The Very Best of the Jazz Giants

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Annotation

Label: Fantasy

Release date remains obscure, and might be 2000, 2002/01, or eventually 1997 (dubious).

Alternate EAN: 0011301613325.

Annotation last modified on 2011-03-22 06:48 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Oleo recording of: Oleo composer: Sonny Rollins publisher: Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)	Miles Davis		5:15
2	Cast Your Fate to the Wind	Vince Guaraldi Trio		3:08
3	Have You Met Miss Jones	Art Tatum		5:05
4	Take the “A” Train recording of: Take the “A” Train publisher: Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-06-12) lyricist: Joya Sherrill (in 1944) composer: Billy Strayhorn (in 1939) publisher: Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Tempo (on 1943-02-19) version of: Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra		3:35
5	Theme for Ernie tenor saxophone: John Coltrane cover recording of: Theme for Ernie composer: Fred Lacey arranger: Joe Lovano (American jazz artist) publisher: Prestige Music	John Coltrane		4:58
6	Too Marvelous for Words	Stan Getz		2:57
7	African Waltz recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-28) alto saxophone: Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-02-28) alto saxophone and flute: George Dorsey (on 1961-02-28) baritone saxophone: Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-02-28) bass trombone: Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1961-02-28) bongos and congas: Michael Olatuja (UK electric and acoustic bassist/composer, based in New York) (on 1961-02-28) double bass: Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (on 1961-02-28) drums (drum set): Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1961-02-28) flute and tenor saxophone: Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1961-02-28) flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone: Jerome Richardson (on 1961-02-28) piano: Wynton Kelly (on 1961-02-28) trombone: Jimmy Cleveland (on 1961-02-28), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1961-02-28) and Arnett Sparrow (on 1961-02-28) trumpet: Nat Adderley (on 1961-02-28), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28), Ernie Royal (on 1961-02-28) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28) tuba: Don Butterfield (on 1961-02-28) arranger: Ernie Wilkins phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011) and Kendal (in 2014)	Cannonball Adderley		2:13
8	A Walkin’ Thing recording of: A Walkin’ Thing composer: Benny Carter	Benny Carter		6:01
9	Red Top	King Pleasure & Betty Carter		3:17
10	Says You recording of: Says You composer: Sam Jones (jazz bassist)	Wes Montgomery		5:04
11	Chant	Coleman Hawkins		5:08
12	Funhouse recording of: Funhouse composer: Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan		3:17

▼CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	St Thomas	Sonny Rollins		6:45
2	Hey Now	Red Garland		3:40
3	Meditation	Charlie Byrd		3:13
4	Twisted	Annie Ross		2:40
5	Ruby, My Dear recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26) bass and double bass: Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-26) drums (drum set): Art Blakey (on 1957-06-26) piano: Thelonious Monk (on 1957-06-26) tenor saxophone: Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26) recorded at: Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26) recording of: Ruby, My Dear (on 1957-06-26) composer: Thelonious Monk (in 1948) publisher: Embassy Music Corporation	Thelonious Monk		5:27
6	Solar recording of: Solar composer: Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) publisher: Prestige Music and Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)	Chet Baker		5:53
7	Jane O recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-16) bass: Curly Russell (on 1950-09-16) drums (drum set): Don Lamond (on 1950-09-16) piano: John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1950-09-16) tenor saxophone: Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-09-16)	Zoot Sims		2:44
8	I’ve Got You Under My Skin recording engineer: Val Valentin producer: Norman Granz bass trombone: Christopher Riddle (on 1972-06-13) clarinet: Mahlon Clark (on 1972-06-13) and William Green (woodwind) (on 1972-06-13) double bass: John Heard (on 1972-06-13) drums (drum set): Louie Bellson (on 1972-06-13) flute: Harry Klee (on 1972-06-13) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1972-06-13) guitar: Ralph Grasso (on 1972-06-13) oboe: Norman Benno (on 1972-06-13) and Gordon Schoneberg (on 1972-06-13) piano: Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1972-06-13) trombone: J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1972-06-13), Dick Noel (trombone) (on 1972-06-13) and Bill Watrous (on 1972-06-13) trumpet: Al Aarons (on 1972-06-13), Carroll Lewis (trumpeter) (on 1972-06-13), Shorty Sherock (on 1972-06-13) and Charles Turner (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1972-06-13) tuba: Don Chrislieb (on 1972-06-13) and Robert Tricarico (on 1972-06-13) vocals: Ella Fitzgerald (on 1972-06-13) conductor: Nelson Riddle (on 1972-06-13) arranger: Nelson Riddle phonographic copyright (℗) by: Salle Records recorded at: MGM Recording Studios (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-06-13) cover recording of: I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1972-06-13) lyricist and composer: Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936) publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) part of: Born to Dance	Ella Fitzgerald		3:17
9	Airegin	Art Pepper		3:02
10	St Louis Blues	Les Brown		5:58
11	Dorian Dance recorded in: New York, New York, United States (in 1960-05) clarinet: Bill Smith (Clarinet, played with Brubeck) (in 1960-05) double bass: Eugene Wright (bass) (in 1960-05) drums (drum set): Joe Morello (in 1960-05) piano: Dave Brubeck (in 1960-05) recording of: Dorian Dance (in 1960-05) composer: Bill Smith (Clarinet, played with Brubeck)	Dave Brubeck		3:27
12	Mamblues bass: Carlos Duran (jazz bassist) (in 1954) bongos and timbales: Bayardo Velarde (in 1954) piano: Manuel Duran (jazz pianist) (in 1954) vibraphone: Cal Tjader (in 1954)	Cal Tjader		2:26

▼CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Watermelon Man	Mongo Santamaría		2:29
2	Let It Be You	Gene Ammons		3:54
3	The Claw	Terry Gibbs		3:20
4	Don’t Go to Strangers cover recording of: Don’t Go to Strangers lyricist: Redd Evans composer: Arthur Kent and David Mann (American songwriter)	Etta Jones		3:54
5	The Group	Dexter Gordon		6:30
6	St. Louis Blues recording of: St. Louis Blues lyricist and composer: William Christopher Handy (in 1913)	Count Basie		7:18
7	The Seventh Son recording of: The Seventh Son lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon	Mose Allison		2:40
8	Have You Ever Seen the Rain	Stanley Turrentine		4:02
9	Minor Mood	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown		3:21
10	T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune)	Bill Evans		5:26
11	Whap!	“Brother” Jack McDuff		4:29
12	Oleo	Joe Pass		5:33

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Release

ASIN:	US: B001BFHZGK [info]