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André Françis et Jean Schwarz présentent "La grande histoire du Jazz".
Box-Set Series, CDs no. 1-25
Textes de présentation en français. English texts and full credits inside.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Profoundly Blue
recording of:
Profoundly Blue
composer:
Meade Lux Lewis
Edmond Hall4:10
2Take the "A" Train
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington2:56
3John Hardy's Wife
recording of:
John Hardy's Wife
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington3:31
4Jonah Joins the Cab
Cab Calloway2:36
5All of Me
Billie Holiday3:00
6Dexter Blue
Jay McShann3:02
7Swing to Bop
recording of:
Swing to Bop
composer:
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian6:42
8Are You Sticking
recording of:
Are You Sticking?
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington3:05
9The Giddybug Gallop
recording of:
The Giddybug Gallop
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington3:35
10All Too Soon
recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1940)
Mildred Bailey3:30
11Foot Pedal Boogie
drums (drum set):
James F. Hoskins (on 1941-06-17)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1941-06-17) and Pete Johnson (on 1941-06-17)
recorded at:
Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1941-06-17)
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson2:31
12Clementine
recording of:
Clementine
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington2:59
13Menelik the Lion of Judas
Duke Ellington3:22
14Festival Swing 1942
Django Reinhardt7:24
15Harvard Blues
recording of:
Harvard Blues
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie and Tab Smith
publisher:
Chappell Paris
Count Basie3:22
16Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jimmie Lunceford5:23
17St. Louis Blues
John Kirby2:47
18The Jitterbug Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-16)
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1942-03-16), Lawrence Fields (on 1942-03-16) and George James (on 1942-03-16)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1942-03-16)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1942-03-16) and Arthur Trappier (on 1942-03-16)
guitar:
Al Casey (on 1942-03-16)
Hammond organ and piano:
Fats Waller (on 1942-03-16)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1942-03-16)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Carroll (on 1942-03-16)
trombone:
Herb Fleming (on 1942-03-16) and George Wilson (on 1942-03-16)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (on 1942-03-16), John Hamilton (on 1942-03-16), Joe Thomas (on 1942-03-16) and Nathaniel Williams (on 1942-03-16)
recording of:
Jitterbug Waltz (on 1942-03-16)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Fats Waller3:23
19Stormy Monday Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-03-19)
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1942-03-19)
bass:
Truck Parham (on 1942-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (on 1942-03-19)
guitar:
Skeeter Best (on 1942-03-19)
piano:
Earl Hines (on 1942-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crowder (on 1942-03-19), Budd Johnson (on 1942-03-19) and Willie Randall (on 1942-03-19)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1942-03-19), Joe McLewis (on 1942-03-19) and Gerald Valentine (on 1942-03-19)
trumpet:
Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (on 1942-03-19), Shorty McConnell (on 1942-03-19) and Jesse Miller (on 1942-03-19)
orchestra:
Earl Hines and His Orchestra (on 1942-03-19)
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues (on 1942-03-19)
writer:
Bob Crowder, Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros.
Earl Hines3:10
20Second Balcony JumpEarl Hines3:04
21Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin
composer:
Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton3:07
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