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Wea - Saja Records (original serie)
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 1
STUDIO SESSIONS - CHICAGO 1956
(CD WEA / 255 398 2)

1956



March 19 th blues / Feet bone / In a sentimental mood / Discontented / Jump for joy / Just scratchin' the surface / Prelude to a kiss / Miss Lucy / Uncontrived / Satin doll / Do not disturb / Love you madly / Short sheet cluster / Moon mist / Long time blues.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 2
DANCE CONCERTS - CALIFORNIA 1958
(CD WEA / 255 399 2)

Travis Airforce Base, Californie - March 4, 1958



Main stem / Dancing in the dark / Stompy Jones / Time on my hands / Stomping at the Savoy / Sophisticated lady / Take the A train (instrumental) / All heart / Just a-settin' and a-rockin' / Take the A train (vocal) / Where or when / The mooche / One o'clock jump / Autumn leaves / Oh, lady be good / Things ain't what they used to be.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 3
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1962
(CD WEA / 255 400 2)

New York - July to September, 1962



ESP / Blue, too (The shepherd) / Tune up / Take it slow / Telstar / To know you is to love you / Like late / Major / Minor / ''G'' for groove / The lonely ones / Monk's dream / Frere Monk / Cordon bleu / New Concerto for Cootie / September 12th blues.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 4
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1963
(CD WEA / 255 401 2)

New York - April 17 to July 18, 1963



Bad woman / Jeep's blues / Stoona / Serenade to sweden / Harmony in Harlem / Action in Alexandria / Tajm / Isfahan / Killian's lick / Blousons noirs / Elysee / Butter and oleo / Got nobody now / M. G. / Blue rose / July 18th blues.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 5
THE SUITES - NEW YORK 1968 & 1970
(CD WEA / 255 402 2)



November 6 to December 3, 1968

THE DEGAS SUITE : Introduction (opening titles) / Race / Racing / Piano pastel / Improvisation (Marcia Regina) / Piano pastel / Daily double / Drawings / Promenade / Sonnet / Race.

May 25 to June 15, 1970

THE RIVER : The spring / The run / The meander / The giggling rapids / The lake / The falls / The whirlpool / The river / The neo-hip-hot kiddies communities / The village of the virgins / Her majesty the sea / The spring.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 6
DANCE DATES - CALIFORNIA 1958
(CD SAJA RECORDS / 7 91230 2)

Mather Air Force Base - March 5, 1958



Such sweet thunder / The blues to be there / Juniflip / The star-crossed lovers / Together / California mello / Suburban beauty / C jam blues / Blues in orbit / Mood indigo / Honeysuckle rose / Willow weep for me / Caravan / Wailing interval.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 7
STUDIO SESSIONS - 1957 & 1962
(CD SAJA RECORDS / 7 91231 2)



Chicago - January 1957

Things ain't what they used to be / Sometyhing sexual / The riff / Bluer / Wailing 'bout / I cover the waterfront / Blues a la Willie Cook / Slow blues ensemble / Circle of fourths / Perdido / Three trumps / Deep blues.

New York - March 29 to June 6, 1962

Things ain't what they used to be / Paris blues / I've got it bad (And that ain't good) / Circle blues / Perdido / The sky felle down / Cottontail / Passion flower.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 8
STUDIO SESSIONS 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967
SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, NEW YORK
(CD WEA/ 255 924 2)

San Francisco, Chicago, New York - 1957 to 1967



Countdown / When I'm feeling kinda blue / El viti / Draggin' blues / Cottontail / Now ain't it ? / The last go-round / Moon mist / Skillipoop / Banquet scene (Timon of Athens) / Love scene / Rod La Rocque / Rhythm section blues / Lele / Acht o'clock rock / Lady / Rondolet.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 9
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1968
(CD SAJA RECORDS / 7 91233 2)

New York - November 23 to December 3, 1968



I can't get started / Waiting for you / Knuf / Gigl / Meditation / Sophisticated lady / Just squeeze me / Mood indigo / In a sentimental mood / I let a song (Go out of my heart) - Don't get around much anymore / Reva / Ortseam / Cool and groovy / Elos / C-jam blues.

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 10
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK & CHICAGO 1965, 1966 & 1971
(CD WEA / 255 926 2)

New York et Chicago - March 4, 1965 to May 6, 1971



Black / Comes Sunday / Light / West indian dance / Emancipation celebration / The blues / Cy runs rock waltz / Beige / Sugar hill penthouse / Harlem / Ad lib on Nippon.

Kaz Records

The volumes are in different order as the first serie.
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 1
STUDIO SESSIONS - CHICAGO 1956
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 501) UK

Same as volume 1 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 2
STUDIO SESSIONS - CHICAGO 1957, NEW YORK 1962
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 502) UK

Same as volume 7 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 3
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1962
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 503) UK

Same as volume 3 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 4
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1963
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 504) UK

Same as volume 4 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 5
STUDIO SESSIONS - 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967
SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, NEW YORK 1963
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 505) UK

Same as volume 8 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 6
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1968
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 506) UK

Same as volume 9 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 7
THE SUITES - NEW YORK 1968, 1970
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 507) UK

Same as volume 5 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 8
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK, CHICAGO 1965, 1966, 1971
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 508) UK

Same as volume 10 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 9
DANCE DATES - CALIFORNIA 1958
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 509) UK

Same as volume 2 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 10
DANCE DATES - CALIFORNIA 1958
(CD KAZ RECORDS / KAZ CD 510) UK

Same as volume 6 as the first serie

LMR Records

The volumes are as the same order as the first serie.
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 1
STUDIO SESSIONS - CHICAGO 1956
(CD LMR RECORDS / CD 83000) USA

Same as volume 1 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 2
DANCE CONCERTS - CALIFORNIA 1958
(CD LMR RECORDS / CD 83001) USA

Same as volume 2 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 3
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1962
(CD MLR RECORDS / CD 83002) USA

Same as volume 3 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 4
STUDIO SESSIONS - NEW YORK 1963
(CD MLR RECORDS / CD 83003) USA

Same as volume 4 as the first serie

THE PRIVATE COLLECTION volume 5
THE SUITES - NEW YORK 1968 & 1970
(CD MLR RECORDS / CD 83004) USA

Same as volume 5 as the first serie