Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Dizzy AtmosphereCharlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Max Roach2:59
- 2The Way You Look TonightCharlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Max Roach4:43
- 3OrnithologyCharlie Parker, Red Rodney, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes3:30
- 4Hot HouseCharlie Parker, Red Rodney, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes3:48
- 5ConfirmationCharlie Parker, Red Rodney, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Roy Haynes3:16
- 6Body and SoulSpaulding Givens, Charles Mingus3:38
- 7Blue MoonSpaulding Givens, Charles Mingus3:36
- 8Extrasensory PerceptionThe Charles Mingus Quintet2:51
- 9Portrait (take 2)The Charles Mingus Quintet3:13
- 10Paris in BlueThe Charles Mingus Quintet3:16
- 11SfaxMax Roach Sextet2:18
- 12OrientationMax Roach Sextet2:52
- 13Just One of Those ThingsMax Roach Quartet3:10
- 14BebopperThe Gordons with Hank Jones Trio2:44
- 15You and MeThe Gordons with Hank Jones Trio2:50
- 16Embraceable YouBud Powell Trio4:23
- 17CherokeeBud Powell Trio4:55
- 18Lullaby of BirdlandBud Powell Trio2:34
- 19PerdidoDizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Charlie Parker8:19
- CD 2
- 1Salt PeanutsDizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach7:39
- 2A Night in TunisiaDizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach7:43
- 3Bass‐ically SpeakingBilly Taylor, Charles Mingus3:58
- 4I’ll Remember AprilJ.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis, John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Art Taylor11:14
- 5MoveJ.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis, John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Art Taylor6:57
- 6Kai’s Day (Kai’s Kid)J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis, John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Art Taylor5:30
- 7Lonesome Lover BluesKenny Dorham Quintet3:09
- 8An Oscar for Oscar (take 1)Kenny Dorham Quintet2:48
- 9EclipseCharles Mingus Octet2:59
- 10Miss BlissCharles Mingus Octet3:07
- 11Spontaneous CombustionPaul Bley Trio4:19
- 12(Teapot) Walkin’Paul Bley Trio4:34
- 13Darn That Dream (take 2)Kenny Dorham Quartet4:52
- CD 3
- 1Notes to YouSam Most, Bob Dorough, Percy Heath, Louie Bellson2:54
- 2The Pendulum at Falcon’s LairOscar Pettiford Sextet4:45
- 3Stockholm Sweetnin’Oscar Pettiford Sextet4:16
- 4Fluid DriveJohn LaPorta, Louis R. Mucci, Wally Cirillo, Richard Carter, Ed Shaughnessy3:18
- 5Right Around HomeJohn LaPorta, Louis R. Mucci, Wally Cirillo, Richard Carter, Ed Shaughnessy4:39
- 6The Man I LoveAda Moore, John LaPorta, Wally Cirillo, Tal Farlow, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson4:53
- 7You Came a Long Way From St. LouisAda Moore, John LaPorta, Wally Cirillo, Tal Farlow, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson3:47
- 8Bitty DittyThad Jones, Frank Wess, Hank Jones, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke4:56
- 9You Don’t Know What Love IsThad Jones, Frank Wess, Hank Jones, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke3:33
- 10A Foggy DayHazel Scott, Charles Mingus, Max Roach6:07
- 11Mountain GreeneryHazel Scott, Charles Mingus, Max Roach4:47
- 12EnsenadaJohn Dennis, Charles Mingus, Max Roach5:29
- 13Get Out of TownThad Jones, John Dennis, Charles Mingus, Max Roach7:33
- 14I Can’t Get StartedThad Jones, John Dennis, Charles Mingus, Max Roach6:10
- 15All the Things You AreThe John LaPorta Quartet5:40
- 16Two Party CampaignJohn LaPorta, Louis R. Mucci, Charlie Perry0:47
- CD 4
- 1Nature BoyMiles Davis Quintet6:17
- 2Alone TogetherMiles Davis Quintet7:19
- 3Easy LivingMiles Davis Quintet5:07
- 4PortraitThad Jones, Mingus Orchestra2:50
- 5VariegationsJohn Dennis6:36
- 6Jump Monk (alternate take)The Charles Mingus Quintet11:50
- 7Work SongThe Charles Mingus Quintet6:28
- 8A Foggy DayThe Charles Mingus Quintet5:35
- 9Black SwanAlonzo Levister, John LaPorta, Louis R. Mucci, Lorin Bernsohn, Teddy Charles, Jackson Wiley3:28
- 10Latter Day SaintJimmy Knepper Quintet4:05
- 11The Jumpin' Blues (Jump the Blues Away)Jimmy Knepper Quintet4:56
- 12Autumn in New York (take 1)Shafi Hadi, Clarence Shaw, Pepper Adams, Wade Legge, Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond5:32
- 13Joldi (take 4)Shafi Hadi, Clarence Shaw, Pepper Adams, Wade Legge, Dannie Richmond, Henry Grimes5:24
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [3]
- piano [3]
- trombone [1-3]
- piano [1.16-18, 2.1]
- double bass [2.1, 2.3, 1.16-18, 4.1, 4.1-3]
- alto saxophone [1]
- trumpet [1]
- drums (drum set) [1-3]
- drums (drum set) [2.1, 1.16-18]
- trumpet [1-3]
- recording [1-3]
- vibraphone [1-3]
Issues
T4x CD (4 CD Box Set)1997