The Most Beautiful Chilled Jazz Music Ever

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This 3 disc budget bundles early swing (public domain) jazz.

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This 3 disc budget bundles early swing (public domain) jazz.

Notes

This 3 disc budget bundles early swing (public domain) jazz.

Annotation last modified on 2007-12-06 13:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans
cover recording of:
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Count Basie and Tony Bennett1:44
2Sophisticated Lady
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sarah Vaughan3:47
3There Is No Greater Love
recording of:
There Is No Greater Love
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Banta Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and World Music, Inc.
Billie Holiday3:00
4I’m Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)
cover recording of:
I’m Glad There Is You
writer:
Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira (Paul Madeira Mertz)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Mayfair Music Corp.
Peggy Lee3:05
5Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1941-07-31)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ella Fitzgerald2:46
6Love Me or Leave Me
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
Kay Starr2:52
7What Do You Know About Love?
Della Reese3:10
8You Better Go Now
recording of:
You Better Go Now
writer:
Irvin Graham and Bickley Reichner
publisher:
Chappell Music, Inc. (publisher)
Billie Holiday2:44
9Imagination
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Ella Fitzgerald3:02
10Sentimental Journey
Ruth Brown2:37
11It Might as Well Be Spring
producer:
George Treadwell
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)
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, United States (on 1950-05-18)
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (on 1950-05-18)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
Sarah Vaughan3:14
12What Have I Done
recording of:
What Have I Done
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles2:33
13My Heart Belongs to Daddy
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (on 1953-10-12)
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Eartha Kitt3:01
14Jeepers Creepers
cover recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Count Basie and Tony Bennett2:09
15Dickie’s Dream
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream
writer and composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie4:00
16Lullaby in Rhythm
Dave Brubeck3:31
17Moon Dreams
recording of:
Moon Dreams
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Johnny Mercer
Miles Davis3:08
18S’Wonderful
Dave Brubeck2:42
19L’il Darlin’
recording of:
Lil’ Darlin’
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
George Benson11:09
20My Funny Valentine
Wynton Marsalis9:09
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cotton Eyed Joe
recorded in:
New York, United States (in 1959-10)
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1959-10)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1959-10)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959-10)
cover recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
Nina Simone22:57
2Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Dinah Washington2:59
3I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
Ruth Brown4:35
4What Is There to Say?
Della Reese2:30
5Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Eartha Kitt3:05
6You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head
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 Holiday2:56
7Chicago
cover recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
Count Basie and Tony Bennett2:10
8She’s on the Ball
recorded in:
Los Angeles, United States (in 1950)
performer:
Ray Charles Trio
recording of:
She’s on the Ball (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles2:31
9My Baby Just Cares for Me
Mel Tormé2:42
10What’ll I Do
recording of:
What’ll I Do?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1923)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Wilhelm Hansen and Williamson Music Company
Nat King Cole3:09
11Azure
cover recording of:
Azure
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
Sammy Davis Jr.2:29
12It’s Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1938-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1938-01-25)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-01-25)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-01-25)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-01-25)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-01-25)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-01-25)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-01-25)
recording of:
It’s Wonderful (on 1938-01-25)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1937)
composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (in 1937)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:04
13I Love You, Yes I Do
cover recording of:
I Love You, Yes I Do
lyricist and composer:
Henry Glover and Sally Nix
Dinah Washington2:38
14The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billie Holiday2:42
15Nuestro Bolero
Paquito D’Rivera5:01
16Ammos Summa
Dimitrios Vassilakis6:31
17You Can Have Him
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1959-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1959-09-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1959-09-15)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
live cover recording of:
You Can Have Him (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1949)
Nina Simone5:58
18C’est si bon
Eartha Kitt3:00
19Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Peggy Lee3:13
20Ghost of a Chance
Wes Montgomery5:02
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
Peggy Lee3:15
2Love Is a Night Time Thing
Carmen McRae2:39
3Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You
Ruth Brown2:57
4Since I Fell for You
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
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
Dinah Washington2:40
5Oh John! Please Don’t Kiss Me
Eartha Kitt2:49
6The Other Woman
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
cover recording of:
The Other Woman
writer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Nina Simone43:02
7I Don’t Know Enough About You
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know Enough About You
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
Peggy Lee3:21
8Out of Nowhere
cover 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)
Lena Horne2:31
9Sitting on Top of the World
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Ray Charles2:17
10I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Ralph Sharon and Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Count Basie and Tony Bennett3:03
11Ain’t That Fine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
Ain’t That Fine (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Betty Hall Jones
Ray Charles2:17
12I’m Sorry Dear
Sammy Davis Jr.2:48
13Nightwind
cover recording of:
Nightwind
writer:
Bob Kessler and Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
Lena Horne3:39
14Skylark
Ruth Brown4:16
15It’s Too Soon to Know
cover recording of:
It’s Too Soon to Know
lyricist and composer:
Deborah Chessler
Dinah Washington2:41
16Poor Little Rich Girl
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
cover recording of:
Poor Little Rich Girl (in 1959-01)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
Count Basie and Tony Bennett3:31
17Ghost of a Chance
Dexter Gordon3:06
18I Got You Under My Skin
Stan Getz3:16
19Round About Midnight
Wes Montgomery9:17
20How High the Moon
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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
Nat King Cole2:40

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ASIN:US: B000BRP7D2 [info]