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Annotation

A 168-CD box, divided into 42 sets à 4 CDs in Sitofy cases. Each set has its own catalog #, ranging from 22757-382 to 22798-382, with /A-D added for CDs 1-4, respectively. Each CD is called "Menu" here and is dedicated to one musician or band, who mostly appears in different collaborations.

Includes two 180-page books with artist biographies.

Set 01-09: "Classic Jazz - Ragtime - Dixieland"
Set 10-16: "Blues"
Set 17: "Boogie Woogie"
Set 18-32: "Swing to Bebop - Modern Jazz"
Set 33-37: "Big Band"
Set 38-42: "Vocalists"

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-22 21:23 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Scott Joplin
▶ CD 2: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Original Dixieland Jazz Band
▶ CD 3: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – New Orleans Rhythm Kings
▶ CD 4: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – King Oliver
▶ CD 5: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Jelly Roll Morton
▶ CD 6: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Duke Ellington
▶ CD 7: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Bix Beiderbecke
▶ CD 8: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Buster Bailey
▶ CD 9: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Johnny Dodds
▶ CD 10: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Louis Armstrong
▶ CD 11: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Luis Russell
▶ CD 12: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Red Nichols
▶ CD 13: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
▶ CD 14: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Jack Teagarden
▶ CD 15: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – J.C. Higginbotham
▶ CD 16: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Benny Carter
▶ CD 17: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Clarence Williams
▶ CD 18: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Fletcher Henderson
▶ CD 19: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Jabbo Smith’s Rhythm Aces
▶ CD 20: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – the Rhythmakers
▶ CD 21: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Sidney Bechet
▶ CD 22: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Washboard Rhythm Kings
▶ CD 23: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Mezz Mezzrow
▶ CD 24: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Pee Wee Russell
▶ CD 25: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Muggsy Spanier
▶ CD 26: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Bud Freeman
▶ CD 27: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Eddie Condon Dixieland All‐Stars
▶ CD 28: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – George Wettling
▶ CD 29: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Lu Watters
▶ CD 30: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Bobby Hackett
▶ CD 31: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Edmond Hall
▶ CD 32: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Barney Bigard
▶ CD 33: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Kid Ory
▶ CD 34: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Wilbur de Paris
▶ CD 35: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – George Lewis Ragtime Jazzband of New Orleans
▶ CD 36: Classic Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland – Louis Armstrong [Louis Armstrong and His All‐Stars]
▶ CD 37: Blues – Bessie Smith
▶ CD 38: Blues – Ma Rainey
▶ CD 39: Blues – Mississippi John Hurt
▶ CD 40: Blues – Tampa Red
▶ CD 41: Blues – T‐Bone Walker
▶ CD 42: Blues – Josh White
▶ CD 43: Blues – Blind Willie McTell
▶ CD 44: Blues – Big Bill Broonzy
▶ CD 45: Blues – Leadbelly
▶ CD 46: Blues – Big Joe Williams
▶ CD 47: Blues – Robert Johnson
▶ CD 48: Blues – Kokomo Arnold
▶ CD 49: Blues – John Lee Williamson [Sonny Boy Williamson]
▶ CD 50: Blues – Sonny Terry
▶ CD 51: Blues – Sleepy John Estes
▶ CD 52: Blues – Brownie McGhee
▶ CD 53: Blues – Memphis Slim
▶ CD 54: Blues – Muddy Waters
▶ CD 55: Blues – Big Boy Crudup [Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup]
▶ CD 56: Blues – Big Joe Turner
▶ CD 57: Blues – Roosevelt Sykes
▶ CD 58: Blues – Lightnin’ Hopkins
▶ CD 59: Blues – John Lee Hooker
▶ CD 60: Blues – Johnny Otis
▶ CD 61: Blues – B.B. King
▶ CD 62: Blues – Jimmy Witherspoon
▶ CD 63: Blues – Howlin’ Wolf
▶ CD 64: Blues – Ray Charles
▶ CD 65: Boogie Woogie – Albert Ammons
▶ CD 66: Boogie Woogie – Meade “Lux” Lewis
▶ CD 67: Boogie Woogie – Pete Johnson
▶ CD 68: Boogie Woogie – the Big Band Boogie Woogie
▶ CD 69: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
▶ CD 70: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Fats Waller
▶ CD 71: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Coleman Hawkins
▶ CD 72: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Art Tatum
▶ CD 73: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Ben Webster
▶ CD 74: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Django Reinhardt [Quintette Du Hot club de France]
▶ CD 75: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Benny Goodman
▶ CD 76: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Roy Eldridge
▶ CD 77: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Earl “Fatha” Hines
▶ CD 78: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lester Young
▶ CD 79: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Teddy Wilson
▶ CD 80: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Benny Carter
▶ CD 81: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lionel Hampton
▶ CD 82: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Shavers [John Kirby and His Onyx club Boys]
▶ CD 83: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Christian
▶ CD 84: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dexter Gordon
▶ CD 85: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Erroll Garner
▶ CD 86: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Slam Stewart
▶ CD 87: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Wardell Gray
▶ CD 88: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lucky Thompson
▶ CD 89: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Don Byas
▶ CD 90: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Illinois Jacquet
▶ CD 91: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Parker
▶ CD 92: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dizzy Gillespie
▶ CD 93: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
▶ CD 94: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lennie Tristano
▶ CD 95: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Thelonious Monk
▶ CD 96: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Fats Navarro
▶ CD 97: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – George Shearing
▶ CD 98: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Gene Ammons
▶ CD 99: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Sonny Stitt
▶ CD 100: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Bud Powell
▶ CD 101: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lee Konitz
▶ CD 102: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Miles Davis
▶ CD 103: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Zoot Sims
▶ CD 104: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Herbie Mann
▶ CD 105: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – James Moody
▶ CD 106: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Stan Getz
▶ CD 107: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dave Brubeck
▶ CD 108: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – the Modern Jazz Quartet
▶ CD 109: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Jay Jay Johnson [J. J. Johnson]
▶ CD 110: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Gerry Mulligan
▶ CD 111: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Sonny Rollins
▶ CD 112: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Paul Quinichette
▶ CD 113: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Art Pepper
▶ CD 114: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Shorty Rogers
▶ CD 115: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Horace Silver
▶ CD 116: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Chet Baker
▶ CD 117: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Bud Shank
▶ CD 118: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Clifford Brown
▶ CD 119: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charlie Parker
▶ CD 120: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Barney Kessel
▶ CD 121: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Lou Donaldson
▶ CD 122: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Art Farmer
▼ CD 123: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Tal Farlow
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Strike Up the Band
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1954-11)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (in 1954-11)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (in 1954-11)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (in 1954-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song) (in 1954-11)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Tal Farlow3:28
2Skylark
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1951-10-16)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1951-10-16)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1951-10-16)
instrumental recording of:
Skylark (on 1951-10-16)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Tal Farlow3:18
3Have You Met Miss Jones
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass and double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1954-11)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (in 1954-11)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (in 1954-11)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (in 1954-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right) (in 1954-11)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
Tal Farlow4:58
4Tenderly
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1952-07-01)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-07-01)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1952-07-01)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1952-07-01)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Tal Farlow2:53
5And She Remembers Me
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1954-11)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (in 1954-11)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (in 1954-11)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (in 1954-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
Tal Farlow4:24
6My Old Flame
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1954-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morello (on 1954-06-02)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1954-06-02) and Barry Galbraith (on 1954-06-02)
instrumental recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1954-06-02)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Tal Farlow3:34
7Cherokee
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1954-11)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (in 1954-11)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (in 1954-11)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (in 1954-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (in 1954-11)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Tal Farlow4:52
8Autumn in New York
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (in 1954-11)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Tal Farlow5:03
9Tal's Blues
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1954-11)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (in 1954-11)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (in 1954-11)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (in 1954-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
Tal Farlow5:11
10I Like to Recognize the Tune
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1954-11)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (in 1954-11)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (in 1954-11)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (in 1954-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1954-11-15 until 1954-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
I Like to Recognize the Tune (in 1954-11)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Tal Farlow3:11
11There Will Never Be Another You
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1955-01-17)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1955-01-17)
piano:
Claude Williamson (on 1955-01-17)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-01-17)
recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1955-01-17)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
instrumental recording of:
There Will Never Be Another You (on 1955-01-17)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Tal Farlow3:48
12Just One of Those Things
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1955-01-17)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1955-01-17)
piano:
Claude Williamson (on 1955-01-17)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-01-17)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1955-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Tal Farlow3:03
13Tenderly (2)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1955-01-17)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1955-01-17)
piano:
Claude Williamson (on 1955-01-17)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-01-17)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1955-01-17)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Tal Farlow4:37
14It's You or No One
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1955-01-17)
guitar:
Tal Farlow (jazz guitarist) (on 1955-01-17)
piano:
Claude Williamson (on 1955-01-17)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-01-17)
instrumental recording of:
It’s You or No One (on 1955-01-17)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
Tal Farlow3:24
▶ CD 124: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Charles Mingus
▶ CD 125: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Dizzy Gillespie
▶ CD 126: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Phil Woods
▶ CD 127: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – Jackie McLean & Donald Byrd
▶ CD 128: Swing to Bebop, Modern Jazz – the Jazz Messengers [Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers]
▶ CD 129: Big Bands – Bennie Moten
▶ CD 130: Big Bands – Jimmie Lunceford
▶ CD 131: Big Bands – Fletcher Henderson
▶ CD 132: Big Bands – Chick Webb
▶ CD 133: Big Bands – Benny Goodman
▶ CD 134: Big Bands – Tommy Dorsey
▶ CD 135: Big Bands – Harry James
▶ CD 136: Big Bands – Earl “Fatha” Hines [Earl Hines and His Orchestra]
▶ CD 137: Big Bands – Count Basie
▶ CD 138: Big Bands – Artie Shaw
▶ CD 139: Big Bands – Glenn Miller
▶ CD 140: Big Bands – Bunny Berigan
▶ CD 141: Big Bands – Gene Krupa
▶ CD 142: Big Bands – Charlie Barnet
▶ CD 143: Big Bands – Erskine Hawkins
▶ CD 144: Big Bands – Lionel Hampton
▶ CD 145: Big Bands – Duke Ellington
▶ CD 146: Big Bands – Woody Herman
▶ CD 147: Big Bands – Stan Kenton
▶ CD 148: Big Bands – Shorty Rogers
▶ CD 149: Vocalists – the Boswell Sisters
▶ CD 150: Vocalists – the Mills Brothers
▶ CD 151: Vocalists – Billie Holiday
▶ CD 152: Vocalists – Mildred Bailey
▶ CD 153: Vocalists – Ivie Anderson
▶ CD 154: Vocalists – Ella Fitzgerald
▶ CD 155: Vocalists – the Andrews Sisters
▶ CD 156: Vocalists – Lena Horne
▶ CD 157: Vocalists – Anita O’Day
▶ CD 158: Vocalists – Billy Eckstine
▶ CD 159: Vocalists – Peggy Lee
▶ CD 160: Vocalists – Nat King Cole
▶ CD 161: Vocalists – June Christy
▶ CD 162: Vocalists – Frank Sinatra
▶ CD 163: Vocalists – Dinah Washington
▶ CD 164: Vocalists – Mel Tormé
▶ CD 165: Vocalists – Sarah Vaughan
▶ CD 166: Vocalists – Ella Fitzgerald
▶ CD 167: Vocalists – Joe Williams
▶ CD 168: Vocalists – Billie Holiday