Odyssey: 1945-1952

~ Release by Dizzy Gillespie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Oh! Lady Be Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-04-16)
executive producer:
Steve Backer
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-04-16)
piano and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1951-04-16)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-04-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-04-16)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1951-04-16) and Melvin Moore (Trumpet, Violin, Voice) (on 1951-04-16)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1951-04-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
42:43
2Love Me, Pretty Baby
3:03
3The Champ, Parts 1 & 2
5:41
4I'm in a Mess
2:13
5School Days
recording of:
School Days
lyricist:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) (in 1907)
writer:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) and Gus Edwards
composer:
Gus Edwards (in 1907)
3:10
6Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dizzy Gillespie
parody version of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
3:08
7Bopsie's Blues (alternate take)
3:17
8Bopsie's Blues
2:34
9I Couldn't Beat the Rap
2:58
10Caravan (alternate take)
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:56
11Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:53
12Nobody Knows
2:37
13The Bluest Blues
recording of:
The Bluest Blues
composer:
Gary McFarland and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
2:53
14On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
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)
part of:
American Splendor
3:07
15Star Dust
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-25)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (on 1951-10-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD. (holding company - normally not a release label)
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1951-10-25)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:04
16Time on My Hands
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
2:23
17Blue Skies
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
2:19
18The Umbrella Man
recording of:
The Umbrella Man
lyricist:
James Cavanaugh
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
2:26
19Pops' Confessin'
3:33
20Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be
recording of:
Ooh‐Shoo‐Be‐Doo‐Bee
lyricist:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:22
21They Can't Take That Away from Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:43