The Very Best of Jazz: 50 Unforgettable Tracks (Remastered)

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Annotation

℗ «2012 The Restoration Project»

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Hit the Road JackRay Charles1:58
2I’ve Got You Under My SkinFrank Sinatra3:44
3Unforgettable
celesta and piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1951-08-17)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1951-08-17) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1951-08-17)
congas:
Joe Costanzo (on 1951-08-17)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1951-08-17)
guitar:
Bob Bain (on 1951-08-17)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (on 1951-08-17)
viola:
Paul Robyn (on 1951-08-17) and Dave Sterkin (on 1951-08-17)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1951-08-17), Harry Bluestone (on 1951-08-17), Walter Edelstein (on 1951-08-17), Henry Hill (on 1951-08-17), Dan Lube (on 1951-08-17), Erno Neufeld (on 1951-08-17), Mischa Russell (on 1951-08-17) and Marshall Sosson (on 1951-08-17)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-08-17)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1951-08-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1951-08-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-17)
recording of:
Unforgettable (on 1951-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat “King” Cole3:13
4Just a Gigolo
Louis Prima4:45
5My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:38
6Dream a Little Dream of MeLouis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:08
7Cry Me a RiverDinah Washington2:29
8I Wanna Be Loved by YouMarilyn Monroe2:56
9Take Five
Dave Brubeck5:27
10SwayDean Martin2:44
11Cheek to CheekLouis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald5:55
12Let’s Keep Smiling
Doris Day2:59
13FeverPeggy Lee3:00
14Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-10-07)
orchestra:
MGM Orchestra (on 1938-10-07)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1938-10-07) and Herbert Stothart (on 1938-10-07)
arranger:
Herbert Stothart
orchestrator:
Murray Cutter
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1938-10-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music, EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland2:50
15Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como2:41
16Mad About the Boy
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Dinah Washington3:01
17Buona Sera
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
double bass:
Amato Rodrigues (on 1956-04-19)
guitar:
Jack Marshall (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Willie McCumber (on 1956-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1956-04-19)
trombone:
James Blount, Jr. (on 1956-04-19)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1956)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-04-19)
recording of:
Buona sera (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation
translated version of:
Buona sera signorina (italian version for Fred Buscaglione)
Louis Prima3:09
18My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Marilyn Monroe5:06
19That’s AmoreDean Martin3:09
20Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday3:16
21At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James3:00
22Everybody Loves SomebodyFrank Sinatra3:17
23Love Me or Leave MeNina Simone3:24
24I’ve Got a WomanRay Charles2:52
25Don’t Explain
Billie Holiday2:28
26Lullaby of Birdland
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部
Sarah Vaughan4:00
27Ain’t Misbehavin’
Fats Waller3:58
28I Just Want to Make Love to YouEtta James3:08
29Nobody Taught Me
Eartha Kitt2:22
30Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin2:54
31My Funny ValentineShirley Bassey3:12
32Georgia on My Mind
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (on 1960-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1960-03-25)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1960-03-25)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1960-03-25)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 16), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 44) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 283)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1960-03-25)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Ray Charles3:38
33I’m a Fool to Want You
Billie Holiday3:27
34Singin’ in the Rain
Gene Kelly2:39
35Diamond Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Marilyn Monroe3:10
36Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller3:27
37Why Don’t You Do It Right?Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman Orchestra3:13
38Hallelujah, I Love HerRay Charles2:37
39What a Difference a Day MakesSarah Vaughan2:46
40Summertime
Billie Holiday2:58
41Puttin’ on the Ritz
Fred Astaire2:09
42C’est si bon
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-03-12)
recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version) (on 1953-03-12)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Eartha Kitt2:58
43As Time Goes By
Ingrid Bergman & Dooley Wilson3:05
44Love Is Here to Stay
Gene Kelly, George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin4:06
45SummertimeLouis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald4:58
46For My Baby
lead vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1956-04-19) and Keely Smith (on 1956-04-19)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (in 1956-04)
recording of:
(Nothing’s Too Good) For My Baby (on 1956-04-19)
composer:
Ted Eddy, Mack Kay and Frederick Patrick
Louis Prima & Keely Smith2:39
47J’ai deux amours
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23, in 1931) and Adrien Lamy (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
recording of:
J’ai deux amours (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
lyricist:
Géo Koger and Henri Varna
composer:
Vincent Scotto
recording of:
J’ai deux amours (in 1931)
lyricist:
Géo Koger and Henri Varna
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Joséphine Baker3:15
48La vie en rose
Louis Armstrong3:24
49In the Mood
The Andrews Sisters2:46
50Come Fly With MeFrank Sinatra3:20