| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Royal Garden Blues | Count Basie | | 3:06 |
| 2 | Portrait | Bengt Hallberg | | 3:05 |
| 3 | Bemsha Swing | Thelonious Monk | | 3:12 |
| 4 | These Foolish Things- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-18)
- double bass:
- Gary Mapp (on 1952-12-18)
- drums (drum set):
- Max Roach (on 1952-12-18)
- piano:
- Thelonious Monk (on 1952-12-18)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-12-18)
- lyricist:
- Holt Marvell (in 1935)
- additional composer:
- Harry Link
- composer:
- Jack Strachey (in 1935)
- publisher:
- Boosey & Co. , Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. , Bourne Co. , Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
| Thelonious Monk | | 2:49 |
| 5 | Autumn Leaves | Stan Getz | | 3:03 |
| 6 | Just One of Those Things | Art Tatum | | 3:20 |
| 7 | Would You Like to Take a Walk | Art Tatum | | 3:35 |
| 8 | Primpin’ for the Prom | Duke Ellington | | 3:05 |
| 9 | All the Things You Are | The Modern Jazz Quartet | | 3:17 |
| 10 | Rose of the Rio Grande | The Modern Jazz Quartet | | 2:17 |
| 11 | Cosmic Rays | Charlie Parker | | 3:19 |
| 12 | Get Happy | Gerry Mulligan | | 5:53 |
| 13 | Bunny | Shorty Rogers | | 3:29 |
| 14 | The Iron Hat | Ben Webster | | 2:59 |
| 15 | Pennies From Heaven- producer:
- Lee Gillette
- alto saxophone:
- Vinnie Dean (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Lee Konitz (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- baritone saxophone:
- Bob Gioga (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- bass:
- Don Bagley (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- bass trombone:
- George Roberts (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- drums (drum set):
- Stan Levey (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- guitar:
- Sal Salvador (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- piano:
- Stan Kenton (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- tenor saxophone:
- Bill Holman (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Richie Kamuca (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- trombone:
- Bill Russo (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Bob Burgess (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Keith Moon (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Frank Rosolino (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- trumpet:
- Conte Candoli (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Buddy Childers (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Don Dennis (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Maynard Ferguson (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Ruben McFall (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- conductor:
- Stan Kenton (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- arranger:
- Lennie Niehaus
- recorded at:
- Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- recording of:
- Pennies From Heaven (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
- lyricist:
- Johnny Burke (in 1936)
- composer:
- Arthur Johnston (in 1936)
- publisher:
- Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music and Joy Music Inc.
- part of:
- The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Stan Kenton | | 3:00 |
| 16 | Rocker | Gerry Mulligan | | 2:30 |
| 17 | A Ballad | Gerry Mulligan | | 2:56 |
| 18 | Baa‐Too‐Kee | Stan Kenton | | 2:44 |
| 19 | D.R. Blues | Django Reinhardt | | 3:11 |
| 20 | Oh! Lady Be Good | Gerry Mulligan & Lee Konitz | | 1:57 |
| 21 | The Serpent’s Tooth | Miles Davis | | 7:03 |
| 22 | Round About Midnight- recording engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (on 1953-01-30)
- producer:
- Ira Gitler
- double bass:
- Percy Heath (on 1953-01-30)
- drums (drum set):
- Philly Joe Jones (on 1953-01-30)
- piano:
- Walter Bishop, Jr. (on 1953-01-30)
- tenor saxophone:
- "Charlie Chan" (on 1953-01-30) and Sonny Rollins (on 1953-01-30)
- trumpet:
- Miles Davis (on 1953-01-30)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Prestige
- recorded at:
- WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-01-30)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- ’Round Midnight (on 1953-01-30)
- lyricist:
- Bernie Hanighen
- composer:
- Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
- publisher:
- Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation , Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music , Warner Bros., Inc. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- is based on:
- I Need You So
| Miles Davis | | 7:03 |
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