HMV - The Greatest Jazz Collection

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Annotation

4 CD Jewel Cases in cardboard sleeve.

Individual CDs within the collection have the Cat. No.s:
CD1: 7243 5 35379 2 0
CD2: 7243 5 35380 2 6
CD3: 7243 5 35381 2 5
CD4: 7243 5 35382 2 4

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-10 15:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Muskrat Ramble
clarinet:
Alfie Evans (on 1943-11-11)
double bass:
Harry Patent (double bass player) (on 1943-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Nat Levine (on 1943-11-11)
guitar:
Tony Colucci (guitarist) (on 1943-11-11)
piano:
Mario Janarro (on 1943-11-11)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1943-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Rudolph Adler (on 1943-11-11)
trombone:
Jack Epstein (on 1943-11-11)
trumpet:
Henry Levine (Dixieland / Blues) (on 1943-11-11)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1943-11-11)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Sidney Bechet2:51
2King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:04
3Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller2:55
4Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington5:11
5It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
cover recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Fats Waller2:57
6How High the Moon
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-09-29)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-09-29)
instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Art Tatum3:04
7April 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)
Coleman Hawkins3:56
8Wonderful Thing
Count Basie2:36
9The Night Is Blue
Red Norvo Sextet7:07
10Cotton Tail
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1961-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:48
11Salt Peanuts
Bud Powell Trio2:25
12Crazeology
recording of:
Crazeology (on 1947-12-17)
composer:
Benny Harris
Charlie Parker3:08
13I Can't Get Started
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (from 1956 to present, from 2004 to present)
live recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Chet Baker3:10
14Boplicity
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Boplicity (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer) and Cleo Henry
publisher:
Sophisticated Music
Miles Davis43:02
15Moonlight in Vermont
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Safranski (on 1952-03-11)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1952-03-11)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Johnny Smith (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-03-11)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1952-03-11)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1952-03-11)
instrumental recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont (on 1952-03-11)
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Stan Getz3:16
16Enchantment
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-11-10)
bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1956-11-10)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1956-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-11-10)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-11-10)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-11-10)
recording of:
Enchantment (on 1956-11-10)
composer:
Horace Silver
The Horace Silver Quintet6:20
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