Boxset / Compilation · 2003
Tracklist
1 Caravan 3:00
2 Alternate 2:36
3 Hoppin's John 2:47
4 Jumpin' with Symphony Sid 2:41
5 Deep Night 2:45
6 Please Be Kind 3:14
7 Smada 2:48
8 Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note 2:29
9 A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:50
10 Bensonality 2:43
12 Duet 3:16
13 The Controversial Suite: Before My Time 10:27
14 Azalea 3:09
15 Vagabonds 3:12
16 Something to Live For 3:00
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Willie Smith
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Russell Procope (tracks: 5 to 16)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney (tracks: 5 to 16)
Bass – Wendell Marshall
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 2 to 16)
Drums – Louie Bellson
Piano – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 9 to 13, 15)
Piano, Organ – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16)
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 5 to 16)
Trombone – Britt Woodman (tracks: 5 to 16), Juan Tizol, Quentin Jackson (tracks: 5 to 16)
Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 5 to 8), Clark Terry (tracks: 9 to 16), Dick Vance (tracks: 10), Francis Williams (tracks: 9, 10), Harold Baker (tracks: 5 to 16), Nelson Williams (tracks: 5 to 8), Ray Nance (tracks: 5 to 9, 11 to 16), Willie Cook (tracks: 9 to 16)
Vocals – Lloyd Oldham (tracks: 11, 16)
About this release
Classics Records – 1282 (France)
Track 1 recorded in New York, June 1, 1951.
Tracks 2 to 4 recorded in New York, June 19, 1951.
Tracks 5 to 8 recorded in New York, August 7, 1951.
Tracks 9 and 10 recorded in New York, December 7, 1951.
Tracks 11 to 16 recorded in New York, December 11, 1951.
Thanks to snobb for the addition