Ultimate Jazz & Blues

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Annotation

One of these "listener-digest" huge budget sets compiling in 30 discs a range of jazz musicians, apparently drawing the takes from public domain material.
If cheap, maybe this is a good dig for absolute beginners who want an overview about things. Amateurs, obviously, stay away.

The Mingus disc consists exclusively of early 1945-49 singles, probably ripped from the (way superior) "West Coast" Mingus late anthology.

Annotation last modified on 2014-05-02 16:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Stan Getz
2▶CD: Astrud Gilberto
3▶CD: Django Reinhardt
4▶CD: Sarah Vaughan
5▶CD: Tony Bennett
6▶CD: B.B. King
7▶CD: Ray Charles
8▶CD: Miles Davis
9▶CD: Charles Mingus
10▶CD: John Coltrane
11▶CD: Nina Simone
12▶CD: Buddy Guy
13▶CD: Glenn Miller
14▶CD: Judy Garland
15▶CD: Count Basie
16▶CD: Charlie Parker
17▶CD: Billie Holiday
18▶CD: Benny Goodman
19▶CD: Sidney Bechet
20▶CD: Dizzy Gillespie
21▶CD: Duke Ellington
22▼CD: Ella Fitzgerald
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Won’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-18)
alto saxophone:
George Koenig (on 1946-01-18) and Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Milton Schatz (on 1946-01-18)
bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
clarinet and reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
double bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1946-01-18)
guitar:
Danny Perri (on 1946-01-18)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1946-01-18)
solo trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1946-01-18) and Jack Greenberg (on 1946-01-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Billy Butterfield (on 1946-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1946-01-18)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (on 1946-01-18)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1946-01-18)
arranger:
Bob Haggart
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (on 1946-01-18)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
Ella Fitzgerald42:55
2For Sentimental Reasons
cover recording of:
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson (Singer, guitarist, and songwriter)
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys3:10
3Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:48
4Petootie Pie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-08)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-10-08)
claves:
Vic Lourie (on 1945-10-08)
double bass:
Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins (on 1945-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Byrd (US drummer) (on 1945-10-08)
electric guitar:
Carl Hogan (on 1945-10-08)
maracas:
Harry Dial (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1945-10-08)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1945-10-08)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1945-10-08)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1945-10-08) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1945-10-08)
recording of:
Petootie Pie (on 1945-10-08)
writer:
Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author), Lorenzo Pack and Frank Paparelli
Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald2:38
5Time Alone Will Tell
recording of:
Time Alone Will Tell
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
6And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-11-06)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and The Song Spinners
cover recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
7He’s My Guy
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
8Cry You Out of My Heart
vocals:
The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocal harmony group) (in 1945) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1945-03-27)
recording of:
Cry You Out of My Heart (on 1945-03-27)
writer:
Hy Heath, Johnny Lange and Richard Loring
Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys2:48
9A Kiss Goodnight
recording of:
A Kiss Goodnight (in 1945)
writer:
Reba Herman, Freddie Slack and Floyd Victor
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
10Once Too Often
recording of:
Once Too Often
writer:
Mack Gordon and James V. Monaco
Ella Fitzgerald2:58
11Make Love to Me
cover recording of:
Make Love to Me
lyricist:
Allan Copeland, George Brunies, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
composer:
William H. Norvas
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Ella Fitzgerald2:48
12My Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:01
13I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:57
14I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
15I’m Just a Lucky So and So
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
Ella Fitzgerald2:55
16A Four Leaf Clover in Your Pocket
Ella Fitzgerald2:54
17Flying Home
cover recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Ella Fitzgerald2:27
23▶CD: Perry Como
24▶CD: Louis Armstrong
25▶CD: Nat King Cole
26▶CD: Erroll Garner
27▶CD: Lionel Hampton
28▶CD: John Lee Hooker
29▶CD: Muddy Waters
30▶CD: Sonny Terry

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ASIN:UK: B000A2GJA8 [info]