JRR 10 March

JRR 100324

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Artist               Branford Marsalis Quartet Feat. Terence Blanchard

Title                Mo’ Better Blues

Composer       Bill Lee

Album             Mo’ Better Blues (soundtrack)

Label               CBS

Number          467160 2 Track 6

Duration         First 1.00

Performers    Branford Marsalis, ts; Terence Blanchard, t; Kenny Kirkland, p; Robert Leslie Hurst III, b; Jeff “Tain” Watts, d. 1990

 

DISC 1

Artist               Wynton Marsalis

Title                On A Misty Night

Composer       Tadd Dameron

Album             Motherless Brooklyn

Label               Watertower Music

Number          WTM30412 Track 9

Duration         5.35

Performers    Wynton Marsalis, t; Jerry Weldon, ts; Isaiah J Thompson, p;  Philip Norris, b; Joe Farnsworth, d. 2019.

 

DISC 2

Artist               Miles Davis

Title                Sequence Voiture: Sur l’Autoroute

Composer       Miles Davis

Album             L’Ascenseur pour L’echefuad

Label               Jazz Wax

Number          JWR 4503 S 1 T 3

Duration         2.22

Performers    Miles Davis, t; Barney Wilen, ts; Rene Urtreger, p; Pierre Michelot, b; Kenny Clarke, d.

 

DISC 3

Artist             Ethan Hawke

Title               My Funny Valentine

Composer     Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers

Album           Born To Be Blue Soundtrack

Label              Rhino

Number        554159

Duration       1.48

Performers: Ethan Hawke, v; Kevin Turcotte, t; David Braid, p; Steve Wallace, b; Terry Clarke, d 2016.

 

DISC 4

Artist               Chico Hamilton

Title                The Morning After

Composer       Chico Hamilton, arr. Jim Hall

Album             Sweet Smell of Success

Label               Vogue

Number          EPV 1227 S 2 T 2

Duration         2.07

Performers    Buddy Collette, cl, fl, as; Fred Katz, cello; Jim Hall, g; Carson Smith, b; Chico Hamilton, d. 1955.

 

DISC 5

Artist               Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers

Title                Jumpin’ Jive

Composer       Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer, arr. Illinois Jacquet

Album             Stormy Weather Original Film Soundtrack

Label               Calle Mayor Special Soundtracks

Number          SS077 Track 4

Duration         4.34

Performers    Cab Calloway, v; Nicholas Brothers, v, tap; Jonah Jones, Russell Smith, Paul Webster, Shad Collins, t; Keg Johnson, Quentin Jackson, Tyree Glenn, Fred Robinson, tb; Hilton Jefferson, Rudy Powell, Ike Quebec, Illinois Jacquet, Al Gibson, reeds; Dave Rivera, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton b; J. C. Heard, d; 1943

 

DISC 6

Artist               Louis Armstrong

Title                Basin Street Blues

Composer       Williams

Album             Glenn Miller Story: Music from the Motion Picture

Label               Brunswick

Number          LA 8691 Track 1

Duration         5.52

Performers    Louis Armstrong, t,v; Barney Bigard, cl; Bud Freeman, ts; Trummy Young, tb; Billy Kyle, p; Arvell Shaw, b; Kenny John, d. 1954.

 

DISC 7

Artist               Dexter Gordon

Title                Still Time

Composer       Herbie Hancock

Album             Round Midnight Soundtrack

Label               Columbia Legacy

Number          507924-2 Track 9

Duration         3.51

Performers    Dexter Gordon, ss; Herbie Hancock, p; Pierre Michelot, b; Billy Higgins, d. 1986.

 

DISC 8

Artist               Diana Ross

Title                What a Little Moonlight Can do

Composer       H Woods

Album             Lady Sings The Blues – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Label               Motown

Number          TMSP 1131 Side 2 Track 6

Duration         1.51

Performers    Diana Ross, v; Sweets Edison, Cat Anderson, Al Aarons, Bobby Bryant, t; Grover Mitchell, Henry Coker, Jimmy Cleveland,  Maurice Spears, George Bohanon, tb; Buddy Collette, Ernie Watts, Georgie Auld, Jack Nimitz, Plas Johnson, Marshall Royal, reeds; Don Abney, p; Red Callendar, b; Earl Palmer, d. 1972.

 

DISC 9

Artist               Gerry Mulligan

Title                Night Watch

Composer       Johnny Mandel

Album             I Want To Live

Label               Poll Winners

Number          PWR 27390 Track 3

Duration         3.55

Performers    Gerry Mulligan bars; Art Farmer, t; Frank Rosolino, tb; Bud Shank, as; Pete Jolly, p; Red Mitchell, b; Shelly Manne, d. 24 May 1958.

 

DISC 10

Artist               Bob Wallis

Title                Aunt Flo

Composer       Hugh Rainey

Album             British Traditional Jazz Goes to the Movies

Label               Lake

Number          LAC56 Track 8

Duration         2.33

Performers    Bob Wallis, t; Al Gay, ss; Avo Avison, tb; Pete Gresham, p; Hugh Rainey, bj; Drag Kirby, b; Alan Poston, d. 16 Nov 1961.

 

DISC 11

Artist               Krzysztof Komeda

Title                Dicky’s Death

Composer       Komeda

Album             Cul De Sac and Knife in the Water

Label               Harkit

Number          HRKCD 8137 Track 6

Duration         1.46

Performers    Krzysztof Komeda, and London studio orchestra. 1966.

 

DISC 12

Artist               Liz English, Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft

Title                Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

Composer       Floyd Huddleston, Al Rinker

Album             The Aristocats (Original Soundtrack)

Label               Walt Disney Records

Number          358 6202 Track 4

Duration         5.53

Performers    Liz English, Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Eva Gabor, Lord Tim Hudson, Vito Scotti. Studio orchestra. 1970

 

DISC 13

Artist               Modern Jazz Quartet

Title                The Golden Striker

Composer       John Lewis

Album             Fontessa and No Sun in Venice

Label               Essntial Jazz Classics

Number          EJC 55424 Track 8

Duration         3.40

Performers    John Lewis, p; Milt Jackson, vib; Percy Heath, b; Connie Kay, d. 4 April 1957.

 

DISC 14

Artist               Laura Karpman

Title                Family Is, Monk Is

Composer       Laura Karpman

Album             American Fiction (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Label               Sony Masterworks

Number          G010005189635BTrack 1

Duration        4.53

Performers    Laura Karpman, Patrice Rushen, p; Elena Pinderhughes, fl; John Yoakum, as; studio orchestra, Abbey Road, London. 2023.