First Hour:
  1. Diminuendo in blue [Duke Ellington] | Crescendo in blue [Ellington] (8:10)
      Solos: Paul Gonsalves-ts; Cat Anderson-tp.
      Personnel: Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry-tp; Ray Nance-tp, vln; Quinton Jackson, Brit Woodman-tb; Juan Tizol-vtb; Russell Procope-as, cl; Rick Henderson-as; Paul Gonsalves-ts; Jimmy Hamilton-ts, cl; Harry Carney-bs; Duke Ellington-p; Oscar Pettiford-b; Butch Ballard-d. Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA, 30 March 1953.
      From: The 1953 Pasadena concert / Duke Ellington (GNP Records)

  2. Something happens to me [Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher] (3:41)
  3. The eagle & me [Harold Arlen, Yip Harberg] (3:10)
  4. I got it bad & that ain't good [Duke Ellington] (4:58)
  5. Our love is here to stay [George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin] (3:33)
      Personnel: Shirley Horn-p, voc; Charles Ables-b; Steve Williams-d. Vine Street, Los Angeles, 12 May 1987.
      From: I thought about you / Shirley Horn (Verve)

  6. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid [Lester Young] (5:24)
  7. Almost like being in love [Alan Lerner, Fred Loewe] (6:37)
  8. Lullabye of Birdland [George Shearing] (5:48)
      Personnel: Lester Young-ts; Bill Potts-p; Norman Williams-b; Jim Lucht-d. Washington, DC, December 1956.
      From: Lester Young in Washington D.C. 1956, v.2 / Lester Yong (Pablo)

  9. Night sun in Blois [Michel Petrucciani] (8:48)
      Personnel: Michel Petrucciani-p. Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, 14 November 1994.
      From: Au Theatre des Champs-Elysees, d.1 / Michel Patrucciani (Dreyfus)

Second Hour:
10. East coasting [take 7] [Charles Mingus] (4:23)
11. West Coast ghost [Mingus] (11:00)
      Personnel: Clarence Shaw-tp; Jimmy Knepper-tb; Shafi Hadi-as, ts; Bill Evans-p; Charles Mingus-b; Dannie Richmond-d. NYC, August 1957.
      From: East coasting / Charles Mingus (Bethlehem)

12. On Green Dolphin Street [Bronislav Kaper, Ned Washington] (16:05)
      Personnel: Joe Henderson-ts; Wynton Kelly-p; Paul Chambers-b; Jimmy Cobb-d. Left Bank Jazz Society concert, Baltimore MD, 21 April 1968.
      From: Four! / Joe Henderson (Verve)

13. Smile [Charles Chaplin] (3:19)
14. I want more [Dexter Gordon] (5:16)
15. The end of a love affair [E.C. Redding] (6:49)
      Personnel: Dexter Gordon-ts; Kenny Drew-p; Paul Chambers-b; Philly Joe Jones-d. Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs NJ, 9 May 1961.
      From: Dexter calling / Dexter Gordon (Blue Note); also on d.2 of Complete Blue Note 60s sessions / Dexter Gordon (Blue Note)

16. Introduction (0:13)
17. The very thought of you [Ray Noble] (4:42)
18. Memories of you [Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf] (4:09)
      Personnel: Hank Jones-p. Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley CA, 11 November 1991.
      From: Live at Maybeck, v. 16 / Hank Jones (Concord)

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