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The Memorial Album is a 1947 album by Fats Navarro recorded on the Blue Note record label with The Tadd Dameron Sextet, The Howard McGhee Sextet and Bud Powell’s Modernists. The cover was design by noted jazz musician, book and album cover designer Paul Bacon.

This album was part of their Modern Jazz Series and recorded at WOR Studios, NYC on September 26, 1947 (A1, A4, B2, B3), Apex Studios, NYC, September 13, 1948 (A3), Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948 (B1) and WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949 (A2)

Tracklist:

A1 The Squirrel – Composer: Tadd Dameron
A2 52nd St. Theme – Composer: Thelonious Monk
A3 Lady Bird – Composer: Tadd Dameron
A4 The Chase – Composer: Tadd Dameron
B1 Double Talk – Composer: Fats Navarro*, Howard McGhee*
B2 Dameronia – – Composer: Tadd Dameron
B3 Our Delight – Composer: Tadd Dameron

Personnel Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Ernie Henry (tracks: A1, A4 to B3)
Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: A3, B1), Nelson Boyd (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3), Tommy Potter (tracks: A2)
Drums – Kenny Clarke (tracks: A3, B1), Roy Haynes (tracks: A2), Shadow Wilson(tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3)
Piano – Bud Powell (tracks: A2), Milton Jackson* (tracks: B1), Tadd Dameron (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B2, B3)
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3), Sonny Rollins (tracks: A2), Wardell Gray (tracks: A3)
Trumpet – Fats Navarro, Howard McGhee (tracks: B1)

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