Savoy MG 9026 · 10-inch LP · 1953

MG 9026

The Birth Of Bop Volume 5

Various Artists

Released: 1953
Tracks: 6

4 more tracks from these dates went to Nostalgia
1 more track from these dates went to Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3
4 more tracks from these dates went to Lestorian Mode
2 more tracks from these dates went to New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2
1 more track from these dates went to The Birth Of Bop Volume 2
2 more tracks from these dates went to Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager
1 more track from these dates went to New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1
1 more track from these dates went to The Birth Of Bop Volume 3

Who's on it

Eddie Lockjaw Davis – tenor sax
Fats Navarro – trumpet
Huey Long – guitar
Al Haig – piano
Gene Ramey – bass
Denzil Best – drums
Morris Lane – tenor sax
George Baker – guitar
Edwin Swanston – piano
Franklin Skeete – bass
Bob Aviles – drums
Serge Chaloff – baritone sax
Red Rodney – trumpet
Earl Swope – trombone
George Wallington – piano
Curley Russell – bass
Tiny Kahn – drums
Allen Eager – tenor sax
Doug Mettome – trumpet
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Stan Levey – drums
Leo Parker – baritone sax
Joe Newman – trumpet
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Dexter Gordon – tenor, alto sax
Hank Jones – piano
Shadow Wilson – drums
Roy Porter – drums
Art Farmer – trumpet
James Metlock – trumpet
Eddie Preston – trumpet
Bob Ross – trumpet
Danny Horton – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
William Willington – trombone
Eric Dolphy – alto sax
Leroy Robinson – alto sax
Joe Howard – tenor sax
Clifford Solomon – tenor sax
Clyde Dunn – baritone sax
Ben White – guitar
Joe Harrison – piano
Roger Alderson – bass
Alvy Kidd – conga

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 6 sessions.

1Stealing TrashDecember 18, 1946 · S3370
2Blowin' For KicksJanuary 24, 1947 · S3379
3PumpernickelMarch 5, 1947 · -
4-November 6, 1947 · S3472-4
5The Lion Roars (as Lion's Roar)December 19, 1947 · S3497-3
6Pete's BeatOn this track: Roy Porter, Art Farmer, James Metlock, Eddie Preston, Bob Ross, Danny Horton, Jimmy Knepper, William Willington, Eric Dolphy, Leroy Robinson, Joe Howard, Clifford Solomon, Clyde Dunn, Ben White, Joe Harrison, Roger Alderson, Alvy KiddJanuary 19, 1949 · SLA1100

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The 6 sessions

December 18, 1946NYCEddie Davis And His Beboppers
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis – tenor sax
- Fats Navarro – trumpet
- Huey Long – guitar
- Al Haig – piano
- Gene Ramey – bass
- Denzil Best – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 24, 1947NYCMorris Lane Quintet
- Morris Lane – tenor sax
- George Baker – guitar
- Edwin Swanston – piano
- Franklin Skeete – bass
- Bob Aviles – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
March 5, 1947NYCSerge Chaloff Sextette / Serge Chaloff And His Be Bop Buddies
- Serge Chaloff – baritone sax
- Red Rodney – trumpet
- Earl Swope – trombone
- George Wallington – piano
- Curley Russell – bass
- Tiny Kahn – drums
1 track on this record · 8 takes that dayOpen the session →
November 6, 1947NYCAllen Eager Quintet
- Allen Eager – tenor sax
- Doug Mettome – trumpet
- George Wallington – piano
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Stan Levey – drums
1 track on this record · 8 takes that dayOpen the session →
December 19, 1947NYCLeo Parker's All Stars
- Leo Parker – baritone sax
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- J.J. Johnson – trombone
- Dexter Gordon – tenor, alto sax
- Hank Jones – piano
- Curley Russell – bass
- Shadow Wilson – drums
1 track on this record · 10 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 19, 1949Los Angeles, CA, 1948 or Roy Porter's Seventeen Beboppers
- Roy Porter – drums
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- James Metlock – trumpet
- Eddie Preston – trumpet
- Bob Ross – trumpet
- Danny Horton – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- William Willington – trombone
- Eric Dolphy – alto sax
- Leroy Robinson – alto sax
- Joe Howard – tenor sax
- Clifford Solomon – tenor sax
- Clyde Dunn – baritone sax
- Ben White – guitar
- Paul Sparks – vocal
- Joe Harrison – piano
- Roger Alderson – bass
- Alvy Kidd – conga
1 track on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

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

9 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9023	The Birth Of Bop Volume 2	Various Artists	1953	Fats Navarro, George Wallington, Curley Russell, Allen Eager, Doug Mettome, Leonard Gaskin, Stan Levey, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon
	MG 9024	The Birth Of Bop Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, Leonard Gaskin, Leo Parker, Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson

8 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG 9022	The Birth Of Bop Volume 1	Various Artists	1953	Gene Ramey, Earl Swope, Curley Russell, Leonard Gaskin, Leo Parker, Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon
	MG-36016	The Advance Guard Of The '40s	Various Artists	1955	Fats Navarro, Al Haig, Serge Chaloff, Red Rodney, Tiny Kahn, Allen Eager, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon

7 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9009	New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1	Leo Parker	1952	Curley Russell, Leo Parker, Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson
MG-26001	The Young At Bop	Various Artists	1954	Al Haig, Serge Chaloff, Red Rodney, Curley Russell, Tiny Kahn, Allen Eager, Stan Levey
MG 12133	Nostalgia	Fats Navarro	1959	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Fats Navarro, Huey Long, Al Haig, Gene Ramey, Denzil Best, Dexter Gordon

6 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9015	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2	Allen Eager	1952	George Wallington, Curley Russell, Allen Eager, Doug Mettome, Leonard Gaskin, Stan Levey
MG 15044	Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager	Allen Eager Quartet	1954	George Wallington, Curley Russell, Allen Eager, Doug Mettome, Leonard Gaskin, Stan Levey
MG 12105	Lestorian Mode	Various Artists	1957	Serge Chaloff, Red Rodney, Earl Swope, George Wallington, Curley Russell, Tiny Kahn
MG 12106	J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets	J.J. Johnson's Beboppers	1957	Gene Ramey, Leonard Gaskin, Leo Parker, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson
MG 12114	Opus De Bop	Various Artists	1957	Fats Navarro, Gene Ramey, Denzil Best, Curley Russell, Leo Parker, Hank Jones
MG 12119	In The Beginning... Bebop	Various Artists	1957	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Fats Navarro, Huey Long, Al Haig, Gene Ramey, Denzil Best

5 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9005	Fats Navarro	Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys	1952	Fats Navarro, Gene Ramey, Denzil Best, Morris Lane, Leo Parker
MG 9016	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 3	Dexter Gordon	1952	Fats Navarro, Gene Ramey, Curley Russell, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
MG 9021	Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3	Various Artists	1953	Morris Lane, George Baker, Edwin Swanston, Franklin Skeete, Bob Aviles
MG 9025	The Birth Of Bop Volume 4	Various Artists	1953	Curley Russell, Allen Eager, Leonard Gaskin, J.J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Gene Ramey, Leonard Gaskin, Joe Newman, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Al Haig, Leonard Gaskin, Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Shadow Wilson
MG 15049	Kai Winding Sextet	J.J. Johnson	1955	Gene Ramey, Leo Parker, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson

4 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7824	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra	1946	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
PR 7813	Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen · not on the site yet	Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen	1949	Denzil Best, Serge Chaloff, Red Rodney, Earl Swope
PRLP 109	Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars	1951	George Wallington, Curley Russell, Leonard Gaskin, J.J. Johnson
MG 9003	New Sounds In Modern Music	Dexter Gordon	1951	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
BLP 5004	Fats Navarro Memorial Album	The Tadd Dameron Sextet Featuring Fats Navarro	1952	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, Allen Eager, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	George Wallington, Curley Russell, Leonard Gaskin, J.J. Johnson
MG 12130	Dexter Rides Again	Dexter Gordon	1958	Gene Ramey, Curley Russell, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
PRLP 7255	Early Stan	Stan Getz	1963	Earl Swope, George Wallington, Curley Russell, Shadow Wilson

3 of them 24 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 108	The New Sounds	Lee Konitz, Stan Getz	1951	Al Haig, Gene Ramey, Stan Levey
MG 9004	Stan Getz Beboppers	Stan Getz Quartet / The Be Bop Boys	1951	Earl Swope, Curley Russell, Hank Jones
BLP 5012	The McGhee-Navarro Sextet	Howard McGhee's All Stars	1952	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, J.J. Johnson
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Gene Ramey, Joe Newman
MG-26025	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1954	Fats Navarro, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
MG-26027	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1954	Fats Navarro, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
PRLP 7002	Stan Getz Quartets	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1955	Al Haig, Gene Ramey, Stan Levey
MG 12010	Jay & Kai	J. J. Johnson's Bop Quintet	1955	Leo Parker, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson
MG 12011	Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney	Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys	1955	Fats Navarro, Morris Lane, Curley Russell
MG 15048	Kai Winding's All Stars	J.J. Johnson Quintet	1955	Leo Parker, Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson
MG-36029	Blues For Sale	Billy Eckstine	1955	Fats Navarro, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
MG-36030	The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"	Billy Eckstine	1955	Fats Navarro, Leo Parker, Dexter Gordon
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Leonard Gaskin, Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Gene Ramey, Joe Newman
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Al Haig, Gene Ramey, Stan Levey
PRLP 7045	Earl Coleman Returns	Earl Coleman	1956	Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson, Art Farmer
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Shadow Wilson
BLP 1531	The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1	Fats Navarro	1957	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, Shadow Wilson
BLP 1532	The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2	Fats Navarro	1957	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell, Allen Eager
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Al Haig, J.J. Johnson, Shadow Wilson
V-8568	The Essential Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins Solo	1963	Al Haig, J.J. Johnson, Shadow Wilson
A-9132	Happenings	Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson	1966	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
PR 7516	Prezervation	Stan Getz With Al Haig	1967	Al Haig, Gene Ramey, Stan Levey

2 of them 75 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 113	Modern Jazz Trumpets	Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham	1951	Fats Navarro, Al Haig
PRLP 120	The New Sounds	Gerry Mulligan And Allen Eager	1952	George Wallington, Allen Eager
PRLP 135	Mambo Jazz	Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins	1952	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 141	Gerry Mulligan All Stars	Gerry Mulligan New Stars	1953	George Wallington, Allen Eager
PRLP 148	Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two	Sonny Stitt Septet	1953	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 158	George Wallington Trio (Volume 2)	George Wallington Trio	1953	George Wallington, Curley Russell
PRLP 162	Work Of Art	Art Farmer	1953	Art Farmer, Clifford Solomon
PR 7587	George Wallington Trio · not on the site yet	George Wallington Trio	1953	George Wallington, Curley Russell
PR 7840	Gigi Gryce Et Son Orchestre · not on the site yet	Gigi Gryce Et Son Orchestre	1953	Art Farmer, Clifford Solomon
MG 9028	The Tenor Sax Of Brew Moore	Brew Moore And His Playboys	1953	George Wallington, Curley Russell
MGN-24	The Workshop Of The George Wallington Trio	George Wallington Trio	1954	George Wallington, Curley Russell
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Gene Ramey, Joe Newman
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman
CL 2573	Jay And Kai	J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1955	J.J. Johnson, Shadow Wilson
BLP 5059	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 1	Leonard Feather	1955	Stan Levey, Clyde Dunn
BLP 5060	Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California Vol. 2	Leonard Feather	1955	Stan Levey, Clyde Dunn
PRLP 7006	Mulligan Plays Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan New Stars	1955	George Wallington, Allen Eager
BCP-37	This Time The Drum's On Me	Stan Levey	1956	Stan Levey, Dexter Gordon
BCP-62	Relaxin' With Frances Faye	Frances Faye	1956	Allen Eager, Shadow Wilson
CL 592	The 3 Herds	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1956	Serge Chaloff, Earl Swope
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Hank Jones, Shadow Wilson
MGC-702	Groovin' With Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Gene Ramey, Hank Jones
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Gene Ramey, Joe Newman
CL 892	Jay & Kai + 6: The Jay And Kai Trombone Octet	J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding	1956	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
CL 935	J Is For Jazz	The J.J. Johnson Quintet	1956	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
PRLP 7022	The Brothers	Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore	1956	Gene Ramey, Allen Eager
PRLP 7031	The Art Farmer Septet	The Art Farmer Septet	1956	Art Farmer, Clifford Solomon
MG 12081	The George Wallington Trio	The George Wallington Trio And Septet	1956	George Wallington, Curley Russell
MG-36078	Dream Of You	Helen Merrill	1956	Hank Jones, Art Farmer
RLP 12-233	The Hawk Flies High	Coleman Hawkins Septet	1957	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
PRLP 7077	Kaleidoscope	Sonny Stitt	1957	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
C3554	Portrait Of Art Farmer	Art Farmer Quartet	1958	Hank Jones, Art Farmer
JLP 50	Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet	The Tadd Dameron Band	1961	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
PRLP 7206	Trane Whistle	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band	1961	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dolphy
CJM 8019	The Jazz Life!	Various Artists	1961	Jimmy Knepper, Eric Dolphy
CJM 8021	Mingus	Charles Mingus Quartet	1961	Jimmy Knepper, Eric Dolphy
CJM 8022	Newport Rebels	Jazz Artists Guild	1961	Jimmy Knepper, Eric Dolphy
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman
V-8411	Perceptions	Dizzy Gillespie	1961	J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Knepper
JLP 68	The Tadd Dameron Band	The Tadd Dameron Band	1962	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
PRLP 7236	Main Stem	Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman	1962	Joe Newman, Hank Jones
MGV-8001	The Charlie Parker Story #2	Charlie Parker Overdubbed On Neal Hefti's Orchestra	1956+	Curley Russell, Doug Mettome
MG 15003	George Shearing Trios	George Shearing Trio	1950	Gene Ramey, Denzil Best
MG 9006	Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys	1952	Fats Navarro, Morris Lane
MG 9012	New Sounds In Modern Music	Various Artists	1952	Fats Navarro, Morris Lane
MG 9014	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 1	Sonny Stitt	1952	Fats Navarro, Morris Lane
MG 9018	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 5	Leo Parker	1952	Leo Parker, Joe Newman
MG 9019	New Trends Of Jazz Volume 6	Fats Navarro	1952	Fats Navarro, Curley Russell
MG 12016	Great Britain's Marian McPartland, George Shearing	George Shearing Trio	1955	Gene Ramey, Denzil Best
MG 12020	Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie Sextet	1955	Al Haig, Curley Russell
MG-36010	I Surrender, Dear	Billy Eckstine	1955	Fats Navarro, Leo Parker
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Fats Navarro, Leo Parker
MG 12048	Al Cohn's Tones	Al Cohn Quartet	1956	George Wallington, Tiny Kahn
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Joe Newman, Hank Jones
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Joe Newman, Hank Jones
V-8530	J.J.'s Broadway	J.J. Johnson	1963	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
A-54	Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus	Charlie Mingus Orchestra	1964	Eddie Preston, Eric Dolphy
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Eddie Preston, Eric Dolphy
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
LP 1443	And Then Again	Elvin Jones	1965	J.J. Johnson, Hank Jones
V-8621	Room For One More	Irene Reid	1965	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson
LM-82002	I/We Had A Ball	Various Artists	1965	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson
A-9113	Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle	Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1966	Joe Newman, Hank Jones
PR 7612	Stitt's Bits Vol. 2	Sonny Stitt	1968	Joe Newman, Shadow Wilson
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Joe Newman
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Joe Newman, Hank Jones
PRLP 7253	Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	Leonard Gaskin, J.J. Johnson
A-9135	Nine Flags	Chico O'Farrill	1966	J.J. Johnson, Art Farmer
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Joe Newman, J.J. Johnson