Essential Jazz

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) (Theme from "Film '96"
Billy Taylor3:42
2A Night In Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Charlie Parker3:04
3I Got It Bad (And That Ain't good)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington2:39
4Alfie's Theme (from the film "Alfie")
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1966-01-26)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Banks and Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1966-01-26)
bass guitar:
Walter Booker
double bass:
Walter Booker (on 1966-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1966-01-26)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1966-01-26)
piano:
Roger Kellaway (on 1966-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer), Bob Ashton (on 1966-01-26) and Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1966-01-26)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1966-01-26)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1966-01-26)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Alfie’s Theme Differently (on 1966-01-26)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
recording of:
Alfie’s Theme Differently
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
Sonny Rollins3:46
5It's Only A Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
6Nuages
recording of:
Nuages (instrumental)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Django Reinhardt4:05
7Round Midnight
recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Dexter Gordon6:37
8Double-O
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-10-21)
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1957-10-21)
alto saxophone and flute and woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1957-10-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1957-10-21)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1957-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (, on 1957-10-21)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1957-10-21)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1957-10-21)
reeds:
Marshall Royal
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-10-21) and Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1957-10-21)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-10-21), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-10-21) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1957-10-21)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-10-21), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-10-21), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-10-21) and Snooky Young (on 1957-10-21)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-10-21)
recording of:
Double-O (on 1957-10-21)
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie2:46
9Love For Sale
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (on 1958-03-09)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-03-09)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 1999, in 2012) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-03-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Love for Sale (on 1958-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Cannonball Adderley4.57:05
10My Man
Billie Holiday2:59
11My Funny Valentine
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Chet Baker5:15
12Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-01-07)
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1963-01-07)
double bass:
Major Holley (on 1963-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill English (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-07)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1963-01-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-01-07)
recording of:
Midnight Blue (on 1963-01-07)
composer:
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell4:02
13So Relax (from the "Intercity" TV ad)
Leon Redbone2:28
14So It May Secretly Begin
assistant engineer:
Alexander Haas (sound engineer)
engineer:
Rob Eaton
additional associate producer:
Steve Cantor and David Oakes
assistant producer:
Niki Gatos and Tom Sheehan (Production assistant and piano technician)
associate producer:
Steve Rodby and Paul Wertico
co-producer:
Lyle Mays
producer:
Pat Metheny
bass:
Steve Rodby (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
drums (drum set):
Paul Wertico (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
keyboard and piano:
Lyle Mays (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
percussion:
Armando Marçal (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
vocals:
David Blamires (from 1997-03 until 1997-04), Mark Ledford (from 1997-03 until 1997-04) and Armando Marçal (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
performer:
Pat Metheny Group (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
arranger:
Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
recording of:
So May It Secretly Begin (from 1997-03 until 1997-04)
composer:
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny Group6:27
15Morning Dance
recording of:
Morning Dance
composer:
Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra3:58