Tracklist

1CD: Nat King Cole, Jay Jay Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Les Paul
2CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Howard McGhee, Lester Young
3CD: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Buck Clayton
4CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Jay Jay Johnson, Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Hank Jones
5CD: Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Lester Young
6CD: Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson
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1Norman Granz – Intro Oscar Peterson
Norman Granz?:??
2Fine and Dandy
live recording of:
Fine and Dandy (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
Oscar Peterson3:50
3I Only Have Eyes for You
live recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!)
sub-publisher:
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:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Oscar Peterson7:09
4Norman Granz Announcement
Norman Granz?:??
5Carnegie Blues
live recording of:
Carnegie Blues (on 1949-09-18)
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
Oscar Peterson8:11
6Norman Granz – Intro Coleman Hawkins
Norman Granz0:56
7Body and Soul
live recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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)
Coleman Hawkins3:13
8Rifftide
live recording of:
Rifftide (on 1949-09-18)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins4:25
9The Big Head
live recording of:
The Big Head (on 1949-09-18)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins4:27
10Stuffy
Coleman Hawkins7:07
11Sophisticated Lady
live instrumental recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Coleman Hawkins4:06
12Ol’ Man River
live recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Hank Jones with Ray Brown & Buddy Rich5:13
13Air Mail Special
live recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (on 1949-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
Hank Jones with Ray Brown & Buddy Rich4:41
14Norman Granz – Intro Ella Fitzgerald
Norman Granz?:??
15Oh Lady Be Good
live cover recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Ella Fitzgerald2:51
16Black Coffee
live cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Ella Fitzgerald3:39
17A‐Tisket A‐Tasket
live recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:24
18How High the Moon
live cover recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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)
Roy Eldridge, Tommy Turk, Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich & Ella Fitzgerald5:44
19Perdido
live cover recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1949-09-18)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Roy Eldridge, Tommy Turk, Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich & Ella Fitzgerald8:25
7CD: Roy Eldridge, Bill Harris, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson
8CD: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Bill Harris, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips, Oscar Peterson
9CD: Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Jay Jay Johnson, Coleman Hawkins
10CD: Modern Jazz Quartet, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Roy Eldridge, John Lewis