Visions of Jazz: The First Century

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boplicity
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Boplicity (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) and Cleo Henry
publisher:
Sophisticated Music
Miles Davis43:02
2Detour Ahead
recording of:
Detour Ahead
composer:
Lou Carter (in 1947), Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1947) and Johnny Frigo (US jazz musician) (in 1947)
publisher:
Woodrow Music
Billie Holiday3:04
3Stop Time
recording of:
Stop Time
composer:
Horace Silver
Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers4:07
4Odds Against Tomorrow
recording of:
Odds Against Tomorrow
composer and arranger:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
The Modern Jazz Quartet3:36
5I Know That You Know
recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Nat King Cole2:30
6Mosquito Knees
recording of:
Mosquito Knees
composer:
Gigi Gryce
Stan Getz5:24
7I Can't Get Started
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
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)
Sonny Rollins4:31
8Blue Skies
instrumental 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)
Art Tatum2:53
9Tales (8 Whisps)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-05-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Lyons (saxophone player) (on 1966-05-19) and Ken McIntyre (on 1966-05-19)
bass clarinet and oboe:
Ken McIntyre (on 1966-05-19)
bell and piano:
Cecil Taylor (on 1966-05-19)
double bass:
Henry Grimes (US free jazz bassist) (on 1966-05-19) and Alan Silva (free jazz double bassist) (on 1966-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Cyrille (American jazz drummer) (on 1966-05-19)
trumpet:
Edward Gale Stevens, Jr. (on 1966-05-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Manhattan (EMI Music / Universal Music; 1984–1987, relaunched 2001) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-05-19)
recording of:
Tales (8 Whisps) (on 1966-05-19)
composer:
Cecil Taylor
publisher:
Tane Publ. Co.
Cecil Taylor7:14
10The Blues Ain't Nothin' but a Woman Crying for Her Man
recording of:
The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But a Woman Cryin’ for Her Man
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Dinah Washington3:48
11Like Sonny
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: original session)
bass:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-09-08)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-09-08)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-09-08)
recording of:
Like Sonny (on 1960-09-08)
composer:
John Coltrane
named after artist:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane3:57
12Serenade in Blue
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
Jimmy Rowles3:16
13At the Café Centrale
recording of:
At the Café Centrale
composer:
Don Pullen (pianist)
Don Pullen6:54
14Caban Bamboo Highlife
Randy Weston2:46
15Death Letter
Cassandra Wilson4:14
16I've Got the World on a String
Joe Lovano4:19
17The Eyes Have It
Geri Allen & Ornette Coleman7:25
18The Beautiful American
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:10