Les Triomphes du jazz

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

Annotation

Notes

This huge (20 disc) boxset (Fitzgerald only has one disc) was sold in French malls (Carrefour) - note an international edition existed at some point.
To some extent, this was carefully compiled and is not as indecent as the look suggests...
Still a Reader's Digest like bundle, though...

Recording Dates

1: 1936
2-5: 1937
6: 1940
7-8: 1941
9: 1938
10-12: 1939
13: 1943
14-17: 1945
18-20: 1946
21-22: 1947
23-25: 1949

Tracklist

1CD: Louis Armstrong
2CD: Sidney Bechet
3CD: Duke Ellington
4CD: Count Basie
5CD: Glenn Miller et son orchestre
6CD: Ella Fitzgerald
7CD: Billie Holiday
8CD: Django Reinhardt avec Stéphane Grappelli
9CD: Dizzy Gillepsie & Miles Davis
10CD: Charlie Parker
11CD: Coleman Hawkins & Lester Young
12CD: Lionel Hampton
13CD: Fats Waller & Art Tatum
14CD: New Orleans
15CD: Trompettistes
16CD: Saxophonistes
17CD: Pianistes
#TitleArtistLength
1Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin2:53
2Carolina Shout
recording of:
Carolina Shout
composer:
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson2:44
3The Pearls
recording of:
The Pearls
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton2:51
4Rosetta
recording of:
Rosetta
lyricist:
William Henri Woode
composer:
Earl Hines
Earl Hines3:00
5Pinetop’s Boogie WoogiePinetop Smith3:10
6Echoes of Spring
Willie “The Lion” Smith2:41
7Jimmy’s Stuff
Jimmy Yancey3:16
8Liza
Big Joe Turner2:46
9Twinklin’
Mary Lou Williams3:02
10Boogie Woogie Prayer
Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis & Pete Johnson4:55
11After Hours
Avery Parrish3:21
12Red Wagon
instrumental recording of:
Red Wagon (Your Red Wagon)
lyricist:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
composer:
Richard M. Jones
Count Basie2:52
13SolitudeDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:26
14Boogin’ With Big Sid
Sammy Price3:13
15Play, Piano, Play
Erroll Garner3:11
16Body and Soul
Teddy Wilson3:13
17Begin the Beguine
Eddie Heywood5:04
18Rhythm Hitch
Sir Charles Thompson2:52
19Mad Monk
recording of:
Mad Monk
composer:
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor2:39
20Early Morning Blues
Nat King Cole2:45
21Interlude
Lennie Tristano3:07
22Poor Butterfly
recording of:
Poor Butterfly
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Oscar Peterson2:40
23Indiana
Bud Powell2:43
24Ruby, My Dear
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Thelonious Monk3:05
18CD: Grands Orchestres
19CD: Petites Formations
20CD: Chanteurs chanteuses