Pee Wee Russell - Pee Wee Russell Plays with Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson & Bud Freeman (1959)

1. Pee Wee’s Blues (Russell, Pierce)
2. What’s The Pitch ? (Russell)
3. Dreamin’ And Schemin’ (Russell)
4. Cutie Pie (Russell)
5. Oh No ! (Russell, Cary)
6. Pee Wee’s Song (Russell)
7. Oh Yes ! (Russell)
8. Missy (Russell)
9. Are You There (Russell)
10. Write Me A Love Song Baby (Russell)
11. This Is It (Russell)
12. But Why ? (Russell)
13. That Old Feeling (Brown, Fain)
14. I’ve Got The World On A String (Pierce, Young)
15. Exactly Like You (Burke, Fields, McHugh)
16. It All Depends On You (Brown, Clapton, DeSylva, Henderson)
17. If I Had You (Campbell, Connely)
18. Out Of Nowhere (Green, Heyman)
19. Pee Wee’s Blues (Piece, Russell)
20. I Used To Love You (Brown, Curtis, Tilzer)
21. Oh No ! (Lowery, Pierce, Russell)

Personnel
[# 1-12] originally issued as "Pee Wee Plays" (Dot DLP 3253)
Pee Wee Russell - cl
Buck Clayton - tp
Vic Dickenson - tb
Bud Freeman - ts
Dick Cary - p
Eddie Condon - g
Bill Takas - b
George Wettling - dr
Recorded in New York City ; February 23-24, 1959

[# 13-21] "Portrait of Pee Wee" (Counterpoint CPST 562)
Pee Wee Russell -cl
Ruby Braff - tp
Vic Dickenson - tb
Bud Freeman - ts
Nat Pierce - p
Charles Potter - b
Karl Kiffe - dr
Recorded in New York City ; February 18-19, 1958.

This edition presents, for the first time ever on CD, two of the best albums made by Pee Wee Russell in the late 50s. “Pee Wee Russell Plays” (1959), featuring the leader (who is also the composer of all the tunes) along with stars like Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson and Bud Freeman. As a bonus, the complete album “Portrait of Pee Wee” (1958), selected as one of 100 best jazz albums of all time, and also featuring Vic Dickenson and Bud Freeman, plus the great trumpeter Ruby Braff.

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