Each Mosaic project falls into at least one of three categories. Some sets we know will be significant because of the demand for a hard-to-find jazz artist or the unique scope of a Mosaic box. Some sets we bring out because, popular or not, the music must be heard. And sometimes… we just love it. Want it. Have to have it. Which brings us to The Complete Dial Masters. As the saying goes, check all the boxes.
As most jazz fans know, among the most important records to hear in your life are Charlie Parker's Dial Sessions, recorded between 1946 and 1947. They are classics with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Howard McGee, Wardell Gray, J. J. Johnson, Duke Jordan, Teddy Edwards, Teddy Wilson, Errol Garner, Tommy Potter, Max Roach and others.
But Dial was way more than Parker. It was a microcosm of the explosive changes happening at a moment in time.
Vol. 1: Red Norvo All Stars
Vol. 2: Dizzy Gillespie & Modern Trumpets I / Charlie Parker Septet
Vol. 3: Charlie Parker Quintet / Night Music By Howard McGhee / Woody Herman Woodchoppers
Vol. 4: Charlie Parker Home Cookings Session / Charlie Parker Quartet / Erroll Garner Trio
Vol. 5: Charlie Parker All Stars / Saxophone Moods By Dexter Gordon
Vol. 6: Cocktail Time By Erroll Garner
Vol. 7: The Chase By Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray Quintet / Charlie Parker Quintet
Vol. 8: Charlie Parker Quintet / James Moody & His Saxophone
Vol. 9: Piano Moods By Dodo Marmarosa / The Duel By Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray
Vol. 10: Charlie Parker Sextet / Dizzy Gillespie & Modern Trumpets II
Vol. 1: Red Norvo All Stars
01. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Hallelujah (T 8-A) (4:10)
02. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Hallelujah (T 8-B) (4:11)
03. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Hallelujah (T 8-F) (4:00)
04. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Get Happy (T 9-B) (4:03)
05. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Get Happy (T 9-D) (3:45)
06. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Slam Slam Blues (T 10-A) (5:05)
07. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Slam Slam Blues (T 10-B) (4:29)
08. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Congo Blues [False Start] (T 11-AA) (1:07)
09. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Congo Blues [False Start] (T 11-BB) (1:17)
10. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Congo Blues (T 11-A) (4:03)
11. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Congo Blues (T 11-B) (3:54)
12. Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Congo Blues (T 11-C) (3:52)
Vol. 2: Dizzy Gillespie & Modern Trumpets I / Charlie Parker Septet
01. Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen - Diggin' Diz (D1000) (2:54)
02. Tempo Jazzmen - Confirmation (D1001-E) (2:58)
03. Tempo Jazzmen - Diggin' For Diz (D1002-E) (2:53)
04. Tempo Jazzmen - Dynamo A (D1003-A) (3:05)
05. Tempo Jazzmen - Dynamo B (D1003-B) (3:01)
06. Tempo Jazzmen - When I Grow Too Old To Dream (D1004-E) (2:58)
07. Tempo Jazzmen - 'Round Midnight (D1005-A) (2:54)
08. Tempo Jazzmen - 'Round Midnight (D1005-B) (2:54)
09. Charlie Parker Septet - Moose The Mooche (D1010-1) (3:00)
10. Charlie Parker Septet - Moose The Mooche (D1010-2) (3:04)
11. Charlie Parker Septet - Moose The Mooche (D1010-3) (2:58)
12. Charlie Parker Septet - Yardbird Suite (D1011-1) (2:42)
13. Charlie Parker Septet - Yardbird Suite (D1011-4) (2:57)
14. Charlie Parker Septet - Ornithology (D1012-1) (3:03)
15. Charlie Parker Septet - Ornithology (D1012-3) (3:19)
16. Charlie Parker Septet - Ornithology (D1012-4) (3:02)
17. Charlie Parker Septet - The Famous Alto Break (D1013-1) (0:52)
18. Charlie Parker Septet - Night In Tunisia (D1013-4) (3:09)
19. Charlie Parker Septet - Night In Tunisia (D1013-5) (3:03)
Vol. 3: Charlie Parker Quintet / Night Music By Howard McGhee / Woody Herman Woodchoppers
01. Charlie Parker Quintet - Max Making Wax (D1021-A) (2:34)
02. Charlie Parker Quintet - Loverman (D1022-A) (3:22)
03. Charlie Parker Quintet - The Gypsy (D1023-A) (3:05)
04. Howard McGhee Quintet - Bebop (D1024-A) (2:56)
05. Howard McGhee Quartet - Trumpet At Tempo (D1025-B) (2:50)
06. Howard McGhee Quartet - Thermodynamics (D1026-C) (3:10)
07. Sonny Berman-Bill Harris Big Eight - Curbstone Scuffle (D1031-F) (3:08)
08. Sonny Berman-Bill Harris Big Eight - Curbstone Scuffle (D1031-G) (3:06)
09. Sonny Berman-Bill Harris Big Eight - Nocturne (Moonburns) (D1032-D) (3:09)
10. Sonny Berman-Bill Harris Big Eight - Woodchopper's Holiday (D1033-C) (2:58)
11. Sonny Berman-Bill Harris Big Eight - Woodchopper's Holiday (D1033-D) (3:00)
12. Bill Harris Quintet - Somebody Loves Me (D1034-E) (3:05)
13. Bill Harris Quintet - Somebody Loves Me (D1034-F) (3:02)
14. Ralph Burns Quintet - Blue Serge (D1035-A) (3:03)
15. Ralph Burns Quintet - Blue Serge (D1035-A/B) (6:07)
16. Howard McGhee Sextet - Dialated Pupils (D1041-4) (2:32)
17. Howard McGhee Sextet - Dialated Pupils (D1041-5) (2:58)
18. Howard McGhee Sextet - Midnight At Mintons (D1042-4) (3:01)
19. Howard McGhee Sextet - Up In Dodo's Room (D1043-1) (3:11)
20. Howard McGhee Sextet - Up In Dodo's Room (D1043-2) (3:16)
21. Howard McGhee Sextet - Hight Wind In Hollywood (D1044-2) (2:37)
Vol. 4: Charlie Parker Home Cookings Session / Charlie Parker Quartet / Erroll Garner Trio
01. Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite (2:15)
02. Charlie Parker - Blues On The Sofa (0:48)
03. Charlie Parker - Kopely Plaza Blues (1:07)
04. Charlie Parker - Lullaby In Rhythm (Part 1) (K901) (1:30)
05. Charlie Parker - Lullaby In Rhythm (Part 2) (K902) (1:36)
06. Charlie Parker - Home Cooking 1 (Opus) (K903) (2:24)
07. Charlie Parker - Home Cooking 2 (Cherokee) (K904) (2:10)
08. Charlie Parker - Home Cooking 3 (I Got Rhythm) (K905) (2:30)
09. Charlie Parker Quartet - This Is Always (D1051-C) (3:16)
10. Charlie Parker Quartet - This Is Always (D1051-D) (3:12)
11. Charlie Parker Quartet - Dark Shadows (D1052-A) (4:05)
12. Charlie Parker Quartet - Dark Shadows (D1052-B) (3:12)
13. Charlie Parker Quartet - Dark Shadows (D1052-C) (3:07)
14. Charlie Parker Quartet - Dark Shadows (D1052-D) (3:00)
15. Charlie Parker Quartet - Bird's Nest (D1053-A) (2:53)
16. Charlie Parker Quartet - Bird's Nest (D1053-B) (2:52)
17. Charlie Parker Quartet - Bird's Nest (D1053-C) (2:44)
18. Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues (D1054-A) (2:00)
19. Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues (D1054-B) (2:25)
20. Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues (D1054-C) (3:09)
21. Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues (D1054-D) (2:54)
22. Erroll Garner Trio - Pastel (Please Let Me Forget) (D1055-B) (2:58)
23. Erroll Garner Trio - Trio (D1056-A) (3:12)
24. Erroll Garner Trio - Trio (D1056-B) (3:06)
Vol. 5: Charlie Parker All Stars / Saxophone Moods By Dexter Gordon
01. Charlie Parker All Stars - Relaxin' At Camarillo (D1071-A) (3:10)
02. Charlie Parker All Stars - Ralaxin' At Camarillo (D1071-C) (3:08)
03. Charlie Parker All Stars - Ralaxin' At Camarillo (D1071-D) (3:03)
04. Charlie Parker All Stars - Ralaxin' At Camarillo (D1071-E) (3:00)
05. Charlie Parker All Stars - Cheers (D1072-A) (3:11)
06. Charlie Parker All Stars - Cheers (D1072-B) (3:07)
07. Charlie Parker All Stars - Cheers (D1072-C) (3:03)
08. Charlie Parker All Stars - Cheers (D1072-D) (3:06)
09. Charlie Parker All Stars - Carvin' The Bird (D1073-A) (2:47)
10. Charlie Parker All Stars - Carvin' The Bird (D1073-B) (2:46)
11. Charlie Parker All Stars - Stupendous (D1074-A) (2:56)
12. Charlie Parker All Stars - Stupendous (D1074-B) (2:56)
13. Dexter Gordon Quintet - Mischievous Lady (D1081-D) (2:49)
14. Dexter Gordon Quintet - Mischievous Lady (D1081-E) (2:33)
15. Dexter Gordon Quintet - Lullaby In Rhythm (D1082-C) (3:06)
16. Dexter Gordon Quintet - Lullaby In Rhythm (D1082-F) (2:53)
Vol. 6: Cocktail Time By Erroll Garner
01. Erroll Garner - Play Piano, Play (D1091-C) (3:20)
02. Erroll Garner - Love Is The Strangest Game (D1092-A) (3:22)
03. Erroll Garner - Love Is The Strangest Game (D1092-B) (2:52)
04. Erroll Garner - Blues Garni (D1093-A) (2:44)
05. Erroll Garner - Don't Worry About Me (D1094-A) (3:48)
06. Erroll Garner - Don't Worry About Me (D1094-B) (3:06)
07. Erroll Garner - Don't Worry About Me (D1094-C) (3:19)
08. Erroll Garner - Loose Nut (D1095-B) (3:02)
09. Erroll Garner - Love For Sale (D1096-A) (2:51)
10. Erroll Garner - Fantasy On Frankie And Johnny (D1097-A) (2:59)
11. Erroll Garner - Sloe Gin Fizz (D1098-A) (2:47)
Vol. 7: The Chase By Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray Quintet / Charlie Parker Quintet
01. Dexter Gordon-Wardell Gray Quintet - The Chase (D1083-C) (0:19)
02. Dexter Gordon-Wardell Gray Quintet - The Chase (D1083/84-D) (6:50)
03. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Chromatic Aberration (D1085-B) (3:07)
04. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Chromatic Aberration (D1085-C) (2:50)
05. Dexter Gordon Quartet - It's The Talk Of The Town (D1086-A) (3:29)
06. Dexter Gordon Quartet - It's The Talk Of The Town (D1086-B) (3:24)
07. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Blues Bikini (D1087-A) (3:40)
08. Charlie Parker Quintet - Dexterity (D1101-A) (2:59)
09. Charlie Parker Quintet - Dexterity (D1101-B) (3:01)
10. Charlie Parker Quintet - Bongo Bop (D1102-A) (2:47)
11. Charlie Parker Quintet - Bongo Bop (D1102-B) (2:46)
12. Charlie Parker Quintet - Dewey Square (D1103-A) (3:31)
13. Charlie Parker Quintet - Dewey Square (D1103-B) (3:05)
14. Charlie Parker Quintet - Dewey Square (D1103-C) (3:10)
15. Charlie Parker Quintet - The Hymn (D1104-A) (2:34)
16. Charlie Parker Quintet - The Hymn (D1104-B) (2:30)
17. Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Of Paradise (D1105-A) (3:10)
18. Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Of Paradise (D1105-B) (3:13)
19. Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Of Paradise (D1105-C) (3:14)
20. Charlie Parker Quintet - Embraceable You (D1106-A) (3:50)
21. Charlie Parker Quintet - Embraceable You (D1106-B) (3:24)
Vol. 8: Charlie Parker Quintet / James Moody & His Saxophone
01. Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Feathers (D1111-C) (2:54)
02. Charlie Parker Quintet - Klact-Oveerseds-Tene (D1112-A) (3:08)
03. Charlie Parker Quintet - Klact-Oveerseds-Tene (D1112-B) (3:08)
04. Charlie Parker Quintet - Scrapple From The Apple (D1113-B) (2:41)
05. Charlie Parker Quintet - Scrapple From The Apple (D1113-C) (3:00)
06. Charlie Parker Quintet - My Old Flame (D1114-A) (3:16)
07. Charlie Parker Quintet - Out Of Nowhere (D1115-A) (4:06)
08. Charlie Parker Quintet - Out Of Nowhere (D1115-B) (3:53)
09. Charlie Parker Quintet - Out Of Nowhere (D1115-C) (3:08)
10. Charlie Parker Quintet - Don't Blame Me (D1116-A) (2:50)
11. Howard McGhee Sextet - Dorothy (D1121-A) (3:06)
12. Howard McGhee Sextet - Night Mist (D1122-A) (3:00)
13. Howard McGhee Sextet - Night Mist (D1122-B) (2:50)
14. Howard McGhee Sextet - Coole-Rini (D1123-C) (2:52)
15. Howard McGhee Sextet - Night Music (D1124-B) (3:27)
16. Howard McGhee Sextet - Turnip Bllod (D1125-A) (2:47)
17. Howard McGhee Sextet - Turnip Blood (D1125-B) (2:48)
18. Howard McGhee Sextet - Surrender (D1126-C) (3:03)
19. Howard McGhee Sextet - Sleepwalker Boogie (D1127-A) (3:25)
20. Howard McGhee Sextet - Stop Time Blues (D1128-A) (2:45)
21. Howard McGhee Sextet - You (D1129-A) (2:43)
Vol. 9: Piano Moods By Dodo Marmarosa / The Duel By Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray
01. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Bopmatism (D1131-C) (3:12)
02. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Bopmatism (D1131-F) (2:59)
03. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Dodo's Dance (D1132-A) (3:08)
04. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Dodo's Dance (D1132-C) (3:10)
05. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Trade Winds (D1133-A) (3:09)
06. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Trade Winds (D1133-C) (3:12)
07. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Dary Departs (D1134-E) (2:48)
08. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Dary Departs (D1134-F) (2:47)
09. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Dary Departs (D1134-G) (2:38)
10. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Cosmo Street (D1135-D) (3:31)
11. Dodo Marmarosa Trio - Cosmo Street (D1135-E) (2:55)
12. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Ghost Of A Chance (D1141-C) (2:55)
13. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Ghost Of A Chance (D1141-E) (3:05)
14. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Sweet And Lovely (D1142-A) (2:31)
15. Dexter Gordon Quartet - Sweet And Lovely (D1142-D) (2:51)
16. Dexter Gordon-Teddy Edwards Quintet - Horning In (D1143/4-C) (7:32)
17. Dexter Gordon-Teddy Edwards Quintet - The Duel (D1143/4-D) (5:30)
18. Teddy Edwards Quartet - Blues In Teddy's Flat (D1145-A) (3:02)
Vol. 10: Charlie Parker Sextet / Dizzy Gillespie & Modern Trumpets II
01. Charlie Parker Sextet - Drifting On A Reed (D1151-B) (2:59)
02. Charlie Parker Sextet - Drifting On A Reed (D1151-D) (2:56)
03. Charlie Parker Sextet - Drifting On A Reed (D1151-E) (2:55)
04. Charlie Parker Sextet - Quasimado (D1152-A) (2:57)
05. Charlie Parker Sextet - Quasimado (D1152-B) (2:55)
06. Charlie Parker Sextet - Charlie's Wig (D1153-B) (2:48)
07. Charlie Parker Sextet - Charlie's Wig (D1153-D) (2:49)
08. Charlie Parker Sextet - Charlie's Wig (D1153-E) (2:44)
09. Charlie Parker Sextet - Bongo Beep (D1154-B) (3:00)
10. Charlie Parker Sextet - Bongo Beep (D1154-C) (3:00)
11. Charlie Parker Sextet - Crazeology (excerpt) (D1155-A) (1:03)
12. Charlie Parker Sextet - Crazeology (excerpt) (D1155-B) (0:35)
13. Charlie Parker Sextet - Crazeology (D1155-C) (3:00)
14. Charlie Parker Sextet - Crazeology (D1155-D) (3:00)
15. Charlie Parker Sextet - How Deep Is The Ocean (D1156-A) (3:25)
16. Charlie Parker Sextet - How Deep Is The Ocean (D1156-B) (3:09)
17. Earl Coleman & His All Stars - Guilty (D1162-A) (3:05)
18. Earl Coleman & His All Stars - Yardbird Suite (D1163-C) (2:35)
19. Earl Coleman & His All Stars - A Stranger In Town (D1164-A) (3:04)
20. Earl Coleman & His All Stars - As Time Goes By (D1165-A) (3:07)
21. Fats Navarro Quintet - Move (D1166-A) (2:39)
22. Fats Navarro Quintet - Move (D1166-B) (2:34)
