Jazz Concert West Coast Volume 1

Various Artists

Released: 1955
Tracks: 15

4 more tracks from these dates went to Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 2

Who's on it

Howard McGhee – trumpet
Trummy Young – trombone
Sonny Criss – alto sax
Dexter Gordon – tenor sax
Wardell Gray – tenor sax
Barney Kessel – guitar
Hampton Hawes – piano
Harry Babison – bass
Connie Kay – drums
Ken Kennedy – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded.

1The Hunt Part 1 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP3
2The Hunt Part 2 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP4
3The Hunt Part 3 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP5
4The Hunt Part 4 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP6
5The Hunt Part 5 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP7
6The Hunt Part 6 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP8
7The Hunt Part 7 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP9
8The Hunt Part 8 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie KayJuly 6, 1947 · BOP10
9Bopera Part 1 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP15
10Bopera Part 2 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP16
11Bopera Part 3 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP17
12Bopera Part 4 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP18
13Bopera Part 5 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP19
14Bopera Part 6 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP20
15Bopera Part 7 (as Disorder At The Border)On this track: Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Ken KennedyJuly 6, 1947 · BOP21

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Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9027	Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 2	Various Artists	1953	Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Harry Babison, Connie Kay, Ken Kennedy

8 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9020	Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 1	Various Artists	1952	Howard McGhee, Trummy Young, Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes, Connie Kay

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9031	Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 3	Various Artists	1954	Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Harry Babison, Ken Kennedy

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7009	Wardell Gray Memorial Volume Two	Wardell Gray All Stars	1955	Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Hampton Hawes

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 128	Jazz Concert With Wardell Gray All Stars	Wardell Gray All Stars	1952	Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray

2 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 147	Wardell Gray Los Angeles All Stars	Wardell Gray Los Angeles All Stars	1953	Wardell Gray, Hampton Hawes
MGN-14	The Exciting Louis Bellson	Louis Bellson And His Big Band	1954	Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel
MG-26025	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1954	Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray
MGN-1046	Skin Deep	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1955	Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel
MG-36010	I Surrender, Dear	Billy Eckstine	1955	Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray
MG-36029	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1955	Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray
MG-36030	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1955	Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray
MGN-1065	An Evening Of Jazz	Tommy Turk And His Orchestra, Sonny Criss And His Orchestra, The Six	1956	Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes
C3512	Kessel Plays Standards	Barney Kessel Vol. 2	1956	Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes
C3553	Four!	Hampton Hawes!!!!	1958	Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes
C3564	Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders	Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders	1959	Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes
C3603	Let's Cook!	Barney Kessel	1962	Barney Kessel, Hampton Hawes