The Montreux Years

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
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1Someone to Watch Over Me (intro)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1987-07-10)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1987-07-10)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1987-07-10)
live recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1987-07-10)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
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:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
22:30
2Backlash Blues
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1976-07-03)
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1976-07-03)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
7:24
3I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1976 (1976-06-25 – 1976-07-11)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1976-07-03)
live cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1976-07-03)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:07
4See‐Line Woman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1990-07-13)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
4:14
5Little Girl Blue, Pt. 1 and 2
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1976-07-03)
cover recording of:
Little Girl Blue (on 1976-07-03)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
arranger:
Sarah Latto
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., Williamson Music Company, 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), 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) 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:
Jumbo
6:44
6Don’t Smoke in Bed
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Smoke in Bed (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. and Oriole Music Corp.
4:46
7Stars
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1976-07-03)
edit of:
Stars/Feelings (live, 1976‐07‐03: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Stars (on 1976-07-03)
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian (in 1974)
publisher:
Taosongs Two (in 1974)
56:37
8What a Little Moonlight Can Do
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
4:26
9African Mailman
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1976-07-03)
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1976 (1976-06-25 – 1976-07-11)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1976-07-03)
live recording of:
African Mailman (on 1976-07-03)
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. Ltd.
6:53
10Four Women
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live recording of:
Four Women (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
EMI Tunes Ltd
5:30
11No Woman No Cry
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
3:57
12Liberian Calypso
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live recording of:
Liberian Calypso (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
6:41
13Ne me quitte pas
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live cover recording of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version) (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Éditions Jacques Brel, Pouchenel Éditions Musicales and Warner Chappell Music France
5:05
14Montreux Blues
harmonica:
Claude Nobs (on 1981-07-19)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1981-07-19)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1981-07-19)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1981-07-19)
3:27
15My Baby Just Cares for Me
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Paul Robinson (UK drummer, also Turning Point member) (on 1990-07-13)
guitar, synthesizer [synthesizers] and vibraphone:
Alvin Schackman (on 1990-07-13)
percussion:
Leopoldo Fleming (on 1990-07-13)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1990-07-13)
recorded at:
Casino Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1990-07-13)
live cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (on 1990-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
3:57
16Intro
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
0:23
17Go to Hell
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Go to Hell (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist)
3:29
18Just in Time
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
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:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
34:40
19When I Was a Young Girl
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
When I Was a Young Girl (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:42
20Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
4:42
21Ne me quitte pas
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Éditions Jacques Brel, Pouchenel Éditions Musicales and Warner Chappell Music France
5:05
22To Love Somebody
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
To Love Somebody (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland with applause at the end) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (on 1968-06-16)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
4:21
23Backlash Blues
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:54
24The House of the Rising Sun
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
7:26
25See‐Line Woman
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
4:43
26Please Read Me
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Please Read Me (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music and Gibb Brothers Music
3:21
27Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
10:56
28Gin House Blues
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (on 1968-06-16)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
6:25
29I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
8:42