Classic Jazz: The Great Vocalists

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
Jackie & Roy With Charlie Ventura & His Orchestra2:47
2Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat King Cole Trio2:29
3Good Morning Heartache
recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
Billie Holiday3:09
4Beale Street Blues
Louis Armstrong and His All‐Stars5:00
5You’re Blase
Shirley Horn2:25
6Your Mind Is on Vacation
recording of:
Your Mind Is on Vacation
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
Mose Allison2:38
7The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
Blossom Dearie4:19
8Moonlight in VermontChris Connor3:19
9Disappointed
James Moody6:24
10Too Close for Comfort
Mel Torme4:06
11Twisted
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross2:19
12Doodlin’
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1958-01-05)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1958-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-01-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-01-05)
piano:
Ronnell Bright (on 1958-01-05)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1958-01-05) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-01-05)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1958-01-05), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1958-01-05) and Benny Powell (on 1958-01-05)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1958-01-05), Thad Jones (on 1958-01-05) and Eugene Young (on 1958-01-05)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1958-01-05)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-01-05)
cover recording of:
Doodlin’ (vocal version, lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (on 1958-01-05)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Silhouette Music Corp.
version of:
Doodlin’ (original instrumental version)
Sarah Vaughan4:35
13How Long Has This Been Going On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
membranophone:
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
piano:
Don Abney (US jazz pianist) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
conductor:
Frank Hunter (Arranger/composer during the 50s/60s) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
arranger:
Frank Hunter (Arranger/composer during the 50s/60s)
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Carmen McRae4:08
14I Cover the Waterfront
cover recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Eckstine4:11
15What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Betty Carter2:08
16Mister Five by Five
Jimmy Rushing2:02
17I Could Write a Book
cover recording of:
I Could Write a Book
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Pal Joey
Dinah Washington4:29
18Georgia on My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Hoagy Carmichael3:59
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)Ella Fitzgerald5:12
2Personality
recording of:
Personality (1946 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Bing Crosby3:14
3Aunt Hagar’s Children Blues
Jack Teagarden2:55
4’s Wonderful
cover recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Helen Merrill3:16
5The Night We Called It a Day
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto flute:
Harry Klee (on 1955-05-10) and Bud Shank (on 1955-05-10)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1955-05-10)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gordon (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-05-10)
bass:
Harry Babasin (on 1955-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-05-10)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1955-05-10)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1955-05-10)
piano:
Claude Williamson (on 1955-05-10)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Giuffre (on 1955-05-10)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1955-05-10), Harry Betts (on 1955-05-10) and Frank Rosolino (on 1955-05-10)
trumpet:
Maynard Ferguson (on 1955-05-10), Conrad Gozzo (on 1955-05-10) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1955-05-10)
tuba:
Paul Sarmento (jazz tubist) (on 1955-05-10)
woodwind:
Harry Klee (on 1955-05-10)
vocals:
June Christy (on 1955-05-10)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1955-05-10)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-05-10)
June Christy4:52
6I Am in Love
cover recording of:
I Am in Love (Can-Can musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
Abbey Lincoln2:49
7On Green Dolphin Street
Mark Murphy3:45
8I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist), Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
Nina Simone2:33
9Angel Eyes
The Four Freshmen3:34
10My Heart Belongs to Daddy
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-01)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-01)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-01)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1953-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Peggy Lee2:12
11Parker’s Mood
King Pleasure3:01
12Me and the Blues
Joe Williams3:06
13The Gal From Joe’s
cover recording of:
The Gal From Joe’s
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Etta Jones4:12
14If You Could See Me Now
Sheila Jordan4:34
15Them There Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019-present)
Anita O’Day2:40
16My One and Only LoveJohn Coltrane & Johnny Hartman4:57
17(I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
Nancy Wilson4:19
18This Funny World
cover recording of:
This Funny World
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Tony Bennett & The Ruby Braff, George Barnes Quartet3:08

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part of:Classic Jazz (Time-Life Music) (order: 5)