20 Best of Jazz

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Annotation

All re-recordings except 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 19.

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-25 17:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Body and Soul
Wes Montgomery5:17
2Don't Blame Me
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
Miles Davis2:49
3I Can't Remember to Forget
recording of:
Can’t Remember to Forget You
writer:
Daniel Alexander, Erik Hassle, John Hill (producer and songwriter, aka Johnny Rodeo), Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Rihanna, Barbadian R&B/pop singer), Shakira (Colombian singer-songwriter) and Thomas Edward Percy Hull
publisher:
Aniwi Music, LLC, Annarhi Music LLC, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), MyMPM Music, Publishing Company TEN AB, Rodeoman Music, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Charlie Barnet2:56
4Anything Goes
recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Band2:19
5I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over
George Benson6:52
6Minnie the Moocher
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway3:34
7I Ain't Mad at You
Chick Corea5:34
8A-Tisket, A-Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:29
9'Round About Midnight
recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Wes Montgomery6:30
10Fantastique
Lionel Hampton2:48
11My Old Flame
cover recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Miles Davis3:13
12Hot House
recording of:
Hot House
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
Charlie Parker4:17
13Can't We Be Friends
Art Tatum2:30
14Lady Be Good
Jean‐Luc Ponty2:30
15On the Sunny Side of the Street
Lester Young4:51
16All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
George Benson6:04
17The Scat Song
Cab Calloway2:46
18Moment's Notice
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1978) and Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1978-01-22)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) and Lionel Hampton
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton
vocals:
Lionel Hampton and Gayle Moran
orchestra:
Orquesta
conductor:
Lionel Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mazur Media
live cover recording of:
Moment’s Notice (on 1978-01-22)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
Chick Corea4:23
19Little Jazz
Roy Eldridge3:34
20Desafinado
recording of:
Desafinado
lyricist:
Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Bendig Music Corp., Corcovado Music Corp., Fermata do Brasil and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Dizzy Gillespie3:34