Klara Best of Jazz 2

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

Tracklist

1CD: New York
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Skating in Central Park
The Modern Jazz Quartet6:10
2My Groove, Your Move
Hank Mobley Quintet6:06
3Clockwise
The George Benson Quartet4:25
4Afro Blue
producer:
Al Ham
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist), Frank Carroll (US bass player) and George Duvivier
drums (drum set):
George Devens (on 1960-10-19), Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1960-10-19), Osie Johnson (on 1960-10-19) and Bobby Rosengarden (on 1960-10-19)
guitar:
Don Arnone, Everett Barksdale and Al Chernet
piano:
Bernie Leighton, Alonzo Levister and Floyd Morris
saxophone:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player), Walt Levinsky (American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist (alto) and flutist) and Joe Soldo
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield and Joe Wilder
lead vocals:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
recording of:
Afro‐Blue (with lyrics) (on 1960-10-19)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc. and Mongo Music, Inc.
Oscar Brown Jr.2:41
5Central Park West
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1960-10-24)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Steve Davis (post-bop contrabassist who played with Coltrane) (on 1960-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1960-10-24)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1960-10-24)
soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-10-24)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-24)
recording of:
Central Park West (on 1960-10-24)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane Quartet4:13
6Slumming on Park Avenue
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:02
7You've Got to Be MondernisticJames P. Johnson3:15
8April in Paris
cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1954-12-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Sarah Vaughan6:21
9Nostalgia
Fats Navarro2:45
10Sax of a Kind
Lennie Tristano Sextet3:02
11All Night Long
Kenny Burrell Trio5:19
12Wee Dot
The Art Blakey Quintet7:09
13Don’t Explain
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Helen Merrill with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra5:10
14Homecoming
recording engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
Elmo Hope Trio5:13
15Tanga
Machito and His Orchestra3:32
16Manteca
recording of:
Manteca
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:08
17Parker's Mood
recording of:
Parker's Mood
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker3:05
18A Helluva Town
George Russell and His Orchestra5:02
2CD: Los Angeles
3CD: Chicago
4CD: Paris