01-The Squirrel
02-52nd Street Theme
03-Lady Bird
04-The Chase
05-Double Talk
06-Dameronia
07-Our Delight

Trumpet – Fats Navarro,Howard McGhee
Alto Saxophone – Ernie Henry 
Bass – Curly Russell,Nelson Boyd,Tommy Potter
Drums – Kenny Clarke,Roy Haynes,Shadow Wilson
Piano – Bud Powell,Tadd Dameron 
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse,Sonny Rollins,Wardell Gray

Along with other bebop sides Navarro did for Capitol and Blue Note, these Savoy cuts are part of the trumpeter's essential recordings. And being mindful of his early demise in 1950, it's amazing to realize that the Memorial album is one of several incredible sessions Navarro was able to produce in just over a two-year period during the late '40s. Teaming up with frequent musical partner Tadd Dameron, Navarro reels off fluid solos on both the outstanding Dameron original "The Tadd Walk" and a second impressive swinger "Be Bop Carroll." The remaining sides from this date feature vocalist Kay Penton, who, while not being terribly exciting, delivers some beguilingly languid lines; the rest of the top-flight group includes altoist Ernie Henry, bassist Curly Russell, and drummer Kenny Clarke. The second Navarro session here includes classics like "Webb City" and "Fat Boy," and features first-tier beboppers like trumpeter Kenny Dorham, altoist Sonny Stitt, pianist Bud Powell, and Clarke again on drums. As a sort of bonus, there are four additional tunes from this same session. Amazingly, though, Navarro is not on board, but the balance is quickly redressed with some high-quality originals and more incredible solo work by Dorham, Stitt, and Powell. A classic bebop session. ---Stephen Cook, AllMusic Review

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A1 	Nostagia 	
A2 	Barry's Bop 	
A3 	Be Bop Romp 	
A4 	Fats Blows 	
A5 	Dextivity 	
A6 	Dextrose 	
B1 	Dexter's Mood 	
B2 	Index 	
B3 	Stealing Trash 	
B4 	Hollerin' & Screamin' 	
B5 	Fracture 	
B6 	Calling Dr. Jazz 

Bass – Gene Ramey, Nelson Boyd (tracks: A1 to B2)
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A1 to A4), Art Mardigan (tracks: A5 to B2), Denzil Best
Guitar – Huey Long
Piano – Al Haig, Tadd Dameron (tracks: A1 to B2)
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: A1 to A4), Dexter Gordon (tracks: A5 to B2), Eddie Davis
Trumpet – Fats Navarro

Taken from three different, late-'40s sessions, Nostalgia features Navarro in the fine company of bebop stars like Dexter Gordon, Tadd Dameron, and Art Blakey. While looser sounding than the legendary sides the trumpeter cut for Blue Note, the tracks here still include the usual bevy of sharp Navarro solos, plus stellar contributions by all involved. The first session with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse (one of the earliest recordings of the future Monk sideman), Dameron, and Blakey, finds Navarro mixing poised and fluid solo work with more intense high-note statements, demonstrating his masterful blend of both Miles Davis' cool approach and Dizzy Gillespie's incendiary technique. The highlights continue with four more cuts from a Dexter Gordon-led session from 1947, which adheres to the brief head statement and round of solos mode used on the earlier cuts. Dameron returns on piano, nicely comping behind Gordon's already distinct solo work and more of Navarro's pearl-like horn lines (these numbers have also been released on various Gordon titles on Savoy). The disc ends with a date led by honking tenor man Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, which, while less intriguing than the other sessions, stills swings mightily with a mix of bebop and R&B flavored tunes. Nostalgia is worthy of any jazz collection and certainly is an essential title from the bebop era. ---Stephen Cook, AllMusic Review

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1		Our Delight	4:03
2		Eb-pob	5:58
3		Tadd Walk	4:29
4		The Squirrel	4:02
5		Dameronia	5:15
6		Good Bait (No.1)	5:47
7		Good Bait (No.2)	4:57
8		Symphonette	4:07
9		Lady Be Good	3:06
10		Anthropology (No.1)	3:40
11		Anthropology (No.2)	5:22
12		Wahoo	6:24
13		Tiny's Blues	3:31

Alto Saxophone – Rudy Williams (tracks: 1 to 6)
Bass – Curly Russell
Drums – Kenny Clarke
Piano – Tadd Dameron
Tenor Saxophone – Allan Eager
Trombone – Kai Winding (tracks: 11 to 13)
Trumpet – Fats Navarro (tracks: 1 to 10)
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: 8)

On this CD reissue are all of the contents of a former two-LP set. Trumpeter Fats Navarro is featured on ten of the thirteen selections with pianist-arranger Tadd Dameron's Orchestra; the other three songs have trombonist Kai Winding in his place. With tenor saxophonist Allan Eager and (on six of the numbers) altoist Rudy Williams as the other key soloists, the boppish music is quite enjoyable. The recording quality of the live performances is decent for the time and the material (all but five are Dameron originals) is consistently of high quality. This valuable CD is easily recommended for bop collectors as is virtually every record that Fats Navarro made in his brief life. ---Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review

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