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Fats Navarro

Though tragically short-lived, trumpeter Fats Navarro (1923-50) was a bebop star, famed for his fleet-fingered technique and lyrical imagination. Geoffrey Smith surveys his brief, brilliant career with the likes of Charlie Parker and Bud Powell.

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Sun 17 Jul 2016 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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  • Fats Navarro

    Air Mail Special

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 1.

  • Fats Navarro

    Oop-Bop-Sh'Bam

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 11.

  • Fats Navarro

    Rue Chaptal

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 12.

  • Fats Navarro

    The Chase

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 12.

  • Fats Navarro

    The Squirrel

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 13.

  • Fats Navarro

    Nostalgia

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 20.

  • Fats Navarro

    Fats Blows

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 23.

  • Fats Navarro

    Half Step Down Please

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 1.

  • Fats Navarro

    Dextrose

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 3.

  • Fats Navarro

    The Tadd Walk

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 17.

  • Fats Navarro

    Jahbero

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 16.

  • Fats Navarro

    Stealin' Apples

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 20.

  • Fats Navarro

    Double Talk

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 3.

  • Fats Navarro

    Wail

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 14.

  • Fats Navarro

    A Night In Tunisia

    • The Fats Navarro Story.
    • Proper.
    • 21.

Performers:

听 Title:听听Air Mail Special 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Christian, Goodman & Mundy听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听03鈥�26听
听听 Performers: 听Fats Navaroo, Shorty McConnell, Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, trumpet; Gerald Valentine, Taswell Baird, Howard Scott, Chips Outcalt, trombone; John Jackson, Bill Frazier, alto saxophone; Budd Johnson, Gene Ammons, tenor saxophone; Leo Parker, baritone saxophone; John Malachi, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocals.

听听Title:听听Oop-Bop-Sh'Bam 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Gillespie/Brown/Fuller听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听03鈥�03听
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto saxophone; Ray Abrams, tenor saxophone; Eddie De Verteuil, baritone saxophone; Bud Powell, piano; John Collins, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

听听Title:听听Rue Chaptal
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Clarke听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�55
听听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto saxophone; Ray Abrams, tenor saxophone; Eddie De Verteuil, baritone saxophone; Bud Powell, piano; John Collins, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

听听Title:听听The Chase 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Tadd Dameron 听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�42听
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto saxophone; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

听听Title:听听The Squirrel
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Tadd Cameron听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�57
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto saxophone; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums

听听Title:听听Nostalgia 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Fats Navarro听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�42听
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron,听听 piano.
听听
听 Title:听听Fats Blows 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Fats Navarro听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�48
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron, piano.

听听Title:听听Half Step Down Please
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Dameron/Hawkins听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听03鈥�01听
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; JJ Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto saxophone; Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone; Marion De Veta, baritone saxophone; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Leserg, bass; Max Roach, drums.

听听Title:听听Dextrose 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Dexter Gordon听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�47
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Art Mardigan, drums

听听Title:听听The Tadd Walk
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Tadd Dameron听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听04鈥�28
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Rudy Williams, alto saxophone; Allen Eager, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron, piano; Milt Jackson, vibraphone; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums

听听Title:听听Jahbero
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Tadd Dameron听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听02鈥�52听
听 Performers:听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Allen Eager, Wardell Gray, tenor saxophone; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curley Russell,听 bass; Kenny Clarke, drums, Chano Pozo, conga; Kenny Hagood, vocals.

听听Title:听 听Stealin' Apples 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Fats Waller听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration: 听03鈥�08
听 Performers:听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Wardell Gray, tenor saxophone; Gene Di Novi, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Mel Zelnick, drums.

听听Title:听听Double Talk
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听McGhee/Navarro听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听05鈥�32听
听 Performers:听Howard McGhee, trumpet; Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto saxophone; Milt Jackson, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

听听Title:听听Wail 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Bud Powell听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听03鈥�04
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

听听Title:听听A Night in Tunisia 听
听 Artist:听Fats Navarro听
听 Composers:听Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli听
听 Album Title:听The Fats Navarro Story听
听 Label:听听Proper听Catalogue No:听Properbox11听
听 Duration:听05鈥�37
听 Performers: 听Fats Navarro, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

听

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