Beginner's Guide to Jazz

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1▼CD: Classic Jazz
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Minnie the Moocher
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
The Duke Ellington Orchestra2:51
2Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Charles Mingus4:27
3Blue Bolivar Blues
cover recording of:
Ba‐lue Bolivar Ba‐lues‐are
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk6:14
4Bags & Trane
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-01-15)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1959-01-15)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1959-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-01-15)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1959-01-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-15)
recording of:
Bags & Trane (on 1959-01-15)
composer:
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane7:23
5Ramblin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-10-09)
recording engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer) (on 1959-10-09)
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-10-09)
pocket trumpet:
Donald Cherry (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-10-09)
recording of:
Ramblin’ (on 1959-10-09)
composer:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
Ornette Coleman6:38
6Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Chet Baker & Paul Desmond5:29
7Big Fat Alice’s Blues
The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:58
8You Don’t Know What Love Is
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-31)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-12-31)
cello:
Victor Gottlieb (on 1953-12-31)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-12-31)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-12-31)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-12-31)
viola:
Lou Kievman (violist) (on 1953-12-31) and Paul Robyn (on 1953-12-31)
violin:
Sam Cytron (on 1953-12-31), Jacques Gasselin (on 1953-12-31), George Kast (on 1953-12-31), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1953-12-31), Paul Shure (on 1953-12-31) and Felix Slatkin (on 1953-12-31)
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1953-12-31)
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Chet Baker33:30
9Naima
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-12-02) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-12-02)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-12-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-02)
recording of:
Naima (original instrumental version) (on 1959-12-02)
composer:
John Coltrane
named after artist:
Juanita Naima Grubbs
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane44:23
10The Genius After Hours
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
recording of:
The Genius After Hours
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles5:26
11Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Dexter Gordon5:57
12There’s No You
Ben Webster3:19
13Like It Is
Yusef Lateef7:34
14Elvin Elpus
Elvin Jones5:54
15Tampion
Eddie Harris2:49
2▼CD: Vocal Jazz
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Jimmy Scott4:53
2Gloomy Sunday
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-08-07)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1941-08-07)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1941-08-07)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-08-07)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1941-08-07)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Irving “Babe” Russin (on 1941-08-07)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1941-08-07)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-08-07)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1941, on 1941-08-07)
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday (on 1941-08-07)
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday43:13
3My Man’s Gone Now
cover recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
Nina Simone4:16
4Grievin’
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-01-23)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1956-01-23)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-01-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1956-01-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-01-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1956-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-01-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-01-23) and Britt Woodman (on 1956-01-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-01-23), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-23), Ray Nance (on 1956-01-23) and Cootie Williams (on 1956-01-23)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-01-23)
lead vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1956-01-23)
recording of:
Grievin' (on 1956-01-23)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
Rosemary Clooney4:13
5Travellin’ Blues
vocals:
Carmen McRae
Dave Brubeck2:56
6Willow Weep for Me
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Ella Fitzgerald4:42
7Never Will I Mary
Caterina Valente2:38
8Summer Song
performer:
Louis Armstrong
Dave Brubeck3:16
9Fair Weather
recording of:
Fair Weather
composer:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
publisher:
Time Step Music (publisher for Benny Golson)
Chet Baker6:07
10Dream
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Leon Thomas2:31
11One of These Days
recording of:
One of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Audre Mae Music
Mose Allison4:34
12Fever Skin
Torun Eriksen4:52
13A Sunny Day
Jon Lucien2:40
14Groovin’ the Nursery Rhymes
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer)
Dizzy Gillespie & Joe Carroll2:56
3▼CD: Jazz Fusion
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lonely Soul
producer:
Joel Dorn and Gil Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
alto saxophone:
Carlos Garnett (on 1969-01-21)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1969-01-21)
guitar:
Eric Gale (on 1969-01-21)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1969-01-21)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1969-01-21)
recording of:
Lonely Soul (on 1969-01-21)
composer:
Freddie Hubbard
publisher:
Hubtones Music Co. (Freddie Hubbard)
Freddie Hubbard3:07
2Alone
The Don Ellis Orchestra5:37
3Consolacao
Herbie Mann4:29
4I Love You Michelle
Roy Ayers4:49
5Wiggle‐Waggle
recording of:
Wiggle‐Waggle
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Herbie Hancock5:54
6Russell and Eliot
Yusef Lateef4:55
7Sofrito
Mongo Santamaría3:24
8Frelon Brun (Brown Hornet)
recording engineer:
Frank Laico
bass:
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) (on 1968-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-09-24)
electric piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (on 1968-09-24)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1968-09-24)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1968-09-24)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-24)
Miles Davis5:42
9Blacknuss
engineer:
Lew Hahn
producer:
Joel Dorn
bass:
Henry Pearson (on 1971-08-31)
congas:
Richard Landrum (on 1971-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Khalil Mhdri (on 1971-08-31)
grand piano [baby grand piano]:
Sonelius Smith
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1971-08-31)
percussion:
Joe Habad Texidor (on 1971-08-31)
piano:
Sonelius Smith (on 1971-08-31)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1971-08-31)
vocals:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (on 1971-08-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-08-31)
recording of:
Blacknuss (on 1971-08-31)
composer:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk5:14
10Margot
Keith Jarrett1.753:48
11Hey Ya
Maria Kannegaard Trio2:43
12Pyramid Song
Atomic6:54
13Our Theory
trumpet:
Erik Truffaz
Our Theory4:50
14Min By
piano and synthesizer:
Bugge Wesseltoft
recording of:
MIN by
composer:
Bugge Wesseltoft
Bugge Wesseltoft5:56
15Gary’s Theme
recording of:
Gary’s Theme
composer:
Gary McFarland
publisher:
Parkland Music and Parklands Music Company
Bill Evans4:25
16Quiet Dawn
Lonnie Liston Smith3:33

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