An Easy Introduction To Jazz - Top 18 Albums

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Somethin’ Else / Groove Yard
2▶CD: Kind of Blue
3▶CD: Ella and Louis
4▶CD: Giant Steps / Study in Brown
5▶CD: Chet Baker Sings / The Cole Porter Songbook
6▼CD: The Art Tatum‐Ben Webster Quartet / Thelonious Monk Trio
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1All the Things You Are
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Art Tatum, Ben Webster7:15
2Gone With the Wind
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Art Tatum, Ben Webster4:49
3Have You Met Miss Jones?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right) (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
Art Tatum, Ben Webster4:49
4Night and Day
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Art Tatum, Ben Webster5:30
5Where or When
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
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)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
Art Tatum, Ben Webster6:28
6My Ideal
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”) (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Art Tatum, Ben Webster7:17
7My One and Only Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-09-11)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1956-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Bill Douglass (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-11)
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1956-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1956-09-11)
instrumental recording of:
My One and Only Love (on 1956-09-11)
lyricist:
Robert Mellin
composer:
Robert Mellin and Guy Wood
publisher:
Colgems, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sherwin Music Publishing Corp., Warock Corp. and ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
version of:
Music from Beyond the Moon (My One and Only Love)
Art Tatum, Ben Webster6:14
8Blue Monk
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-09-22)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-09-22)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-09-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-22)
recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1954-09-22)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk7:39
9Just a Gigolo
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-09-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1954-09-22)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
Thelonious Monk3:02
10Bemsha Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-18)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-12-18)
recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (on 1952-12-18)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd., Embassy Music Corporation, Second Floor Music and Thelonious Music
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Thelonious Monk3:11
11Reflections
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-18)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-12-18)
recording of:
Reflections (on 1952-12-18)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk2:49
12Little Rootie Tootie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-15)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-10-15)
recording of:
Little Rootie Tootie (on 1952-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk3:07
13Sweet and Lovely
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-15)
double bass [bass]:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet and Lovely (on 1952-10-15)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
Thelonious Monk3:36
14Bye‐Ya
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-15)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-10-15)
recording of:
Bye‐Ya (on 1952-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk2:47
15Monk’s Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-10-15)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1952-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-10-15)
recording of:
Monk’s Dream (on 1952-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk3:07
16Trinkle Tinkle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-18)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-12-18)
recording of:
Trinkle Tinkle (on 1952-12-18)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1952)
publisher:
Thelonious Music
Thelonious Monk2:51
17These Foolish Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-18)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (jazz double bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-12-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1952-12-18)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Thelonious Monk2:46
7▶CD: Lady Sings the Blues / Waltz for Debby
8▶CD: Moanin’ / Tenor Madness
9▶CD: Time Out / Basie
10▶CD: The High and Mighty Hawk / Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi‐Fi