Jazz At Massey Hall
The Quintet
1956
Jazz At Massey Hall is a Jazz album by The Quintet, originally released in 1956. On Gatefold: 120 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- dense
- frenzied
- urban
About
Frequently cited as one of the finest live jazz recordings ever released, this album documents a 15 May 1953 performance (organized by the Toronto New Jazz Society) of several of the year's reigning Down Beat poll winners: Charlie Parker on alto sax (playing a plastic Grafton horn as Parker had pawned his usual instrument earlier in the day), Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bud Powell on piano, Charles Mingus on bass and Max Roach on drums. This concert marked the only time these five musicians recorded together and the last known recorded collaboration of Parker and Gillespie. The concert was recorded .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Perdido7:06
- A2Salt Peanuts7:30
- A3All The Things You Are7:55
Side B
- B1Wee6:45
- B2Hot House9:18
- B3A Night In Tunisia7:33
Credits
Performers
- Charlie ParkerALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Charles MingusBASS CONTRABASS DOUBLE BASS
- Max RoachDRUMS
- Bud PowellPIANO
- Dizzy GillespieTRUMPET
- Charlie ChanALTO SAXOPHONE FEATURING
- Art TaylorDRUMS
- Billy TaylorPIANO
15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 120 pressings tracked on Gatefold