Howard Johnson on baritone saxophone and tuba, Jeff Chambers on bass, Donald Bailey and Eddie Marshall on drums, Randy Vincent on guitar, George Cables on piano, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Mel Martin on tenor and soprano saxophone and flute, and Warren Gale on trumpet and flugelhorn. CD

Lineup features Mel Martin on tenor and curved soprano (!), Warren Gale on trumpet, George Cables on piano, Jeff Chambers on bass, and John Santos and Vince Lateano on percussion – plus Dizzy Gillespie, the man himself, on trumpet and vocals! CD

Lineup features Warren Gale on trumpet, John Handy on alto, Mel Martin on tenor and curved soprano (!), George Cables on piano, Frank Tusa on bass, and Eddie Marshall on drums. LP, Vinyl record album

A nice little set that's got way more to offer than you might guess from its simple title! Sure the set's bebop, and sure it's live – but it's played with a sense of depth, color, and tone that go far beyond a simple "let's go back to the days of Bird and Diz" that you might think. Al Haig's piano work here is especially nice – fluid and flowing, in that great mode that he hit during his later years – and which provides a nice contrast to straighter bop work on the keys. The reed work by Pete King on alto and Art Themen on soprano and tenor is more than just bop soloing too – often more intimately expressive, and occasionally trying for new ideas that sometimes work, and sometimes falter a bit – but bring a nice edge to the set. Titles include "Laura", "Bag's Groove", "Loverman", "Birk's Works", and "Night In Tunisia". CD