Monterey Jazz Festival & Orchestra, "Symphony for Brass & Percussion" by Gunther Schuller, Buddy Collette, Chris Barber, George Lewis New Orleans Band, Paul Horn, Brass Ensemble performs new works by Werner Heider, Andre Hodier, J.J. Johnson and John Lewis; New works by Benny Golson, J.J. Johnson, John Lewis and Quincy Jones 1960 Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jon Hendricks w/ Miriam Makeba, Clarence Horatius "Big" Miller, Odetta, Jimmy Witherspoon, Louis Armstrong All-Stars, John Coltrane Quartet, Modern Jazz Quartet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Jimmy Rushing, André Previn Trio, and Helen Humes 1961 Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane Quartet w/
Charlie Parker November 26, 1945, Parker led a record date for the Savoy label, marketed as the "greatest Jazz session ever." Recording as Charlie Parker's Reboppers, Parker enlisted such sidemen as Gillespie and Miles Davis on trumpet, Curly Russell on bass and Max Roach on drums. The tracks recorded during this session include "Ko-Ko", "Billie's Bounce" and "Now's the Time". In 1952 Parker and Gillespie released an album entitled "Bird and Diz". Shortly afterward, the Parker/Gillespie band traveled to an unsuccessful engagement at Billy Berg's club in Los Angeles. Most of the group returned to New York, but Parker remained in California,