Episode 5 in the West Coast Jazz series.
This episode of Dwarsliggers en Buitenbeentjes is sure to surprise you with the vitality, spontaneity and enthusiasm of the West Coast musicians.
The recordings come from material made available in a limited edition to a select group of donors by Ken Poston, curator of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute.
Playlist
- Elevation (Gerry Mulligan–Elliot Lawrence) – 2:34
Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra
John Dee, Joe Techner, Jimmy Padget, Bill Danziesen (trumpet); Vince Forchetti, Chuck Harris, Sy Berger (trombone); Joe Soldo, Louis Giamo (alto saxophone); Phil Urso, Bruno Rondinelli (tenor saxophone); Merle Bredwell
Solo order: Phil Urso (tenor saxophone), Vince Forchetti (trombone), Tom O’Neil (bass), Joe Techner (trumpet)
Recorded in New York City, 13 April 1949
Source: CD Gerry Mulligan – Mullenium (Columbia/Legacy, 1998) - Elevation (Mulligan) – 8:00
Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars with Gerry Mulligan
Shorty Rogers (trumpet), Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone), Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone), Frank Patchen (piano), Howard Rumsey (bass), Shelly Manne (drums)
Recorded live at the Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California, 1 June 1952
Source: CD West Coast Rarities (Los Angeles Jazz Institute Presents 002) - Move (Denzil Best) – 4:46
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (trumpet), Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone), Bob Whitlock (bass), Chico Hamilton (drums)
Recorded live at the Haig, Los Angeles, August 1952
Source: see 2 - Short Snort (Shorty Rogers) – 10:59
Shorty Rogers & His Giants
Shorty Rogers, Chet Baker (trumpet), Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone), Art Pepper (alto saxophone), Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone), Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone), Hampton Hawes (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), Lawrence Marable (drums)
Recorded live at the Rendezvous Ballroom, Balboa Beach, California, 28 September 1952
Source: see 2 - Tiny’s Blues (Tiny Kahn) – 12:53
Jam Session
Ted Ottison (trumpet), Dave Pell (tenor saxophone), Gerry Mulligan (tenor saxophone!), Paul Smith (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), Billy Wilson (drums)
Jam session led by Gerry Mulligan, recorded live at the Haig, Los Angeles, 3 June 1952
Source: CD Swing House – Gerry Mulligan on the West Coast (Rare and Unissued Recordings 1952), Los Angeles Jazz Institute Presents (LAJI 0015) - Too Marvelous for Words (R. Whiting–J. Mercer) – 3:17
Stan Kenton Orchestra: four “dance arrangements” (first quarter of 1952, Gerry Mulligan)
Recorded for the Bob Snydor Show, Bristol, Connecticut, 13 July 1952
Soloists: Sal Salvador (guitar), Dick Meldonian (alto saxophone), Bill Holman (tenor saxophone), Conte Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone) - All the Things You Are (J. Kern–O. Hammerstein II) – 4:03
Recorded for Concert in Miniature, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, 2 September 1952
Soloist: Buddy Childers (trumpet) - Dancing in the Dark (A. Schwartz–H. Dietz) – 2:55
Recorded at the Holiday Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, 10 October 1958
Soloists: Bill Trujillo (tenor saxophone), Stan Kenton (piano), Jack Sheldon (trumpet) - Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter) – 2:55
Recorded at the Enlisted Men’s Club, Barstow, California, 30 January 1960
Soloists: Lennie Niehaus (alto saxophone), Rolf Ericson (trumpet), Stan Kenton (piano)
Source for tracks 6–9: see 5
