HMV - The Greatest Jazz Collection

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Annotation

4 CD Jewel Cases in cardboard sleeve.

Individual CDs within the collection have the Cat. No.s:
CD1: 7243 5 35379 2 0
CD2: 7243 5 35380 2 6
CD3: 7243 5 35381 2 5
CD4: 7243 5 35382 2 4

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-10 15:03 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-11-10)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1936-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1936-11-10)
piano:
J. Russel Robinson (on 1936-11-10)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1936-11-10)
trumpet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1936-11-10)
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1936-11-10)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:42
2Louisiana
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-09-21)
clarinet:
Izzy Friedman (on 1928-09-21)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (on 1928-09-21)
piano:
Roy Bargy (pianist) (on 1928-09-21)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1928-09-21)
recording of:
Louisiana (on 1928-09-21)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Bob Schafer
composer:
Andy Razaf
Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang2:51
3Stormy Monday Blues
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues
writer:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone), Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases)
Earl Hines3:09
4St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
Louis Armstrong2:42
5High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Jelly Roll Morton2:53
6Swing 42
recording of:
Swing 42
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) and Lawrence Riesner
Django Reinhardt2:27
7Maple Leaf Rag
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
Sidney Bechet2:58
8In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller3:37
9Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:01
10Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Woody Herman3:07
11Minnie the Moocher (The Ho de Ho Song)
Cab Calloway3:29
12Mood Indigo
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1961-04-04)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington4:01
13Cheek to Cheek
Count Basie3:21
14Straight, No Chaser
alto saxophone and flute:
Brian A. Grivna
bass:
Paul Kondziela, John Leys and Bob Daugherty (in 1971)
congas:
Candido (Cuban conga and bongo player) (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1971)
flute and saxophone:
Joe Calo and Jimmy Mosher
guitar:
David Spinozza (in 1971)
percussion:
Phil Kraus
piano:
Lin Biviano and Bob Peterson (piano)
saxophone:
Don Englert and Pat LaBarbera (American-born Canadian jazz reed player)
trombone:
Tony DiMaggio, Wayne Naus and Bruce Paulson
trumpet:
John DeFlon and Jeff Stout
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (in 1971)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
Buddy Rich4:13
15Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Artie Shaw3:30
16Coast to Coast
Dizzy Gillespie3:15
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