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| 1 | –Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet | The Sheik Of ArabyBass [String] – Johnny WilliamsClarinet – Danny PoloDrums – Walter JohnsonGuitar – Lawrence LuciePiano – Gene RodgersTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – J.C. HigginbothamTrumpet – Benny CarterWritten-By – Francis Wheeler, Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder |
2:57 |
| 2 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | Cotton TailAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Otto HardwickBass [String] – Jimmy BlantonClarinet – Barney BigardClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Harry CarneyClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny HodgesCornet – Rex StewartDrums – Sonny GreerGuitar – Fred GuyPiano, Directed By [Direction] – Duke EllingtonTenor Saxophone – Ben WebsterTrombone – Joe Nanton, Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Cootie Williams, Wallace JonesValve Trombone – Juan TizolWritten-By – Edward Kennedy Ellington* |
3:09 |
| 3 | –Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five | Summit Ridge DriveBass [String] – Jud DeNautDrums – Nick FatoolElectric Guitar – Al HendricksonHarpsichord – Johnny GuarnieriTrumpet – Billy ButterfieldWritten-By, Clarinet – Artie Shaw |
3:18 |
| 4 | –Sidney Bechet Trio* | Blues In ThirdsClarinet – Sidney BechetDrums – Baby DoddsWritten-By, Piano – Earl Hines |
2:55 |
| 5 | –Benny Carter And His Orchestra | All Of MeAlto Saxophone – Chauncey HaughtonAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – George James Arranged By – Carter*Bass [String] – Hayes AlvisClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Directed By [Direction] – Benny CarterDrums – Keg PurnellGuitar – Everett BarksdalePiano – Sonny WhiteTenor Saxophone – George Irish, Stafford SimonTrombone – Benny Morton, Madison Vaughan, Milton RobinsonTrumpet – Bobby Williams , Russell Smith, Sidney de ParisWritten-By – Gerald Marks, Seymour B. Simons* |
3:20 |
| 6 | –Metronome All Stars | One O'Clock JumpAlto Saxophone – Benny Carter, Toots MondelloBass [String] – Artie BernsteinClarinet – Benny GoodmanDrums – Buddy RichElectric Guitar – Charlie ChristianPiano – Count BasieTenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, Tex BenekeTrombone – J.C. Higginbotham, Tommy DorseyTrumpet – Cootie Williams, Harry James , Ziggy ElmanWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
3:24 |
| 7 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Yes Indeed!Alto Saxophone – Fred Stulce, Heinie BeauBass [String] – Sid WeissClarinet, Alto Saxophone – Johnny MinceDrums – Buddy RichGuitar – Clark Yokum*Piano – Joe BushkinTenor Saxophone – Don Lodice, Paul MasonTrombone – George Arus, Les Jenkins, Lowell MartinTrombone, Directed By [Direction] – Tommy DorseyTrumpet – Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Blake, Ray Linn, Ziggy ElmanVocals – Jo StaffordVocals, Written-By, Arranged By – Sy Oliver |
3:27 |
| 8 | –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra | Things Ain't What They Used To BeAlto Saxophone – Johnny HodgesBaritone Saxophone – Harry CarneyBass [String] – Jimmy BlantonDrums – Sonny GreerPiano – Duke EllingtonTrombone – Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Ray NanceWritten-By – Edward Kennedy Ellington* |
3:36 |
| 9 | –John Kirby And His Orchestra | St. Louis BluesAlto Saxophone – Russell ProcopeBass [String] – John KirbyClarinet – Buster BaileyDrums – Specs PowellPiano – Billy KyleTrumpet – Charlie ShaversWritten-By – W.C. Handy* |
2:44 |
| 10 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | Stormy Monday BluesArranged By – Crowder*Bass [String] – Truck ParhamClarinet, Alto Saxophone – Leroy Harris, Scoops CareyDrums – Rudolph TaylorGuitar – Clifton Best*Piano, Directed By [Direction] – Earl HinesTenor Saxophone – Budd Johnson, Robert Crowder , William Randall*Trombone – George Hunt, Gerald Valentine , Joe McLewisTrumpet – George Dixon, Harry Jackson*, Jesse Miller, Maurice McConnell*Vocals – Billy EckstineWritten-By – William Eckstine*, Earl Hines, Bob Crowder* |
3:07 |
| 11 | –Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | Night In Tunisia—InterludeBass [String] – Ray BrownDrums – J.C. HeardGuitar – Bill DeArango*Piano – Al HaigProducer – Leonard FeatherTenor Saxophone – Don ByasTrumpet – Dizzy GillespieVibraphone – Milt JacksonWritten-By – Frank Paparelli, John Gillespie* |
3:03 |
| 12 | –Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars | Spotlite [Based On Just You, Just Me]Alto Saxophone – Pete Brown Bass [String] – Al McKibbonDrums – Shelly ManneGuitar – Mary OsbornePiano – Jimmy Jones Producer – Leonard FeatherTenor Saxophone – Allen Eager, Coleman HawkinsTrumpet – Charlie ShaversWritten-By – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages |
3:06 |
| 13 | –The 52nd Street All Stars* | Allen's AlleyAlto Saxophone – Pete Brown Bass [String] – Al McKibbonDrums – Shelly ManneGuitar – Mary OsbornePiano – Jimmy Jones Producer – Leonard FeatherTenor Saxophone – Allen EagerWritten-By – Denzil deCosta Best* |
3:00 |
| 14 | –Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies* | Cadillac SlimAlto Saxophone – Benny CarterBass [String] – John SimmonsDrums – Sid Catlett*Piano – Sonny WhiteTenor Saxophone – Ben WebsterTrombone – Al GreyTrumpet – Buck ClaytonWritten-By – Benjamin Francis Webster* |
3:03 |
| 15 | –Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys | EpistrophyAlto Saxophone – Sonny StittBaritone Saxophone – Eddie DeVerteuil*Bass [String] – Al HallDrums – Kenny ClarkeGuitar – John Collins Piano – Bud PowellTenor Saxophone – Ray AbramsTrumpet – Fats Navarro, Kenny DorhamWritten-By – Kenneth S. Clarke*, Thelonious Monk |
2:52 |
| 16 | –Esquire All-American Award Winners* | Buckin' The BluesBaritone Saxophone – Harry CarneyBass [String] – Chubby JacksonDrums – Shadow WilsonGuitar – John Collins Piano – Teddy WilsonProducer – Leonard FeatherTenor Saxophone – Coleman HawkinsTrombone – J.J. JohnsonTrumpet – Buck ClaytonWritten-By – Leonard Geoffrey Feather* |
2:58 |
| 17 | –Art Tatum | Out Of NowherePiano [Solo] – Art TatumWritten-By – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green |
2:49 |
| 18 | –Jack Teagarden's Big Eight* | Blues After HoursBass [String] – Jack LesbergClarinet – Peanuts HuckoDrums – Dave ToughGuitar – Chuck WaynePiano – Gene SchroederTenor Saxophone – Cliff StricklandTrombone, Vocals – Jack TeagardenTrumpet – Max KaminskyWritten-By – Teagarden* |
3:17 |
| 19 | –Erroll Garner | Erroll's BouncePiano [Solo], Written-By – Erroll Garner |
2:57 |
| 20 | –Louis Armstrong And His All Stars* | Ain't Misbehavin'Bass [String] – Bob HaggartClarinet – Peanuts HuckoCornet – Bobby HackettDrums – Sid Catlett*Piano – Dick CaryTrombone – Jack TeagardenTrumpet, Vocals – Louis ArmstrongWritten-By – Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller*, Harry Brooks |
3:55 |
| 21 | –Lennie Tristano | (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A ChancePiano [Solo] – Lennie TristanoWritten-By – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young |
2:52 |
| 22 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Your Red WagonAlto Saxophone – Charlie Price*, Preston LoveBaritone Saxophone – Jack WashingtonBass [String] – Walter PageDrums – Jo JonesGuitar – Freddie GreenPiano, Directed By [Direction] – Count BasieTenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate, Paul GonsalvesTrombone – Bill Johnson, Dicky Wells*, George Matthews , Ted DonnellyTrumpet – Ed Lewis, Emmett Berry, Harry Edison, Snooky YoungVocals – Jimmy RushingWritten-By – Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Richard Jones |
2:47 |
| 23 | –Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | Algo Bueno (Woody'n You)Alto Saxophone – Howard Johnson , John Brown Baritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass [String] – Al McKibbonCongas – Chano Pozo Gonzales*Drums – Kenny ClarkePiano – John Lewis Tenor Saxophone – George Nicholas , Joe GaylesTrombone – Ted Kelly, Bill Shepherd*Trumpet – Benny Bailey, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Lamar Wright, Jr.*Trumpet, Directed By [Direction] – Dizzy GillespieWritten-By – John Gillespie* |
2:56 |
| 24 | –The Metronome All-Stars* | OvertimeAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerBaritone Saxophone – Ernie CaceresBass [String] – Eddie SafranskiClarinet – Buddy DeFrancoDrums – Shelly ManneGuitar – Billy BauerPiano – Lennie TristanoProducer – Ch. Green*, Steve SholesTenor Saxophone – Charlie VenturaTrombone – J.J. Johnson, Kai WindingTrumpet – Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Miles DavisWritten-By, Arranged By, Directed By [Direction] – Pete Rugolo |
3:07 |
| 25 | –Oscar Peterson Trio* | My Heart Stood StillBass [String] – Auston Roberts*Guitar – Ben Johnson Piano – Oscar PetersonWritten-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart* |
3:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – BMG Entertainment
- Copyright (c) – BMG Music
Credits
- A&R [Direction] – Rolf Enoch
- Art Direction – Scott Johnson
- Engineer [Reissue] – Jochen Hinsch
- Liner Notes – Brian Rust, Stephanie Stein*
- Photography By – Frank Driggs
- Producer [Series] – Steve Gates*
Notes
Total Playing Time — 79:06Tracks:
1) Recorded in New York, January 3, 1940 [SOURCE: 046157-1; BB B-10770]
2) Recorded in Hollywood, May 4, 1940 [SOURCE: 049655-1; Vic 26610]
3) Recorded in Hollywood, September 3, 1940 [SOURCE: 055062-1; Vic 26763]
4) Recorded in Chicago, September 6, 1940 [SOURCE: 053431-2; Vic 27204]
5) Recorded in New York, November 19, 1940 [SOURCE: 057656-1; BB B-10962]
6) Recorded in New York, January 16, 1941 [SOURCE: 060332-1; Vic 27314]
7) Recorded in New York, February 17, 1941 [SOURCE: 060908; Vic 27421]
8) Recorded in Hollywood, July 3, 1941 [SOURCE: 061348-1; BB B-11447]
9) Recorded in New York, February 11, 1942 [SOURCE: 071903-1; Vic 27926]
10) Recorded in New York, March 19, 1942 [SOURCE: 073462-1; BB B-11567]
11) Recorded in New York, February 22, 1946 [SOURCE: D6-VB-1683-1; Vic 40-0130]
12) Recorded in New York, February 27, 1946 [SOURCE: D6-VB-1309; Vic 40-0131]
13) Recorded in New York, February 27, 1946 [SOURCE: D-6VB-1311-1; Vic 40-0133]
14) Recorded in New York, August 23, 1946 [SOURCE: D6-VB-2697-1; Swing 258]
15) Recorded in New York, September 5, 1946 [SOURCE: D6-VB-2792-1; Swing 224]
16) Recorded in New York, December 4, 1946 [SOURCE: D6-VB-3372; Vic 40-0135]
17) Recorded in New York, January 20, 1947 [SOURCE: D7-VB-76-1; Vic LPM-3001]
18) Recorded in New York, March 14, 1947 [SOURCE: D7-VB-661-1; Vic 20-2458]
19) Recorded in Hollywood, April 22, 1947 [SOURCE: D7-VB-515-1; Vic 20-3086]
20) Recorded live in concert at Town Hall in New York, May 17, 1947 [SOURCE: D8 VC-73; Vic 40-4005]
21) Recorded in New York, September 23, 1947 [SOURCE: D7-VB-1649; Vic 27-0145]
22) Recorded in Hollywood, December 8, 1947 [SOURCE: D7-VB-2169-1; Vic 20-2677]
23) Recorded in New York, December 22, 1947 [SOURCE: D7-VB-2932-1; Vic 20-3186]
24) Recorded in New York, January 3, 1949 [SOURCE: D9VC 1000-2; CAL-426 LP]
25) Recorded in Montreal, Canada, November 14, 1949 [SOURCE: 9.805-2; Vic 56-0042]
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Tracks 1-8, 10-17, 19-25: ASCAP
Track 9: P.D. (Public Domain)
Track 18: BMI
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Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 9026-68779-2 8
- Matrix / Runout: 09026687792 X1J
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L238
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 4101
- Other (SPARS Code): AAD

