The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz

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A1Maple Leaf Rag
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
composer:
Scott Joplin (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 74)
Scott Joplin3:16
A2Maple Leaf Rag
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
composer:
Scott Joplin (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 74)
Jelly Roll Morton2:37
A3Hellhound on My Trail
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Hellhound on My Trail (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
Cadmean Dawn
Robert Johnson2:39
A4St. Louis Blues
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
organ:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
Bessie Smith3:12
A5Lost Your Head Blues
Bessie Smith2:57
A6Dippermouth Blues
banjo:
Bill Johnson (on 1923-04-06) and Bud Scott (on 1923-04-06)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-04-06) and King Oliver (on 1923-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-04-06)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1923-04-06)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-04-06)
vocals:
Bill Johnson (on 1923-04-06)
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1923-04-06)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:23
A7Grandpa’s Spells
banjo and guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-12-16)
clarinet:
Omer Simeon (on 1926-12-16)
double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1926-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Hilaire (on 1926-12-16)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-12-16)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-12-16)
trumpet:
George Mitchell (on 1926-12-16)
recording of:
Grandpa’s Spells (on 1926-12-16)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:55
A8Dead Man Blues
recording of:
Wild Man Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:00
B1Black Bottom Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-09-15)
banjo and guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-09-15)
bass and double bass:
John Lindsay (on 1926-09-15)
clarinet:
Omer Simeon (on 1926-09-15)
cornet:
George Mitchell (on 1926-09-15)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Andrew Hilaire (on 1926-09-15)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-09-15)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-09-15)
conductor:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-09-15)
recording of:
Black Bottom Stomp (on 1926-09-15)
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:14
B2Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (in 1924-12)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1924-12)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (in 1924-12)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (in 1924-12)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (in 1924-12)
vocals:
Josephine Beatty (in 1924-12) and Clarence Todd (in 1924-12)
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (in 1924-12)
writer:
Chris Smith, Henry Troy and Clarence Williams
The Red Onion Jazz Babies3:28
B3Blue Horizon
Sidney Bechet and His Blue Note Jazzmen4:26
B4Carolina Shout
piano:
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson2:47
B5Struttin’ With Some Barbeque
recorded in and engineered in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-09)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-09)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-29)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-12-09)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-09)
recording of:
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (on 1927-12-09)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:04
B6S.O.L. Blues (excerpt)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven1:05
B7Potato Head Blues (excerpt)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven1:14
B8Hotter Than That
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-12-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-12-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-12-13)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (on 1927-12-13)
piano:
Lil Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1927-12-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-12-13)
recording of:
Hotter Than That (on 1927-12-13)
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:02
B9West End Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-28)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-28)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (on 1928-06-28)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (on 1928-06-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:17
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C1Weather Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05)
piano:
Earl Hines (on 1928-12-05)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Weather Bird (on 1928-12-05)
composer:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines2:46
C2Sweethearts on Parade
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-12-23)
alto saxophone:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23) and Marvin Johnson (on 1930-12-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Jones (on 1930-12-23)
double bass:
Joe Bailey (on 1930-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1930-12-23)
guitar:
Bill Perkins (on 1930-12-23)
piano:
Henry Prince (on 1930-12-23)
trombone:
Luther Craven (on 1930-12-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23), McClure Morris (on 1930-12-23) and Harold Scott (on 1930-12-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1930-12-23)
conductor:
Les Hite (on 1930-12-23)
recording of:
Sweethearts on Parade (on 1930-12-23)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (in 1928)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo (in 1928)
Louis Armstrong and His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra3:15
C3I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-01-26)
alto saxophone:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
banjo and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
clarinet:
Scoville Browne (on 1933-01-26), Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26) and George Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Bill Oldham (on 1933-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Yank Porter (on 1933-01-26)
guitar:
Big Mike McKendrick (on 1933-01-26)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1933-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1933-01-26)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26), Zilner Randolph (on 1933-01-26) and Elmer Whitlock (on 1933-01-26)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1933-01-26)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:59
C4Riverboat Shuffle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-09)
alto saxophone:
Red Ingle (on 1927-05-09) and Doc Ryker (on 1927-05-09)
banjo:
Eddie Lang (on 1927-05-09) and Howdy Quicksell (on 1927-05-09)
baritone saxophone, clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Don Murray (on 1927-05-09)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (on 1927-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1927-05-09)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (on 1927-05-09)
piano:
Irving "Itzy" Riskin (on 1927-05-09)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-05-09)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1927-05-09)
arranger:
Bill Challis
recording of:
Boneyard Shuffle (on 1927-05-09)
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Mills
recording of:
Riverboat Shuffle (on 1927-05-09)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills, Parish and Dick Voynow
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:15
C5Singin’ the Blues
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:03
C6The Stampede
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-05-14)
alto saxophone and oboe:
Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1926-05-14) and Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (on 1926-05-14)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1926-05-14), Coleman Hawkins (on 1926-05-14) and Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1926-05-14)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1926-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1926-05-14)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-05-14)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1926-05-14)
trumpet:
Joe Smith (on 1926-05-14) and Russell Smith (on 1926-05-14)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (on 1926-05-14)
arranger:
Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
recording of:
The Stampede (on 1926-05-14)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:18
C7Wrappin’ It Up
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Buster Bailey (on 1934-09-12), Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-09-12) and Russell Procope (on 1934-09-12)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1934-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (on 1934-09-12)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1934-09-12)
piano:
Horace Henderson (on 1934-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1934-12-09)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (on 1934-09-12) and Claude Jones (on 1934-09-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (on 1934-09-12), Irving Randolph (on 1934-09-12) and Russell Smith (on 1934-09-12)
recording of:
Wrappin' It Up (on 1934-09-12)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:48
C8Moten Swing
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Leroy "Buster" Berry (on 1932-12-13)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1932-12-13)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1932-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Willie McWashington (on 1932-12-13)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (on 1932-12-13)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1932-12-13) and Ira E. "Buster" Moten (on 1932-12-13)
saxophone:
Eddie Barefield (on 1932-12-13), Harlan Leonard (on 1932-12-13), Buster Smith (on 1932-12-13) and Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1932-12-13)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1932-12-13)
trumpet:
Joe Keyes (on 1932-12-13), Hot Lips Page (on 1932-12-13) and Prince "Dee" Stewart (on 1932-12-13)
conductor:
Bennie Moten (on 1932-12-13)
recording of:
Moten Swing (on 1932-12-13)
writer:
Bennie Moten
composer:
Bennie Moten, Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (in 1930)
Benny Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:26
D1I Ain’t Got Nobody
solo piano:
Fats Waller (on 1937-06-11)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1937-06-11)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams
Fats Waller3:09
D2Honky Tonk Train
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-03-07)
solo piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1937-03-07)
recording of:
Honky Tonk Train Blues (on 1937-03-07)
composer:
Meade Lux Lewis
sub-publisher:
Multitone AB (in 1982)
Meade “Lux” Lewis3:01
D3Body and Soul
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1935-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1935-07-13)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-07-13)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1935-07-13)
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
Benny Goodman Trio3:30
D4Body and Soul
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1939-10-11) and Eustis Moore (on 1939-10-11)
double bass:
William Oscar Smith (on 1939-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Herbert (on 1939-10-11)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1939-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-10-11)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1939-10-11)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (on 1939-10-11) and Tommy Lindsay (on 1939-10-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-11)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1939-10-11)
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 Hawkins and His Orchestra3:03
D5The Man I Love
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1943-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1943-12-23)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1943-12-23)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1943-12-23)
recording of:
The Man I Love (for piano solo, arr Gershwin)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
arranger:
George Gershwin
arrangement of:
The Man I Love
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
Coleman Hawkins Quartet5:10
D6He’s Funny That Way
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:41
D7All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
Billie Holiday and Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra2:59
D8You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
double bass:
Bill Yancey (on 1964-07-28)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (on 1964-07-28)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1964-07-28)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1964-07-28)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1964-07-28)
recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1964-07-28)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
live recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Ella Fitzgerald2:56
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E1Willow Weep for Me
Art Tatum2:58
E2Too Marvelous for Words
Art Tatum2:25
E3Lunceford Special
recording of:
Lunceford Special
writer:
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:51
E4Rockin’ Chair
alto saxophone:
Sam Listengart (on 1941-07-02), Clint Neagley (on 1941-07-02) and Musky Ruffo (on 1941-07-02)
clarinet:
Sam Musiker (on 1941-07-02)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1941-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1941-07-02)
guitar:
Ray Biondi (on 1941-07-02)
piano:
Milt Raskin (on 1941-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Bates (on 1941-07-02) and Sam Musiker (on 1941-07-02)
trombone:
John Grassi (on 1941-07-02), Jay Kelliher (on 1941-07-02) and Babe Wagner (on 1941-07-02)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-07-02), Torg Halten (on 1941-07-02), Norman Murphy (on 1941-07-02) and Graham Young (on 1941-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Proper Records Ltd.
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1941-07-02)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
instrumental recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1941-07-02)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd.
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra3:02
E5I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (excerpt)
Roy Eldridge and Benny Carter3:03
E6When Lights Are Low
recording of:
When Lights Are Low
lyricist:
Spencer Williams
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co. and Mills Music
Lionel Hampton2:15
E7Doggin’ Around
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-06-06)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-06-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-06-06) and Lester Young (on 1938-06-06)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1938-06-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-06-06)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (on 1938-06-06)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1938-06-06)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-06-06) and Benny Morton (on 1938-06-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-06-06), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-06-06) and Ed Lewis (on 1938-06-06)
part of:
Decca (number: 63920-A)
recording of:
Doggin' Around (on 1938-06-06)
composer:
Herschel Evans (in 1938)
Count Basie and His Orchestra2:57
E8Taxi War Dance
recording of:
Taxi War Dance (on 1939-03-19)
writer:
Lester Young
Count Basie2:55
F1Lester Leaps In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
producer:
John Hammond
clarinet, clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (on 1939-09-05)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1939-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1939-09-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-09-05)
piano and piano accordion:
Count Basie (on 1939-09-05)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1939-09-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-09-05)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-05)
conductor:
Count Basie (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Lester Leaps In (on 1939-09-05)
composer:
Lester Young (in 1939)
Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven3:14
F2I Found a New Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-01-15)
archtop guitar and electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-01-15)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Arthur Bernstein (on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-01-15)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-01-15)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1941-01-15)
writer:
Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams
Benny Goodman Sextet2:57
F3Blues Sequence (From Breakfast Feud)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1940-12-19) and Harry Jaeger (on 1941-01-15)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1940-12-19) and Ken Kersey (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1940-12-19, on 1941-01-15)
recording of:
Breakfast Feud (on 1940-12-19)
composer:
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman Sextet : Charlie Christian2:24
F4East St. Louis Toodle‐Oo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-12-19)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-12-19) and Otto Hardwick (on 1927-12-19)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1927-12-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Rudy Jackson (on 1927-12-19)
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1927-12-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer (on 1927-12-19)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1927-12-19)
soprano saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-12-19)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1927-12-19)
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf (on 1927-12-19) and Bubber Miley (on 1927-12-19)
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo (on 1927-12-19)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:38
F5New East St. Louis Toodle‐Oo
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra3:04
F6Creole Rhapsody
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra6:00
F7Harlem Air Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:00
F8Concerto for Cootie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet and saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1940-03-15)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15), Harry Carney (on 1940-03-15) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1940-03-15) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-03-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-15)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-15)
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie (on 1940-03-15)
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:22
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G1In a Mellotone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-09-05)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-09-05)
baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05)
clarinet [cl]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass [b]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05) and Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1940-09-05)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:19
G2Ko‐Ko
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1940-03-06) and Tricky Sam Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
Ko-Ko (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:42
G3Blue Serge
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-02-15, on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1941-02-15), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-02-15) and Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15), Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet [t]:
Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1940-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1941-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:22
G4I Got Rhythm
Don Byas5:07
G5I Can’t Get Started
double bass [b]:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1945-01-09)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Shelley Manne (on 1945-01-09)
piano [p]:
Clyde Hart (on 1945-01-09)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Don Byas (on 1945-01-09)
trombone [tb]:
Trummy Young (on 1945-01-09)
trumpet [t]:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-01-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1945-06-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation and Universal Music Corp.
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
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet3:08
G6Shaw ’Nuff
alto saxophone and alto saxophone [as]:
Charlie Parker (on 1945-05-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-05-11)
double bass [b]:
Curly Russell (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-05-11)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Max Roach (on 1945-05-11)
piano and piano [p]:
Al Haig (on 1945-05-11)
trumpet and trumpet [t]:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-05-11)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan (on 1945-05-11)
orchestra:
Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars (on 1945-05-11)
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff (on 1945-05-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Dizzy Gillespie’s All Star Quintet2:57
G7Koko
alto saxophone [as]:
Charlie Parker
double bass [b]:
Curly Russell
drums (drum set) [d]:
Max Roach
piano [p] and trumpet [t]:
Dizzy Gillespie
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
Charlie Parker’s Re‐Boppers2:57
G8Embraceable You
Charlie Parker2:14
G9Embraceable You (alternate version)
Charlie Parker2:01
H1Klacktoveedsedsteen
Charlie Parker Quintet3:02
H2Little Benny
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963-02)
producer:
Duke Ellington
double bass:
Gilbert Rovere (in 1963-02)
drums (drum set):
Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields (in 1963-02)
piano:
Bud Powell (in 1963-02)
Charlie Parker Sextet3:30
H3Parker’s Mood
Charlie Parker’s All Stars3:01
H4Fantasy on “Frankie and Johnny”
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-06-10)
piano and solo piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1947-06-10)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-06-10)
Erroll Garner2:55
H5Somebody Loves Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-01-10)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1947-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1947-01-10)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1947-01-10)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (on 1947-01-10)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Bud Powell Trio2:48
H6Dancing in the Dark
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Sarah Vaughan2:37
H7Ain’t No Use
piano:
Jimmy Jones (on 1960-10-13)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1960-10-13)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1960-10-13)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-13)
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Use (on 1960-10-13)
writer:
Leroy Kirkland and Sid Wyche
Sarah Vaughan3:55
H8Crosscurrent
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1949-03-04)
Lennie Tristano2:52
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I1Boplicity
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Boplicity (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gil Evans and Cleo Henry
publisher:
Sophisticated Music
Miles Davis and His Orchestra3:03
I2Lady Bird
double bass [b]:
Curly Russell (on 1948-09-13)
drums (drum set) [d]:
Kenny Clarke (on 1948-09-13)
piano [p]:
Tadd Dameron (on 1948-09-13)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Allen Eager (on 1948-09-13) and Wardell Gray (on 1948-09-13)
trumpet [t]:
Theodore "Fats" Navarro (on 1948-09-13)
recording of:
Lady Bird (on 1948-09-13)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron’s Sextet2:54
I3Bikini
recording of:
Bikini
composer:
Dexter Gordon (on 1948-03-29)
Dexter Gordon Quartet3:33
I4Misterioso
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02) and Milton Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Misterioso (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet3:22
I5Criss Cross
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Criss‐Cross (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quintet3:00
I6Evidence
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
bass and double bass:
John Simmons (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Evidence (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation
Thelonious Monk2:35
I7Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
Thelonious Monk Quintet4:33
I8I Should Care
Thelonious Monk3:16
J1Blues Improvisation (excerpt)
Thelonious Monk2:54
J2Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Miles Davis with Gil Evans’ Orchestra3:22
J3Blue 7
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Blue 7 (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins Quartet11:23
J4Django
The Modern Jazz Quartet5:34
J5Hora Decubitus
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-09-20)
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (from 1963-09-20 to present)
engineer:
Bob Simpson
producer:
Bob Thiele
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1963-09-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-09-20)
clarinet and oboe:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-09-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (on 1963-09-20)
flute:
Eric Dolphy, Dick Hafer (on 1963-09-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-09-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-09-20)
piano:
Charles Mingus and Jaki Byard (on 1963-09-20)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1963-09-20) and Dick Hafer (on 1963-09-20)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1963-09-20)
trumpet:
Eddie Preston (on 1963-09-20) and Richard Williams (on 1963-09-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-09-20)
recording of:
Hora Decubitus (on 1963-09-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus and His Orchestra4:44
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K1Pent‐Up House (excerpt)
Sonny Rollins Plus Four7:32
K2Enter Evening
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1966-05-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Lyons (on 1966-05-19) and Ken McIntyre (on 1966-05-19)
bass clarinet and oboe:
Ken McIntyre (on 1966-05-19)
bell and piano:
Cecil Taylor (on 1966-05-19)
double bass:
Henry Grimes (on 1966-05-19) and Alan Silva (on 1966-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Cyrille (on 1966-05-19)
trumpet:
Edward Gale Stevens, Jr. (on 1966-05-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Manhattan (in 1987)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-05-19)
recording of:
Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure) (on 1966-05-19)
composer:
Cecil Taylor
publisher:
Tane Publ. Co.
Cecil Taylor11:05
K3So What
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (on 1964-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (on 1964-02-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (on 1964-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Coleman (on 1964-02-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1964-02-12)
recording of:
So What (on 1964-02-12)
composer:
Miles Davis
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Miles Davis Sextet9:11
L1Lonely Woman
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-05-22)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (on 1959-05-22)
cornet:
Don Cherry (on 1959-05-22)
double bass:
Charlie Haden (on 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Billy Higgins (on 1959-05-22)
recording of:
Lonely Woman (instrumental) (on 1959-05-22)
composer:
Ornette Coleman
publisher:
MJQ Music
Ornette Coleman5:03
L2Congeniality
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-05-22)
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (on 1959-05-22)
cornet:
Don Cherry (on 1959-05-22)
double bass:
Charlie Haden (on 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (on 1959-05-22)
recording of:
Congeniality (on 1959-05-22)
composer:
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman6:45
L3Free Jazz (excerpt)
Ornette Coleman10:14
L4Alabama
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-11-18)
producer:
Bob Thiele
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1963-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (on 1963-11-18)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (on 1963-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1963-11-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-11-18)
recording of:
Alabama (original instrumental composition) (on 1963-11-18)
composer:
John Coltrane
John Coltrane5:07