Best of the Early Years

~ Release by Wynton Marsalis & Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded October 11, 1980 at Bubba's Jazz Restaurant, Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Recorded With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.
Recorded October 11, 1980 at Bubba's Jazz Restaurant, Ft.Lauderdale, Flordia, USA.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-08 15:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One By One
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
One by One (on 1980-10-11)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Wynton Marsalis5:31
2My Funny Valentine
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live instrumental recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1980-10-11)
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)
Wynton Marsalis9:11
3'Round Midnight
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1980-10-11)
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
Wynton Marsalis7:00
4E.T.A.
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
E.T.A. (on 1980-10-11)
composer:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator)
Wynton Marsalis6:04
5Time Will Tell
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
Time Will Tell (on 1980-10-11)
composer:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator)
Wynton Marsalis12:19
6Blakey's Theme
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
Blakey's Theme (on 1980-10-11)
composer:
Art Blakey
Wynton Marsalis2:52
7Angel Eyes
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live instrumental recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard) (on 1980-10-11)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Onyx Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Wynton Marsalis9:13
8Jodi
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Ellis Marsalis (American jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
Jodi (on 1980-10-11)
composer:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) and Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis6:23
9Moanin'
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live recording of:
Moanin’ (on 1980-10-11)
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Wynton Marsalis10:22
10My Ideal
alto saxophone:
Bobby Watson (American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator) (on 1980-10-11)
double bass:
Charles Fambrough (on 1980-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1980-10-11)
piano:
Jimmy Williams (jazz pianist) (on 1980-10-11)
saxophone:
Billy Pierce (Saxophonist) (on 1980-10-11)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis (on 1980-10-11)
recorded at:
Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (on 1980-10-11)
live instrumental recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”) (on 1980-10-11)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Wynton Marsalis6:17