The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 4

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Tracklist

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1Boplicity
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1949-04-22)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1949-04-22)
French horn:
Sanford J. Siegelstein (on 1949-04-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-04-22)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1949-04-22)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-04-22)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-22)
recording of:
Boplicity (on 1949-04-22)
composer:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) and Cleo Henry
publisher:
Sophisticated Music
Miles Davis43:01
2Subconscious Lee
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-11)
double bass:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1949-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-01-11)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1949-01-11)
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1949-01-11)
recording of:
Subconscious-Lee
composer:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist)
Lennie Tristano2:50
3Body and Soul
Gene Norman's Just Jazz3:39
4All Alone
piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (on 1967-01-23)
reeds:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1967-01-23) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1967-01-23)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1967-01-23) and Kai Winding (on 1967-01-23)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1967-01-23), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1967-01-23), Charlie Shavers (on 1967-01-23) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1967-01-23)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1967-01-23)
cover recording of:
All Alone (on 1967-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Sarah Vaughan2:22
5My Funny Valentine
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Sarah Vaughan5:55
6Misterioso
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02) and Milton Jackson (deep house producer & DJ based in Glasgow, UK) (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Misterioso (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk3:23
7Evidence
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
bass and double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Evidence (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI)
Thelonious Monk2:36
8Criss-Cross
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Criss‐Cross (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk2:59
9Bags' Groove
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-12-24)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-12-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-12-24)
recording of:
Bags’ Groove (on 1954-12-24)
composer:
Milt Jackson
Thelonious Monk2:52
10I Should Care
Thelonious Monk3:15
11Moon Rays
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-01-13)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass [bass]:
Teddy Kotick (on 1958-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1958-01-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1958-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Clifford Jordan (jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-01-13)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-01-13)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-01-13)
recording of:
Moon Rays (on 1958-01-13)
writer:
Horace Silver
The Horace Silver Quintet10:58
12Summertime
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-08-18)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-18)
bass clarinet:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1958-08-18)
bass trombone:
Dick Hixson (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-18)
flugelhorn:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18)
flute:
Romeo Penque (on 1958-08-18) and Jerome Richardson (on 1958-08-18)
French horn:
Willie Ruff (on 1958-08-18), Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer) (on 1958-08-18) and Julius Watkins (on 1958-08-18)
trombone:
Joe Bennett (trombonist) (on 1958-08-18), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-08-18), Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-08-18), Bernie Glow (on 1958-08-18), Louis Mucci (trumpetist) (on 1958-08-18) and Ernie Royal (on 1958-08-18)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1958-08-18)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer) (on 1958-08-18)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1958-08-18)
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)
Miles Davis & Gil Evans53:21
13Haitian Fight Song
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-02-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-02-12)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-02-12)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
later releases:
Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus, Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus and Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus411:59
14Django
The Modern Jazz Quartet5:27
15Pent-Up House
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Pent-Up House (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Sonny Rollins7:30