JRR 270920
DISC 1
Artist Louis Armstrong
Title Potato Head Blues
Composer Armstrong
Album The Essential Louis Armstrong
Label MetroDoubles / Union Square
Number 576 CD 1 Track 18
Duration 2.57
Performers Louis Armstrong, t; Johnny Dodds, cl; John Thomas, tb; Lil Hardin, p; Johnny St Cyr, bj; Pete Briggs, tu; Baby Dodds, d. 10 May 1927.
DISC 2
Artist Duke Ellington
Title It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Composer Ellington / Mills
Album Piano In The Background
Label Columbia
Number 87107 Track 7
Duration 4.34
Performers Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Andres Merenghito, t; Booty Wood, Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol, tb; Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Billy Strayhorn, p; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d. May 1960
DISC 3
Artist John Coltrane
Title Velvet Scene
Composer Mal Waldron
Album Dakar
Label Prestige
Number 7280 Track 4
Duration 4.54
Performers John Coltrane, ts; Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, bars; Mal Waldron, p; Doug Watkins, b; Art Taylor, d.
DISC 4
Artist Dizzy Gillespie
Title Manteca
Composer Gillespie / Fuller / Pozo
Album Latin Jazz
Label CD Livre
Number 2 90982865 4 Track 3
Duration 3.09
Performers Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright Jr, Benny Bailey, t; William Shepherd, Ted Kelly, tb; Howard Johnson, John Brown, Big Nick Nicholas, Cecil Payne, reeds; John Lewis, p; Al McKibbon, b; Kenny Clarke d. Dec 1947.
DISC 5
Artist Oscar Peterson
Title Have You Met Miss Jones?
Composer Rodgers / Hart
Album At Zardi’s
Label Pablo
Number 2620-118 CD 2 Track 15
Duration 2.33
Performers Oscar Peterson, p; Ray Brown, b; Herb Ellis, g. 8 Nov 1956
DISC 6
Artist Carmen McRae
Title Skyliner
Composer Dale Bennett
Album Carmen McRae
Label Vocalion
Number VL3697 Track 6
Duration 2.57
Performers Carmen McRae with Jack Pleis and His Orchestra, 1958
DISC 7
Artist Bob Brookmeyer
Title Misty
Composer Erroll Garner
Album Bob Brookmeyer and Friends
Label Columbia
Number 2237 Track 2
Duration 5.17
Performers Bob Brookmeyer, vtb; Stan Getz, ts; Herbie Hancock, p; Gary Burton, vib; Ron Carter, b; Elvin Jones, d. 1964.
DISC 8
Artist Joe Pass
Title Limehouse blues
Composer Fuller, Braham
Album For Django
Label World Pacific
Number ST 85 Track 10
Duration 2.14
Performers Joe Pass, John Pisano, g; Jim Hughart, b; Colin Bailey, d. 1964
DISC 9
Artist Tina Brooks
Title True Blue
Composer Brooks
Album Tina Brooks
Label Blue Note
Number 84041 track 4
Duration 4.57
Performers Tina Brooks, ts; Freddie Hubbard, t; Duke Jordan, p; Sam Jones, b; Art Taylor, d. 25 June 1960.
DISC 10
Artist Keith Jarrett
Title Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Composer Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
Album La Scala, (Milan)
Label ECM
Number 1640 Track 3
Duration 5.20
Performers Keith Jarrett, p. 13 Feb 1995.
DISC 11
Artist Mina Agossi
Title Voodoo Chile
Composer Jimi Hendrix
Album Well You Needn’t
Label Candid
Number 79841 Track 9
Duration 4.23 (but take an early fade)
Performers Mina Agossi, v; Rob Henke, t; Alex Hiele, b; Ichiro Ooe, d; Bachir Sonogo, perc; 2005.
DISC 12
Artist Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges
Title Basin Street Blues
Composer Williams
Album Back To Back
Label verve
Number Track 2
Duration 8.04
Performers: Harry Sweets Edison, t; Johnny Hodges, as; Duke Ellington, p; Les Spann, g; Sam Jones, b; Jo Jones, d. 20 Feb 1959.