Various Artists: Jazz West Coast (vol. 2) (1956)
Series: An Anthology of California Music
Track list:
A1 01. Bag Of Blues -Bud Shank Quartet
A2 02. Summertime -Chet Baker Quartet
A3 03. Topsy -Chico Hamilton Quintet
A4 04. Easy Living -Bill Perkins Quintet
A5 05. Line For Lyons -Gerry Mulligan Quartet
B1 06. Song Of The Islands -Bill Perkins Octet
B2 07. I Hear Music -Hampton Hawes Trio
B3 08. Bojangles Of Harlem -Russ Freeman Quartet
B4 09. Contour -Jack Sheldon Quintet
B5 10. It’s Sand, Man -Cy Touff Quintet
Personnel:
01 – Bag Of Blues // Bud Shank Quartet
Bud Shank (as), Claude Williamson (p), Don Prell (b), Chuck Flores (dr)
02 – Summertime // Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp), Gerard Gustin (p), Jimmy Bond (b), Bert Dale (dr)
03 – Topsy // Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Collette (ts), Jim Hall (g), Carson Smith (b), Fred Katz (cello), Chico Hamilton (dr)
04 – Easy Living // Bill Perkins Quintet
Bill Perkins (ts), John Lewis (p), Jim Hall (g), Percy Heath (b), Chico Hamilton (dr)
05 – Line For Lyons // Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Bob Brookmeyer (v trb), Gerry Mulligan (bs), Red Mitchell (b), Frank Isola (dr)
06 – Song Of The Islands // Bill Perkins Octet
Stu Williamson (tp), Cari Fontana (trb), Bud Shank (as), Bill Perkins (ts), Jack Nimitz (bs), Russ Freeman (p), Red Mitchell (b), Mel Lewis (dr)
07 – I Hear Music // Hampton Hawes Trio
Hampton Hawes (p), Red Mitchell (b), Mel Lewis (dr)
08 – Bojangles Of Harlem // Russ Freeman Quartet
Bud Shank (as), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b), Shelly Manne (dr)
09 – Contour // Jack Sheldon Quintet
Jack Sheldon (tp), Joe Maini (as), Kenny Drew (p), LeRoy Vinnegar (b), Lawrence Marable (dr)
10 – It’s Sand, Man // Cy Touff Quintet
Cy Touff (tp), Richie Kamuca (ts), Pete Jolly (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Chuck Flores (dr)
This compilation:
Released: 1956
Label: Pacific Jazz Records – JWC 501
A Richard Bock Production
Liner Notes: Will MacFarland
Design: William Claxton
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