The Perfect Jazz Collection

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Annotation

A remastered version of the original release, plus three previously unreleased alternate takes, and one alternate take supposedly released (#9-12).
Not clear exactly which one is it, and wether #9 is really an a.t. or an unedited version.
It's also unclear if this material was issued before in the Columbia boxset.


Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson


The Herbie Hancock Group

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer, pipes.
  • Bennie Maupin: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute.
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass, marimbula.
  • Bill Summers': congas, shekere, balafon, agogo, cabasa, hindewho, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankoqui, beer bottle.

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.


Remastered edition of 1950's album, issued with additional alternate takes.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65144 - UPC: 074646514429


barcode/cat # entered in Edit #14383252 — way after release was originally added, and refers to a 25cd boxset The Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Albums, of which this is apparently disc #6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IY49S4/

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-14 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1: Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
CD 2: Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
CD 3: Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
CD 4: Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
CD 5: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
CD 6: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
CD 7: Duke Ellington & Count Basie - The Count Meets the Duke
CD 8: Helen Merrill - Parole e musica
CD 9: Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
CD 10: Chet Baker - Chet Is Back!
CD 11: The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
CD 12: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
CD 13: Martial Solal - At Newport '63
CD 14: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two of a Mind
CD 15: Benny Goodman - Together Again!
CD 16: George Benson - It's Uptown
CD 17: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
CD 18: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
CD 19: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
CD 20: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
CD 21: Stan Getz - The Best of Two Worlds
CD 22: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
CD 23: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
CD 24: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Volume 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Caravan
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis8:20
2April in Paris
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis5:05
3Cherokee
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis2:26
4Goodbye
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis8:17
5New Orleans
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis5:42
6Soon All Will Know
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
recording of:
Soon All Will Know (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
composer:
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis3:39
7Foggy Day
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis7:36
8The Song Is You
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis5:14
9Memories of You
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
solo piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis4:03
10In the Afterglow
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis3:36
11Autumn Leaves
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Jeff "Tain" Watts
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
Wynton Marsalis6:27
12Cherokee
assistant engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Steve Epstein (pedal steel)
double bass [bass]:
Robert Leslie Hurst III (jazz bassist composer) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Jeff "Tain" Watts (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
piano:
Marcus Roberts ("J Master") (American jazz pianist) (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
arranger:
Wynton Marsalis
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1986-05-29 until 1986-09-25)
Wynton Marsalis2:27
CD 25: Charlie Parker - Bird

Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
design/illustration:Randall Martin (US art director, graphic designer, and illustrator)
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Jay Maisel (photographer)
Sandy Speiser
additional liner notes:Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
liner notes:Bill Evans (pianist)
Pat Metheny
Scott H. Thompson (in 1992)
mixer and mastering:Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)
additional engineer:Ted Brosnan
Ted Hammond
engineer:David Palmer (Engineer)
Fred Plaut
Don Puluse
additional producer:Bob Belden
producer:George Avakian
Bobby Colomby
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Teo Macero
David Rubinson
Irving Townsend
Ben Young (producer, jazz historian, radio host, engineer)
recording engineer:Mickey Crofford
Ray Hall (engineer)
Fred Plaut
agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], shekere, slit drum [log drum], surdo and tambourine:Bill Summers
alto flute, bass clarinet, saxophone [saxello], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Bennie Maupin
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond
bass:Eugene Wright (bass)
clavinet [Hohner D6 clavinet], other instruments [pipes], Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer] and synthesizer [ARP Soloist synthesizer]:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
double bass:Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
electric upright bass and marímbula:Paul Jackson (jazz bassist)
membranophone:Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
Joe Morello
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts
piano:Dave Brubeck
Marcus Roberts (American jazz pianist)
trumpet:Wynton Marsalis
remaster of:Monk’s Dream by Thelonious Monk
Monk’s Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Nina Simone Sings the Blues by Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3509725 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003IY49S4 [info]
US: B000P46Q18 [info]
US: B000002AIT [info]
US: B0012GN2GA [info]
US: B0013DCCS6 [info]
US: B00000269G [info]
FR: B003IY49S4 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/731762/ [info]

Release group

part of:The Perfect Collection / La Discothèque idéale (order: 2)