Doc presents:

Be.....?

Bop !!!!!

1947

Disc 1

A1. "Mad Monk"

Tyree Glenn And His Orchestra

Peanuts Holland, trumpet; 

Tyree Glenn, trombone; 

Hubert Rostaing, clarinet; 

Don Byas, tenor sax; 

Billy Taylor, piano; 

Jean-Jacques Tilche, guitar; 

Jean Bouchety, bass; 

Oliver Buford, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, January 13, 1947

A2."Red Cross"

Don Byas Re-Boppers

Peanuts Holland, trumpet; 

Don Byas, tenor sax; 

Billy Taylor, piano; 

Jean-Jacques Tilche, guitar; 

Jean Bouchety, bass; 

Buford Oliver, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, January 27, 1947

A3. "Tone Paintings I"

Dodo Marmarosa Solo

Dodo Marmarosa, piano.

Test, Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1947

A4. "Dark Shadows"

Charlie Parker Quartet With Earl Coleman

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Erroll Garner, piano; 

George 'Red' Callender, bass; 

Harold 'Doc' West, drums; 

Earl Coleman, vocal.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 1947

A5. "Cool Blues (as Bird Lore)"

Charlie Parker Quintet

Howard McGhee, trumpet;

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Erroll Garner, piano; 

George 'Red' Callender, bass; 

Harold 'Doc' West, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 1947

A6. "Pastel"

Erroll Garner Trio

Erroll Garner, piano; 

George 'Red' Callender, bass; 

Harold 'Doc' West, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 1947

B1. "Relaxin' At Camarillo"

Charlie Parker's New Stars

Howard McGhee, trumpet; 

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Wardell Gray, tenor sax; 

Dodo Marmarosa, piano; 

Barney Kessel, guitar; 

George 'Red' Callender, bass; 

Don Lamond, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 1947

B2. "Lullaby In Rhythm"

Dexter Gordon Quintet

Melba Liston, trombone; 

Dexter Gordon, tenor sax;

Charles Fox, piano; 

Red Callender, bass; 

Chuch Thompson, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 1947

B3. "Play Piano, Play"

Erroll Garner Solo

Erroll Garner, piano.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 10, 1947

B4. "Riffin' And Jivin'"

Don Byas Et Ses Rythmes

Don Byas, tenor sax; 

Jack Dieval, piano; 

Jean-Jacques Tilche, guitar; 

Lucien Simoens, bass; 

Armand Molinetti, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, June 12, 1947

B5. "The Chase I & II"

Dexter Gordon - Wardell Gray Quintet

Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; 

Wardell Gray, tenor sax; 

Jimmy Bunn, piano; 

Red Callender, bass; 

Chuch Thompson, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 1947

B6. "Iridiscence"

Dexter Gordon Quartet

Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; 

Jimmy Bunn, piano; 

Red Callender, bass; 

Chuch Thompson, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 1947