Live Albums Recorded In 1952

Duke Ellington The 1952 Seattle Concert

The 1952 Seattle Concert is a live album by Duke Ellington.

It was recorded at the Civic Auditorium in Seattle, Washington on March 25, 1952.

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Charlie Parker At Jirayr Zorthian’s Ranch 14 July 1952

At Jirayr Zorthian’s Ranch, 14 July 1952 is a live album by Charlie Parker.

It was recorded at the painter’s ranch in Altadena, California.

Playing with Parker are Frank Morgan, Don Wilkerson, Amos Trice, Dave Bryant and Lawrence Marable. Chet Baker makes a guest appearance on Scrapple from the Apple.

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Duke Ellington Live At The Blue Note 1952

Confusingly there are two Ellington albums called Live At The Blue Note, one from 1952 and the other from 1959 Live At The Blue Note.

The 1952 album compiles two radio broadcasts from 1952.

The original vinyl album release was on Aircheck with a CD released by Musidisk. It’s now available as an import on Tokuma.

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Miles Davis Live Recordings 1948-1957

Live Recordings 1948-1957 is a massive 13 CD collection by Miles Davis.

This is an extremely extensive look at Miles Davis and his live performances. I’ve taken this summary of the performances from Discogs and only 1954 is missing:

CD 1 Tracks 1 to 8 – September 11, 1948 – NYC at the Royal Roost
CD 1 Tracks 9 to 11 – September 18, 1948 – NYC at the Royal Roost
CD 1 Track 12 – March 31, 1946 – Los Angeles at Streets Of Paris with the Benny Carter Orchestra
CD 1 Tracks 13 & 14 – August 1948 – Chicago, Pershing Ballroom
CD 2 Tracks 1 to 4 – September 25, 1948 – NYC : Royal Roost
CD 2 Tracks 5 to 7 – January 17, 1949 – NYC, WPIX Radio : All Star Jam Session
CD 2 Tracks 8 to 11 – February 19, 1949 – NYC, Royal Roost
CD 2 Tracks 12 & 13 – February 26, 1949 – NYC : Royal Roost
CD 3 Tracks 1 to 10 – May 8 – 15, 1949 – Paris : Salle Pleyel
CD 3 Track 11 – May 15, 1949 – Paris : Salle Pleyel
CD 3 Tracks 12 to 14 – December 25, 1949 – NYC Carnegie Hall “The Stars Of Modern Jazz”
CD 4 Tracks 1 to 4 – February 18, 1950 – WNYC Radio Broadcast Jazz Festival
CD 4 Tracks 5 to 8 – June 30, 1950 – NYC : Birdland
CD 5 Tracks 1 to 4 – June 30, 1950 – NYC : Birdland
CD 5 Tracks 5 to 8 – February 17, 1951 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 1 to 3 – June 2, 1951 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 4 to 6 – September 29, 1951 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 7 to 9 – April 25, 1952 – NYC : Birdland
CD 6 Tracks 10 & 11 – May 2, 1952 – NYC : Birdland1952 – St. Louis, MO : The Barrel
CD 8 Tracks 1 to 4 – May 3, 1952 – NYC : Birdland
CD 8 Tracks 5 to 11 – Beginning Of 1953 – Boston, MA : Hi-Hat Club
CD 9 Tracks 1 to 4 – Beginning Of 1953 – Boston, MA : Hi-Hat Club
CD 9 Tracks 5 to 9 – May 16, 1953 – NYC : Birdland
CD 9 Tracks 10 & 11 – May 23, 1953 – NYC : Birdland
CD 10 Tracks 1 to 3 – September 13, 1953 – Los Angeles, CA.
CD 10 Tracks 4 to 7 – July 17, 1955 – Newport, RI : Newport Jazz Festival
CD 10 Tracks 8 & 9 – November 18, 1955 – NYC : Basin Street Club TV Broadcast «The Steve Allen Tonight Show»
CD 11 Tracks 1 to 5 – February 18, 1956, Pasadena, CA, Civic Center
CD 11 Tracks 6 to 12 – July 14, 1956, St. Louis, MO, Peacock Alley
CD 12 Tracks 1 to 3 – July 21, 1956, , St. Louis, MO, Peacock Alley
CD 12 Track 4 – November 12, 1956, Sindelfingen, RFA, Stadthalle
CD 12 Tracks 5 & 6 – December 8, 1956, Philadelphie, Blue Note, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 12 Tracks 7 to 10 – July 13, 1957, New York, Cafe Bohemia, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 13 Tracks 1 & 2 – July 20, 1957, New York, Cafe Bohemia, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 13 Tracks 3 & 4 – July 27, 1957, New York, Cafe Bohemia, Radio Broadcast Bandstand USA
CD 13 Tracks 5 & 6 – October 17, 1957, New York, Birdland, ABC Dancing Party
CD 13 Tracks 7 to 9 – December 18, 1957, Stuttgart, RFA, Beethoven Saal

For details of how is playing on the album, please see Discogs.

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Charlie Parker Boston 1952 1954

Boston 1952 is a live album by Charlie Parker.

Confusingly, it has two performances recorded at the High Hat in Boston, the first from December 14, 1952 and the second from January 18, 1954.

Playing at the 1952 concert are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Joe Gordon – trumpet
Dick Twardzik – piano
Charlie Mingus – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Playing on the 1954 songs are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Herbie Williams – trumpet
Rollins Griffith – piano
Jimmy Woode – bass
Marquis Foster – drums

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Charlie Parker Complete Live At The Rockland Palace 1950 to 1952

Complete Live At The Rockland Palace is a live album by Charlie Parker.

On CD 1 and tracks 1 to 7 of CD 2 it gives is the full performance at the Rockland Palace Dance Hall, New York, on September 26, 1952.

CD 2 also contains some extra tracks recorded at Birdland in New York

Tracks 8 & 9 on September 20, 1952.
Tracks 10 to 13 from December, 1950.
Tracks 14 to 20 on March 24, 1951.

Playing with Parker at the Rockland Palace were:

Mundell Lowe – guitar
Walter Bishop – piano
Teddy Kotick – bass
Max Roach – drums

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Duke Ellington Rare Live Recordings 1952 – 53

Rare Live Recordings 1952 – 53 is a collection of live recording by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra.

It brings together recordings from:

5th January 1952 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City (it’s also been said that this was actually recorded at the Carnegie Hall in New York) – all CD 1 and the first two songs on CD 2.
29th April 1952 at The Armory, Yakima, Washington – tracks 10 to 18 on CD 2 and 1 to 4 on CD 3
30th April 1953 at the McElroy’s Ballroom in Portland, Oregon – tracks 5 to 14 on CD 3
And an unknown venue in March 1952 provide tracks 3 to 9 on CD 2

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Charlie Parker Chet Baker Bird & Chet Live at the Trade Winds 1952

Bird & Chet Live at the Trade Winds is a live album by Charlie Parker and Chet Baker.

It was recorded at the Trade Winds Club in Inglewood, California on June 16, 1952.

Playing on the album are:

Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Sonny Criss – alto saxophone
Chet Baker – trumpet
Al Haig – piano
Harry Babasin – double bass
Larance Marable – drums

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