Russo-tb; John Graas, Lloyd Otto-h; Gene Englund-tu; Bud Shank-as,fl; Art Pepper-as,cl; Bob Cooper- ts,ob,Eh; Bart Caldarell-ts,bsn; Bob Gioga-bs,bcl; George Kast, Lew Elias, Jim Cathcart, Earl Cornwell, Anthony Doria, Jim Holmes, Alex Law, Herbert Offner, Dave Schackne, Carl Ottobrino-vio; Stan Harris, Leonard Selie, Sam Singer-vla; Gregory Bemko, Zachary Bock, Jack Wulfe-vcl; Stan Kenton-p; Laurindo Almeida-g; Don Bagley-b; Shelly Manne-dr; Carlos Vidal-conga,bongo; Bill Russo-arr. Los Angeles, February 3, 1950. 78rpm Capitol 28001 / 5478-7. 7 Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus) 3:29 Charles Mingus Quintet: Jackie McLean-as; J. R. Monterose-ts; Mal Waldron-p; Charles Mingus-b; Willie Jones-dr. New York, January 30, 1956. LP Atlantic 1237 / 1865. Charles Mingus (1922 – 1979) Atlantic debut (1956) 8 Lydian Lullaby (George Russell) 4:56 The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop: Hal McKusick-as, cond; Art Farmer-tp; Jimmy Cleveland-tb; Bill Barber-tu; Gene Allen-bs; Barry Galbraith, Jimmy Raney-g; Milt Hinton-b; Osie Johnson-dr; George Russell-arr. New York, March 3, 1956. RCA LPM 1366 / G2JB2704. Hal McKusick (1924 – 2012) original LP George Russell (1923 – 2009) CD reissue (1987) 9 Invisible (Ornette Coleman) 4:17 Ornette Coleman Quintet: Don Cherry-tp; Ornette Coleman-as; Walter Norris-p; Don Payne- b; Billy Higgins-dr. Los Angeles, February 10, 1958. LP Contemporary C 3551/S 7551 / matrix number unknown. Ornette Coleman (1930 – 2015) 10 Monk and the Nun (Ornette Coleman) 5:54 Ornette Coleman Quartet: Don Cherry-co; Ornette Coleman-as; Charlie Haden-b; Billy Higgins-dr. Hollywood, May 22, 1959. (Released 1971) LP Atlantic SD 1588 / 3512. 11 First Take (Ornette Coleman) 17:06 Ornette Coleman Double Quartet: Left channel: Don Cherry-pocket tp; Ornette Coleman-as; Scott LaFaro-b; Billy Higgins-dr. Right channel: Freddie Hubbard-tp; Eric Dolphy-bcl; Charlie Haden-b; Ed Blackwell-dr. New York, December 21, 1960. (Released 1971) LP Atlantic SD 1588 / 5247-1. Don Cherry (1936 – 1995) Freddie Hubbard (1938 – 2008) Ornette Coleman (1930 – 2015) Eric Dolphy (1928 – 1964) Scott LaFaro (1936 – 1961) Charlie Haden (1937 – 2014) Billy Higgins (1936 – 2001) Ed Blackwell (1929 – 1992) 12 Abstraction (Gunther Schuller) 4:12 Gunther Schuller Ensemble: Ornette Coleman-as; Jim Hall-g; Scott LaFaro, Alvin Brehm-b; Sticks Evans-dr; The Contemporary String Quartet: Charles Libove, Roland Vamos-vio; Harry Zaratzian-vla; Joseph Tekula-vcl. New York, December 19-20, 1960. LP Atlantic SD 1365 / 5232. Gunther Schuller (1925 – 2015) Jim Hall (1930 – 2013) 13 Threewe (Jimmy Giuffre) 4:12 Jimmy Giuffre-cl; Paul Bley-p; Steve Swallow-b. New York, October 10, 1962. LP Columbia CS 8764 / C076815. Steve Swallow (*1940) Jimmy Giuffre (1921 – 2008) Paul Bley (1932 – 2016)