The Jazz Legends

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Annotation

Paperbox with 5 paper-discs, each CD is themend to one musician (Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Sidney Bechet, Miles Davis, Chet Baker)

Annotation last modified on 2022-02-09 09:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Louis Armstrong
2▶CD: Charlie Parker
3▶CD: Sidney Bechet
4▼CD: Miles Davis
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1Billie's Bounce
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Miles Davis3:16
2Now's the Time
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Miles Davis3:21
3Thriving on a Riff
recording of:
Thriving on a Riff
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Miles Davis3:05
4Yardbird Suite
recording of:
Yardbird Suite (lyrics by Bob Dorough: “I sing this song hoping you’ll all find out…”)
lyricist:
Bob Dorough (in 1955)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
is based on:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
Miles Davis2:59
5Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Miles Davis3:07
6Oo Bop Sh'Bam
recording of:
Oop Bop Sh'Bam
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis3:09
7For Europeans Only
alto saxophone:
Ray Perry (on 1947-01-07) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1947-01-07)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1947-01-07)
double bass:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist) (on 1947-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1947-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1947-01-07) and George "Big Nick" Nicholas (on 1947-01-07)
trombone:
Gus Chappell (on 1947-01-07), Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-01-07), Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1947-01-07) and Dicky Wells (on 1947-01-07)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1947-01-07), Marion "Boonie" Hazel (on 1947-01-07), Fats Navarro (on 1947-01-07) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-01-07)
recording of:
For Europeans Only (on 1947-01-07)
writer:
Tadd Dameron and Illinois Jacquet
Miles Davis2:48
8Donna Lee
recording of:
Donna Lee
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Miles Davis3:06
9Chasin' the Bird
recording of:
Chasing the Bird
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Miles Davis5:46
10Cheryl
recording of:
Cheryl
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI (BMI)
Miles Davis3:03
11The Way You Look Tonight
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and 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)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Miles Davis2:52
12Milestones
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”) (on 1947-08-14)
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 Davis2:41
13Little Willie Leaps
recording of:
Little Willie Leaps (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis2:56
14Half Nelson
recording of:
Half Nelson (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis2:49
15Sippin' at Bells
recording of:
Sippin' at Bells (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Sippin' at Bells
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Miles Davis2:27
16Birds of Paradise
recording of:
Bird of Paradise (on 1947-10-28)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Miles Davis3:15
17My Old Flame
instrumental recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1947-11-04)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Miles Davis3:16
5▶CD: Chet Baker

Credits

Release

part of:Cheap’O’Lata (number: 579) (order: 46)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/16920576 [info]

Release group

includes:Louis Armstrong by Louis Armstrong
Night in Tunisia by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)