Norman Granz’ Jam Session

Disc 1

Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) Oscar Peterson (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) J.C. Heard (drums)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, July, 1952

1 – Jam Blues [14:42]
2 – Medley [17:23]
3 – What Is This Thing Called Love? [15:51]
4 – Funky Blues [13:28]

Disc 2

Harry Edison (trumpet) Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Benny Carter, Willie Smith (alto saxophone) Stan Getz, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Count Basie (piano -1) Arnold Ross (piano -2) Freddie Green (guitar) John Simmons (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)

Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1953

1 – Apple Jam [11:58]
2 – Medley [13:26]

Harry Edison (trumpet) Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Benny Carter, Willie Smith (alto saxophone) Stan Getz, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Arnold Ross (piano -2) Count Basie (piano -1, organ -2) Freddie Green (guitar) John Simmons (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)

Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1953

3 – Oh Lady Be Good [19:45]
4 – Blues For The Count [15:45]

Disc 3

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) Lionel Hampton (vibraphone) Oscar Peterson (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)

NYC, September 2, 1953

1 – Jamming For Clef [13:39]
2 – Rose Room [22:32]

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Bill Harris (trombone) Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone) Oscar Peterson (piano) Herb Ellis (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) Louis Bellson (drums)

NYC, October 30, 1954

3 – Stompin’ At The Savoy – Part 1 [12:21]
4 – Stompin’ At The Savoy – Part 2 [16:21]

Disc 4

NYC, September 2, 1953

1 – Blue Lou [13:20]
2 – Just You, Just Me [23:43]

NYC, September 2, 1953

3 – Jam Blues [17:38]
4 – Medley (Ballad) [21:25]

Disc 5

NYC, October 30, 1954

1 – Funky Blues [27:36]
2 – Lullaby In Rhythm [23:44]