20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Mack the Knife
Ella Fitzgerald 4:49
2 Mantec Theme
Dizzy Gillespie 4:13
3 All of Me
Dinah Washington 3:45
4 Bye Bye Blackbird
Miles Davis 4 7:55
5 What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong 4 2:21
6 Night Train
Oscar Peterson 4:52
7 Lover Man
Billie Holiday 3:18
8 In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 4:18
9 'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk 3:14
10 Summertime
Sarah Vaughan 2:54
11 April in Paris
Charlie Parker 3:09
12 Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 2:58

Credits

CD 1

recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (1962-12-15) (track 6)
New York, United States (1967-08-16) (track 5)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (1949-11-30) (track 11)
Max Hollander (1949-11-30) (track 11)
Milton Lomask (1949-11-30) (track 11)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (1949-11-30) (track 11)
oboe:
Mitch Miller (1949-11-30) (track 11)
trumpet:
George Taitt (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (1956-06-05) (track 4)
viola:
Frank Brieff (1949-11-30) (track 11)
drums:
Johnny Blowers (track 7)
Art Blakey (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Buddy Rich (1949-11-30) (track 11)
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (1956-06-05) (track 4)
Ed Thigpen (1962-12-15) (track 6)
guitar:
Carl Kress (track 7)
bass:
Haig Stephens (track 7)
Bob Paige (jazz bassist) (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (1956-06-05) (track 4)
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (1962-12-15) (track 6)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (1949-11-30) (track 11)
alto saxophone:
Edmund Gregory (track 9)
Jack Cressey (track 7)
Hymie Shertzer (track 7)
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Charlie Parker (aka "Bird", jazz alto saxophonist) (1949-11-30) (track 11)
piano:
Dave Bowman (jazz pianist) (track 7)
Thelonious Monk (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Stan Freeman (1949-11-30) (track 11)
Red Garland (1956-06-05) (track 4)
Oscar Peterson (1962-12-15) (track 6)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (track 7)
Paul Ricci (track 7)
John Coltrane (1956-06-05) (track 4)
harp:
Myor Rosen (1949-11-30) (track 11)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (track 11)
Tutti Camarata (track 7)
chorus master:
Tommy Goodman (Pianist, arranger for Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington) (1967-08-16) (track 5)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest (track 6)
George Gershwin (composer) (track 10)
Thelonious Monk (track 9)
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (track 7)
Cootie Williams (track 9)
Ray Henderson (1926) (track 4)
Vernon Duke (1932) (track 11)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1935) (track 8)
Jimmy Sherman (1942) (track 7)
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (1942) (track 7)
conductor:
Tutti Camarata (track 7)
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (1949-11-30) (track 11)
Tommy Goodman (Pianist, arranger for Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington) (1967-08-16) (track 5)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett (track 5)
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (track 5)
instruments:
Russ Case (track 7)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (track 7)
Louis Armstrong (1967-08-16) (track 5)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (track 10)
Bernie Hanighen (track 9)
DuBose Heyward (track 10)
Manny Kurtz (track 8)
Irving Mills (track 8)
Mort Dixon (1926) (track 4)
Yip Harburg (1932) (track 11)
Jimmy Sherman (1942) (track 7)
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (1942) (track 7)
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (1942) (track 7)
Lewis Simpkins (1952) (track 6)
Oscar Washington (1952) (track 6)
orchestra:
Toots Camarata and His Orchestra (track 7)
producer:
Milt Gabler (track 7)
Norman Granz (track 6)
Bob Thiele (track 5)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (track 10)
Dinah Washington (1955) (track 3)
writer:
Bob Thiele (track 5)
George David Weiss (track 5)
Gerald Marks (1932) (track 3)
Seymour Simons (1932) (track 3)
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (track 5)
Advanced Music corp. (track 9)
American Academy of Music, Inc. (track 8)
Bourne Co. (track 3)
Carlin Music Corporation (track 6)
Chappell & Co. (track 10)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (track 10)
Chappell Music Ltd. (tracks 10–11)
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing (track 10)
Famous Music Corporation (track 8)
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (track 3)
George Gershwin Music (track 10)
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. (track 8)
Lafleur Music Ltd. (track 8)
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (track 7)
Marlong Music Corp. (track 3)
Olde Clover Leaf Music (track 4)
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises (track 9)
Quartet Music (track 5)
Range Road Music Inc. (track 5)
Ray Henderson Music (track 4)
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (track 4)
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (tracks 4, 9)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (track 9)
Warner/Chappell (track 10)
Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV (track 10)
Warner/Chappell Music, Ltd. (1996–present) (track 9)
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (tracks 9–10)
Ira Gershwin Music (1935) (track 10)
WB Music Corp. (1935) (track 10)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (1956-06-05) (track 4)
remasters:
Bye Bye Blackbird (original mono studio mix) by Miles Davis (track 4)
arrangements:
12 Songs: Summertime (track 10)
Summertime (catch-all for arrangements) (track 10)
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris (1949-11-30) (track 11)
instrumental recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird (1956-06-05) (track 4)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) (track 10)
is the basis for:
And the Living Is Easy (track 10)
Doin’ Time (track 10)
Summertime (Rick Wakeman arrangement) (track 10)
The Bones of You (track 10)
later translated parody versions:
Tschibuti (track 10)
Wos ham mir fier a Welt (track 5)
later translated versions:
Autour de minuit (lyrics translated by Boris Vian) (track 9)
Autour de minuit (lyrics translated by Claude Nougaro) (track 9)
C'est l'été (track 10)
Ce monde est merveilleux (track 5)
Que fantàstic, el món (track 5)
Sommartid (track 10)
Summa is (track 10)
What a Wonderful Voice (track 5)
この素晴らしき世界 (track 5)
recording of:
All of Me (track 3)
In a Sentimental Mood (track 8)
Lover Man (track 7)
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (track 10)
’Round About Midnight (aka “’Round Midnight”) (1947-11-21) (track 9)
Night Train (Simpkins/Washington lyric version) (1962-12-15) (track 6)
What a Wonderful World (1967-08-16) (track 5)
referred to in medleys:
Let's Have Another Party (Winifred Atwell medley) (track 4)
Satchmo! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong (track 5)
Medley: All of Me / After You’ve Gone (track 3)
Porgy and Bess Suite (track 10)
Ja-Da Medley (track 3)
version of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest's original instrumental version) (track 6)

Release Group

part of: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (release group)