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
5▶CD: 1957–1958
6▼CD: 1958–1959
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moanin’
recording of:
Moanin’
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers9:32
2Hip Strut
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-05-02)
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Pete La Roca (on 1959-05-02)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1959-05-02)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-05-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1959-05-02)
Jackie McLean11:16
3Do It the Hard Way
recording of:
Do It the Hard Way (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
translated version of:
På vranga
part of:
Pal Joey
Chet Baker3:02
4Cherokee
Johnny Griffin6:46
5Let’s Face the Music & Dance
cover recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Ella Fitzgerald2:57
6Ginza Samba
Cal Tjader & Stan Getz11:00
7In the Wee Small Hours
Ben Webster3:12
8You’ve Changed
recording of:
You’ve Changed
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
Billie Holiday3:19
9The Night We Called It a Day
cover recording of:
The Night We Called It a Day
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
BMI/Embassy Music Corp. and Dorsey Brothers Music
Chris Connor3:24
10Along Came Betty
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers6:11
11Cheek to Cheek
cover recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Ella Fitzgerald3:47
12Peace Piece
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1958-12-15)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-15)
recording of:
Peace Piece (on 1958-12-15)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music Corp., Folkways Music and TRO-Acorn Music
Bill Evans4.56:43
13It Ain’t Necessary So
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
Oscar Peterson2:46
7▶CD: 1958–1959
8▶CD: 1959

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ASIN:US: B004NTVMLA [info]