Jazz Guitar Giants

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Goin' Places
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-04)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues) (on 1927-05-04)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1927-05-04)
violin:
Joe Venuti (on 1927-05-04)
recording of:
Goin' Places (on 1927-05-04)
writer:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) and Joe Venuti
Eddie Lang2:58
2Doin' Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-04)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues) (on 1927-05-04)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1927-05-04)
violin:
Joe Venuti (on 1927-05-04)
Eddie Lang2:52
3Dinah
engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-03-28)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1928-03-28) and Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues) (on 1928-03-28)
piano:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (on 1928-03-28)
violin:
Joe Venuti (on 1928-03-28)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1928-03-28)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Eddie Lang2:51
4Sweet Sue, Just You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1930-11-12)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1930-11-20)
double bass:
Joe Tarto (on 1930-11-20)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues) (on 1930-11-20)
piano:
Frank Signorelli (on 1930-11-20)
violin:
Joe Venuti (on 1930-11-20)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1930-11-20)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Eddie Lang2:48
5Lady Be Good
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1934-12)
double bass:
Louis Vola (in 1934-12)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (in 1934-12), Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (in 1934-12), Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (in 1934-12) and Joseph Reinhardt (in 1934-12)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (in 1934-12)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (in 1934-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Django Reinhardt2:52
6Ultrafox
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1934-12)
double bass:
Louis Vola (in 1934-12)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (in 1934-12), Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (in 1934-12), Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (in 1934-12) and Joseph Reinhardt (in 1934-12)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (in 1934-12)
recording of:
Ultrafox (in 1934-12)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt3:23
7Liza
double bass:
Wesley Prince
guitar:
Oscar Moore
piano:
Nat King Cole
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio
instrumental recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Oscar Moore2:58
8Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-01-31)
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1938-01-31)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (on 1938-01-31), Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1938-01-31) and Eugène Vées (on 1938-01-31)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1938-01-31)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (on 1938-01-31)
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1938-01-31)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Django Reinhardt2:56
9Flying Home
archtop guitar and electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:
Arthur Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-02)
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version) (on 1939-10-02)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Charlie Christian2.453:17
10Black Spider Stomp
engineered in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1939-05)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1939-05)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1939-05)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1939-05)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1939-05)
Oscar Moore2:54
11My Melancholy Baby
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1939-05-24)
double bass:
Emmanuel Soudieux (on 1939-05-24)
guitar:
Joseph Reinhardt, Pierre “Baro” Ferret (on 1939-05-24) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1939-05-24)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1939-05-24)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (on 1939-05-24)
instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1939-05-04)
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)
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)
Django Reinhardt2:49
12Seven Come Eleven
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-11-22)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-11-22)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-11-22)
recording of:
Seven Come Eleven (on 1939-11-22)
composer:
Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Charlie Christian2:46
13I Cant Believe You're in Love With Me
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
guitar:
Les Paul
piano:
Jim Atkins (US country musician)
performer:
Les Paul and His Trio
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Les Paul2:36
14Riffin' in F Minor
engineered in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1939-02)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1939-02)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1939-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1939-02)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1939-02)
Oscar Moore2:05
15H.C.Q. Strut
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1939-08-25)
double bass:
Emmanuel Soudieux (on 1939-08-25)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1939-08-25), Joseph Reinhardt (on 1939-08-25) and Eugène Vées (on 1939-08-25)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1939-08-25)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (on 1939-08-25)
recording of:
HCQ Strut (on 1939-08-25)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt3:00
16Star Dust
bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
guitar:
Les Paul
piano:
Jim Atkins (US country musician)
performer:
Les Paul and His Trio
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Les Paul2:16
17Gone With "What" Wind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-07)
bass and double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-07)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-07)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-02-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-02-07)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-07)
performer:
The Benny Goodman Sextet
recording of:
Gone With 'What' Wind (on 1940-02-07)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Charlie Christian3:16
18Rythme Futur
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Pierre Fouad (on 1940-10-01)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1940-10-01) and Joseph Reinhardt (on 1940-10-01)
violin:
Josette Daydé (on 1940-10-01)
performer:
Quintette du Hot Club de France (on 1940-10-01)
recording of:
Rythme futur (on 1940-10-01)
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
part of:
Rythme Futur / Django Tiger
Django Reinhardt2:41
19Subterfuge
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
guitar:
Les Paul
piano:
Jim Atkins (US country musician)
performer:
Les Paul and His Trio
Les Paul2:10
20The Sheik of Araby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-10)
bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-04-10)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-04-10)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1940-04-10)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1940-04-10)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Charlie Christian3:22
21Doug-Rey-Mi
bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Al Spieldock (on 1940-07-17)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-07-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-07-17)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-07-17)
performer:
The Hampton Rhythm Boys (on 1940-07-17)
Oscar Moore3:14
22Honeysuckle Rose
bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
guitar:
Les Paul
piano:
Jim Atkins (US country musician)
performer:
Les Paul and His Trio
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Les Paul1:59
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