Best Jazz 50

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Classic Jazz Vocals
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Left My Heart in San Francisco
engineer:
David Hassinger
producer:
Snuff Garrett (aka.Tommy Garrett, singer, songwriter, producer and disc jockey)
vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
Ernie Freeman
arranger:
Ernie Freeman
recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
Julie London2:52
2Something Cool
recording of:
Something Cool
lyricist and composer:
Billy Barnes (composer and lyricist)
June Christy4:21
3My 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 Baker2:20
4Misty Blue
cover recording of:
Misty Blue
lyricist and composer:
Bob Montgomery
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Talmont Music (publisher) (from 1966 to present)
Ella Fitzgerald2:30
5Darn That Dream
cover recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
Nancy Wilson2:53
6Autumn in New York
Jo Stafford2:42
7April in Paris
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
vocals:
Dinah Shore
arranger:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Dinah Shore2:59
8Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
Abbey Lincoln2:17
9Day In — Day Out
Mark Murphy4:00
10It Had to Be You
cover recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Dinah Shore3:26
11Angel Eyes
recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Jack Jones3:14
12The Man I Love
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
electric piano:
Marshall Otwell (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
guitar:
Dennis Budimir (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
piano:
Artie Kane (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
reeds:
Bill Green (woodwind) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Harry Klee (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Lanny Morgan (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Abe Most (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12) and Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
trombone:
George Bohanon (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Lew McCreary (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12) and Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12) and Bobby Shew (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
recording of:
The Man I Love (from 1976-05-03 until 1976-05-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Carmen McRae4:18
13It Don't Mean a Thing
Annie Ross2:10
14Here's That Rainy Day
Sue Raney4:14
15Stars Fell on Alabama
Jack Teagarden3:02
16Blue Moon
recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday2:14
17A Foggy Day
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Dakota Staton2:21
18Exactly Like You
Dianne Reeves5:19
19I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
Lou Rawls3:26
20Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Lena Horne4:44
2▼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
Kenny Dorham5:01
5Congalergra
Horace Parlan4:22
6Mambo Inn
recording of:
Mambo Inn
writer:
Bauza and Woodlen
composer:
Edgar Sampson
Grant Green5:50
7Paco
Gerald Wilson6:23
8Agua dulce
The Jazz Crusaders5:20
9Favela
Clare Fischer3:49
10I'm on My Way
DJ-mixer:
MURO (Japanese hip hop DJ/producer)
Candido3:11
11Oye como va
Bobby Hutcherson5:11
12Caravan
Chucho Valdés7:01
13Contagio
Gonzalo Rubalcaba6:41
14Dance of Denial
Ray Barretto5:53
15The Time Is Now
Eliane Elias4:37
3▼CD: Jazz Ballads
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Someone to Watch Over Me
Coleman Hawkins2:51
2Easy Living
Clifford Brown3:44
3It Never Entered My Mind
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-03-06)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-03-06)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-03-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-03-06)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1954-03-06)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
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)
Miles Davis4:06
4Violets for Your Furs
Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims6:11
5Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Benny Goodman3:28
6Like Someone in the Dark
George Shearing3:59
7Stairway to the Stars
engineer:
Bill Schwartau
producer:
Alan Douglas (American record producer)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-05-14)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1962-05-14)
remixer:
Malcolm Addey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2002) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Sound Makers in New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-24)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (on 1962-04-24)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Bill Evans & Jim Hall5:40
8Dancing in the Dark
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (on 1958-03-09)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-03-09)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 1999, in 2012) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-03-09)
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1958-03-09)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Cannonball Adderley4:07
9I'm a Fool to Want You
recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dexter Gordon6:46
10Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Stan Kenton5:38
11The Good Life
Hank Mobley5:11
12God Bless the Child
Stanley Turrentine4:01
13Nature Boy
Ike Quebec2:46
14Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
Zoot Sims3:09
15Laura
Joe Lovano4:32