Jazz Classics

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Basin Street Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-27)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1933-01-27)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-27), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-27)
double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (Double Bass Player) (on 1933-01-27)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (jazz drummer) (on 1933-01-27)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-27)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-27)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-01-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-27) and Elmer Whitlock (US trumpet player) (on 1933-01-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-27)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1933-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:27
2Blue Moon
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1939-02-16)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1939-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1939-02-16)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1939-02-16)
piano:
Howard Smith (swing jazz pianist) (on 1939-02-16)
reeds:
Johnny Mintz (on 1939-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1939-02-16), Deane Kincaide (on 1939-02-16) and Irving "Babe" Russin (on 1939-02-16)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1939-02-16), Ward Silloway (US jazz trombonist) (on 1939-02-16) and Elmer Smithers (on 1939-02-16)
trumpet:
Pee Wee Erwin (on 1939-02-16), Andy Ferretti (on 1939-02-16) and Yank Lawson (on 1939-02-16)
vocals:
Jack Leonard (vocals, USA) (on 1939-02-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon (on 1939-02-16)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:20
3Minor Swing
recording of:
Minor Swing
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt2:38
4My Blue Heaven
recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:13
5Caravan
Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra3:34
6Hot Mallets
recording of:
Hot Mallets
composer:
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His All‐Star Alumni Big Band2:14
7Bonaparte’s Retreat
Gene Krupa and His Chicago Jazz3:15
8Blue Skies
Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye3:25
9Basie’s Basement
Count Basie, His Instrumentalists and Rhythm3:17
10Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra2:52
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Body & Soul
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra3:02
2Stormy Monday Blues
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues
writer:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone), Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases)
Earl Hines with Billy Eckstine3:09
3Victory Ball
The Metronome All‐Stars4:15
4Salt Peanuts
The Bud Powell Trio2:23
5One O’Clock Jump
Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan2:45
6Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:08
7Come Back, Baby
Joe Williams4:33
8Fifty‐Second Street Theme
Sonny Rollins4:33
9I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
recording engineer:
Mickey Crofford (on 1967-01-05) and Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1967-01-05)
producer:
Danny Davis (country music band leader, trumpeter, singer, producer, and best known as the founder and leader of the Nashville Brass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-01-05)
recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (on 1967-01-05)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
Nina Simone4.42:32
10Stardust
Hoagy Carmichael3:48
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Funny Valentine
Paul Desmond3:50
2A Taste of Honey
Lenny Breau4:22
3(I Don’t Stand a) Ghost of a Chance
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Lennie Tristano2:54
4April in Paris
Sauter–Finegan Orchestra2:59
5Norwegian Wood
Gary Burton3:26
6What a Difference a Day MakesBenny Carter and His Orchestra3:04
7Tijuana Gift Shop
recording of:
Tijuana Gift Shop
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus3:48
8Crime a River
Al Cohn and Zoot Sims3:11
9The Call the Wind Maria
Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers4:53
10The Very Thought of You
Johnny Hodges2:48