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

1▶CD: Louis Armstrong
2▶CD: Sidney Bechet
3▶CD: Duke Ellington
4▶CD: Count Basie
5▶CD: Glenn Miller et son orchestre
6▶CD: Ella Fitzgerald
7▶CD: Billie Holiday
8▶CD: Django Reinhardt avec Stéphane Grappelli
9▶CD: Dizzy Gillepsie & Miles Davis
10▶CD: Charlie Parker
11▼CD: Coleman Hawkins & Lester Young
#TitleArtistLength
1Hello Lola
Coleman Hawkins3:14
2One Hour
Coleman Hawkins3:24
3Jamaica Shout
Coleman Hawkins2:59
4Star Dust
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-03-02)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (on 1935-03-02)
piano:
Stéphane Grappelli (on 1935-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1935-03-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1935-03-02)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Coleman Hawkins3:11
5Out of Nowhere
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter and André Ekyan
double bass:
Eugène d’Hellemmes
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford
guitar:
Django Reinhardt
piano:
Stéphane Grappelli
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle and Coleman Hawkins
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1937-04-28)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
Coleman Hawkins3:17
6She’s Funny That Way
Coleman Hawkins3:16
7Body and Soul
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Coleman Hawkins3:03
8My Ideal
Coleman Hawkins3:07
9The Man I Love
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Coleman Hawkins5:05
10Yesterdays
Coleman Hawkins2:54
11Rainbow Mist
Coleman Hawkins2:56
12Them There Eyes
Lester Young2:55
13Lester Leaps In
Lester Young3:10
14Just You, Just Me
Lester Young3:08
15Afternoon of a Basie‐ite
Lester Young3:06
16Sometimes I’m Happy
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1943-12-28)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1943-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1943-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy (on 1943-12-28)
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Lester Young3:05
17I Can’t Get Started
Lester Young4:50
18Blue Lester
Lester Young3:21
19Ghost of a Chance
Lester Young3:25
20D.B. Blues
Lester Young2:57
21Lester Blows Again
Lester Young2:29
22These Foolish Things
double bass:
Red Callender (in 1945-12, on 1945-12-20)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (in 1945-12)
drums (drum set):
Henry Tucker (in 1945-12) and Henry Tucker Green (on 1945-12-20)
piano:
Dodo Marmarosa (in 1945-12, on 1945-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (in 1945-12, on 1945-12-20)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Lester Young (in 1945-12)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (in 1945-12)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1945-12-20)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
instrumental cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1945-12)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1945-12)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1945-12)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Lester Young3:08
23I Cover the Waterfront
Lester Young4:03
12▶CD: Lionel Hampton
13▶CD: Fats Waller & Art Tatum
14▶CD: New Orleans
15▶CD: Trompettistes
16▶CD: Saxophonistes
17▶CD: Pianistes
18▶CD: Grands Orchestres
19▶CD: Petites Formations
20▶CD: Chanteurs chanteuses