Essential Jazz: 14 Classic Jazz Tracks

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take Five
Dave Brubeck5:28
2Girl From Ipanema
recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto?:??
3One Note Samba
recording of:
One Note Samba
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks and Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça
translator:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
translated version of:
Samba de uma nota só
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Dizzy Gillespie5:19
4I’ve Got You Under My Skin
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
Dinah Washington5:20
5Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sarah Vaughan2:56
6Foggy Day in London Town
Wynton Marsalis7:39
7Take the “A” Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington4:22
8Love for Sale
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-05-26)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-05-26)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-05-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-05-26)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-05-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
Love for Sale (on 1958-05-26)
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!)
Miles Davis2.2511:56
9God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday2:58
10Laird Baird
recording of:
Laird Baird
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker2:49
11Polka Dots and Moonbeams
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
ABC Music Co. (799 Sevenih Avenue, New York 1930s-1940s), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Oscar Peterson3:16
12Autumn Leaves
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, English lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
Bill Evans6:18
13Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-12)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American‐Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-05-12) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
edit of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (unedited, from “Ah Um”) by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental) (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Adams Avenue, Flying Red Rhino, Jazz Workshop, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and The Mingus Music Werkshop
Charles Mingus44:49
14Soul Eyes
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-06-19)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1962-06-19)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1962-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-06-19)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1962-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-06-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-06-19)
instrumental cover recording of:
Soul Eyes (on 1962-06-19)
composer:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
publisher:
Prestige Music (US drum & bass)
John Coltrane5:24