First Class Jazz 8

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label: EMI (Belgium) - Catalog #: - Format: 20CD
Additional:
This is a 20 cd box set of Blue Note and Verve material, compiled for a belgian newspaper, De Morgen.
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Annotation last modified on 2006-05-30 02:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wee Wee (Allen's Alley)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Chan (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Wee (Allen's Alley) (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Denzil Best
The Quintet6:48
2Move
recording of:
Move
composer:
Denzil Best
J.J. Johnson6:58
3Spontaneous Combustion
Paul Bley4:21
4Haitian Fight Song
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus5:26
5Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
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)
Charles Mingus4:41
6Nostalgia in Times Square
recording of:
Nostalgia in Times Square
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus12:15
7My Search
Charles Mingus8:09
8Group Dancers
Charles Mingus7:23
9Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
recording of:
Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues (version with lyrics by Julie Christensen)
lyricist:
Julie Christensen
composer:
Charles Mingus
version of:
Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue
Charles Mingus4:17
10Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1963-09-20 to present)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
clarinet and oboe:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Eric Dolphy, Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
piano:
Charles Mingus and Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-01-20) and Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Eddie Preston (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus6:29