Great Ladies and Gents of Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Great Gents of Jazz
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Too Close for Comfort
Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Orchestra4:03
2Makin' Whoopee
recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Company, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Woody Herman3:29
3Sent for You Yesterday
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing4:03
4Every Day (I Have the Blues)
Count Basie & Joe Williams5:28
5Goin' to Chicago
recording of:
Goin’ to Chicago
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Jimmy Rushing
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie & Al Hibbler3:26
6Easy Living
recording of:
Easy Living
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
Chet Baker3:23
7Mumbles
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1964-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1964-02-26)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1964-02-26)
trumpet and lead vocals:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1964-02-26)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Toronto, ON, Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-02-26)
recording of:
Mumbles (on 1964-02-26)
composer:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
Clark Terry with The Oscar Peterson Trio2:04
8A Sunday Kind of Love
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
Billy Eckstine3:20
9Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
Louis Jordan2:36
10Cloudburst
recording of:
Cloudburst
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Jimmy Harris and Leroy Kirkland
publisher:
Eastwick Music Co., Hendricks Music Inc. and 大洋音楽
Jon Hendricks2:11
11Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
Louis Armstrong4:53
12Unforgettable
recording of:
Unforgettable
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Oscar Peterson2:38
13Hold Me
Brook Benton3:28
▼CD 2: Great Ladies of Jazz
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Billie Holiday3:45
2God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday4:01
3Come Rain or Come Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Billie Holiday4:22
4Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
cover recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Abbey Lincoln6:47
5's Wonderful
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
orchestra:
Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
Sarah Vaughan2:32
6Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Sarah Vaughan2:27
7I Loves You Porgy (live version)
bass, bass guitar and percussion:
Lisle Atkinson
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21)
flute:
Rudy Stevenson
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21)
harmonica:
Al Schackman
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-21)
live cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1964-03-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Nina Simone52:34
8Love Is Here to Stay
Ella Fitzgerald3:57
9It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Ella Fitzgerald4:15
10I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
Shirley Horn5:02
11Ain't Misbehavin'
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Dinah Washington2:38
12What Difference a Day Made
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1959-02-19)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1959-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-19)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-02-19)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1959-02-19)
piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (on 1959-02-19)
lead vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
vocals:
Dinah Washington (on 1959-02-19)
orchestra:
Belford Hendricks' Orchestra (on 1959-02-19)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks (on 1959-02-19)
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
What a Diff’rence a Day Made (on 1959-02-19)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
María Grever
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Estate of Stanley Adams, Maurice Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Stanley Adams Music, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Golden Sands Enterprises, Inc.
is based on:
Cuando vuelva a tu lado
Dinah Washington3.352:28