36 Masterpieces of Jazz Music, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ko-Ko
recording of:
Ko-Ko
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:46
2Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Cootie Williams with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:24
3Hodges Podge
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-19)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-19)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-12-19)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-12-19)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-12-19)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-12-19)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-12-19)
recording of:
Hodge Podge (on 1938-12-19)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:39
4Crazy Rhythm
alto saxophone:
André Ekyan (on 1937-04-28)
clarinet:
Alix Combelle (on 1937-04-28)
double bass:
Eugène d’Hellemmes (on 1937-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford (on 1937-04-28)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-04-28)
piano:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1937-04-28)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1937-04-28)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1743-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 1743-1)
instrumental recording of:
Crazy Rhythm (on 1937-04-28)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Benny Carter3:02
5Out of Nowhere
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter and André Ekyan
double bass:
Eugène d’Hellemmes
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
piano:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle and Coleman Hawkins
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Jam Band3:18
6You’se a Viper
double bass:
Mack Walker (on 1936-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-03-13)
guitar:
Bobby Bennett (guitar) (on 1936-03-13)
piano:
Jimmy Sherman (on 1936-03-13)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-03-13)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (on 1936-03-13)
vocals:
Jonah Jones (on 1936-03-13)
recording of:
If You’re a Viper
lyricist and composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys3:08
7Jonah Joins the Cab
recording of:
Jonah Joins the Cab (in 1941)
writer:
Cab Calloway
Jonah Jones with Cab Calloway2:37
8One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie3:07
9Fiesta in Blue
recording of:
Fiesta in Blue
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1941) and Jimmy Mundy (in 1941)
Buck Clayton with Count Basie3:08
10Cavalcade of Boogie
Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis & Pete Johnson3:00
11A-Tisket, A-Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:35
12When Lights Are Low
recording of:
When Lights Are Low
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co.
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:15
13Front and Center
John Kirby Sextet2:57
14After You’ve Gone
Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra3:02
15I Never Knew
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1943-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1943-12-28)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1943-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1943-12-28)
instrumental recording of:
I Never Knew (on 1943-12-28)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
Sid Catlett with the Lester Young Quartet3:09
16I Want a Little Girl
Lester Young with the Kansas City Six2:50
17Sweet Lorraine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-12-06)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-12-06)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-12-06)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-12-06)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-12-06)
cover recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1940-12-06)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
The Nat King Cole Trio2:59
18Swing to Bop (Charlie’s Choice)
Charlie Christian8:59