The Complete Storyville Broadcasts

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Label: Essential Jazz Classics
Year: 1952
Released on LP: No
Released on CD: Yes

Tracks

CD 1: Total Time: 69:59

01 Lyons Busy (*)
02 ‘S Wonderful (*)
03 That Old Black Magic (*)
04 Jeepers Creepers (*)
05 These Foolish Things (*)
06 Announcement (*)
07 Mam'selle (*)
08 Tea For Two (*)
09 This Can't Be Love (*)
10 Lyons Busy (*)
11 Announcement (*)
12 Me And My Shadow (*)
13 Heart And Soul (*)
14 Undecided (*)
15 Announcement (*)
16 All The Things You Are (*)
17 Singin' In The Rain (*)
18 Perdido (*)
19 Stardust (*)
20 Lyons Busy (*)
21 Announcement (*)
22 Crazy Chris (**)
23 This Can't Be Love (**)

CD 2: Total Time: 78:47

01 Announcement (*)
02 Somebody Loves Me (*)
03 Crazy Chris (*)
04 Body And Soul (*)
05 I'll Remember April (*)
06 I Didn't Know What Time It Was (*)
07 Announcement (*)
08 Crazy Rhythm (*)
09 How High The Moon (*)
10 Announcement (*)
11 Frenesi (*)
12 Announcement (*)
13 Somebody Loves Me (*)
14 Announcement (*)
15 Heart And Soul (*)
16 Just One Of Those Things (*)
17 Avalon (*)
18 All The Things You Are (*)
19 Give A Little Whistle / Oh, Lady Be Good!
20 You Go To My Head
21 Summer Song/ Over The Rainbow
22 Tea For Two

CD 3: Total Time: 71:38

01 Introduction By John Mclellan / Love Walked In / I'll Never Smile Again (*)
02 The Way You Look Tonight (*)
03 These Foolish Things (*)
04 Perdido (*)
05 On The Alamo
06 Don't Worry About Me
07 Gone With The Wind
08 Back Bay Blues
09 Here Lies Love
10 When You're Smiling

(*) PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

(**) BONUS TRACKS

Personnel

Dave Brubeck (piano)
Paul Desmond (alto sax)
Wyatt "Bull" Ruther (bass)
Herb Barman (drums,bongos)
Lloyd Davis (drums)
Ron Crotty (bass)
Joe Dodge (drums)
Bob Bates (bass)

Notes

Notes from CD

This release presents, for the first time ever, the complete radio broadcasts made by the Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond at George Wein's celebrated Storyville Club in Boston.

To the thirteen tracks which appeared on the original albums

Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954" (Columbia CL 590),

Jazz at Storyville: The Dave Brubeck Trio and Quartet" (Fantasy LP 3-240)

has been added five never before released broadcasts in their entirety comprising more than forty unissued tracks. The magic of the piano-alto sax interaction is present throughout this amazing collection.

Personnel:

DAVE BRUBECK, piano on all tracks,:
PAUL DESMOND, alto sax on all tracks plus:

CD1 [1-10]: Wyat Ruther (b), Herb Barman (d, bongos). February 5, 1952

CD1 [11-21]: Same personnel. February 6, 1952.

CD2 [1-9]: Same personnel. February 7, 1952.

CD2 [10-18]: Same personnel. February 10, 1952.

CD2 [19-21]: Lloyd Davis (d on 19-20 only). October 12, 1952.

CD2 [22]: Ron Croty (b), Lloyd Davis (d). February 1953.

CD3 [1-4]: Same personnel. February 7, 1953.

CD3 [5-6]: Ron Croty (b), Joe Dodge (d). December 1953.

CD3 [7-8]: Bob Bates (b), Joe Dodge (d). March 30, 1954.

CD3 [9-10]: Same personnel. July 22, 1954

All tracks recorded live at the Storyville Club, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bonus Tracks (CD1, 22-23):

Dave Brubeck (p)
Paul Desmond (as)
Bob Bates (b)
Joe Dodge (d).

Live in Carmel, California, June 26 1955.

Although not recorded at Storyville,these tracks have been issued on different editions along with the Fantasy Storyville sets. For this reason both have been included here as a bonus.

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