The sweetheart of Sigma Chi, Stella by starlight, with every breath i take, accent on youth, but beautiful, time after time, Nancy, i'm beginning to see the light, it was so beautiful, the whiffenpoof song, it's easy to remember, there's no you
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Donn Trenner (piano), Don Bagley (bass), Frank Capp (drum) +strings
Cottontail, danny boy, bounce blues, tenderly, that's all, pennies for heaven, jive at six, don't get around much anymore, *poutin'
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Harry Edison (trumpet), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Benny Carter (alto sax), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Alvin Stoller or J.C. Heard (drum)
Love's away, you're mine you, my funny Valentine, sophisticated lady, love is here to stay, it happens to be me, all too soon, do nothin' till you hear from me, prelude to a kiss, come rian or come shine
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Teddy Wilson (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Jo Jones (drum) or Ben Webster, Tony Scott or Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Danny Bank (bs), Billy Strayhorn (piano), George Duvivieror Wendell Marshall (bass), Louie Bellson (drum) +strings
Chelsea bridge, willow weep for me,there is no greater love, teach me tonight, what am i here for?, until tonight, my greatest mistake, blue moon, early autumn, we'll be together again
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Tony Scott or Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Danny Bank (bs), Billy Strayhorn or Teddy Wilson or Hank Jones (piano), George Duvivier or Wendell Marshall or Chet Amsterdam (bass), Louie Bellson or Osie Johnson (drum) +strings
Budd Johnson, de-dar, young Bean, time after time, in a mellow tone
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Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson, Ben Webster (tenor sax), Jimmy Jones (piano), Les Spann (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Jo Jones (drum)
The touch of your lips, when your lover has gone, bye bye blackbird, how deep is the ocean, inthe wee small hours of the morning, sunday, this can't be love
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Ed Thigpen (drum)
Too late now, soulmates, come sunday, the governor, frog legs, trav'lin' light, like someone in love, evol deklaw ni
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Thad Jones (trumpet), Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones or Richard Davis (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drum)
CD Album
RIV 476 - Réédition : OJC 109
LIVE AT KINGS AND QUEENS (07-12-1963) by ben webster
Songs
Perdido, Danny boy, on green Dolphin street, go home, bye bye blackbird, lover come back to me, my romance, wee dot, tenderly, sometimes i'm happy, how long has this been going on, embraceable you, the theme
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Michael Renzi (piano), Bob Petterutti (bass), Joe Veletri (drum)
Lullaby of jazzland, stardust, fall in love, while we're dancing, see you at the fair, over the rainbow, our love is here to stay, in mellow tone, someone to watch over me, *blues for Mr Broadway, *the single petal of a rose
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Ben Webster (tenor sax), Roger Kellaway or Hank Jones (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Osie Johnson (drum)
Sticky wicket, do nothing 'till you hear from me, our love is here to stay, how long has this been going on, sophisticated lady, perdido, in amellotone, C-jam blues
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dexter gordon, ben webster (tenor sax), torben munk (guitar), thomas clausen (piano), bo stief (bass), alex riel (drum) or kenny drew (piano), niels-henning orsted pedersen (bass), bjame rostvold (drum)
Don't be that way, i've got a feeling, ain't misbehavin', honeysuckle rose, shiny stockings, take the "A" train, flying home, ina mellotone, stardust, Ben's blues, i gan't give you anything but love, sunday
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ben webster (tenor sax), teddy wilson (piano), isla eckinger (bass), peter giger (drum)
The hucklebuck, satin doll, perdido, my romance, in a mellow tone, that's all, topsy, i want a little girl, C jam blues, sunday
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buck clayton (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), henri chaix (piano), alain dubois (guitar), isla eckinger (bass), romano cavicchiolo (drum)
CD Album
SACKVILLE 2037
MORE BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH (10-11-1964) by oliver nelson
Songs
Blues and the abstract truth, blues o'mighty, theme from Mr. broadway, midnight blue, the critic's choice, one for Bob, blues for Mr. broadway, goin' to Chicago blues
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thad jones, daniel moore (trumpet), phil woods (alto sax), phil booner (tenor sax) (eng-h), ben webster (tenor sax), pepper adams (bs), roger kellaway (piano), richard davis (bass), grady tate (drum), oliver nelson (arr)
Ring dem bells, vibraphone blues, tempo's birthday, sweethearts on parade, *moon over my Annie, pick a rib, trick or treat, cute, a taste of honey, swingle jingle
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lionel hampton (vib) (piano) (voc), clark terry (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), hank jones (piano), milt hinton (bass), osie johnson (drum)
I cry by night, more than you know, my kinda love, it had to be you, PS i love you, i'm alone because i love you, baby won't you please come home, lover man, whispering grass, what do you see in her?, nevertheless, i'm still in love with you
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kay starr (vcl), ben webster (tenor sax) or mannie klein (trumpet), gerald wiggins (piano), al hendrickson (guitar), joe confort (bass), lee young (drum)
Them that's got, that healin' feelin', seven come eleven, deep purple, good groove, *just friends, *licks a plenty, next spring
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ben webster (tenor sax), lawrence lofton (tb), richard holmes (org), les mccann (piano) (voc), george freeman (guitar), herbie lewis (bass), ron jefferson (drum)
If i could be with you, don't worry'bout me, mean to me, every now and then, i want a roof over my head, St Louis blues, you're driving me crazy, my old flame, million dollar secret, love me or leave me, imagination, please don't talk about
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helen humes (vcl), al porcino (trumpet), teddy edwards or ben webster (tenor sax) art pepper (alto sax), barney kessel (guitar), andré previn (piano), leroy vinnegar (bass), shelly manne (drum)
CD Album
CONT 7582 - Réédition : OJC 171
EVOLUTION OF THE BLUES (21-09-1960) by jon hendricks
Songs
Amo, some stopped on de way, swing low sweet chariot, New Orleans, i had my share, please send me someone to love, sufferin' blues, that's enough, aw gal, see see rider, jumpin' woth Symphony Sid, the sun gonna shine in my backdoor, WPA blues
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jon hendricks (vcl) (narr), big miller, jimmy witherspoon, hannah dean (vcl), ben webster, pony poindexter (tenor sax), gildo mahones (piano), bobby gibbons (guitar), ike isaacs (bass), jimmy wormsworth (drum)
Chelsea bridge, go home, who's got rhythm?, tell me when, the cat walk, sunday, *in a mellotone, *what is the thing called love, *for Bessie, *fajista, *blues in B flat
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ben webster (tenor sax), gerry mulligan (bs), jimmy rowles (piano), leroy vinnegar (bass), mel lewis (drum)
I was telling her about you, poor you, you're mine you, the evrythought of you, you are too beautiful, the girl in my dreams tries to look loke you, i can't resisit you, you're a sweetheart, when did you leave heaven, i only have eyes for you
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joe williams (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), hank jones (piano), freddy green (guitar), milt hinton (bass), don lamond (drum) +strings, woodwinds
Stompy Jones, squeeze me, big shoe, going up, just a memory, let's fall in love, ruint, bend one, you need to rock
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roy eldridge or harry edison (trumpet), lawrence brown (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), les spann (fl) (guitar), duke ellington or billy strayhorn (piano), al hall or wendell marshall (bass), jo jones (drum)
M. H. R., broadway babe, three and six, not so dukish, central park swing, preacher blues, jeep bounced back, the last time i saw Paris
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johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), roy eldridge, ray nance (trumpet), jimmy hamilton (cl), lawrence brown (tb), billy strayhorn (piano), jimmy woode (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Bye bye blackbird, flamingo, Mr Meadowlark, skylark, a nightingale sang in Berkeley square, when the swallows come back, his eye is on sparrow, the eagle and me, when the red Robin comes bobbin' along
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carmen mcrae (vcl), marky markowitz (trumpet), fred kelin, donald corrado, dick berg, tony miranda (frh), ben webster (tenor sax), don abney (piano), mundell lowe or barry galbraith (guitar), aaron bell (bass), ted sommer or don lamond (drum)
Blues-a-plenty, cool your motor, gone with the wind, honey hill, i didn't know about you, satin doll, reeling and rocking, don't take your love from me, saturday afternoon blues
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roy eldridge (trumpet), vic dickenson (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), billy strayhorn (piano), jimmy woode (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Maria, sunday, hanid, honey flower, nahob, *cocktails for two
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coleman hawkins, ben webster (tenor sax), roy eldridge (trumpet), oscar peterson or hank jones (piano), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown or george duvivier (bass), alvin stoller or mickey sheen (drum)
Tigger rag, Jersey bounce, let's cook!, just in time, time remembered
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frank rosolino (tb), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles or hampton hawes (piano), victor feldman (vib), barney kessel (guitar), leroy vinnegar (bass), shelly manne (drum)
CD Album
CONT 7603 - Réédition : OJC 1010
GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU (05-03-1957) by harry edison
Songs
Blues for Piney Brown, gee baby ain't i good to you, blues for the blues, you're getting to be a habit with me, blues for Bill Basie, taste on the place, moonlight in Vermont
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harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel or herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Cathy, between the devil & the deep blue sea, it's all right with me, over the rainbow, you took advantage of me, can't we be friends, it's only a paper moon, my melancholy baby, ckeek to cheek, it don't mean a thing, i hadn't anyone till you
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harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), paul smith (piano), howard roberts (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum), buddy rich (voc)
Alone together, willow weep for me, Bidin' my time, makin' whoopee, moon song, Louise
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woody herman (voc), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), larry bunker (drum)
CD Album
VERVE 2069 - Réédition : VERVE 559 872
SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS (04-01-1957) by billie holiday
Songs
Day in day out, a foggy day, stars fell on Alabama, one for my baby, just one of those things, i didn't know what time it was
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billie holdiday (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), red mitchell or joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller or larry bunker (drum)
Body and soul, darn that dream, comes love, moonlight in Vermont, they can't take that away from me, let's call the whole thing off, geee baby ain't i good to you, embraceable you
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harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), red mitchell (bass), alvin stoller or larry bunker (drum)
Derek's blues, terror ride, the flight, lost keys, bada blues, gage flips, end of the party, wild party, Tom's idea, melody room, kicks swings, melody lane, go kicks, mulliganville, melodyville, honey chile, kicks in love
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pete candoli, maynard ferguson, c. gozzo, ray linn (trumpet), milt bernhardt, l. ulyate, frank rosolino, g. roberts (tb), herb geller, bud shank, g. auld, ben webster, bob cooper, jimmy giuffre (sax), andré previn (piano), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Opus seven-eleven, walkin' with Sweets, our love is here to stay, how deep is the ocean, hollerin' at the watkins, used to be Basie, studio call, willow weep for me, K.M. blues
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harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Do nothin' till you hear from me, cheeck to cheek, i'll wind, speak low, i wished on the mood, but not for me, all or nothing at all, we'll be together again, sophisticated lady, april in Paris, say it isn't so, love is here to stay
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billie holdiday (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Sunday, the monster, over the rainbow, you've changed, time after time, this is always, my heart stood still, i hadn't anyone till you, a smooth one, Broadway
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thad jones, joe newman (trumpet) or harry edison (trumpet), ben webster, frank wess (tenor sax) or sonny criss (alto sax), oscar peterson or jimmy rowles (piano), freddie green (guitar), ray brown or john simmons (bass), buddy rich (drum)
The kid and the brute, Jacquet dilemma, mambacito mio, septembre song, saph, i wrote it for the kid
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russell jacquet (trumpet), matthew gee (tb), illinois jacquet, ben webster (tenor sax), leo parker (bs), johnny acea (piano), ray lucas (bass), osie johnson (drum), chino pozo (cga)
The concert blues, the challenges, the man i love, tenderly, imagination, i'll never be the same, stardust, drum solo, should i, come to the mardi-gras, love for sale, nuages, avalon, it's only a paper moon, easy living, i'll remember april, autumn leave
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roy eldridge, dizzy gillespie (trumpet), bill harris (tb), flip phillips, ben webster (tenor sax) or buddy defranco (cl), oscar peterson (piano), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), louie bellson (drum), lionel hampton (vib)
Jam session blues, cotton tail, the nearness of you, someone to watch over me, flamingo, i surrender dear, sweet and lovely, stardust, embraceable you, tenderly, alone together, cocktails for two, don't be that way, body and soul, ...
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roy eldridge (trumpet), bill harris (tb), willie smith, benny carter (alto sax), flip phillips, ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), j.c. heard (drum)
Flying home, cool blues, ballad medley, the drum battle, one o' clock jump, blues, swinging on a star, love for sale, swinging till the girls come home, Lester's blues, i cover the waterfront, Lester leaps in, Laura, Indiana, somebody loves me
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charlie shavers, roy eldridge (trumpet), bill harris (tb), willie smith, benny carter (alto sax), lester young, ben webster, flip phillips (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), gene krupa, j.c. heard (drum)
Flying home, cool blues, septembre song, someone to watch over me, flamingo, i can't get started, makin' whoopee, young man with a horn, embraceable you, the challenges, the drum battle, one o'clock jump, blues, pompton turnpike, swinging in the air, ...
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charlie shavers, roy eldridge (trumpet), bill harris (tb), willie smith, benny carter (alto sax), lester young, ben webster, flip phillips (tenor sax), oscar peterson (bass), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), gene krupa, j.c. heard (drum)
dizzy gillespie, roy eldridge (trumpet), ben webster, illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), lionel hampton (vib), oscar peterson (piano), ray brown (bass), buddy rich (drum)
dizzy gillespie, roy eldridge (trumpet), ben webster, illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), lionel hampton (vib), oscar peterson (piano), ray brown (bass), buddy rich (drum)
Tenderly, i've got the world on a string, what's new?, i got bad and that ain't good, don't blame me, imagination, someone to watch over me, body and soul, she's funny that way
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dizzy gillespie, roy eldridge (trumpet), ben webster, illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), lionel hampton (vib), oscar peterson (piano), ray brown (bass), buddy rich (drum)
Cotton tail, air mail special, swinging on a star, the man i love, seven come eleven, D.B. blues, i cover the waterfront, up-N Adam
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roy eldridge charlie shavers (trumpet), ben webster, flip phillips (tenor sax), benny carter, willie smith (alto sax), bill harris (tb), herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), gene krupa or j.c. heard (drum)
Coronation hop, overtime, imagination, don't take your love from me, midget, i'm coming Virginia, payin' them dues blues, jungle drums, shnowcase
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charlie shavers (trumpet), bill harris (tb), willie smith (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), teddy wilson (piano), steve jordan or herb ellis (guitar), israel crosby or ray brown (bass), gene krupa (drum)
Rosanne, hodge podge, jappa, through for the night, the sheik of Araby, latino, easy going home, Indiana, Johnny's blues, burgundy walk, madam Butterfly, used to be Duke, ballad medley
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emmett berry or harold baker (trumpet), lawrence brown (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster, rudy williams or arthur clark (tenor sax), leroy lovett or ted brannon (piano), red callender or barney richmond (bass), j.c. heard or al walker (drum), al hibber (voc)
For this is my night of love,this love of mine, rose room, blues for Basie, mood indigo, squatty roo, perdido
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emmett berry or harold baker (trumpet), lawrence brown (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), flip phillips or ben webster or arthur clarke (tenor sax), leroy lovett or teddy brannon (piano), red callender or john williams (bass), j.c. heard or louie bellson (drum), al hibber (voc)
charlie shavers (trumpet), benny carter, charlie parker, johnny hodges (alto sax), flip phillips, ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel (guitar), ray brown (bass), j.c. heard (drum)
Jam blues, all the things you are, dearly beloved, the nearness of you, i'll get by, everything happens to me, what's new, someone to watch over me, isn't romantic?, *funky blues
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charlie shavers (trumpet), benny carter, charlie parker, johnny hodges (alto sax), flip phillips, ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel (guitar), ray brown (bass), j.c. heard (drum)
Good queen Bess, solitude, sophisticated lady, i got it bad and that ain't good, come sunday, in a mellow tone, i let a song go out of my heart, don't get around much anymore
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emmett berry (trumpet), lawrence brown (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), al sears or ben webster (tenor sax), leroy lovett or ted brannon (piano), lloyd trotman or barney richmond (bass), sonny greer or al walker (drum)
The moon looks down and laughs, remember, some other spring, miss Brown to you, God bless the child, what a little moonlight can do, travlin' light, don't explain, i hear music, if the moon turns green, crazy he calls me, lover come back to me
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anita o'day (vcl), barney kessel (guitar), don fagerquist (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), buddy clark (bass), mel lewis (drum) or johnny mandel orch.
Jeicho, talk to me, concerto for Cozy, old man river, wrap your troubles in dreams, ridin' the riff, flat rock, jersey jump off, stompin' at the Savoy, on the sunny side of the street, jump awhile
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lamar wright or emmett berry (trumpet), ray conniff (tb), ben webster (tenor sax) or walter thomas (alto sax), budd johnson, coleman hawkins (tenor sax), johnny guarnieri (piano), teddy walters (guitar), billy taylor or max shopnick (bass), cozy cole (drum)
Miss Brown to you, i whished on the moon, what a little moonlight can do, if you were mine, summertime, Billie's blues, i must have that man, foolin' myself, easy living, me myself and i, a sailboat in the moonlight i cried for you
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billie holiday (vcl), roy eldridge or buck clayton or jonah jones (trumpet), benny goodman (cl), ben webster or chu berry or lester young (tenor sax), joe bushkin or teddy wilson (piano), john kirby or walter page (bass), cozy cole or jo jones (drum) + others
Old fashioned love, i'm coming Virginia, a walkin0 thing, blue Lou, ain't she sweet, how can you lose, blues my naughty sweetie gives to me
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benny carter (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), frank rosolino (tb), andré previn or jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), leroy vinnegar (bass), shelly manne (drum)