Gerald Wilson's "Groovin' High"

[Mark Stryker]

Anyone have a discography, recording or reference that gives the specific date in 1945 that Gerald Wilson recorded his arrangement of "Groovin' High"? (First big band chart on the tune, recorded not that long after Dizzy's first small group recording...) It would be helpful to know who the trumpet and tenor soloists are, though I think the trumpeter is Hobart Dotson.

Edited November 10, 2013 by Mark Stryker

[marcello]

Gerald Wilson (leader),

Snooky Young, Hobart Dotson, Joe “Red” Kelly, James Anderson (trumpets), Melba Liston, Isaac Livingstone, Ralph Bledsoe, Robert Huerta (trombones), Floyd Turnham, Leo Trammel (alto saxes), Vernon Slater, Eddie (not “Lockjaw”) Davis (tenor saxes), Maurice Simon (baritone sax), Benny Sexton (guitar), Jimmy Bunn (piano), Robert Rudd (bass), Henry Tucker Green (drums)

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Composed by Dizzy Gillespie. Arranged by Gerald Wilson

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Recorded: Los Angeles, 1945

Solos are by Dotson, Davis and Bunn.

Stolen from jazz.com

[romualdo]

was released on Excelsior 78 159 & has been reissued on Rhino CD 75872 (Central Ave Sounds)

no specific date in Lord discog - only 1945

There's also an AFRS Jubilee version from Jan 46 (same lineup as above) - it's on the Hep CD "Groovin High In LA 1946"

[Mark Stryker]

Thanks. So, no day/month listing in Lord. Damn. With I knew more to help construct a time line ...

[mikeweil]

It's also on the first Chronological Classics CDs of Wilson's band.

1945, that's all we know ...

The master number was OR-159-A3 - the two tracks recorded May 21, 1945 had OR-126 and OR-128 - so It should have been recorded no sooner than July 1945.

[Mark Stryker]

Excellent deduction, Mr. Holmes (Mike)

Thanks