Jazz at Massey Hall

For the Herbie Hancock album, see Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall.
Jazz at Massey Hall
Original Jazz Classics reissue
Live album by
the Quintet
ReleasedDecember 1953 (1953-12)
Recorded15 May 1953
VenueMassey Hall, Toronto, Canada
GenreBebop
Length46:54
LabelDebut
ProducerCharles Mingus
Charlie Parker chronology
South of the Border
(1952) 		Jazz at Massey Hall
(1953) 		Big Band
(1954)
Bud Powell chronology
The Amazing Bud Powell
(1952) 		Jazz at Massey Hall
(1953) 		The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2
(1954)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
All About Jazz[5]

Jazz at Massey Hall is a live album released in December 1953 by jazz combo The Quintet through Debut Records. It was recorded on 15 May 1953 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Credited to "the Quintet", the jazz group was composed of five leading "modern" players of the day: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. It was the only time that the five musicians recorded together as a unit, and it was the last recorded meeting of Parker and Gillespie.[6]

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Jazz at Massey Hall - The Quintet | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 18, 2012). "The Quintet/Charlie Parker". MSN Music. Microsoft. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1119. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Bailey, C. Michael (August 9, 2005). "Bud Powell: The Complete Jazz At Massey Hall". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Brian Priestley Mingus. A Critical Biography, London: Palladin, 1985, p.63.