Blues, Boogie, & Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions (For Europeans Only #11)

Here's the last upload of the old year, and a very special one it is! This 7CD box set has been OOP for many years. It was a limited edition of 10'000 and contains the Mercury 1940s output of musicians like Albert Ammons (including a great father & son date with Gene Ammons on tenor), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Jay McShann, Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair), Helen Humes, Buddy Rich's Big Band, Cootie Williams (including some Willis "Gator" Jackson), and others. There are six discs full of music, plus a seventh with alternates and a very rare, previously unreleased date by Mary Lou Williams (two tunes).

As usual, this comes in MP3 @ 320 kbs - don't ask for FLAC, I couldn't handle it that way. The links will be in the comments, as usual.

Now all that remains is to wish you and your beloved ones a happy new year!
And if you enjoy my blog and the music I share, why don't you now and then say so!



Here's the setlist, all other info, including full line-ups and recording locations/dates, is in the tags (I hope I didn't make too many typos, took me hours to get it done!)

Disc 1
1. Bedroom Blues - Sippie Wallace
2. Buzz Me - Sippie Wallace
3. Doin' The Boogie Woogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
4. Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
5. Suitcase Blues - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
6. Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
7. Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
8. Swanee River Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
9. Why I'm Leaving You - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
10. I Don't Want To See You - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
11. Red Sails In The Sunset - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
12. Kilroy Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
13. Deep In The Heart Of Texas Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
14. Sweet Patooty Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
15. 12th Street Rag - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
16. 12th Street Rag - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
17. St. Louis Blues - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
18. Shufflin' The Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
19. Shufflin' The Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
20. S. P. Blues - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
21. Hiroshima - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
22. Roses Of Picardy - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
23. The Sheik Of Araby - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
24. You Are My Sunshine - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
25. In A Little Spanish Town ('Twas A Night Like This) - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
26. Margie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings

Disc 2
1. Tuxedo Boogie - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
2. Mr. Bell Boogie - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
3. Bear Den Boogie - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
4. Rhythm Boogie - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
5. Ammons Stomp - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
6. Baltimore Breakdown - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
7. When You And I Were Young, Maggie - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
8. The Clipper - Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
9. Jet Propelled Papa - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
10. Blue And Sentimental - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
11. I Just Refuse To Sing The Blues - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
12. They Raided The Joint - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
13. Mad About You - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
14. Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra / Jumpin' On Sugar Hill - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
15. Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra / Flippity Flop Flop - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
16. Today I Sing The Blues - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
17. Time Out For Tears - Helen Humes With Unknown Orchestra
18. Married Man Blues - Helen Humes With Unknown Orchestra
19. Somebody Loves Me - Helen Humes With Unknown Orchestra
20. Don't Fall In Love With Me - Helen Humes With Unknown Orchestra
21. I've Got The Strangest Feeling - Helen Humes And The Contrastors
22. Free - Helen Humes And The Contrastors

Disc 3
1. Hootie Boogie - Jay McShann And The Boogie Woogie Trio
2. Garfield Avenue Blues - Jay McShann And The Boogie Woogie Trio
3. Crown Prince Boogie - Jay McShann And The Boogie Woogie Trio
4. Shipyard Woman Blues - Jay McShann And The Sextet
5. Ernestine - Jay McShann And The Sextet
6. Bucktown Boogie - Jay McShann And The Sextet
7. Roll On, Katy - Jay McShann And The Sextet
8. Voodoo Woman Blues - Jay McShann And The Sextet
9. I Want A Little Girl - Jay McShann And The Sextet
10. Jimtown Boogie - Jay McShann And The Sextet
11. Have You Ever Loved A Woman - Jay McShann And The Sextet
12. Gone With The Blues - Jay McShann And The Sextet
13. Barfly Blues - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
14. Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boy - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
15. All My Geets Are Gone - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
16. Strange Woman Blues - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
17. W. B. Blues - Walter Brown with Jay McShann Trio
18. Sloppy Drunk - Walter Brown with Jay McShann Trio
19. Lovin' A Beggar - Walter Brown with Jay McShann Trio
20. Just Thinkin' - Walter Brown with Jay McShann Trio
21. You Didn't Tell Me - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
22. Got You Beggin' - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
23. Duke And The Brute - Jay McShann & His Orchestra
24. Reach - Jay McShann & His Orchestra

Disc 4
1. Cherry Red Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
2. Somebody's Gotta Go - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
3. Too Many Women Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
4. Just A Dream - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
5. Mr. Cleanhead Steps Out - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
6. It's A Groovy Affair - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
7. I've Been So Good - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
8. Juice Head Baby - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
9. Cleanhead Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
10. When A Woman Loves Her Juice - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
11. Kidney Stew Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
12. King For A Day Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
13. Old Maid Boogie - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
14. Lazy Gal - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
15. Bonus Pay - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
16. Luxury Tax Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
17. Railroad Porter's Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
18. Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
19. When I Get Drunk - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
20. Oil Man Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
21. Ever-Ready Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
22. Wrong Girl Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
23. Wandering Mind Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
24. Have You Ever Missed Your Baby? - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra

Disc 5
1. Some Women Do - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
2. Alimony Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
3. High Class Baby - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
4. I Took The Front Door In - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
5. Friday Fish Fry - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
6. Shavetail - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
7. Her Mind Is Gone - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
8. Bald Head - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
9. Hey Now, Baby - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
10. Oh, Well - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
11. Byrd's Blues - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
12. Hadacol Bounce - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
13. Longhair Stomp - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
14. Been Foolin' Around - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
15. Between The Night And Day - Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers
16. If It's Good - Julia Lee With Tommy Douglas's Orchestra
17. Show Me Missouri Blues - Julia Lee With Tommy Douglas's Orchestra
18. Lotus Blossom - Julia Lee With Tommy Douglas's Orchestra
19. Dream Lucky Blues - Julia Lee With Tommy Douglas's Orchestra
20. Take It Easy, Greasy - Myra Taylor With Jimmy Keith's Orchestra
21. Tell Your Best Friend Nothin' - Myra Taylor With Jimmy Keith's Orchestra
22. The Spider And The Fly - Myra Taylor With Jimmy Keith's Orchestra
23. Still Blue Water - Myra Taylor With Jimmy Keith's Orchestra

Disc 6
1. Boy Meets Horn - Rex Stewart And His Sextet
2. Jug Blues - Rex Stewart And His Sextet
3. B. O. Blues - Rex Stewart And His Sextet
4. That's Rhythm - Rex Stewart And His Sextet
5. Dateless Brown - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
6. You Got Me Cryin' Again - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
7. Desperate Desmond - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
8. It Couldn't Be True - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
9. Quiet Riot - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
10. Baby, Baby All The Time - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
11. Route 66 - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
12. The Iggity Song - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
13. It's About Time - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
14. Ready To Go Steady - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
15. Rich-Ual Dance - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
16. Oop-Bop-Sha-Bam - Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
17. You Talk A Little Trash - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
18. Typhoon - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
19. I Love You, Yes I Do - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
20. Smooth Sailing - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
21. 'Gator Tail, Part 1 - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
22. 'Gator Tail, Part 2 - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
23. Let 'Em Roll - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
24. Slidin' And Glidin' - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
25. Mercenary Papa - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
26. You Got To Pay Those Dues - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra

Disc 7
1. Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
2. Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
3. Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
4. Kilroy Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
5. Kilroy Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
6. Kilroy Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
7. St. Louis Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
8. St. Louis Boogie - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
9. Jet Propelled Papa - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
10. I Just Refuse To Sing The Blues - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
11. They Raided The Joint - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
12. Mad About You - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
13. Flippity Flop Flop - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
14. Today I Sing The Blues - Helen Humes With Buck Clayton's Orchestra
15. Bucktown Boogie - Jay McShann And His Sextet
16. Voodoo Woman Blues - Jay McShann And His Sextet
17. Br'er Rabbit - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
18. Boogie Woogie Holliday - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
19. Too Many Women Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
20. I Like To Be Home Blues - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
21. Three O'Clock In The Morning - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
22. Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From - Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson and His Orchestra
23. Typhoon - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
24. Mercenary Papa - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
25. Doin' The Gator Tail - Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
26. Just An Idea - Mary Lou Williams
27. Just You, Just Me - Mary Lou Williams

r.i.p. Oscar Peterson - Hannover 1972 with Ben Webster

I've never been a huge fan, but I grew to like some of Oscar Peterson's music. Of course as a sideman he's on so many great albums, there's no way denying that many musicians have liked playing with him! Here's a radio broadcast in fairly good sound with one of those giants who often relied upon Peterson's service, the Frog, the big Ben Webster, from the early 1970s.

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Oscar Peterson and Ben Webster
Hannover (Germany), Funkhaus des NDR
December 14, 1972

Ben Webster - tenor sax
Oscar Peterson - piano
Niels-Henning Örsted-Pedersen - bass
Tony Inzalaco - drums

1. Pounting (8:10)
2. Sunday (7:17)
3. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (7:44)
4. Perdido (8:06)
5. Come Sunday (7:41)
6. For All We Know (10:40)
7. Cottontail (6:54)

TT: 56:35

Sound: A-
Source: Radio
No lineage info
Additional lineage: FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)

Edits: fixed mars (most had gaps and were a bit too early)

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I took this off dime, but as I had to fix it I thought I'd not only re-encode the WAV files to FLAC again for my own use, but also do an MP3 @ 320 kbps version and post it here, as a little tribute to Oscar Peterson.

Sonny Simmons - ubu's x-mas special

So then, I promised something special for x-mas - two shows by the great Sonny Simmons!
I uploaded them on dime, too (I got them from there, edited them for my own pleasure but put up my edited versions again, too). Now they're here in MP3 @ 320 (I hope that suits everyone, FLAC would just be too much work with my relatively slow connection).

More to come soon, so don't miss to visit again in a few days!



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Sonny Simmons Trio
Paris (France), La Villa
November 25, 1994

Sonny Simmons - alto sax
Jean-Jacques Avenel - bass
George Brown - drums

1. Crystal (Sonny Simmons) 11:27
2. My Little Suede Shoes (Charlie Parker) 9:12 [cuts in, fm voiceover at beginning]
3. unknown (5:33)
4. Country Parson (Sonny Simmons) 9:26 [fm voiceover 0:00-0:05]
5. unknown (George Brown) 7:15 [fm voiceover 0:00-0:05]

TT: 42:56

Sound: A/A-
Source: France Musique "Jazz Club"
Edited and shared again by ubu

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Sonny Simmons and Sunny Murray
Cambridge, MA (USA), Regattabar
June 18, 1998

Sonny Simmons - alto sax
Sunny Murray - drums

CD1/Set1/44:03
1. Stage intro [cut in] > unknown (13:44)
2. unknown (16:18)
3. Summertime (5:53)
4. unknown > closing announcement (8:06)

CD2/Set2/42:28
1. unknown (20:19)
2. 'Round Midnight (8:00)
3. unknown (11:58)
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (2:09) [dropout/splice @ 1:46]

TT: 86:31

Sound: A-
Source: audience recording
Edited and shared by ubu

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DL Links: Trio / Duo1 / Duo2

Lester Young Live (14-16/16) - 1956-1959 (For Europeans Only #10)

So then, here's the missing parts of the Lester Young live recordings (minus some omissions that I'll put up later).

Lester Young – Live and private recordings in chronological order

Disc 14 /1956

August 8, 1956
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; unknown p, b, d
1. Lullaby of Birdland (Theme) (George Shearing) / Lester Leaps In (Young) 7:21
2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Burke-Van Heusen) 4:18
3. Up ‘N Adam (Young) 5:57
4. In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) / Lullaby of Birdland (Theme) 3:11
Date given on photocopies of discography of 16CD set is late summer 1956 – exact date handwritten into photocopies.

August 15, 1956
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City, ABC Broadcast
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Bill Triglia p; Gene Ramey b; Gus Johnson d
5. Lullaby of Birdland (Theme) (George Shearing) / Three Little Words (Kalmar-Ruby) 8:21
6. These Foolish Things (Morrell-Strachey-Link) 4:36
7. Blues in G (Lester’s Mop Mop Blues) (Young) 6:00
Same, omit Drakes
8. Tea For Two (Youmans-Caesar) 2:25
Porter does not list Tea for Two. He lists In A Little Spanish Town on August 15, and gives August 7 instead of August 8 for #1-4.

October 1956
Lester Young Quartet
Unknown club, Frankfurt, Germany
Lester Young ts; “Horst Ornimert” p; Al King b; Lex Humphries d
9. Lester Leaps In (Young) 9:48
10. These Foolish Things (Morrell-Strachey-Link) 3:27
11. Blues (Lester’s European Blues) (Young) 9:08
This date continues on disc 15.
These tracks were probably recorded in November 9, 1956, with Lasse Werner on piano.


Disc 15 /1956

October 1956
Lester Young Quartet
Unknown club, Frankfurt, Germany
Lester Young ts; “Horst Ornimert” p; Al King b; Lex Humphries d
1. Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) 2:56
2. There’ll Never Be Another You (Warren-Gordon) 7:38
This date begins on disc 14.
These tracks were probably recorded in November 9, 1956, with Lasse Werner on piano.

November 12, 1956
Birdland All-Stars
Freiburg, Germany
Lester Young ts; René Urtreger p; Pierre Michelot b; Christian Garros d
3. Indiana (Hanley-MacDonald) 2:33
Same date: Miles Davis t; Lester Young ts; Milt Jackson vib; John Lewis p; Percy Heath b;
Connie Kay d
4. How High The Moon (Morgan Lewis) 8:11
Same date, Lester Young ts; Kurt Edelhagen big band, unknown personnel
5. Lester Leaps In (Young) 9:10

January 2, 1957 or November 1956
Lester Young Quartet
Unknown European city
Lester Young ts; unknown p, b, d
6. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Burke-Van Heusen) 2:29
7. Lester Leaps In (Young) 1:53
These tracks may be identical with the respective titles on “Pres in Europe” (Highnote). Personnel would then be: Young ts; René Urtreger p; Pierre Michelot b; Christian Garros d

December 8, 1956 (afternoon)
Lester Young with Earl Swope & Bill Potts
Olivia’s Patio Lounge, Washington DC
Earl Swope tb; Lester Young ts; Bill Potts p; Norman Williams b; Jim Lucht d
8. Oh, Lady, Be Good (G. & I. Gershwin) 7:15
9. Blues In G (Up ‘N Adam) (Young) 7:53
10. Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (Young) 7:34
11. Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) 1:36


Disc 16 /1956-1959

December 8, 1956 (night)
Lester Young with the Bill Potts Trio
Olivia’s Patio Lounge, Washington CD
Lester Young ts; Bill Potts p; Norman Williams b; Jim Lucht d
1. Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (Young) 3:32
2. These Foolish Things (Morrell-Strachey-Link) 3:37
3. Three Little Words (Kalmar-Ruby) 4:20

December 15, 1956
Lester Young
Café Bohemia, New York City
Idrees Sulieman t; Lester Young ts; Sinclair Raney p; Gene Ramey b; Willie Jones d
4. Lester Leaps In (Young) 3:13
5. These Foolish Things (Morrell-Strachey-Link) 3:38
6. Three Little Words (Kalmar-Ruby) 4:41

December 22, 1956
Lester Young Quartet
Café Bohémia, New York City
Lester Young ts; Sinclair Raney p; Gene Ramey b; Willie Jones d
7. Pennies From Heaven (Johnston-Burke) 3:02
8. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Burke-Van Heusen) 3:44
same, add Idrees Sulieman t
9. Indiana (Hanley-MacDonald) 4:01

December 8, 1957
The Sound of Jazz All-Stars
CBS TV Studio, New York City
Roy Eldridge & Doc Cheatham t; Vic Dickenson tb; Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster ts; Gerry Mulligan bari;
Mal Waldron p; Danny Barker g; Milt Hinton b; Osie Johnson d; Billie Holiday voc
10. Fine And Mellow (Billie Holiday) 8:05

July 5, 1958
The Newport All-Stars
Newport, Rhode Island
Buck Clayton t; Jack Teagarden tb; Pee Wee Russell cl; Lester Young ts; Don Ewell p; Tom Bryant b; Jo Jones d
11. I Cover The Waterfront (Green-Heyman) 3:38
12. Jump the Blues (Royal Garden Blues) (W.C. Handy) 7:07

September 25, 1958
Coleman Hawkins and Friends
WNTA-TV Studio, New York City, Art Ford’s Jazz Party (TV Show)
Henry “Red” Allen & Charlie Shavers t; J.C. Higginbotham tb; Pee Wee Russell cl; Coleman Hawkins & Lester Young ts;
Willie “The Lion” Smith p; Harry Shepherd vib; Dick Thompson g; Vinnie Burke b; Sonny Greer d
13. Mean To Me (Turk Ahlert) 3:25
14. Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (Young) 8:36

March 1959 (March 11, 1959?)
Lester Young
Blue Note, Paris, France
Lester Young ts; H. Kaufmann (?) p; Jimmy Gourley g; Jean-Marie Ingrand b; Kenny Clarke d
15. I Cover The Waterfront (Green-Heyman) 0:59
16. There’ll Never Be Another You (Warren-Gordon) 5:02

Lester Young Live (11-13/16) - 1952-1956 with Horace Silver, Hank Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and many others (For Europeans Only #9)

I apologize for the absence of further Prez posts... all the music has been uploaded for a while, but I've been thinking with what to continue after it was done and had no great ideas (now I have). Also as so often "real life" interfered with stuff demading lots of attention and time, and then last weekend some kind of stomach flu hit me... now it has gone on to just your normal olde flu, so things are getting better (he he he... check out the terrific Riverside album Cannonball Adderley and Milt Jackson made under that title, btw!).

So now then, in two more posts I'll share the rest of the Prez live material, this time it's discs 11-13, discs 14-16 will follow soon, and then I'll have a little special treat for x-mas, for fans of more modern sounds (dare I say free jazz?).


Lester Young – Live and private recordings in chronological order

Disc 11 /1952-1953

August 2, 1952
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Gil Coggins p; unknown b, d
1. Up ‘N Adam (Young) 5:20
2. Ghost Of A Chance (Young-Washington-Crosby) 3:23
3. In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) 7:25
4. Too Marvellous For Words (Whiting-Mercer) 6:11
5. Neenah (Young) 3:45

January 3, 1953
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Earl Knight p; Aaron Bell b; Lee Abrams d
6. Up ‘N Adam (Young) 5:07
7. Blue And Sentimental (Basie-David-Livingston) 5:59
8. After You’ve Gone (Creamer-Layton) 6:30
9. In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) 6:09
10. Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (Theme) (Young) 1:21


Disc 12 /1953

January 10, 1953
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Earl Knight p; Aaron Bell b; Lee Abrams d
1. Lullaby Of Birdland (Theme) (George Shearing) / Indiana (Hanley-MacDonald) 6:31
2. Almost Like Being In Love (Lerner-Loewe) 5:15
3. Neenah (Young) 5:09
4. D. B. Blues (Young) 3:44

January 15, 1953
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Horace Silver p; Franklin Skeete b; Lee Abrams d
5. Lullaby Of Birdland (Theme) (George Shearing) / Up ‘N Adam (Young) 5:36
6. Too Marvellous For Words (Whiting-Mercer) 5:48

January 17, 1953
Lester Young Quintet
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Earl Knight p; Aaron Bell b; Lee Abrams d
7. Oh, Lady, Be Good (G. & I. Gershwin) 7:55
8. A Foggy Day (G. & I. Gershwin) 8:15
9. In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) 7:46
10. Lester Leaps In (Young) 6:10


Disc 13 /1953-1956

March 3, 1953
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Lester Young ts; Hank Jones p; Ray Brown b; J.C. Heard d
1. Flashes of Pres (Medley) 7:14
These Foolish Things (Morrell-Strachey-Link)
I Cover The Waterfront (Green-Heyman)
Lester Leaps In (Young)
Blues In C (Young)

July 4, 1953
Lester Young Band
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Earl Knight or Horace Silver p; Gene Ramey b; Connie Kay d
2. Up ‘N Adam (Young) 6:25
3. I Can’t Get Started (Duke-Gershwin) 7:02
4. Lester Leaps In (Young) 6:00

July 11, 1953
Lester Young Band
Birdland, New York City
Jesse Drakes t; Lester Young ts; Earl Knight or Horace Silver p; Gene Ramey b; Connie Kay d
5. Lullaby of Birdland (Theme) (George Shearing) / Indiana (Hanley-MacDonald) 6:18
6. In A Little Spanish Town (Lewis-Wayne-Young) 7:42
7. D Flat Blues With A Bridge (Young) 6:40

March 3, 1953 (?)
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Lester Young ts, Ella Fitzgerald voc; others unknown
8. Lester Leaps In (Young) 3:01
Unknown date and place 1952/1953, possibly from the March 3, 1953 broadcast.

February 1956
Lester Young with unknown band
unknown place, tv show
Lester Young ts; others unknown
9. Pennies From Heaven (Johnston-Burke) 2:08
Probably recorded in Paris, October 12, 1956 (handwritten on photocopy of 16CD set discography)

Töbi Tobler - Altdorf 2007 - dime re-post

I have posted this great hammered dulcimer solo concert on dime some time ago. After I re-activated my blog, reader "archer" asked me about posting it again, so here it is, in FLAC format, three parts.
I'd be more than happy to see some interest in this again here - please, open your ears and minds and let in something totally new!

Below is the previous post from August. The links will be in the comments.

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Here's one fresh off the press - yesterday's solo recital at the great Alpentöne festival in Altdorf by Töbi Tobler on Hackbrett (hammered dulcimer). Quite a nice surprise! I like this honest and simple kind of folk music - though his horizon is much broader and he incorporates some of it in his music, too. Anyway, folk music shouldn't just be conserved as is, rather it should evolve, and here's a fine example for that!



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Töbi Tobler Solo
Alpentöne 2007
Altdorf (Switzerland), Schlüsselsaal
August 17, 2007

Töbi Tobler - Hackbrett & voice

1. Introduction TT (0:38)
2. Medley / Improvisation (22:09)
3. Zäuerli (9:02)
4. Heurigentanz (9:22)
5. Family Goes Shopping (3:13)
6. unknown (Schluss / Ending) (8:15)
7. [encore] (3:18)

8. Interview (by Kjell Keller) (6:30)

TT: 62:30

Sound: A- (mono)
Source: DRS 2 "Weltklasse auf DRS 2" / 2007-08-17 (live)
Lineage: FM > HD > Cool Edit Pro > FLAC (8,asb,verify)


Note: much of this music is improvised, partly it's based on traditional melodies/songs, partly on Tobler's own tunes. The encore possibly is an old Swiss folk song, but I'm not quite so familiar with that kind of music... traditional folk music (not of the commercialised crap kind marketed on German/Austrian/Swiss TV) lies at the core of this music, though, paired with Tobler's experience as a drummer with various well-known Swiss musicians, as well as his own band, "Appezeller Space Schöttl".