Jazz Legends

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▼ CD 1: A Touch of Romance
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I’m Beginning to See the Light recording of: I’m Beginning to See the Light lyricist: Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944) composer: Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944) publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp.	Count Basie & Joe Williams		3:07
2	Top Hat, White Tie and Tails trumpet: Louis Armstrong vocals: Louis Armstrong recording of: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) lyricist and composer: Irving Berlin (in 1935) part of: Top Hat (1935 film)	Louis Armstrong		4:12
3	Goin’ to Chicago recording of: Goin’ to Chicago writer: Count Basie (pianist) and Jimmy Rushing publisher: WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)	Al Hibbler with Count Basie & His Orchestra		3:21
4	Tenderly cover recording of: Tenderly 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	Billy Eckstine		3:43
5	Charge Account	Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart		2:47
6	Stockholm Sweetin’	Jon Hendricks		3:48
7	I Want a Little Girl	Jay McShann & His Sextet		2:35
8	The song is you recording of: The Song Is You lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) composer: Jerome Kern publisher: PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.	Bing Crosby		3:56
9	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	Buddy Rich		4:07
10	The Touch of Your Lips recording of: The Touch of Your Lips (on 1964-01-20) lyricist and composer: Ray Noble publisher: Anne-Rachel Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music and Silver Seahorse Music LLC	Chet Baker		2:43
11	T’Ain’t So Honey, T’Ain’t So	Jack Teagarden		2:43
12	Is You or Is You Ain’t (Ma’ Baby)	Louis Jordan		3:23
13	I Could Have Told You cover recording of: I Could Have Told You lyricist: Carl Sigman composer: Jimmy Van Heusen publisher: Boca Music, Inc., Major Songs and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)	Count Basie & Arthur Prysock		3:45
14	Too Close for Comfort	Mel Tormé		4:03
15	Gravy Waltz recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1962-09-25) engineer: Val Valentin producer: Jim Davis (jazz producer) double bass: Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1962-09-25) drums (drum set): Ed Thigpen (on 1962-09-25) piano: Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1962-09-25) recording of: Gravy Waltz (on 1962-09-25) lyricist: Steve Allen (US actor, musician & comedian) composer: Ray Brown (jazz bassist)	The Oscar Peterson Trio		4:29
16	Evenin’ recording of: Evenin' lyricist: Mitchell Parish (in 1934) composer: Harry White (jazz trombonist) (in 1934)	Count Basie		3:32
17	I’m Building Up to an Awful Letdown recording of: I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown writer: Fred Astaire and Johnny Mercer	Fred Astaire		3:37

▼ CD 2: Our Favourite Things
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone recording of: Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone lyricist: Sidney Clare composer: Sam H. Stept publisher: Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.	Billie Holiday		?:??
2	Stolen Moments (You Belong to Her)	Carmen McRae & Betty Carter		?:??
3	Squatty Roo cover recording of: Squatty Roo composer: Johnny Hodges	Ella Fitzgerald		?:??
4	Crazy He Calls Me cover recording of: Crazy He Calls Me lyricist: Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) composer: Carl Sigman publisher: Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)	Dinah Washington		?:??
5	If I Were a Bell	Blossom Dearie		?:??
6	Up Jumped Spring cover recording of: Up Jumped Spring lyricist: Abbey Lincoln composer: Freddie Hubbard	Abbey Lincoln & Stan Getz		?:??
7	They Didn’t Believe Me	Ernestine Anderson		?:??
8	Sometimes I’m Happy cover recording of: Sometimes I’m Happy lyricist: Vincent Youmans composer: Irving Caesar publisher: Harms, Inc. part of: Hit the Deck (1927 musical) part of: Hit the Deck (1955 movie)	Sarah Vaughan		?:??
9	You’re Lucky to Me cover recording of: You’re Lucky to Me lyricist: Andy Razaf composer: Eubie Blake	Helen Merrill		?:??
10	I’ve Got the World on a String recording of: I’ve Got the World on a String lyricist: Ted Koehler (in 1932) composer: Harold Arlen (in 1932) publisher: BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co. sub-publisher: ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)	Anita O’Day		?:??
11	Only Trust Your Heart	Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto		?:??
12	Blue and Sentimental	Helen Humes		?:??
13	My Favourite Things (live)	Betty Carter		?:??
14	Don’t Explain cover recording of: Don’t Explain writer: Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday publisher: Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)	Nina Simone		?:??
15	Just in Time	Shirley Horn		?:??
16	If You Could See Me Now	Morgana King		?:??

▼ CD 3: In the Wee Small Hours
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Passion Flower (A.K.A. a Flower Is a Lovesome Thing)	Johnny Hodges		3:22
2	It’s the Talk of the Town	Illinois Jacquet		3:29
3	I’ll Never Smile Again	Erroll Garner		5:33
4	Laura bass: Rufus Reid harmonica: Toots Thielemans membranophone: Louis Nash piano: Mulgrew Miller	Toots Thielemans		2:50
5	Chelsea Bridge recording of: Chelsea Bridge composer: Billy Strayhorn (in 1941) arranger: Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)	Dizzy Gillespie		2:36
6	Tangerine	Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins		5:21
7	Street Scene	Benny Carter		3:21
8	It Was a Very Good Year	Wes Montgomery		3:46
9	I Can’t Get Started recording of: I Can’t Get Started lyricist: Ira Gershwin composer: Vernon Duke publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) sub-publisher: ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio		3:34
10	All Across the City recording of: All Across the City composer: Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger)	Bill Evans & Jim Hall		6:37
11	Willow Weep for Me	Roy Eldridge		7:02
12	The High and the Mighty recording of: The High and the Mighty (1954 song from the eponymous film) lyricist: Ned Washington composer: Dimitri Tiomkin part of: The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) part of: The High and the Mighty	Lionel Hampton		3:11
13	In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning	Gerry Mulligan Sextet		5:42
14	A Child Is Born recording of: A Child Is Born lyricist: Alec Wilder composer: Thad Jones publisher: D'accord Music version of: A Child Is Born (Original instrumental version)	Oscar Peterson		2:36
15	I Wrote My Song	Stuff Smith		3:22
16	I Remember Clifford drums (drum set): Bernard Lubat (in 1971-03) guitar: René Thomas (Belgian jazz guitarist) (in 1971-03) organ: Eddy Louiss (in 1971-03) tenor saxophone: Stan Getz (in 1971-03) live recording of: I Remember Clifford (in 1971-03) lyricist: Jon Hendricks composer: Benny Golson	Stan Getz		5:26
17	Were You There? recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-19) engineer: Val Valentin producer: Esmond Edwards guitar: Kenny Burrell (on 1968-02-19) recorded at: A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-19)	Kenny Burrell		1:11

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ASIN:	UK: B000063T0X [info]

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Barcode:: 731454497121
Format:: 3×CD

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Spectrum Music
5449712

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United Kingdom
2002-03-25

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