The 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 1950–1954
2▶CD: 1955–1956
3▶CD: 1956–1957
4▼CD: 1957
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1Line for Lyons (with Paul Desmond)
recording of:
Line for Lyons
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
dedicated to:
Jimmy Lyons (Jimmy Lyons, DJ, founded Monterey Jazz Festival)
Gerry Mulligan3:09
2Playful Flute
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-10-11)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
recorded at:
Hackensack Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-10-11)
Yusef Lateef4:15
3Billie’s Bounce
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-12-13)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass [bass]:
George Joyner (on 1957-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1957-12-13)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1957-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-12-13)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-12-13)
conductor:
Red Garland (on 1957-12-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Prestige Records
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-12-13)
cover recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1957-12-13)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Red Garland9:24
4Come Fly With Me
recording of:
Come Fly With Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1957)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1957)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Maraville Music Corp., PW Arrangements, The International Music Network, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Van Heusen Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Frank Sinatra3:19
5Haitian Fight Song
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus12:01
6Soulville
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
recording of:
Soulville (on 1957-10-15)
writer:
Horace Silver
Ben Webster8:05
7Dial S for Sonny
Sonny Clark7:25
8I’ll Close My Eyes
Kenny Burrell4:49
9’s Wonderful / They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Anita O’Day2:58
10You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
Art Pepper5:25
11Farmer’s Market
Art Farmer5:50
12Landslide
The Curtis Counce Group8:36
5▶CD: 1957–1958
6▶CD: 1958–1959
7▶CD: 1958–1959
8▶CD: 1959

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ASIN:US: B004NTVMLA [info]