The Black Box of Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton6:14
2Lullaby of Birdland
congas:
Candido (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1977-11-11)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1977-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Jackson (American jazz drummer) (on 1977-11-11)
guitar:
Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1977-11-11)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1977-11-11)
saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1977-11-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1977-11-11)
instrumental recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1977-11-11)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Dexter Gordon44:19
3How High the Moon
Stéphane Grappelli3:50
4The Man I Love
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love
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)
Teddy Wilson7:45
5Autumn Leaves
Stan Getz7:14
6My Funny Valentine
Wynton Marsalis8:10
7Blue Rondo a la Turk
Dave Brubeck7:14
8If I Had You
recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
Earl Hines4:10
9Apple Core
recording of:
Apple Core
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan6:19
10Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman6:13
11Sonny's Blues
Sonny Stitt4:52
12Morning of the Carnival
Kai Winding3:57
13All Through the Night
double bass [bass]:
Dennis Irwin (on 1988-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Washington (drums) (on 1988-05-04)
piano:
Michael Weiss (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1988-05-04)
saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1988-05-04)
recorded at:
RTV Studios in Davie, Florida, United States (on 1988-05-04)
recording of:
All Through the Night (on 1988-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Anything Goes
Johnny Griffin6:28
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moanin'
recording of:
Moanin’
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers9:34
2Lover Man
clarinet:
Bill Smith (Clarinet, played with Brubeck) (on 1983-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Randy Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1983-01-28)
fretless bass:
Chris Brubeck (on 1983-01-28)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1983-01-28)
live instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1983-01-28)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Dave Brubeck7:30
3Walking Shoes
recording of:
Walking Shoes
writer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan5:47
4Hush a Bye
double bass [bass]:
Dennis Irwin (on 1988-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Washington (drums) (on 1988-05-05)
piano:
Michael Weiss (US jazz pianist and composer) (on 1988-05-05)
saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1988-05-05)
recorded at:
RTV Studios in Davie, Florida, United States (on 1988-05-05)
Johnny Griffin7:34
5One by One
Wynton Marsalis5:31
6Billie's Bounce
Stan Getz11:30
7Groove's Groove
Richard “Groove” Holmes4:34
8Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
Michał Urbaniak7:31
9Slew Foot
Dizzy Gillespie5:03
10It's the Good Life
The Ahmad Jamal Trio4:50
11Jodi
Wynton Marsalis6:23
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Work Song
Paul Horn6:26
2Nature Boy (feat. Paul Horn)
Stan Getz3:47
3Caravan
Phil Woods7:17
4Limelight
recording of:
Limelight
writer and composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan5:25
5Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Lionel Hampton3:29
6One O'Clock Jump
Teddy Wilson3:06
7Slop
recording of:
Slop
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus5:11
8Satin Doll
Jimmy Hamilton5:07
9Yardbird Suite
recording of:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1946)
Kai Winding4:13
10Have You Met Miss Jones?
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1987-09-23)
bass:
John Burr (bass) (on 1987-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1987-09-23)
guitar:
Marc Fosset (French jazz guitarist) (on 1987-09-23)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1987-09-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mandarim Records, Ltd.
recorded at:
Discovery Digital Studios in Dublin, Ohio, United States (on 1987-09-23)
cover recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right) (on 1987-09-23)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
Stéphane Grappelli4:06
11Lester Leaps In
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis9:08
12I'll Never Be the Same
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1977-10-19)
producer:
Lionel Hampton
congas:
Candido Camero (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1977-10-19)
double bass:
Tom Warrington (on 1977-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1977-10-19)
piano:
Barry Kiener (pianist) (on 1977-10-19)
saxophone:
Gary Pribeck (sax) (on 1977-10-19)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (on 1977-10-19) and Paul Moen (saxophonist, flutist, composer) (on 1977-10-19)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1977-10-19)
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same (on 1977-10-19)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Buddy Rich3:36
13Gerry Meets Hamp (feat. Lionel Hampton)
recording of:
Gerry Meets Hamp
Gerry Mulligan7:43
14Old Bill Basie
Dave Brubeck6:24
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take 5
live recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (in 1983)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dave Brubeck7:14
2A Wheel Within a Wheel
Wynton Marsalis6:33
3Seven Come Eleven
recording of:
Seven Come Eleven
composer:
Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Dexter Gordon6:31
4Dirty Dude
Dizzy Gillespie4:26
5Rose Room
recording of:
Rose Room
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group (Universal Music Publishing Group Corporation) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
instrumental recording of:
Rose Room
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group (Universal Music Publishing Group Corporation) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Woody Herman6:38
6Old Folks
Sonny Stitt4:06
7Bolivia
Freddie Hubbard12:40
8Fables of Faubus
recording of:
Fables of Faubus (instrumental version)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus6:14
9Off Minor
recording of:
Off Minor
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Thelonious Monk5:15
10Moments Notice
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1978) and Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1978-01-22)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) and Lionel Hampton
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
vocals:
Lionel Hampton and Gayle Moran
orchestra:
Orquesta
conductor:
Lionel Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mazur Media
live cover recording of:
Moment’s Notice (on 1978-01-22)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
Chick Corea4:25
11African Flower
Gary Burton5:17
12Move to the Groove
producer:
Robert Schachner
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1983-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1983-01-28)
guitar and synthesizer:
Pat Metheny (on 1983-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1983-01-28)
recorded at:
Palais des Congres in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1983-01-28)
Pat Metheny7:20