Piano Jazz: The History
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2003
Tracklist
- CD 1: 1906‐1925
- 1Frog LegsJames Scott2:47
- 2A Real Slow DragScott Joplin3:21
- 3American Beauty DragJoseph F. Lamb2:45
- 4Desecration RagFelix Arndt3:05
- 5Magnet RagScott Joplin3:25
- 6Maple Leaf RagScott Joplin3:11
- 7Blooie BlooieEdythe Baker2:01
- 8Cryin' BluesAmanda Randolph3:00
- 9Home Again BluesEubie Blake2:40
- 10Harlem StrutJames P. Johnson2:37
- 11Arkansas BluesJames P. Johnson4:21
- 12Arkansas BluesEubie Blake2:58
- 13Muscle Shoals BluesFats Waller3:17
- 14Hard Luck BluesEverett Robbins4:25
- 15Chime BluesFletcher Henderson3:32
- 16Sugar BluesClarence Williams3:17
- 17Snake HipsFats Waller2:28
- 18The PearlsJelly Roll Morton3:15
- 19Gulf Coast BluesClarence Johnson2:59
- 20The FivesHersal Thomas4:38
- 21Chicago StompsJimmy Blythe2:59
- 22Perfect RagJelly Roll Morton2:44
- 23My Own BluesClarence Williams2:51
- 24I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight?Frank Banta2:37
- CD 2: 1926‐1929
- 1Fifth Street BluesCow Cow Davenport1:52
- 2Squeeze MeFats Waller3:03
- 3Hock Shop BluesCliff Jackson4:00
- 4Dead Man BluesJelly Roll Morton4:17
- 5ChangesVee Lawnhurst2:58
- 6Snowy Morning BluesJames P. Johnson2:42
- 7RiffsJames P. Johnson3:11
- 8Mr. Jelly LordJelly Roll Morton2:52
- 9Dew-Drop AlleySugar Underwood3:18
- 10Cow Cow BluesCow Cow Davenport3:09
- 11Gin Mill BluesLemuel Fowler3:28
- 12Swampy RiverDuke Ellington2:46
- 13Down and Out BluesLemuel Fowler4:28
- 14Blues In ThirdsEarl Hines2:53
- 15A Monday DateEarl Hines3:12
- 16Fifty-Seven VarietiesEarl Hines3:09
- 17Pine Top's BluesClarence 'Pine Top' Smith2:48
- 18Glad Rag RollEarl Hines2:59
- 19Numb Fumblin'Fats Waller2:51
- 20Chime BluesCow Cow Davenport3:14
- 21Detroit RocksMontana Taylor3:20
- 22Smashing ThirdsFats Waller3:11
- 23Dearborn Street BreakdownCharles Avery3:16
- 24Thirty-One BluesBob Call2:38
- CD 3: 1930‐Oct. 1936
- 1You've Got To Be ModernisticJames P. Johnson3:11
- 2No. 29Wesley Wallace3:15
- 3Night LifeMary Lou Williams2:58
- 4Memories of YouGarland Wilson3:04
- 5Pratt City BluesJabo Williams3:20
- 6Lots O' FingersDuke Ellington2:51
- 7Tiger RagArt Tatum2:21
- 8Gin Mill BluesJoe Sullivan3:12
- 9Little Rock GetawayJoe Sullivan2:59
- 10St. Louis BluesHerman Chittison3:24
- 11Alligator CrawlFats Waller2:44
- 12African RipplesFats Waller3:10
- 13Tea For TwoFats Waller3:05
- 14Texas StompDorothy Rice3:27
- 15LizaTeddy Wilson2:57
- 16In The Dark/FlashesJess Stacy3:14
- 17BarrelhouseJess Stacy3:01
- 18Cheek To CheekJoe Turner2:44
- 19Mr. Freddie BluesMeade Lux Lewis3:01
- 20Farish Street JiveLittle Brother Montgomery2:32
- CD 4: 1937‐1939
- 1Swing SessionDuke Ellington1:47
- 2StardustFats Waller3:12
- 3Keepin' Out of Misschief NowFats Waller3:11
- 4Ain't Misbehavin'Teddy Weatherford2:18
- 5Piano Stomp (Shine)Lionel Hampton2:56
- 6Where Or WhenTeddy Wilson3:24
- 7Morning AirWillie “The Lion” Smith2:57
- 8Tiger RagJelly Roll Morton3:16
- 9Don't Blame MeNat King Cole2:24
- 10Boogie WoogieCount Basie3:06
- 11St. Louis StompSpeckled Red3:18
- 12Boogie Woogie PrayerThe Boogie Woogie Trio4:58
- 13Blue BoogieCripple Clarence Lofton2:54
- 14Suitcase BluesAlbert Ammons3:51
- 15Boogie Woogie StompAlbert Ammons3:38
- 16Echoes Of SpringWillie “The Lion” Smith2:44
- 17CandlelightsJess Stacy3:19
- 18Far Ago BluesMeade Lux Lewis4:06
- 19Informal BluesDuke Ellington2:45
- 20Lone Star BluesPete Johnson3:08
- 21The FivesJimmy Yancey3:06
- 22Between SetsBilly Kyle2:34
- 23Rib Town ShuffleNat King Cole2:45
- 24Blueberry RhymeJames P. Johnson3:24
- CD 5: 1939‐1941
- 1Over The RainbowArt Tatum3:50
- 2South Side ShuffleArt Hodes3:01
- 3MargieMary Lou Williams2:28
- 4State Street SpecialJimmy Yancey2:41
- 5I've Found A New BabyLionel Hampton2:54
- 6The CraveJelly Roll Morton3:08
- 7I Didn't Know What Time It WasClarence Profit3:28
- 8Boogie Woogie On St. Louis BluesEarl Hines2:45
- 9Child Of A Discordered BrainEarl Hines2:38
- 10Organ Grinder BluesArt Hodes3:28
- 11Central Avenue BreakdownLionel Hampton, Nat King Cole3:05
- 12I Can't Get Started With YouJoe Bushkin3:02
- 13RosettaArt Tatum2:52
- 14Rocco's Boogie WoogieMaurice Rocco2:44
- 15Early Morning BluesNat King Cole2:54
- 16Anitra's DanceDonald Lambert2:41
- 17Windy City BoogieNat King Cole2:24
- 18Andy's BluesJoe Sullivan3:02
- 19My Melancholy BabyEarl Hines2:32
- 20On The Sunny Side Of The StreetEarl Hines2:41
- 21RosettaTeddy Wilson2:50
- 22Body And SoulTeddy Wilson3:16
- 23Hold'em HootieJay McShann2:40
- CD 6: 1941‐1945
- 1Death Ray BoogiePete Johnson3:02
- 2Basement BoogiePete Johnson2:57
- 3Honeysuckle RoseFats Waller3:24
- 4Georgia On My MindFats Waller3:00
- 5SolitudeDuke Ellington3:30
- 6Sixth Avenue ExpressAlbert Ammons & Pete Johnson2:45
- 7The Man I LoveHerman Chittison3:21
- 8FlamingoHerman Chittison3:23
- 9When A Woman Loves A ManMel Powell2:45
- 10I Got RhythmArt Tatum2:18
- 11ZonkyNat Jaffe2:30
- 12Begin The BeguineEddie Heywood and His Orchestra5:05
- 13Lulu's MoodFreddie Washington2:39
- 14Cecil BoogieCecil Gant2:22
- 15West End BluesBud Powell2:49
- 16Carolina ShoutJames P. Johnson2:37
- 17Overture To DawnErroll Garner8:46
- 18Boogie Woogie BoogieErroll Garner3:19
- 19Mad MonkBilly Taylor2:40
- 20For Miss BlackMel Powell2:21
- 21Hommage A Fats WallerMel Powell2:34
- 22Frankie And JohnnyDuke Ellington2:39
- CD 7: 1945‐1947
- 1Dancers In LoveDuke Ellington2:22
- 2Boogin' With Big SidSammy Price3:09
- 3LoverArt Tatum4:03
- 4Buddy Bolden's BluesDon Ewell3:12
- 5Drawing Room BluesD. Ellington, B. Strayhorn3:40
- 6What Is This Thing Called LoveLennie Tristano2:45
- 7Railroad BluesLuckey Roberts2:36
- 8Memories Of YouErroll Garner3:07
- 9Sweet LorraineKen Kersey2:57
- 10All Gods' Chillun' Got RhythmMary Lou Williams2:46
- 11A Night In TunisiaLennie Tristano3:08
- 12I Can't Get Started With YouLennie Tristano2:58
- 13There Was Nobody LookingDuke Ellington2:56
- 14Exactly Like YouJohnny Guarnieri2:59
- 15Crazy RhythmNat King Cole1:45
- 16I Should CareBud Powell3:02
- 17Bud's BubbleBud Powell2:36
- 18Out Of NowhereArt Tatum2:52
- 19Have You Met Miss JonesGeorge Shearing2:56
- 20Erroll's BounceErroll Garner3:00
- 21Shine On, Harvest MoonCount Basie2:24
- 22Blue BoyLennie Tristano2:49
- CD 8: 1947‐1949
- 1Play Piano PlayErroll Garner3:19
- 2Loose NutErroll Garner2:58
- 3Parlor SocialDon Ewell2:54
- 4Rhythm ItchSir Charles Thompson2:55
- 5I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With YouLennie Tristano2:55
- 6Ruby My DearThelonious Monk3:10
- 7Off MinorThelonious Monk3:03
- 8Mood IndigoDuke Ellington2:05
- 9BopmatismDodo Marmarosa2:58
- 10Poor ButterflyOscar Peterson2:42
- 11Bop's Your UncleGeorge Shearing2:41
- 12Haig'n HaigAl Haig Quartet2:39
- 13BopelbabyAl Haig Quartet2:42
- 14JudyLennie Tristano2:57
- 15CherokeeBud Powell3:40
- 16Strictly ConfidentialBud Powell3:11
- 17All God's Chillun Got RhythmBud Powell3:03
- 18Sweet Georgia BrownOscar Peterson3:03
- 19MoonglowErroll Garner2:38
- 20Somebody Loves MeArt Tatum2:47
- 21Sweet LorraineArt Tatum2:40
- 22I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartErroll Garner3:01
- 23Dancing In The DarkArt Tatum2:55
- CD 9: 1950‐1951
- 1April In ParisBud Powell3:11
- 2Opus CapriceAl Haig2:22
- 3Stars Fell On AlabamaAl Haig3:35
- 4Oscar's BluesOscar Peterson3:13
- 5Sweet LorraineRalph Sutton2:36
- 6RosettaEarl Hines3:55
- 7Carnegie BluesOscar Peterson8:14
- 8CottontailD. Ellington, B. Strayhorn2:54
- 9The C Jam BluesD. Ellington, B. Strayhorn2:57
- 10HallucinationsBud Powell2:28
- 11Over The RainbowBud Powell2:59
- 12Ask Me NowThelonious Monk3:16
- 13There Will Never Be Another YouWynton Kelly3:02
- 14D And EJohn Lewis2:59
- 15BluesologyJohn Lewis2:51
- 16Bud's BluesHampton Hawes6:40
- 17Another Hair DoHampton Hawes4:18
- 18The Surrey With The Fringe On TopAhmad Jamal2:51
- 19At A Perfume CounterDave Brubeck2:55
- 20I Didn't Know What Time It WasGeorge Wallington2:19
- CD 10: 1952
- 1You Go To My HeadOscar Peterson3:57
- 2Nichols And DimesHerbie Nichols2:35
- 3JalousieBernard Peiffer2:58
- 4Don't Blame MeBernard Peiffer2:44
- 5Aki And UkthayAhmad Jamal3:08
- 6Ahmad's BluesAhmad Jamal2:56
- 7Bee's KneesRalph Sutton3:06
- 8Sound-LeeLennie Tristano7:37
- 9Somebody Loves MeNat King Cole3:06
- 10Taking A Chance On LoveAl Haig2:16
- 11Thou SwellHorace Silver2:56
- 12Sweet And LovelyThelonious Monk3:36
- 13QuicksilverHorace Silver3:04
- 14YeahHorace Silver2:51
- 15ReflectionsThelonious Monk2:48
- 16Trinkle TrinkleThelonious Monk2:50
- 17IndianaArt Tatum3:27
- 18Just One Of Those ThingsArt Tatum3:20
- 19Blue BirdHampton Hawes4:14
Release credits
- double bass [12]
- piano [14]
- producer [10.13, 8.6]
- drums (drum set) [8.6, 9.12, 10.12-13]
- piano [7.5, 9.8]
- double bass [9]
- double bass [2]
- piano [13], solo [13]
- bass [13]
- engineer [13], recording [6]
- piano [6.22, 7.5, 9.8]
- piano [2.19, 2.22, 1.13, 4.2]
- piano [4], solo [4]
- double bass [12, 15]
- bass [13], double bass [6]
- piano [2]
- piano [13]
- bongos [9]
- piano [4]
- piano [16], solo [16]
- guitar [9]
- double bass [22]
- piano [3], solo [3]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- piano [21], solo [21]
- piano [4.9, 10.9]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- guitar [9]
- guitar [11]
- recording [12, 15]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- drums (drum set) [22]
- piano [11]
- piano [10.12, 10.15, 8.6, 9.12]
- double bass [8]
- double bass [9]
- mandolin [11]
- guitar [2]
Issues
P10x CD2003