Blue Note Records: The Finest in Jazz

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Train
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-15)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-15)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1957-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-15)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-09-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-15)
recording of:
Blue Train (on 1957-09-15)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane10:44
2Song for My Father
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Theodore "Teddy" Smith (on 1964-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Roger Humphries (on 1964-10-26)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1964-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1964-10-26)
trumpet:
Carmell Jones (on 1964-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-10-26)
recording of:
Song for My Father (instrumental) (on 1964-10-26)
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc.
Horace Silver7:16
3Moanin'
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1958-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-30)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1958-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-10-30)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1958-10-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-10-30)
recording of:
Moanin’ (on 1958-10-30)
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers49:33
4Blues Walk
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-07-28)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1958-07-28)
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1958-07-28)
double bass [bass]:
John "Peck" Morrison (Jazz bass player from the 60s) (on 1958-07-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Bailey (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-28)
piano:
Herman Foster (on 1958-07-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-07-28)
recording of:
Blues Walk (on 1958-07-28)
writer:
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson6:42
5Born to Be Blue
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-03-01)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1962-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1962-03-01)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1962-03-01)
piano:
Sonny Clark (on 1962-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ike Quebec (on 1962-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-03-01)
instrumental recording of:
Born to Be Blue (on 1962-03-01)
writer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and PW 3 ASCAP Songs
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)) (ended), Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
Grant Green4:54
6Cantaloupe Island
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1964-06-17)
producer:
Alfred Lion and Michael Cuscuna (in 1999: task: Reissue produced by)
cornet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1964-06-17)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1964-06-17)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1964-06-17)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1964-06-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-06-17)
recording of:
Cantaloupe Island (on 1964-06-17)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music Company
Herbie Hancock4.855:32
7The Sidewinder
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-21)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-12-21)
piano:
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist) (on 1963-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-21)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1963-12-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-21)
recording of:
The Sidewinder (on 1963-12-21)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Lee Morgan10:23
8Back to the Chicken Shack
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-04-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
recording of:
Back at the Chicken Shack (on 1960-04-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
publisher:
Edmy Music
Jimmy Smith8:03
9Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-01-07)
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1963-01-07)
double bass:
Major Holley (on 1963-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill English (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-07)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1963-01-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-01-07)
recording of:
Midnight Blue (on 1963-01-07)
composer:
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell4:02
10'Round Midnight
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Edmond Gregory (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Robert Paige (jazz bassist) (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1947-11-21)
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 (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Thelonious Monk3:12