Jazz at Massey Hall
Album by "The Quintet"
Released	1953
Recorded	15 May 1953
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:54
Label	Debut/OJC
Producer	Charles Mingus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]

Jazz at Massey Hall is a jazz album featuring a live performance by "The Quintet" on 15 May 1953 at Massey Hall in Toronto. The musicians were five of the biggest names in jazz: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. It was the last time that these five recorded together. Parker could not be listed on the original programme notes or album cover for contractual reasons, so was billed as "Charlie Chan". An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Debut Records is a United States jazz record company, which was founded in 1952 by Bassist Charles Mingus, his then wife Celia and Drummer Max Roach, this short lived label was an attempt to avoid the compromises of working for major companies. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979), also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_out_of_5. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Inside Massey Hall in 1945. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Established: Date month, year Area: East to West: 43 km North to South: 21 km629. ... Dizzy Gillespie in 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Charlie Parker Charles Christopher Bird Parker, Jr. ... Earl Rudolph Bud Powell (September 27, 1924 - July 31, 1966) is widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted and influential pianists in the history of jazz. ... Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979), also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. ... Maxwell Lemuel Roach (born January 10, 1924-) is a jazz drummer and composer. ...

Track listing

1. "Perdido" (Tizol–Lengfelder–Drake) –7.06
2. "Salt Peanuts" (Gillespie–Clarke) –7.20
3. "All the Things You Are" (Hamerstein–Kern) –7.39
4. "Wee" (Gillespie) –6.34
5. "Hot House" (Dameron) –8.53
6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie–Paparelli) –7.15

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
• Charles Mingus — bass
• Charlie Chan (Charlie Parker) — alto sax
• Bud Powell — piano
• Max Roach — drums