Dave Quartet With Paul Desmond Brubeck - Birdland 1951-1952 / Newport 1 [CD New]

• THE LONG UNAVAILABLE 1951-52 BIRDLAND BROADCAST• PLUS THE PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED NEWPORT '55 SET !!• INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLETThis release presents all known existing Birdland broadcasts from the formative stages of the Dave Brubeck Quartet (1951-52). The band heard on these long out of print sets features Wyatt Ruther on bass and Herb Barman on drums, and the repertoire consists of tunes Brubeck and Desmond would rarely play in later years.The CD also includes Brubeck & Desmond’s never before released 1955 Newport concert in its entirety, this contains the late night jam session, on which such guests as Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, and Max Roach joined the band for a thrilling reading of “Tea for Two”.PERSONNEL:[1-12]: BIRDLAND BROADCASTSPAUL DESMOND,alto sax (out on 2 & 6)DAVE BRUBECK, pianoWYATT RUTHER, bass (out on 2)HERB BARMAN, drums (hand drum on 2)Recorded live at Birdland, New York.[1-3]: December 15, 1951.[4-10]: December 22, 1951.[11]: January 22, 1952.[12]: January 24, 1952.[13-19]: NEWPORT ‘55PAUL DESMOND,alto saxDAVE BRUBECK, pianoBOB BATES, bassJOE DODGE, drumsOn track 19, the final jam session, add CLIFFORD BROWN & CHET BAKER, trumpet GERRY MULLIGAN, baritone sax JOE MORELLO & MAX ROACH, drums Omit Joe DodgeLive at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 17, 1955.TRACKS:01 AT A PERFUME COUNTER02 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC03 HOW HIGH THE MOON?04 JEEPERS CREEPERS05 CRAZY CHRIS06 SPRING IS HERE07 Symphony Sid intro into STARDUST #108 THIS CAN’T BE LOVE09 THESE FOOLISH THINGS10 JEEPERS CREEPERS #211 TEA FOR TWO12 I’LL REMEMBER APRIL13 Announcement (*)14 BACK BAY BLUES (*)15 TROLLEY SONG (*)16 STARDUST #2 (*)17 CRAZY CHRIS #2 [incomplete] (*)18 DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME (*)19 TEA FOR TWOTOTAL TIME: 75:03 Min