GROOVE YARD: JAZZ FROM THE RIVERSIDE VAULTS (3 CDS)

The Riverside record label is one that sits at the heart of postwar jazz recording, nestling next to Prestige, Blue Note and Contemporary in terms of significance. Any dip into the Riverside vaults would throw up countless contenders for inclusion in a compilation of this kind, and our collection acts as an excellent introduction to the many gems the label spoilt us with.

CD1

1. Groove Yard - Montgomery Brothers
2. My Man's Gone Now - Bill Evans
3. Dat Dere - Bobby Timmons
4. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You -
Thelonius Monk Quartet
5. Work Song - Nat Adderley
6. Polka Dots And Moonbeams -
Wes Montgomery
7. Salt Water Blues - Yusef Lateef
8. Just Friends - Sam Jones Septet
9. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby -
Barry Harris Trio
10. Big "P" - Jimmy Heath Orchestra
11. Toe-Tappin' - Johnny Griffin
12. That's Where It Is - Billy Taylor
13. Toy - Clifford Jordan
14. Driftwood - Budd Johnson Octet
15. Nardis - George Russell

CD2

1. Apathy - Yusef Lateef
2. I Should Care - Barry Harris Trio
3. Well You Needn't -
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
4. Scotch And Water -
Cannonball Adderley Sextet
5. Waltz For Debby - Bill Evans
6. Blues For Rampart Street -
Ida Cox Feat. coleman Hawkins
7. The Jumping Blues -
Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City Nine
8. Strollin' - Blue Mitchell
9. Wild Rice - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
10. Yearning - Jim Robinson
11. Sunset - Don Friedman Trio
12. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face -
Dick Morgan Trio
13. Stratusphunk - George Russell Sextet
14. Parker's Mood - Eddie Jefferson
15. Lost Tears - James Clay & Gene Harris

CD3

1. Cotton Tail - Wes Montgomery
2. Meditation (Meditacao) - Charlie Byrd
3. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most -
Bobby Timmons
4. Gemini - Jimmy Heath
5. Toy - Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
6. 'Round Midnight (Take 2) -
Milt Jackson Orchestra
7. St. James Infirmary -
Billie & DeDe Pierce
8. Aw-Ite - J.F.K. Quintet
9. Take The "A" Train - Eddie Jefferson
10. If You Could See Me Now -
Tadd Dameron Orchestra
11. Lazy Afternoon - Billie Poole
12. Milestones - Mark Murphy
13. Four - Sam Jones
14. Moe, Jr. - Elmo Hope
15. If You Could See Me Now - Bill Evans Trio