The Finest Bar Jazz

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CD 1
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1It Ain’t Necessarily So
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
Jamie Cullum4:34
2Something Happens to Me
Blossom Dearie2:04
3Isn’t This a Lovely Day
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Stacey Kent3:58
4Love the Feeling
Leroy Hutson2:54
5Think (instrumental)
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Think
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Curtis Mayfield3:47
6Billy’s Bag
Billy Preston3:47
7Dr. Pretty
Toots Thielemans6:21
8The Look of Love
Billy May2:50
9Gentilhomme Italian
Roberto Sironi2:41
10Brazil
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Jean‐Louis Viale (French jazz drummer 1933-1984) (on 1953-03-10)
electric guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1953-03-10)
piano:
Maurice Vander (jazz musician and conductor, not the lyricist) (on 1953-03-10)
recording of:
Brazil (on 1953-03-10)
composer:
Ary Barroso
translator:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
translated version of:
Aquarela do Brasil
part of:
Brazil
Django Reinhardt2:26
11O Chamado
Marina Lima4:07
12Just Squeeze Me
Miles Davis7:30
13Night and Day
Stan Getz3:05
14Walk Tall
Howard Roberts2:16
15Big Legged Woman
Willie Hobbs3:02
CD 2
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1Love Me or Leave Me
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:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1957-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Nina Simone4.653:24
2T’Incontrero
Roberto Sironi6:10
3Light My Fire
producer:
Tommy Oliver
vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
Tommy Oliver
arranger:
Tommy Oliver
cover recording of:
Light My Fire
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
Julie London3:20
4About Love
Ben Sidran2:59
5Somebody Loves MeDinah Shore4:22
6Charade
Blossom Dearie1:56
7Cristo Redentor
Ferrante and Teicher3:16
8Cosmo
Kyle Eastwood5:33
9Aligator Boogaloo
Sandy Nelson2:26
10Exodus
Eddie Harris4:47
11Marvellous
The Jungle Band2:01
12Parkers Mood
King Pleasure3:00
13Born to Be Blue
Wynton Kelly3:27
14Splash
Tal Farlow3:37
15I Wish I Knew
recording of:
I Wish I Knew
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Chet Baker3:49
CD 3
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1I Can’t Get Started
cover 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 (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
Jamie Cullum5:16
2Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
Lou Rawls2:53
3Never Gonna Stop
Linda Clifford4:36
4Eddie You Should Have Known Better
The Natural Four2:18
5Butterfat
Leroy Hutson7:17
6Bitchin’
Charlie Rouse7:13
7Bossa Nova Baby
The Clovers2:06
8Tin Tin Deo
recording of:
Tin Tin Deo
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Consolidated Music (a division of Music Sales Corp.), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Music Sales Corp. (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Dizzy Gillespie2:41
9When I’m Grown
Tok Tok Tok5:58
10Teach Me Tiger
vocals:
April Stevens
conductor:
Don Ralke
arranger:
Don Ralke
April Stevens32:22
11A Good Bait
recording of:
Good Bait
lyricist:
Tadd Dameron
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Nina Simone3:46
12(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong4:39
13Darn That Dream
cover recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
Dinah Washington5:17
14Stella by Starlight
recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Chet Baker3:55
15It Never Entered My Mind
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
instrumental recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1954-03-06)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
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 (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
Miles Davis4:01