Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Charles Mingus – Jazz At Massey Hall (VG/VG+) – LP, FR
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Jazz At Massey Hall is an LP by Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Charlie Parker released on the America Records label.
About this album
Jazz at Massey Hall is one of bebop’s most celebrated live documents, bringing together Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach as The Quintet. Recorded in Toronto in 1953 and issued in 1956, it captures five towering improvisers in an intimate concert setting, moving through standards and bop staples with drive, wit and fierce invention. The performance is especially notable for its historical combination of Parker and Gillespie with Mingus and Roach, making the album both a showcase of individual brilliance and a snapshot of modern jazz at full stride. Its status has only grown with time, and it remains widely regarded as essential bebop listening.
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A1 Perdido
A2 Salt Peanuts
A3 All The Things You Are
B1 Wee
B2 Hot House
B3 A Night In Tunisia