Groovin’ High: The Age of Modern Jazz Begins

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Groovin’ High
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:45
2All the Things You Are
performer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet feat. Charlie Parker2:49
3Salt Peanuts
Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars3:16
4Hallelujah
recording of:
Hallelujah!
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet feat. Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Teddy Wilson & Flip Phillips4:04
5Lonesome Lover Blues
performer:
Dexter Gordon
recording of:
Lonesome Lover Blues
lyricist and composer:
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra feat. Dexter Gordon2:50
6Disorder at the Border
recording of:
Disorder at the Border
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra2:54
7Bu‐Dee‐Dah
performer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra feat. Dizzy Gillespie3:08
8The Jumpin’ Blues
performer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Jumpin’ the Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Jay McShann & His Orchestra feat. Charlie Parker3:08
9Co‐Pilot
performer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra feat. Dizzy Gillespie2:51
10I’ll Wait and Pray
performer:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
recording of:
I’ll Wait and Pray
writer:
Jerry Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) and George Treadwell
Sarah Vaughan feat. Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra2:58
11The Street Beat
recording of:
The Street Beat
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars feat. Charlie Parker & Dexter Gordon2:35
12A Night in Tunisia
performer:
Dizzy Gillespie
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra feat. Dizzy Gillespie3:09
13I Can’t Get Started
Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars3:03
14Apple Honey
recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman and His Orchestra feat. Flip Phillips, Bill Harris & Margie Hyams3:20
15Buster’s Last Stand
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra2:55
16Blue ’n’ Boogie
performer:
Dexter Gordon
recording of:
Blue ’n’ Boogie
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet feat. Dexter Gordon2:58
17Hot House
performer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Hot House
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars feat. Charlie Parker3:09
18Now’s the Time
performer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Charlie Parker's Reboppers feat. Miles Davis3:20
19Red Cross
performer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Red Cross
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Tiny Grimes Quintet feat. Charlie Parker3:12
20Ko Ko
Charlie Parker's Reboppers2:54