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1946 - 1955

1946
SESSION 1, 13.07, Hawaii

Dexter Culberston tp
John Coltrane as
Norman Poulshock p
Willie Stader b
Joe Timer b

1.Hot House (T. Dameron) 2:00
2.Ornithology (C. Parker)
3.Koko (D. Gillespie)
4.Now's the Time (C. Parker)
5.Embraceable you (Gerschwin-Gerschwin)
6.Sweet Miss (Garren-Winding)
7.It's Only a Paper Moon (Arlen-Rose-Harburg)
8.Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish)

1 - JOHN COLTRANE - THE LAST GIANT - Rhino R2 71225
2 - 8 not issued yet


1949
SESSION 1, 17.09, NYC

Willie Cook tp
Elmon Wright tp
Charles Greenlea tb
Jimmy Heath as
John Coltrane as
John Acea p
Teddy Stewart dr
Dinah Washington voc

1.Fast Movin' Mama (Gladstone-Washington) 2:12
2.Juice Head Man of Mine (Smith/Stone/Washington) 2:42
3.Shuckin' and Jivin' (Gladstone/Washington) 2:19
4.Richest Guy in the Graveyard (Feather) 2:49

DINAH WASHINGTON - THE COMPLETE DINAH WASHINGTON vol.1 - Mercury 832444-2


SESSION 2, 22.11, NYC

Dizzy Gillespie tp, voc
Don Slaughter tp
Elmon Wright tp
Willie Cook tp
Matthew Gee tb
Sam Hurt tb
Charles Greenlea tb
Jimmy Heath as
John Coltrane as
Jessie Powell ts
Paul Gonsalves ts
Al Gibson bars
John Acea p
John Collins g
Al McKibbon b
Charles Specs Wright dr
Tiny Irvin voc

1.Say When
2.Tally Ho
3.You Stole My Wife Your Horse Thief
4.I Can't Remember It

lps Jazz of forties - Hot vs. Cool - Capitol CR 8084
Dizzy Gillespie - Strictly Bebop - Capitol


1950
SESSION 1, 9.01, NYC

Dizzy Gillespie tp, voc
Don Slaughter tp
Elmon Wright tp
Willie Cook tp
Matthew Gee tb
Sam Hurt tb
Charles Greenlea tb
Jimmy Heath as
John Coltrane as
Jessie Powell ts
Paul Gonsalves ts
Al Gibson bars
John Acea p
Al McKibbon b
Charles Specs Wright dr
Tiny Irvin voc
Joe Carroll voc
Charles Duchesne cng
Francisco Chano Pozo bongo
Floyd Smith g

1.Coast to Coast (Hawkins-Smith)
2.Carambola (Machito)
3.Oh La La
4.Honeysuckle Rose (F. Waller-A. Razaf)

lps Jazz of forties - Hot vs. Cool - Capitol CR 8084
Dizzy Gillespie - Strictly Bebop - Capitol


1951
SESSION 1, 13.01, Birdland, NYC

Dizzy Gillespie tp
John Coltrane ts
Milt Jackson vib
Billy Taylor p
Percy Heath b
Art Blakey dr

1.Good Groove (B. Taylor) 4:15
2.Good Bait (T. Dameron) 3:41
3.Birk's Works (D. Gillespie) 5:00
4.A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli)

1 - JOHN COLTRANE - THE LAST GIANT - Rhino R2 71255
2, 3 - JOHN COLTRANE - PRIVATE RECORDINGS & CURIOS . 1951-1958, Suisa JZCD 316
4 - lp John Coltrane - First Steps - Jazz Live BLJ 8036


SESSION 2, 1.03, Detroit

Dizzy Gillespie tp
John Coltrane ts, as
Milt Jackson vib
Kenny Burrell g
Percy Heath b
Kansas Fields dr
Freddy Strong voc 3

1.Tin Tin Deo (Fuller-Pozo) 2:38
2.Birk's Works (Gillespie) 3:05
3.We Love to Boogie (Gillespie) 2:50

DIZZY GILLESPIE - DEE GEE DAYS - Savoy ZD 70517
1, 2 - DIZZY GILLESPIE - THE CHAMP - Savoy SV-0170
3 - DIZZY GILLESPIE - SCHOOL DAYS - Savoy SV-0157, THE LAST GIANT - Rhino R2 71255


1952
SESSION 1, 19.01, Nashville

Gay Crosse ts
John Coltrane as
James Robertson tp
Charles Ross p
John Lathan p
Charles "Specs" Wright dr

1.Bittersweet (Hale Smith) 3:25
2.Fat Sam from Birmingham (Astor-Williams)
1 - JOHN COLTRANE - THE LAST GIANT - Rhino R2 71255, Gotham 279 (SP)
2 - ?


SESSION 2, 7.04, Cincinnati
SESSION 3, 15.08

Blue Mitchell tp
Earl Bostic as
Pinky Williams as
John Coltrane ts
Joe Knight p
Jimmy Shirley g
Ike Isaacs b
Gene Redd tp, vib
Charles "Specs" Wright dr
Harold Grant g

1.Velvet Sunset 2:55
2.Moonglow (Hudson-DeLange-Mills) 2:41
3.Linger Awhile (Owens-Rose) 2:59
4.Ain't Misbehavin' (F. Waller-A. Razaf) 2:22
5.You Go to My Head (F. Coots-H. Gillespie)3:11
6.The Hour of Parting (Kahn-Spoliansky)
7.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (J. Kern-O. Harbach)3:05
8.For you 2:07

King lp 295-72
1-3 i 7, 8 - EARL BOSTIC - BOSTIC FOR YOU - King KCD 503
2, 4, 5 - EARL BOSTIC - FLAMINGO - King


1954
SESSION 1, June, Los Angeles

Johnny Hodges as
John Coltrane ts
Elmet Berry or Harold Baker tp
Lawrence Brown tb
Call Cobbs p
Johnny Williams b
Joe Marshall dr
unknown voc

1.Thru' for the Night (Young) 4:34
2.Castle Rock (unknown) 4:28
3.Don't Blame Me (Hugh-McFields) 3:00
4.I've Got a Mind to Ramble Blues (unknown) 2:27
5.Don't Cry Baby Blues (unknown) 3:22
6.In a Mellotone (D. Ellington) 7:16
7.Globetrotter (Burgundy Walk)(Fitzgerald-Hodges) 4:33

1-7 - JOHN COLTRANE - PRIVATE RECORDINGS & CURIOS - Suisa JZCD 316
1 - JOHN COLTRANE - THE LAST GIANT - Rhino R2 71255


SESSION 2, 2.07, Los Angeles

Harold Baker tp
Lawrence Brown tb
Johnny Hodges as
Jimmy Hamilton cl
Harry Carney bars
John Coltrane ts
Richard Powell p
Cal Cobbs p 2
John Williams b
Louis Bellson dr

1.Burgundy Walk (Fitzgerald/Hodges) 7:03
2.On the Sunny Side of the Street (McHugh-Fields) 2:56
3.Sweet as Bear Meat (Johnny Hodges) 3:18

JOHNNY HODGES - USED TO BE DUKE - VERVE 849394 -2
1,2 - Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra - The Jeep Is Jumpin - Verve 2683 056


SESSION 3, 5.08, Los Angeles

Harold Baker tp
Lawrence Brown tb
Johnny Hodges as
Jimmy Hamilton cl
Harry Carney bars
John Coltrane ts
Richard Powell p
John Williams b
Louis Bellson dr

1.Used to Be Duke (Johnny Hodges) 7:20
2.Madam Butterfly (Hamilton/Hodges) 3:13
3.Warm Valley (Duke Ellington) 3:20
4.Ballad Medley 17:55
a.Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)
b.Sweet Lorraine (Burwell/Parish)
c.Time on My Hands (Youmans/Adamson/Gordon)
d.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Harbach/Kern)
e.If You Were Mine (Mercer/Malneck)
f.Poor Butterfly (Hubbell/Golden)
g.All of Me (Simons/Marks)
5.Skokiaan (Glazer/Musarurgwa) 2:32

JOHNNY HODGES - USED TO BE DUKE - VERVE 849394 -2


1955
SESSION 1, 20.04 or november

Curtis Fuller tb
John Coltrane ts
Pepper Adams bs
Roland Alexander p
Paul Chambers b
Philly Joe Jones dr

1.High Step (B.Hines) 8:09
2.Trane's Strain (impro) 11:00
3.Nixon, Dixon and Yates Blues (impro) 8:26

PAUL CHAMBERS - CHAMBERS' MUSIC - BN 784437
lp Paul Chambers - High Step - Blue Note BN-LA-451 H 2


SESSION 2, 27.10, NYC, Columbia Studio

Miles Davis tp
John Coltrane ts
Red Garland p
Paul Chambers b
Philly Joe Jones dr

1.Two Bass Hit (Take 1) (Lewis-Gillespie) 3:18
2.Two Bass Hit (Lewis-Gillespie) 3:44
3. Ah-Leu-Cha (Take 1) (C.Parker) 5:50
4.Ah-Leu-Cha (take 3 false start) (C.Parker) 0:02
5.Ah-Leu-Cha (take 4 incomplete) (C.Parker) 1:05
6.Ah-Leu-Cha (master) (take 4 (1:57), the rest is from take 5)(C.Parker)5:55
7. Ah-Leu-Cha (Take 5) (C.Parker) 5:23
8.Little Melonae (J.MacLean) 7:22
9.Budo (take 1) (M.Davis) 5:04
10.Budo (take 2 incomplete) (M.Davis) 0:17
11.Budo (take 3 false start) (M.Davis) 0:08
12.Budo (take 4 false start) (M.Davis) 0:08
13.Budo (take 5 incomplete) (M.Davis) 0:24
14.Budo (take 8 incomplete) (M.Davis) 3:53
15.Budo (take 8) (M.Davis) 4:14

MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE - COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS (to be released in Oct.) 2 - MILES DAVIS - CIRCLE IN THE ROUND - Columbia 467898 2, Columbia CK 46862
4 - MILES DAVIS - ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT - CBS 460605 2, Columbia CK 40610
7, 15 - MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE - MILES & COLTRANE - CBS 460824 2, Columbia CK 44052
9 - MILES DAVIS - THE COLUMBIA YEARS 1955 - 1985, CBS/Sony 5430/3, Columbia C4K 45000
Outtakes included in The Miles Davis Radio Project (APR radio, 1990)


SESSION 3, 16.11, Hackensack, New Jersey

Miles Davis tp
John Coltrane ts
Red Garland p
Paul Chambers b
Philly Joe Jones dr

1.Just Squeeze Me (Ellington-Gaines) 7:26
2.How Am I to Know ? (Parker-King) 4:38
3.S'posin' (Dennker-Razaf) 5:14
4.The Theme (M. Davis) 5:48
5.Stablemates (B. Golson) 5:21

MILES DAVIS - MILES - Prestige OJCCD-006-2 (P-7014)
MILES DAVIS - CHRONICLE : THE COMPLETE PRESTIGE RECORDINGS OF MILES DAVIS - Prestige 8PCD-012-2


SESSION 4, 18.11, Basin Street Club New York Tonight Show (NBC-TV broadcast)

Miles Davis (tp)
John Coltrane (ts)
Red Garland (p)
Paul Chambers (b)
Philly Joe Jones (dr)

1.Max is Making Wax (O.Pettiford) 3:15
2.It Never Entered My Mind (R.Rodgers-L.Hart) 2:55

MILES DAVIS - RARE UNREALESED BROADCASTS - Yadeon 502


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