The Vee-Jay Years

~ Release by Wayne Shorter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Introducing Wayne Shorter
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1Blues a la Carte
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-09)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-09)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1959-11-09)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-09)
recording of:
Blues A La Carte (on 1959-11-09)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
5:41
2Harry's Last Stand
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-09)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-09)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1959-11-09)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-09)
recording of:
Harry's Last Stand (on 1959-11-09)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
4:46
3Down in the Depths
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-10)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1959-11-10)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-10)
recording of:
Down in the Depths (on 1959-11-10)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
9:41
4Pug Nose
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-10)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1959-11-10)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-10) and Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-10)
recording of:
Pug Nose (on 1959-11-10)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
6:55
5Black Diamond
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-11-10)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-11-10)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-10)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1959-11-10)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-10)
recording of:
Black Diamond (on 1959-11-10)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
6:06
6Mack the Knife
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-10-11)
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-10-11)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-10-11)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1959-10-11)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-10) and Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-10)
instrumental recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1959-10-11)
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
6:27
2▼CD: Wayning Moments
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1Black Orpheus
double bass [bass]:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-02)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Manhã de Carnaval (on 1961-11-02)
lyricist:
Antônio Maria
composer:
Luiz Bonfá
publisher:
Belinda (Jhb.) (Pty.) Ltd
4:35
2Devil's Island
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-06)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-06)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Devil’s Island (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
3:57
3Moon of Manakoora
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-06)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-06)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-06)
instrumental recording of:
The Moon of Manakoora (on 1961-11-06)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
writer:
Loesser and Newman
composer:
Alfred Newman
3:45
4Dead End
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-02)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-02)
recording of:
Dead End (on 1961-11-02)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
4:36
5Wayning Moments
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-06)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-06)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-06)
4:23
6Powder Keg
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-06)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-06)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Powder Keg (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
3:14
7All or Nothing at All
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-02)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1961-11-02)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:58
8Callaway Went That-A-Way
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Marshall Thompson (drums) (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Eddie Higgins (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1961-11-02)
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-11-02)
5:00