Perdido!

Tracks 1 to 5 recorded at Birdland 26 March 1953 Tracks 6 to 11 recorded at Birdland 31 March 1953 Tracks 12 to 15.b recorded at Birdland 1 April 1953 Tracks 16 to 19 recorded at Birdland 16 April 1953 Tracks 20 to 24.b recorded at Birdland 21 April 1953 Tracks 25 to 27 recorded at The Apollo Theatre circa 1951 (called Bonus Tracks in the booklet) Errata in booklet Wyatt Ruther's name is misspelled. Errate in booklet (based on live announcements within the audio content): Credits in booklet are wrong for April 16th date (the announcements within the performance provide the band members), Bill Doggett (announced and playing on the closing) is not credited in the booklet. Credits for April 21 state the wrong track numbers for the participation of Dizzy Gillespie and Wild Bill Davis. The band on the Apollo Theater date is not credited or announced but is a large big band with a horn section and also a prominent string section on track 27.