What's your favorite Keynote Session?

[Brute]

Hi All! I held out for Mosaic to release the Complete Keynote Sessions but it doesn't look like it's going to happen any time soon. So, recently I started picking up the CD series secondhand. I currently own, "The Keynoters" (Nat King Cole), "The Ellingtonians", "Lester Young", "Benny Carter" and the "Coleman Hawkins" set. Last week I ordered the Eldridge and "Swing Trumpets" set and I am waiting for it to arrive. It is a shame that these recordings have been neglected for re-issue, there are some real gems here.

Do you have any favorites? Sessions or performances?

Edited December 7, 2007 by Brute

[sidewinder]

Funilly enough, one of my OOP Mosaic boxes has a old flyer from them offering for sale the Japanese 'Keynote' LP set !

[Brute]

There is some wonderful music on these CDs and I plan on trying to obtain more but some of the sets can be very expensive on the used market.

Edited December 7, 2007 by Brute

[jazzbo]

Lots of great music. Try to get the Hawkins four cd set if you can!

I LOVE the Lester Young, if I had to have ONE that would be the one!

[kh1958]

Hi All! I held out for Mosaic to release the Complete Keynote Sessions but it doesn't look like it's going to happen any time soon. So, recently I started picking up the CD series secondhand. I currently own, "The Keynoters" (Nat King Cole), "The Ellingtonians", "Lester Young", "Benny Carter" and the "Coleman Hawkins" set. Last week I ordered the Eldridge and "Swing Trumpets" set and I am waiting for it to arrive. It is a shame that these recordings have been neglected for re-issue, there are some real gems here.

Do you have any favorites? Sessions or performances?

There's also one with Red Rodney--is the above plus the Red Rodney a complete list of the CDs?

[Chuck Nessa]

There's also one with Red Rodney--is the above plus the Red Rodney a complete list of the CDs?

Additional titles include "Small Herd", Red Norvo and Tristano.

[kh1958]

There's also one with Red Rodney--is the above plus the Red Rodney a complete list of the CDs?

Additional titles include "Small Herd", Red Norvo and Tristano.

I forgot that I have the Tristano, but I'm missing the Small Herd and Red Norvo.

[WD45]

Those Lester Young sides are my favorite of his. Definitive Records has reissued them.

[mikeweil]

Pres!!!

I love that bowed solo Slam Stewart did on "Sometimes I'm Happy", too - King Pleasure did a vocalese version of that.

[Kalo]

Another vote for Lester, though the Hawk sides are great, too.

I've been impressed by just about everything I've heard on Keynote, though I've not come close to hearing it all.

[brownie]

Can't just list one because I can't choose between those two sessions:

the Lester Young quartet session with Johnny Guarnieri, Slam Stewart and Big Sid Catlett

the Coleman Hawkins quartet session with Teddy Wilson, John Kirby and Big Sid Catlett

[Stereojack]

There are so many fantastic sessions on Keynote.

Cozy Cole All Stars (2/22/44) (w/ Joe Thomas, Trummy Young, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines, Teddy Walters, Billy Taylor)

Blue Moon, Father Co-operates, Just One More Chance, Thru' For the Night

"Little Jazz" & His Trumpet Ensemble (4/22/44) (w/ Roy Eldridge, Joe Thomas, Emmett Berry, Johnny Guarnieri, Israel Crosby, Cozy Cole)

Don't Be That Way, I Want To Be Happy, Fiesta In Brass, St Louis Blues

These are two outstanding dates.

Also, I gotta say that the Lester Young quartet session is among my favorite Pres.

[Brute]

Bumping my own thread (hope that's not taboo around here). So I now have hunted down the Coleman Hawkins 4 disc set (got this one as an early X-Mas gift from my wonderful wife), The Roy Eldridge & Swing trumpets 2 disc set (smokes!), the Tristano disc, The Keynoters, The Lester Young disc (fantastic!), The Ellingtonians (nice mix), and The Benny Carter disc (awesome!).

Can anybody tell me if the Red Rodney, Red Norvo, and "Small Herd" discs are worth the cash they are currently going for on the used market (holy shit these are expensive)?

Additionally, I have been on a Hawkins kick and I picked up a used copy of "Hollywood Stampede" and found a Japanese import of "Thanks For The Memory" on Xanadu (1944 sessions). Both of these are also great and very much in the vein of the Keynote stuff.

Care to reccommend any similar small group swing? I have some Mosaics that I really prize that are similar (Hampton Victors, H.R.S., Blue Note Ike Quebec & John Hardee, and Classic Capitol sessions) and I also just won the "Genius of the Jazz Guitar" Christian box set for an amazing $21.50 on ebay (score!).

Edited January 8, 2008 by Brute

[king ubu]

You should also get the "Rainbow Mist" disc by Hawkins - it's on Delmark, fits in nicely with the Hollywood Stampede disc and the Keynote box!

My favourite session, btw, would be the two that brownie mentioned!

Though some of the Tristano material is pretty awesome, too!

I have the Prez on various labels, not the original Keynote disc, but I have the Hawkins, Early Bebop, Carter, Keynoters (Nat Cole), and Tristano discs. Being unwilling to pay horrendous prizes, I guess I'll leave it at that... too bad, as there'd be more good stuff on the others! Of course best would be to get a CD version of that old LP box - I would have had a chance to buy that one years ago, but I wasn't interested enough in this kind of jazz back then... too bad!

[Brute]

Hi Ubu! Thanks! "Rainbow Mist", I'll put that on my list. It is a shame that the complete Keynote sides have not been reissued on CD in their entirety. I think that Mosaic would do a fine job with those. Does anyone know if there is an online discography available for the Complete Keynote LP set? I have not been able to find any info.

[king ubu]

I have the Keynote info somewhere, will have to dig it up.

About the Hawkins 4CD set - I always thought that oen was complete? What's missing?

[Brute]

I'm just interested in knowing what has been released on CD and what hasn't. I'd like to obtain as much of this music as I can afford to. There something about these sessions that really jive with me. Harry Lim was doing something right and it's a shame that his label didn't last.

Edited January 8, 2008 by Brute

[king ubu]

Keynote Collection discography - I hope there aren't too many typos...

(*) indicates previously unissued

George Hartman and His Orchestra

George Hartman (tp), Julian Laine (tb), Leonard "Bujie" Centobie (cl), Roy Zimmerman (p), Lloyd Dantin (g), John Bell (b), John Castaing (d)

New Orleans, c. March 14, 1941

DIGA DIGA DOO (3:19)

JAZZ ME BLUES (2:57)

MUSKRAT RAMBLE (3:24)

TIN ROOF BLUES (3:43)

Lester Young Quartet

Lester Young (ts), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Slam Stewart (b), Sid Catlett (d)

New York, December 28, 1943

JUST YOU, JUST ME (3:06)

JUST YOU. JUST ME (3:13)

I NEVER KNEW (3:07)

I NEVER KNEW (3:11)

AFTERNOON OF A BASIE-ITE (3:09)

AFTERNOON OF A BASIE-ITE (3:11)

SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY (3:44) (*)

SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY (3:09)

Lionel Hampton Sextet with Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington (voc), Joe Morris (tp), Rudy Rutherford (cl), Arnett Cobb (ts), Milt Buckner (p), Vernon King (b), Fred Radcliffe (d), Lionel Hampton (d-1, p-2)

New York, December 29, 1943

EVIL GAL BLUES (2:54) (-1)

I KNOW HOW TO DO IT (3:10)

SALTY PAPA BLUES (3:05)

HOMEWARD BOUND (2:50) (-2)

"Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge) and His Trumpet Ensemble

Roy Eldridge, Joe Thomas, Emmett Berry (tp), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Israel Crosby (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, January 24, 1944

DON'T BE THAT WAY (3:12)

I WANT TO BE HAPPY (2:57)

FIESTA IN BRASS (2:55) (*)

FIESTA IN BRASS (2:55)

ST LOUIS BLUES (2:39)

ST LOUIS BLUES (2:35)

Coleman Hawkins Quintet

Roy Eldridge (tp), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, January 31, 1944

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (3:14) (*)

1 ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (3:12) (*)

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (3:11)

'S WONDERFUL (2:58) (*)

'S WONDERFUL (2:39)

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (3:14)

"BEAN" AT THE MET (3:08) (*)

"BEAN" AT THE MET (3:06) (*)

"BEAN" AT THE MET (3:02)

Coleman Hawkins Quartet

Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Israel Crosby (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, February 17, 1944

FLAME THROWER (3:16)

IMAGINATION (2:50)

NIGHT AND DAY (3:21)

CATTIN' AT KEYNOTE (2:42)

Cozy Cole All Stars

Joe Thomas (tp), Trummy Young (tb), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Earl Hines (p), Teddy Walters (g), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, February 22, 1944

BLUE MOON (4:35)

BLUE MOON (4:30) (*)

FATHER CO-OPERATES (3:53) (*)

FATHER CO-OPERATES (5:00) (*)

FATHER CO-OPERATES (5:14) (*)

FATHER CO-OPERATES (4:47)

Cozy Cole All Stars

Roy Eldridge (tp), Coleman Hawklns (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, January 31, 1944

JUST ONE MORE CHANCE (5:04) (*)

JUST ONE MORE CHANCE (4:51)

THRU' FOR THE NIGHT (4:46) (*)

THRU' FOR THE NIGHT (4:42)

Kansas City Seven

Buck Clayton (tp), Dicky Wells (tb), Lester Young (ts), Count Basie (p), Freddy Green (g), Rodney Richardson (b), Jo Jones (d)

New York, March 22, 1944

AFTER THEATRE JUMP (4:49) (*)

AFTER THEATRE JUMP (4:46)

SIX CATS AND A PRINCE (5:18) (*)

SIX CATS AND A PRINCE (4:10)

SIX CATS AND A PRINCE (4:12)

LESTER LEAPS AGAIN (4:28)

DESTINATION K.C. (3:53)

DESTINATION K.C. (4:49)

Charlie Shavers Quintet Featuring Earl Hines

Charlie Shavers (tp), Tab Smith (as), Earl Hines (p), Al Lucas (b), Jo Jones (d)

New York, April 22, 1944

MOUNTAIN AIR (4:57)

CURRY IN A HURRY (4:18) (*)

CURRY IN A HURRY (4:39)

CURRY IN A HURRY (4:37) (*)

STARDUST (4:40) (*)

STARDUST (4:29)

ROSETTA (4:08) (*)

ROSETTA (5:00) (*)

ROSETTA (4:39)

Coleman Hawkins and His Sax Ensemble

Tab Smith (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas (ts), Harry Carney (bs), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Al Lucas (b), Sidney Catlett (d)

New York, May 24, 1944

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET (4:54) (*)

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET (4:46)

THREE LITTLE WORDS (4:48)

BATTLE OF THE SAXES (4:38)

LOUISE (4:55) (*)

LOUISE (4:52)

Coleman Hawkins' All American Four

Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), John Kirby (b), Sid Catlett (d)

New York, May 29, 1944

MAKE BELIEVE (4:45) (*)

MAKE BELIEVE (4:46)

DON'T BLAME ME (4:50) (*)

DON'T BLAME ME (4:54)

JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS (4:33)

HALLELUJAH (3:58)

Benny Morton Trombone Choir

Benny Morton, Vic Dickenson, Bill Harris, Claude Jones (tb), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Al Hall (b), Sid Catlett (d), Billy Moore, Jr. (arr)

New York, May 30, 1944

WHERE OR WHEN (4:50) (*)

WHERE OR WHEN (4:39)

LIZA (1) (4:19)

LIZA (2) (4:22)

ONCE IN A WHILE (4:44)

SLIPHORN OUTING (4:33)

Rex Stewart's Big Eight

Rex Stewart (cor), Lawrence Brown (tb), Tab Smith (as, cl-2), Harry Carney (bs, b-cl-1), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Brick Fleagle (g, arr), Sid Weiss (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, June 5, 1944

THE LITTLE GOOSE (3:52) (*)

THE LITTLE GOOSE (3:47)

I'M TRUE TO YOU (3:58) (*)

I'M TRUE TO YOU (3:39)

ZAZA (3:57)

SWAMP MIST (4:56) (*)

SWAMP MIST (4:32)

The Keynoters

Charlie Shavers, Jonah Jones (tp), Budd Johnson (ts), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Milt Hinton (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, June 8, 1944

YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY (4:14) (*)

YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY (4:10)

I'M IN THE MARKET FOR YOU (4:33)

BLUE LOU (4:26) (*)

BLUE LOU (4:17) (*)

I FOUND A NEW BABY (4:15) (*)

Pete Brown's All Star Quintet Featuring Kenny Kersey

Joe Thomas (tp), Pete Brown (as), Kenny Kersey (p), Milt Hinton (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, July 19, 1944

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU (4.24)

THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW (4:11) (*)

THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW (4:06)

IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN (4:18) (*)

IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN (4:33)

I MAY BE WRONG (4:02)

Red Norvo All Star Sextet

Aaron Sachs (cl), Teddy Wllson (p), Red Norvo (vib), Remo Palmieri (g), Slam Stewart (b), Eddie Dell (d)

New York, July 27, 1944

SUBTLE SEXTOLOGY (3.44)

BLUES A LA RED (4:13) (*)

BLUES A LA RED (3:58)

THE MAN I LOVE (4:13)

SEVEN COME ELEVEN (4:05) (*)

SEVEN COME ELEVEN (4:06)

Billy Taylor's Big Eight

Emmett Berry (tp), Vernon Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bs, bcl), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Brick Fleagle (g, an), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, August 1, 1944

PASSIN' ME BY (2:53)

CARNEY-VAL IN RHYTHM (2:41) (*)

CARNEY-VAL IN RHYTHM (2:40)

SAM-PAN (2:40) (*)

SAM-PAN (2:38) (*)

NIGHT WIND (3:08) (*)

NIGHT WIND (3:03)

Jonah Jones And His Orchestra

Jonah Jones (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb, vib), Hilton Jefferson (as), Buster Harding (p, arr), Milt Hinton (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, September 20, 1944

LUST FOR LICKS (2:28)

JUST LIKE A BUTTERFLY (3:02)

BH BOOGIE (2:35) (*)

TWELFTH STREET RAG (3:06) (*)

TWELFTH STREET RAG (3:02) (*)

George Hartman And His Orchestra Featuring Frank Froeba

George Hartman (tp), Vernon Brown (tb), Leonard "Bujie" Centobie (cl), Frank Froeba (p), Jack Lesberg (b), George Wettling (d)

New York, September 27, 1944

HINDUSTAN (2:48)

ALWAYS (2:57)

DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (2:08)

ANGRY (3:02)

Red Norvo's All Star Septet

Joe Thomas (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Hank D'Amico (cl), Teddy Wilson (p), Red Norvo (vib, xylophone-1), Slam Stewart (b), Specs Powell (d), Johnny Thompson (arr)

New York, October 10, 1944

RUSSIAN LULLABY (4:39) (-1) (*)

RUSSIAN LULLABY (4:37) (-1)

I GOT RHYTHM (3:44) (*)

I GOT RHYTHM (3:54) (*)

I GOT RHYTHM (4:07)

SING SOMETHING SIMPLE (3:43) (-1) (*)

SING SOMETHING SIMPLE (3:34) (-1) (*)

SING SOMETHING SIMPLE (3:37) (-1)

Coleman Hawkins Quintet

Buck Clayton (tp), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Slam Stewart (b), Denzil Best (d)

New York, October 17, 1944

I'M YOURS (3:22) (*)

I'M YOURS (3:14) (*)

I'M YOURS (3:30)

UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE (3:10) (*)

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON (3:00) (*)

BEYOND THE BLUES HORIZON (2:58)

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON (2:55)

A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN (2:53) (*)

A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN (2:44) (*)

A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN (2:58)

Charlie Shavers’ All American Five

Charlie Shavers (tp), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Billy Taylor (b), Denzil Best (d)

New York, October 18, 1944

MY MAN (3:23) (*)

MY MAN (3:16)

EL SALON DE GUTBUCKET (2:59)

EL SALON DE GUTBUCKET (2:55) (*)

EMBRACEABLE YOU (3:04)

UNDECIDED (3:01) (*)

UNDECIDED (3:05) (*)

UNDECIDED (2:54) (*)

George Wettling’s New Yorkers

Joe Thomas (tp), Jack Teagarden (tb, voc-1), Hank D’Amico (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Herman Chittison (p), Billy Taylor (b), George Wettling (d)

New York, December 12, 1944

HOME (3:35)

HOME (3:47)

TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS (3:12) (*)

TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS (3:46) (*)

TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS (4:06)

YOU BROUGHT A NEW KIND OF LOVE (3:08)

YOU BROUGHT A NEW KIND OF LOVE (3:57)

SOMEBODY LOVES ME (3:48)

Cozy Cole and His Orchestra

Shorty Rogers (tp), Vernon Brown (tb), Aaron Sachs (cl), Don Byas (ts), Bill Rowland (p), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, February 2, 1945

LOVER COME BACK TO ME (2:43)

SMILES (2:48) (*)

ALL OF ME (2:44) (*)

THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE ME (2:49)

Barney Bigard Quintet

Joe Thomas (tp), Barney Bigard (cl), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)

New York, February 5, 1945

ROSE ROOM (3:12)

BOJANGLES (2:52)

COQUETTE (2:45)

BOROBUDOR (2:42)

Willie Smith and His Orchestra

Billy May (tp, arr), Murray McEachern (tb), Willie Smith (as), Arnold Ross (p), Les Paul (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Nick Fatool (d)

Los Angeles, May 2, 1945

SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN (3:02)

YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES (2:35)

MOTEN SWING (3:21) (*)

MOTEN SWING (2:56)

WILLIE WEEP FOR ME (2:58)

Corky Corcoran and His Orchestra Featuring Emmett Berry

Emmett Berry (tp), Willie Smith (as), Corky Corcoran (ts), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Allan Reuss (g), Ed Michelich (b), Nick Fatool (d), Johnny Thompson (arr)

Los Angeles, May 15, 1945

WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE (2:54)

MINOR BLUES (3:10)

YOU KNOW IT (2:49) (*)

YOU KNOW IT (2:33)

LULLABY OF THE LEAVES (3:01)

Chubby Jackson and His Orchestra

Howard McGhee (tp), Bill Harris (tb), Flip Phillips (ts), Ralph Phillips (p), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Dave Tough (d)

New York, January 10, 1945

NORTHWEST PASSAGE (2:49)

CRYIN’ SANDS (3:05)

Bill Harris and His Sextet

Pete Candoli (tp), Bill Harris (tb), Flip Phillips (ts), Ralph Burns (p), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Alvin Burroughs (d)

Chicago, April 5, 1945

CROSS COUNTRY (2:54)

CHARACTERISTICALLY BH (3:01)

MEAN TO ME (3:23)

SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY (3:18)

Milt Hinton and His Orchestra

Jonah Jones (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb, vib-1), Al Gibson (cl), Dave Rivera (p), Milt Hinton (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, July 6, 1945

BROADWAY HOLDOVER (2:30) (*)

BASS PANDEMONIUM (2:57) (-1) (*)

EVERYWHERE (3:05)

BEEFSTEAK CHARLIE (2:28)

J.C. Heard Quintet

Buck Clayton (tp), Flip Phillips (ts), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Milt Hinton (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, August 17, 1945

WHY DO I LOVE YOU (2:37) (*)

WHY DO I LOVE YOU (2:33)

ALL MY LIFE (2:57)

GROOVIN’ WITH JC (3.15)

WHAT’S THE USE (3:12)

Irving Fazola’s Dixielanders

Tony Dalmado (tp), Julian Lane (tb), Irving Fazola (cl), Steve Giarratano (ts), Pete Laudemann (p),

Bunny Franks (b), Charlie Duke (d)

New Orleans, October 19 and 24, 1945

SOMEDAY SWEETHEART (3:02)

ISLE OF CAPRI (3:07)

WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE (2:41)

WITH YOU, ANYWHERE YOU ARE (2:53)

SWEET LORRAINE (3:03)

MOSTLY FAZ (3:14)

CLARINET MARMELADE (2:49)

JAZZ ME BLUES (3:01)

Bud Freeman and His Orchestra

Billy Butterfield (tp), Vernon Brown (tb), Ernie Caceres (cl), Bud Freeman (ts), Gene Schroeder (p), Carl Kress (g), Bob Haggart (b), George Wettling (d)

New York, November 15, 1945

TOWN HALL BLUES (2:24) (*)

TOWN HALL BLUES (3:12)

Bud Freeman’s All Star Orchestra New York, December 5, 1945

Bud Freeman (ts), Joe Sullivan (p), Carmen Mastren (g), Sid Weiss (b), George Wettling (d), Peanuts Hucko (cl-1), Wild Bill Davison (cor-2)

TEA FOR TWO (2:50)

HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (2:48) (-1)

ROOM WITH A VIEW (3:16)

YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME (2:50) (-2)

SENTIMENTAL BABY (2:54) (-1,2)

YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING (2:54) (-1,2)

Bud Freeman’s All Star Orchestra

Bud Freeman (ts), Joe Sullivan (p), Carmen Mastren (g), Sid Weiss (b), George Wettling (d)

New York, December 5, 1945

BLUE ROOM (2:57)

TIME ON MY HANDS (3:08)

I FOUND A NEW BABY (2:54)

ROYAL GARDEN BLUES (2:43)

MIDNITE AT EDDIE CONDON’S (2:52)

INSIDE ON THE SOUTHSIDE (2:43)

Jonah Jones and His Orchestra

Jonah Jones (tp), Hilton Jefferson (as), Joe Thomas (ts), Buster Harding (p), Milt Hinton (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, c. August, 1945

POOR JOHN (2:29) (*)

TRUMPET INTERLUDE (3:20)

LITTLE SIR ECHO (2:51) (*)

EXACTLY LIKE YOU (2:55) (*)

Chubby Jackson’s Rhythm

Tony Aless (p), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson, Arnold Fishkin (b), Shelly Manne (d)

New York, November 29, 1945

HEAD QUARTERS (2:53)

HEAD HUNTERS (2:41) (*)

HEAD HUNTERS (2:40)

SAM’S CARAVAN (3:07)

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE (3:42) (*)

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE (2:46)

Ted Nash Quintet

Joe Thomas (tp), Ted Nash (ts), Geoff Clarkson (p), Trigger Alpert (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, November 29, 1945

THE GIRL IN MY DREAMS (3:16)

A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS (2:58)

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET (2:43)

WICK’S KICKS (2:45)

The Keynoters

Willie Smith (as), Nat King Cole (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d)

Los Angeles, February 16, 1946

I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME (3:15) (*)

I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME (3:01)

THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT (3:08) (*)

THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT (3:08)

AIRNESS A LA NAT (2:36) (*)

AIRNESS A LA NAT (2:33)

MY OLD FLAME (3:00)

Babe Russin Quartet

Babe Russin (ts), Arnold Ross (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d)

Los Angeles, February 20, 1946

LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (2:59)

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (2:44)

I HEARD YOU CRY LAST NIGHT (2:50) (*)

ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART (2:56) (*)

Manny Klein All Stars

Manny Klein (tp), Babe Russin (ts), Skitch Henderson (p), George Van Eps (g), Artie Shapiro (b), Jackie Mills (d)

Los Angeles, February 22, 1946

GIVE ME SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY (3:03) (*)

AFTER YOU’VE GONE (2:35) (*)

BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN (2:36)

AT SUNDOWN (3:13)

Babe Russin Quintet

Babe Russin (ts), Tommy Todd (p), Al Hendrickson (g), Jud De Naut (b), Jackie Mills (d)

Los Angeles, March 8, 1946

EASY TO LOVE (2:44)

5054 WHITSETT (2:41)

Herbie Haymer’s Orchestra

Clyde Hurley (tp), Heinie Beau (cl), Herbie Haymer (ts), Tommy Todd (p), Dave Barbour (g), Phil Stephens (b), Nick Fatool (d)

Los Angeles, March 30, 1946

I SAW STARS (3:08)

SWEET AND LOVELY (2:56)

CHINA BOY (3:00)

Clyde Hurley and His Orchestra

Clyde Hurley (tp), Babe Russin (ts), Murray McEachern (as), Tommy Todd (p), Dave Barbour (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Nick Fatool (d)

Los Angeles, April 3, 1946

I’VE GOT A FEELING I’M FALLING (2:54) (*)

DANCING ON THE CEILING (3:06) (*)

OUT OF NOWHERE (2:55)

ON THE TRAIL (2:55)

Arnold Ross Quintet

Benny Carter (as), Arnold Ross (p), Allan Reuss (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Nick Fatool (d)

Los Angeles, April 1946

THE MOON IS LOW (3:14) (*)

THE MOON IS LOW (2:49)

STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (3:07)

BYE BYE BLUES (2:47)

I DON’T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU LIKE I DO (3:05)

Juan Tizol and His Orchestra

Dick Cathcart (tp), Juan Tizol (vtb), Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin (ts), Arnold Ross (p), Irving Ashby (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Nick Fatool (d)

Los Angeles, April 7, 1946

KEB-LAH (3:03)

THE SPHINX (3:04)

ZANZIBAR (3:03)

YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT (2:38)

Benny Carter Quintet

Benny Carter (as), Sonny White (p), unknown (g), (b), (d)

Los Angeles, April 22, 1946

MOONGLOW (2:51) (*)

GIVE ME SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY (2:47) (*)

LADY BE GOOD (2:38) (*)

DEEP PURPLE (3:11) (*)

Marie Bryant

Marie Bryant (voc), with the Midtowners (voc-group), Peanuts Hucko (cl), Bernie Leighton (p), Hy White (g), Trigger Alpert (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, April 29, 1946

BLUE SKIES (2:51)

ICE CREAM BRICK (2:58)

Ann Hathaway with Ellis Larkins and His Orchestra

Ann Hathaway (voc), with Irving “Mouse” Randolph (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), Ellis Larkins (p), Eugene Fields (g), Al Hall (b), Jimmy Crawford (d)

New York, June 20, 1946

COME RAIN OR COME SHINE (3:02)

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (2:55)

Gene Sedric and His Orchestra

Lincoln Mills (tp), Gene Sedric (cl, ts, voc-1), Freddie Jefferson (p), Al Casey (g), Danny Settle (b), Slick Jones (d, voc-1)

New York, December 11, 1946

TEASIN’ (2:58)

T-I-L-L-I-E (2:58)

I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE (2:43)

I GOT RHYTHM (2:20) (-1) (*)

I GOT RHYTHM (2:40) (-1) (*)

Bernie Leighton Quintet

Peanuts Hucko (cl), Bernie Leighton (p), Hy White (g), Trigger Alpert (b), J.C. Heard (d)

New York, April 29, 1946

WAITING FOR LEIGHTON (2:28)

Bernie Leigthon Quartet

Bernie Leighton (p), Hy White (g), Trigger Alpert (b), Dave Tough (d)

New York, August 9, 1946

BEYOND THE MOON (2:33)

HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES (2:55)

I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME (3:02)

MOTEN SWING (2:54)

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP (3:04)

Joe Thomas and His Orchestra

Joe Thomas (tp), Tyree Glenn (tb), Hilton Jefferson (as), Jerry Jerome (ts), Bernie Leighton (p), Hy White (g), Billy Taylor (b), Lee Abrams[son] (d)

New York, August 16, 1946

YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME (3:01)

SHE DIDN’T SAY YES (3:02)

BLACK BUTTERFLY (3:02)

POCATELLO (2:45)

George Barnes Sextet

Boyd Rolando (ts), Frank Rullo (vib), George Barnes (el-g), Ernie (Earl) Backus (g), Mike Rubin (b), Dick Balridge (d)

Chicago, September 20 and 23, 1946

WINDY CITY FLASH (2:34)

BARNES AT DUBLIN’S (2:39)

LAUGHING AT LIFE (3:04)

BLUE LOU (2:54)

QUIET, THE GIBSON’S AT WORK (2:58)

PINK ELEPHANTS (2:36)

LOVER COME BACK TO ME (2:48)

WHAT’S THE USE (2:23)

Danny Hurd Orchestra

Louis Mucci (tp), Bob Jenney (tb), Bob Walters (cl, as), Dave Mathews (ts), Danny Hurd (p, arr), Barry Galbraith (g), Al Hall (b), Dave Tough (d)

New York, October 15, 1946

AVAILABLE JONES (3:01) (*)

YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (3:02)

LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY (2:55) (*)

DREAMY AFTERNOON (2:47)

Bill Harris and His New Music

Bill Harris (vtb), John LaPorta, Salvatore Delegge (cl), Ted Wheeler (fl), Ralph Burns (p, arr), Mickey Folus (bcl), George Barnes (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Barrett Deems (d)

Chicago, May 6, 1946

EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME (3:07)

FRUSTRATION (2:49) (*)

FRUSTRATION (2:54)

Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart with Red Rodney’s Be-Boppers

Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (voc), Red Rodney (tp), Al Haig (p), Curly Russell (b), Stan Levey (d), Neal Hefti (arr)

New York, November 23, 1946

A CENT AND A HALF (2:54)

PERDIDO (3:04) (*)

PERDIDO (3:02)

CHARGE ACCOUNT (2:45)

CHARGE ACCOUNT (2:38) (*)

GUSSIE G (2:56) (*)

GUSSIE G (2:49)

Neal Hefti and His Orchestra

Neal Hefti (tp, arr), Kai Winding (tb), Charlie Ventura (ts), Tony Aless (p), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Frances Wayne (voc-1)

New York, December 18, 1946

SIBONEY (2:43) (-1) (*)

MAD ABOUT THE BOY (3:06) (-1) (*)

I WOKE UP DIZZY (3:27) (*)

I WOKE UP DIZZY (3:02)

SLOPPY JOE’S (3:08) (*)

SLOPPY JOE’S (2:49)

Red Rodney’s Be-Boppers

Red Rodney (tp), Allen Eager (ts), Serge Chaloff (bari), Al Haig (p), Chubby Jackson (b), Tiny Kahn (d)

New York, January 29, 1947

ALL GOD’S CHILLUN GOT RHYTHM (2:51) (*)

ALL GOD’S CHILLUN GOT RHYTHM (2:48)

ELEVATION (2:56)

FINE AND DANDY (2:43) (*)

FINE AND DANDY (2:40)

THE GOOF AND I (3:07) (*)

THE GOOF AND I (2:59)

Lennie Tristano Trio

Lennie Tristano (p), Billy Bauer (g), Clyde Lombardi (b)

New York, October 8, 1946

OUT ON A LIMB (2:42) (*)

OUT ON A LIMB (2:53)

OUT ON A LIMB (2:44)

I CAN’T GET STARTED WITH YOU (3:01) (*)

I CAN’T GET STARTED WITH YOU (2:59)

I SURRENDER DEAR (2:36) (*)

I SURRENDER DEAR (2:21) (*)

I SURRENDER DEAR (3:10)

UNTITLED BLUES (3:50) (*)

INTERLUDE (3:08)

INTERLUDE (2:36) (*)

INTERLUDE (3:03) (*)

INTERLUDE (2:58) (*)

INTERLUDE (1:44) (*)

INTERLUDE (3:05) (*)

Lennie Tristano Trio

Lennie Tristano (p), Billy Bauer (g), Bob Leininger (b)

New York, May 23, 1947

BLUE BOY (2:52)

ATONEMENT (2:33)

COOLIN’ OFF WITH ULANOV (2:51)

COOLIN’ OFF WITH ULANOV (2:32) (*)

[BruceH]

Of the ones I've heard (all of which I like) I'd have to say the Lester Young is my fave. "Just You, Just Me" comes close to Zen.

[Chuck Nessa]

The Benny Carter cd (Arnold Ross session and Carter quintet) added 10 alternates omitted from the lp box.

[John L]

Wow. I never realized that the Keynote discography was so large.

Like many others here, I find the Lester Young quartet session to be something close to heaven on earth.

[Stereojack]

About the Hawkins 4CD set - I always thought that oen was complete? What's missing?

Discographies have always listed an alternate take of "Cattin' at Keynote" from the Feb 17, 1944 date. The box and the CD offer only one take, and annotator Dan Morgenstern dismisses the previous information as "a figment of the discographical imagination". Well, the take given IS the alternate, and the master take issued on 78 is missing!