Customer Reviews

History in the making - By: S J Buck, 01 Apr 2007
This recording is an essential addition to any serious Jazz collection, capturing as it does five Jazz giants recorded together for the one & only time.

Charlie Parker is on Alto Sax, Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet, Bud Powell Piano, Charles Mingus bass & Max Roach on drums. From the first number "Perdido" you know this something special. A medium tempo version which never stops swinging. Gillespiein particular isin fiery form on this number. On "Salt Peanuts" Bud Powell plays a memorable solo, which precedes a thunderous drum solo from Max Roach.

The atmosphere is fantastic with the crowd applauding the musicians solos, & sometimes you can hear the musicians cajoaling each other to better performances.

Considering the recordings are over fifty years old the sound is pretty good. The only reason this doesn't get five stars is because there is a newer 'complete' version of this recording.