New Sounds

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New Sounds
10" LP
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Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 1952
RecordedDecember 22, 1947; April 30 and May 15, 1949
Genre Jazz
Length24:30
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
Art Blakey chronology
New Sounds
10" LP

(1952)
A Night at Birdland Vol. 1
(1954)
Max Roach chronology
New Sounds
(1952)
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley
(1953)
New Sounds
Compact Disc
New Sounds CD.jpg
Compilation album by
Art Blakey's Messengers, James Moody and his Modernists
Released1991
RecordedDecember 22, 1947; October 19 and 25, 1948
Genre Jazz
Length41:27
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion, Michael Cuscuna
James Moody and his Modernists
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Original 10" LP
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prince Albert" ( [lower-roman 1] ) Kenny Dorham, Max Roach 5:53
2."Maximum" ( [lower-roman 2] )Kenny Dorham, Max Roach3:25
3."The Thin Man" ( [lower-roman 3] )Kenny Dorham2:58
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tomorrow" ( [lower-roman 4] )Kenny Dorham, Max Roach6:08
2."Just Moody" ( [lower-roman 2] ) James Moody 2:58
3."Bop Alley" ( [lower-roman 5] ) Talib Dawud 3:08

Compact disc

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Fuller Bop Man [alternate take]" (previously unreleased) Gil Fuller 2:54
2."The Fuller Bop Man" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 6] )Gil Fuller2:56
3."Workshop" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 7] )Gil Fuller3:15
4."Oh Henry" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 8] )Gil Fuller, Ernie Henry 2:30
5."Moodamorphosis" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 9] )Gil Fuller, Dave Burns3:00
6."Moody's All Frantic" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 7] ) James Moody, Gil Fuller2:32
7."Tropicana" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 6] )Gil Fuller3:00
8."Cu-Ba" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 9] ) Cecil Payne 2;34
9."Tin Tin Deo" (previously released on James Moody and his Modernists [BLP 5006] [lower-roman 8] ) Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller2:44
10."The Thin Man" ( [lower-roman 3] ) Kenny Dorham 2:58
11."Bop Alley" ( [lower-roman 5] ) Talib Dawud 3:08
12."Bop Alley [alternate take]" (previously unreleased)Talib Dawud3:06
13."Groove Street" ( [lower-roman 5] ) Musa Kaleem 2:15
14."Musa's Vision" ( [lower-roman 3] )Musa Kaleem3:05

Personnel

Art Blakey's Messengers

LP Tracks A3 and B3, CD tracks 10–14

Max Roach Quintet

LP tracks A1, A2, B1

James Moody Quartet

LP track B2

James Moody's Modernists

CD tracks 1–9

Notes

  1. originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN 1569 [2]
  2. 1 2 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN 1570 [2]
  3. 1 2 3 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN 545 [2]
  4. originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN 1571 [2]
  5. 1 2 3 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN 546 [2]
  6. 1 2 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN553 [2]
  7. 1 2 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN556 [2]
  8. 1 2 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN555 [2]
  9. 1 2 originally released on Blue Note 78rpm BN554 [2]
  10. Billed under his original name – "Howard Bowe" – on the LP and CD
  11. Billed under his original name – "Orlando Wright" – on the LP

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