Classic Jazz: Jazz Greats

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Preacher
recording of:
The Preacher
lyricist:
Babs Gonzales
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Silhouette Music
Horace Silver Quintet4:19
2I've Got a Woman
Jimmy McGriff4:35
3Blue Skies
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:48
4Bossa Nova U.S.A.
recording of:
Bossa Nova U.S.A.
composer:
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck Quartet2:27
5My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Charlie Parker3:27
6Birk's Works
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-04-07) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1957-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Root (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-04-07)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1957-04-07)
double bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-04-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-04-07)
solo tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (on 1957-04-07)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-04-07) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-04-07)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07), E. V. Perry (on 1957-04-07), Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-04-07) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-07)
recording of:
Birk's Works (on 1957-04-07)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie4:58
7Soul Sauce
Cal Tjader2:27
8Teddy Wilson Quartet / Prisoner of Love
Lester Young7:39
9Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus5:41
10Straight 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
Thelonious Monk2:59
11Naima
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-12-02) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-12-02)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-12-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-02)
recording of:
Naima (original instrumental version) (on 1959-12-02)
composer:
John Coltrane
named after artist:
Juanita Naima Grubbs
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane44:23
12I Put a Spell on You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Hal Mooney
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1965-01-15)
conductor:
Hal Mooney (on 1965-01-15)
arranger:
Hal Mooney
cover recording of:
I Put a Spell on You (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Nina Simone4.32:37
13Robot Portrait
recording of:
Robot Portrait
composer:
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones5:27
14Hittin' the Jug
recording of:
Hittin' the Jug
composer:
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons8:32
15Somebody Stole My Gal
Jimmy Rushing3:44
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1Wade in the Water
Ramsey Lewis3:57
2Alligator Bogaloo
recording of:
Alligator Bogaloo
writer:
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson6:56
3Mumbles
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1964-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1964-02-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1964-02-26)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1964-02-26)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Toronto, ON, Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-02-26)
recording of:
Mumbles (on 1964-02-26)
composer:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
The Oscar Peterson Trio With Clark Terry2:03
4African Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-28)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-02-28)
alto saxophone and flute:
George Dorsey (on 1961-02-28)
baritone saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-02-28)
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1961-02-28)
bongos and congas:
Michael Olatuja (UK electric and acoustic bassist/composer, based in New York) (on 1961-02-28)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1961-02-28)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1961-02-28)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1961-02-28)
flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1961-02-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-02-28)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1961-02-28), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1961-02-28) and Arnett Sparrow (on 1961-02-28)
trumpet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-02-28), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28), Ernie Royal (on 1961-02-28) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1961-02-28)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011) and Kendal (in 2014)
Cannonball Adderley and His Orchestra2:13
5Meditation
Charlie Byrd3:13
6Pete Kelly's Blues
June Christy2:58
7Laura
Coleman Hawkins4:35
8Back at the Chicken Shack
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-04-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
recording of:
Back at the Chicken Shack (on 1960-04-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
publisher:
Edmy Music
Jimmy Smith8:04
9Smack Dab in the Middle
Joe Williams & Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra3:30
10I'm an Old Cowhand
Sonny Rollins5:44
11Bags' Groove
Milt Jackson3:07
12E.S.P.
recording of:
E.S.P.
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Miles Davis5:32
13Scrapple From the Apple
Sonny Stitt3:50
14I'm Glad There Is You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-10)
vocals:
Carmen McRae
orchestra:
Luther Henderson Orchestra
conductor:
Luther Henderson
arranger:
Luther Henderson
cover recording of:
I’m Glad There Is You (on 1986-06-23)
writer:
Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira (Paul Madeira Mertz)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Mayfair Music Corp.
Carmen Mc Rae3:56
15Poinciana
instrumental recording of:
Poinciana (Song of the Tree)
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier (in 1936)
composer:
Nat Simon (in 1936)
Ahmad Jamal8:11

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part of:Classic Jazz (Time-Life Music) (order: 1)