Essential Jazz: 36 Classic Tracks by Jazz Music’s Greatest Artists

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Annotation

1.12 is mistakenly printed as "Angel Eyes" by Tal Farlow, it is actually "Blue Serge" by Stan Getz

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-28 10:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Song From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Ed Bickert (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Suicide Is Painless (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
lyricist:
Mike Altman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Paul Desmond43:04
2Time After Time
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift (engineer)
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (drummer)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1984-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster (on 1984-01-26)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) (on 1984-01-26)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist) (on 1984-01-26)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist) (on 1984-01-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1984-01-26)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-01-26)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time (on 1984-01-26)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Miles Davis4.53:38
3Killer Joe
chromatic harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
recording of:
Killer Joe
composer:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
publisher:
Atlantic Music (US publishing company, affiliated with BMI)
Toots Thielemans45:49
4The Way You Look Tonight
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Betty Carter22:46
5Girl Talk
Neal Hefti Chorus & Orchestra42:55
6Rockin’ in Rhythm
engineer:
Jerry Hudgins, George Massenburg and Brian Risner
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
mixer:
Jerry Hudgins
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
percussion:
Robert Thomas, Jr. (jazz fusion percussionist)
saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
recorded at:
The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
Weather Report33:05
7Perfidia
instrumental recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Ahmad Jamal43:58
8Capricious
associate producer:
Gary Gladstone
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1962-06-30)
bass:
Ben Tucker
congas [conga drums]:
Alec Dorsey
double bass [bass]:
Ben Tucker (on 1962-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Dave Bailey (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-06-30)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1962-06-30)
recording of:
Capricious (on 1962-06-30)
composer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
cover recording of:
Capricious (in 1962)
composer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist)
Gerry Mulligan45:48
9The Jumpin’ Jive
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Cab Calloway42:51
10Black Coffee
lead vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-01-20)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-01-20)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Sarah Vaughan4.53:19
11Love Walked In
recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Chet Baker42:58
12Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie32:41
13Lemon Drop
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Lemon Drop
composer:
George Wallington
live instrumental cover recording of:
Lemon Drop
composer:
George Wallington
Ella Fitzgerald34:58
14The Preacher
recording of:
The Preacher
lyricist:
Babs Gonzales
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Silhouette Music
Woody Herman34:40
15I Can’t Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Dizzy Gillespie33:04
16Nightwind
Stéphane Grappelli44:23
17Ruby My Dear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-03-02)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1965-03-02)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1965-03-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Thelonious Monk35:39

Credits

Release

rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
SDRM (Société pour l’administration du droit de reproduction mécanique, French mechanical reproduction rights society)
distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1996)
licensed to:Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)