The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz

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1Star Dust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-11-04)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-11-04) and George James (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1931-11-04)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1931-11-04)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-11-04)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (Jazz banjo and guitar) (on 1931-11-04)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (US jazz pianist) (on 1931-11-04)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (jazz tenor sax) (on 1931-11-04)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (jazz trombonist) (on 1931-11-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04) and Zilner Randolph (on 1931-11-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-11-04)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-11-04)
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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:35
2Dead Man Blues
banjo:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-09-21)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1926-09-21), Darnell Howard (on 1926-09-21) and Omer Simeon (on 1926-09-21)
cornet:
George Mitchell (US jazz trumpeter and cornet player) (on 1926-09-21)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1926-09-21)
drums (drum set):
Andrew Hilaire (on 1926-09-21)
other instruments:
Marty Bloom (on 1926-09-21)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-09-21)
trombone:
Kid Ory (on 1926-09-21)
vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr (on 1926-09-21) and Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-09-21)
conductor:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-09-21)
remasters:
Dead Man Blues (take 1) by Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
recording of:
Dead Man Blues (on 1926-09-21)
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers43:15
3Dear Old Southland
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-14)
double bass:
Jimmy Jones (Jazz bassist *NOT the pianist*) (on 1937-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Wilbert Kirk (on 1937-04-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Miller (Jazz guitar player) (on 1937-04-14)
piano:
Erskine Butterfield (on 1937-04-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1937-04-14)
tenor saxophone:
Jerome Pasquall (on 1937-04-14) and Gil White (on 1937-04-14)
trombone:
Chester Burrill (on 1937-04-14) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-04-14)
trumpet:
Clarence Brereton (on 1937-04-14), Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1937-04-14) and Demas Dean (trumpeter) (on 1937-04-14)
violin:
Oscar Madera (on 1937-04-14)
lead vocals:
Noble Sissle (on 1937-04-14)
vocals:
Noble Sissle (on 1937-04-14)
performer:
Sidney Bechet
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-400)
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
Noble Sissle and His Orchestra2:37
4Singin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-02-04)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-04) and Doc Ryker (on 1927-02-04)
clarinet and reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-02-04)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1927-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Chauncey Morehouse (on 1927-02-04)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1927-02-04)
piano:
Paul Mertz (Paul Madeira Mertz) (on 1927-02-04)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1927-02-04)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1927-02-04)
performer:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer)
arranger:
Fud Livingston
instrumental recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) and J. Russel Robinson
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1927-02-04)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) and J. Russel Robinson
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:02
5St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1929-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:59
6The Mooche
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-10-01)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-10-01) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-01)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1928-10-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-10-01)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-10-01), Harry Carney (on 1928-10-01) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-01)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1928-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1928-10-01)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-10-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1928-10-01)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-01)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-10-01)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1928-10-01)
trumpet:
Bubber Miley (on 1928-10-01) and Arthur Whetsel (on 1928-10-01)
vocals:
Baby Cox (on 1928-10-01)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1928-10-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra13:16
7Hotter Than 'Ell
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (, on 1934-09-25)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-09-25) and Russell Procope (on 1934-09-25)
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (on 1934-09-25), Hilton Jefferson (on 1934-09-25) and Russell Procope (on 1934-09-25)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1934-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1934-09-25)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1934-09-25)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1934-09-25)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1934-09-25)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-09-25) and Claude Jones (on 1934-09-25)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1934-09-25), Irving "Mouse" Randolph (on 1934-09-25) and Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1934-09-25)
recording of:
Hotter Than 'Ell (on 1934-09-25)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:57
8King Porter Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-01)
alto saxophone:
Toots Mondello (on 1935-07-01) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1935-07-01)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1935-07-01)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Harry Goodman (on 1935-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1935-07-01)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1935-07-01)
piano:
Frank Froeba (on 1935-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Clark (tenor saxophonist) (on 1935-07-01) and Art Rollini (on 1935-07-01)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1935-07-01) and Jack Lacey (on 1935-07-01)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1935-07-01), Nate Kazebier (on 1935-07-01) and Ralph Muzzillo (on 1935-07-01)
arranger:
Fletcher Henderson
recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1935-07-01)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:11
9Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
recorded at and engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra33:15
10Cotton Tail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet, baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet:
Harry Carney and Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet and cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass, double bass [b] and double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar and guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano and piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04) and Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04) and Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04), Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Ben Webster
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra13:13
11Jumpin' at the Woodside
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1960-06-09)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1960-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1960-06-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1960-06-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1960-06-09)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1960-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1960-06-09) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1960-06-09)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1960-06-09), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1960-06-09) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1960-06-09)
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn (on 1960-06-09), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1960-06-09), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1960-06-09) and Snooky Young (on 1960-06-09)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1960-06-09)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1960-06-09)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:10
12Solitude
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1941-05-09), Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1941-05-09)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Ernie Powell (on 1941-05-09)
double bass:
Grachan Moncur (bassist) (on 1941-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Herbert Cowens (jazz drummer) (on 1941-05-09)
guitar:
Paul Chapman (US jazz guitar player and singer) (on 1941-05-09)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.) (on 1941-05-09) and Eddie Heywood (on 1941-05-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1941-05-09)
lead vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1941-05-09)
orchestra:
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (on 1941-05-09)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1941-05-09)
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.
Billie Holiday3:14
13Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-02-28)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-02-28)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1945-02-28)
guitar:
Remo Palmier (on 1945-02-28)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1945-02-28)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-02-28)
orchestra:
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet (on 1945-02-28)
recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1945-02-28)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:41
14Straight, No Chaser
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
Thelonious Monk2:57
15They Can't Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1954-04-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Sarah Vaughan and Her Trio2:42
16Take Five (45-RPM version)
recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (on 1959-07-01)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet52:55
17Doodlin'
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1954-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-11-13)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-11-13)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1954-11-13)
recording of:
Doodlin’ (original instrumental version) (on 1954-11-13)
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc.
Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers6:45
18Giant Steps
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-05-05) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-05-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Giant Steps (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
John Coltrane Quartet3.34:45
19So What
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-03-02)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-03-02)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
remix of:
So What (stereo) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
So What (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Miles Davis Sextet4.29:24
20Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1992-10-10)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra5:35

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excerpt from:Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s Music
part of:Ken Burns Jazz (order: 14)