Blue Box 2: The Finest in Jazz Vocalists

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1Tupelo Honey
recording engineer:
Jamie Staub
assistant engineer:
Peter Beekerman, Dinji Brown, Bil Emmons, Joe Hogan, Fred Kevorkian and Julio Peralta
producer:
Craig Street
mixer:
Danny Kopelson
editor:
Fred Kevorkian
double bass:
Lonnie Plaxico (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
guitar:
Brandon Ross (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
mandocello and violin:
Charles Burnham (violinist) (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
percussion:
Kevin Johnson (jazz drummer) (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
snare drum:
Lance Carter (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
lead vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
arranger:
Brandon Ross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
edited at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Tupelo Honey (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America
Cassandra Wilson5:43
2Until I Met You
cover recording of:
Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
lyricist:
Don Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Don Wolf (songwriter / composer) and Freddie Green
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan3:12
3I’ve Just Seen a Face
recording of:
I’ve Just Seen a Face
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Bob Belden & Holly Cole3:58
4Medley: On Green Dolphin Street / How Am I to Know / Just Friends / I Cried for You / Seems Like Old Times / You Stepped Out of a Dream
Ella Fitzgerald7:00
5The Lady Is a Tramp
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Tony Bennett2:32
6Top Forty
Mose Allison4:25
7It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington4:03
8St. James Infirmary
Lou Rawls4:47
9Why Don’t You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-11-19)
conductor:
Dave Barbour (on 1947-11-19)
cover recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1947-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee42:31
10Detour Ahead
Dianne Reeves6:47
11Time Was When
Hadda Brooks2:52
12Ballad of a Sad Young Man
Kurt Elling6:23
13Beware My Heart
Betty Carter5:10
14You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You
cover recording of:
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
writer:
James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader) and Larry Stock
publisher:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dinah Washington2:50
15Winter Moon
recording of:
Winter Moon
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael4:12
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1I Fall in Love Too Easily
recording of:
I Fall in Love Too Easily
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Applause and Encore Music, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Chet Baker3:22
2Don’t Ever Go Away
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (in 1989-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 1989-12)
percussion:
Naná Vasconcelos (in 1989-12)
piano:
Eliane Elias (in 1989-12)
arranger:
Eliane Elias (in 1989-12)
instrumental recording of:
Por causa de você (in 1989-12)
lyricist:
Dolores Duran
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
cover recording of:
Por causa de você
lyricist:
Dolores Duran
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Eliane Elias3:03
3This Could Be the Start of Something Big
Mark Murphy3:43
4My Heart Belongs to Daddy
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Monty Budwig (on 1965-07-12)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Colin Bailey (drummer) (on 1965-07-12)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist) (on 1965-07-12)
instruments:
The Bud Shank Quintet (on 1965-07-12)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1965-07-12)
woodwind:
Bud Shank (on 1965-07-12)
vocals:
Julie London (on 1965-07-12)
arranger:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
recorded at:
Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-07-12)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1965-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Julie London2:44
5Il n’y a Plus D’Apres
The Jazz Passengers and Deborah Harry5:32
6Every Day I Had the Blues
Joe Williams4:46
7Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
bass:
Amado Rodrigues (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Morris (on 1956-04-19)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Willie McCumber Jr. (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy 'Little Red' Blount (on 1956-04-19) and Lou Sineaux (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1956-04-19)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-04-19)
recording of:
Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (Louis Prima medley) (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer and Roger Graham
composer:
Leonello Casucci and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
arranger:
Louis Prima (in 1956)
translator:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Eschig Max. Soc., Warner/Chappell North America and Wiener Bohème Verlag GmbH
medley of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
medley of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
Louis Prima44:46
8Country Girl
Javon Jackson & Cassandra Wilson6:56
9Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
recording of:
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Maraville Music Corp.
Dean Martin4.52:28
10Dat Dere
Sheila Jordan2:46
11Just for a Thrill
recording of:
Just for a Thrill
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
arranger:
Vance Thompson
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Peggy Lee3:46
12Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This
Rachelle Ferrell6:24
13The Nearness of You
Johnny Hartman6:59
14Now You Has Jazz
recording of:
Now You Has Jazz (High Society musical romantic comedy film)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong4:21
15Children Go Where I Send Thee
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961-04)
live recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
live cover recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
Nina Simone7:49
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1Blue Bossa
Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea6:21
2Pavane
Judi Silvano3:54
3One for My Baby (and One for the Road)
Johnny Mercer3:10
4You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
engineer:
John Kraus (1950s US engineer)
producer:
Si Waronker
double bass:
Don Bagley (on 1960-03-04)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1960-03-04)
guitar:
Al Viola (on 1960-03-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1960-03-04)
trumpet:
Bob Flanigan (on 1960-03-04)
vibraphone:
Emil Richards (on 1960-03-04)
vocals:
Julie London (on 1960-03-04)
orchestra:
The Jimmy Rowles Orchestra (on 1960-03-04)
recorded at:
Julie London’s living room (on 1960-03-04)
cover recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1960-03-04)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Julie London2:16
5How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (in 1966-09)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1966-09)
flugelhorn:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1966-09)
guitar:
Sam Herman (guitar, jazz) (in 1966-09)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (in 1966-09)
saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (in 1966-09), Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist) (in 1966-09), Jerry Dodgion (in 1966-09), Joe Farrell (in 1966-09) and Jerome Richardson (in 1966-09)
trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (in 1966-09), Garnett Brown (in 1966-09), Cliff Heather (in 1966-09) and Tom McIntosh (in 1966-09)
trumpet:
Bill Berry (Jazz trumpeter, cornetist and big band leader) (in 1966-09), Jimmy Nottingham (in 1966-09), Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (in 1966-09) and Snooky Young (in 1966-09)
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist) (in 1966-09)
recorded at:
A & R Recording (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1966-09)
cover recording of:
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) (in 1966-09)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Joe Williams & The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra2:33
6Something Cool
recording of:
Something Cool
lyricist and composer:
Billy Barnes (composer and lyricist)
June Christy4:22
7With Plenty of Money and You
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Ralph Sharon and Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
performer:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and Count Basie and His Orchestra
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Count Basie and Tony Bennett1:35
8Girl Talk
Betty Carter5:49
9Time of the Season
Kurt Elling & Cassandra Wilson5:52
10Baltimore Oriole
Sheila Jordan2:35
11The Nearness of You / Misty
Dianne Reeves3:18
12But Not for Me
recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) 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)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Chet Baker3:06
13Hum Drum Blues
Javon Jackson & Holly Cole5:40
14Jelly Jelly
cover recording of:
Jelly, Jelly
writer:
Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Billy Eckstine3:12
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1When Doves Cry
producer:
Bob Belden
bass:
Richard Patterson (Chicago bass player) (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Wellman (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
piano:
Bob Belden (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
soprano saxophone:
Greg Osby (American jazz saxophonist) (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
synthesizer:
Adam Holzman (American keyboardist, composer and producer) (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
background vocals:
Loris Diran (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27) and Cassandra Wilson (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
guest vocals:
Cassandra Wilson
vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
conductor:
Bob Belden (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
arranger:
Bob Belden
recorded at:
DK Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
cover recording of:
When Doves Cry (from 1993-05-05 until 1993-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions and Controversy Music
Cassandra Wilson5:42
2Maybe
Lena Horne2:48
3Detour Ahead
recording of:
Detour Ahead
composer:
Lou Carter (in 1947), Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1947) and Johnny Frigo (US jazz musician) (in 1947)
publisher:
Woodrow Music
Billie Holiday3:05
4My Funny Valentine
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Chet Baker2:21
5Lonesome Cup of Coffee
Abbey Lincoln2:41
6I Feel Pretty
Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan3:37
7Miss Otis Regrets
Carmen McRae6:00
8Friends
Bobby McFerrin4:29
9Guess Who I Saw Today
cover recording of:
Guess Who I Saw Today
lyricist:
Elisse Boyd (in 1952)
composer:
Murray Grand (in 1952)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Nancy Wilson3:29
10Stompin’ at the Savoy
Mel Tormé2:36
11Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
bass:
George Duvivier (on 1961-07-18)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-07-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1961-07-18)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-18)
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (on 1961-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Sarah Vaughan2:28
12(I Loves You) Porgy
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Nina Simone4:05
13The Look of Love
double bass:
Lars Danielsson (Swedish jazz bassist, composer and producer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Terri Lyne Carrington
flute:
Scott Robinson (US jazz saxophonist)
piano:
David Kikoski
background vocals and lead vocals:
Cæcilie Norby (Danish jazz and rock singer)
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Cæcilie Norby3:04
14Stormy Weather
Lou Rawls3:05
15Sing, Sing, Sing
Louis Prima4:07