tracks a1 to a4 alto saxophone Charlie Parker tracks b1 to b4 baritone saxophone Bill Graham tracks a1 to a4 bass Al McKibbon tracks b1 to b4 bass Lou Hackney tracks b1 to b4 congas, vocals Dizzy Gillespie tracks b1 to b4 drums Al Jones tracks a1 to a4 drums Joe Harris lacquer cut by B tracks a1 to a4 piano John Lewis tracks b1 to b4 piano Wade Legge producer Teddy Reig sleeve notes Alun Morgan trumpet Dizzy Gillespie tracks b1 to b4 vocals Joe Carroll Record Company Vogue Records Limited Recorded By Roost Recorded At Carnegie Hall Recorded At Salle Pleyel Copyright (c) Vogue Records Printed By West Brothers Printers Limited Published By Leeds Music Published By Campbell Connelly & Co. Published By Dorsey Bros. Music Published By Essex Music Published By Jatap Lacquer Cut At Decca Studios Pressed By Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK. First UK issue on a deep-groove magenta Vogue label and laminated flipback picture sleeve. Containing two outstanding live dates: Side A recorded at the Carnegie Hall, New York - Sept. 29, 1947 with John Lewis, Al McKibbon & Joe Harris. Side B recorded at the Salle Pleyel, Paris - February 9, 1953 with Dizzy playing alongside Bill Graham, Wadde Legge, Lou Hackney, Al Jones & Joe Carroll. Both sets have been reissued many times, both together and independently.
B1. Jatap B2. Dorsey Bros. Music B3. Essex Music B4. M.C.P.S. A1 to A3. Leeds Music A4. Campbell Connelly & Co.
Advertised as a new release in Vogue: New Release, Gramophone magazine, March 1961, p. 46. Rights Society: M.C.P.S. Rights Society: N.C.B. (Sides A & B) Rights Society: B.I.E.M. (Side A) Other: LP-2234 (US catalog number, in parentheses) Matrix / Runout: VMGT.1698 (Side A label) Matrix / Runout: VMGT.1699 (Side B label) Matrix / Runout: VGMT-1698-1B B ET 1 (Side A runout) Matrix / Runout: VGMT-1699-1B U ET 1 (Side B runout)