The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz

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Tracklist

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1Boplicity
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 Davis3:01
2Subconscious Lee
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (on 1949-01-11)
double bass:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1949-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1949-01-11)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (on 1949-01-11)
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1949-01-11)
recording of:
Subconscious-Lee
composer:
Lee Konitz
Lennie Tristano2:48
3Body and Soul
Gene Norman's Just Jazz3:43
4All Alone
piano:
Bob James (on 1967-01-23)
reeds:
Benny Golson (on 1967-01-23) and Phil Woods (on 1967-01-23)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1967-01-23) and Kai Winding (on 1967-01-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1967-01-23), Joe Newman (on 1967-01-23), Charlie Shavers (on 1967-01-23) and Clark Terry (on 1967-01-23)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1967-01-23)
cover recording of:
All Alone (on 1967-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Sarah Vaughan2:23
5My Funny Valentine
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Sarah Vaughan6:02
6Misterioso
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 Monk3:23
7Evidence
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
8Criss-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 Monk2:58
9Bags’ Groove
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-12-24)
recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1954-12-24)
composer:
Milt Jackson
Thelonious Monk2:53
10I Should Care
Thelonious Monk3:16
11Moon Rays
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-01-13)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (on 1958-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1958-01-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1958-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Clifford Jordan (on 1958-01-13)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-01-13)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-01-13)
recording of:
Moon Rays (on 1958-01-13)
writer:
Horace Silver
The Horace Silver Quintet10:55
12Summertime
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 & Gil Evans3:22
13Haitian Fight Song
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter and Curtis Porter (on 1957-02-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (on 1957-02-12)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-02-12)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
later releases:
Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus, Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus and Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus12:04
14Django
The Modern Jazz Quartet5:28
15Pent-Up House
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (on 1956-03-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Pent-Up House (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sonny Rollins8:54
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