The Gerry Mulligan Quartets in Concert 1957 1962

The Gerry Mulligan Quartets in Concert is a live album with performances from two concerts in different years:

  • Tracks 1 to 6 were recorded at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on August 27, 1957.
  • Tracks 7 to 11 were recorded in Paris on October 6, 1962.

Playing on the album are:

At the Hollywood Bowl in 1957 :

Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone,
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone,
Joe Benjamin – bass,
Donald Bailey – drums.

In Paris in 1962:

Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone,
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano on track 11,
Bill Crow – bass,
Gus Johnson – drums.

The Gerry Mulligan Quartets in Concert

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Billie Holiday At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival 1957 1958

At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival is a collection of live recordings by Billie Holiday.

It has performances from six different venues and dates.

1-6 Stratford Shakespearean Festival 1957
7-17 Monterey Jazz Festival on October 5, 1958
18-19 New York on December 9, 1956
20-21 Persian Room, Plaza Hotel, New York on September 9, 1958
22-23 FM broadcast, Mister’ Kelly’s in Chicago  in March 1957
24-26 TV Broadcast “Tracheal At Nine” February 24, 1959

Billie Holiday At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival

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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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Coleman Hawkins Roy Eldridge At Newport 1957

At Newport is a live album by the Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars.

It was recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival held at Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island on July 5,1957.

Playing on the album are:

Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone,
Pete Brown – alto saxophone,
Roy Eldridge – trumpet,
Ray Bryant – piano,
Al McKibbon – bass,
Jo Jones – drums.

Coleman Hawkins Roy Eldridge At Newport

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Ella Fitzgerald At the Opera House 1957

Ella Fitzgerald At the Opera House is a live album which collects together performances from the Chicago Opera House in Chicago on September 29, 1957 and the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on October 7, 1957.

Ella Fitzgerald At the Opera House

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Dizzy Gillespie At Newport 1957

Dizzy Gillespie At Newport is a live album by Dizzy Gillespie and his big band.

It was recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on July 6, 1957.

Dizzy Gillespie At Newport

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Ella Fitzgerald Billie Holiday Carmen McRae At Newport 1957

Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday At Newport is a live album by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae.

It was recorded at Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1957.

  • Tracks 1 to 10 featuring Ella Fitzfgerald were recorded on the 4th of July,
  • Tracks 11 to 16 featuring Billie Holiday were recorded on the 6th and
  • Tracks17 to 24 featuring  Carmen McRae were recorded on the 5th.

Ella Fitzgerald Billie Holiday Carmen McRae At Newport 1957

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Billie Holiday Jazz at the Philharmonic The Billie Holiday Story vol 1 1945 to 1958

Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Billie Holiday Story vol 1 is a collection of live recordings by Billie Holiday.

Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic was originally issued in 1954 collecting together eight songs from 1945 and 1946. Since then it has been massively extended to include 30 tracks going all the way through to 1958.

Billie Holiday Jazz at the Philharmonic The Billie Holiday Story vol 1

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