The Verve Story: 1944-1994

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Annotation

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145217372 - Format: 4CD
Additional:
This cd covers the period 1944-1953

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145217372 - Format: 4CD
Additional:
This cd covers the period 1953-1957

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145217372 - Format: 4CD
Additional:
This cd covers the 1957-1962 period.

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145217372 - Format: 4CD
Additional:
This cd covers the period 1962-1994.
Abbey Lincoln's track from You Gotta Pay The Band (1991 Verve CD 314 511 110-2)

Annotation last modified on 2011-09-04 23:14 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1944-1953
▶ CD 2: 1953-1957
▼ CD 3: 1957-1962
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Crazy Rhythm
Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson7:45
2Surrey With the Fringe on Top
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
engineer:
Tommy Nola
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
Blossom Dearie4:19
3Stompy Jones
recording of:
Stompy Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges6:42
4I Can't Give You Anything but Love
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-05-18)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-05-18)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-05-18)
Sonny Stitt4:04
5Chelsea Bridge
engineer:
Phil Schaap (Grammy-winning jazz archivist and producer)
producer:
Norman Granz
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (from 1959-11-03 until 1959-12-02)
double bass:
Leroy Vinnegar (from 1959-11-03 until 1959-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-11-03 until 1959-12-02)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (from 1959-11-03 until 1959-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1959-11-03 until 1959-12-02)
cover recording of:
Chelsea Bridge (from 1959-11-03 until 1959-12-02)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
arranger:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster7:22
6Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Ella Fitzgerald4:44
7Too Close for Comfort
Mel Tormé4:05
8In the Mornings Out There
Jimmy Giuffre6:51
9I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Gerry Mulligan5:51
10Night Rider
Stan Getz4:00
11I Remember You
Lee Konitz4:30
12Something's Coming
Oscar Peterson3:54
13Desafinado
recording engineer:
Edward Green (engineer) (on 1962-02-13)
producer:
Norman Granz and Creed Taylor
bass and guitar:
Gene Byrd (jazz lyrical bassist) (on 1962-02-13)
bass guitar:
Gene “Joe” Byrd (jazz lyrical bassist)
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1962-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Deppenschmidt (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-02-13)
guitar:
Charlie Byrd (on 1962-02-13)
percussion:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz drummer) (on 1962-02-13)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1962-02-13)
recorded at:
All Souls Church, Unitarian (Washington, D.C.) in Washington, D.C., United States (on 1962-02-13)
instrumental cover recording of:
Desafinado (on 1962-02-13)
lyricist:
Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Bendig Music Corp., Corcovado Music Corp., Fermata do Brasil and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd45:53
14Walk on the Wild Side
Jimmy Smith5:53
▶ CD 4: 1962-1994