Doc presents:

Be.....?

Bop !!!!!

1945-1946

Disc 2 - 1946 (founded)

A1. Dodo Marmarosa Solo

"Deep Purple"

Dodo Marmarosa, piano.

AFRS radio broadcast, Jubilee, Los Angeles, CA, circa early 1946

A2. Tempo Jazz Men 

"Diggin' Diz (as Bongo Beep)"

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; 

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; 

George Handy, piano; 

Arvin Garrison, guitar; 

Ray Brown, bass; 

Stan Levey, drums.

Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 5, 1946

A3. Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen

"Confirmation"

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; 

Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, vocal; 

Milt Jackson, vibes, vocal; 

Al Haig, piano; 

Ray Brown, bass; 

Stan Levey, drums.

Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946

A4. Charlie Parker Septet

"Yardbird Suite"

Miles Davis, trumpet; 

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; 

Dodo Marmarosa, piano; 

Arvin Garrison, guitar; 

Vic McMillan, bass; 

Roy Porter, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 28, 1946

A5. Charlie Parker Quintet

"Max Making Wax"

Howard McGhee, trumpet; 

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Jimmy Bunn, piano; 

Bob Kesterson, bass; 

Roy Porter, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 29, 1946

B1. Howard McGhee Quintet

"Dizzy's Fingers (as Bebop)"

Howard McGhee, trumpet; 

Charlie Parker, alto sax; 

Jimmy Bunn, piano; 

Bob Kesterson, bass; 

Roy Porter, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 29, 1946

B2. Howard McGhee Quartet

"Trumpet At Tempo"

Howard McGhee, trumpet; 

Jimmy Bunn, piano; 

Bob Kesterson, bass; 

Roy Porter, drums.

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, July 29, 1946

B3. Sonny Berman's Big Eight

"Curbstone Scuffle"

Sonny Berman, trumpet; 

Bill Harris, trombone; 

Flip Phillips, tenor sax; 

Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; 

Ralph Burns, piano, arranger; 

Chuck Wayne, guitar; 

Art Bernstein, bass; 

Don Lamond, drums; 

Shorty Rogers, arranger, conductor.

Los Angeles, CA, September 21, 1946

B4. Bill Harris Quintet

"Flipping The Wig"

Bill Harris, trombone; 

Ralph Burns, piano; 

Chuck Wayne, guitar; 

Art Bernstein, bass; 

Don Lamond, drums; 

Shorty Rogers, arranger, conductor.

Los Angeles, CA, September 21, 1946

B5. Serge Chaloff - Ralph Burns Quintet  (aka The Mad Monks)

"Blue Serge (as Mad Monk)"

Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; 

Ralph Burns, piano; 

Chuck Wayne, guitar; 

Artie Bernstein, bass; 

Don Lamond, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, September 21, 1946

B6. Howard McGhee Sextet

"Dialated Pupils"

Howard McGhee, trumpet; 

Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; 

Dodo Marmarosa, piano; 

Arvin Garrison, guitar; 

Bob Kesterson, bass; 

Roy Porter, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, October 18, 1946