The Perfect Jazz Collection

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

Annotation

A remastered version of the original release, plus three previously unreleased alternate takes, and one alternate take supposedly released (#9-12).
Not clear exactly which one is it, and wether #9 is really an a.t. or an unedited version.
It's also unclear if this material was issued before in the Columbia boxset.

Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson

The Herbie Hancock Group

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer, pipes.
  • Bennie Maupin: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute.
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass, marimbula.
  • Bill Summers': congas, shekere, balafon, agogo, cabasa, hindewho, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankoqui, beer bottle.

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.

Remastered edition of 1950's album, issued with additional alternate takes.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65144 - UPC: 074646514429

barcode/cat # entered in Edit #14383252 — way after release was originally added, and refers to a 25cd boxset The Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Albums, of which this is apparently disc #6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IY49S4/

Tracklist

1▶CD: Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
2▶CD: Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
3▶CD: Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
4▶CD: Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
5▶CD: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
6▶CD: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
7▶CD: Duke Ellington & Count Basie - The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Helen Merrill - Parole e musica
9▶CD: Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
10▶CD: Chet Baker - Chet Is Back!
11▶CD: The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
12▶CD: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
13▶CD: Martial Solal - At Newport '63
14▶CD: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two of a Mind
15▶CD: Benny Goodman - Together Again!
16▶CD: George Benson - It's Uptown
17▶CD: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
18▼CD: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
#TitleArtistLength
1Tea for Two
solo piano:
Art Tatum (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1933-03-21)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Art Tatum3:17
2St. Louis Blues
solo piano:
Art Tatum (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1933-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Art Tatum2:39
3Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-03-21)
solo piano:
Art Tatum (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1933-03-21)
composer:
Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Art Tatum2:21
4Sophisticated Lady
solo piano:
Art Tatum (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1933-03-21)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc., Famous Music Corporation (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)
Art Tatum3:18
5How High the Moon
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
How High the Moon (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
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
Art Tatum2:27
6Humoresque
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Art Tatum3:49
7Someone to Watch Over Me
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
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
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Art Tatum3:29
8Yesterdays
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Yesterdays (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
Art Tatum3:25
9I Know That You Know
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Art Tatum2:36
10Willow Weep for Me
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
Art Tatum3:17
11Tatum Pole Boogie
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live recording of:
Tatum Pole Boogie (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
composer:
Art Tatum
Art Tatum2:26
12The Kerry Dance
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Kerry Dance (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
James Lynam Molloy
Art Tatum1:04
13The Man I Love
piano:
Art Tatum (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
The Man I Love (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
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)
Art Tatum2:08
19▶CD: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
20▶CD: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
21▶CD: Stan Getz - The Best of Two Worlds
22▶CD: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
23▶CD: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
24▶CD: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Volume 1
25▶CD: Charlie Parker - Bird

Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
design/illustration:Randall Martin
photography:Don Hunstein
Jay Maisel
Sandy Speiser
additional liner notes:Robert Palmer
liner notes:Bill Evans
Pat Metheny
Scott H. Thompson (in 1992)
mixer and mastering:Charles Harbutt
additional engineer:Ted Brosnan
Ted Hammond
engineer:David Palmer
Fred Plaut
Don Puluse
additional producer:Bob Belden
producer:George Avakian
Bobby Colomby
Herbie Hancock
Teo Macero
David Rubinson
Irving Townsend
Ben Young
recording engineer:Mickey Crofford
Ray Hall
Fred Plaut
agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], shekere, slit drum [log drum], surdo and tambourine:Bill Summers
alto flute, bass clarinet, saxophone [saxello], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Bennie Maupin
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond
bass:Eugene Wright
double bass:Robert Hurst
electric upright bass and marímbula:Paul Jackson
membranophone:Harvey Mason
Joe Morello
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts
piano:Dave Brubeck
Marcus Roberts
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano], clavinet [Hohner D6 clavinet], other instruments [pipes] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer] and synthesizer [ARP Soloist synthesizer]:Herbie Hancock
trumpet:Wynton Marsalis
remaster of:Monk’s Dream by Thelonious Monk
Monk’s Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Nina Simone Sings the Blues by Nina Simone
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3509725 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003IY49S4 [info]
US: B000P46Q18 [info]
US: B000002AIT [info]
US: B0012GN2GA [info]
US: B0013DCCS6 [info]
US: B00000269G [info]
FR: B003IY49S4 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/731762/ [info]

Release group

part of:The Perfect Collection / La Discothèque idéale (order: 2)