A1: Why Can’t We Live Together (Feat
originally recorded for the soundtrack of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
I’m Alive
Volume 1 was classic Rollins with hard-swinging originals plus a tender ballad that showcase his robust sound and limitless improvisational creativity with a quintet featuring Donald Byrd
was recorded in 1958 and found Powell in particularly fine form on an ebullient set of his original tunes including “Buster Rides Again
The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959): Vinyl LP O&O3465 A1: Why Can’t We LiveThe band Dizzy Gillespie assembled for this date Junior Mance, Les Spann, Sam Jones, and Lex Humphries was for the most part a working band on the club & concert circuit, offering a mixture of Gillespies entertaining songs, established repertoire, & some Latin & African influenced pieces. With them, Dizzy found a middle ground in his music that gave his legacy room to breathe, but with much more rhythmic variety. The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie Side A 1.