Jazz / Bop, Swing
Al Killian Trumpet
Al McKibbon Bass
Andy Razaf Composer
Arnold Ross Piano
Arthur Johnston Composer
Ballard MacDonald Composer
Barney Kessel Guitar
Ben Bernie Composer
Ben Webster Sax (Tenor)
Benny Goodman Composer
Bickley S. Reichmer Composer
Bill Harris Quintet Trombone
Billie Holiday Vocals, Composer
Billy Meyers Composer
Bobby Tucker Piano
Buck Clayton Trumpet
Buddy Rich Drums
Charles Mingus Bass
Charlie Parker Sax (Alto)
Charlie Shavers Trumpet
Charlie Ventura Sax (Tenor)
Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor)
Dave Barbour Guitar
Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet
Don Redman Composer
Duke Ellington Composer
Earl Hines Composer
Edward Heyman Composer
Ella Fitzgerald Vocals
Elmer Schoebel Composer
Ervin Drake Composer
Flip Phillips Sax (Tenor)
Frank Eyton Composer
Garland Finney Piano
Gene Krupa Drums
Gene Krupa Trio Performer
George Gershwin Composer
Georgie Auld Sax (Alto)
Gerald Marks Composer
Gordon Clifford Composer
Harry Barris Composer
Henry Creamer Composer
Herb Ellis Guitar
Howard McGhee Trumpet, Trombone
Illinois Jacquet Sax (Tenor)
Ira Gershwin Composer
Irving Ashby Guitar
Irving Berlin Composer
Irving Caesar Composer
Isham Jones Composer
J.C. Heard Drums
J.J. Johnson Trombone
Jack McVea Sax (Tenor)
Jack Pettis Composer
James F. Hanley Composer
Joe Guy Trumpet
Johnny Green Composer
Johnny Miller Bass
Joop Visser Producer, Compilation, Liner Notes
Juan Tizol Composer
Ken Kersey Piano
Kenneth Casey Composer
L. Allen Composer
Lee Young Drums
Les Paul Guitar
Lester Young Sax (Tenor), Composer
Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet Performer
Maceo Pinkard Composer
Marty Symes Composer
Mel Powell Piano
Milt Raskin Piano
Morgan Lewis Composer
Nancy Hamilton Composer
Nat King Cole Piano
Norman Shrdlu Composer
Oscar Peterson Piano
Oscar Peterson Trio Performer
Peter Rynston Digital Remastering
Ray Brown Bass
Red Callender Bass
Robert Graham Composer
Robert Sour Composer
Roy Eldridge Trumpet
Sam Coslow Composer
Seymour Simons Composer
Shorty Sherock Trumpet
Sydney Robin Composer
Ted Grouya Composer
Tiny Grimes Guitar
Tommy Turk Trombone
Turner Layton Composer
Ulysses Livingston Guitar
Vernon Duke Composer
Vincent Youmans Composer
Walter Donaldson Composer
Wardell Gray Sax (Tenor)
William K. "Billy" Hadnott Bass
Jazz at the Philharmonic
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing, Standards
In 1944, producer Norman Granz organized a concert billed as "Jazz at the Philharmonic" (also JATP) as a fundraiser in Los Angeles. The event, which was recorded, featured Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea, J.J. Johnson, Shorty Sherock, and a rhythm section with Nat King Cole and Les Paul; Jacquet's playing in particular caused a bit of a sensation. After a few more similar events, Granz in 1946 began organizing extensive annual tours using classic swing and bop musicians in a jam-session setting. Although some critics often complained that these events encouraged grandstanding (R&B honking was getting popular during the era), a great deal of rewarding and exciting music resulted, and Granz recorded (and later released) much of it on his Verve label. He paid his musicians very well and did his best to fight racism every bit of the way. Among JATP's stars through the years were tenors Flip Phillips (whose solo on "Perdido" became famous), Jacquet, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, and Stan Getz; trumpeters Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Dizzy Gillespie, and Harry "Sweets" Edison; trombonists Bill Harris and Tommy Turk; altoists Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, and Benny Carter; pianists Hank Jones and Oscar Peterson; a variety of bassists (often Ray Brown); and drummers Louie Bellson, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich. Ella Fitzgerald started touring with JATP early on, usually having her own separate set and joining in on a finale, and later tours often also included performances by regular groups such as the Oscar Peterson Trio, Gene Krupa's combo, Stuff Smith, or Lester Young. After 1957, the annual tours stopped, although there was an attempt to revive JATP in 1967; and Granz kept the spirit of Jazz at the Philharmonic alive on his many jam session-type records for Pablo in the 1970s.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
