The Passion of Charlie Parker, cover image Photo: Impulse! Records
Nick checks out jazz from 1953 - the year Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, and a year which saw ragtime, swing, bebop, cool jazz, and hard bop all share the spotlight. Artists include Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Sidney Bechet, Shorty Rogers, Ben Webster, and Duke Ellington.
MUSIC DETAILS:
| # | Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: |
| 1 | The Quintet | Perdido | Tizol | Jazz at Massey Hall | Original Jazz Classics | 07:06 |
| 2 | Duke Ellington | Passion Flower | Strayhorn | The Duke Plays Ellington | Capitol | 03:05 |
| 3 | Duke Ellington | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | M Ellington | The Duke Plays Ellington | Capitol | 02:56 |
| 4 | Ben Webster | Jive at Six | Edison | King of the Tenors | Verve | 04:11 |
| 5 | Modern Jazz Quartet | Delaunay's Dilemma | Lewis | Django | Prestige | 04:01 |
| 6 | Shorty Rogers | Tale of an African Lobster | Rogers | Cool and Crazy | RCA | 03:26 |
| 7 | Shorty Rogers | Coop de Gras | Rogers | Cool and Crazy | RCA | 02:58 |
| 8 | J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis | Trombosphere | Mingus | Four Trombones | Fantasy | 03:26 |
| 9 | Stan Kenton | Fascinating Rhythm | Gershwin | Sketches on Standards | Capitol | 02:44 |
| 10 | Stan Kenton | Dark Eyes | Hermann | Sketches on Standards | Capitol | 02:14 |
| 11 | Bud Powell Trio | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To | Porter | Bud Powell Trio | Roulette | 02:38 |
| 12 | Bud Powell Trio | Bags' Groove | Jackson | Bud Powell Trio | Roulette | 02:12 |
| 13 | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men | All of Me | Marks / Simons | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men | Blue Note | 04:07 |
