Giants of Jazz

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Three Blind Mice
alto saxophone:
Don Ryker (on 1927-08-25)
baritone saxophone and bass saxophone:
Adrian Rollini (on 1927-08-25)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1927-08-25)
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1927-08-25)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1927-08-25)
piano:
Itzy Riskin (on 1927-08-25)
reeds:
Don Murray (1920s jazz clarinetist) (on 1927-08-25)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-08-25)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1927-08-25)
recording of:
Three Blind Mice (on 1927-08-25)
composer:
Chauncey Morehouse and Frankie Trumbauer
Bix Beiderbecke3:05
2That Old Feeling
cover recording of:
That Old Feeling
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
Peggy Lee2:46
3Black and White
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1938-01-31)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (guitarist) (on 1938-01-31), Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1938-01-31) and Eugène Vées (on 1938-01-31)
solo guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1938-01-31)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1938-01-31)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (on 1938-01-31)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Upper Thames St location, 1933-1938) in City of London, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-01-31)
recording of:
Black and White (on 1938-01-31)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt3:06
4On the Sunny Side of the Street
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
Earl Hines2:36
5Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Benny Goodman2:16
6You'll First Have to Swing It
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
7Steeple Chase
recording of:
Steeplechase
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Miles Davis3:07
8It's a Lonesome Old Town
recording of:
It’s a Lonesome Old Town
writer:
Charles Kisco and Harry Tobias
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music
Ben Bernie2:44
9Lady Luck Blues
Bessie Smith3:07
10My Time Is Your Time
Rudy Vallée3:09
11Bluebirds in the Moonlight
Stéphane Grappelli2:56
12Sunrise Serenade
Frankie Carle3:11
13Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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)
part of:
American Splendor
Hoagy Carmichael2:30
14Bird of Paradise
recording of:
Bird of Paradise
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker3:12
15Texas Tea Party
Jack Teagarden3:23
16Mean to Me
cover recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan2:44
17High Society
Kid Ory2:47
18Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
Glenn Miller2:44
19Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Harry James2:41
20Mysterioso
recording of:
Misterioso
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk3:23
21My Twilight Dream
Eddy Duchin3:31
22Can't Help Lovin Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Billie Holiday3:13
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