The Original Jazz Album

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cantaloupe Island
recording of:
Cantaloupe Island
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music Company
Herbie Hancock5:30
2Weirdo
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)
recording of:
Weirdo (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis Quartet4:44
3Like Sonny
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: original session)
bass:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-09-08)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-09-08)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-09-08)
recording of:
Like Sonny (on 1960-09-08)
composer:
John Coltrane
named after artist:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane3:57
4Moanin'
recording of:
Moanin’
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers9:37
5Let There Be Love
recording of:
Let There Be Love
lyricist:
Ian Grant (lyricist)
composer:
Lionel Rand
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Nat King Cole & The George Shearing Quintet2:46
6The Boat Goes On
recording of:
The Beat Goes On (arr. Rogers - Buddy Rich version)
writer:
Sonny Bono
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
arrangement of:
The Beat Goes On
Buddy Rich4:51
7Song 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 Silver7:18
8Cheek to Cheek
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1958-01-03)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1958-01-03)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1958-01-03)
cover recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1958-01-03)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., 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)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Peggy Lee2:39
9Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dance Plant Records (Cussy Music Publishing) (in 2012) and FHT (in 2012)
recording of:
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (in 1966-07)
composer:
Josef Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Zawinul Music
Cannonball Adderley3:05
10Lullaby of Birdland
recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
The Count Basie Orchestra4:47
11It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-04-03)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1961-04-03)
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 Ellington44:00
12Crazy Rhythm
Stan Getz5:54
13(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
engineer:
Val Garay, Steve Maslow and Jim Nipar
producer:
Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
mixer:
David Hassinger and Steve Maslow
clavinet and trumpet:
Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-25)
congas:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-25) and King Errisson (conguero) (on 1975-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (on 1975-08-25)
electric bass guitar [fender]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1975-08-25)
electric piano:
Skip Scarborough (on 1975-08-25)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-25)
guitar:
Craig McMullen (on 1975-08-25) and John Rowin (jazz guitarist) (on 1975-08-25)
percussion:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-25)
piano:
Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-25)
tenor saxophone:
Tyree Glenn, Jr. (on 1975-08-25)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1975-08-25)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1975-08-25)
background vocals:
Kay Haith (vocalist) (on 1975-08-25), Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-25) and Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-25)
vocals:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-25)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1975-08-25)
strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
arranger:
Larry Mizell
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1975-08-25)
recording of:
Fallin' Like Dominoes (on 1975-08-25)
writer:
Sigidi Bashir Abdullah (aranger, writer), Harold Lee Clayton (aranger, writer) and Bradley Ridgell (aranger, writer)
Donald Byrd44:33
14Cheese Cake
recording of:
Cheese Cake
composer:
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon6:34
15Call Me Irresponsible
cover recording of:
Call Me Irresponsible
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 36th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1963 winner)
Dinah Washington2:20
16Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Charlie Parker3:47