Jazz Legends

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Annotation

Discogs has the three CDs from this box listed as separate releases. Although there are separate jewel cases in the box, the individual jewel cases have no barcode printed on them so it is unlikely that they are intended to be sold apart from the box.

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-14 22:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Move
cover recording of:
Move
composer:
Denzil Best
Miles Davis2:34
2Satin Doll
recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
3Bags' Groove
Milt Jackson3:06
4Midnight Sun
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-12-27)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1953-12-27)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-12-27)
tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-12-27)
trombone:
Tommy Pederson (on 1953-12-27)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1953-12-27) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1953-12-27)
vocals:
June Christy (on 1953-12-27)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1953-12-27)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-27)
recording of:
Midnight Sun (on 1953-12-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
June Christy33:16
5Two O'Clock Jump
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James3:00
6Moonlight in Vermont
Johnny “Hammond” Smith3:15
7Cherokee
Clifford Brown3:42
8Casa Loma Stomp
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra2:48
9Entertainer's Rag
Joe “Fingers” Carr2:28
10It's a Blue World
producer:
Voyle Gilmore (in 1952)
recording of:
It’s a Blue World
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
The Four Freshmen2:56
11Love Nest
recording of:
The Love Nest
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Louis A. Hirsch (composer, co-founder of ASCAP)
publisher:
Victoria Publishing Corp (on 1920-04-12)
Chet Baker4:19
12Summertime
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-533-14)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1939-06-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
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, Inc.), 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)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sidney Bechet4:12
13Opus De Funk
engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer) (on 1953-11-23)
producer:
Alfred Lion (on 1953-11-23)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-11-23)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1953-11-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-11-23)
recording of:
Opus de Funk (on 1953-11-23)
composer:
Horace Silver
Horace Silver3:28
14It Might As Well Be Spring
Stan Getz2:52
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