Die Hit‐Giganten: Best of Swing & Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Take Five
Dave Brubeck2:59
2Milestones
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-02-04)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1958-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-02-04)
recorded at:
Le Poste Parisien in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-12-04), CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04) and Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-04)
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1958-02-04)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Miles Davis5:44
3In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller3:35
4Brazil
Ray Conniff3:06
5You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Liza Minnelli2:34
6I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Mel Tormé2:55
7Black Coffee
lead vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-01-20)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-01-20)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Sarah Vaughan4.53:19
8Smooth Sailing
bass guitar:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-06-26)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-06-26)
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (on 1951-06-26)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-06-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental) (on 1951-06-26)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
Ella Fitzgerald43:07
9I’m Coming Virginia
Jimmy Rushing2:20
10On the Sunny Side of the Street
cover recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Peggy Lee3:13
11Embarcadero
Paul Desmond3:59
12Good Bait
recording of:
Good Bait
lyricist:
Tadd Dameron
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Dizzy Gillespie3:02
13Girl Talk
Neal Hefti Chorus & Orchestra42:54
14Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Benny Goodman3:09
15Swing Is Here
Gene Krupa’s Swing Band2:57
16Bryant’s Folly
Ray Bryant44:51
17Mr. Kicks
Oscar Brown Jr.2:05
18Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
Billie Holiday2:59
19Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway3:17
20Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Andy Williams43:14
21Mr. Bojangles
cover recording of:
Mr. Bojangles
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Jeff Walker
publisher:
Gotillion Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Sammy Davis Jr.5:44
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part of:Die Hit-Giganten (number: 2016-05-20.2) (order: 72)