History of Jazz 1948–1955
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2005
Tracklist
- CD 1: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1948
- 1Mike (Micro, Swing Dynamique)Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France2:47
- 2Spoon Calls HootieJimmy Witherspoon acc by Jay McShann and His Orchestra2:42
- 3MysteriosoThelonious Monk Quartet3:21
- 4PicassoColeman Hawkins3:13
- 5Stealin’ ApplesThe Benny Goodman Septet3:06
- 6Lady BirdTadd Dameron Sextet2:49
- 7Parker’s MoodThe Charlie Parker All-Stars3:02
- 8Budo (Hallucinations)The Miles Davis Nonet4:20
- 9BoperationMcGhee-Navarro Boptet3:06
- 10WorkshopJames Moody3:16
- 11The Nearness of YouGeorge Shearing Trio2:54
- 12MoveFats Navarro Quintet2:35
- 13(I Love You) PorgyBillie Holiday acc by Bobby Tucker and His Trio2:55
- 14I Feel That Old Age Coming OnWynonie Harris with Cat Anderson2:45
- 15Mango MangueMachito And His Orchestra featuring Charlie Parker2:54
- 16Bang Bang BoogieThe Nat King Cole Trio2:42
- 17Duff CapersDizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:07
- 18Early AutumnWoody Herman and His Orchestra3:12
- 19Lemon DropWoody Herman and His Orchestra2:52
- 20Radar BluesJoe Turner with Pete Johnson’s Orchestra2:43
- CD 2: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1949
- 1OvertimeMetronome All Stars4:31
- 2Sid’s DelightTadd Dameron and His Orchestra2:51
- 3Hamp’s Boogie Woogie No.2Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:57
- 4September in the RainGeorge Shearing Quintet3:13
- 5Prelude to a NightmareBabs Gonzales and His Orchestra2:19
- 6Lush LifeNat King Cole with Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra3:15
- 7Five BrothersStan Getz Five Brothers Bop Tenor Sax Stars3:10
- 8BoplicityMiles Davis and His Orchestra arr by Gil Evans3:00
- 9Baby It’s Cold OutsideElla Fitzgerald acc by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:40
- 10MarionetteLennie Tristano Sextet3:02
- 11Jumpin’ With Symphony SidDizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:01
- 12Rhapsody in WoodWoody Herman and His Orchestra3:12
- 13TurquoiseErroll Garner Trio2:51
- 14Dance of the InfidelsBud Powell Modernists with Fats Navarro and Sonny Rollins2:51
- 15Pan AmericanaCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra2:43
- 16Penthouse SerenadeBuddy De Franco Sextet3:02
- 17TautologyLee Konitz Quintet2:53
- 18You Can’t Lose a Broken HeartLouis Armstrong and Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver's Orchestra3:12
- 19Afternoon in ParisJay Jay Johnson Quintet with Sonny Stitt3:02
- 20SummertimeSarah Vaughan acc by Joe Lippman Orchestra3:13
- CD 3: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1950
- 1There’s a Small HotelStan Getz Quartet2:52
- 2Frankie and JohnnyLu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band2:48
- 3Tiger RagFirehouse Five Plus Two3:01
- 4God Bless the ChildBillie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:08
- 5RockerMiles Davis3:034.0 ★
- 6Palo AltoLee Konitz Quintet2:32
- 7My Bucket’s Got a Hole in ItLouis Armstrong and His All Stars featuring Jack Teagarden3:42
- 8Mean to MeSarah Vaughan acc by Jimmy Jones Band2:53
- 9Sonny SpeaksWoody Herman and His Orchestra2:52
- 10I Can’t Give You Anything but LoveGene Ammons Quartet2:36
- 11Fine and DandyTeddy Wilson Trio1:39
- 12I’ll Remember AprilCharlie Parker with Strings3:02
- 13RosettaEarl Hines Trio3:52
- 14You Rascal YourLouis Armstrong with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:06
- 15How Long Has This Been Going On?Ella Fitzgerald Acc By Ellis Larkins acc by Ellis Larkins3:13
- 16Blues for BlantonDuke Ellington with Oscar Pettiford2:34
- 17One O’Clock JumpCount Basie and His Orchestra2:51
- 18Lullaby of the LeavesBenny Goodman Sextet2:43
- 19I ApologizeBilly Eckstine acc by Pete Rugolo Orchestra2:50
- 20I’m Going Down to the RiverRay Charles3:02
- CD 4: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1951
- 1FlamingoEarl Bostic Sextet2:36
- 2Play, Piano, PlayErroll Garner Trio2:23
- 3Thou SwellLester Young Quartet2:55
- 4School DaysRoy Eldridge Sextet2:52
- 5Tin Tin DeoDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:39
- 6After You’ve GoneGeorge Wettling's Dixielanders Jazz Band3:10
- 7Ezz‐TheticLee Konitz Sextet2:52
- 8Beaver JunctionCount Basie and His Orchestra2:58
- 9This Can’t Be LoveRed Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus2:25
- 10Un Poco LocoBud Powell Trio4:44
- 11Brown BettyDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:05
- 12Castle RockFrank Sinatra with Orchestra dir by Harry James2:32
- 13Straight No ChaserThelonious Monk Quintet2:55
- 14Lover ManCharlie Parker Quintet3:21
- 15It Had to Be YouZoot Sims Quartet2:45
- 16DaddyJune Christy with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra2:02
- 17Cross FirePaul Quinichette Sextet2:34
- 18Over the RainbowShorty Rogers and His Giants3:00
- 19Necessary EvilLouis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald with Dave Barbour Orchestra2:32
- 20StardustJohnny Otis And His Orchestra featuring Ben Webster3:09
- CD 5: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1952
- 1Petite FleurSidney Bechet with Claude Luter Orchestra3:17
- 2The ChaseDexter Gordon and Wardell Gray11:28
- 3Johnny Come LatelyLouie Bellson Just Jazz All Stars2:45
- 4Woodyn’ You (Would’n You)Miles Davis Sextet3:25
- 5(If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)Ella Fitzgerald acc by Sy Oliver Orchestra5:10
- 6Out of NowhereMary Lou Williams and Her Orchestra4:08
- 7Lullaby of BirdlandGeorge Shearing Quintet2:38
- 8Somebody Loves MeNat King Cole with Jack Costanzo3:02
- 9Ooh‐Shoo‐Be‐Doo‐BeeDizzy Gillespie Quintet3:18
- 10Port of RicoIllinois Jacquet featuring Count Basie2:42
- 11My ManBillie Holiday and Her Lads Of Joy2:34
- 12Bernie’s TuneGerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker2:51
- 13Cheek to CheekOscar Peterson Trio5:18
- 14TwistedAnnie Ross and Quartet2:38
- 15Monk’s DreamThelonious Monk Trio3:05
- 16On the Sunny Side of the StreetLester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio3:24
- 17Red TopKing Pleasure and Betty Carter3:14
- 18Stella by StarlightStan Getz Quintet2:43
- 19Tea for TwoArt Tatum Trio3:07
- 20VendomeThe Modern Jazz Quartet3:12
- CD 6: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1953
- 1These Foolish ThingsDave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond6:28
- 2UndecidedGeorge Shearing Quintet featuring Toots Thielemans2:36
- 3BaiaStan Kenton and His Orchestra2:46
- 4Tempus FugitMiles Davis Sextet3:50
- 5Night in TunisiaQuintet Of The Year (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach)7:33
- 6Mess AroundRay Charles2:383.0 ★
- 7I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With MeGerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Lee Konitz3:07
- 8Get HappyJay Jay Johnson Sextet featuring Clifford Brown4:52
- 9Ah, MooreAl Cohn Quintet4:53
- 10How High the MoonThe Metronome All Stars2:41
- 11Blues for BrandoShorty Rogers and His Giants2:52
- 12FugueShelly Manne and His Man2:45
- 13Autumn in New YorkBud Powell Trio2:53
- 14Love for SaleOscar Peterson Trio3:43
- 15ImaginationThe Dave Pell Octet featuring Lucy Ann Polk2:41
- 16In a Sentimental MoodSonny Rollins and The Modern Jazz Quartet3:16
- 17Opus de FunkHorace Silver Trio3:27
- 18Ask MeChris Connor acc by Sy Oliver Orchestra2:43
- 19Salute to Charlie ChristianBarney Kessel Quartet3:15
- 20Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra3:50
- CD 7: The Golden Years of Jazz – 20 Hits – History of Jazz 1954
- 1My Funny ValentineChet Baker Quartet2:18
- 2Once in a WhileClifford Brown with Horace Silver5:01
- 3Body and SoulSarah Vaughan and Her Trio3:11
- 4The Lady Is a TrampGerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer3:38
- 5AireginMiles Davis Quintet featuring Sonny Rollins5:02
- 6I’ll Take RomanceLennie Niehaus Quintet2:59
- 7MistyErroll Garner Trio2:47
- 8Warm ValleyJohnny Hodges and His Orchestra3:21
- 9There Is No Greater LoveDinah Washington and Trio2:11
- 10What Is This Thing Called LoveJay & Kai3:11
- 11What’s NewArt Pepper Quintet3:24
- 12Love or Leave MeBillie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:33
- 13Roses of PicardyThe Red Norvo Septet3:36
- 14Gregarian ChantCharles Mingus2:48
- 15Blue LouBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:48
- 16Don’t Get ScaredKing Pleasure acc by Quincy Jones Band featuring Eddie Jefferson and Jon Hendricks3:18
- 17I Love ParisCharlie Parker Quintet5:05
- 18’s WonderfulHelen Merrill acc by Quincy Jones Orchestra3:11
- 19DjangoThe Modern Jazz Quartet6:59
- 20Detour AheadMary Ann McCall with Charlie Ventura's Band3:20
- CD 8: The Golden Years of Jazz – 15 Hits – History of Jazz 1955
- 1It’s All Right With MeJay and Kai Quintet5:03
- 2The Lady in RedShorty Rogers & His Giants6:10
- 3Let’s Get LostChet Baker Quartet3:42
- 4All That Meat and No PotatoesLouis Armstrong and His All Stars featuring Velma Middleton5:20
- 5Can’t We Be FriendsBetty Carter with Ray Bryant2:25
- 6I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartToots Thielemans2:23
- 7Two Not OneLee Konitz with Warne Marsh5:27
- 8A Little TasteCannonball Adderley Quintet4:56
- 9I’ve Got You Under My SkinStan Kenton and His Orchestra5:28
- 10You Stepped Out of a DreamBarney Kessel Quintet2:49
- 11Nights on the TurntableGerry Mulligan Sextet featuring Bob Brookmeyer4:37
- 12Minor’s HolidayThe Jazz Messengers8:43
- 13StablematesThe New Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane5:21
- 14ParadoxSonny Rollins Quartet featuring Max Roach4:52
- 15A Foggy DayThe Charles Mingus Quintet5:33
Release credits
- trumpet [9]
- producer [6]
- double bass [3.5, 6.2]
- producer [4]
- drums (drum set) [5.15, 6.4]
- alto saxophone [5]
- vocal [5]
- guitar [10]
- tuba [5]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- piano [9]
- double bass [9]
- tenor saxophone [10]
- trumpet [9]
- bass [12], double bass [12]
- double bass [5]
- piano [5]
- vibraphone [2]
- piano [8]
- double bass [5]
- double bass [8]
- alto saxophone [5]
- trumpet [12]
- drums (drum set) [12]
- vocal [18]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- baritone saxophone [6]
- trumpet [5]
- guitar [1]
- vocal [3.15, 2.9]
- piano [15]
- double bass [1]
- piano [2]
- alto saxophone [2]
- double bass [15]
- piano [2]
- arranger [5], baritone saxophone [3.5, 5.12]
- piano [4]
- French horn [5]
- piano [10]
- trumpet [9]
- trumpet [8]
- producer [6]
- tenor saxophone [5]
- piano [5]
- task [16]
- guitar [6]
- trombone [2.5, 2.19, 6.4, 3.5]
- bongos [5.8, 2.6], congas [6]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- electric guitar [9]
- piano [2]
- performing orchestra [2]
- producer [6]
- trumpet [6]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- arranger [6]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- tenor saxophone [4]
- vocal [2]
- double bass [6]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- guitar [8]
- tenor saxophone [13]
- piano [3.5, 6.16, 2.19]
- double bass [3]
- alto saxophone [8]
- double bass [8]
- guitar [1]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- drums (drum set) [6.16, 7.5]
- trombone [8]
- alto saxophone [5]
- vibraphone [3]
- double bass [6]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- alto saxophone [9], tenor saxophone [9], vocal [9]
- drums (drum set) [6.5, 3.5, 2.19]
- guitar [6]
- baritone saxophone [2]
- trumpet [8.13, 7.5, 3.5, 6.4]
- producer [15]
- vibraphone [1.3, 6.16]
- vibraphone [3]
- guitar [2]
- piano [5.8, 2.6], vocal [6]
- double bass [19]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- double bass [13]
- bass [4, 16], double bass [6.4, 7.5]
- conductor [6]
- performing orchestra [6]
- recording [12]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- double bass [2]
- piano [6], vocal [6]
- piano [13]
- double bass [10]
- vocal [6]
- guitar [1]
- recording [5.15, 7.5, 8.13]
- tenor saxophone [6]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- tenor saxophone [6.16, 7.5]
- tenor saxophone [19]
- violin [1]
- piano [1.3, 5.15]
- harmonica [2]
- piano [5]
Issues
H2005