Bar Jazz Best

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▼CD 1: Happy Hour
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1Mack the Knife
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Louis Armstrong3:44
2Hey! Ba‐Ba‐Re‐Bop / Hamp’s Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars5:59
3Singin’ in the Rain
recording of:
Singin’ in the Rain
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
music quoted on:
Main Title From “The Pink Panther Strikes Again”
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (full musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)
Duke Ellington3:20
4Java
Al Hirt And His Chorus, Al Hirt And His Orchestra1:55
5Trolley Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Paul Desmond (on 1962-07-05)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1962-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morello (on 1962-07-05)
piano:
Dave Brubeck (on 1962-07-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”) (on 1962-07-05)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Dave Brubeck3:02
6Girl Talk
Neal Hefti2:51
7Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaría3:11
8You’d Be Nice to Come Home To
Paul Desmond7:03
9Lil’ Rousin
Charlie Rouse5:57
10Sugar Free
Hank Crawford4:39
11Tea for Two
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-26)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1963-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1963-02-26)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1963-02-26)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Thelonious Monk3:47
12Super Strut
recording of:
Super Strut
composer:
Eumir Deodato
publisher:
Kenya Music (ended) and EMI Full Keel Music
Eumir Deodato4:54
13Comes Once in a Lifetime
Dave Grusin3:33
14La Cuna
Ray Barretto5:24
15Out of Nowhere
James Carter4:28
16Amor Em Brasilia
Luiz Bonfá2:19
▼CD 2: Smooth Grooves
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1Soulful Strut
Grover Washington, Jr.3:20
2Fly by Night
Lee Ritenour4:56
3Caravan of Dreams
Peter White5:57
4I Remember Wes
recording of:
I Remember Wes
composer:
Don Sebesky
publisher:
Screen Gems Emi Music Publishing Ltd.
George Benson4:07
5Dark Eye Tango
assistant engineer:
Jim Galante
engineer:
Dave Palmer (Recording engineer at Electric Lady Studios, New York; Drummer with The Amboy Dukes)
producer:
Al Di Meola
bass:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (in 1977)
electric guitar:
Al Di Meola
electric piano and organ:
Barry Miles
arranger:
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola5:21
6The Groove
Rodney Franklin4:55
7Cafe Amore
Spyro Gyra5:01
8Smooth Operator
Greg Adams3:46
9Living for the City
Kirk Whalum4:32
10Isn’t She Lovely
instrumental cover recording of:
Isn’t She Lovely
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
Dexter Gordon3:21
11Summer Breezin’
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist)
electric piano and Rhodes piano:
George Duke
flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
guitar:
Toninho Horta
percussion:
Chico Batera
tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), George Duke and Josie James
George Duke4:48
12Saving All My Love for You
Don Braden7:03
13Time After Time
bass:
Darryl "the Munich" Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
guitar:
John Scofield
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Robert Irving III (Keyboardist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Miles Davis1.255:32
14I’ve Got to Get a Message to You
Hubert Laws3:06
15One Wish
producer:
Dan Kuramoto
recording of:
One Wish
composer:
Dan Kuramoto
Hiroshima4:48
16Mystica
Gato Barbieri5:14
▼CD 3: Cocktail Lounge
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1Someday My Prince Will Come
recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Miles Davis9:04
2Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Benny Goodman3:10
3It’s the Talk of the Town
Erroll Garner3:15
4I Can’t Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), 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 (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
Duke Ellington4:19
5Moon Nocturne
vocals:
Earle Warren
Count Basie3:25
6Song From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
producer:
Creed Taylor
mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Connie Kay (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Ed Bickert (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
conductor:
Don Sebesky (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, United States (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Suicide Is Painless (from 1974-09-24 until 1974-09-26)
lyricist:
Mike Altman
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Paul Desmond3:01
7The Girl From Ipanema
Charlie Byrd2:45
8My Latin Brothers
George Benson6:49
9The Two Lonely People
Bill Evans6:12
10Laura
recording of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
Dexter Gordon7:38
11Here I’ll Stay
recording of:
Here I’ll Stay (from “Love Life”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Love Life (Musical by Lerner & Weill)
Gerry Mulligan4:56
12Ligia
recording engineer:
Stanley Tonkel (engineer)
mixer:
John Guerriere
bass:
Clint Houston (on 1975-05-21) and Steve Swallow (on 1975-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Billy Hart (US jazz drummer aka "Jabali" Billy Hart) (on 1975-05-21) and Grady Tate (on 1975-05-21)
guitar:
Oscar Castro‐Neves (on 1975-05-21) and João Gilberto (on 1975-05-21)
percussion:
Ray Armando (on 1975-05-21), Rubens Bassini (on 1975-05-21), Sonny Carr (on 1975-05-21), João Gilberto (on 1975-05-21) and Airto Moreira (percussionist) (on 1975-05-21)
piano:
Albert Dailey (on 1975-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1975-05-21)
vocals:
João Gilberto (on 1975-05-21)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1975-05-21)
cover recording of:
Lígia (on 1975-05-21)
composer:
Chico Buarque (Brazilian singer/lyricist) and Antônio Carlos Jobim
Stan Getz5:20
13Lisa
Stanley Clarke4:32
14Sandu
James Carter7:32
15Burma Road
Greg Adams4:44
16April in Paris
Supersax & L.A. Voices3:09
▼CD 4: Jazzy Voices
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1I’ve Got a Crush on You
Ella Fitzgerald2:22
2Dancing in the Dark
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., 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 (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
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Tony Bennett2:29
3Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1971-02-01)
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Russell George (bassist/violinist) (on 1971-02-01)
cello:
George Ricci (on 1971-02-01)
double bass [bass]:
George Russell (jazz pianist) (on 1971-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Seiwell (drummer / percussionist) (on 1971-02-01)
electric guitar:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist) (on 1971-02-01)
electric piano:
Eumir Deodato (on 1971-02-01)
guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player) (on 1971-02-01)
viola:
Harold Coletta (on 1971-02-01)
violin:
Paul Gershman (on 1971-02-01), Emanuel Green (on 1971-02-01), Julie Held (on 1971-02-01), Harry Katzman (on 1971-02-01), Joe Malin (on 1971-02-01) and Gene Orloff (on 1971-02-01)
vocals:
Astrud Gilberto (on 1971-02-01)
conductor:
Eumir Deodato (on 1971-02-01)
arranger:
Eumir Deodato
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, United States (on 1971-02-01)
recording of:
Solo el fin
lyricist:
James Griffin (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Wilson
composer:
Fred Karlin
translator:
Kathleen Freed
translated version of:
For All We Know (Lovers and Other Strangers, 1970)
Astrud Gilberto With Stanley Turrentine3:12
4Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
The Manhattan Transfer2:55
5Bijou
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross3:16
6Ain’t Misbehavin’
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-18)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-18)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-05-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-18)
solo clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
solo tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson
solo trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist)
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-18)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-18)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-18)
engineered at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, United States (on 1950-05-18)
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1950-05-18)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell & His All Stars2:59
7Déjà Vu
Dionne Warwick5:07
8I Wonder Why
recording of:
I Wonder Why
writer:
Glen Ballard and Curtis Stigers
publisher:
Arlovol Music and C. Montrose’s Music, Inc.
Curtis Stigers4:26
9Still Tossin and Turnin (remix)
membranophone programming:
Ken Wedlow
assistant engineer:
Adlai Alexander, Nancy Scharlau and Mark Slagle
engineer:
Tuck Andress and Howard Johnston (engineer, co-owner “Different Fur Recording”)
producer:
Patti Cathcart
mixer and editor:
Howard Johnston (engineer, co-owner “Different Fur Recording”)
electric guitar:
Tuck Andress
keyboard:
Khaliq
tenor saxophone:
Harvey Wainapel
vocals:
Patti Cathcart
arranger:
Patti Cathcart
recorded at:
Binky Studios in Menlo Park, United States and Different Fur Studios in San Francisco, United States
mixed at and edited at:
Different Fur Studios in San Francisco, United States
remix of:
Tossin’ and Turnin’ by Tuck & Patti
recording of:
Tossin’ and Turnin’
writer:
Thurston R. Bilal, Patti Cathcart, Lester Gene Finley, Craig Steven Kenoly and Dean Kenneth Wedlow Jr.
Tuck & Patti5:31
10All Would Envy
additional keyboard:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist) and Jeff Young (US ex-Megadeth guitarist)
bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Kipper (Mark Eldridge)
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
additional vocals:
Lani Groves
guest lead vocals:
Shawn Colvin
performer:
Shawn Colvin
recording of:
All Would Envy
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Chris Botti Featuring Shawn Colvin5:01
11What a Difference a Day Made
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-02-10)
producer:
Robert Mersey
lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1964-02-10)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1964, in 1992)
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1964-02-10)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Aretha Franklin33:29
12Miss Brown to You
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
Miss Brown to You (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
Carmen McRae2:27
13In The Wee Small Hours
Kyle Eastwood With Julia Fordham4:32
14The Way You Look Tonight
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Betty Carter & Ray Bryant2:41
15I Concentrate On You
guitar:
Al Caiola and Tony Mottola
vocals:
Johnny Mathis
cover recording of:
I Concentrate on You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Johnny Mathis3:14
16Me and You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-01-23)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1956-01-23)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-01-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1956-01-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-01-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1956-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-01-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-01-23) and Britt Woodman (on 1956-01-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-01-23), Willie Cook (on 1956-01-23), Ray Nance (on 1956-01-23) and Cootie Williams (on 1956-01-23)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-01-23)
lead vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1956-01-23)
recording of:
Me and You (on 1956-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Rosemary Clooney2:28
▼CD 5: Round Midnight
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1Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:40
2Stella by Starlight
cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Miles Davis4:49
3Love Walked In
recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Chet Baker2:56
4Dreamy
Erroll Garner3:03
5Can You Stop the Rain
Grover Washington, Jr.6:32
6Ebb Tide
Fausto Papetti2:40
7I’m a Fool to Want You
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Want You
writer:
Joel Herron (in 1951), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1951) and Jack Wolf (in 1951)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Integrity Music Corp., Sergeant Music Co., The International Music Network and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Lisa Ekdahl2:58
8Deja’s Theme
Stanley Clarke3:54
9Detour Ahead
Terence Blanchard4:32
10I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face
Stan Getz5:01
11Misty
recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra3:35
12’Til I Get It Right
Kirk Whalum4:56
13It Might as Well Be Spring
Don Braden7:17
14That Beautiful Sadness
Mark Isham5:56
15Lotus Blossom
James Williams Sextet3:57
16Summertime
Teddy Wilson and His Trio3:31