Jazz Greats

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Jazz Legends
2CD: Jazz Greats
#TitleArtistLength
1Ev’ry Time We Say GoodbyeLena Horne3:40
2On the Sunny Side of the StreetNat King Cole2:52
3Nagasaki
Benny Goodman2:54
4SolitudeDuke Ellington3:31
5Alligator Crawl
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-05-10)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1927-05-10)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1927-05-10)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1927-05-10)
trombone:
John Thomas (on 1927-05-10)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1927-05-10)
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven (in 1927)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1927-05-10)
lyricist:
Joe Davis and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Louis Armstrong3:04
6Let’s Jump
Count Basie4:00
7Nola
Lionel Hampton3:15
8Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway3:13
9Mood Indigo
Sidney Bechet3:12
10Just a Simple MelodyElla Fitzgerald3:00
11Wa da Da (Everybody’s Doin’ It Now)
Bix Beiderbecke3:02
12Yes Suh!
recording of:
Yes Suh!
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Edgar Dowell
Louis Armstrong2:20
13Lover Man
cover recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
Sarah Vaughan3:12
14The Sheik of Araby
performer:
Stéphane Grappelli
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli3:06
15Vibraphone Blues
Benny Goodman3:22
16Swinging the Blues
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues
composer:
Count Basie (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (in 1938)
Count Basie2:48
17Straighten Up and Fly RightNat King Cole2:25
18It’s Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (on 1938-01-25)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-01-25)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (on 1938-01-25)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-01-25)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (on 1938-01-25)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-01-25)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1938-01-25)
recording of:
It’s Wonderful (on 1938-01-25)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1937)
composer:
Stuff Smith (in 1937)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:59
19Special Delivery Stomp
recording of:
Special Delivery Stomp
composer:
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw2:43
20Theme
Charlie Parker2:05
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