Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s Music

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:11
2Echoes of Harlem
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
3Moten Swing
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:26
4St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:03
5Ain’t Misbehavin’
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:15
6For Dancers Only
recording of:
For Dancers Only
writer:
Sy Oliver, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:40
7King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:12
8Rose Room
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:50
9Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra58:41
10Jumpin’ at the Woodside
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1960-06-09)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1960-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1960-06-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1960-06-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1960-06-09)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1960-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1960-06-09) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1960-06-09)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1960-06-09), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1960-06-09) and Benny Powell (on 1960-06-09)
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn (on 1960-06-09), Thad Jones (on 1960-06-09), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1960-06-09) and Snooky Young (on 1960-06-09)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1960-06-09)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1960-06-09)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), 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), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:11
11Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:59
12Lester Leaps In
recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
Count Basie and the Kansas City 73:16
13Oh, Lady Be Good
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-11-09)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1936-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1936-11-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1936-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1936-11-09)
trumpet:
Carl "Tatti" Smith (trumpeter) (on 1936-11-09)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1936-11-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:09
14Without Your Love
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1937-06-15)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-06-15)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-06-15)
piano:
James Sherman (on 1937-06-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-06-15)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-06-15)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1937-06-15)
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song) (on 1937-06-15)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
Billie Holiday2:55
15Strange Fruit
producer:
Milt Gabler
alto saxophone and saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1939-04-20)
double bass:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-20)
guitar:
Jimmy McLin (on 1939-04-20)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1939-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Kenneth Hollon (on 1939-04-20) and Stan Payne (on 1939-04-20)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-04-20)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-04-20)
recorded at:
Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-20)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1939, inducted: 2002) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 21)
recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1939-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday43:15
16God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday feat. Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra2:57
17Three Little Words
Art Tatum2:27
18Rebecca
Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner2:44
19Harlem Congo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-11-01)
alto saxophone:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
alto saxophone and clarinet and clarinet:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-11-01), Teddy McRae (on 1937-11-01) and Elmer Williams (on 1937-11-01)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10), Taft Jordan (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-11-01, on 1937-11-10)
conductor:
Chick Webb (on 1937-11-01)
arranger:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1937-11-01)
recording of:
Harlem Congo (on 1937-11-01)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Harlem Congo (on 1937-11-10)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:18
20A‐Tisket A‐Tasket
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra feat. Ella Fitzgerald2:40
21Shine
recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Django Reinhardt2:59
22Dear Old Southland
performer:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra feat. Sidney Bechet2:34
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