Royal garden blues, St Louis blues, mood indigo, lady be good, harvest time, body and soul, man with a horn, perdido, one o' clock jump, don't blame me, stormy weather, stompin' at the Savoy
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), J. J. Johnson (trumpet), Rudy Williams (tenor sax), Clifton Best (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Charlie Rice (drum)
CD Album
SAVOY 12205
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU 'RE DOWN AND OUT by howard mcghee
Songs
Why run away, canadian sunset, tenderly, blue duende, nobody knows you when you're down and out, lonely town, secret love, blue bell, fly me to the moon, satin doll
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Jimmy Jones (piano) or Phil Porter (org), Ron Carter or Larry Ridley (bass), Art Taylor or Dave Bailey (drum)
Who killed cock Robin?, wigglin', music forever, time to smile, theme for sister salvation, Jim Dunn's dilemma, overdose
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Tina Brooks (tenor sax), Freddy Redd (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Osie Johnson (drum)
CD Album
FELSTED 7512
SEXTET WITH MILT JACKSON (01-02-1948) by howard mcghee
Songs
Merry Lee, short life, talk of the town, bass C jam, down home, sweet and lovely, fiesta, i'm the mood for love, flip lip, belle from Bunnycock, the last word, the man i love
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Billy Eckstine (tb), Jimmy Heath (alto sax) (bs) or Kenny Mann (tenor sax), Milt Jackson (vib), Will Davis or Hank Jones (piano), Percy Heath or ray Brown (bass), Joe Harris J.C. Heard (drum)
Get happy, tahitian lullaby, lover man, lullaby of the leaves, rifftide, oo-wee but i do, don't blame, tweedless, transpicuous, you're teasing me, i remember april
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (alto sax) (bs), Duke Jordan (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drum)
CD Album
BETH 42
LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES (14-02-1956) by howard mcghee
Songs
Sonny boy, so blue, broken hearted, the thrill is gone, just imagine, i'm a dreamer aren't we all?, my song, the best things in life are free, life is just a bowl of cherries, together, come to me, my sin
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Leon Cohen, Phil Bodner, Sid Brown, Danny Bank, Herbie Mann (sax) (wood), Don Trenner (piano), Al Caiola (guitar), Arnold Fishkind (bass), Osie Johnson or Don Lamond (drum), Frank Hunter (arr)
Dusty blue, sound of music, i concentrate on you, sleep talk, with malice towards none, cottage for sale, park avenue petite, groovin' high, flying colors
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Bennie Green (tb), Roland Alexander (tenor sax), Pepper Adams (bs), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Walter Bolden (drum)
Get it on, nostalgia, blues for Helène, Jonas, Brownie speaks, you never know, funky senor, alone together, i remember Clifford, moose the mooche, on a misty night, in walked Bud
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Howard McGhee (trumpet), Benny Bailey (trumpet), Sonny Red (tenor sax), Barry Harris (piano), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Bobby Durham (drum) or Teddy Edwards (tenor sax), Art Hillery (piano), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Billy Higgins (drum)
I want to talk about you, if you could see me now, crescent, Ruby my dear, time waits, relaxing at Camarillo, reflections, blues in the closet, on a misty night, in walked Bud, yardbird suite, Moose the mooche
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howard mcghee (trumpet), teddy edwards (tenor sax), art hillery (piano), leroy vinnegar (bass), billy higgins (drum)
She's warm she's willing she's wonderful, without a song, come back baby, wayfaring stranger, every day, anytime anyday anywhere, April in Paris, in the evening, roll'em pete, bye bye baby
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joe williams (vcl), clark terry, howard mcghee (trumpet), coleman hawkins, zoot sims (tenor sax), junior mance (piano), bob cranshaw (bass), mickey roker (drum)
Dance arab, étude, lullaby russe, Sheherazades blues, Borodin's bossa nova, love for three oranges march, lullaby of the firebird, princess Sheherazade
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jimmy giuffre (cl) (tenor sax) or eric dolphy (bcl) or howard mcghee (trumpet), jerome richardson, zoot sims (tenor sax), pepper adams (bs), tommy newson (bcl), teddy charles (vib), hank jones (piano), jim hall (guitar), teddy kotick (bass), osie johnson (drum)
Almost like being in love, spring will be a little late, softly as in a morning sunrise, i want to talk about you, travellin' light, detour ahead, no moon at all, it could happen to you, nature boy, i was a fool
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lorez alexandria (vcl), howard mcghee (trumpet), john young (piano), george eskridge (guitar), israel crosby (bass), vernell fournier (drum)
Together again, you stepped out of a dream, up there, perhaps, misty, sandy
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teddy edwards (tenor sax), howard mcghee (trumpet), phineas newborn (piano), ray brown (bass), ed thigpen (drum)
CD Album
CONT 7588 - Réédition : OJC 424
ALL OF ME (THE DEBONAIR MR. HARTMAN) (01-11-1956) by johnny hartman
Songs
Blue skies, birth of the blues, i get a kick out of you, all of me, while we're young, Stella by starlight, i'll follow you, i could make you care, the end of a love affair, tenderly, the lamp is low, i concentrate on you
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johnny hartman (vcl), ernie royal, howard mcghee (trumpet), frank rehak (tb), anthony ortega (alto sax), lucky thompson (tenor sax), jerome richardson (tenor sax) (fl), danny bank (bs), hank jones (piano), milt hinton (bass), osie johnson (drum), ernie wilkins (arr) or frank hunter orch.
Stella by starlight, Jo-Anne, back and blow, five, consternation, lemon drop, the little bandmaster, Pee Wee's dream
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john wilson or howard mcghee (trumpet), phil woods (alto sax), dick hyman (piano), jimmy raney (guitar), bill crow or teddy kotick (bass), joe morello or roy haynes (drum)
Carioca, line for Lyons, moonlight in Vermont, bark by Barsdale, turnstile, the lady is a tramp, my funny Valentine, limelight, Flying the coop, why not, so what, i may be wrong, New York, leavin' town, hot dog, sax apeal
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conte candoli, howard mcghee (trumpet), j.j. johnson, kai winding (tb), emmett carls, zoot sims, georgie auld (tenor sax), gerry mulligan (bs), tony aless (piano), billy bauer (guitar), chubby jackson (bass), mel zelnick or chico hamilton (drum)
Cake, znarg blues, my old flame, cool, this can't be love, cookie, swingin' for Julie and Brownie, by the lazy river, drowsy, vortex, Milano, but beautiful
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howard mcghee or billy butterfield (trumpet), benny green (tb), pete mondello (bs) (alto sax) or kai winding, buddy morrow (tb), flip phillips (tenor sax), hank jones or mickey crane (piano), ray brown or sam bruno (bass), j.c. heard or max roach or shelly manne (drum)
Lester blows again, these foolish things, it's only a paper moon, after you've gone, lover come back to me, jammin' with Lester, you're driving me crazy, Lester leaps in, she's funny that way, sunday, no eyes blues, i'm confessin', east of the sun, ...
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lester young (tenor sax), vic dickenson (tb), shorty mcconnell or howard mcghee (trumpet), dodo marmarosa or joe albany or argonne thornton (piano), freddie green or irving ashby (guitar), red callender or curtis counce (bass), chico hamilton or roy haynes or tiny kahn (drum)
CD Album
BN LA-456
THE PARIS BEBOP SESSIONS (14-05-1948) by kenny clarke
Songs
Maggie's draw, out of nowhere, i'm in the mood for love, sweet and lovely, confirmation, Jay Mac, listen here, Cheryl, Nath, i can't get started, riffin' and raffin', St Louis blues, embraceable you, in a rush
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howard mcghee or benny bailey (trumpet), jesse powell or james moody (tenor sax), jimmy heath (tenor sax), hubert fol (alto sax), john lewis or ralph schecroum (piano), john collins (guitar), percy heath or pierre michelot (bass), kenny clarke (drum)
howard mcghee (trumpet), bill harris (tb), illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), hank jones (piano), ray brown (bass), jo jones (drum)
CD Album
VERVE JATP6
JAZZ CONCERT WEST COAST, VOL. 1 (06-07-1947) by various
Songs
The hunt, pt 1 - 8, disorder at the border pt. 1 - 7
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howard mcghee (trumpet), trummy young (tb), sonny criss (alto sax), wardell gray, dexter gordon (tenor sax), hampton hawes (piano), barney kessel (guitar), leroy gray (bass), ken kennedy (drum)
CD Album
SAVOY 12012 - Réédition : SAV 0164
JAZZ CONCERT WEST COAST, VOL. 2 (06-07-1947) by various
Songs
Byas a drink pt. 1 - 6, cherokee pt. 1 - 8
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howard mcghee (trumpet), trummy young (tb), sonny criss (alto sax), wardell gray, dexter gordon (tenor sax), hampton hawes (piano), barney kessel (guitar),red callender (bass), roy porter (drum)
CD Album
SAVOY 12196 - Réédition : SAV 0165
THE WEST COAT SESSIONS, VOL 2 (19-02-1947) by charlie parker
Songs
This is always, dark shadows, Bird's nest, hot blues, blowtop blues, cool blues, relaxing at Camarillo, cheers, carving the Bird, stupendous
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howard mcghee (trumpet), charlie parker (alto sax), wardell gray (tenor sax), dodo marmarosa or erroll garner (piano), red callender (bass), don lamond or harold west (drum), earl coleman (voc)
CD Album
SPOTLITE 01-25 - Réédition : DIAL
THE WEST COAT SESSIONS, VOL 1 (28-03-1946) by charlie parker
Songs
Moose the mooche, yardbird suite, ornithology, Bird lore, night in Tunisia, Max making wax, lover man, the gypsy, bebop, blues on the sofa, Kopley plaza blues, lullaby in rhythm, home cooking, diggin' Diz
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miles davis or howard mcghee, shorty rogers (trumpet), charlie parker (alto sax), lucky thompson (tenor sax), dodo marmarosa or jimmy bunn or russ freeman (piano), vic mcmillan or bob kesterson or arnold fiskind (bass), roy porter or jimmy pratt (drum)
Sweet Georgia Brown, crazy rhythm, blues for Norman, i can't get started
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al killian, howard mcghee or dizzy gillespie (trumpet), charlie parker, willie smith (alto sax), lester young or charlie ventura (tenor sax), arnold ross or mel powell (piano), billy hadnott (bass), lee young (drum)
Lady be good, after you've gone, bell boy blues, how high the moon
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al killian, howard mcghee (trumpet), charlie parker, willie smith (alto sax), lester young (tenor sax), arnold ross (piano), billy hadnott (bass), lee young (drum) or buck clayton (trumpet), trummy young (tb), willie smith (alto sax), plip phillips (tenor sax), kenny kersey (piano), buddy rich (drum)+ (b
What is there to say, ain't misbehavin', i fall in love too easily, we'll be together again, down in the depths, they didn't believe me, i'm glad there is you, when your lover has gone, i'll remember april, i see your face before me, september song
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johnny hartman (vcl), howard mcghee (trumpet), ralph sharon (piano), jay cave (bass), christy febbo (drum)
Bloozey, little buck, home fries, disappointed, it might as well be spring, one for Nat, bunny Boo, the jazz twist, sister Sadie, Moody flooty
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howard mcghee (trumpet), bernard mckinney (tb), james moody (alto sax) (tenor sax) (fl), musa kaliem (bs), sonny donaldson (piano), steve davis (bass), arnold enlow (drum), eddie jefferson (voc)
Manhattan, it's alright with me, here i go again, home by the sea, i got plenty of nothin', it's delovely, i wish i were in love again, autumn leaves, nobody's heart, takin' a chance on love
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mel torme (vcl), howard mcghee (trumpet), ralph sharon (piano), max bennett (bass), stan levey (drum) + voc