Joe Newman, The Happy Cats - The Complete Sessions With Johnny Ace SEALED NEW CD

• 3 COMPLETE ALBUMS ON 2-CD SET!• INCLUDES 8 BONUS TRACKS• 12-PAGE BOOKLET• 1 SONG APPEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON CD!Best known for his long stints as a member of the Count Basie Orchestra, trumpeter Joe Newman recorded several wonderful albums under his own name. This set presents all of the sessions he recorded as a leader featuring pianist Johnny Acea. An interesting performer, Acea died in 1963 at the age of 45. Included here are the complete albums Joe Newman and His Band (Vanguard 10” SRV8007), The Happy Cats (Coral CRL 57121), and Locking Horns (Rama RLP1003/ Roulette RS-52009) – the latter LP also features Zoot Sims and Oscar Pettiford. This set also contains “Joe’s Blues”, a song which completes the Happy Cats sessions and appears here on CD for the first time ever. It was originally issued on the compilation LP Jazz Cornucopia (Coral CRL-57149).As a bonus, a splendid session featuring Newman in the company of Count Basie himself, which was originally issued on the 10” LP Joe Newman and the Boys in the Band (Storyville STLP-318).PERSONNEL:JOE NEWMAN, trumpet; JOHNNY ACEA, piano on all tracks, plus:.CD 1 [1-4]: JOE NEWMAN AND HIS BAND.MATTHEW GEE, trombone.FRANK WESS, flute, tenor sax.FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax.EDDIE JONES, bass.OSIE JOHNSON, drums.New York, March 9, 1954..CD 1 [5-16]: THE HAPPY CATS - JOE NEWMAN SEXTET.FRANK REHAK, trombone.FRANK WESS, flute, tenor sax.EDDIE JONES, bass.Arrangements by Ernie Wilkins, Quincy Jones, and Al Cohn..New York, January 7 & 8, 1957..CD 2 [1-10]: LOCKING HORNS.ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax.OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass.OSIE JOHNSON, drumsNew York, April 10, 1957..BONUS TRACKS CD 2 [11-18]: JOE NEWMAN AND THE BOYS IN THE BAND.JOE NEWMAN, trumpet.HENRY COKER, trombone.FRANK WESS, tenor sax, flute.FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax.CHARLIE FOWLKES, baritone sax.COUNT BASIE, piano, organ.FREDDIE GREEN, guitar.EDDIE JONES, bass.GUS JOHNSON, drums.Boston, September 7, 1954.TRACKS:CD ONE TOTAL TIME: 69:28 Min.01 CLOSE QUARTERS02 JOSÉ BEGUINES03 BLUES FOR SLIM04 THE SLEEPER05 THE HAPPY CATS06 COCKTAILS FOR TWO07 LATER FOR THE HAPPENINGS08 BUTTERCUP09 ROBBIN’S NEST10 THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME11 FEATHER’S NEST12 MEAN TO ME13 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA14 JOE’S TUNE15 I NEVER KNEW16 JOE’S BLUES (*)(*) FOR THE FIRST TIME ON CDCD TWO TOTAL TIME: 75:21 Min.01 CORKY02 MAMBO FOR JOE03 WOLFAFUNT’S LAMENT04 MIDNITE FANTASY05 ‘TATER PIE06 OH SHAY07 BASSING AROUND08 OH JOE09 SUSETTE10 SIMILAR SOULS11 IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW (*)12 THESE FOOLISH THINGS (*)13 PETER PAN (*)14 AIN’T IT THE TRUTH (*)15 INGIN’ THE OOH (*)16 I’M CONFESSIN’ (*)17 IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW [alt tk] (*)18 THESE FOOLISH THINGS [alt tk] (*)(*) BONUS TRACKS