Pure… Jazz

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1Take Five
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-01)
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1959-07-01)
double bass [bass]:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1959-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morello (on 1959-07-01)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1959-07-01)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-07-01)
recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (on 1959-07-01)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Dave Brubeck4.55:26
2The ‘in’ Crowd
Ramsey Lewis5:51
3It’s You or No One
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-04-05)
recording engineer:
Tony Janick
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1956-04-05)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1956-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-04-05)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-04-05)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1956-04-06 until 1956-05-05)
instrumental recording of:
It’s You or No One (on 1956-04-05)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
Art Blakey5:35
4Without a Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-02-14)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer) and Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1962-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-02-14)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1962-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1962-02-14)
instrumental cover recording of:
Without a Song (on 1962-02-14)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., CBS Miller Catalog, Inc., Chappell & Co., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Johnny Mathis Music, Inc., LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Great Day!
Sonny Rollins7:26
5Four Brothers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-11)
baritone saxophone:
Serge Chaloff (baritone saxophonist) (on 1957-02-11)
bass:
Buddy Jones (on 1957-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1957-02-11)
piano:
Elliot Lawrence (on 1957-02-11)
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn (on 1957-02-11), Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-02-11) and Herbie Steward (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-02-11)
arranger:
Manny Albam and Elliot Lawrence
recording of:
Four Brothers (on 1957-02-11)
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
The Four Brothers3:49
6The Girl From Ipanema
Charlie Byrd2:47
7One O’Clock Jump
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan2:44
8Cheek to Cheek
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Count Basie and His Orchestra3:20
9Silver’s Blue
Horace Silver7:45
10Summertime
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-12-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1949)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-12-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sarah Vaughan3:17
11Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-12-15)
orchestra:
Lou Bring’s Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1941-12-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:22
12The Very Thought of You
Johnny Hodges2:50
13Girl Talk
conductor:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
Girl Talk
lyricist:
Bobby Troup
composer:
Neal Hefti
part of:
East Coast Music Association Song of the Year Nominees (number: 1991 (Holly Cole))
Neal Hefti Chorus & Orchestra2:53
14Me and You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-01-23)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1956-01-23)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-01-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1956-01-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-01-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1956-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-01-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-01-23) and Britt Woodman (on 1956-01-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-01-23), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-23), Ray Nance (on 1956-01-23) and Cootie Williams (on 1956-01-23)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-01-23)
lead vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1956-01-23)
recording of:
Me and You (on 1956-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:29
15I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Marty Manning
arranger:
Marty Manning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 485)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
Tony Bennett32:51
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