10 CD box set containing nineteen original albums by stars like Mikes Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk, alongside less familiar names, such as Tony Fruscella and Charlie Rouse. They document the heyday of Hardbop in New York, with many of these albums appearing here for the first time on CD.
CD 1
JIMMY HAMILTON – IT’S ABOUT TIME
Jimmy Hamilton – Two For One
Jimmy Hamilton – Mr. Good Blues
Jimmy Hamilton – Peanut Head
Jimmy Hamilton – Stupid But Not Crazy
Jimmy Hamilton – Nits And Wits
Jimmy Hamilton – Gone With The Blues
STANLEY TURRENTINE: BLUE HOUR
Stanley Turrentine – I Want A Little Girl
Stanley Turrentine – Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
Stanley Turrentine – Blue Riff
Stanley Turrentine – Since I Fell For You
Stanley Turrentine – Willow Weep For Me
CD 2
GENE AMMONS: NICE ‘N COOL
Gene Ammons – Till There Was You
Gene Ammons – Answer Me My Love
Gene Ammons – Willow Weep For Me
Gene Ammons – Little Girl Blue
Gene Ammons – Something I Dreamd Last Night
Gene Ammons – Something Wonderful
Gene Ammons – I Remember You
Gene Ammons – Someone To Watch Over Me
HANK MOBLEY: SOUL STATION
Hank Mobley – Remember
Hank Mobley – This I Dig Of You
Hank Mobley – Dig Dis
Hank Mobley – Split Feelin’s
Hank Mobley – Soul Station
Hank Mobley – If I Should Lose You
CD 3
MILES DAVIS: BAGS GROOVE
Miles Davis – Bags’ Groove (Take 1)
Miles Davis – Bags’ Groove (Take 2)
Miles Davis – Airegin
Miles Davis – Oleo
Miles Davis – But Not For Me (Take 2)
Miles Davis – Doxy
Miles Davis – But Not For Me (Take 1)
MILT JACKSON: SOUL PIONEERS
Milt Jackson – Wonder Why
Milt Jackson – My Funny Valentine
Milt Jackson – Moonray
Milt Jackson – The Nearness Of You
Milt Jackson – Stonewall
Milt Jackson – I Should Care
CD 4
CANNONBALL ADDERLY: KNOW WHAT I MEAN
Cannonball Adderley – Waltz For Debby
Cannonball Adderley – Goodbye
Cannonball Adderley – Who Cares?
Cannonball Adderley – Venice
Cannonball Adderley – Toy
Cannonball Adderley – Elsa
Cannonball Adderley – Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Cannonball Adderley – Know What I Mean?
GRANT GREEN: GRANT STAND
Grant Green – Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Grant Green – Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
Grant Green – Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
Grant Green – Go Down Moses
CD 5
THELONIOUS MONK IN ACTION
Thelonious Monk – Light Blue
Thelonious Monk – Coming On The Hudson
Thelonious Monk – Rhythm-A-Ning
Thelonious Monk – Epistrophy (Theme)
Thelonious Monk – Blue Monk
Thelonious Monk – Evidence
Thelonious Monk – Epistrophy (Theme)
JOHNNY GRIFFIN: THE KERRY DANCERS
Johnny Griffin – The Kerry Dancers
Johnny Griffin – Black Is The Colour Of My True Love’s Hair
Johnny Griffin – Green Grow The Rushes
Johnny Griffin – The Londonderry Air
Johnny Griffin – 25½ Daze
Johnny Griffin – Oh, Now I See
Johnny Griffin – Hush-A-Bye
Johnny Griffin – Ballad For Monsieur
CD 6
LEE KONITZ: THE REAL LEE KONITZ
Lee Konitz – Straightaway
Lee Konitz – Foolin’ Myself
Lee Konitz – You Go To My Head
Lee Konitz – My Melancholy Baby
Lee Konitz – Pennies In Minor
Lee Konitz – Sweet And Lovely
Lee Konitz – Easy Livin’
Lee Konitz – Midway
TONY FRUSCELLA
Tony Fruscella – Salt
Tony Fruscella – His Master’s Voice
Tony Fruscella – Old Hat
Tony Fruscella – Blues Serenade
Tony Fruscella – Let’s Play The Blues
Tony Fruscella – I’ll Be Seeing You
Tony Fruscella – Muy
Tony Fruscella – Metropolitan Blues
Tony Fruscella – Raintree County
CD 7
CHARLES MINGUS: OH YEAH
Charles Mingus – Hog Callin’ Blues
Charles Mingus – Devil Woman
Charles Mingus – Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
Charles Mingus – Ecclusiastics
Charles Mingus – Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
Charles Mingus – Eat That Chicken
Charles Mingus – Passions Of A Man
ERIC DOLPHY: OUT THERE
Eric Dolphy – Out There
Eric Dolphy – Serene
Eric Dolphy – The Baron
Eric Dolphy – Eclipse
Eric Dolphy – 17 West
Eric Dolphy – Sketch Of Melba
Eric Dolphy – Feathers
CD 8
MOBLEY/COHN/COLTRANE/SIMS: TENOR CONCLAVE
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims – Tenor Conclave
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims – Just You, Just Me
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims – Bob’s Boys
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims – How Deep Is The Ocean
EDDIE LOCKJAW DAVIS: TRANE WHISTLE
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Trane Whistle
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Whole Nelson
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – You Are Too Beautiful
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Stolen Moments
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Walk Away
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Jaws
CD 9
SONNY ROLLINS: THE SOUND OF SUNNY
Sonny Rollins – The Last Time I Saw Paris
Sonny Rollins – Just In Time
Sonny Rollins – Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo’ Bye)
Sonny Rollins – What Is There To Say?
Sonny Rollins – Dearly Beloved
Sonny Rollins – Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
Sonny Rollins – Cutie
Sonny Rollins – It Could Happen To You
Sonny Rollins – Mangoes
CD 10
CHARLIE ROUSE: YEAH
Charlie Rouse – You Don’t Know What Love Is
Charlie Rouse – Lil Rousin
Charlie Rouse – Stella By Starlight
Charlie Rouse – Billy’s Blues
Charlie Rouse – Rouse’s Point
Charlie Rouse – (There is) No Greater Love
ROLAND HAASAN KIRK: WE FREE KINGS
Roland Kirk – Three For The Festival
Roland Kirk – Moon Song
Roland Kirk – A Sack Full Of Soul
Roland Kirk – The Haunted Melody
Roland Kirk – Blues For Alice
Roland Kirk – We Free Kings
Roland Kirk – You Dit It, You Did It
Roland Kirk – Some Kind Of Love
Roland Kirk – My Delight