CD 1:

KING CURTIS THE NEW SCENE OF KING CURTIS

1. Da-Duh-Dah (Curtis Ousley)

2. Have You Heard? (Curtis Ousley, Herman Foster)

3. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell)

4. Little Brother Soul (Curtis Ousley)

5. In a Funky Groove (Curtis Ousley)

Recored at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 21, 1960

KING CURTIS COUNTRY SOUL

6. Brown Eyes (Arthur Smith, Alton Delmore, Jimmy Capehart)

7. I'm Movin On (Clarance E. Snow)

8. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan)

9. Walking The Floor Over You (Ernest Tubb)

10. Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams)

11. Night Train To Memphis (Marvin Hughes, Owen Bradley, Bessley Smith)

12. Tennessee Waltz (Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King)

13. Any Time (Herbert Happy Lawson)

14. Home On The Range (Traditional)

15. Raunchy (Bill Justis, Sid Manker)

16. Wagon Wheels (Billy Hill, Peter DeRose)

17. High Noon (Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin)

Recorded in New York City, May 22, June, 5 and 6, 1962

CD 2:

RAY CHARLES PRESENTS DAVID ＜FATHEAD＞ NEWMAN

1. Hard Times (Paul Mitchell)

2. Weird Beard (Hank Crawford)

3. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell)

4. Bill for BenniE (Hank Crawford)

5. Sweet Eyes (Hank Crawford)

6. "Fathead" (David Newman)

7. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)

8. Tin Tin Deo (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo)

Recorded in NYC, November 5, 1958

TEDDY EDWARDS QUARTET GOOD GRAVY!

9. Good Gravy (Theodore Marcus Edwards)

10. Could You Forget (Theodore Marcus Edwards)

11. Stairway to the Stars (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish)

12. A Little Later (Theodore Marcus Edwards)

13. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington)

14. Just Friends (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis)

15. Laura (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin)

16. Yes, I'll Be Ready (Theodore Marcus Edwards)

17. Not So Strange Blues (Theodore Marcus Edwards)

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, August 23-25, 1961

CD 3:

ILLINOIS JACQUET SWING'S THE THING

1. Las Vegas Blues (Roy Eldridge)

2. Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen, Dick Rodgers)

3. Can't We Be Friends? (Paul James, Kay Swift)

4. ACHTUNG (Illinois Jacquet)

5. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)

6. Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young)

Recorded in Hollywood, CA, October 16, 1956

BUDD JOHNSON QUINTET LET'S SWING!

7. Serenade in Blue (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

8. I Only Have Eyes for You (Warren, Al Dubin)

9. Downtown Manhattan (Budd Johnson)

10. Someone to Watch over Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)

11. Falling in Love with Love (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)

12. Blues by Budd (Budd Johnson)

13. Uptown Manhattan (Budd Johnson)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 2, 1960

CD 4:

OLIVER NELSON, KING CURTIS, JIMMY FORREST SOUL BATTLE

1. Blues At The Five Spot (Oliver Nelson)

2. Blues For M.F. (Mort Fega) (Oliver Nelson)

3. Anacruses (Oliver Nelson)

4. Perdido (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake)

5. In Passing (Oliver Nelson)

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1960

JIMMY FORREST FORREST FIRE

6. Remember (Irving Berlin)

7. Dexter's Deck (Dexter Gordon)

8. Jim's Jam (Jimmy Forrest)

9. Bags' Groove (Milt Jackson)

10. When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan)

11. Help! (Doug Watkins)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 9, 1960

CD 5:

GENE AMMONS FUNKY

1. Funky (Kenny Burrell)

2. Pint Size (Jimmy Mundy)

3. Stella by Starlight (Ned Washington, Victor Young)

4. King Size (Mundy)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 11, 1957

GENE AMMONS BOSS TENOR

5. Hittin' the Jug (Gene Ammons)

6. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere)

7. My Romance (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)

8. Canadian Sunset (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood)

9. Blue Ammons Jug (Gene Ammons)

10. Confirmation (Charlie Parker) 5.24

11. Stompin' at the Savoy (Benny Goodman, Arthur Sampson, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1960

CD 6:

SHIRLEY SCOTT (WITH STANLEY TURRENTINE) HIP SOUL

1. Hip Soul (Stanley Turrentine)

2. 411 West (Benny Golson)

3. By Myself (Harold Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)

4. Trane's Blues (John Coltrane)

5. Stanley's Time (Stanley Turrentine)

6. Out of This World (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 2, 1961

SHIRLEY SCOTT (WITH STANLEY TURRENTINE) HIP TWIST

7. Hip Twist (Stanley Turrentine)

8. At Last (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)

9. Rippin' an' Runnin' (Shirley Scott)

10. The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble)

11. Violent Blues (Shirley Scott)

12. That's All (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt)

13. All Tore Down (Michael Edwards)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 17, 1961

CD 7:

ARNETT COBB MOVIN' RIGHT ALONG

1. Nitty Gritty (Arnett Cobb)

2. All I Do Is Dream of You (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed)

3. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young)

4. Exactly Like (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)

5. Walkin' (Richard Carpenter)

6. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg)

7. Fast Ride (Arnett Cobb)

8. The Shy One (Arnett Cobb)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16 (track 7) and February 17 (tracks 1-6 & 8), 1960

ARNETT COBB & EDDIE LOCKJAW DAVIS BLOW ARNETT BLOW

9. When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg)

10. Go Power (George Duvivier)

11. Dutch Kitchen Bounce (Arnett Cobb)

12. Go Red Go (Arnett Cobb)

13. The Eely One (Arnett Cobb)

14. The Fluke (Wild Bill Davis)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 9, 1959

CD 8:

EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS QUINTET WITH SHIRLEY SCOTT JAWS IN ORBIT

1. Intermission Riff (Ray Wetzel)

2. Can't Get Out of This Mood (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh)

3. Foxy (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis)

4. Our Delight (Tadd Dameron)

5. Bahia (Ary Barroso)

6. Bingo Domingo (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis)

Recorded in Hackensack, NJ, May 1, 1959

WILLIS JACKSON PLEASE MR. JACKSON

7. Cool Grits (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings)

8. Come Back to Sorrento (Ernesto De Curtis)

9. Dinky's Mood (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff )

10. Please Mr. Jackson (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings)

11. 633 Knock (Jennings)

12. Memories of You (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 25, 1959

CD 9:

ROLAND KIRK WITH JACK MCDUFF KIRK'S WORK

1. Three for Dizzy (Roland Kirk)

2. Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)

3. Funk Underneath (Roland Kirk)

4. Kirk's Work (Roland Kirk)

5. Doin' the Sixty-Eight (Roland Kirk)

6. Too Late Now (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane)

7. Skater's Waltz (Charles Emile Waldteufel, arr. Kirk)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961

JACK MCDUFF (WITH JIMMY FORREST) TOUGH DUFF

8. Smooth Sailing (Arnett Cobb)

9. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)

10. Tippin' In (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes)

11. Yeah, Baby (Jack McDuff )

12. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert)

13. Tough 'Duff (Jack McDuff )

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 12, 1960

CD 10:

SAM "THE MAN" TAYLOR PLAYS THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

1. Ruby (Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld)

2. Love Song From Suzie Wong (George Dunning)

3. Laura (David Raksin)

4. Anastasia (Alfred Newman)

5. Gloria (Bronislaw Kaper)

6. Barefoot Contessa (Mario Nascimbene)

7. The Bad And The Beautiful (David Raksin)

8. Anna (El Negro Zumbon) (Armando Trovajoli)

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1962

DAVID NEWMAN FATHEAD COMES ON

9. Unchain My Heart (Teddy Powell, Robert Sharp, Jr.)

10. Cellar Groove (Norris Austin)

11. Alto Sauce (David Newman)

12. Hello There (David Newman)

13. Scufflin' (David Newman)

14. Esther's Melody (David Newman)

15. Lady Day (Leroy Johnson)

Recorded in New York City, May 3 (tracks 10, 12 & 15) and December 9 (9, 11, 13 & 14), 1961