100 BEST JAZZ

 

CD 1 – CLASSIC JAZZ VOCALS

1.       I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Julie London
(Cross-Cory) (2:50)

2.       Something Cool – June Christy
(Barnes) (4:16)

3.       My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker
(Rodgers-Hart) (2:18)

4.       Misty Blue – Ella Fitzgerald
(Montgomery) (2:28)

5.       Darn That Dream – Nancy Wilson
(De Lange-Van Heusen) (2:50)

6.       Autumn In New York – Jo Stafford
(Vernon Duke) (2:39)

7.       April In Paris – Dinah Shore
(Harburg-Duke) (2:56)

8.       Do Nothing Till You Here From Me – Abbey Lincoln
(Ellington-Russell) (2:14)

9.       Day In – Day Out – Mark Murphy
(Bloom-Mercer) (3:50)

10.   It Had To Be You – Dinah Shore
(Kahn-Jones) (3:23)

11.   Angel Eyes – Jack Jones
(Brent-Dennis) (3:12)

12.   The Man I Love – Carmen McRae
(Gershwin-Gershwin) (4:16)

13.   It Don’t Mean A Thing – Annie Ross
(Duke Ellington) (2:08)

14.   Here’s That Rainy Day – Sue Raney
(Burke-Van Heusen) (4:12)

15.   Stars Fell On Alabama – Jack Teagarden
(Parish-Perkins) (2:58)

16.   Blue Moon – Billie Holiday
(Rodgers-Hart) (2:11)

17.   A Foggy Day – Dakota Staton
(Gershwin-Gershwin) (2:17)

18.   Exactly Like You – Dianne Reeves
(Fields-McHugh) (5:20)

19.   I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues – Lou Rawls
(Ellington-George) (3:22)

20.   Something To Live For – Lena Horne
(Ellington- Strayhorn) (5:24)

 

CD 2 – SWING CLASSICS IN HIFI 

1.       For Dancers Only – Billy May And His Orchestra
(Oliver-Raye-Schoen) (2:42)

2.       Stompin’ At The Savoy – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
(Sampson-Webb-Goodman) (3:11)

3.       Leap Frog – Les Brown And His Orchestra
(Corday-Garland) (2:46)

4.       Satin Doll – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
(Strayhorn-Ellngton) (2:56)

5.       Let’s Dance – Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
(Stone-Benime-Baldridge) (2:12)

6.       T’Ain’t What You Do – Billy May And His Orchestra
(Oliver-Young) (2:58)

7.       Opus No. 1 – Glen Grey And The Casa Loma Orchestra
(Sy Oliver) (2:56)

8.       Intermission Riff – Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
(Ray Wetzel) (4:14)

9.       Sleep – Woody Herman And His Orchestra
(Earl Lebieg) (3:50)

10.   Jumpin’ At The Woodside – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
(Count Basie) (3:28)

11.   Harlem Air Shaft – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
(Duke Ellington) (3:54)

12.   I’m Beginning To See The Light – Harry James And His Orchestra
(Ellington-George-Hodges-James) (3:06)

13.   A Good Man Is Hard To Find – Les Brown And His Orchestra
(Edward Grren) (2:25)

14.   Annie Laurie – Billy May And His Orchestra
((Douglass-Scott) (3:05)

15.   The Peanut Vendor – Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
(Gilbert-Simons-Sunshine) (4:33)

16.   Come And Get It – Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra
(Sonny Dunham) (2:54)

17.   Margie – Billy May And His Orchestra
(Davis-Conrad-Robinson) (3:05)

18.   I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me – Les Brown And His Orchestra
(Irving Berlin) (2:46)

19.   Apollo Jumps – Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra
(Benny Carter) (2:57)

20.   Sing, Sing Sing - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
(Louis Prima) (7:22)

 

CD 3 – LATIN JAZZ

1.       Machito – Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
(Pete Rugolo) (3:00)

2.       Jahberu – Tadd Dameron
(Tadd Dameron) (2:52)

3.       Tin Tin Deo – James Moody & Chano Pozo
(Pozo-Fuller) (2:44)

4.       Basheer’s Dream – Kenny Dorham
(Gigi Gryce) (5:00)

5.       Congalegra – Horace Parlan
(Ray Barretto) (4:22)

6.       Mambo Inn – Grant Green
(Smpson-Woodlon-Bauza) (5:47)

7.       Paco – Gerald Wilson
(Gerald Wilson) (6:18)

8.       Agua Dulce – The Jazz Crusaders
(Joe Sample) (5:18)

9.       Favela – Clare Fischer (3:46)
(Clare Fischer)

10.   I’m On My Way – Candido
(Richie Havens) (3:10)

11.   Oye Como Va – Bobby Hutcherson
(Tito Puente) (5:08)

12.   Caravan - Chucho Valdes
(Tizol-Ellington) (7:01)

13.   Contagio – Gonzalo Rubalcaba
(Gonzalo Rubalcaba) (6:42)

14.   Dance Of Denial – Ray Barretto
(Michael Philip Mossman) (5:50)

15.   The Time Is Now – Eliane Elias
(Eliane Elias) (4:35)

 

CD 4 – RELAXING JAZZ

1.       At Last – Lou Rawls & Dianne Reeves
(Warren-Gordon) (3:37)

2.       Makin’ Whoopee – The Three Sounds
(Kahn-Donaldson) (4:20)

3.       Namely You – Sonny Rollins
(DePaul-Mercer) (3:17)

4.       Time After Time – Cassandra Wilson
(Lauper-Hyman) (4:07)

5.       Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
(Wayne Shorter) (6:51)

6.       In The Winelight – Kurt Elling (6:44)
(Eaton-Elling-Galderston)

7.       Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
(Herbie Hancock) (5:31)

8.       More Than This – Charlie Hunter & Norah Jones
(Bryan Ferry) (4:09)

9.       Beatrice – Joe Henderson
(Sam Rivers) (5:37)

10.   Lazy Afternoon – Jackie Allen
(LaTouche-Moross) (3:51)

11.   I’ve Got The World On A String – Joe Lovano
(Arlen-Koehler) (4:16)

12.   Make It Go Away - Holly Cole
(Davis Harding) (3:59)

13.   Déjà Vu – Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson
(Buster Williams) (5:09)

14.   Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
(Bobby McFerrin) (4:50)

 

CD 5 – JAZZ BALLADS

1.       Someone To Watch Over Me – Coleman Hawkins
(Gershwin-Gershwin) (2:46)

2.       Easy Living – Clifford Brown
(Robin-Rainger) (3:42)

3.       It Never Entered My Mind – Miles Davis
(Rodgers-Hart) (4:02)

4.       Violets For Your Furs – Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims
(Dennis-Adair) (6:08)

5.       Moonglow – Benny Goodman
(Hudson-Lange-Mills) (3:25)

6.       Like Someone In Love – George Shearing
(Burke-Van Heusen) (3:56)

7.       Stairway To The Stars – Bill Evans & Jim Hall
(Parish-Malneck0Signorelli) (5:38)

8.       Dancing In The Dark – Cannonball Adderley
(Dietz-Schwarts) (4:04)

9.       I’m A Fool To Want You – Dexter Gordon
(Sinatra-Herron-Wolf) (6:40)

10.   Yesterdays – Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
(Kern-Harbach) (5:35)

11.   The Good Life – Hank Mobley
(Kihn-Wirght) (5:08)

12.   God Bless The Child – Stanley Turrentine
(Holiday-Herzog) (3:59)

13.   Nature Boy - Ike Quebec
(Ike Quebec) (2:40)

14.   Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most – Zoot Sims
(Landesman-Wolf) (3:00)

15.   Laura – Joe Lovano
(Raskin-Mercer) (4:31)

 

CD 6 – LEGENDS OF JAZZ

1.       Boogie Woogie Stomp – Albert Ammons
(Albert Ammons) (3:37)

2.       Summertime – Sidney Bechet
(Gershwin-Heyward) (4:09)

3.       Chicago Flyer – Meade Lux Lewis
(Meade Lux Lewis) (3:58)

4.       Profoundly Blue – Edmond Hall’s Celeste Quartet
(Meade Lux Lewis) (4:07)

5.       Topsy – Ike Quebec
(Battle-Durham) (3:01)

6.       Blues For Clarinets – Jimmy Hamilton & The Duke’s Men
(Jimmy Hamilton) (4:17)

7.       Lop-Pow – Babs Gonzales’ Three Bips And a Bop
(Brown-Gonzales) (2:39)

8.       Our Delight – Tedd Dameron
(Tadd Dameron) (2:57)

9.       Boperation – Howard McGhee & Fats Navarro
(McGhee-Navarro) (2:57)

10.   ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
(Thelonious Monk) (3:09)

11.   Bouncing With Bud – Bud Powell
(Bud Powell) (3:02)

12.   Born To Be Blue – Wynton Kelly
(Wells-Torme) (3:22)

13.   Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
(Milt Jackson) (3:05)

14.   Safari – Horace Silver
(Horace Silver) (2:49)

15.   Carvin’ The Rock – Lou Donaldson & Clifford Brown
(Hope-Rollins) (3:55)

16.   Lady Sings The Blues – Herbie Nichols
(Nichols-Holiday) (4:21)

 

Jazz is the epitome of cool; It is a music of infinite variety and timeless appeal. This 6-CD set offers just that! This collection features the very best in jazz across the ages: from cool swing to burning Latin; husky vocals to smooth ballads; from the new faces on the scene to the classic artists of yesteryear. With each CD representing a different style: Classic Jazz Vocals; Swing Classics; Latin Jazz; Relaxing Jazz; Jazz Ballads and Legends of jazz there's something here for everyone.

 

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