Spirit of Cool Jazz

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1A Foggy Day in London Town
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1951-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1951-03-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1951-03-08)
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1951-03-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Lester Young2:52
2Don’t Explain
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Helen Merrill5:15
3Blue Moon
cover recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
4Caravan
producer:
Bob Shad
alto saxophone:
Anthony Ortega (jazz saxophonist) (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
bass:
Milton Hinton (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
bass trombone:
Tommy Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
keyboard [piano, celesta]:
Sleepy Anderson (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
reeds [tenor saxophone, clarinet]:
Jerome Richardson (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06) and Lucky Thompson (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06), Urbie Green (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06) and Quentin Jackson (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06), Charlie Shavers (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06) and Joe Wilder (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
woodwind [alto saxophone, flute]:
Hal McKusick (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
cover recording of:
Caravan (from 1956-12-04 until 1956-12-06)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
Quincy Jones & Dinah Washington2:40
5Cry Me a River
engineer:
John Kraus (1950s US engineer) (in 1955-08)
producer:
Bobby Troup
double bass [bass]:
Ray Leatherwood
guitar:
Barney Kessel
vocals:
Julie London (in 1955-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1957)
recorded at and mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 15)
recording of:
Cry Me a River (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London4.652:55
6It’s All Right With Me
cover recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
Jeri Southern4:46
7Fever
double bass [bass]:
Joe Mondragon (on 1958-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-05-19)
finger snaps:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1958-05-19) and Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1958-05-19)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1958-05-19)
conductor:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1958-05-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Fever (on 1958-05-19)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Peggy Lee4.23:19
8Hallelujah I Love Her So
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Cecil Payne (on 1955-11-30)
double bass [bass]:
Paul West (bass) (on 1955-11-30)
drums (drum set):
David "Panama" Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-30)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1955-11-30)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1955-11-30) and Joshua "Jack" Willis (trumpet) (on 1955-11-30)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-30)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-11-30)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (on 1955-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ray Charles3.352:34
9He Needs Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
He Needs Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America
Nina Simone52:28
10Hey There
vocals:
Sammy Davis Jr.
cover recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:47
11I’m a Fool to Want You
bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-02-20)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-02-20)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1958-02-20) and David Soyer (on 1958-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1958-02-20)
flute:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-02-20), Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1958-02-20), Thomas Parshley (on 1958-02-20) and Romeo Penque (on 1958-02-20)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1958-02-20)
harp:
Janet Putnam (harpist) (on 1958-02-20)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1958-02-20)
solo trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-02-20)
trombone:
Jack Green (on 1958-02-20) and J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1958-02-20)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1958-02-20), Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-02-20) and Bernie Glow (on 1958-02-20)
viola:
Sidney Brecher (on 1958-02-20) and Richard Dickler (on 1958-02-20)
violin:
Emmanual Green (on 1958-02-20), Harry Hoffman (violinist) (on 1958-02-20), Harry Katzman (on 1958-02-20), Leo Kruczek (on 1958-02-20), Milton Lomask (on 1958-02-20), Harry Melnikoff (on 1958-02-20), George Ockner (on 1958-02-20) and Sam Rand (violinist) (on 1958-02-20)
background vocals:
Elise Bretton (on 1958-02-20) and Miriam Workman (on 1958-02-20)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1958-02-20)
orchestra:
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra (on 1958-02-20)
conductor:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor) (on 1958-02-20)
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You (on 1958-02-20)
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Billie Holiday43:25
12Invisible Lady
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Invisible Lady (instrumental) (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus4:51
13It Takes Two to Tango
orchestra:
Don Redman and His Orchestra
recording of:
Takes Two to Tango
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
Pearl Bailey3:02
14It’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)
Nat King Cole2:55
15Chicago
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
producer:
Dave Cavanaugh, Voyle Gilmore and Bill Miller (US producer at Capitol Records)
cello:
Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff and Edgar Lustgarten
double bass:
Joe Comfort
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Al Viola
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Skeets Herfurt, Harry Klee, Joe Koch, Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) and Champ Webb
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist), Pullman “Tommy” Pederson and Jimmy Priddy
trumpet:
Pete Candoli, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Conrad Gozzo and George Seaberg
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
viola:
Maxine Johnson and Barbara Simons
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Jacques Gasselin, Dan Lube, Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff), Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell (violinist) and Marshall Sosson
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1957-08-13)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (on 1957-08-13)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1957-08-13)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town) (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
Frank Sinatra32:12
16Just a Gigolo
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
bass:
Amado Rodrigues (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Morris (on 1956-04-19)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (US jazz guitarist, composer, arranger & record producer) (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Willie McCumber Jr. (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy 'Little Red' Blount (on 1956-04-19) and Lou Sineaux (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1956-04-19)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-04-19)
recording of:
Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (Louis Prima medley) (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer and Roger Graham
composer:
Leonello Casucci and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
arranger:
Louis Prima (in 1956)
translator:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Eschig Max. Soc., Warner/Chappell North America and Wiener Bohème Verlag GmbH
medley of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
medley of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
Louis Prima44:43
17My Funny Valentine
bass:
Jimmy Bond
celesta:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman, Lawrence Marable and Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1954-02-15)
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 Baker2:19
18My Heart Belongs to Daddy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1954-03-31)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1954-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-03-31)
guitar:
Jerome Darr (on 1954-03-31)
piano:
Walter Bishop (American jazz pianist) (on 1954-03-31)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-31)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1954-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Charlie Parker3:21
19Naïma
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-12-02) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-12-02)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-12-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-02)
recording of:
Naima (original instrumental version) (on 1959-12-02)
composer:
John Coltrane
named after artist:
Juanita Naima Grubbs
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane44:22
20New Blowtop Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1951-09-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1951-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1951-09-24)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1951-09-24)
orchestra:
Nook Shrier and his Orchestra (on 1951-09-24)
recording of:
New Blowtop Blues (on 1951-09-24)
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
cover recording of:
New Blowtop Blues
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
Dinah Washington2:36
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