Crazy 'bout Flip ( Vol. 1 - 1947-49 )

Flip Phillips

The whole musical material compiled in this CD represents the beginning of a series of studio recordings, most of them as a leader, carried out by Flip for Norman Granz's Mercury-Clef recording company. This impresario always relied on Flip because he had contributed from the very beginning and for more than a decade to the success of the JATP concerts by doing his best all the time. You can find further information 'bout this excellent tenor sax on Flip Phillips Vol. II (OCIUM 0011) and Flip Phillips Vol. III (OCIUM 0003).

Tracklisting:

1. Goodbye (3:35)
2. Salute to Pres (2:51)
3. Swedish pastry (3:16)
4. Undecided (2:56)
5. Someone to watch over me (3:06)
6. I'm puttin' all my eggs in one basket (2:57)
7. Singin' in the rain (2:58)
8. Gina (2:46)
9. Empty ballroom blues (2:33)
10. Cherry (2:27)
11. San Francisco blues (2:49)
12. Love is just around the corner (2:52)
13. If I had you (2:52)
14. Cottontail (3:11)
15. Blues for the midgets (3:15)
16. What is this thing called love? (3:19)
17. Carioca (2:30)
18. Three little words (2:42)
19. Sleepy head (3:10)
20. Bugle call rag (3:06)
21. Take the "A" train (2:55)
22. I didn't know what time it was (3:16)
23. Trio boogie (3:17)

Tracks #1-4
Allen Smith (tp); Charlie Etter (tb); Flip Phillips (ts); Jerome Richardson (bs); Richard Wyands (p); Vernon Alley (b); Earl Watkins (d).
San Francisco, February, 1952

#5-8:
Al Porcino (tp); Bill Harris (tb); Charlie Kennedy (as); Cecil Payne (bs); Mickey Crane (p); Freddie Green (g); Clyde Lombardi (b); Max Roach (d).
New York, March 21, 1952

#9-12:
Bennie Green (tb); Flip Phillips (ts); Oscar Peterson (p); Nick Exposito (g); Ray Brown (b); J.C. Heard (d).
Los Angeles, June 9, 1952

#13-16:
Charlie Shavers (tp); Flip Phillips (ts); Oscar Peterson (p); Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b); Alvin Stoller (d).
Los Angeles, June, 1952

#17-23
Flip Phillips (ts); Hank Jones (p); Buddy Rich (d).
New York, December 14, 1952