Ultimate Jazz & Blues

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Annotation

One of these "listener-digest" huge budget sets compiling in 30 discs a range of jazz musicians, apparently drawing the takes from public domain material.
If cheap, maybe this is a good dig for absolute beginners who want an overview about things. Amateurs, obviously, stay away.

The Mingus disc consists exclusively of early 1945-49 singles, probably ripped from the (way superior) "West Coast" Mingus late anthology.

Annotation last modified on 2014-05-02 16:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Stan Getz
2▶CD: Astrud Gilberto
3▶CD: Django Reinhardt
4▶CD: Sarah Vaughan
5▶CD: Tony Bennett
6▶CD: B.B. King
7▶CD: Ray Charles
8▶CD: Miles Davis
9▶CD: Charles Mingus
10▶CD: John Coltrane
11▼CD: Nina Simone
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Baby Just Cares for Me
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
edit of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (special extended version) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina Simone3.93:39
2Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1968)
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
Ain’t Got No‐I Got Life (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
Nina Simone4:39
3To Be Young, Gifted and Black
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) by Nina Simone
live recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
Nina Simone6:21
4Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
Nina Simone23:51
5He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone13:10
6Mississippi Goddamn
recording of:
Mississippi Goddam
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (LDN) Ltd. and Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Martin Luther King Suite
Nina Simone4:39
7Mood Indigo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Nina Simone34:01
8For All We Know
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
For All We Know (1934 song) (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1934)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1934)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) (ended), Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ended), Leo Feist, Inc. (ended), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (ended), Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music, Sis ’n Bro Music Company and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
Nina Simone4:00
9I Sing Just to Know I’m Alive
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
live recording of:
I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone3:45
10I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1974)
live cover recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version) (in 1985)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone, Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
Nina Simone3:28
11He Needs Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
He Needs Me (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Warner Chappell North America
Nina Simone52:29
12Little Girl Blue
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Little Girl Blue (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
arranger:
Sarah Latto
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., Williamson Music Company, 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), 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) 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:
Jumbo
Nina Simone44:18
13Pirate Jenny
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phillips (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964)
live cover recording of:
The Threepenny Opera: Pirate Jenny (Marc Blitzstein translation) (in 1985)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer)
publisher:
Universal Edition Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt I. Die Seeräuberjenny
Nina Simone4:47
14Plain Gold Ring
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records Inch (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Plain Gold Ring (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
George Stone (composer)
composer:
Blue Sky Black Death (US hip hop production duo), Earl Burroughs and George Stone (composer)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hank Snow Music (on 1959-09-21)
Nina Simone2.653:49
15The Other Woman
bass:
Al Shackman
drums (drum set):
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Nina Simone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
VPI Records USA (in 1987)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman (in 1985)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone4:17
16Touching and Caring
recording of:
Touching and Caring
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Singleton
Nina Simone15:28
17You Must Have Another Lover
recording of:
You Must Have Another Lover
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
Nina Simone14:28
18No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1969-04-26)
edit of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (live, 1969‐04‐26: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (on 1969-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Nicklewhistle Music
Nina Simone4:23
12▶CD: Buddy Guy
13▶CD: Glenn Miller
14▶CD: Judy Garland
15▶CD: Count Basie
16▶CD: Charlie Parker
17▶CD: Billie Holiday
18▶CD: Benny Goodman
19▶CD: Sidney Bechet
20▶CD: Dizzy Gillespie
21▶CD: Duke Ellington
22▶CD: Ella Fitzgerald
23▶CD: Perry Como
24▶CD: Louis Armstrong
25▶CD: Nat King Cole
26▶CD: Erroll Garner
27▶CD: Lionel Hampton
28▶CD: John Lee Hooker
29▶CD: Muddy Waters
30▶CD: Sonny Terry

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Release

ASIN:UK: B000A2GJA8 [info]