Split · 1981
Tracklist
A1 –Leo Parker Quartet Mona Lisa
A2 –Leo Parker Quartet Darn That Dream
A3 –Leo Parker Quartet Mad Lad Returns
A4 –Leo Parker Quartet Mad Lad Returns
A5 –Leo Parker Quartet Mad Lad Returns
A6 –Al Haig Trio Liza:Opus Caprice
A7 –Al Haig Trio Opus Caprice
A8 –Al Haig Trio Opus Caprice
B1 –Al Haig Trio Liza
B2 –Al Haig Trio Stars Fell On Alabama
B3 –Al Haig Trio Stairway To The Stars
B4 –Al Haig Trio Opus Caprice
B5 –Zoot Sims Quartet Trotting
B6 –Zoot Sims Quartet Trotting
B7 –Zoot Sims Quartet Trotting
Line-up/Musicians
Baritone Saxophone – Leo Parker (tracks: A1:A5)
Bass – Clyde Lombardi (tracks: B5:B7), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A1:A5), Tommy Potter (tracks: A6:A8, B1:B4)
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: B5:B7), Jack Parker (tracks: A1:A5), Roy Haynes (tracks: A6:A8, B1:B4)
Piano – Al Haig (tracks: A1:A8, B1:B4), Harry Biss (tracks: B5:B7)
Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims (tracks: B5:B7)
About this release
Misterioso – MLP1984 (UK)
The Leo Parker Quartet tracks (A1 to A5) were recorded on July 20, 1950 and were all previously unissued.
The Al Haig Trio tracks (A6 to A8, B1 to B4) were recorded on February 27, 1950.
Track A6 contains two false starts of 'Lisa' plus an unissued version of the same track plus three false starts of 'Opus Caprice' and an unissued version of that track.
Tracks A7 and A8 were previously unissued.
Track B3 contains two false starts plus a full version of 'Stairway to the Stars'
The Zoot Sims Quartet tracks (B5 to B7) were recorded on 14 August 1951.
They were all previously unissued.
These are the track listings as per the record sleeve.
The record label splits the tracks up in a slightly different way- the full take of 'Opus Caprice' on A6 is treated as a track in its' own right, as is the full take of 'Stairway to the Stars' on B3.
Thanks to snobb for the addition