WW2 elongated the big band era but change was on its way
1. Caldonia Louis Jordan 1945
2. Northwest Passage Woody Herman 1944
3. Woody’n’you Coleman Hawkins 1944
As the war came to a conclusion
4. A night in Tunisia Charlie Parker septet 1946
5. Manteca Dizzy Gillespie BB 1947
6. Loverman Sarah Vaughan 1945
7. Jeru Miles Davis nonet 1949
Bird & Dizzy had created East Coast bop
8. Perdido The Quintet 1953
9. Straight no Chaser Thelonius Monk 1952
10. The Preacher Horace Silver Quintet 1955
Birth of the cool was a reaction to the fast & furious boppers
11. Walkin Shoes Gerry Mulligan Quartet 1952
12. Short Stop Shorty Rogers 1953
13. Midnight Sun June Christy 1953
The birth of the LP gave jazz the opportunity of putting live performance on record.
14. Aunt Hagars Blues Louis Armstrong all stars 1954
15. Peanut Vendor Stan Kenton 1956
16. Studio Call Harry Edison 1956
17. Bags Groove Modern Jazz quartet 1957
