Jazz Legends

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: A Touch of Romance
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Count Basie & Joe Williams3:07
2Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Louis Armstrong4:12
3Goin’ to Chicago
recording of:
Goin’ to Chicago
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Jimmy Rushing
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Al Hibbler with Count Basie & His Orchestra3:21
4Tenderly
cover recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Billy Eckstine3:43
5Charge Account
Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart2:47
6Stockholm Sweetin’
Jon Hendricks3:48
7I Want a Little Girl
Jay McShann & His Sextet2:35
8The song is you
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
Bing Crosby3:56
9Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Buddy Rich4:07
10The Touch of Your Lips
recording of:
The Touch of Your Lips (on 1964-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
Chet Baker2:43
11T’Ain’t So Honey, T’Ain’t So
Jack Teagarden2:43
12Is You or Is You Ain’t (Ma’ Baby)
Louis Jordan3:23
13I Could Have Told You
cover recording of:
I Could Have Told You
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Boca Music, Inc., Major Songs and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Count Basie & Arthur Prysock3:45
14Too Close for Comfort
Mel Tormé4:03
15Gravy Waltz
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1962-09-25)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Jim Davis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1962-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1962-09-25)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1962-09-25)
recording of:
Gravy Waltz (on 1962-09-25)
lyricist:
Steve Allen (US actor, musician & comedian)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
The Oscar Peterson Trio4:29
16Evenin’
recording of:
Evenin'
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1934)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (in 1934)
Count Basie3:32
17I’m Building Up to an Awful Letdown
recording of:
I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown
writer:
Fred Astaire and Johnny Mercer
Fred Astaire3:37
▶ CD 2: Our Favourite Things
▶ CD 3: In the Wee Small Hours

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ASIN:UK: B000063T0X [info]