The Great Jazz Pianists (Past Perfect 1994 22 tracks)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Carolina Shout
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-05-13)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1941-05-13)
recording of:
Carolina Shout (on 1941-05-13)
composer:
James P. Johnson
Fats Waller2:18
2Fifty-Seven Varieties
Earl Hines3:09
3Snowy Morning Blues
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1927-03-07)
recording of:
Snowy Morning Blues (on 1927-03-07)
composer:
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson2:41
4King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1939-12-14)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton2:55
5Swampy River
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-10-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1928-10-01)
solo piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Swampy River (on 1928-10-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:50
6Passionette
recording of:
Passionette
writer:
William H. Smith
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:29
7Humoresque
Art Tatum3:05
8Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Teddy Wilson2:11
9Finishing Up A Date
Billy Kyle2:38
10My Blue Heaven
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1918-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 1918-1)
Teddy Weatherford2:56
11Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-08-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-02)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-08-02)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Fats Waller3:01
12Pilgrim's Chorus
Donald Lambert2:42
13Rockin' Chair
solo piano:
Garland Wilson (early 1900s American jazz pianist) (on 1932-02-02)
instrumental recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Garland Wilson3:18
14Swingin' For Joy
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1936-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1936-03-11)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1936-03-11)
Mary Lou Williams2:34
15Original Rags
recording of:
Original Rags
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1898)
arranger:
Charles N. Daniels
Jelly Roll Morton2:51
16The Ladder
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 82-1)
Joe Turner2:13
17My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Earl Hines2:31
18When You And I Were Young Maggie
solo piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1939-01-27)
recording of:
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (on 1939-01-27)
lyricist:
George Washington Johnson (Hamilton Canada poet)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James A. Butterfield
Teddy Wilson2:50
19Little Rock Getaway
Joe Sullivan2:35
20Morning Air
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1938-01-10)
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:56
21You've Got To Be Modernistic
recording of:
You've Got to Be Modernistic
composer:
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson3:12
22Begin The Beguine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Licensing (in 2008)
Art Tatum2:39