Jazz Giants

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Tracklist

1▼CD: The Top Twenty “Specials”
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1Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Parts 1 & 2)
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra5:32
2Coal Cart Blues
recording of:
Coal Cart Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Louis Armstrong & Sidney Bechet Quartet2:59
3I Want a Little Girl
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-09-27)
recording of:
I Want a Little Girl (on 1938-09-27)
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Lester Young & Kansas City Six2:57
4’S Wonderful
Coleman Hawkins Quintet2:40
5St. Louis Blues
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1940-02-22)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1940-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Art Tatum2:32
6Groovin’ High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie Quintet5:13
7Good Queen Bess
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1940-11-02)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-11-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-11-02)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-11-02)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-11-02)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1940-11-02)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra3:01
8Improvisation No. 2
recording of:
Improvisation No. 2
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt2:43
9Cannon Ball Blues
Jelly Morton & His Red Hot Peppers2:57
10Mabel’s Dream
cornet:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (on 1923-10-26)
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band2:57
11Haven’t Named It Yet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-12)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (on 1939-10-12)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-10-12)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-12)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-12)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-10-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-10-12)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-10-12)
recording of:
Haven't Named It Yet (on 1939-10-12)
writer:
Charlie Christian and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:58
12Georgia on My Mind
Fats Waller3:04
13Margie
Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang2:58
14There Is No Greater Love
recording of:
There Is No Greater Love
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
Billie Holiday3:00
15All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
Bud Powell Trio2:55
16Stay Stay It
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1946-07-31) and Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1946-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1946-07-31)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1946-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1946-07-31)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1946-07-31)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1946-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-07-31) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1946-07-31)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1946-07-31), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1946-07-31), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1946-07-31) and Louis Taylor (on 1946-07-31)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1946-07-31), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1946-07-31), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-31) and Snooky Young (on 1946-07-31)
recording of:
Stay on It (on 1946-07-31)
composer:
Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie
The Count Basie Orchestra3:28
17When Your Lover Has Gone
Jack Teagarden, Bobby Hackett with Eddie Condon and His Orchestra3:30
18Anthropology
Tadd Dameron Band3:42
19Reminiscing at Blue Note
recording of:
Reminiscing at Blue Note
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Earl Hines4:19
20Dear Old Southland
Metronome All Stars3:17
2▶CD: “Interpretations” Superb Jazz Variations on Some of the Classics From Tin Pan Alley
3▶CD: The Swingers Who Swung…and Some Big Band Specials
4▶CD: Classic Combo Discs