First Impulse: The Creed Taylor Collection. 50th Anniversary

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1From the Heart
recording of:
From the Heart
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles3:36
2I’ve Got News for You
cover recording of:
I’ve Got News for You
lyricist and composer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
publisher:
AVCO Embassy Music Publishing Inc. (ended), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Ray Charles4:33
3Moanin’
cover recording of:
Moanin’
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Ray Charles3:20
4Let’s Go!
recording of:
Let’s Go
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles2:45
5One Mint Julep
cover recording of:
One Mint Julep
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and Unichappell Music
Ray Charles3:09
6I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Ray Charles3:46
7Stompin’ Room Only
cover recording of:
Stompin’ Room Only
writer:
Howard Marks (Writer of "Stompin' Room Only") (in 1940)
Ray Charles3:49
8Mister C
recording of:
Mister C
composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles4:34
9Strike Up the Band
cover recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Ray Charles2:40
10Birth of the Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
Ray Charles5:13
11La Nevada
The Gil Evans Orchestra15:38
12Where Flamingos Fly
The Gil Evans Orchestra5:14
13Bilbao Song
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
guitar:
Ray Crawford (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
piano:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
saxophone:
Budd Johnson (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15) and Phil Sunkel (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
wind instruments:
Robert Tricarico (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
woodwind:
Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15) and Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
orchestra:
The Gil Evans Orchestra (in 1961)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
cover recording of:
Happy End: Teil 1. No. 1: Bilbao‐Song. “Bills Ballhaus in Bilbao” (from 1960-12-10 until 1960-12-15)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
publisher:
Universal Edition AG (Wien) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Happy End: Teil 1: Lieder vom Höllenfeuer und Reue
instrumental recording of:
Happy End: Bilbao Song (in 1961)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
librettist:
Elisabeth Hauptmann
translator:
Michael Feingold (translator)
part of:
Happy End (english translation)
The Gil Evans Orchestra4:13
14Stratusphunk
The Gil Evans Orchestra8:04
15Sunken Treasure
The Gil Evans Orchestra4:16
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