Uncompromising Expression

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: 1939-1953 From Boogie to Bop
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Melancholy
Meade 'Lux' Lewis4:07
2Reminiscing at Blue Note
recording of:
Reminiscing at Blue Note
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Earl 'Fatha' Hines4:28
3Summertime
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-533-14)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1939-06-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sidney Bechet Quintet4:10
4Profoundly Blue
acoustic guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-02-05)
celesta:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1941-02-05)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1941-02-05)
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1941-02-05)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1941-02-05)
cover recording of:
Profoundly Blue (on 1941-02-05)
composer:
Meade Lux Lewis
Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet4:09
5Doctor Jazz
Art Hodes and his Chicagoans3:10
6Topsy
Ike Quebec Swing Seven3:03
7Tiny’s Boogie Woogie
Tiny Grimes Swingtet3:00
8Oop-Pop-A-Da
alto saxophone:
Rudy Williams (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-02-21)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Charles Simon (US drummer) (on 1947-02-21) and Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1956-06-18)
guitar:
Thornel Schwartz (on 1956-06-18)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1956-06-18)
piano:
Tadd Dameron (on 1947-02-21) and Sonny Clark (on 1958-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Eddy Williams (on 1958-11-23)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-11-23)
vocals:
Babs Gonzales (on 1947-02-24)
recorded at:
WOR in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-02-24)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: BN-297-1)
recording of:
Oop-Pop-A-Da (on 1947-02-24)
composer:
Babs Gonzales
Babs' 3 Bips and a Bop2:54
9Thelonious
Thelonious Monk Sextet3:00
10The Thin Man
Art Blakey and his Messengers feat. McKinley Durham3:00
11Moody’s All Frantic
James Moody and His Bop Men2:35
12Double Talk
The McGhee-Navarro Boptet5:35
13Bouncing With Bud
Bud Powell's Modernists3:05
14Born to Be Blue
Wynton Kelly Trio3:28
15Straight No Chaser
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:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
The Thelonious Monk Quintet2:58
16Bags Groove
Milt Jackson Quintet3:05
17Yesterdays
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-05-09)
bass and double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1952-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1952-05-09)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1952-05-09)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1952-05-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1952-05-09)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-09)
instrumental recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1952-05-09)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Miles Davis All Stars3:46
18Roccus
Lou Donaldson Quartet3:25
19Safari
Horace Silver Trio2:51
20Tempus Fugit
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-04-20)
piano:
Gil Coggins (on 1953-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Heath (on 1953-04-20)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1953-04-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-04-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-04-20)
recording of:
Tempus Fugit (on 1953-04-20)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Miles Davis All Stars3:52
21Carvin’ the Rock
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1953-06-09)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-06-09)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1953-06-09)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1953-06-09)
recording of:
Carvin' the Rock (on 1953-06-09)
composer:
Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins
Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown Quintet3:57
▶ CD 2: 1953-1958 Messengers, Preachers and Hard Bop
▶ CD 3: 1958-1960 Struttin’, Moanin’ and Somethin’ Else
▶ CD 4: 1961-1965 Bossa, Blues and Hits
▶ CD 5: 1953-2014 Can You Dig It?