The Best of the 50’s and 60’s

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Tracklist

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1Miles Ahead
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-10)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-10)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-10)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-10) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-10)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-10)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-10)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-10)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-10), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1957-05-10) and Frank Rehak (on 1957-05-10)
trumpet:
John Carisi (on 1957-05-10), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-10), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-10), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-10) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-10)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-10)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-10)
remasters:
Miles Ahead (mono master) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) & Gil Evans
recording of:
Miles Ahead (on 1957-05-10)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans
Miles Davis3:32
2You Go to My Head
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-10-14)
piano:
Ralph Sharon (on 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1957-10-14)
conductor:
Ralph Sharon (on 1957-10-14)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1957-10-14)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Tony Bennett2:43
3In a Mellotone
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-12-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1959-12-03)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1959-12-03)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1959-12-03)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-12-03)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1959-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-12-03)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-03), Booty Wood (on 1959-12-03) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-12-03)
trumpet:
Ray Nance (on 1959-12-03)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-03)
instrumental recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1959-12-03)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:43
4Moanin’
double bass:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1959-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Walter Bolden (drums) (on 1959-08-06)
piano:
Gildo Mahones (on 1959-08-06)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-08-06)
vocals:
Jon Hendricks (on 1959-08-06), Dave Lambert (Jazz vocalist) (on 1959-08-06) and Annie Ross (on 1959-08-06)
recording of:
Moanin’ (lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (on 1959-08-06)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Key Music Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
version of:
Moanin’
Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks & Annie Ross2:37
5Better Git It in Your Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus57:24
6Ain’t Misbehavin’
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-18)
solo clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
solo tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson
solo trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist)
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-18)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-18)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-18)
engineered at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-18)
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1950-05-18)
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)
Sarah Vaughan3:03
7Laura
alto saxophone and flute:
Frank Wess (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
baritone saxophone and tuba:
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
bass:
Rufus Reid (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Victor Lewis (drums) (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Woody Shaw (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
piano:
George Cables (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22) and Slide Hampton (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
vibraphone:
Bobby Hutcherson (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
recorded at:
Sound Ideas Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1977-06-21 until 1977-06-22)
cover recording of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
Dexter Gordon7:41
8God Bless the Child
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1961-06-29)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Carmen McRae3:26
9Reverie
Illinois Jacquet4:20
10It’s a Raggy Waltz
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1963-02-21)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1963-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morello (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1963-02-21)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
live instrumental recording of:
It’s a Raggy Waltz (on 1963-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck6:41
11Mister Five by Five
alto saxophone:
Rudy Powell and Earle Warren
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds)
bass:
Milt Hinton
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Danny Barker
piano:
Nat Pierce
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins and Buddy Tate
trombone:
Vic Dickenson, Urbie Green and Dicky Wells
trumpet:
Emmett Berry, Buck Clayton, Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) and Bernie Glow
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing
cover recording of:
Mister Five by Five
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Jimmy Rushing2:01
12When the Saints Go Marchin’ In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
Preservation Hall Jazz Band8:03
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