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Release Date: 2004

Label: Mosaic Records

#1-1 to 1-8
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on July 5 (#1-1, 1-2, 1-4) and July 7 (#1-3, 1-5 to 1-8), 1954
Originally issued on The Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (Pacific Jazz 10” LP 16.)

#2-1 to 2-11
Recorded at Coastal Studios, New York City on July 13 (#2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-7, 2-11) and July 16 (#2-3, 2-8 to 2-10), 1957.
“Brook’s Blues” and the full version of “Slow Freight” originally issued on Bob Brookmeyer, Red Mitchell, John Williams - Bob Brookmeyer Featuring John Williams & Red Mitchell (Crown CST 318)
“The Sheik Of Araby” originally issued on The Playboy Jazz All-Stars, Volume 3 (Playboy PB-1959)
All others originally issued as Bob Brookmeyer Quintet - Traditionalism Revisited (Pacific Jazz PJ-1233)

#1-9 to 1-14
Recorded at Coastal Studios, New York City on December 13 & 16, 1957
Originally issued as Bob Brookmeyer - Street Swingers (World Pacific PJ-1239)

#3-1 to 3-6
Recorded at Olmsted Studios, New York City on October 23, 1958
Originally issued as Bob Brookmeyer - Kansas City Revisited (United Artists UAS-5008)

#3-7 to 3-12
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studio, New York City on December 27, 1958
Originally issued on Zoot Sims - Bob Brookmeyer Octet - Stretching Out (United Artists UAS-5023)

The last tune on disc two and all of disc three are stereo.

Note: The occasional instances of distortion are in the original master sources.


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