The Essential Jazz

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▼ CD 1
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1Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Frank Sinatra4:15
2Strange Fruit
Sidney Bechet Trio2:35
3Four Brothers
Woody Herman & The Herd3:14
4Lover, Come Back to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1948-12-29)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1948-12-29) and Ernie Henry (on 1948-12-29)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1948-12-29)
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (on 1948-12-29)
bongos:
Sabu Martinez (on 1948-12-29)
congas:
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1948-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Stewart (on 1948-12-29)
instruments:
James Forman (piano) (on 1948-12-29)
percussion:
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1948-12-29) and Louis “Sabu” Martinez (on 1948-12-29)
piano:
James Forman Jr. (piano) (on 1948-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1948-12-29) and Budd Johnson (on 1948-12-29)
trombone:
Willie Cook (on 1948-12-29), Andy Dureya (on 1948-12-29), Andy Duryea (on 1948-12-29), Sam Hurt (on 1948-12-29), Jesse Tarrant (on 1948-12-29) and Elmon Wright (on 1948-12-29)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (on 1948-12-29), Dave Bruns (trumpet) (on 1948-12-29), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1948-12-29) and Elmon Wright (on 1948-12-29)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1948-12-29)
cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) (on 1948-12-29)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) (on 1948-12-29)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
Dizzy Gillespie3:36
5Summertime
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
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 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)
Sarah Vaughan3:19
6Ain'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 (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong4:39
7Hank's Symphony
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-05-04)
recording engineer:
Tony Janick
producer:
George Avakian
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1956-05-04)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1956-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-05-04)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-05-04)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1956-04-06 until 1956-05-05)
recording of:
Hank's Symphony (on 1956-05-04)
composer:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
Art Blakey4:36
8Hey There
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-05-22)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-05-22)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game) (on 1954-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Rosemary Clooney4.53:00
9Bryant's Folly
Ray Bryant4:51
10Mad About the Boy
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Lena Horne With Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra3:08
11'round Midnight
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-09-13)
producer:
Lester Koenig and Ed Michel
bass:
Howard Rumsey (American jazz double-bassist) (on 1953-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-09-13)
piano:
Lorraine Geller (on 1953-09-13)
saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-09-13)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1953-09-13)
recorded at:
The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California, United States (on 1953-09-13)
live instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1953-09-13)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1953-09-13)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
live recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1953-09-13)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Miles Davis5:58
12I'm a Fool to Want You
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-02-20)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-02-20)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1958-02-20) and David Soyer (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1958-02-20)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-02-20), Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1958-02-20), Thomas Parshley (on 1958-02-20) and Romeo Penque (on 1958-02-20)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1958-02-20)
harp:
Janet Putman (on 1958-02-20)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1958-02-20)
solo trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-02-20)
trombone:
Jack Green (on 1958-02-20) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1958-02-20), Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-02-20) and Bernie Glow (on 1958-02-20)
viola:
Sidney Brecher (on 1958-02-20) and Richard Dickler (on 1958-02-20)
violin:
Emmanual Green (on 1958-02-20), Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1958-02-20), Harry Katzman (on 1958-02-20), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-02-20), Milton Lomask (on 1958-02-20), Harry Melnikoff (on 1958-02-20), George Ockner (on 1958-02-20) and Sam Rand (violinist) (on 1958-02-20)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1958-02-20) and Miriam Workman (on 1958-02-20)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1958-02-20)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (on 1958-02-20)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1958-02-20)
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Billie Holiday43:26
13Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-12)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
edit of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (unedited (from "Ah Um")) by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental) (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Adams Avenue, Flying Red Rhino, Jazz Workshop, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and The Mingus Music Werkshop
Charles Mingus34:48
14Willow Weep for Me
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Helen Merrill2:52
15Take Five
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morello (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Compulsion (Part of Chrysalis Records), Milestones Records, Unknown Pleasures Sound, Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1959), BNF Collection 2013 (Bibliothèque nationale de France) (in 1960), Avid Entertainment (in 2010), Supreme Media (in 2013) and TP4 Music (in 2017)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-01, from 1959-08-18 until 1959-08-19)
recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (on 1959-07-01)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company, 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
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dave Brubeck4.355:26
▼ CD 2
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1My Romance
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Johnston (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
My Romance (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Jumbo
Ben Webster & "Sweets" Edison4:17
2These Foolish Things
recorded in:
Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1962-01-05)
engineer:
Jean‐Pierre Chalbos (mastering engineer)
producer:
Daniel Baumgarten
double bass:
Benoît Quersin (Belgian jazz bassist) (on 1962-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Daniel Humair (on 1962-01-05)
guitar:
René Thomas (Belgian jazz guitarist) (on 1962-01-05)
piano:
Amedeo Tommasi (Italian jazz pianist) (on 1962-01-05)
reeds:
Bobby Jaspar (Belgian 1940-60s tenor saxophonist) (on 1962-01-05)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1962-01-05)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1962-01-05)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Chet Baker4:56
3Watermelon Man
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-05-28)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Butch Warren (on 1962-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-05-28)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1962-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1962-05-28)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-05-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-05-28)
recording of:
Watermelon Man (on 1962-05-28)
composer:
H. Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019)
Herbie Hancock57:10
4You're Impossible
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-12-18)
producer:
Irving Townsend
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1962-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1962-12-18)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1962-12-18)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1962-12-18)
André Previn2:43
5The Girl From Ipanema
engineer and producer:
Teo Macero
remixer:
Kevin Boutate (engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1964-12-21 until 1965-02-08)
Charlie Byrd2:49
6Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Sonny Rollins3:20
7Ruby, My Dear
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1965-03-02)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1965-03-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Thelonious Monk5:41
8The Shadow of Your Smile
cover recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 38)
Tony Bennett3:39
9If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas)
recording engineer:
Edwin Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
producer:
Jim Foglesong
conductor:
Frank Hunter (Arranger/composer during the 50s/60s)
arranger:
Frank Hunter (Arranger/composer during the 50s/60s)
Al Hirt2:28
10Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans5:15
11Here's That Rainy Day
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1970-11-16)
flugelhorn:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1970-11-16)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1970-11-16)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1970-11-16)
recording of:
Here’s That Rainy Day (on 1970-11-16)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Bros. Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Freddie Hubbard5:19
12Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:43
13Body and Soul
Stan Getz5:51
14As Time Goes By
double bass:
Rufus Reid (on 1978-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Gladden (on 1978-05-04)
piano:
George Cables (on 1978-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1978-05-04)
instrumental recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1978-05-04)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Dexter Gordon Quartet8:59
15I've Got You Under My Skin
Mel Tormé2:55