Jazz Essentials

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Packaging is 4 x Jewel Cases in card slip-case.

Tracks 2-2, 3-1, 3-4, 3-6, 3-11, 4-1, 4-9 and 4-12 are all live versions, although this is not mentioned on the track listing.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Charlie Parker2:48
2Tenderly (live)
baritone saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (on 1953-05-16)
bass:
Lou Hackney (on 1953-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (on 1953-05-16)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1953-05-16)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1953-05-16)
recorded at:
Birdland in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-16)
live instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1953-05-16)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Miles Davis4:53
3St Louis Blues
Roy Eldridge2:38
4Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington3:09
5Night & Day
Coleman Hawkins3:20
6Six Cats & A Prince
Lester Young5:21
7Lisa
alto saxophone:
Sonny Criss (on 1952-06-16) and Charlie Parker (on 1952-06-16)
bass:
Harry Babasin (on 1952-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1952-06-16)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1952-06-16)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (on 1952-06-16)
recorded at:
Trade Winds Club in Inglewood, California, United States (on 1952-06-16)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1952-06-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Charlie Parker & Chet Baker10:04
8On the Sunny Side of the Street
Art Tatum4:36
9Bugle Call Rag
double bass:
Richard Fullbright (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1937-07-07)
solo guitar:
Django Reinhardt (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (on 1937-07-07), Shad Collins (on 1937-07-07) and Bill Dillard (on 1937-07-07)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (number: 0LA 1884-1) and Swing (number: OLA 1884-1)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (on 1937-07-07)
composer:
Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Dicky Wells & Bill Coleman2:43
10Waitin' for Benny
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (on 1941-03-13)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-03-13)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-03-13)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-03-13)
Charlie Christian5:06
11Minor Jive
Roy Eldridge2:41
12Shaw Nuff
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Charlie Parker2:59
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