Jazz Greats

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	How High the Moon cover recording of: How High the Moon lyricist: Nancy Hamilton (in 1940) composer: Morgan Lewis (in 1940) publisher: Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) sub-publisher: ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)	Ella Fitzgerald		3:36
2	You Stepped Out piano: Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1960-10-19) vocals: Sarah Vaughan (on 1960-10-19) recorded at: Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-19) cover recording of: You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film) (on 1960-10-19) lyricist: Gus Kahn composer: Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) publisher: EMI Feist Catalog Inc. part of: Ziegfeld Girl (1941)	Sarah Vaughan		2:20
3	Chasin the Bird recording of: Chasing the Bird composer: Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)	Charlie Parker		6:26
4	Summertime 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 Mingus		4:36
5	Love Chant	Herbie Mann		3:10
6	Drummin' Man	Gene Krupa		3:00
7	Moodsville	Coleman Hawkins		6:29
8	Hot House	Herbie Hancock		7:24
9	Don't Be Mean	Lionel Hampton		5:44
10	Makin' Whoopee	Stéphane Grappelli		2:21

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Black and Blue recording of: Black and Blue lyricist: Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf composer: Fats Waller publisher: Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)	Louis Armstrong		3:14
2	I'm Confessin' That I Love You cover recording of: I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) lyricist: Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930) composer: Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930) publisher: Bourne Music Ltd. version of: Lookin’ for Another Sweetie	Ella Fitzgerald		4:01
3	All of You cover recording of: All of You (Silk Stockings musical) lyricist and composer: Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954) publisher: Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK) part of: Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)	Sarah Vaughan		3:21
4	Congo Blues recording of: Congo Blues composer: Red Norvo	Charlie Parker		2:42
5	Hot House recording of: Hot House composer: Tadd Dameron publisher: Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP	Dizzy Gillespie		3:08
6	Jazz at the Club	Lionel Hampton		4:11
7	Yesterdays recording of: Yesterdays lyricist: Otto Harbach composer: Jerome Kern publisher: PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) part of: Roberta	Charles Mingus		3:31
8	Give a Little Whistle recording of: Give a Little Whistle (Pinocchio, 1940 film) lyricist: Ned Washington composer: Leigh Harline part of: Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)	Herbie Mann		3:30
9	Dark Eyes	Gene Krupa		3:12
10	Save It Pretty Mama	Coleman Hawkins		6:38
11	King Porter Stomp recording of: King Porter Stomp composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Benny Goodman		2:39

3▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Stalking	Coleman Hawkins		9:33
2	Undecided recording of: Undecided lyricist: Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938) composer: Charlie Shavers (in 1938)	Lionel Hampton		3:02
3	Indiana	Gene Krupa		3:12
4	To Birdland and Hurry	Herbie Mann		2:17
5	Cool Blues recording of: Cool Blues composer: Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)	Charlie Parker		8:31
6	Spur of the Moment	Charles Mingus		2:44
7	Things to Love recording of: Things to Come composer: Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie		2:47
8	Mean to Me cover recording of: Mean to Me lyricist: Roy Turk composer: Fred Ahlert publisher: Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)	Sarah Vaughan		1:40
9	Lemon Drop instrumental cover recording of: Lemon Drop composer: George Wallington	Ella Fitzgerald		3:02
10	Jersey Bounce recording of: Jersey Bounce lyricist: Robert B. Wright composer: Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater	Benny Goodman		2:27

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Release information

Barcode:: 714151827729
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 2:04:27

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

MasterTone
MDT8277B
Point Records

Release events

United Kingdom
1996

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