Great Jazz Giants: Smooth Jazz, Volume 1

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It's a Lovely Datoday
recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Today
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
Perry Como2:42
2(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young
double bass:
Max Wayne (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1953-05-04)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1953-05-04)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1953-05-04)
recording of:
When the World Was Young (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Philippe-Gérard (French composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Macmelodies (aka Macmelodies Ltd., or Macmelodies Music Ltd.) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Le Chevalier de Paris
Peggy Lee3:16
3C James Blues
The Oscar Peterson Trio7:30
4Midnight Sun
Les Brown3:11
5Robin's Nest
Erroll Garner3:19
6How About You
Les Brown3:06
7Be Fair With My Baby
recording of:
Be Fair With My Baby
composer:
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday2:36
8Blue Funk
Jack Teagarden4:46
9Ain't Nothing Good
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1953)
recording of:
Ain't Nothin' Good (in 1953)
writer:
Jules Fox and Sam Friedman (American songwriter)
Dinah Washington2:54
10Apropos
Shorty Rogers2:39
11Sweets
Count Basie2:23
12East of the Sun
George Shearing3:06
13Funny
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (saxophone) (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-01-11) and Don Lodice (on 1952-01-11)
trombone:
Walter Benson (on 1952-01-11), Jimmy Priddy (on 1952-01-11) and Si Zentner (on 1952-01-11)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1952-01-11), Uan Rasey (on 1952-01-11), Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1952-01-11) and Joseph Triscari (on 1952-01-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1952-01-11)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1952-01-11)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
Funny (Not Much) (on 1952-01-11)
writer:
Philip Broughton, Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl), Marcia Neil and Hughie Prince
Nat King Cole2:59
14Davenport Blues
Jack Teagarden4:13
15I Guess I'll Have to Change My Mind
Les Brown2:10
16Chiquito Loco
Shorty Rogers3:25
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