Essential Jazz, Volume 2: A Fine Romance

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1Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3:46
2One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:04
3Ain’t Misbehavin’
producer:
George Treadwell
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-18)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-18)
orchestra:
George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-18)
engineered at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-18)
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1950-05-18)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sarah Vaughan3:02
4Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
5After You’ve Gone
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:38
6What a Diff’rence a Day MadeChet Baker2:41
7Laura
recording of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
Dexter Gordon7:40
8April in Paris
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)
Charlie Parker3:19
9One Morning in May
Pete Jolly3:21
10I’m a Fool to Want You
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-02-20)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-02-20)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1958-02-20) and David Soyer (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1958-02-20)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-02-20), Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1958-02-20), Thomas Parshley (on 1958-02-20) and Romeo Penque (on 1958-02-20)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1958-02-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1958-02-20)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1958-02-20)
solo trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-02-20)
trombone:
Jack Green (on 1958-02-20) and J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1958-02-20), Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-02-20) and Bernie Glow (on 1958-02-20)
viola:
Sidney Brecher (on 1958-02-20) and Richard Dickler (on 1958-02-20)
violin:
Emmanual Green (on 1958-02-20), Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1958-02-20), Harry Katzman (on 1958-02-20), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-02-20), Milton Lomask (on 1958-02-20), Harry Melnikoff (on 1958-02-20), George Ockner (on 1958-02-20) and Sam Rand (violinist) (on 1958-02-20)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1958-02-20) and Miriam Workman (on 1958-02-20)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1958-02-20)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (on 1958-02-20)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1958-02-20)
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)
Billie Holiday43:25
11Misty
Stan Getz5:25
12A Fine Romance
The André Previn Trio3:35
13Tell Me
Ellis Marsalis6:02
14Rica Pulpa
recording of:
Rica Pulpa
composer:
Eliseo Grenet
Ahmad Jamal3:51
15A String of Pearls
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-03)
recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1941-11-03)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:13
16Blue Boy
associate producer:
Gary Gladstone
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1962-06-30)
double bass [bass]:
Ben Tucker (on 1962-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Dave Bailey (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-06-30)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1962-06-30)
recording of:
Blue Boy (on 1962-06-30)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan4:36
17Still Tossin’ and Turnin’ (remix)Tuck & Patti5:31
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1Also sprach Zarathustra
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (2001) (arr. Deodato jazz-funk style)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
arranger:
Eumir Deodato
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music and Publishing One's Music
version of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
Eumir Deodato8:59
2Someday My Prince Will Come
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1961-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-03-20)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-03-20) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-03-20)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1961-03-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-20)
instrumental cover recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come (on 1961-03-20)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Miles Davis9:05
3Jazz ’n’ Samba (So Danco Samba)
Charlie Byrd2:22
4Wave
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Ed Bickert (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Wave (original instrumental) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp.
Paul Desmond6:17
5Blue Monk
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-19)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass [bass]:
Larry Gales (on 1968-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-11-19)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1968-11-19)
percussion:
John Guerin (on 1968-11-19)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1968-11-19)
saxophone:
Gene Cipriano (on 1968-11-19), Charlie Rouse (on 1968-11-19) and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (on 1968-11-19)
trombone:
Mike Wimberly (on 1968-11-19)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1968-11-19)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1968-11-19)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1968-11-19)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk6:15
6Soulful Strut
Grover Washington, Jr.3:21
7Bittersweet
Peter White4:26
8Dark Eye Tango
Al Di Meola5:23
9Lucky Again
recording of:
Lucky Again (from "Poetic Justice")
composer:
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke5:58
10I Remember Wes
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Leo Morris
flute and tenor saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) and George Marge
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
strings:
The Winston Collymore Strings
vibraphone:
Jack Jennings
conductor:
Horace Ott
arranger:
Horace Ott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (from 1975 to present)
recording of:
I Remember Wes
composer:
Don Sebesky
publisher:
Screen Gems Emi Music Publishing Ltd.
George Benson4:08
11Blue Gala
Gato Barbieri5:50
12On Poco Loco
Bobby Hutcherson8:22
13Beauty and the Beast
assistant engineer:
Joe Tuzen
engineer:
Rob Fraboni (US record producer & audio engineer)
producer:
Jim Price (horn session musician)
bass guitar:
Jay Graydon (on 1974-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Roberto Silva (Brazilian singer and composer) (on 1974-09-12)
electric piano:
Wagner Tiso (on 1974-09-12)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist) (on 1974-09-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1974-09-12)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1974-09-12)
recorded at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1974-09-12)
recording of:
Beauty and the Beast (on 1974-09-12)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Wayne Shorter5:02

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