The 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 1950–1954
2▶CD: 1955–1956
3▶CD: 1956–1957
4▶CD: 1957
5▶CD: 1957–1958
6▶CD: 1958–1959
7▼CD: 1958–1959
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cool Struttin’
recording of:
Cool Struttin’ (on 1958-01-05)
composer:
Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark9:22
2The Sermon
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-02-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1958-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-02-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1958-02-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1958-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Tina Brooks (on 1958-02-25)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Manhattan Towers (hotel ballroom used for Van Gelder recording) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
The Sermon (on 1958-02-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
Jimmy Smith520:11
3Here I Am
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-05-31)
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1959-05-31)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1959-05-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1959-05-31)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-05-31)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1959-05-31)
Donald Byrd8:27
4Let the Good Times Roll
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer), Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
flute and saxophone:
Frank Wess (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Ernie Royal (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23) and Snookie Young (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
recorded at:
6 West Recording in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll (from 1959-05-06 until 1959-06-23)
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Ray Charles2:52
5Better Git It in Your Soul
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus7:22
6Manhattan
George Russell10:35
7What a Difference a Day Makes
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington2:30
8The End of a Love Affair
Wes Montgomery3:16
9Polka Dots & Moonbeams
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
ABC Music Co. (799 Sevenih Avenue, New York 1930s-1940s), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Chet Baker7:57
8▶CD: 1959

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ASIN:US: B004NTVMLA [info]