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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.

Track listing:
“Perdido” (Juan Tizol) – 7:43
“Salt Peanuts” (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) – 7:39
“All the Things You Are” (Jerome Kern)/”52nd Street Theme” (Thelonious Monk) – 7:52
“Wee (Allen’s Alley)” (Denzil Best) – 6:41
“Hot House” (Tadd Dameron) – 9:11
“A Night in Tunisia” (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 7:34

Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocal on “Salt Peanuts”
Charles Mingus – double bass
Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
Bud Powell – piano
Max Roach – drums

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Released: December 1953
Recorded: 15 May 1953
Venue: Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
Length: 46:54
Label: Debut
Producer: Charles Mingus