BBC Jazz: Classic Cuts From 80 Years of Jazz

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1Clarinet Marmalade Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1918-07-17)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1918-07-17)
cornet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1918-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1918-07-17)
piano:
Henry Ragas (on 1918-07-17)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1918-07-17)
recording of:
Clarinet Marmalade (on 1918-07-17)
composer:
Henry Ragas (in 1918) and Larry Shields (in 1918)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:54
2Dippermouth Blues
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:31
3Potato Head Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Baby Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (early jazz trombonist) (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (on 1927-05-10)
recording of:
Potato Head Blues (on 1927-05-10)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven2:58
4Singin' the Blues
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) and J. Russel Robinson
Bix Beiderbecke3:06
5King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:15
6Nuages
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-12-13)
clarinet:
Alix Combelle (on 1940-12-13) and Hubert Rostaing (on 1940-12-13)
double bass:
Antonio “Tony” Rovira (double bassist) (on 1940-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Pierre Fouad (on 1940-12-13)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1940-12-13) and Joseph Reinhardt (on 1940-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle (on 1940-12-13)
recording of:
Nuages (instrumental) (on 1940-12-13)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli3:19
7Harlem Air Shaft
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-07-22)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-07-22)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-07-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-07-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-07-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-07-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-07-22) and Joe Nanton (on 1940-07-22)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-07-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-07-22)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-07-22)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft (on 1940-07-22)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra13:01
8Klact-Oveeseds-Tene
recording of:
Klactoveedsedstene (on 1947-11-04)
writer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Charlie Parker3:16
9Good Bait
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-12-30) and Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (on 1947-12-30)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-12-30)
congas and percussion:
Chano Pozo (on 1947-12-30)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1947-12-30)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-12-30)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-11-30, on 1947-12-30) and "Big Nick" Nicholas (on 1947-12-30)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-30) and William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-30)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1947-12-30), Dave Burns (trumpet) (on 1947-12-30), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-12-30), Lamar Wright, Jr. (on 1947-12-30) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-12-30)
instrumental recording of:
Good Bait (on 1947-12-30)
lyricist:
Tadd Dameron
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dizzy Gillespie2:53
10Nights at the Turntable
recording of:
Nights at the Turntable
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker2:57
11If I Were a Bell
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1956-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls) (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., 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))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Miles Davis Quintet38:22
12Stars Fell on Alabama
recording of:
Stars Fell on Alabama
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank S. Perkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music
Billie Holiday4:35
13Blues for Philly Joe
Sonny Rollins6:50
14Impressions
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Esmond Edwards
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (in 1965)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (in 1965)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (in 1965)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1965)
recorded at:
The Half Note in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Impressions (in 1965)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
Wes Montgomery5:05
15(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone (feat. Jimmy Rowles)
recording of:
(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson
publisher:
Consolidated Music Publishers (a division of Music Sales Corp.)
Zoot Sims4:53