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:
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)
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
Miles Davis All Stars3:46
18Roccus
Lou Donaldson Quartet3:25
19Safari
Horace Silver Trio2:51
20Tempus Fugit
The Miles Davis All Stars3:52
21Carvin’ the Rock
recording of:
Carvin' the Rock
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?