100 Hits: Jazz Greats

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Tracklist

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1Boogie Woogie
Count Basie Quintet3:14
2Panama
recording of:
Panama
composer:
William H. Tyers
Louis Armstrong4:00
3The Nearness of You
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Glenn Miller3:13
4I’ll Never Be the Same
Gene Krupa3:43
5Happy Feet
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1930-03-10)
recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1930-02-10)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Paul Whiteman3:01
6Black & Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:12
7My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Benny Goodman3:27
8Fiddle Blues
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-11-25)
double bass:
Paul Cordonnier (on 1937-11-25)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-11-25)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-11-25) and Eddie South (on 1937-11-25)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1992-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 1992-1)
recording of:
Fiddle’s Blues (on 1937-11-25)
Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South, Django Reinhardt & Paul Cordonnier2:45
9The Jumping Jive
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-07-17)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-07-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-07-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-07-17) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-07-17) and Walter Thomas (on 1939-07-17)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-17), Claude Jones (on 1939-07-17) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-07-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-07-17), Irving Randolph (on 1939-07-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-07-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-07-17)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1057)
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (on 1939-07-17)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Cab Calloway2:48
10Blue Skies
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Benny Goodman3:35
11Mississippi Mud
Bix Beiderbecke3:27
12Jersey Bounce
Ozzie Nelson1:54
13Dippermouth Blues
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Jimmy Dorsey2:45
14Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:35
15Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
Glen Gray3:14
16It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Stéphane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt3:04
17That’s a Plenty
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-04-19)
clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1929-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1929-04-19)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1929-04-19)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1929-04-19)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1929-04-19) and Leo McConville (on 1929-04-19)
orchestra:
Miff Mole and His Molers (on 1929-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1929-04-19)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Red Nichols & Miff Mole2:48
18South Rampart Street Parade
recording of:
South Rampart Street Parade (original 1937 instrumental version)
composer:
Ray Bauduc (in 1937) and Bob Haggart (in 1937)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra3:33
19Lonesome Road
Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra3:00
20Stardust
Coleman Hawkins3:11