The Golden Years of Jazz - 1953

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1These Foolish Things (feat. Paul Desmond)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet6:32
2Undecided
The George Shearing Quintet2:40
3Baia
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:50
4Tempus Fugit
Miles Davis Sextet3:53
5Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
The Quintet7:37
6Mess Around
producer:
Herb Abramson and Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1953-05-17)
bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (on 1953-05-17)
guitar:
MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (on 1953-05-17)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Sam "The Man" Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1953-05-17)
trumpet:
Jesse Drakes (on 1953-05-17)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-17) and Renald Richard (on 1953-05-17)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-17)
recording of:
Mess Around (on 1953-05-17)
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Ray Charles32:42
7I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker & Lee Konitz3:10
8Get Happy (feat. Clifford Brown)
J. J. Johnson Sextet4:55
9Ah, Moore
Al Cohn Quintet4:56
10How High the Moon
The Metronome All Stars2:45
11Blues for Brando
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-07-14)
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1953-07-14) and Bud Shank (on 1953-07-14)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-07-14) and Jimmy Giuffre (on 1953-07-14)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1953-07-14)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-07-14)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-07-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Holman (on 1953-07-14) and Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-07-14)
trombone:
Harry Betts (on 1953-07-14), Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-07-14) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1953-07-14)
trumpet:
Maynard Ferguson (on 1953-07-14), Conrad Gozzo (on 1953-07-14), Ray Linn (on 1953-07-14) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1953-07-14)
tuba:
Paul Sarmento (jazz tubist) (on 1953-07-14)
Shorty Rogers & His Giants2:55
12Fugue
Shelly Manne & His Men2:48
13Autumn in New York
Bud Powell Trio2:57
14Love for Sale
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
The Oscar Peterson Trio3:47
15Imagination (feat. Lucy Ann Polk)
The Dave Pell Octet2:45
16In a Sentimental Mood
Modern Jazz Quartet and Sonny Rollins3:20
17Opus De Funk
recording of:
Opus de Funk (in 1953)
composer:
Horace Silver
The Horace Silver Trio3:30
18Ask Me (feat. Sy Oliver Orchestra)
Chris Connor2:46
19Salute to Charlie Christian
The Barney Kessel Quartet3:19
20Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:51