The Best of Blue Note: A Selection From 25 Best Albums

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Annotation

Label: Blue Note (EMI)

Annotation last modified on 2014-02-13 17:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moanin'
recording of:
Moanin’
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Art Blakey9:35
2Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-01-07)
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1963-01-07)
double bass:
Major Holley (on 1963-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill English (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-07)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1963-01-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-01-07)
recording of:
Midnight Blue (on 1963-01-07)
composer:
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell3:59
3Caravan
producer:
Alan Douglas (American record producer)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1962-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1962-09-17)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1962-09-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists Records, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Sound Makers in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-09-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
Caravan (on 1962-09-17)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra4:13
4The Kid From Red Bank
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
The Kid From Red Bank
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie2:40
5Un Poco Loco
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1951-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1951-05-01)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1951-05-01)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-05-01)
recording of:
Un poco loco (on 1951-05-01)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Patricia Music Publishing Corp
Bud Powell4:45
6Ornithology
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note (in 1953)
instrumental recording of:
Ornithology
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
Charlie Parker4:26
7Rocker
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-09)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1950-03-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1950-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-03-09)
French horn:
Gunther Schuller (horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1950-03-09)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-03-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1950-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-03-09)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1950-03-09)
arranger:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1950-03-09)
recording of:
Rocker (on 1950-03-09)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Miles Davis43:05
8I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-08-27)
double bass:
Butch Warren (on 1962-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-08-27)
piano:
Sonny Clark (on 1962-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1962-08-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-08-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (on 1962-08-27)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
Dexter Gordon5:22
9Let's Get Lost
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1955-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1955-03-07)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1955-03-07)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1955-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note (in 1989)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-07)
recording of:
Let’s Get Lost (on 1955-03-07)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP)
Chet Baker3:44
10Tune Up
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1957-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-22)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-09-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1957-09-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-22)
recording of:
Tune Up (on 1957-09-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Sonny Rollins5:46
11Criss Cross
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Criss‐Cross (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk2:57
12Blue Train
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-15)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-15)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1957-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-15)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-09-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-15)
recording of:
Blue Train (on 1957-09-15)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane10:42
13Maiden Voyage
recording of:
Maiden Voyage
composer:
Herbert J. Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music Co.
Herbie Hancock7:54
14Que Pasa (Trio version)
recording of:
Que Pasa?
composer:
Horace Silver
Horace Silver5:36