Boxset / Compilation · 2010
Tracklist
CD 1
01. Racing (Wallington) 2:19
02. Fairyland (Wallington) 2:48
03. Fine and Dandy (Swift-James) 3:01
04. I'll Remember April (Raye-Depaul) 2:30
05. Twins (Wallington) 2:21
06. Polka Dot (Wallington) 2:52
07. High Score (Wallington) 2:48
08. Hyacinth (Wallington)2:38
09. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Rodgers-Hart) 2:16
10. Joy Bell (Wallington) 2:22
11. Love Beat (Wallington) 2:51)
12. Summer Rain (Wallington) 2:44
13. Escalating (Wallington) 2:34
14. Laura (Mercer-Raskin) 2:55
15. Tenderly (Gross-Lawrence) 2:58
16. When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New (Douglas-Salieri-McCarthy) 2:34
17. Red, White and Blue (Wallington) 2:43
18. Arrivederci (Wallington) 2:26
19. Among Friends (Wallington) 2:56
20. My Nephew and I (Wallington) 2:39
21. Squeezer's Breezer (Wallington) 2:20
22. Variations (Wallington) 4:34
23. Ours (Feather) 2:30
24. I Married an Angel (Rodgers-Hart) 2:31
25. Cuckoo Around the Clock (Wallington) 2:26
26. Fairyland (Wallington) 2:41
27. Woody'n You (Gillespie) 2:40
28. Just One of Those Things (Porter) 3:03
29. Honeysuckle Rose (Razaf-Waller) 2:54
CD 2
01. Star Eyes (Raye-DePaul) 4:02
02. N.Y. (Wallington) 4:34
03. A Day in Paris (Wallington) 2:41
04. These Foolish Things (Marvel-Strachey-link) 2:37
05. Before Dawn (Wallington) 3:26
06. A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli) 3:22
07. If I Love Again (Murria-Oakland) 2:48
08. Your Laughter (McGoverd) 3:02
09. Thoroughbred (Wallington) 3:18
10. Without Reservation (Wallington) 2:49
11. Morning Dew (Wallington) 3:20
12. Busman's Holiday (Wallington) 2:38
13. Godchild (Wallington) 3:20
14. Serendipity (Wallington) 3:04
15. Billie's Tune (Wallington) 3:08
16. The Ghostly Lover (Wallington) 3:47
17. Up Jumped the Devil (Wallington) 2:41
18. It's All Right with Me (Porter) 2:55
19. The End of a Love Affair (Redding) 3:46
20. Will You Still Be Mine (Dennis) 3:02
21. In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) 4:46
22. World Weary (Coward) 3:15
23. One Night of Love (Schertzinger-Kahn) 2:55
Total time: 155 min
Line-up/Musicians
Personnel on CD 1:
Tracks #1-2: George Wallington (p), Curley Russell (b) and Charlie Perry (d). Recorded in New York City, on May 9, 1949.
Tracks #3-10: George Wallington (p), Curley Russell (b) and Max Roach (d). Recorded in New York City, on November 21, 1951.
Tracks #11-14: George Wallington (p), Charlie Mingus (b) and Max Roach (d). Recorded in New York City, on September 4, 1952.
Tracks #15-18: George Wallington (p), Oscar Pettiford (b) and max Roach (d). Recorded the same date as the previous session.
Tracks #19-25: George Wallington (p), Curley Russell (b) and Max Roach (d). Recorded in New York City, on may 25, 1953.
Tracks #26-29: George Wallington (p), Pierre Michelot (b) and Jean-Louis Viale (d). Recorded in Paris, on September 24, 1953.
Personnel on CD 2:
Tracks #1-4: George Wallington (p), Pierre Michelot (b) and Jean-Louis Viale (d). Recorded in Paris, on September 24, 1953.
Tracks #5-12: George Wallington (p), Curley Russell (b) and Art Taylor (d). Recorded in New York City, on June 10, 1954.
Tracks #13-23: George Wallington (p), Teddy Kotick (b) and Nick Stabulas (d). Recorded in Hackensack, N.J. at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, September 4 & 5, 1956.
About this release
Fresh Sound FSRCD 597-2 (Spain)
Tracks #1-2 from the 7" EP, Savoy XP 8112
Tracks #3-10 from the 10" LP Progressive LP-3001
Tracks #1-10 reissued on the 12" LP, Savoy MG-12081, which featured two octet tunes that are not on this CD set.
Tracks #11-18 from the 10" LP, Prestige PRLP-136
Tracks #19-25 from the 10" LP, Prestige PRLP-158
Tracks #26-29 from the 10" LP, Vogue LD-171
Sources CD 2:
Tracks #1-4 from the 10" LP, Vogue LD-171
Tracks #5-12 from the 10" LP, Norgran MGN-24
Tracks #13-23 from the 12" LP, Atlantic LP 1275
Thanks to snobb for the addition