Essential Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Night and Day
2▼CD: Whispering
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Air on a G String
Jacques Loussier3:37
2My Funny Valentine
Wynton Marsalis8:59
3Saturday Night
Frank Sinatra2:47
4Whispering
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-17)
cover recording of:
Whispering (on 1951-01-17)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
instrumental cover recording of:
Whispering (on 1951-01-17)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
recording of:
Whispering
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Miles Davis3:02
5It's Only a Paper Moon
Nat King Cole2:55
6Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw3:14
7She's Funny That Way
Lester Young3:20
8Dream a Little Dream of Me
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald3:03
9American Patrol
Glenn Miller3:23
10Ain't No Sunshine
Al Jarreau2:04
11Black Orpheus
Glenn Keiles4:47
12Mixed Emotions
Dinah Washington3:00
13Herbie's Blues
Herbie Hancock5:49
14Parker's Mood
Charlie Parker3:02
15Love Won't Let Me Wait
Buddy Greco3:47
16Opus in Pastels
Stan Kenton2:49
17A Ghost of a Chance
Oscar Peterson3:03
18That Ole Devil Called Love
Billie Holiday2:54
19Seabreeze
Chick Corea9:38
20It Might as Well Be Spring
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. and 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
Sarah Vaughan3:14
3▶CD: Take Five
4▶CD: When I Fall in Love
5▶CD: As Time Goes By
6▶CD: Stardust
7▶CD: 'Round Midnight
8▶CD: Blue Moon