The Best of Jazz Piano

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moonglow
Art Tatum3:03
2Oscar’s Boogie
recording of:
Oscar’s Boogie
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
Oscar Peterson2:45
3Ornithology
Bud Powell2:26
4Indiana
Earl Hines2:04
5Messin’ Around
Meade Lux Lewis3:35
6Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington3:26
7Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Claude Thornhill3:22
8Maple Leaf Rag
piano [piano roll]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 74)
Scott Joplin3:20
9All of Me
Erroll Garner2:53
10Boogie Woogie Stride
James P. Johnson3:23
11Original Jelly Roll Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr
clarinet:
Omer Simeon
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Hilaire
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton
trombone:
Kid Ory
recording of:
Original Jelly-Roll Blues (on 1926-12-16)
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers43:09
12My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:01
13I Wished on the Moon
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Teddy Wilson, His Piano & Orchestra, voc. Billie Holiday3:01
14’Round Midnight
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Edmond Gregory (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Robert Paige (jazz bassist) (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1947-11-21)
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
Thelonious Monk Quintet3:15
15The Carioca
Carmen Cavallaro3:01
16Straighten Up and Fly Right
The Nat King Cole Trio2:28
17It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
double bass:
Charles Turner (US jazz bassist, active 1930s) (on 1936-06-05)
drums (drum set):
Arnold Boling (on 1936-06-05)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1936-06-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1936-06-05)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1936-06-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-06-05)
cover recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie (on 1936-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:01
18Summertime
George Shearing3:13
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ASIN:US: B003NTQUAE [info]