1 Cool from Steve Smith and Buddy S Buddies; Very Live at Ronnie Scott S in London, Vol 2

This show is unique in “Bebop and More” broadcast history in that there will not be another for at least four years. Songs in the show today were inspired by the 2012 Leap Year and specifically Wednesday, 2-29-12. And also, Buddy Rich Big Band at the upcoming March 3rd Weekend of Jazz at Beavercreek High School.

1 – Cool from Steve Smith and Buddy’s Buddies; Very Live at Ronnie Scott’s in London, Vol 2 Steve Smith (d), Andy Fusco (as), Steve Marcus (saxes), Mark Soskin (p) & Baron Browne (elec bass)

2 – Leap Frog from Bird & Diz Charlie Parker (as), Dizzy Gillespie (t), Thelonious Monk (p) & Buddy Rich (d)

3 – Lester Leaps In from Basie at Newport Lester Young (ts), Count Basie (p), Jo Jones (d) & Thad Jones (t) among other Basie Band personnel

4 – Jump for Me from This One’s for Basie by Buddy Rich Orchestra Conrad Gozzo, Pete Condoli, Harry Edison (t), Frank Rosolini (tb), Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone & ts), Bob Cooper (ts), buddy Collette (ts, bari-sax, flute), Jimmy Rowles (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Bill Pitman (g) & Buddy Rich (d)

5 – Four from Miles Davis European Tour ‘56 Mile Davis (t), Bobby Jaspar (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Paul Chambers (b) & Philly Joe Jones (d)

6 – One O’clock Jump from the Ken Burns Count Basie recording Buck Clayton (t), Lester Young (ts), Jo Jones (d) & Count Basie (p) and a whole host of other Basie Band members

7 – Jumpin’ at the Woodside from This Ones for Basie by Buddy Rich (see song # 4 for details)

8 – Up Jumped Spring from Arturo Sandoval; Trumpet Evolution (his tribute to Freddie Hubbard Arturo Sandoval (flugelhorn), Felepe Lamoglia (sax) and too many other musicians to list

9 – Little Willie Leaps from the Immortal Charlie Parker John Lewis (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Miles Davis (t), Max Roach (d) & Charlie Parker (ts)

10 – It Don’t Mean a Thing if it ain’t got that Swing from the Ken Burns Duke Ellington recording Ivie Anderson (vocals), Cootie Williams (t), Juan Tizol (valve tb), Johnny Hodges (as), Duke Ellington (p) and a whole host of other Ellington Band members too numerous to mention

11 – No Jive (see song #1 for personnel)