Howard McGhee – The Classic 1960’s Albums – 4CD

Among the first bebop jazz trumpeters (along with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman), Howard McGhee was known for his fast fingers and very high notes, but is rarely credited for the influence he extended to younger trumpeters in an era when the instrument had come back into vogue among students of jazz. Despite a troubled life and career, Howard McGhee remains a huge inspiration for younger jazz musicians, students and fans alike. The collection here brings together eight of the very finest albums the great man ever released or played on, making it the ideal go-to- compilation for collectors and fans of this pioneering, albeit hugely underrated, musician.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. Who Killed Cock Robin - 4:27   2. Wigglin - 4:57   3. Music Forever - 3:50   4. Time To Smile - 3:57   5. Theme For Sister Salvation - 4:38   6. Jim Dunn's Dilemma - 3:59   7. O.D. (Overdose) - 3:41   8. Dusty Blue - 2:53   9. The Sound Of Music - 3:22   10. I Concentrate On You - 4:07   11. Sleep Talk - 2:55   12. Park Avenue Petite - 3:32   13. Flyin' Colors - 5:53   14. With Malice Towards None - 4:01   15. Groovin' High - 4:19   16. A Cottage For Sale - 4:30

CD2:
1. Together Again - 9:41   2. You Stepped Out Of A Dream - 7:19   3. Up There - 3:32   4. Perhaps - 5:16   5. Misty - 4:20   6. Sandy - 9:45   7. Demon Chase - 7:54   8. Willow Weep For Me - 4:23   9. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - 3:19   10. Sunset Eyes - 5:13   11. Maggie's Back In Town - 10:40   12. Summertime - 3:16   Brownie Speaks - 8:04

CD3:
1. Sharp Edge - 5:55   2. Shades Of Blue - 5:10   3. Cool - 2:58   4. The Day After - 2:10   5. Topside - 4:30   6. Arbee - 6:03   7. Ill Wind - 4:40   8. My Delight - 9:56   9. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out - 2:40   10. Lonely Town - 3:04   11. Secret Love - 2:50   12. Why Run Away - 2:24   13. Canadian Sunset - 4:33   14. Blue Bell - 2:59   15. Tenderly - 4:15   16. Fly Me To The Moon - 3:00   17. Satin Doll - 2:28   18. Blue Duende - 5:24

CD4:
1. Jazz With A Beat - 12:29   2. Muggin' McGhee - 5:00   3. House Warmin' - 6:29   4. Jivin' Around - 10:11   5. The Jazz Twist - 6:41   6. One For Nat - 6:03   7. Bunny Boo - 5:39   8. Moody Flooty - 4:19   9. It Might As Well Be Spring - 5:51   10. Disappointed - 2:16   11. Sister Sadie - 2:51   12. Little Buck - 2:13   13. Home Fries - 6:20