Milestones of a Legend - Drums - Box Set 10CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

A MESSAGE FROM BLAKEY HOLIDAY FOR SKINS VOL. I

1. The Feast (Art Blakey) 8.53

2. Aghano (Art Blakey) 6.03

3. Lamento Africano (Art Blakey) 8.22

4. Mirage (Art Blakey) 10.29

A MESSAGE FROM BLAKEY HOLIDAY FOR SKINS VOL. II

5. O‘Tinde (Art Blakey) 6.13

6. Swingin‘ Kilts (Ray Bryant) 8.49

7. Dinga (Art Blakey) 8.57

8. Reflection (Ray Bryant) 9.04

Art Blakey (dr), Philly Joe Jones (dr, tympani), Art Taylor (dr, gong), Sabu Martinez (bongo, conga), Chonguito Vincente, Ray Barretto (conga), Victor Gonzalez (bongo), Andy Delannoy (maracas, cowbell), Julio Martinez (conga, tree-log), Fred Pagani Jr. (timbales), Donald Byrd (tp), Ray Bryant (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Sabu Martinez, Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed (chants).

Recorded on November 9, 1958.

Total Time 66.52

CD 2

MAX ROACH PERCUSSION BITTER SWEET

1. Garvey‘s Ghost (Max Roach) 7.52

2. Mama (Max Roach) 4.50

3. Tender Warriors(Max Roach) 6.52

4. Praise For A Martyr (Max Roach) 7.10

5. Mendacity (Max Roach, C. Bayen) 8.54

6. Man From South Africa (Max Roach) 5.13

Max Roach (dr), Abbey Lincoln (voc: 1, 5), Booker Little (tp), Julian Priester (tb), Eric Dolphy (as, b-cl, fl), Clifford Jordan (ts), Mal Waldron (p), Art Davis (b), Carlos ‚Potato‘ Valdez (conga: 1, 3, 6) Carlos ‚Totico‘ Eugenio (cow-bell: 1, 3, 6).

Recorded in New York City in August, 1961.

ART BLAKEY, CHARLIE PERSIP, ELVIN JONES, „PHILLY“ JOE JONES: A GRETSCH DRUM NIGHT AT BIRDLAND VOL. I

7. Wee Dot (Jay Jay Johnson) 4.32

8. Fours 1.38

9. „Philly“ Joe Jones‘ Solo 1.22

10. Art Blakey‘s Solo — Segue — Finale 3.27

11. Now‘s The Time (Charlie Parker) 3.54

12. „Philly“ Joe Jones‘ Solo 1.02

13. Art Blakey‘s Solo 2.00

14. El Nino (Charles Greenle) 5.56

15. Fours 2.01

16. Drum Ensemble — Segue — Elvin Jones‘ Solo 1.57

17. Drum Ensemble — Segue — Charlie Persip‘s Solo 4.23

18. Drum Ensemble — Segue — Finale 1.33

„Philly“ Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones (dr), Charles Greenlee (tb), Sylvester Kyner (as), Tommy Flanagan (p), Ron Carter (b).

Total Time 74.41

CD 3

GENE KRUPA AND BUDDY RICH KRUPA AND RICH

1. Buddy‘s Blues (Buddy Rich) 10.31

2. Bernie‘s Tune (Miller, Leiber, Stoller) 13.57

3. Gene‘s Blues (Gene Krupa) 7.47

4. Sweethearts On Parade (Lombardo, Newman) 8.51

5. I Never Knew (Earl Carroll) 8.55

Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa (dr), Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet (ts), Herb Ellis (git), Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b).

Recorded May 16, 1955 in New York City.

Total Time 50.04

CD 4

GENE KRUPA AND BUDDY RICH AT JATP DRUM BATTLE

1. Idaho (Jesse Stone) 6.46

2. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington, Mills, Parish) 4.39

3. Flying Home (Goodman, Hampton) 5.56

4. Drum Boogie (Krupa, Eldridge) 9.04

5. The Drum Battle (Norman Shrudlu) 3.36

Gene Krupa (dr), Buddy Rich (dr:5), Willie Smith (as), Hank Jones (p).

6. Perdido (Drake, Langsfelder, Tizol) 4.51

Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Carter (as), Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts), Barney Kessel (git), Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (dr).

Recorded live at „Jazz At The Philharmonic“ in Carnegie Hall, N.Y on September 13, 1952.

JO JONES THE JO JONES SPECIAL

7. Shoe Shine Boy - First Take (Cahn, Chaplin) 5.53

8. Lover Man (Davis, Sherwood, Ramirez) 6.31

9. Georgia Mae (Jo Jones) 4.49

10. Caravan (Ellington, Mills) 4.01

11. Lincoln Heights (Jones, Thompson) 7.47

12. Embraceable You (G. & I. Gershwin) 6.43

13. Shoe Shine Boy - Second Take (Cahn, Chaplin) 5.19

Jo Jones (dr), Emmett Berry (tp), Benny Green (tb), Lucky Thompson (ts), Freddie Greene (git), Nat Pierce (p: 8-12), Count Basie (p: 7, 13), Walter Page (b).

On track 4: Lawrence Brown (tb), Rudy Powell (as, cl), Pete Johnson (p).

Recorded August 11, 1955 in New York City, track 4 August 16, 1955

Total Time 75.58

CD 5

BUDDY RICH AND MAX ROACH RICH AND ROACH

1. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) (Louis Prima) 4.11

2. The Casbah (Gigi Gryce) 4.29

3. Sleep (Earl Lebieg) 3.19

4. Figure Eights (Rich, Roach) 4.31

5. Yesterdays (Kern, Harbach) 5.42

6. Big Foot (Charlie Parker) 5.01

7. Limehouse Blues (Furber, Braham) 3.56

8. Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goodbye (Russo, Erdman, Kahn, Fiorito) 3.56

Buddy Rich, Max Roach (dr), Tommy Turrentine (tp), Julian Priester, Willie Dennis (tb), Phil Woods (as), Stanley Turrentine (ts), John Bunch (p), Bobby Boswell, Phil Leshin (b).

Recorded in 1959.

LOUIS BELLSON SKIN DEEP

9. Skin Deep (Louis Bellson) 7.56

10. Claxton Hall Swing (Louis Bellson) 3.10

11. Phalanges (Clark Terry) 3.23

12. For Europeans Only (Dameron, Redman) 3.07

13. Copasetic (Martin, Elliott) 3.44

14 Fascinatin‘ Rhythm (G. & I. Gershwin) 4.20

15. Percussionistically Speaking (Louis Bellson) 8.02

16. All God‘s Chillun Got Rhythm (Jurmann, Kahn, Kapler) 2.59

17. Loris (Puma) 4.02

18. A Pearl For Louie (Martin) 3.59

Louis Bellson (dr), Conrad Gozzo , Harry Edison, Maynard Ferguson , Ray Linn (tp:tracks:9 - 12), Don Elliott (tp, mellophone, vibes: 13 - 18), Herbert Harper, Hoyt Bohannon , Tommy Peterson ( tb: 9 - 12),Benny Carter , Willie Smith (as: 9 -12), Bumps Meyers, Wardell Gray (ts: 9 - 12), Bob Lawson (brs: 9 -12),), Bob Peterson (b: 13 - 18), Barney Kessel (git: 9 - 12), Joe Puma (git: 13 - 18), Jimmy Rowles (p: 9 - 12), Ralph Martin (p: 13 - 18), John Simmons (b: 9 - 12), Bob Peterson (b: 9 - 12).

Recorded in 1955.

Total Time 79.48

CD 6

GUY WARREN WITH THE RED SAUNDERS ORCHESTRA AFRICA SPEAKS AMERICA ANSWERS

1. Africa Speaks 3.58

2. Ode To A Stream 4.02

3. Duet 2.57

4. Eyi Wala Dong 2.19

5. Monkies And Butterflies 3.28

6. J.A.I.S.I. (Jazz As I See It) 4.37

7. Invocation Of The Horned Viper 2.41

8. Chant 4.10

9. My Minuet 2.34

10. The High Life 3.05

11. Eyes Of A Fawn 3.16

12. Fred Tone 3.18

Total Time 40.30

CD 7

MANNY ALBAM ERNIE WILKINS THE DRUM SUITE

1. First Movement: Dancers On Drums (Ernie Wilkins) 5.20

2. Second Movement: Bristling (Manny Albam) 5.22

3. Third Movement: Chant Of The Witch Doctors (Manny Albam) 6.29

4. Fourth Movement: Skinning The Valves (Manny Albam) 6.07

5. Fifth Movement: Cymbalisms (Ernie Wilkins) 7.34

6. Sixth Movement: The Octopus (Ernie Wilkins) 6.01

Bernie Glow (tp: 1), Conte Candoli (tp: 3 - 5), Ernie Royal (tp: 4), Joe Ferrante (tp: 4), Joe Newman (tp), Chauncey Welsch (tb: 3), Fred Ohms (tb: 3), Jimmy O‘Heigho (tb: 2), Tommy Mitchell(tb: 3), Urbie Green (tb: 3), Al Epstein (english horn: 3), Jimmy Buffington , John Barrows (french horn: 5), Ray Beckenstein (piccolo fl: 3) Hal McKusick (as: 1, 2, 4), Al Cohn (cl: 3, ts: 2, 3, 6), Don Lamond, Gus Johnson, Osie Johnson, Teddy Sommer (dr).

Recorded in 1956.

CHICO HAMILTON QUINTET IN HIFI

7. Jonalah (Carson Smith) 2.20

8. Chrissie (Jim Hall) 3.55

9. The Wind (Russ Freeman) 3.39

10. Gone Lover (When Your Lover Has Gone) (E. A. Swan) 3.54

11. The Ghost (Buddy Collette) 5.12

12. Sleepy Slept Here (Santa Monica) (Buddy Collette) 4.15

13. Takin‘ A Chance On Love (Latouch, Fetter, Duke) 4.15

14. The Squimp (Fred Katz) 1.53

15. Topsy (Durham, Battle) 4.53

16. Drums West (Chico Hamilton) 4.22

17. Sleep (Geibel, Burtnett) 2.30

Chico Hamilton (dr), Buddy Collette (as, ts, cl, fl), Carson Smith (b), Fred Katz (c), Jim Hall (g).

Tracks 1-6 recorded in Los Angeles, January 4, 1956, tracks 7-9 in Los Angeles, February 10 & 13,1956 , track 10 in Stockton, CA, November 12 1954, track 11 in Los Angeles, 10 or 13 February 1956.

Total Time 78.04

CD 8

PHILLY JOE JONES DRUMS AROUND THE WORLD

1. Blue Gwynn (Philly Joe Jones) 7.33

2. Stablemates (Benny Golson) 5.58

3. „El Tambores“ (Carioca) 4.32

4. The Tribal Message(Philly Joe Jones) 2.53

5. Cheroke (R. Noble) 8.19

6. Land Of The Blue Veils (Benny Golson 3.40

7. Philly J.J. (Tad Dameron) 10.14

Philly Joe Jones (dr), Blue Mitchell, Lee Morgan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Cannonball Adderley (as), Benny Golson (ts), Sahib Shihab (brs), Herbie Mann (fl), Wynton Kelly (p), Jimmy Garrison, Sam Jones (b).

Recorded in New York City in May 1959.

Total Time 43.12

CD 9

ELVIN JONES - ELVIN

1. Lady Luck (Jones, Wess) 6.24

2. Buzz-At (Thad Jones) 6.35

3. Shadowland (Sara Cassey) 4.09

4. Pretty Brown (Ernie Wilkins) 3.34

5. Ray-El (Thad Jones) 8.07

6. Four And Six (Oliver Nelson) 5.05

7. You Are Too Beautiful (Rodgers, Hart) 4.26

Elvin Jones (dr), Thad Jones (cornet: except 4 & 6), Frank Wess (fl: except 4 & 6) ,Frank Foster (ts: except 4, 6 & 7), Hank Jones (p), Art Davis (b).

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City December 27, 1961 and January 3, 1962.

SHELLY MANNE 234

8. Take The „A“ Train (Billy Strayhorn) 7.36

9. The Sicks Of Us (Costa, Duvivier, Manne) 6.02

10. Slowly (Raksin, Goell) 5.37

11. Lean On Me (Green, Ed Waldman) 6.28

12. Cherokee (Ray Noble) 3.32

13. Me And Some Drums (Hawkins, Manne) 6.00

Shelly Manne (dr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Costa (p:4, vibes: 2), George Duvivier (b).

Recorded February 5 and 8, 1962.

Total Time 73.37

CD 10

DAVE BAILEY SEXTET ONE FOOT IN THE GUTTER

1. One Foot In The Gutter (Clark Terry) 10.55

2. Well You Needn‘t (Thelonious Monk) 11.55

3. Sandu (Cli ord Brown) 21.01

Dave Bailey (dr), Clark Terry (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Junior Cook (ts), Horace Parlan (p), Peck Morrison (b).

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, on July 19 (1, 2) and 20 (3), 1960.

Total Time 43.53