Leonard Feather Presents Bop

~ Release by George Wallington (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Recording Date: 1957/08
Location: unknown studio, NYC, USA
Additional:
#9 is indeed Now's the Time, and not Billie's Bounce as improperly listed on the cd sleeve.
TODO:
George Wallington (piano), Phil Woods (alto), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet)*, Thad Jones (trumpet), Curley Russell (bass), Denzil Best (drums)*, Art Taylor (drums). "Little Benny"* (Benny Harris)

  • Little Benny* (Benny Harris)
  • Be Bop* (Dizzy Gillespie)
  • Lemon Drop* (George Wallington)
  • Ornithology* (Parker, Harris)
  • Anthropology* (Charlie Parker)
  • Salt Peanuts (Dizzy Gillespie)
  • Groovin' High (Dizzy Gillespie)
  • Shaw' Nuff (Dizzy Gillespie)
  • Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker)
  • Hot House/52nd Street Theme (Tad Dameron)

*Selections 1 through 5 feature Idrees Sulieman on trumpet and Denzil Best on drums; selections 6 through 10 feature Thad Jones on trumpet and Art Taylor on drums.

Recorded, August, 1957, New York, N.Y.
Producer: Leonard Feather
Engineers: Earl Brown, Gene Thompson;
Liner Notes: Leonard Feather
Cover Design: William Box

5 year old son, Baird Parker, singing the "Salt Peanuts" refrain on Dizzy's tune of the same name.

Annotation last modified on 2007-04-10 12:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Little Benny
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (in 1957-08)
3:40
2Be Bop
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (in 1957-08)
recording of:
Be-Bop (in 1957-08)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
2:42
3Lemon Drop
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (in 1957-08)
2:53
4Ornithology
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (in 1957-08)
recording of:
Ornithology (in 1957-08)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
4:18
5Anthropology
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (in 1957-08)
recording of:
Anthropology (in 1957-08)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:49
6Salt Peanuts
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (in 1957-08)
recording of:
Salt Peanuts (in 1957-08)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:03
7Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (in 1957-08)
recording of:
Groovin’ High (in 1957-08)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:49
8Shaw' Nuff
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (in 1957-08)
instrumental recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff (in 1957-08)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:29
9Now's the Time
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (in 1957-08)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (in 1957-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
7:06
10Hot House / 52nd Street Theme
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1957-08)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (in 1957-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (in 1957-08)
piano:
George Wallington (in 1957-08)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (in 1957-08)
medley including a recording of:
52nd Street Theme (in 1957-08)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
medley including a recording of:
Hot House (in 1957-08)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
4:20

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