George Wallington & Jimmy Jones in Paris

Like Dodo Marmarosa a vital yet often overlooked pioneering architect of bop and early modern jazz, George Wallington is mainly known by his association with the Blue Note, Prestige, Savoy, and Verve labels. Even most jazz heads are probably unaware that Wallington cut a 10" album of eight songs for Vogue in Paris on September 24, 1953, with bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Jean-Louis Viale. These may be found on this Vogue's 14-track The Trios, released in 1992, along with six tunes recorded for Vogue's sister label Swing Records on October 28, 1954, by pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Joe Benjamin, and percussionist supreme Roy Haynes. This all adds up to one really excellent compilation of expatriated bop piano trios from the mid-'50s. Americans in Paris, looking ahead.

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Source : http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-piano-collection-vol-1-r925355

George Wallington
&
Jimmy Jones
Trios

Tracks

1 Fairyland (Wallington) 2:42
2 Woody'n You (Gillespie) 2:39
3 Just One Of Those Things (Porter) 3:02
4 Honeysuckle Rose (Razaf, Waller) 2:53
5 Star Eyes (Raye, DePaul) 4:02
6 Ny (Wallington) 4:33
7 A Day In Paris (Wallington) 2:40
8 These Foolish Things (Marvell, Strachey, Link) 2:35
9 Easy to Love (Porter) 3:15
10 Little Girl Blue (Hart, Rodgers) 3:45
11 Lush Life (Strayhorn) 3:54
12 Just Squeeze Me (Ellington, Gaines) 3:50
13 My Funny Valentine (Hart, Rodgers) 3:55
14 Good Morning Heartache (Higginbotham, Drake, Fisher) 3:43

Personnel
[# 1-8] George Wallington Trio
George Wallington - p
Pierre Michelot [except # 3]
Jean-Louis Viale - dr [except # 7]
Recorded in Paris ; September 24, 1953
[# 9-14] Jimmy Jones Trio
Jimmy Jones - p
Joe Benjamin - b
Roy Haynes - dr
Recorded in Paris ; October 28, 1954