Visions of Jazz: The First Century

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Don't Mean a Thing
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-04-03)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1961-04-03)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington44:00
2Memphis Blues
Sidney Bechet2:57
3Mahagony Hall Stomp
recording of:
Mahogany Hall Stomp
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
George Lewis3:46
4You're Just in Love
recording of:
You’re Just in Love (Call Me Madam)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Call Me Madam
Kay Starr3:25
5Mr. Jelly Lord
recording of:
Mr. Jelly Lord
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Art Hodes's Hot Seven3:18
6Black Butterfly
recording of:
Black Butterfly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington4:37
7Out of Nowhere
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter and André Ekyan
double bass:
Eugène d’Hellemmes
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
piano:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle and Coleman Hawkins
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1937-04-28)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Jam Band3:20
8A-Tisket A-Tasket
double bass:
Len Harrison (on 1938-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Edmundo Ros (on 1938-08-21)
guitar:
Alan Ferguson (Jazz guitarist active in the 1930s) (on 1938-08-21)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
reeds:
Alfie Kahn (on 1938-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ian Sheppard
trombone:
George Chisholm (jazz trombonist (1915-1997)) (on 1938-08-21)
trumpet:
Dave Wilkins (Jazz trumpeter from Barbados) (on 1938-08-21)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1938-08-21)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (on 1938-08-21)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Fats Waller2:36
9Bedlam
Benny Goodman3:07
10Segue in C
recording of:
Segue in C
composer:
Frank Wess
Count Basie8:17
11D.B. Blues
Lester Young3:01
12Pennies From Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra2:53
13Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (songwriter) (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Frank Sinatra2:16
14Passion Flower
recording of:
Passion Flower
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington3:05
15Passion Flower
recording of:
Passion Flower
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Louis Bellson's Just Jazz All Stars2:47
16A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie5:15
17Goodnight Sweetheart
producer:
Teddy Reig
bass:
Joe Comfort
double bass:
Joe Comfort (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”)
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
1941
Sarah Vaughan3:37
18Thelonious
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Thelonious (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk3:03
19Dance of the Infidels
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-08)
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1949-08-08)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1949-08-08)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1949-08-08)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1949-08-08)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-08-08)
recording of:
Dance of the Infidels (on 1949-08-08)
composer:
Bud Powell
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Bud Powell2:55
20Love for Sale
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Dexter Gordon7:39
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