Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Solitaire
4:15
2Halls of Brass
5:02
3Ennui
3:43
4Adiós
2:36
5Bill's Blues
2:56
6Portrait of a Count
3:19
7Frank Speaking
3:15
823 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West
3:12
9Invention for Guitar and Trumpet
2:56
10My Lady
3:23
11Improvisation
6:26
12Harlem Nocturne
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Vinnie Dean (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
bass:
Don Bagley (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
guitar:
Sal Salvador (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
piano:
Stan Kenton (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Holman (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Richie Kamuca (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
trombone:
Bill Russo (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Bob Burgess (american trombonist) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Keith Moon (jazz trombonist) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Frank Rosolino (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Don Dennis (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Maynard Ferguson (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Ruben McFall (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
conductor:
Stan Kenton (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
3:10
13I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:25
14There's a Small Hotel
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
2:45
15Sophisticated Lady
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)
3:20
16Over the Rainbow
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Vinnie Dean (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gioga (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
bass:
Don Bagley (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
guitar:
Sal Salvador (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
piano:
Stan Kenton (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Holman (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Richie Kamuca (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
trombone:
Bill Russo (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Bob Burgess (american trombonist) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Keith Moon (jazz trombonist) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Frank Rosolino (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Don Dennis (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30), Maynard Ferguson (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30) and Ruben McFall (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
conductor:
Stan Kenton (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
arranger:
Bill Russo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (from 1953-01-28 until 1953-01-30)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:07
17Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:48
2CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Bags
3:05
2Shadow Waltz
2:38
3Fascinating Rhythm
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:47
4And the Bull Walked Around, Olay
2:43
5Jeepers Creepers
2:22
6If I Should Lose You
2:42
7All About Ronnie (alternate version)
recording of:
All About Ronnie
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
2:53
8Baia
2:51
9All About Ronnie
recording of:
All About Ronnie
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
2:55
10I Get a Kick Out of You
2:46
11I've Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
2:51
12You and the Night and the Music
recording of:
You and the Night and the Music
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
2:42
13April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:53
14Crazy Rhythm
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
2:59
15Autumn in New York
recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:42
16Reverie
2:57
17I Got It Bad
3:02
18How High the Moon
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (library/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 (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)
2:22
19Theme and Variations
2:47
20Zoot
3:20
21Of All Things
solo alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-03-01)
recording of:
Of All Things (on 1954-03-01)
composer:
Bill Holman
3:15
3CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:24
2In Lighter Vein
2:44
3My Funny Valentine
3:18
4Hav-a-Havana
2:54
5Bacante
4:22
6A Theme of Four Values
2:52
7Dusk
3:21
8Solo for Buddy
2:49
9The Opener
3:03
10Kingfish
3:09
11Fearless Finlay
3:06
12Sweets
2:36
13A Study for Bass
3:35
14Blues Before and After
2:02
15Egdon Heath
3:12
16Thisbe
2:51
17Stella by Starlight
recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
5:13
18Yesterdays
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
5:36
4CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:09
2I've Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
5:33
3What's New
5:44
4Black Coffee
3:40
5The Thrill Is Gone
2:52
6Stompin' at the Savoy
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4:37
7Royal Blue
5:53
8Stonpin' at the Savoy
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3:29
9Don't Be That Way
3:49
10I Got Rhythm
4:09
11The Morning After
4:05
12Stairway to the Stars
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Gabe Baltazar (on 1961-12-11)
baritone saxophone:
Allan Beutler (on 1961-12-11)
bass saxophone:
Joel Kaye (on 1961-12-11)
bass trombone:
Jim Amlotte (on 1961-12-11) and Dave Wheeler (on 1961-12-11)
double bass [bass]:
Pat Senatore (on 1961-12-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jerry Lestock McKenzie (on 1961-12-11)
mellophone [mellophonium]:
Dwight Carver (on 1961-12-11), Keith La Motte (on 1961-12-11), Carl Saunders (on 1961-12-11) and Ray Starling (on 1961-12-11)
piano:
Stan Kenton (on 1961-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Arnold (on 1961-12-11) and Paul Renzi (saxophone) (on 1961-12-11)
trombone:
Dee Barton (on 1961-12-11), Bob Fitzpatrick (on 1961-12-11), Bud Parker (on 1961-12-11) and Jack Spurlock (on 1961-12-11)
trumpet:
Norman Baltazar (on 1961-12-11), Bob Behrendt (on 1961-12-11), Bud Brisbois (on 1961-12-11), Bob Rolfe (on 1961-12-11), Dalton Smith (on 1961-12-11) and Marvin Stamm (on 1961-12-11)
tuba:
Dave Wheeler (on 1961-12-11)
arranger:
Bill Holman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-12-11)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (on 1961-12-11)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
5:53
13Malaguena
4:25
14Limehouse Blues
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Gabe Baltazar (on 1961-12-12)
baritone saxophone:
Allan Beutler (on 1961-12-12)
bass saxophone:
Joel Kaye (on 1961-12-12)
bass trombone:
Jim Amlotte (on 1961-12-12) and Dave Wheeler (on 1961-12-12)
double bass [bass]:
Pat Senatore (on 1961-12-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jerry Lestock McKenzie (on 1961-12-12)
mellophone [mellophonium]:
Dwight Carver (on 1961-12-12), Keith La Motte (on 1961-12-12), Carl Saunders (on 1961-12-12) and Ray Starling (on 1961-12-12)
piano:
Stan Kenton (on 1961-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Arnold (on 1961-12-12), Sam Donahue (on 1961-12-12) and Paul Renzi (saxophone) (on 1961-12-12)
trombone:
Dee Barton (on 1961-12-12), Bob Fitzpatrick (on 1961-12-12), Bud Parker (on 1961-12-12) and Jack Spurlock (on 1961-12-12)
trumpet:
Norman Baltazar (on 1961-12-12), Bob Behrendt (on 1961-12-12), Bud Brisbois (on 1961-12-12), Bob Rolfe (on 1961-12-12), Dalton Smith (on 1961-12-12) and Marvin Stamm (on 1961-12-12)
tuba:
Dave Wheeler (on 1961-12-12)
arranger:
Bill Holman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-12-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
Limehouse Blues (on 1961-12-12)
lyricist:
Douglas Furber
composer:
Philip Braham
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:29
15A Lot of Livin' to Do
recording of:
A Lot of Livin’ to Do (from “Bye Bye Birdie”)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
2:06
16It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World
1:38