George Wallington – Leonard Feather Presents BOP

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Tracklist

A1	Little Benny Written-By – Benny Harris	3:35
A2	Be Bop Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	2:44
A3	Lemon Drop Written-By – George Wallington	2:53
A4	Ornithology Written-By – Benny Harris, Charlie Parker	4:22
A5	Anthropology Written-By – Charlie Parker	4:53
B1	Salt Peanuts Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	3:12
B2	Groovin' High Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	2:50
B3	Shaw 'Nuff Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	3:30
B4	Billie's Bounce Written-By – Charlie Parker	7:05
B5	Hot House And 52nd Street Theme Written-By – Tadd Dameron, Thelonious Monk	4:23

Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods
Bass – Curly Russell
Drums – Art Taylor (tracks: (tracks: B1 to B5)), Denzil Best (tracks: (tracks: A1 to A5))
Illustration – Wm. Box*
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Piano – George Wallington
Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman (tracks: (tracks: A1 to A5)), Thad Jones (tracks: (tracks: B1 to B5))

Original US Press Machine Stamped

Recorded August 1957, New York, N.Y. by the George Wallington Quintets (two) (non credited as group)

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Leonard Feather Presents 52nd St. (LP, Album, Mono)	Interlude (2)	MO 511	US	1959
New Submission	Leonard Feather Presents 52nd St. (LP, Album, Stereo, Red Vinyl)	Interlude (2)	ST-1011	US	1959
New Submission	Leonard Feather Presents 52nd St. (LP, Album, Stereo)	Interlude (2)	ST-1011	US	1959
New Submission	Leonard Feather Presents 52nd St. (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	Polydor	MP 2333	Japan	1973
New Submission	Leonard Feather Presents 52nd St. (LP, Album, Reissue)	V.S.O.P. Records, Interlude (2)	V.S.O.P. 12, MODE ST 127	US	1985

HVogel Dec 30, 2019
Funny, because Baird Parker, Chan's & Charlie Parker's son, then 'round five years young, "sang" "Salt Peanuts". That's bebop in perfection. You can be sure that Phil Woods played on Bird's horn. Great trumpet solos too. All very smooth and stylish.