• LIMITED 10" VINYL REISSUE

The release is part of the Blue Note 75 anniversary vinyl reissue campaign. Blue Note Records is a legendary Jazz label established in 1939. It derives it's name from the characteristic "Blue Notes" of Jazz and the Blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional Jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch it's attention to modern Jazz. Theodore "Fats" Navarro was an American Jazz trumpeter who was a pioneer of Bebop in the '40s. A celebrated musician, Navarro performed with legends like Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. Navarro's last performance was with Charlie Parker on July 1, 1950 at Birdland; he passed six days later at just 26. The Fats Navarro Memorial Album is a celebration of Navarro's talent and is reissued in it's original 10" form as part of an overall Blue Note vinyl initiative.

PERSONNEL:

• Fats Navarro - trumpet
• Howard McGhee - trumpet on B1
• Ernie Henry - alto sax on A1, A4 to B3
• Curly Russell - bass on A3, B1
• Nelson Boyd - bass on A1, A4, B2, B3
• Tommy Potter - bass on A2
• Kenny Clarke - drums on A3, B1
• Roy Haynes - drums on A2
• Shadow Wilson - drums on A1, A4, B2, B3
• Bud Powell piano on A2
• Milton Jackson - piano on B1
• Tadd Dameron - piano on A1, A3, A4, B2, B3
• Charlie Rouse - tenor sax on A1, A4, B2, B3
• Sonny Rollins - tenor sax A2
• Wardell Gray - tenro sax on A3
• Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC, September 26, 1947 (A1, A4, B2, B3)
• Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948 (A3)
• Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948 (B1)
• and WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949 (A2).

  TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1 The Squirrel
  • A2 52nd St. Theme
  • A3 Lady Bird
  • A4 The Chase
  • SIDE B
  • B1 Double Talk
  • B2 Dameronia
  • B3 Our Delight