The Quintet : Jazz At Massey Hall

Jazz at Massey Hall’ is a live jazz album recorded on 15 May 1953 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Credited to ‘the Quintet’, the group was composed of five leading ‘modern’ players of the day: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. It was the only time that the five musicians recorded together as a unit, and it was the last recorded meeting of Parker and Gillespie.

Track Listing:
1. Perdido – The Quintet (7.47)
2. Salt Peanuts – The Quintet (7.44)
3. All the Things You Are – The Quintet (7.55)
4. Wee – The Quintet (6.45)
5. Hot House – The Quintet (9.16)
6. A Night in Tunisia – The Quintet (7.4)

Year of Production: 1953