Les Légendes du jazz

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Tracklist

CD 1: Les Pionniers
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3:23
2Petite Fleur
recording of:
Petite Fleur (French lyrics)
lyricist:
Fernand Bonifay
composer:
Sidney Bechet
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
version of:
Petite Fleur (original instrumental)
Sidney Bechet3:19
3Stompin at the SavoyBenny Goodman2:51
4Nuages
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1940-12-13)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 146-1)
recording of:
Nuages (instrumental) (on 1940-12-13)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt3:17
5Flamingo
cover recording of:
Flamingo
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
Earl Bostic2:42
6Take 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 Orchestra2:54
7Laura
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Charlie Parker2:51
8The Lady Is a Tramp
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Oscar Peterson2:54
9Somebody Stole My Gal
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-04-17)
clarinet:
Izzy Friedman (on 1928-04-17)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (on 1928-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Harry Gale (drummer) (on 1928-04-17)
piano:
Lennie Hayton (on 1928-04-17)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1928-04-17)
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (on 1928-04-17)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
Bix Beiderbecke2:55
10Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home
lyricist:
De Lange (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (Instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:12
11These Foolish Things
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1945-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Henry Tucker Green (on 1945-12-20)
piano:
Dodo Marmarosa (on 1945-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1945-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1945-12-20)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Lester Young3:11
12Solo Flight
Charlie Christian2:49
13Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Erroll Garner3:23
14Castle Rock
Johnny Hodges2:51
15Somebody Loves Me
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1947-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1947-01-10)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1947-01-10)
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Bud Powell2:46
16Scandal in a Flat
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-06-29), Carl Frye (on 1939-06-29) and James Powell (on 1939-06-29)
double bass:
Hayes Alvis (on 1939-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Henry Morrison (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-06-29)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1939-06-29)
piano:
Eddie Heywood, Jr. (pianist, composer and bandleader) (on 1939-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Castor McCord (on 1939-06-29) and Ernie Powell (on 1939-06-29)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1939-06-29), Vic Dickenson (on 1939-06-29) and Tyree Glenn (on 1939-06-29)
trumpet:
George Woodlen (on 1939-06-29), Lincoln Mills (on 1939-06-29) and Joe Thomas (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-06-29)
Benny Carter3:19
17Jumping at the WoodsideCount Basie3:03
18Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic
Anita O’Day3:02
19What a Difference a Day MadeBobby Hackett3:04
20If I Had You
recording of:
If I Had You
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
Dexter Gordon3:00
21Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-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
Coleman Hawkins3:02
22Round Midnight
alto saxophone:
Edmond Gregory (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Robert Paige (jazz bassist) (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 (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Thelonious Monk3:11
23The Sheik of Araby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Licensing (in 2008)
instrumental cover 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
Art Tatum2:42
24Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Clifford Brown3:12
CD 2: Les Duos
CD 3: Women in Jazz
CD 4: Men in Jazz
CD 5: Modern Jazz

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ASIN:US: B0026PMNJS [info]