Soundtrack for a Century – Jazz: The Definitive Performances

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Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65807 - Format: 2CD
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Identify #3. Initially indicates a quartet formation.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65807 - Format: 2CD

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Tracklist

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1(Back Home Again In) Indiana
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1917-05-31)
clarinet:
Larry Shields (on 1917-05-31)
cornet:
Nick LaRocca (on 1917-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Tony Sbarbaro (on 1917-05-31)
piano:
Henry Ragas (on 1917-05-31)
trombone:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist) (on 1917-05-31)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1917-05-31)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1917-05-31)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band3:25
2St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
harmonium:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Bessie Smith3:12
3Dippermouth Blues (a.k.a. Sugarfoot Stomp)
banjo:
Bud Scott (on 1923-06-23)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1923-06-23)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1923-06-23) and King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Warren “Baby” Dodds (on 1923-06-23)
piano:
Lil Hardin (on 1923-06-23)
trombone:
Honoré Dutrey (on 1923-06-23)
vocals:
Bud Scott (on 1923-06-23)
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1923-06-23)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp (on 1923-06-23)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
version of:
Dippermouth Blues
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:16
4The Stampede
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-05-14)
alto saxophone and oboe:
Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1926-05-14) and Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (on 1926-05-14)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1926-05-14), Coleman Hawkins (on 1926-05-14) and Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1926-05-14)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1926-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Kaiser Marshall (on 1926-05-14)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1926-05-14)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1926-05-14)
trumpet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1926-05-14) and Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1926-05-14)
tuba:
Ralph Escudero (on 1926-05-14)
arranger:
Don Redman (on 1926-05-14)
recording of:
The Stampede (on 1926-05-14)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:17
5Wild Cat Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-07-30)
recording of:
Wild Cat Blues (on 1923-07-30)
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five feat. Sidney Bechet3:00
6Singin’ the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-04)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-04) and Doc Ryker (on 1927-02-04)
clarinet and reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-04)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1927-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1927-02-04)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1927-02-04)
piano:
Paul Mertz (Paul Madeira Mertz) (on 1927-02-04)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-02-04)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1927-02-04)
performer:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer)
arranger:
Fud Livingston
instrumental recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) and J. Russel Robinson
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) and J. Russel Robinson
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra feat. Bix Beiderbecke3:03
7West End Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-28)
banjo:
Mancy Cara (on 1928-06-28)
clarinet:
Jimmy Strong (on 1928-06-28)
cymbal:
Zutty Singleton (on 1928-06-28)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1928-06-28)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1928-06-28)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1928-06-28)
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording) (on 1928-06-28)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five feat. Earl Hines33:18
8Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-03-21)
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1933-03-21)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
Art Tatum2:21
9God Bless the Child
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur II (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowans (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1941-05-09)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday2:56
10Lester Leaps In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Lester Leaps In (on 1939-09-05)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 feat. Lester Young3:15
11Flying Home
archtop guitar and electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:
Arthur Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-02)
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version) (on 1939-10-02)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christan & Lionel Hampton4.453:19
12I Can’t Get Started
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-01-09)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1945-01-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Dizzy Gillespie3:06
13It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra23:12
149:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1945)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
composer:
Earle Warren (in 1941)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Coleman Hawkins3:13
15Let Me Off Uptown
recording of:
Let Me Off Uptown
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra feat. Roy Eldridge & Anita O’Day3:01
16’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
alto saxophone:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-01-03), Dan Grissom (on 1939-01-03) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-01-03)
baritone saxophone:
Earl Carruthers (on 1939-01-03)
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-01-03)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-01-03)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1939-01-03)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-01-03), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1939-01-03) and Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-01-03), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-01-03) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-01-03)
vocals:
Trummy Young (on 1939-01-03)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-01-03)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:07
17Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra feat. Stan Getz3:16
18Nica’s Dream
recording of:
Nica’s Dream
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB France and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers feat. Horace Silver11:53
19So What
recording of:
So What
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Miles Davis Sextet9:06
20Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Adams Avenue, Flying Red Rhino, Jazz Workshop, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and The Mingus Music Werkshop
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Roland Kirk lyrics)
lyricist:
Roland Kirk
composer:
Charles Mingus
version of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental)
Charles Mingus4:47
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