Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Properties of Musical SoundMichael Campbell1:15
- 2Indefinite Pitch, DrumsetMichael Campbell0:16
- 3Maybellene (excerpt)Chuck Berry0:46
- 4Tutsi Drums (excerpt)[unknown]0:38
- 5Yoruba Chorus (excerpt)[unknown]0:53
- 6Ladies Night (excerpt)Kool & the Gang0:59
- 7Whispering (excerpt)Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra0:47
- 8Jumpin’ at the WoodsideCount Basie & His Orchestra3:10
- 9Nadine (Is It You) (excerpt)Chuck Berry1:00
- 101:40
- 11Deed I Do (excerpt)Ruth Etting0:57
- 12Oh! SusannaRichard Lalli1:18
- 13La BambaRitchie Valens1:17
- 14Casta Diva From Norma (excerpt)Renata Scotto1:56
- 15Woodman, Spare That Tree (excerpt)Richard Lalli1:49
- 16Beautiful DreamerRichard Lalli1:25
- 17Old Joe ClarkBen Jarrel2:45
- 18Folk Story (excerpt)Wolof Gewel1:49
- 19Travelin’ Blues (excerpt)Blind Willie McTell1:37
- 20Field Song From Senegal (excerpt)Henry Ratcliff & Bakari-Badji1:17
- 21Sunnyland (excerpt)Elmore James1:30
- 22Yarum Praise Song (excerpt)Fra-Fra Tribesmen1:09
- 23Nubian Nut (excerpt)George Clinton1:32
- 24Bulu Chorus (excerpt)[unknown]0:53
- 25Jeanie With the Light Brown HairRichard Lalli2:53
- 26De Boatman’s DanceRobert Winans3:30
- 27Oh! SusannaRichard Lalli1:18
- 28Old Folks at HomeRichard Lalli3:04
- 29Grandfather’s ClockRichard Lalli1:53
- 30After the BallRichard Lalli3:23
- 31De Golden WeddingDanny Barker3:03
- 32Gypsy Love SongEugene Cowles3:47
- 33Yankee Doodle BoyRichard Perry2:34
- 34Stars and Stripes ForeverColumbia All-Star Band3:11
- 35Maple Leaf RagScott Joplin3:13
- 36At a Georgia Camp MeetingThe Sousa Band2:37
- 37Under the Bamboo TreeRichard Lalli2:45
- 38Castle House RagJames Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra3:34
- 39Hellhound on My TrailRobert Johnson2:344.0 ★
- CD 2
- 1St. Louis BluesBessie Smith3:114.0 ★
- 2Alexander’s Ragtime BandBessie Smith3:00
- 3If I Had YouSam Lanin & Bing Crosby3:14
- 4Memphis BluesLieut. Jim Europe’s 369th Infantry ‘Hell Fighters’ Band2:58
- 5CopenhagenFletcher Henderson2:53
- 6WhisperingPaul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:52
- 7April ShowersAl Jolson3:04
- 8Fascinating RhythmFred Astaire2:25
- 9After You’ve GonePaul Whiteman & Bing Crosby3:02
- 10Freddie the FreeloaderMiles Davis9:48
- 11Dippermouth BluesKing Oliver2:21
- 12Grandpa’s SpellsJelly Roll Morton2:55
- 13West End BluesLouis Armstrong and His Hot Five3:183.0 ★
- 14Wrappin’ It UpFletcher Henderson2:44
- 15Harlem Air ShaftDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
- 16I’ve Found a New BabyBenny Goodman2:58
- 17Ko KoCharlie Parker2:55
- 18DjangoThe Modern Jazz Quartet5:26
- 19So WhatMiles Davis4:11
- 20Cheek to CheekFred Astaire3:18
- 21All of MeRuss Columbo3:01
- CD 3
- 1All of MeBillie Holiday3:03
- 2My Funny ValentineMary Martin3:52
- 3Choo Choo Ch’BoogieLouis Jordan2:455.0 ★
- 4Ol’ Man RiverPaul Robeson4:09
- 5Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat ManHelen Morgan3:05
- 6Oh, What a Beautiful MorningRodgers & Hammerstein2:38
- 7Surry With the Fringe on TopGordon MacRae4:55
- 8MariaLeonard Bernstein2:36
- 9CoolLeonard Bernstein4:23
- 10Your Cheatin’ HeartHank Williams2:443.2 ★
- 11Wildwood FlowerThe Carter Family3:134.0 ★
- 12Blue Yodel No.11Jimmie Rodgers3:00
- 13Wabash CannonballRoy Acuff2:363.0 ★
- 14It’s Mighty Dark to TravelBill Monroe2:53
- 15Steel Guitar RagBob Wills2:48
- 16Much Too Young to DieRay Price2:07
- 17I’m So Lonesome I Could DieHank Williams2:48
- 18El ManiseroDon Azpiazú and His Havana Casino Orchestra3:15
- 19ComplicacionTito Puente3:23
- 20DesafinadoJoão Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim & Stan Getz4:03
- 21OjosWillie Colón4:524.0 ★
- 22QuilomboGilberto Gil4:43
- CD 4
- 1Roll ’Em PeteBig Joe Turner2:52
- 2Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner3:01
- 3They Call Me Muddy WatersMuddy Waters3:27
- 4Stormy Monday BluesT‐Bone Walker3:01
- 5Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry2:414.2 ★
- 6The Golden Gate Gospel TrainThe Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:37
- 7How I Got OverClara Ward2:58
- 8Have Mercy, BabyBilly Ward and His Dominoes2:23
- 9That’ll Be the DayBuddy Holly2:17
- 10Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:58
- 11I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin Gaye3:193.8 ★
- 12Papa’s Got a Brand New BagJames Brown2:09
- 13Cold SweatJames Brown7:35
- 14ThinkAretha Franklin2:203.6 ★
- 15Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)Aretha Franklin3:254.4 ★
- 16AlfieDionne Warwick2:47
- 17Do You Know the Way to San JoseDionne Warwick2:58
- 18Another Hundred PeopleStephen Sondheim2:43
- 19Who’s That WomanStephen Sondheim3:34
- 20SoonStephen Sondheim4:10
- 21Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be CowboysWillie Nelson & Waylon Jennings2:32
- 22The Grand TourGeorge Jones3:094.0 ★
- 23Don’t Get Above Your RaisingRicky Skaggs3:08
- CD 5
- 1Coat of Many ColorsDolly Parton3:064.2 ★
- 29 to 5Dolly Parton2:463.9 ★
- 3Chasin’ the TraneJohn Coltrane5:48
- 4FallMiles Davis6:36
- 5Watermelon Man (excerpt)Herbie Hancock3:21
- 6Watermelon Man (excerpt)Herbie Hancock3:13
- 7BirdlandWeather Report5:59
- 8CherokeeWynton Marsalis2:23
- 9So in LoveCole Porter6:56
- 10Eye of the BeholderChick Corea6:35
- 11Shining StarEarth, Wind & Fire2:534.0 ★
- 12Africa Talks to YouSly & the Family Stone8:46
- 13Give Up the FunkParliament5:464.0 ★
- 14Good TimesChic8:105.0 ★
- 151 Million BottlebagsPublic Enemy4:063.5 ★
Release credits
- trumpet [3]
- bass guitar [2]
- vocal [8]
- trombone [8]
- recording [1]
- piano [15]
- tenor saxophone [14]
- background vocals [2]
- background vocals [15]
- lead vocals [14-15], piano [14-15], producer [15]
- arranger [14-15], mix [15], producer [15]
- executive [39], producer [14]
- resonator guitar [13]
- trombone [8]
- arranger [14], conductor [14], producer [14]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- vocal [1-2]
- mandolin [14], tenor vocals [14]
- trombone [2]
- vocal [1]
- guitar [12]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- vocal [3]
- producer [1]
- bass [22]
- fiddle [15]
- electric guitar [3]
- tenor saxophone [14]
- arranger [11], co [11]
- banjo [2]
- baritone saxophone [8]
- alto saxophone [17]
- electric guitar [10]
- fiddle [14]
- guitar [5], lead vocals [5]
- bass [15]
- clarinet [2]
- piano [8]
- double bass [17]
- background vocals [2]
- performing orchestra [11]
- piano [17], trumpet [17]
- vocal [1-2]
- steel guitar [10]
- producer [39]
- French horn [11]
- electric piano [15]
- piano [13]
- banjo [14]
- Hammond organ [11]
- arranger [11]
- alto saxophone [1]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- piano [1]
- double bass [8]
- guitar [11]
- French horn [11]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- trumpet [15]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- piano [2]
- bass [10]
- baritone saxophone [14]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- woodwind [8]
- vocal [8, 20]
- sound [6]
- reed organ [1]
- trombone [13]
- guitar [8]
- producer [13]
- piano [8]
- vocal [22]
- engineer [11]
- guitar [22]
- vocal [6]
- producer [2]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- maracas [3]
- lead vocals [5]
- trombone [8]
- guitar [15]
- double bass [14]
- guitar [15]
- congas [11], tambourine [11]
- background vocals [11]
- bass [11]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- conductor [6]
- guitar [2]
- trumpet [2]
- bass guitar [14]
- producer [14-15]
- fiddle [15]
- double bass [3]
- guitar [12], vocal [12]
- vocal [8]
- double bass [3]
- trombone [2]
- guitar [14]
- harmonica [13]
- guitar [3]
- clarinet [13]
- flute [15], solo [15]
- double bass [15]
- guitar [11]
- trumpet [8]
- cornet [2]
- bass [13]
- guitar [1]
- tenor saxophone [3]
- piano [5]
- banjo [15]
- conductor [8-9]
- Wurlitzer electric piano [11]
- engineer [21]
- tenor saxophone [3]
- synthesizer [15]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- baritone saxophone [2]
- piano [22]
- piano [2]
- percussion [2]
- performing orchestra [20]
- steel guitar [15]
- producer [5]
- alto saxophone [1]
- guitar [14], lead vocals [14]
- tenor saxophone [1]
- engineer [15]
- harmonica [3]
- guitar [13]
- cornet [1], trumpet [13], vocal [13]
- alto saxophone [3], vocal [3]
- background vocals [11]
- banjo [13]
- background vocals [15]
- background vocals [11]
- reeds [8]
- guitar [2]
- lead vocals [11]
- producer [11]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- piano [3]
- guitar [11]
- guitar [3], vocal [3]
- arranger [14], conductor [14], producer [14]
- producer [11]
- background vocals [15]
- orchestrator [11], strings [11]
- steel guitar [22]
- electric guitar [22]
- reeds [15]
- guitar [22]
- tom-tom [11]
- organ [15]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- guitar [39], vocal [39]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- vocal [13]
- task [1]
- vocal [21]
- producer [3]
- performing orchestra [3]
- vocal [11]
- trumpet [1]
- guitar [15]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- trumpet [8]
- trumpet [8]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- organ [14]
- background vocals [2]
- double bass [1]
- trumpet [8]
- background vocals [11]
- instrument [11]
- background vocals [22]
- background vocals [14]
- arranger [14], recording [14]
- saxophone [2]
- guitar [22]
- guitar [14]
- fiddle [10]
- fiddle [13]
- vocal [9]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- claves [3]
- conductor [5]
- recording [39]
- trumpet [14]
- piano [3]
- drums (drum set) [22]
- baritone saxophone [14]
- performer [21], producer [21]
- double bass [5]
- saxophone [15]
- cymbal [13]
Issues
A5x CD1996