Tracklist 1:
Album: Mel Powell Trio – Borderline (1954)
1. Borderline 3.28
2. Makin' Whoopie 4.45
3. What's New 8.36
4. Quin And Sonic 3.41
5. If Dreams Come True 3.37
6. Cross Your Heart 2.15
7. Avalon 3.33
Album: Mel Powell Trio – Thigamagig (1954)
8. Thigamagig 2.29
9. You're My Thrill 5.20
10. Button Up Your Overcoat 3.15
11. Don-Que-Dee 3.29
12. Bouquet 4.53
13. Ain't She Sweet 4.10
14. Take Me In Your Arms 4.05
15. California, Here I Come 3.07
Album: Mel Powell – Out On A Limb (1955)
16. Gone With The Wind 2.54
17. Bunny Hug 4.00
18. Pennies From Heaven 3.57
19. Stomping At The Savoy 3.42
20. When Your Lover Has Gone 3.52
Tracklist 2:
Album: Mel Powell – Out On A Limb (1955)
1. Cooch 3.00
2. Beale St. Blues 3.36
3. Three Little Words 3.12
4. You're Lucky To Me 3.45
5. Liza 3.44
6. The Best Thing For You Would Be Me 2.43
7. Rosetta 2.54
Album: Mel Powell And His Orchestra – The Mel Powell Bandstand (1954)
8. Ezz-May 4.32
9. My Last Millionaire 3.25
10. Everything I've Got 3.08
11. Firebug 1.47
12. Easy Swing 4.43
13. Soon 3.24
14. When Did You Leave Heaven 3.41
Album: Mel Powell Septet – Mel Powell Septet (1953)
15. 'S Wonderful 4.17
16. It's Been So Long 3.47
17. I Must Have That Man 7.07
18. You're Lucky To Me 4.58
EP: Mel Powell - Classics In Jazz (1947)
19. Anything Goes 2.40
20. Hallelujah 2.06
21. There's A Small Hotel 2.54
22. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2.10
Total playing time:
CD One 79.58
CD Two 78.58
Compilation & remastering: Dave Bennett
Noise processing & final masters: Ted Kendall
CD ONE
Mel Powell Trio – Borderline (1954)
New York, 17 August 1954
Tracks 1 to 7
Mel Powel TRIO
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax
Bobby Donaldson, drums
Mel Powel, piano
Mel Powell Trio – Thigamagig (1954)
New York, 24 August 1954
Tracks 8 to 15
Mel Powel TRIO
Ruby Braff, trumpet
Bobby Donaldson, drums
Mel Powel, piano
Mel Powell – Out On A Limb (1955)
New York. 19 October 1955
Tracks 16 to 20
Mel Powel, piano
Al Mattaliano, trumpet
Michael "Peanuts" Hucko, clarinet
Nick Caiazza, tenor sax
Tommy Kay, guitar
Arnold Fishkin, bass
Bobby Donaldson, drums
CD TWO
Mel Powell – Out On A Limb (1955)
New York. 19 October 1955
Tracks 1 to 7
Mel Powel, piano
Ruby Braff, trumpet
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Skeeter Best, guitar
Bobby Donaldson, drums
Mel Powell And His Orchestra – The Mel Powell Bandstand (1954)
New York, 1 December 1954
Tracks 8 to 14
John Glasel, trumpet
Chuck Russo, clarinet, alto and baritone sax
Mel Powel, piano
Joe Kay, bass
Jimmy Buffington, French horn
Boomie Richman, Tenor sax
Mundell Lowe, guitar
Eddie Phyfe, drums
Joan Wile, vocalist
Mel Powell Septet – Mel Powell Septet (1953)
New York, 30 December 1953
Tracks 15 to 18
Edmond Hall, clarinet
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Henderson Chambers, trombone
Steve Jordan, guitar
Walter Page, bass
Mel Powel, piano
Jimmy Crawford, drums
Mel Powell - Classics In Jazz (1947)
December 10, 1947, Hollywood, California
Tracks 19 to 22
Piano Mel Powell
Sax Bumps Myers
Trumpet Jake Porter
Drums lee Young
Bass Red Collender
With its intimate, closing-time atmosphere and thoughtful performances,
Introducing Milli Vernon boasts a maturity and honesty that cut
surprisingly deep -- despite Vernon's relative anonymity, she's a
compelling vocalist with a genuine sense of style and drama. Of course,
it's the names below the title -- trumpeter Ruby Braff, guitarist Jimmy
Raney, and pianist Dave McKenna among them -- that many jazz buffs will
find most appealing, and while their contributions are firmly within the
Storyville label's signature style, the session's overall emphasis and
atmosphere and mood means their contributions are largely subordinate to
Vernon's voice. That said, this is a solid album, even if some of the
material is a bit too slight; given the right song, like "I Don't Know
What Kind of Blues I've Got," Vernon excels. by Jason Ankeny
3 Spring Is Here 3:04
