PERSONNEL Jay Migliori (ts), Johnny Rae (vb), Dick Twardzik (p except #9), RaySantisi (p on #9), Jack Carter (b), Bob Atcheson (d)RECORDED at the Harvard (WHRB) radio station in May 1954

Harvard WHRB radio station has been on the air for nearly 80 years. In the 1940s,it transmitted to Harvard dormitories only. In the 1950s, the station obtained anFM license and become the first source for exciting, entertaining, classical music,jazz, news, and sports broadcasts to the entire Boston area. Harvard Radio’s dailybroadcast explored a great repertoire of music left largely untouched by othercommercial stations.

By 1952, Boston was experiencing a renaissance in jazz led by such localmodernists as Charlie Mariano, Jaki Byard, Joe Gordon, Nat Pierce, Herb Pomeroy,and Serge Chaloff, as well as talented newcomers like tenor saxophonist JayMigliori (1930-2001), one of the most active young jazzmen on the scene. In thespring of 1954, after having played with Charlie Parker at the Hi-Hat club and inChaloff’s sextet at the Storyville, Migliori joined forces with his friend pianist DickTwardzik (1931-1955)—a young prodigy who had already recorded with CharlieMariano and been praised by Bird—to organize a quintet that would play at theJazz Workshop Stable. With them were three younger modernists, by the name ofJohnny Rae, vibes, Jack Carter, bass, and Bob Atcheson, drums.The Stable was jumping with its newly established jazz policy, and most of thebest local jazz was going through its stage with the fervent support of Boston jazzfans. By the time spring was turning to summer, Harvard’s radio station WHRBoffered to record the Migliori-Twardzik quintet. The result was this exciting sessionwe are releasing here for the first time.

• 1. Fatty
• 2. Get Happy
• 3. 'Round Midnight Solo Piano
• 4. Chanticleer
• 5. Ryan's Love
• 6. Willow Weep For Me
• 7. Fatty 2nd Take
• 8. Get Happy 2nd Take
• 9. Blues (Incomplete)
• 10. Bouncin' With Bartok