Essential Blue Note

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lovin' You
Dianne Reeves5:24
2Los bueyes
Gonzalo Rubalcaba4:37
3Lover Man
cover recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Dinah Washington3:00
4Lady Day
recording of:
Lady Day
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Wayne Shorter5:34
5Baby I Want You
Amos Lee2:57
6Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Charles Mingus4:38
7Cantaloop
programming, producer and mixer:
Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
engineer:
Mel Simpson (Member of Us3)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mel Simpson (Member of Us3)
sampler [samples] and turntable [scratches]:
Geoff Wilkinson
trumpet:
Gerard Presencer
other vocals [rap]:
Rahsaan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at and mixed at:
Flame Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock and Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) by Lou Donaldson
recording of:
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
writer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Rahsaan Kelly, Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
is based on:
Cantaloupe Island
Us33.54:34
8Caravan
recording of:
Caravan (arranged by Au)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
arranger:
Callum Au (UK trombonist, composer, arranger)
arrangement of:
Caravan
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra4:10
9I Can't Stand the Rain
Cassandra Wilson5:20
10Hallelujah
cover recording of:
Hallelujah
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Bad Monk Publishing, Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Keren Ann4:18
11Yesterdays
Art Blakey4:20
12In Other Words
Joe Lovano3:52
13How Deep Is Your Love
part of:
Amazon - Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 15)
cover recording of:
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song)
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Taiwan Ltd.
The Bird and the Bee3:21
14Black Magic Woman
Lila Downs & Raul Midón3:10
15I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Try
recording of:
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
Dexter Gordon5:20
16Straight No Chaser
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
Thelonious Monk2:57
17Mack the Knife
instrumental 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
Jimmy Smith4:54
18Locomotion
recording of:
Locomotion
composer:
John Coltrane
John Coltrane7:14