The 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 1950–1954
2▶CD: 1955–1956
3▼CD: 1956–1957
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1Senor Blues
Horace Silver7:04
2I Remember Clifford
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-03-24)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone and flute:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-03-24)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-03-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-03-24)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-03-24)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-03-24)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-03-24)
recording of:
I Remember Clifford (on 1957-03-24)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
version of:
I Remember Clifford (instrumental original)
Lee Morgan7:07
3Mack the Knife
bass:
Arvell Shaw (in 1955)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (in 1955)
piano:
Billy Kyle (in 1955)
trombone:
Trummy Young (in 1955)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1955)
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1955-09-28)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3.653:24
4The Kid from the Red Bank
recording of:
The Kid From Red Bank
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie2:40
5The Maid of Cadiz
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-05-06)
bass clarinet:
Danny Banks (on 1957-05-06)
bass trombone:
Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06)
clarinet and flute:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1957-05-06) and Romeo Penque (on 1957-05-06)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-05-06)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1957-05-06)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1957-05-06)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1957-05-06), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-05-06)
trumpet:
John Carisi (American trumpeter and composer) (on 1957-05-06), Bernie Glow (on 1957-05-06), Taft Jordan (on 1957-05-06), Louis R. Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1957-05-06) and Ernie Royal (on 1957-05-06)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1957-05-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-06)
recording of:
Les Filles de Cadix (The Maids of Cadiz) (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1957-05-06)
lyricist:
Alfred de Musset
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
arrangement of:
Les Filles de Cadix (Chanson espagnole)
Miles Davis3:57
6Blue Train
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-15)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-15)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1957-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-15)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-09-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-15)
compilation of:
Blue Train (Part 1) by John Coltrane and Blue Train (Part 2) by John Coltrane
recording of:
Blue Train (on 1957-09-15)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane10:43
7Funk in a Deep Freeze
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1957-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-03-08)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1957-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1957-03-08)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1957-03-08)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-03-08)
Hank Mobley6:48
8I Want to be Happy
Stan Getz7:36
9Birk’s Work
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-04-07) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1957-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Root (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-04-07)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1957-04-07)
double bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-04-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-04-07)
solo tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-04-07)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-04-07) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-04-07)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07), E. V. Perry (on 1957-04-07), Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-04-07) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-07)
recording of:
Birk's Works (on 1957-04-07)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie4:57
10They Say It’s Spring
Blossom Dearie3:41
11Russian Lullaby
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-02-07)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-02-07)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1958-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-02-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-02-07)
instrumental cover recording of:
Russian Lullaby (on 1958-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
recording of:
Russian Lullaby
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
John Coltrane5:32
12Well You Needn’t
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
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:
John Coltrane (on 1957-06-26) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-06-26)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Thelonious Monk11:24
13One O’clock Jump
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross3:00
4▶CD: 1957
5▶CD: 1957–1958
6▶CD: 1958–1959
7▶CD: 1958–1959
8▶CD: 1959

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ASIN:US: B004NTVMLA [info]