The Jazz Masters: 27 Classic Performances From the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces Series

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Miles Davis3:21
2Wonderful Copenhagen
instrumental recording of:
Wonderful Copenhagen (Hans Christian Andersen, 1952 film)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
The Dave Brubeck Quartet5:33
3Where or When
Erroll Garner3:14
4Life Goes to a Party
recording of:
Life Goes to a Party
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Benny Goodman4:13
5I Wished on the Moon
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Billie Holiday3:08
6Don't You Miss Your Baby?
Buck Clayton5:51
7Blue in Green
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recording of:
Blue in Green (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Musical Frontiers Pub. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Miles Davis4.755:27
8Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (in 1947)
Woody Herman3:18
9A Monday Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-27)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-27)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-27)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-27)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-27) and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-27)
recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1928-06-27)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Louis Armstrong3:14
10Rose Room
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-02)
archtop guitar and electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:
Arthur Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Rose Room (on 1939-10-02)
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Charlie Christian2:49
11Laura
bass:
Wilbur Little (on 1958-02-19)
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1958-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1958-02-19)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1958-02-19)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1958-02-19)
recording of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme) (on 1958-02-19)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
J.J. Johnson3:53
12Battle Royal (feat. Count Basie)
performer:
Count Basie (pianist)
recording of:
Battle Royal
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5:35
13China Boy
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:49
14Charleston Alley
double bass:
Ike Isaacs (bassist) (on 1959-08-06)
drums (drum set):
Walter Bolden (drums) (on 1959-08-06)
piano:
Gildo Mahones (on 1959-08-06)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-08-06)
vocals:
Jon Hendricks (on 1959-08-06), Dave Lambert (Jazz vocalist) (on 1959-08-06) and Annie Ross (on 1959-08-06)
recording of:
Charleston Alley (on 1959-08-06)
writer:
Hamish Henderson, Jon Hendricks and Leroy Kirkland
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross3:19
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Taxi War Dance
Count Basie2:50
2Hesitating Blues
cover recording of:
The Hesitating Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
Louis Armstrong5:23
3My Romance (feat. Sweets Edison)
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Clarence Johnston (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
My Romance (from 1962-06-06 until 1962-06-07)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Jumbo
Ben Webster4:16
4In a Mellotone
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-12-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1959-12-03)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1959-12-03)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1959-12-03)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-12-03)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1959-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-12-03)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-03), Booty Wood (on 1959-12-03) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-12-03)
trumpet:
Ray Nance (on 1959-12-03)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-03)
instrumental recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1959-12-03)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:43
5Blue Rondo a la Turk
Dave Brubeck6:46
6Misty
Stan Getz5:27
7Far Wells, Mill Valley
recording of:
Far Wells, Mill Valley
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus6:14
8Fran-Dance
recording of:
Fran‐Dance
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis7:42
9Gimme a Pigfoot
Bessie Smith3:32
10Honeysuckle Rose
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Louis Armstrong2:59
11I Get Along Without You Very Well
recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Billie Holiday3:01
12The Pan Piper
recording of:
The Pan Piper
composer:
Gil Evans
Miles Davis4:00
13Crepuscule With Nellie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-03-29)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1963-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1963-03-29)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1963-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1963-03-29)
recording of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1963-03-29)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
Thelonious Monk2:48