Four Classic Albums

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Tracklist

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1I Am in Love
baritone saxophone and flute:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1958-08-15)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-08-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
cover recording of:
I Am in Love (Can-Can musical) (on 1958-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
2:49
2It’s Magic
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
cover recording of:
It’s Magic (on 1958-08-15)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
4:03
3Just for Me
baritone saxophone and flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1958-07-24)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-07-24)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-07-24)
3:35
4An Occasional Man
baritone saxophone and flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1958-07-24)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-07-24)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-07-24)
cover recording of:
An Occasional Man (on 1958-07-24)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Saunders Publications
3:22
5Ain’t Nobody’s Business
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-07-24)
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
4:29
6Out of the Past
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
cover recording of:
Out of the Past (on 1958-08-15)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
4:46
7Music, Maestro, Please!
baritone saxophone and flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1958-07-24)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-07-24)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-07-24)
recording of:
Music Maestro Please (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1938)
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter) (in 1938)
medley of:
Spela maestro
3:17
8Love
baritone saxophone and flute:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1958-08-15)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-08-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
recording of:
Love (on 1958-08-15)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
2:41
9Exactly Like You
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-07-24)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1958-07-24)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-07-24)
cover recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
2:54
10Little Niles
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
cover recording of:
Little Niles (on 1958-08-15)
composer:
Randy Weston
5:06
11Straight Ahead
producer:
Nat Hentoff
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
Straight Ahead (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Earl Baker and Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
is based on:
Straight Ahead
5:26
12When Malindy Sings
producer:
Nat Hentoff
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Booker Little
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
cover recording of:
When Malindy Sings (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
4:07
13In the Red
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Booker Little
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
In the Red (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Chips Bayen and Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
8:33
14Blue Monk
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
cover recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1961-02-22)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
6:39
15Left Alone
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Julian Priester
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
cover recording of:
Left Alone (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
6:49
16African Lady
producer:
Nat Hentoff
congas:
Roger “Montego Joe” Sanders (on 1961-02-22) and Robert Whitley (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
piccolo:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Benton (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
African Lady (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Randy Weston
3:48
17Retribution
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
Retribution (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Julian Priester
3:49