The Perfect Jazz Collection

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Annotation

A remastered version of the original release, plus three previously unreleased alternate takes, and one alternate take supposedly released (#9-12).
Not clear exactly which one is it, and wether #9 is really an a.t. or an unedited version.
It's also unclear if this material was issued before in the Columbia boxset.


Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson


The Herbie Hancock Group

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer, pipes.
  • Bennie Maupin: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute.
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass, marimbula.
  • Bill Summers': congas, shekere, balafon, agogo, cabasa, hindewho, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankoqui, beer bottle.

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.


Remastered edition of 1950's album, issued with additional alternate takes.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65144 - UPC: 074646514429


barcode/cat # entered in Edit #14383252 — way after release was originally added, and refers to a 25cd boxset The Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Albums, of which this is apparently disc #6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IY49S4/

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-14 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
2CD: Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
3CD: Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
4CD: Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
5CD: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
6CD: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
7CD: Duke Ellington & Count Basie - The Count Meets the Duke
8CD: Helen Merrill - Parole e musica
9CD: Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
10CD: Chet Baker - Chet Is Back!
11CD: The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
12CD: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
13CD: Martial Solal - At Newport '63
14CD: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two of a Mind
15CD: Benny Goodman - Together Again!
16CD: George Benson - It's Uptown
17CD: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
18CD: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
19CD: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
20CD: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
21CD: Stan Getz - The Best of Two Worlds
22CD: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
23CD: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
24CD: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Volume 1
25CD: Charlie Parker - Bird
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lester Leaps In
live cover recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
Charlie Parker14:51
2I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Monty Alexander
instrumental cover recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Charlie Parker4:28
3Laura
instrumental cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Charlie Parker3:43
4All of Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Monty Alexander
instrumental cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Charlie Parker3:39
5This Time the Dream's on Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Monty Alexander
live instrumental cover recording of:
This Time the Dream’s on Me
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
Charlie Parker3:45
6Ko Ko
alto saxophone:
Charles McPherson and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist)
trumpet:
Jon Faddis
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
Charlie Parker4:22
7Cool Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist)
live recording of:
Cool Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker2:19
8April in Paris
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist)
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Charlie Parker3:20
9Now's the Time
alto saxophone:
Charles McPherson and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist)
trumpet:
Red Rodney
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Charlie Parker3:22
10Ornithology
live recording of:
Ornithology
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
Charlie Parker4:55
11Parker's Mood
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist)
recording of:
Parker's Mood
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker3:09

Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
design/illustration:Randall Martin (US art director, graphic designer, and illustrator)
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Jay Maisel (photographer)
Sandy Speiser
additional liner notes:Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
liner notes:Bill Evans (pianist)
Pat Metheny
Scott H. Thompson (in 1992)
mixer and mastering:Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)
additional engineer:Ted Brosnan
Ted Hammond
engineer:David Palmer (Engineer)
Fred Plaut
Don Puluse
additional producer:Bob Belden
producer:George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
Bobby Colomby
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
David Rubinson
Irving Townsend
Ben Young (producer, jazz historian, radio host, engineer)
recording engineer:Mickey Crofford
Ray Hall (engineer)
Fred Plaut
agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], shekere, slit drum [log drum], surdo and tambourine:Bill Summers
alto flute, bass clarinet, saxophone [saxello], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Bennie Maupin
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond
bass:Eugene Wright (bass)
double bass:Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
electric upright bass and marímbula:Paul Jackson (jazz bassist)
membranophone:Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
Joe Morello
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts (jazz drummer)
piano:Dave Brubeck
Marcus Roberts (American jazz pianist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano], clavinet [Hohner D6 clavinet], other instruments [pipes] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer] and synthesizer [ARP Soloist synthesizer]:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
trumpet:Wynton Marsalis
remaster of:Monk’s Dream by Thelonious Monk
Monk’s Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Nina Simone Sings the Blues by Nina Simone
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3509725 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003IY49S4 [info]
US: B000P46Q18 [info]
US: B000002AIT [info]
US: B0012GN2GA [info]
US: B0013DCCS6 [info]
US: B00000269G [info]
FR: B003IY49S4 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/731762/ [info]

Release group

part of:The Perfect Collection / La Discothèque idéale (order: 2)