Best Jazz 50

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Left My Heart in San Francisco
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
Julie London2:52
2Something Cool
recording of:
Something Cool
lyricist and composer:
Billy Barnes (composer and lyricist)
June Christy4:21
3My Funny Valentine
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Chet Baker2:20
4Misty Blue
cover recording of:
Misty Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Talmont Music (publisher) (from 1966 to present)
Ella Fitzgerald2:30
5Darn That Dream
cover recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
Nancy Wilson2:53
6Autumn in New York
Jo Stafford2:42
7April in Paris
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
vocals:
Dinah Shore
arranger:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dinah Shore2:59
8Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
Abbey Lincoln2:17
9Day In — Day Out
Mark Murphy4:00
10It Had to Be You
cover recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Dinah Shore3:26
11Angel Eyes
recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Jack Jones3:14
12The Man I Love
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
electric piano:
Marshall Otwell (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
guitar:
Dennis Budimir (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
piano:
Artie Kane (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
reeds:
Bill Green (woodwind) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Harry Klee (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Lanny Morgan (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Abe Most (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12) and Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
trombone:
George Bohanon (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Lew McCreary (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12) and Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12) and Bobby Shew (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
recording of:
The Man I Love (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Carmen McRae4:18
13It Don't Mean a Thing
Annie Ross2:10
14Here's That Rainy Day
Sue Raney4:14
15Stars Fell on Alabama
Jack Teagarden3:02
16Blue Moon
recording of:
Blue Moon
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)
Billie Holiday2:14
17A Foggy Day
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Dakota Staton2:21
18Exactly Like You
Dianne Reeves5:19
19I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
Lou Rawls3:26
20Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Lena Horne4:44
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