Johnson recorded two takes of Gryce's composition "Capri" for Blue Note Records ( Jay Jay Johnson, BLP 5028 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vols. Doug Hawkins is listed as the engineer and he is known to have worked at WOR. 24 bars intro Clifford Brown (t) 64 bars (2 choruses) Benny Golson (ts) 52 bars over 2 choruses Philly Joe Jones (d) 26 bars Philly Joe Jones (d) 22+ barsī - Clifford Brown (t) 56 bars over two choruses Tadd Dameron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus) Benny Golson (ts) 48 bars (1.5 choruses)Ĭ - Clifford Brown (t) 24 bars over 1 chorus (ensemble plays bridge) Benny Golson (ts) 48 bars (1.5 choruses)Į - Clifford Brown (t) 32 bars (1 chorus) different form than head Tadd Dameron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses) different form than head Tadd Dameron (p) 8 bars bridgeĬlifford Brown discographer Bob Weir incorrectly lists the studio as Van Gelder.
M - McGhee, Gryce, track ends chaoticallyĪ - Philly Joe Jones (d) ca. K - McGhee, tenor saxophone (track ends during solo) G - Gryce, McGhee, Pierce (?), bass (probably Pettiford), Gryce/McGhee four-bar exchanges None of these have been auditioned by the authors.Ī/b - Jordan, Wilber, trumpet (?), Gryce, Pettiford (cello), Jordan, Rolandĭ - Pettiford (cello - audio problems), Jordan (?), bass (probably Pettiford - drop out during solo), Gryce (track ends during his solo)Į - Pettiford (cello), McGhee, Jordan, Pettiford (cello)į - McGhee (track starts during his solo), Pierce (?), Gryce, trumpet (?) In addition to the tracks listed, Zimmerman's records indicate the presence of another version of "Perdido," two tracks whose titles are unknown, one track labeled as "Ad Lib" and two untitled piano solos performed by Gryce. Timings shown include announcements and applause. Many titles are incomplete and the sound quality varies. Tracks a and b are not really a medley but rather a merging of the two melody lines. Another unidentified trumpet player and a tenor saxophonist (Wilber?) are heard on some tracks. The personnel are incomplete and collective, presumably over several dates. The tapes are in the possession of Art Zimmerman. These are recordings of jam sessions, some tracks of which were to be issued on the Zim label. These Foolish Things (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)ĭon't Blame Me (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)īody and Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)Įmbraceable You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) I'll Remember April (Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) Swingin' till the Girls Come Home (Oscar Pettiford)Īnthropology (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) Perdido (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) Imagination (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) Rockin' in Rhythm (Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills) Howard McGhee (t), unknown (t, ts, d), Gigi Gryce (as), Bob Wilber (cl), Oscar Pettiford (vc, b), Joe Roland (vib), Duke Jordan, Nat Pierce (p), Tommy Potter (b) a.
Location: Christy's Restaurant, Framingham, MA