Big Band Jazz - Verve 50

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1In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:37
2April in Paris (Alternate Take)
Count Basie3:48
3Rockin' in Rhythm
cover recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington5:19
4Down for Double
Buddy Rich4:06
5Sister Sadie
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
piano:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
saxophone:
Budd Johnson (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15) and Phil Sunkel (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
wind instruments:
Robert Tricarico (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
woodwind:
Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15) and Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
cover recording of:
Sister Sadie (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
composer:
Horace Silver
The Gil Evans Orchestra6:57
6Two O'Clock Jump
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James4:03
7Sometimes I'm Happy
cover recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Sarah Vaughan2:55
8Desafinado
instrumental cover recording of:
Desafinado
lyricist:
Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Bendig Music Corp., Corcovado Music Corp., Fermata do Brasil and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Quincy Jones2:53
9Crazy Rhythm
Benny Carter3:24
10Swingin'
Arturo Sandoval8:16
11Your Father's Moustache
Woody Herman & His Thundering Herd4:35
12(By the) Sleepy Lagoon
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme) (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Harry James3:01
13Four Others
baritone saxophone:
Sam Staff
double bass:
Tom Kelly (bass, jazz)
drums (drum set):
Art Mardigan (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Nat Pierce
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Coker, Dick Hafer and Bill Trujillo
trombone:
Vern Friley (“Derf”), Urbie Green, Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) and Kai Winding
trumpet:
Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Bobby Styles and Stu Williamson
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
Woody Herman2:54
14It's a Blue World
recording of:
It’s a Blue World
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
Buddy Rich & Lionel Hampton2:50
15The Hawk Talks
recording of:
The Hawk Talks
composer:
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson2:36
16Time of the Barracudas
recording of:
Time of the Barracudas
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
Gil Evans7:26
17Time Off
bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1963-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1963-06-16)
piano:
Cedar Walton (on 1963-06-16)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1963-06-16)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1963-06-16)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1963-06-16)
recorded at:
Birdland (NYC, 1949–1965) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-16)
recording of:
Time Off (on 1963-06-16)
composer:
Curtis Fuller
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers4:55
18I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Gerry Mulligan5:51
19End of Town Blues
Harry James3:00
20Blues for Brother George Jackson
Archie Shepp3:48
21Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:12
22Love Me or Leave Me
Maynard Ferguson2:40
23Broadway
Gerry Mulligan5:19
24Theme From "Joy House"
Jimmy Smith4:38
25New Box
The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band6:08
26Shuffle City (Live, 1983 Budokan, Japan)
Dave Grusin4:22
27Skyliner
recording of:
Skyliner
composer:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
publisher:
Atlantic Music (BMI)
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra3:03
28Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-23)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1946-01-23)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1946-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1946-01-23)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1946-01-23)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1946-01-23)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1946-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1946-01-23)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1946-01-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1946)
recording of:
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (on 1946-01-23)
writer:
Denver Darling, Milt Gabler and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Rytvoc (ASCAP) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five52:42
29Straight, No Chaser
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1961-12-22)
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1961-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1961-12-22)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn) (on 1961-12-22), Earl Chapin (on 1961-12-22), Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1961-12-22) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-12-22)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp) (on 1961-12-22)
piano:
Patti Bown (on 1961-12-22)
tenor saxophone:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1961-12-22)
trombone:
Billy Byers (on 1961-12-22), Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1961-12-22), Curtis Fuller (on 1961-12-22), Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1961-12-22) and Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1961-12-22)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-12-22), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-12-22), Ernie Royal (on 1961-12-22) and Snooky Young (on 1961-12-22)
tuba:
Harvey Philips (on 1961-12-22)
woodwind:
Jerome Richardson (on 1961-12-22)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (on 1961-12-22)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-22)
Quincy Jones2:24
30Don't Get Around Much Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Woody Herman4:18
31Walk on the Wild Side
Jimmy Smith5:54
32Easy to Love
Maynard Ferguson3:10
33Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra2:10
34Every Tub
Count Basie2:48
35A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Dizzy Gillespie5:33
36Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Harry James2:25
37Caldonia
live recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (in 1963-05)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman8:04
38Limbo Jazz
recording of:
Limbo Jazz (with Rolf Wilkinson lyrics)
lyricist:
Rolf Wilkinson
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Limbo Jazz
Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins5:14
39Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton3:15
40Swing That Music (Single Version)
Louis Armstrong2:51
41Perdido (Live, Newport 1959)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-08)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Harry Carney
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) and Russell Procope
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) and Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson, John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson, Harold “Shorty” Baker, Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter), Ray Nance and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington4:46
42Tour de Force
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1956-06-06) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1956-06-06)
baritone saxophone:
Marty Flax (American jazz saxophonist. Also played flute, clarinet and trombone) (on 1956-06-06)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06)
solo piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1956-06-06)
solo tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-06)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1956-06-06)
trombone:
Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-06) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
E. V. Perry (on 1956-06-06), Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-06), Quincy Jones (on 1956-06-06) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-06)
arranger:
Dizzy Gillespie
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
recording of:
Tour de Force (on 1956-06-06)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie5:03
43September in the Rain
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
assistant engineer:
Steve Genewick
producer:
Larry Clothier and Roy Hargrove
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Danton Boller (US jazz bassist) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
bass trombone:
Max Seigel (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
brass:
Roy Hargrove (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Montez Coleman (drums) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
guitar:
Saul Rubin (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
percussion:
Roland Guerrero (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
piano:
Gerald Clayton (Netherlands-born jazz pianist) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
trombone:
Vince Chandler (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17), Jason Jackson (trombone) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17) and Saunders Sermons (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
trumpet:
Ambrose Akinmusire (US post bop trumpeter) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17), Darren Barrett (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17), Greg Gisbert (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17) and Frank Greene (trumpet) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
woodwind:
Keith Loftis (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17), Jason Marshall (baritone saxaphone) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17), Justin Robinson (US jazz alto-saxophonist) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17), Norbert Stachel (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17) and Bruce Williams (jazz saxophonist) (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Groovin’ High (jazz label)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios, Studio A in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2008-06-16 until 2008-06-17)
The Roy Hargrove Big Band6:59
44Route 66
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra2:02
45One Mint Julep
producer:
Creed Taylor (on 1966-06-14)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1966-06-14)
bongos and percussion:
Bobby Rosengarden (on 1966-06-14)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1966-06-14)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1966-06-14)
electric bass guitar:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1966-06-14)
French horn:
Don Corrado (on 1966-06-14) and Willie Ruff (on 1966-06-14)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1966-06-14), Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1966-06-14), Barry Galbraith (on 1966-06-14) and Willard Suyker (on 1966-06-14)
harmonica:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1966-06-14)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1966-06-14)
reeds:
Jack Agee (on 1966-06-14), Bob Ashton (on 1966-06-14), Jerry Dodgion (on 1966-06-14), Jerome Richardson (on 1966-06-14) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1966-06-14)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1966-06-14), Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1966-06-14), Tom McIntosh (on 1966-06-14) and Britt Woodman (on 1966-06-14)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-06-14), Ernie Royal (on 1966-06-14), Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-06-14) and Snooky Young (on 1966-06-14)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1966-06-14)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1966-06-14)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1966-06-14)
instrumental recording of:
One Mint Julep (on 1966-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and Unichappell Music
Jimmy Smith5:28
46The Peanut Vendor
Lalo Schifrin6:01
47One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie4:28
48Woodchopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:15
49The "In" Crowd
Quincy Jones3:02
50Jumpin' at the Woodside
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-25)
flute and saxophone:
Buddy Collette (on 1956-08-25)
guitar:
Bill Pitman (on 1956-08-25)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1956-08-25)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-08-25)
tenor saxophone and valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1956-08-25)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1956-08-25)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-08-25), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-08-25) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-08-25)
arranger:
Marty Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-08-25)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Buddy Rich6:27