The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz

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Tracklist

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G1In a Mellotone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-09-05)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-09-05)
baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05)
clarinet [cl]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass [b]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05) and Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1940-09-05)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:19
G2Ko‐Ko
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-06) and Tricky Sam Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
Ko-Ko (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:42
G3Blue Serge
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-02-15, on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-15), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-02-15) and Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15), Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet [t]:
Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1940-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1941-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:22
G4I Got Rhythm
Don Byas5:07
G5I Can’t Get Started
double bass [b]:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1945-01-09)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Shelley Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-09)
piano [p]:
Clyde Hart (on 1945-01-09)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Don Byas (on 1945-01-09)
trombone [tb]:
Trummy Young (on 1945-01-09)
trumpet [t]:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-01-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1945-06-09)
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 Gillespie Sextet3:08
G6Shaw ’Nuff
alto saxophone and alto saxophone [as]:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-05-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-05-11)
double bass [b]:
Curly Russell (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-05-11)
piano and piano [p]:
Al Haig (on 1945-05-11)
trumpet and trumpet [t]:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-05-11)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan (on 1945-05-11)
orchestra:
Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars (on 1945-05-11)
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff (on 1945-05-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Dizzy Gillespie’s All Star Quintet2:57
G7Koko
alto saxophone [as]:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass [b]:
Curly Russell
drums (drum set) [d]:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano [p] and trumpet [t]:
Dizzy Gillespie
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:57
G8Embraceable You
Charlie Parker2:14
G9Embraceable You (alternate version)
Charlie Parker2:01
H1Klacktoveedsedsteen
Charlie Parker Quintet3:02
H2Little Benny
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963-02)
producer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
double bass:
Gilbert Rovere (French bassist) (in 1963-02)
drums (drum set):
Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields (in 1963-02)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1963-02)
Charlie Parker Sextet3:30
H3Parker’s Mood
Charlie Parker’s All Stars3:01
H4Fantasy on “Frankie and Johnny”
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-06-10)
piano and solo piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1947-06-10)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-06-10)
Erroll Garner2:55
H5Somebody Loves Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-01-10)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1947-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1947-01-10)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1947-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (on 1947-01-10)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Bud Powell Trio2:48
H6Dancing in the Dark
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Sarah Vaughan2:37
H7Ain’t No Use
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1960-10-13)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1960-10-13)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1960-10-13)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-13)
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Use (on 1960-10-13)
writer:
Leroy Kirkland and Sid Wyche
Sarah Vaughan3:55
H8Crosscurrent
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1949-03-04)
Lennie Tristano2:52
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