Complete Original Quartet Quintet Recordings

~ Release by Ruby Braff with Dave McKenna (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-11 from Ruby Braff Featuring Dave McKenna
Tracks 12-18 from Braff !
Track 19 is Bennie Goodman Septet
Track 20 from Easy Now, Ruby Braff & Roy Eldridge

Tracklist

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1Dancing in the Dark
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (in 1956-07)
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)
2:08
2Blue Prelude
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Blue Prelude (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
3:52
3Why Was I Born?
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Why Was I Born? (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
2:50
4Blue (And Broken-Hearted)
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Blue (And Broken-Hearted) (in 1956-07)
writer:
Grant Clarke, Lou Handman and Edgar Leslie
2:58
5If I Could Be With You
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
3:02
6I'm Crazy About My Baby
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
3:14
7Louisiana
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Louisiana (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf and Bob Schafer
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:27
8It's Wonderful
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
It’s Wonderful (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1937)
composer:
Stuff Smith (in 1937)
4:00
9Almost Like Being in Love
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI U Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company, WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:21
10Lover Come Back to Me
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1928)
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:
The New Moon: Act II
3:21
11I Must Have That Man
engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Al Lucas (in 1956-07)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1956-07)
piano:
Dave McKenna (in 1956-07)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (in 1956-07)
instrumental recording of:
I Must Have That Man (in 1956-07)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
4:07
12As Long as I Live
recording of:
As Long as I Live
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
3:08
13Blue, Turning Gray Over You
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Jones (on 1956-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (on 1956-06-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-06-26) and Steve Jordan (on 1956-06-26)
piano:
Dave McKenna (on 1956-06-26) and Nat Pierce (on 1956-06-26)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (on 1956-06-26)
vibraphone:
Don Elliott (on 1956-06-26)
instrumental recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1956-06-26)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller
2:56
14If I Had You
recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard)
writer:
James Campbell, Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. and Robbins Music Corp.
3:08
15It's Been So Long
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (on 1956-06-26)
guitar:
Steve Jordan (on 1956-06-26)
piano:
Dave McKenna (on 1956-06-26)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (on 1956-06-26)
instrumental recording of:
It’s Been So Long (on 1956-06-26)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc.
3:14
16I'm Shooting High
recording of:
I’m Shooting High
writer:
Ted Koehler and Jimmy McHugh
1:58
17Stardust
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (on 1956-06-26)
guitar:
Steve Jordan (on 1956-06-26)
piano:
Dave McKenna (on 1956-06-26)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (on 1956-06-26)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1956-06-26)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:09
18How Long Has This Been Going On?
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Jones (on 1956-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (on 1956-06-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-06-26) and Steve Jordan (on 1956-06-26)
piano:
Dave McKenna (on 1956-06-26) and Nat Pierce (on 1956-06-26)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (on 1956-06-26)
vibraphone:
Don Elliott (on 1956-06-26)
instrumental recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film) (on 1956-06-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
3:35
19Soft Lights and Sweet Music
recording of:
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:59
20The Song Is Ended but the Melody Lingers On
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1958-08-11)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1958-08-11)
piano:
Hank Jones (on 1958-08-11)
trumpet:
Ruby Braff (on 1958-08-11)
instrumental recording of:
The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On) (on 1958-08-11)
lyricist:
Irving Berlin
composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1927)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
5:26