The Most Essential Jazz Voices

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Too Close for Comfort
producer:
Phil Ramone
alto flute and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Charlie Pillow
alto saxophone [alto sax] and flute:
Ken Hitchcock (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
cello:
Jeanne LeBlanc and Richard Locker (cellist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gregg Field (drums, producer)
flugelhorn:
Tony Kadleck
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
tenor trombone:
Birch Johnson
trumpet:
Barry Danielian (American trumpeter, producer and arranger) and Nick Marchione
viola:
Karen Dreyfus (violist), Desiree Elsevier, Vincent Lionti and Craig Mumm
violin:
Eva Burmeister, David Chan (US violinist/conductor), Jonathan Dinklage, Vesselin Gellev (violinist), Karen Karlsrud, Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Ann Leathers (US violinist), Ann Lehmann, Matthew Lehmann, Laura McGinniss (violin), Catherine Ro (violinist) and Yuri Vodovos
conductor:
Rob Mounsey
arranger:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
concertmaster:
Elena Barere (violinist)
cover recording of:
Too Close for Comfort (Mr. Wonderful)
writer:
Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Memory Lane Music Ltd.
Michael Bublé3:08
2At Last
producer:
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Leonard and Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 115) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 356)
cover recording of:
At Last (in 1960-10)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Etta James4.52:59
3Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Louis Armstrong3:41
4God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:58
5Body and Soul
Mel Tormé3:35
6Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Ella Fitzgerald4:49
7You’re Mine, You
recording of:
You’re Mine, You
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
Chet Baker3:09
8Someone to Watch Over Me
executive producer:
Ken Druker
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Nola Recording Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
Blossom Dearie5:57
9I Loves You Porgy
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae3:47
10My Funny Valentine
bass:
Charles Ables (in 1997-12)
drums (drum set):
Steve Williams (US jazz drummer) (in 1997-12)
piano:
Shirley Horn (in 1997-12)
vocals:
Shirley Horn (in 1997-12)
recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (in 1997-12)
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)
Shirley Horn5:35
11Please Send Me Someone to Love
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Marshall Royal (on 1955-07-26)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26)
clarinet:
Marshall Royal (on 1955-07-26)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1955-07-26)
flute:
Frank Wess (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Frank Wess (on 1955-07-26)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-26), Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26), Reunald Jones (on 1955-07-26), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
Fine Sound (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1955-07-26)
Joe Williams3:27
12I’ve Got You Under My Skin
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
Peggy Lee2:29
13Moonlight in Vermont
cover recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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)
Brook Benton3:36
14Love Me or Leave Me
bass guitar and percussion:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1965-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1965-10-01)
flute and guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1965-10-01)
harmonica:
Al Schackman (on 1965-10-01)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1965-10-01)
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1965-10-01)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Nina Simone44:04
15The Very Thought of You
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bass:
Jimmy Bond
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey
guitar:
Dennis Budimir
piano:
Mike Melvoin
vocals:
Johnny Hartman (jazz singer)
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Hartman2:46
16Lullaby of Birdland
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-16)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-12-16)
flute:
Herbie Mann (on 1954-12-16)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1954-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1954-12-16)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-16)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-16)
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
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)
Sarah Vaughan4:01
17Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
Dinah Washington3:23
18Moon River
cover recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
Billy Eckstine2:39
19’Round Midnight
cover 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
Cassandra Wilson5:58
20Dream a Little Dream of Me
producer:
Phil Ramone
piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
conductor:
Rob Mounsey
arranger:
Rob Mounsey
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Diana Krall4:36

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