Dexter Gordon And Wardell Gray And Sonny Criss And Barney Kessel And Hampton Hawes And Howard McGhee And Connie Kay - West Coast Jazz Concert flac album

Recorded "in person" at a Los Angeles Concert in 1947. Label says:"NOT LICENSED FOR READIO BROADCAST FOR HOME USE ON PHONOGRAPH". Matrix, Runout (Stamped Side A): RMG-6049A X20 D 1. Matrix, Runout (Etched Side A): RVG.

Alto Saxophone – Sonny Criss. Bass – Harry Babison (tracks: A), Leroy Gray (tracks: B).

Dexter Gordon, Vol. 10. Jazz Classics. Jazz Explosion: The Greats, Vol. Nine.

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Roy Porter, drums. Hi-De-Ho Club", Los Angeles, CA, circa March, 1947. Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert - West Coast (Savoy MG 12012). Howard McGhee, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; possibly Leroy Gray, bass; Ken Kennedy, drums. Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray - The Hunt (Savoy SJL 2222). Howard McGhee, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Roy Porter, drums. Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947.

Hawes was self-taught; by his teens he was playing with the leading jazz musicians on the West Coast, including Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers, and Teddy Edwards. His second professional job, at 18, was playing for eight months with the Howard McGhee Quintet at the Hi De Ho Club, in a group that included Charlie Parker. After serving in the . Army in Japan from 1952 to 1954, Hawes formed his own trio, with bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Chuck Thompson. Kessel Plays Standards (Contemporary, 1955). Hampton Hawes and the Low Blues" by Ethan Iverson.

Dexter Gordon – Jazz on Sunset (Move) feat. Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray – The Rubaiyat. Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon – The Steeplechase. Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray – Cherokee. Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray – The Hunt. Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray – The man I love. Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray – Byas-A-Drink. Wardell Gray – Easy Swing.

People like Howard McGhee-trumpet,Sonny Criss-alto sax,Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray-tenor saxes,Barney Kessel-guitar,Hampton Hawes and Russ Freeman-pianos,plus several others who make up some swinging groups. Saying that,it's nice to have it all in one place because it gives a real feel for the times. The tracks of most interest are quite lengthy-13-21 minutes or so in length

Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babasin, Connie Kay, Barney Kessell.