| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | It Ain’t Necessarily So- alto saxophone:
- Cannonball Adderley (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- bass:
- Paul Chambers (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- bass clarinet:
- Danny Bank (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- bass trombone:
- Dick Hixson (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Dick Nixon (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- drums (drum set):
- Jimmy Cobb (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- flugelhorn:
- Miles Davis (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- flute:
- Phil Bodner (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Romeo Penque (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- French horn:
- Willie Ruff (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- trombone:
- Joe Bennett (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- trumpet:
- Johnny Coles (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- tuba:
- Bill Barber (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- conductor:
- Gil Evans (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- performer:
- Miles Davis
- arranger:
- Gil Evans
- recorded at:
- CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- It Ain’t Necessarily So (from 1958-07-22 until 1958-08-18)
- lyricist:
- Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward
- composer:
- George Gershwin
- publisher:
- Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- was commissioned by:
- Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
- version of:
- Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
| Miles Davis & Gil Evans | 4:24 |
| 2 | This Year’s Kisses | Lester Young with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday | 3:09 |
| 3 | Everything Happens | Charlie Parker with Strings | 3:15 |
| 4 | Lullaby of Birdland | Stan Getz | 2:24 |
| 5 | All of Me | Billie Holiday | 3:00 |
| 6 | Blues in the Night- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1941-09-02)
- alto saxophone:
- Chuck DiMaggio (on 1941-09-02) and Les Robinson (on 1941-09-02)
- baritone saxophone:
- Artie Baker (on 1941-09-02)
- cello:
- Fred Goerner (on 1941-09-02), Ed Sodero (on 1941-09-02) and George Taliarkin (on 1941-09-02)
- clarinet:
- Artie Shaw (on 1941-09-02)
- double bass:
- Eddie McKinney (on 1941-09-02)
- drums (drum set):
- Dave Tough (on 1941-09-02)
- guitar:
- Mike Bryan (on 1941-09-02)
- piano:
- Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-09-02)
- tenor saxophone:
- Georgie Auld (on 1941-09-02) and Mickey Folus (on 1941-09-02)
- trombone:
- Ray Conniff (on 1941-09-02), Jack Jenney (on 1941-09-02) and Morey Samel (on 1941-09-02)
- trumpet:
- Lee Castle (on 1941-09-02), Max Kaminsky (on 1941-09-02), Steve Lipkins (on 1941-09-02) and Hot Lips Page (on 1941-09-02)
- viola:
- Lenny Atkins (on 1941-09-02), Morris Kohn (on 1941-09-02) and Sam Rosenblum (on 1941-09-02)
- violin:
- Alex Beller (on 1941-09-02), Max Berman (on 1941-09-02), Truman Boardman (on 1941-09-02), Bill Ehrenkranz (on 1941-09-02), Leo Persner (on 1941-09-02), Raoul Polikian (on 1941-09-02), Leonard Posner (on 1941-09-02), Irving Raymond (on 1941-09-02) and Bernie Tinterow (on 1941-09-02)
- vocals:
- Hot Lips Page (on 1941-09-02)
- orchestra:
- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-02)
- recording of:
- Blues in the Night (on 1941-09-02)
- lyricist:
- Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
- composer:
- Harold Arlen (in 1941)
- publisher:
- Warner Bros., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
- part of:
- The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 7 | When It’s Sleepy Time Down South | Louis Armstrong | 3:20 |
| 8 | Body and Soul | Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 9 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra feat. Ivie Anderson | 2:39 |
| 10 | Finesse | Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington | 2:42 |
| 11 | Stardust | Howard McGhee and His Band | 2:56 |
| 12 | How Long Has This Been Going On? | Lena Horne | 3:23 |
| 13 | September in the Rain | George Shearing Quintet | 3:13 |
| 14 | When Lights Are Low | Benny Carter | 2:51 |
| 15 | Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Teddy Wilson Quartet | 3:02 |
| 16 | Unsquare Dance | Dave Brubeck | 2:00 |
| 17 | (I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (with You) | Lennie Tristano | 2:53 |
| 18 | Black Coffee | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:03 |
| 19 | East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) | Sarah Vaughan | 3:08 |
| 20 | While My Lady Sleeps | John Coltrane Sextet | 4:41 |
| 21 | ’Round Midnight- recording engineer:
- Doug Hawkins
- producer:
- Alfred Lion
- alto saxophone:
- Edmond Gregory (on 1947-11-21)
- double bass:
- Robert Paige (on 1947-11-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
- piano:
- Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
- trumpet:
- George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
- recorded at:
- WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
- instrumental recording of:
- ’Round Midnight (on 1947-11-21)
- lyricist:
- Bernie Hanighen
- composer:
- Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
- publisher:
- Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation, Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- is based on:
- I Need You So
| Thelonious Monk Quintet | 3:09 |
| 22 | God Bless the Child | Sonny Rollins | 7:25 |
