Best Jazz 100

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Classic Jazz Vocals
2▶CD: Swing Classics in Hi‐Fi
3▼CD: Latin Jazz
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Machito
recording of:
Machito
composer:
Pete Rugolo
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:28
2Jahberu
Tadd Dameron2:56
3Tin Tin Deo
James Moody & Chano Pozo2:47
4Basheer’s Dream
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1955-03-29)
congas:
Carlos “Patato” Valdés (on 1955-03-29)
cowbell:
Richie Goldberg
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1955-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1955-03-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1955-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1955-03-29)
trombone:
Jay Jay Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1955-03-29)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1955-03-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-03-29)
Kenny Dorham5:01
5Congalegra
Horace Parlan4:22
6Mambo Inn
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-04-26)
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
Carlos “Patato” Valdés (on 1962-04-26)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1962-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Willie Bobo (on 1962-04-26)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1962-04-26)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1962-04-26)
shekere [chekere]:
Garvin Masseaux (on 1962-04-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-04-26)
recording of:
Mambo Inn (on 1962-04-26)
writer:
Bauza and Woodlen
composer:
Edgar Sampson
Grant Green5:50
7Paco
engineer and producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
alto saxophone:
Joe Maini (on 1963-12-02) and Jimmy Woods (on 1963-12-02)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player) (on 1963-12-02)
bass:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1963-12-02)
bass trombone:
Don Switzer (on 1963-12-02)
bongos:
Modesto Durán (on 1963-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Carter (drums) (on 1963-12-02)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-12-02)
piano:
Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) (on 1963-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy Edwards (jazz saxophonist) (on 1963-12-02) and Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-02)
trombone:
Bob Edmondson (on 1963-12-02), John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.) (on 1963-12-02) and Lester Robertson (jazz trombonist) (on 1963-12-02)
trumpet:
Jules Chaikin (on 1963-12-02), Freddie Hill (trumpet) (on 1963-12-02), Carmell Jones (on 1963-12-02), Nat Meeks (on 1963-12-02) and Al Porcino (on 1963-12-02)
conductor:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger) (on 1963-12-02)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-12-02)
recording of:
Paco (on 1963-12-02)
composer:
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
Gerald Wilson6:23
8Agua Dulce
The Jazz Crusaders5:20
9Favela
Clare Fischer3:49
10I’m on My Way
Candido3:11
11Oye Como Va
assistant engineer:
Bob Merritt
assistant co-producer:
Nduyanu Bernard Comas and Allen Levy
producer:
Dale Oehler
mixer:
Phil Schier
bass:
Dave Troncoso (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
percussion:
Johnny Paloma (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14), Bobby Matos (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14) and Victor Pantoja (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
piano:
Eddie Cano (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
Rhodes piano:
Larry Nash (piano) (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
trumpet:
Oscar Brashear (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14) and Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player) (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
arranger:
Bobby Hutcherson
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-08-12 until 1975-08-14)
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
Bobby Hutcherson5:11
12Caravan
Chucho Valdés7:01
13Contagio
executive producer:
Jose Forteza and 行方均
producer:
Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer)
mixer:
飯田益三
Gonzalo Rubalcaba6:41
14Dance of Denial
Ray Barretto5:53
15The Time Is Now
recording engineer and mixer:
James Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Lawrence Manchester and Gary Townsley
producer:
Eliane Elias
assistant mixer:
Anthony Gillis and Anthony Gonzales (sound engineer)
editor:
Federico Panero
bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
Satoshi Takeishi (Japanese drummer, percussionist, and arranger) (in 1996)
flute:
Dave Valentin (in 1996)
percussion:
Manolo Badrena (in 1996)
piano:
Eliane Elias (in 1996)
arranger:
Eliane Elias
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1996)
mixed at:
River Sound Studio in New York, New York, United States
edited at:
EastSide Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Time Is Now (in 1996)
composer:
Eliane Elias
publisher:
Pandamandium Music
Eliane Elias4:37
4▶CD: Relaxing Jazz
5▶CD: Jazz Ballads
6▶CD: Legends of Jazz