Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session

by Red Norvo

Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Dial
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.18/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Centered around the distinct, ringing timbres of the vibraphone, this session captures an informal yet highly competitive improvisational gathering. The extended runtimes allow legendary figures of the era to stretch out, providing a raw, unfiltered look at the virtuosic soloing characteristic of early modern jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, jamming, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Hallelujah
  2. Get Happy
  3. Slam Slam Blues
  4. Congo Blues
  5. Hallelujah
  6. Get Happy
  7. Slam Slam Blues
  8. Congo Blues
  9. Congo Blues
  10. Congo Blues

Credits

  • Red Norvo - primary artist, vibraphone
  • Flip Phillips - primary artist, tenor saxophone
  • Teddy Wilson - primary artist, piano
  • Dizzy Gillespie - primary artist, trumpet
  • Charlie Parker - primary artist, alto saxophone
  • Slam Stewart - primary artist, bass
  • J.C. Heard - drums
  • Specs Powell - drums

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