Milestones of a Blues Legend

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: "Singin' The Blues" (1957)
▶ CD 2: "The Blues" (1957)
▶ CD 3: "B.B. King Wails" (1958)
▶ CD 4: "B.B. King Sings Spirituals" (1959)
▼ CD 5: "Compositions Of Duke Ellington And Others" (1960)
#TitleRatingLength
5-1Cottontail
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:08
5-2Solitude
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:17
5-3Jack The Bear
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:29
5-4Sophisticated Lady
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
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)
3:37
5-5Jeeps Blues
cover recording of:
Jeep’s Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
4:38
5-6Take The "A" Train
cover recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
3:03
5-7Don't Get Around Much Any More
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:15
5-8Main Stem
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:58
5-9Mood Indigo
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:57
5-10Eastside Westside
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
3:07
5-11Jump With You Baby (1955)
recording of:
Jump With You Baby
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:14
5-12Lonely And Blue (1955)
recording of:
Lonely and Blue
writer:
John Costa Jr. and John Erby (Jazz Pianist)
publisher:
Unique - Music Pub
2:58
5-13Sixteen Tons (1955)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
2:34
5-14Talkin' The Blues (1955)
recording of:
Talkin' the Blues
writer:
B.B. King
2:22
5-15I'm Cracking Up Over You (1956)
recording of:
I'm Cracking Up Over You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:52
5-16Bim Bam (1956)
recording of:
Bim Bam
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
2:35
5-17On My Word Of Honor (1956)
recording of:
On My Word of Honor
writer:
Katherine Harrison and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:55
5-18Cant't We Take It Over (1956)
recording of:
Can’t We Talk It Over
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
3:23
▶ CD 6: "King Of The Blues" (1960)
▶ CD 7: "My Kind Of Blues" (1960)
▶ CD 8: "More B.B. King" (1961)
▶ CD 9: "Easy Listening Blues" (1962)
▶ CD 10: "Twist With B.B. King" (1962)

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7766195 [info]

Release group

part of:10 CD Collection (order: 8)