The Jazz Essentials

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Tracklist

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1Ding! Dong! The Witch Is Dead
cover recording of:
Ding‐Dong! The Witch Is Dead
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1939)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1939)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son P/L
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
2Gravy Waltz
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1962-09-25)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Jim Davis
double bass:
Ray Brown (on 1962-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1962-09-25)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (on 1962-09-25)
recording of:
Gravy Waltz (on 1962-09-25)
lyricist:
Steve Allen
composer:
Ray Brown
Oscar Peterson4:25
3I ApologizeBilly Eckstine2:50
4In the Small Hours of the Morning
Ben Webster3:10
5Just in Time
Mel Tormé3:25
6All of MeCount Basie2:25
7Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Sarah Vaughan2:31
8Confirmation
recording of:
Confirmation
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
Charlie Parker2:58
9Travelin’ Light
recording of:
Travelin’ Light
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young
Billie Holiday3:08
10Detour Ahead
Stan Getz3:40
11Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Louis Armstrong4:09
12This Year’s Kisses
cover recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Nina Simone3:00
13Misty
Stéphane Grappelli3:41
14Tell Me When
recording of:
Tell Me When
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan4:06
15Inùtil PaisagemAntonio Carlos Jobim3:06
16The Cheat
Dinah Washington2:38
17Back Beat Boogie
recording of:
Back Beat Boogie
composer:
Harry James
Harry James2:24
18The Touch of Your LipsChet Baker2:42
19Portrait of Jennie
Clifford Brown3:25
20Danny Boy
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Bill Evans3:42