Jazz at Massey Hall
| Jazz at Massey Hall | ||||
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Original Jazz Classics reissue | ||||
| Live album by the Quintet | ||||
| Released | December 1953 | |||
| Recorded | 15 May 1953 | |||
| Venue | Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada | |||
| Genre | Bebop | |||
| Length | 46:54 | |||
| Label | Debut | |||
| Producer | Charles Mingus | |||
| Charlie Parker chronology | ||||
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| Bud Powell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| All About Jazz | |
Jazz at Massey Hall is a live album released in December 1953 by jazz combo The Quintet through Debut Records. It was recorded on 15 May 1953 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Credited to "the Quintet", the jazz group was composed of five leading "modern" players of the day: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. It was the only time that the five musicians recorded together as a unit, and it was the last recorded meeting of Parker and Gillespie.