The Very Best of Jazz

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hobo You Can’t Ride This Train
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1932-12-08)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08) and Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
bell [bells]:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1932-12-08)
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1932-12-08)
double bass [bass] and tuba:
Elmer James (on 1932-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1932-12-08)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1932-12-08)
piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1932-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1932-12-08)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1932-12-08)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08), Louis Bacon (on 1932-12-08), Billy Hicks (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-12-08) and Louis Hunt (on 1932-12-08)
violin:
Edgar Sampson (on 1932-12-08)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1932-12-08)
recording of:
Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train (on 1932-12-08)
writer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong3:03
2Loose Lid Special
recording of:
Loose Lid Special
composer:
Sy Oliver
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:50
3Weird Beard
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-11-05)
engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-11-05)
baritone saxophone:
Bennie Crawford (on 1958-11-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1958-11-05)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1958-11-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1958-11-05)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1958-11-05)
David “Fathead” Newman4:49
4Did You Mean It
recording of:
Did You Mean It?
writer:
Mort Dixon and Jesse Greer
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:26
5Hazel’s Hips
Oscar Brown Jr.3:59
6In 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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3.753:35
7The Dancer
engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:
Stanley Clarke and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
bass guitar [piccolo bass guitar] and electric bass guitar and piano:
Stanley Clarke (in 1976-06)
brass:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (in 1976-06), Stuart Blumberg (in 1976-06), George Bohanon (in 1976-06), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (in 1976-06), Robert Findley (in 1976-06), Gary Grant (brass) (in 1976-06), Lew McCreary (in 1976-06), Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player) (in 1976-06), William Peterson (in 1976-06) and Dalton Smith (in 1976-06)
congas, percussion and triangle:
Milt Holland (in 1976-06)
drums (drum set) and handbell:
Gerry Brown (drummer) (in 1976-06)
electric guitar:
Raymond Gomez (in 1976-06)
keyboard, organ and synthesizer:
David Sancious (in 1976-06)
strings:
Marilyn Baker (in 1976-06), Thomas Buffum (in 1976-06), David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) (in 1976-06), Rollice Dale (in 1976-06), Robert Dubow (in 1976-06), Janice Gower (in 1976-06), Karen Jones (soul/funk vocalist) (in 1976-06), Dennis Karmazyn (in 1976-06), Gordon Marron (in 1976-06), Lya Stern (in 1976-06), Ron Strauss (viola player) (in 1976-06), Marcia Van Dyke (violinist/actress) (in 1976-06) and John Wittenberg (in 1976-06)
conductor:
Stanley Clarke (in 1976-06)
remixer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
arranger:
Stanley Clarke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-06)
remixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Stanley Clarke45:25
8Cristo Redentor
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-02 until 1978-07)
bass [electric bass]:
Ed Watkins (production music) (from 1978-02 until 1978-07)
membranophone:
Anthony Cox (from 1978-02 until 1978-07)
piano:
Greg Phillinganes (from 1978-02 until 1978-07)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (from 1978-02 until 1978-07)
recording of:
Cristo Redentor (from 1978-02 until 1978-07)
composer:
Duke Pearson
publisher:
Blackbyrd Productions, Inc. and Gailantcy Music Co.
Donald Byrd4:45
9Spectrum
Billy Cobham4:48
10Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:31
11Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
cover recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
12What the People Say
recording of:
What the People Say
writer:
Edwin Birdsong
Roy Ayers8:07
13Mortgage on My Soul
Keith Jarrett5:35
14Forever Summer
Elvin Jones6:07
15Spellbound
Joe Sample4:33
16Slam
recording of:
Slam
composer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
David Sanborn4:13
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mr Pastorius
bass, bass clarinet and electric guitar:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Mr. Pastorius
composer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
Miles Davis45:43
2What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Carmen McRae3:46
3Mrs Diz
Dizzy Gillespie3:23
4My Favourite Things
double bass:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1960-10-21)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-10-21)
soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
edit of:
My Favorite Things (single version) by John Coltrane
instrumental cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 1960-10-21)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) 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)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
John Coltrane2:45
5Your Mind Is on Vacation
double bass [bass]:
Addison Farmer (on 1962-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1962-03-15)
piano:
Mose Allison (on 1962-03-15)
vocals:
Mose Allison (on 1962-03-15)
recording of:
Your Mind Is on Vacation (on 1962-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
Mose Allison2:36
6Blue Monk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording engineer:
Earl Brown (American composer, engineer)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest (on 1957-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-05-14)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1957-05-14)
trumpet:
Bill Hardman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1957-05-14)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers7:52
7My Jelly Roll Soul
recording of:
My Jelly Roll Soul
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus6:11
8I Loves You Porgy (from Porgy and Bess)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Nina Simone3.54:11
9Congeniality
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-05-22)
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1959-05-22)
cornet:
Don Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-05-22)
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-05-22)
recording of:
Congeniality (on 1959-05-22)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
Ornette Coleman6:47
10Sometime Ago
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt (from 1977-08-23 until 1977-08-25)
producer:
Helen Keane and Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Al Schmitt
double bass:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (from 1977-08-23 until 1977-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Eliot Zigmund (from 1977-08-23 until 1977-08-25)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1977-08-23 until 1977-08-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-08-23 until 1977-08-25)
instrumental cover recording of:
Sometime Ago (from 1977-08-23 until 1977-08-25)
composer:
Sergio Mihanovich
publisher:
Kayak Music Inc.
Bill Evans4:37
11You Do Something to Me
Sonny Rollins6:52
12All of Me
Lee Konitz5:10
13Strange Fruit (clean version)
recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday3:14
14Stella by Starlight
Ben Webster3:02
15Black and Crazy Blues
Rahsaan Roland Kirk6:07
16Chromatic Fantasy
producer:
Jaco Pastorius
bass and electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1980 until 1981)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans (from 1980 until 1981)
keyboard and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (from 1980 until 1981)
percussion:
Don Alias (from 1980 until 1981) and Robert Thomas, Jr. (jazz fusion percussionist) (from 1980 until 1981)
saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer) (from 1980 until 1981), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (from 1980 until 1981) and Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1980 until 1981)
steelpan:
Othello Molineaux (from 1980 until 1981)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (from 1980 until 1981)
tuba:
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) (from 1980 until 1981)
recording of:
Chromatic Fantasy (from 1980 until 1981)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arranger:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius3:03

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ASIN:UK: B0013B92MW [info]

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part of:Nascente: The Very Best Of (order: 10)