The Complete Royal Roost Live Recordings on Savoy Years

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Annotation

The track list on the release shows timings for announcements that precede and follow each musical selection. There are other releases with recordings where the announcements and music have been combined into a single track. Further discography information for these recordings here.

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-04 00:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1announcers Bob Garrity & Symphony Sid Torin
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
0:36
2Symphony Syd talking over music
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
0:46
352nd Street Theme
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-09-04)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-09-04)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-09-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
live recording of:
52nd Street Theme (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
4:19
4announcer 01
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
0:24
5Ko-Ko
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-09-04)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-09-04)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-09-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
live recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:30
6announcer 02
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
0:34
7Jumpin'/announcer Symphony Sid 01
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-09-04)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-09-04)
live recording of:
Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Unichappell Music
1:02
8Groovin' High 1
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1948-12-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:43
9announcer 03
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
0:36
10Big Foot
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
live recording of:
Big Foot (on 1948-12-11)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:37
11announcer 04
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
0:28
12Ornithology 1
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
live recording of:
Ornithology (on 1948-12-11)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
5:32
13announcer 05
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
0:20
14On A Slow Boat To China 1
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-11)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-11)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-11)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
live cover recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China (on 1948-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
5:01
15announcer 06
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-11)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-11)
0:48
16announcer 07
spoken vocals:
Art Ford (on 1948-12-12)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-12)
0:31
17Hot House 1
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-12)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-12)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-12)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-12)
live recording of:
Hot House (on 1948-12-12)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
4:19
18announcer 08
spoken vocals:
Art Ford (on 1948-12-12)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-12)
0:11
19Salt Peanuts 1
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-12)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-12)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-12)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-12)
live recording of:
Salt Peanuts (on 1948-12-12)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
adaptations:
Salt Peanuts (Pointer Sisters version, with lyrics)
3:41
20announcer 09
spoken vocals:
Art Ford (on 1948-12-12)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-12)
0:24
21announcer 10
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-18)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-18)
1:23
22Chasin' The Wind
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-18)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-18)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-18)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-18)
live recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1948-12-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:23
23announcer 11
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-18)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-18)
0:49
24Out Of Nowhere
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-18)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-18)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-18)
recorded at:
Royal Roost in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-18)
live recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1948-12-18)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:20
25announcer 12
spoken vocals:
Symphony Sid Torin (on 1948-12-18)
0:16
26How High The Moon 1
live instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1948-12-18)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:53
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