The 75 Best Jazz Tracks of the 1960s

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1Giant Steps
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-05-05) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-05-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Giant Steps (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
John Coltrane4:47
2Remember
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-02-07)
art direction:
Scott Warpool
engineer:
Joe Harley, Robert Bantz and Alan Yoshida
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass and double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1960-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1960-02-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1960-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1960-02-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-02-07)
recording of:
Remember (on 1960-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Hank Mobley5:43
3Sack O Woe
recording of:
Sack o’ Woe
composer:
Julian Adderley
Cannonball Adderley10:39
4Blues Connotation
Ornette Coleman5:17
5GW
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-04-01)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-04-01)
double bass [bass]:
George Tucker (on 1960-04-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Haynes (on 1960-04-01)
piano:
Jackie Byard (on 1960-04-01)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1960-04-01)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-01)
recording of:
G.W. (on 1960-04-01)
composer:
Eric Dolphy
dedicated to:
Gerald Wilson
publisher:
Prestige Music Co.
Eric Dolphy8:00
6Parallel
Joe Harriott5:43
7Lester Left Town
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers6:28
8West Coast Blues
Wes Montgomery7:24
9Flight to Jordan
Duke Jordan5:32
10The Pan Piper
recording of:
The Pan Piper
composer:
Gil Evans
Miles Davis3:55
11Open Sesame
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-06-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Sam Jones (on 1960-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Clifford Jarvis (on 1960-06-19)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (on 1960-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Tina Brooks (on 1960-06-19)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1960-06-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-06-19)
recording of:
Open Sesame (on 1960-06-19)
composer:
Harold Floyd Brooks
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Freddie Hubbard7:12
12This Here
Bobby Timmons3:33
13Killer Joe
The Jazztet5:00
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1Big P
Jimmy Heath3:57
2Strollin
Horace Silver5:01
3Driva Man
Max Roach5:19
4Waltz from Outer Space
George Russell7:00
5Original Faubus Fables
recording of:
Original Faubus Fables (Fables of Faubus with lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Mingus
version of:
Fables of Faubus (instrumental version)
Charles Mingus9:08
6Third Movement - Bantu
Randy Weston8:25
7Diane
Art Pepper5:09
8So Tired
Sam Jones6:19
9Back at the Chicken Shack
recording of:
Back at the Chicken Shack
composer:
Jimmy Smith
publisher:
Edmy Music
Jimmy Smith8:04
10Tin Tin Deo
Tubby Hayes9:37
11Vendome
The Modern Jazz Quartet2:31
12Air
engineer:
Bob d’Orleans
double bass:
Buell Neidlinger (from 1960-10-12 until 1960-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Denis Charles (from 1960-10-12 until 1960-10-13)
piano:
Cecil Taylor (from 1960-10-12 until 1960-10-13)
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp (from 1960-10-12 until 1960-10-13)
recorded at:
Nola’s Penthouse in New York, New York, United States (from 1960-10-12 until 1960-10-13)
recording of:
Air (in 1960-12)
composer:
Cecil Taylor
publisher:
Jay Bee Music Corp. and Syndicore
Cecil Taylor8:47
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1My Favorite Things
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1960-10-21) and Phil Iehle (on 1960-10-21)
double bass:
Steve Davis (on 1960-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (on 1960-10-21)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (on 1960-10-21)
soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-10-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 2004)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-21)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 49)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music) (on 1960-10-21)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. 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
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
John Coltrane13:46
2Stolen Moments
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-02-23)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-23)
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Oliver Nelson (on 1961-02-23)
baritone saxophone:
George Barrow (on 1961-02-23)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1961-02-23)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1961-02-23)
piano:
Bill Evans (on 1961-02-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-02-23)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-02-23)
instrumental recording of:
Stolen Moments (original instrumental version) (on 1961-02-23)
composer:
Oliver Nelson (in 1960)
publisher:
Alameda Music Co, Edward B. Marks Music Co. and Noslen Music Company
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
Oliver Nelson8:47
3Uh Huh
Hank Mobley10:49
4Where Flamingos Fly
Gil Evans5:16
5Unsquare Dance
The Dave Brubeck Quartet2:03
6Twisted Blues
Wes Montgomery5:38
7Three for the Festival
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-08-17)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1961-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (on 1961-08-17)
piano:
Hank Jones (on 1961-08-17)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-08-17)
Roland Kirk3:11
8My Mans Gone Now
Bill Evans Trio6:25
9The Pots On
Kenny Drew6:09
10I Remember When
Stan Getz5:04
11Mambo In Miami
Cal Tjader2:49
12Pfrancing
recording of:
Pfrancin'
writer:
Miles Davis
Miles Davis8:35
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1Alamode
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers6:50
2Midnight at Minton`s
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis5:29
3Garveys Ghost
Max Roach7:54
4Prelude
recording of:
Prelude
composer:
Lalo Schifrin
part of:
Gillespiana Suite
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra5:57
5Ezz Thetic
George Russell Sextet9:00
6From the Heart
Ray Charles3:37
7Snafu
Yusef Lateef5:39
8Someday My Prince Will Come
Wynton Kelly3:04
9Greensleeves
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-05-23)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute, bass clarinet and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (on 1961-05-23)
double bass:
Reggie Workman (on 1961-05-23)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-05-23)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (on 1961-05-23)
euphonium:
Charles Greenlee (on 1961-05-23) and Julian Priester (on 1961-05-23)
French horn:
Bob Northern (on 1961-05-23), Donald Corrado (on 1961-05-23), Jim Buffington (on 1961-05-23), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-05-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-05-23)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (on 1961-05-23)
piccolo, piccolo and woodwind and reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1961-05-23)
soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-05-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-05-23) and Booker Little (on 1961-05-23)
tuba:
Bill Barber (on 1961-05-23)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-05-23)
instruments arranger:
McCoy Tyner
arranger:
McCoy Tyner (on 1961-05-23)
orchestrator:
Eric Dolphy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-05-23)
recording of:
Greensleeves (arrangement for John Coltrane by McCoy Tyner) (on 1961-05-23)
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
McCoy Tyner (in 1961)
John Coltrane10:01
10Joy Spring
Gary Burton3:44
11Far Cry
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-12-21)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-12-21)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (on 1960-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1960-12-21)
piano:
Jaki Byard (on 1960-12-21)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1960-12-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-12-21)
recording of:
Far Cry (aka 'Out There') (on 1960-12-21)
composer:
Eric Dolphy
publisher:
Prestige Music Co.
Eric Dolphy3:57
12Fire
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Art Davis (on 1960-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1960-10-14)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1960-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Cliff Jordan (on 1960-10-14)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (on 1960-10-14)
recorded at:
Universal Recording in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-10-14)
recording of:
Fire (on 1960-10-14)
composer:
Shorter
Lee Morgan4:52
13RPDD
Ornette Coleman9:44
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1Moanin`
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers9:36
2Sister Sadie
Horace Silver6:20
3This Here
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet12:31
4Soul Station
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
art direction:
Scott Warpool
engineer:
Joe Harley, Robert Bantz and Alan Yoshida
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1960-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1960-02-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1960-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (on 1960-02-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-02-07)
recording of:
Soul Station (on 1960-02-07)
composer:
Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley9:08
5Funky Mama
Lou Donaldson9:07
6Camp Meetin`
Don Wilkerson4:41
7Midnight Special
Jimmy Smith9:58
8Fathead
David “Fathead” Newman5:25
9Angel Eyes
Hank Crawford6:36
10The Truth
Les McCann5:56
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1Watermelon Man
recording of:
Watermelon Man (with Lyrics)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Herbie Hancock
is based on:
Watermelon Man
version of:
Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock?:??
2411 West
Shirley Scott?:??
3Black Eye Peas
Ramsey Lewis?:??
4Brother Jack
“Brother” Jack McDuff?:??
5Sunday Morning
Grant Green?:??
6Little Sheri
Stanley Turrentine?:??
7I've Got A Woman
Jimmy McGriff?:??
8Dat Dere
Bobby Timmons?:??
9Sweatin
Richard “Groove” Holmes?:??
10Buzzard Lope
Ike Quebec?:??
11Face To Face
Baby Face Willette?:??
12Blue Ammons
Gene Ammons?:??
13Soul Junction
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-11-15)
double bass [bass]:
George Joyner (on 1957-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-11-15)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1957-11-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-11-15)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (on 1957-11-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-11-15)
recording of:
Soul Junction (on 1957-11-15)
composer:
Red Garland
Red Garland?:??