Legends of Jazz

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1Nice Work If You Can Get It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-19)
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-19)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-19)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-19)
electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1950-05-19)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-19)
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-19)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-19)
orchestra:
George Treadwell & His All Stars and with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-19)
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1950-05-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Sarah Vaughan2:34
2The Lady in Red
recording of:
The Lady in Red
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:02
3Straight No Chaser
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
Thelonious Monk2:55
4The Roving Kid
cover recording of:
The Roving Kind (Based on "The Pirate Ship")
writer:
Jessie Cavanaugh (songwriting pseudonym used by Howie Richmond) and Arnold Stanton
recording of:
The Roving Kind (Based on "The Pirate Ship")
writer:
Jessie Cavanaugh (songwriting pseudonym used by Howie Richmond) and Arnold Stanton
Guy Mitchell2:47
5Shaw ’nuff
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Dizzy Gillespie2:55
6Orange Colored Sky
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-06)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-06)
orchestra:
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (on 1961-07-06)
conductor:
Stan Kenton (on 1961-07-06)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-06)
recording of:
Orange Colored Sky (on 1961-07-06)
writer:
Milton DeLugg and William Stein
publisher:
Amy Dee Music Corp.
Nat King Cole42:31
7Riders in the Sky
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Jud Conlon Singers (on 1949-04-18)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1949-04-18)
orchestra:
Dave Barbour All-Stars (on 1949-04-18)
conductor:
Dave Barbour (on 1949-04-18)
arranger:
Heinie Beau
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1949-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Peggy Lee2:39
8Wildwood
Art Farmer2:54
9Rose O’Day
Mel Tormé2:19
10Midnight Sun
Coleman Hawkins2:54
11My Melancholy Baby
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-06)
double bass [bass]:
Curley Russell (on 1950-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-06-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1950-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-06-06)
earliest release:
Melancholy Baby by Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) & Dizzy Gillespie
instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1950-06-06)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Charlie Parker3:24
12The Red Door
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1952-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-09-08)
piano:
George Wallington (on 1952-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-09-08)
trombone:
Kai Winding (on 1952-09-08)
recording of:
Red Door (on 1952-09-08)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan and Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
Zoot Sims4:35
13No Other Love Have I
Les Brown2:33
14My Little Suede Shoes
Herbie Mann2:40
15Out of Nowhere
Stan Getz2:25
16Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Oscar Peterson3:38
17Rollin’ Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone
writer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
Perry Como3:04
18Tennessee Waltz
orchestra:
Jack Rael & his Orchestra (in 1950-11)
conductor:
Jack Rael (in 1950-11)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (on 1950-10-14)
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page3:01
19So What
Gerry Mulligan2:44
20Ain’t Nothing Good
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1953)
recording of:
Ain't Nothin' Good (in 1953)
writer:
Jules Fox and Sam Friedman (American songwriter)
Dinah Washington2:52

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part of:Cheap’O’Lata (number: 523) (order: 33)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15475321 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000ANYIL4 [info]