Masters of Jazz, Volume 4: Big Bands of the '50s & '60s

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1More Moon
recording of:
More Moon
composer:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:13
2Alone
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:18
3I Can’t Get Started
Charlie Parker and His Orchestra3:09
4The Mooche
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1952-07-01)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1952-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1952-07-01)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1952-07-01)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1952-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1952-07-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1952-07-01) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1952-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1952-07-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1952-07-01) and Britt Woodman (on 1952-07-01)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1952-07-01), Willie Cook (on 1952-07-01), Ray Nance (on 1952-07-01) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1952-07-01)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1952-07-01)
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1952-07-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra6:36
5What’s New?
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra5:41
6Wild Apple Honey
The Woody Herman Band6:01
7Tin 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 Gillespie4:04
8Cute
recording of:
Cute
lyricist:
Stanley Styne
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:11
9African Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-28)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-02-28)
alto saxophone and flute:
George Dorsey (on 1961-02-28)
baritone saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-02-28)
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1961-02-28)
bongos and congas:
Michael Olatuja (UK electric and acoustic bassist/composer, based in New York) (on 1961-02-28)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1961-02-28)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1961-02-28)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1961-02-28)
flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1961-02-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-02-28)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1961-02-28), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1961-02-28) and Arnett Sparrow (on 1961-02-28)
trumpet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-02-28), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28), Ernie Royal (on 1961-02-28) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1961-02-28)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011) and Kendal (in 2014)
Cannonball Adderley2:12
10Maria
Maynard Ferguson and His Orchestra3:05
11Viva Tirado
Gerald Wilson Orchestra7:54
12River’s Invitation
Stanley Turrentine3:00
13West Side Story (medley)
Buddy Rich10:57
14Better Get Hit in Yo’ Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1963-09-20 to present)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
clarinet and oboe:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Eric Dolphy, Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
piano:
Charles Mingus and Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1963-01-20) and Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Eddie Preston (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus6:32
15Down by the Riverside
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1966-09-23)
double bass [bass]:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1966-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1966-09-23)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1966-09-23)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1966-09-23)
Hammond organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1966-09-23)
reeds:
Bob Ashton (on 1966-09-23), Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1966-09-23), Jerry Dodgion (on 1966-09-23), Jerome Richardson (on 1966-09-23) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1966-09-23)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1966-09-23), Quentin Jackson (on 1966-09-23) and Melba Liston (on 1966-09-23)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1966-09-23), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1966-09-23) and Ernie Royal (on 1966-09-23)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1966-09-23)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-09-23)
recording of:
Down by the Riverside (on 1966-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery10:00