The Sound of America: The Singles Collection

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Annotation

Catalog# set: 0600753455616
Disc 1: 0600753455647
Disc 2: 0600753455623
Disc 3: 0600753455630
Disc 4: 0600753455654
Disc 5: 0600753455661

Annotation last modified on 2022-06-12 04:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Just Friends 1947 – 1956
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Perdido, Pt 1 & Pt 2
Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars6:01
2No Noise, Pt 1 & Pt 2
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-20)
Charlie Parker, Flip Phillips, Machito and His Orchestra5:55
3Opera in Vout, Pt1 & Pt2
Slim Gaillard4:52
4Just Friends
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Charlie Parker3:32
5I Cover the Waterfront
Lester Young3:52
6Bloomdido
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-06)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-06-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1950-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-06-06)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker Quintet (on 1950-06-06)
recording of:
Bloomdido (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker3:27
7There’s a Small Hotel
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1949-08-29)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1949-08-29)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1949-08-29)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1949-08-29)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-08-29)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1949-08-29)
instrumental recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”) (on 1949-08-29)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
Coleman Hawkins3:05
8Debut
Oscar Peterson2:52
9Castle Rock
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1951-02-28)
instrumental recording of:
Castle Rock (on 1951-02-28)
writer:
Ervin Drake (songwriter), Al Sears and Jimmy Shirl (songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Warner Music Corp. and Wemar Music Corp.
Johnny Hodges2:52
10Port of Rico
recording of:
Port of Rico
composer:
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet2:45
11You Go to My Head
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1952-03-26)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-03-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-26)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-03-26)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1952-03-26)
recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1952-03-26)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Billie Holiday52:58
12Dale’s Wail
Roy Eldridge3:40
13Tenderly
recording of:
Tenderly (in 1952-04)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Billie Holiday53:24
14Tenderly
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-08)
producer:
Norman Granz
editor:
Peter Pullman
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1953-12-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1953-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard (on 1953-12-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) and Barney Kessel (on 1953-12-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1953-12-08)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1953-12-08)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1953-12-08)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Ben Webster43:05
15Alright, Okay, You Win
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-05-17) and Marshall Royal (on 1955-05-17)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1955-05-17)
clarinet:
Marshall Royal (on 1955-05-17)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1955-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1955-05-17)
flute:
Frank Wess (on 1955-05-17)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-05-17)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1955-05-17) and Frank Wess (on 1955-05-17)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-05-17), Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-05-17) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-05-17)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-05-17), Reunald Jones (on 1955-05-17), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-05-17) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-05-17)
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist) (on 1955-05-17)
arranger:
Frank Foster (saxophonist)
recording of:
Alright, Okay, You Win (on 1955-05-17)
writer:
Mayme Watts and Sid Wyche
Count Basie with Joe Williams3:05
16April in Paris
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-07-26)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Marshall Royal (on 1955-07-26)
alto saxophone, clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (on 1955-07-26)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-07-26)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-26), Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26), Reunald Jones (on 1955-07-26), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26)
arranger:
Wild Bill Davis
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Count Basie & His Orchestra43:51
17I Can’t Get Started
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
baritone saxophone:
Marty Flax (American jazz saxophonist. Also played flute, clarinet and trombone) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
bass:
Nelson Boyd (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19) and Ernie Wilkins (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19), Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
trumpet:
Ermit V. Perry (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19), Dizzy Gillespie (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19), Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19), Quincy Jones (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (from 1956-05-18 until 1956-05-19)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (in 1956-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-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) 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)
Dizzy Gillespie2:56
18The Rock & Roll Waltz
Anita O’Day2:47
19Too Young for the Blues
orchestra:
Buddy Bregman Orchestra (on 1956-01-25)
cover recording of:
Too Young for the Blues (on 1956-01-25)
writer:
Charles Meyer and Biff Jones
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
20Boogie Blues
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1956-02-15) and Hal McKusick (on 1956-02-15)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1956-02-15)
bass:
John Drew (bass, jazz) (on 1956-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1956-02-15)
guitar:
Barry Galbraith (on 1956-02-15)
piano:
Dave McKenna (on 1956-02-15)
reeds:
Aaron Sachs (on 1956-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Shu (on 1956-02-15)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-02-15), J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1956-02-15), Fred Ohms (American jazz trombonist) (on 1956-02-15) and Kai Winding (on 1956-02-15)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1956-02-15), Joe Ferrante (on 1956-02-15), Bernie Glow (on 1956-02-15) and Nick Travis (on 1956-02-15)
vocals:
Anita O’Day (on 1956-02-15)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
recording of:
Boogie Blues (on 1956-02-15)
writer:
Ray Biondi and Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa with Anita O’Day & Roy Eldridge3:52
2▶CD: Stairway to the Stars 1956 – 1957
3▶CD: Bossa Nova 1958 – 1963
4▶CD: Goldfinger 1963 – 1965
5▶CD: Bumpin’ on Sunset 1965 – 2001