Jazz Giants

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Top Twenty “Specials”
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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Swing to Bop (Charlie’s Choice)
Charlie Christian8:56
2Bird’s Nest
recording of:
Bird's Nest (on 1947-02-19)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker Quartet2:54
3Bughouse
clarinet:
Johnny Mintz (on 1935-01-25)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1935-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1935-01-25)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1935-01-25)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1935-01-25)
trombone:
Jack Jenney (American jazz trombonist) (on 1935-01-25)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1935-01-25)
xylophone:
Red Norvo (on 1935-01-25)
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet2:51
4Curbstone Shuffle
Sonny Berman’s Big Eight3:09
5Boogie Misterioso
Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars2:49
6Big Butter and Egg Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-07)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-07-07)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-07-07)
double bass:
Pat Pattison (on 1939-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Marty Greenberg (on 1939-07-07)
guitar:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-07)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
vocals:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man (on 1939-07-07)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band3:03
7Wolverine Blues
recording of:
Wolverine Blues (on 1923-03-13)
lyricist:
Benjamin F Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Spikes
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
New Orleans Rhythm Kings3:07
8Evidence
recording of:
Evidence
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI)
Thelonious Monk Quartet2:36
9Walkin’ the Dog
clarinet:
Joe Marsala (on 1942-07-06)
Joe Marsala and His Chosen Seven3:00
10Oscalypso
recording of:
Oscalypso
composer:
Oscar Pettiford
The Oscar Pettiford Quartet2:41
11Caravan
Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters3:06
12Four Men on a Horse
Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers3:11
13Papa Dip
alto saxophone:
Joe Clark (on 1926-07-13)
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-07-13)
clarinet:
Johnny Dodds (on 1926-07-13)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-07-13)
piano:
Lil Hardin Armstrong (on 1926-07-13)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-07-13)
New Orleans Wanderers2:55
14The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-13)
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1939-01-13)
clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1939-01-13)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1939-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-01-13)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-01-13)
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1939-01-13)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-01-13)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0A 031464-x) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OA 031464-x)
instrumental recording of:
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (on 1939-01-13)
lyricist:
Gene Lockhart (in 1918)
composer:
Raymond Roberts (in 1918)
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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Chappell Music Ltd. (on 1919-01-24)
Frankie Newton and Orchestra3:13
15Half-Step Down, Please
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars3:06
16Muskrat Ramble
alto saxophone:
Joe Eldridge (jazz saxophonist) (in 1939-12)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (in 1939-12)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (in 1939-12)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (in 1939-12)
piano:
Ken Kersey (in 1939-12)
tenor saxophone:
Franz Jackson (in 1939-12) and Prince Robinson (in 1939-12)
trombone:
Eli Robinson (trombonist) (in 1939-12)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (in 1939-12)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (in 1939-12)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Ray Ellington and his Orchestra2:46
17Takin’ Off
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-09-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Butts (on 1945-09-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-04)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1945-09-04)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1945-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-09-04)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-09-04)
orchestra:
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars (on 1945-09-04)
recording of:
Takin' Off (on 1945-09-04)
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars3:10
18The Chase
Miles Davis Sextet6:20
19Epistrophy
Thelonious Monk2:55
20Easy Swing
Wardell Gray Quartet3:04