The Perfect Jazz Collection II

Compilation by Various Artists

Released 2010

big band blues cool jazz

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CD 1: Ellington Uptown
1
Skin Deep
Duke Ellington
6:49
2
The Mooche
Duke Ellington
6:36
3
Take the 'A' Train
Duke Ellington
8:02
4
A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
Duke Ellington
13:48
5
Perdido
Duke Ellington
8:25
6
The Controversial Suite | Before My Time (from ''Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
6:09
7
The Controversial Suite | Later (from ''Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
4:14
8
The Liberian Suite | I Like The Sunrise (from ''Liberian Suite - Harlem Suite'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
4:28
9
The Liberian Suite | Dance No. 1 (from ''Liberian Suite - Harlem Suite'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
4:50
10
The Liberian Suite | Dance No. 2 (from ''Liberian Suite - Harlem Suite'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
3:26
11
The Liberian Suite | Dance No. 3 (from ''Liberian Suite - Harlem Suite'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
3:45
12
The Liberian Suite | Dance No. 4 (from ''Liberian Suite - Harlem Suite'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
3:04
13
The Liberian Suite | Dance No. 5 (from ''Liberian Suite - Harlem Suite'' - 1956)
Duke Ellington
5:08
CD 2: Jazz Goes to College
1
Balcony Rock
Dave Brubeck
11:55
2
Out of Nowhere
Dave Brubeck
8:04
3
Le Souk
Dave Brubeck
4:35
4
Take the 'A' Train
Dave Brubeck
6:10
5
The Song Is You
Dave Brubeck
5:38
6
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Dave Brubeck
8:46
7
I Want to Be Happy
Dave Brubeck
6:35
CD 3: Satch Play Fats - A Tribute to the Immortal Fats Waller
1
Honeysuckle Rose
Louis Armstrong
2:56
2
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Louis Armstrong
4:56
3
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
Louis Armstrong
4:28
4
Squeeze Me
Louis Armstrong
5:06
5
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
Louis Armstrong
3:21
6
All That Meat and No Potatoes
Louis Armstrong
5:16
7
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
Louis Armstrong
3:13
8
(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
Louis Armstrong
4:39
9
Ain't Misbehavin'
Louis Armstrong
4:01
10
Black and Blue (edited alternate version)
Louis Armstrong
4:53
11
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (edited alternate version)
Louis Armstrong
4:41
12
Blue Turning Grey Over You (edited alternate version)
Louis Armstrong
4:57
13
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling (edited alternate version)
Louis Armstrong
3:18
14
Squeeze Me
Louis Armstrong
3:20
15
(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
Louis Armstrong
3:03
16
Ain't Misbehavin'
Louis Armstrong
3:15
17
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Louis Armstrong
3:29
18
Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
Louis Armstrong
3:31
19
Sweet Savannah Sue
Louis Armstrong
3:14
20
That Rhythm Man
Louis Armstrong
3:08
CD 4: 'Round About Midnight
1
'Round Midnight
Miles Davis
5:58
3.7 ★
2
Ah-Leu-Cha
Miles Davis
5:53
3.8 ★
3
All of You
Miles Davis
7:03
4.0 ★
4
Bye Bye Blackbird
Miles Davis
7:57
4.0 ★
5
Tadd's Delight
Miles Davis
4:29
3.8 ★
6
Dear Old Stockholm
Miles Davis
7:52
4.0 ★
7
Two Bass Hit
Miles Davis
3:44
8
Little Melonae
Miles Davis
7:22
9
Budo
Miles Davis
4:17
10
Sweet Sue, Just You
Miles Davis
3:40
CD 5: The Sound of Jazz
1
Wild Man Blues
Henry “Red” Allen
4:49
2
Rosetta
Henry “Red” Allen
4:59
3
Fine and Mellow
Billie Holiday
6:21
5.0 ★
4
Blues
Jimmy Giuffre
6:55
5
I Left My Baby
Count Basie
4:29
6
The Train and the River
The Jimmy Giuffre Trio
4:45
7
Nervous
Mal Waldron
3:46
8
Dickie's Dream
Count Basie
5:55
9
Wild Man Blues
Henry “Red” Allen
8:42
CD 6: Mingus Ah Um
1
Better Git It in Your Soul
Charles Mingus
7:22
5.0 ★
2
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Charles Mingus
5:44
5.0 ★
3
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Charles Mingus
5:02
4
Self-Portrait in Three Colors
Charles Mingus
3:10
5
Open Letter to Duke
Charles Mingus
5:51
6
Bird Calls
Charles Mingus
6:17
7
Fables of Faubus
Charles Mingus
8:13
8
Pussy Cat Dues
Charles Mingus
9:14
9
Jelly Roll
Charles Mingus
6:17
10
Pedal Point Blues
Charles Mingus
6:30
11
GG Train
Charles Mingus
4:39
12
Girl of My Dreams
Charles Mingus
4:07
CD 7: Desmond Blue
1
My Funny Valentine
Paul Desmond
3:52
2
Desmond Blue
Paul Desmond
3:40
3
Then I'll Be Tired of You
Paul Desmond
4:06
4
I've Got You Under My Skin
Paul Desmond
4:33
5
Late Lament
Paul Desmond
4:08
6
I Should Care
Paul Desmond
3:52
7
Like Someone in Love
Paul Desmond
4:12
8
Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
Paul Desmond
3:51
9
Body and Soul
Paul Desmond
5:02
10
Autumn Leaves
Paul Desmond
5:44
11
Imagination
Paul Desmond
4:04
12
Advise and Consent
Paul Desmond
2:17
13
Autumn Leaves (Take 1)
Paul Desmond
5:50
14
Autumn Leaves (Take 3)
Paul Desmond
3:52
15
Imagination (Take 4)
Paul Desmond
5:09
16
Advise and Consent (Take 4)
Paul Desmond
2:01
CD 8: The Bridge
1
Without a Song
Sonny Rollins
7:28
2
Where Are You
Sonny Rollins
5:10
3
John S.
Sonny Rollins
7:45
4
The Bridge
Sonny Rollins
5:58
5
God Bless the Child
Sonny Rollins
7:29
6
You Do Something to Me
Sonny Rollins
6:49
CD 9: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
1
You Made Me Love You
Aretha Franklin
2:21
3.0 ★
2
I Told You So
Aretha Franklin
2:46
4.0 ★
3
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
Aretha Franklin
2:26
4.0 ★
4
Nobody Like You
Aretha Franklin
2:25
4.0 ★
5
Exactly Like You
Aretha Franklin
2:38
4.0 ★
6
It's So Heartbreakin'
Aretha Franklin
2:42
4.0 ★
7
Rough Lover
Aretha Franklin
2:49
4.0 ★
8
Blue Holiday
Aretha Franklin
2:55
4.5 ★
9
Just for You
Aretha Franklin
2:22
5.0 ★
10
That Lucky Old Sun
Aretha Franklin
3:22
3.0 ★
11
I Surrender, Dear
Aretha Franklin
2:48
4.0 ★
12
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
Aretha Franklin
2:18
5.0 ★
13
Introduction to Hard Times
Aretha Franklin
0:30
14
Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) (take 2)
Aretha Franklin
3:09
15
When They Ask About You
Aretha Franklin
3:01
16
Operation Heartbreak
Aretha Franklin
3:00
17
I Surrender, Dear
Aretha Franklin
2:48
18
Rough Lover
Aretha Franklin
2:49
19
Kissin' by the Mistletoe
Aretha Franklin
2:23
CD 10: Silk & Soul
1
It Be's That Way Sometime
Nina Simone
2:58
2.0 ★
2
The Look of Love
Nina Simone
2:24
3.0 ★
3
Go to Hell
Nina Simone
2:50
3.0 ★
4
Love O'Love
Nina Simone
5:06
3.0 ★
5
Cherish
Nina Simone
3:23
2.0 ★
6
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Nina Simone
3:09
4.0 ★
7
Turn Me On
Nina Simone
2:26
3.5 ★
8
Turning Point
Nina Simone
2:02
2.4 ★
9
Some Say
Nina Simone
2:10
2.5 ★
10
Consummation
Nina Simone
4:10
2.4 ★
CD 11: Underground
1
Thelonious (Take 1)
Thelonious Monk
3:17
2
Ugly Beauty (Take 5)
Thelonious Monk
10:47
3
Raise Four
Thelonious Monk
7:02
4
Boo Boo's Birthday (Take 11)
Thelonious Monk
5:58
5
Easy Street
Thelonious Monk
7:52
6
Green Chimneys
Thelonious Monk
13:12
7
In Walked Bud
Thelonious Monk
6:50
8
Ugly Beauty (Bonus tracks not on original LP)
Thelonious Monk
7:39
9
Boo Boo's Birthday (Bonus tracks not on original LP)
Thelonious Monk
5:36
10
Thelonious (Bonus tracks not on original LP)
Thelonious Monk
3:11
CD 12: Straight Life
1
Straight Life
Freddie Hubbard
17:29
2
Mr. Clean
Freddie Hubbard
13:37
3
Here's That Rainy Day
Freddie Hubbard
5:16
CD 13: Beyond the Blue Horizon
1
So What
George Benson
9:20
2
The Gentle Rain (from the film "The Gentle Rain")
George Benson
9:15
3
All Clear
George Benson
5:29
4
Ode to a Kudu
George Benson
3:48
5
Somewhere in the East
George Benson
6:11
4.0 ★
6
All Clear (alt. take)
George Benson
5:47
7
Ode to a Kudu (Alt. take)
George Benson
4:41
8
Somewhere in the East (Alt. take)
George Benson
9:46
CD 14: Birds of Fire
1
Birds of Fire
Mahavishnu Orchestra
5:49
4.0 ★
2
Miles Beyond
Mahavishnu Orchestra
4:47
5.0 ★
3
Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
Mahavishnu Orchestra
2:54
4.0 ★
4
Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
Mahavishnu Orchestra
0:24
4.0 ★
5
Thousand Island Park
Mahavishnu Orchestra
3:23
4.0 ★
6
Hope
Mahavishnu Orchestra
1:59
4.0 ★
7
One Word
Mahavishnu Orchestra
9:57
4.0 ★
8
Sanctuary
Mahavishnu Orchestra
5:05
4.0 ★
9
Open Country Joy
Mahavishnu Orchestra
3:56
4.0 ★
10
Resolution
Mahavishnu Orchestra
2:09
4.0 ★
CD 15: The Beginning and the End
1
I Come From Jamaica
Clifford Brown
2:39
2
Ida Red
Clifford Brown
2:00
3
Walkin'
Clifford Brown
11:38
4
A Night in Tunisia
Clifford Brown
11:04
5
Donna Lee
Clifford Brown
7:09
CD 16: She Was Too Good to Me
1
Autumn Leaves
Chet Baker
7:05
1.0 ★
2
She Was Too Good to Me
Chet Baker
4:42
1.0 ★
3
Funk in Deep Freeze
Chet Baker
6:08
1.0 ★
4
Tangerine
Chet Baker
5:30
1.0 ★
5
With A Song In My Heart
Chet Baker
4:06
6
What'll I Do
Chet Baker
3:57
7
It's You or No One
Chet Baker
4:30
8
My Future Just Passed (Bonus track not on original LP)
Chet Baker
4:46
CD 17: Carnegie Hall Concert I/II
1
Line for Lyons
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
8:14
2
For an Unfinished Woman
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
8:48
3
My Funny Valentine
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
8:40
4
Song for Strayhorn
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
9:26
5
It's Sandy at the Beach
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
9:08
6
Bernie's Tune
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
7:53
7
K-4 Pacific
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
11:41
8
There Will Never Be Another You
Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
6:53
CD 18: Native Dancer
1
Ponta De Areia
Wayne Shorter
5:17
2
Beauty and the Beast
Wayne Shorter
5:04
3
Tarde
Wayne Shorter
5:49
4
Miracle of the Fishes
Wayne Shorter
4:48
5
Diana
Wayne Shorter
3:04
6
From the Lonely Afternoons
Wayne Shorter
3:15
7
Ana Maria
Wayne Shorter
5:10
8
Lilia
Wayne Shorter
7:03
9
Joanna's Theme
Wayne Shorter
4:17
CD 19: Concierto
1
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
Jim Hall
7:06
2
Two's Blues
Jim Hall
3:51
3
The Answer Is Yes
Jim Hall
7:39
4
Concierto de Aranjuez
Jim Hall
19:18
5
Rock Skippin'
Jim Hall
6:12
6
Unfinished Business
Jim Hall
2:38
7
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to (alt. take)
Jim Hall
7:29
8
The Answer Is Yes (alt. take)
Jim Hall
5:36
9
Rock Skippin' (alt. take)
Jim Hall
6:02
CD 20: Romantic Warrior
1
Medieval Overture
Return to Forever
5:13
5.0 ★
2
Sorceress
Return to Forever
7:33
5.0 ★
3
The Romantic Warrior
Return to Forever
10:51
5.0 ★
4
Majestic Dance
Return to Forever
5:00
5.0 ★
5
The Magician
Return to Forever
5:28
5.0 ★
6
Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant (Part I and II)
Return to Forever
11:26
5.0 ★
CD 21: School Days
1
School Days
Stanley Clarke
7:51
4.6 ★
2
Quiet Afternoon
Stanley Clarke
5:09
5.0 ★
3
The Dancer
Stanley Clarke
5:28
4.0 ★
4
Desert Song
Stanley Clarke
6:56
5.0 ★
5
Hot Fun
Stanley Clarke
2:55
4.0 ★
6
Life Is Just a Game
Stanley Clarke
9:01
5.0 ★
CD 22: 8:30
1
Black Market
Weather Report
9:46
5.0 ★
2
Teen Town
Weather Report
6:03
4.0 ★
3
A Remark You Made
Weather Report
8:01
5.0 ★
4
Slang
Weather Report
4:45
4.5 ★
5
In a Silent Way
Weather Report
2:52
5.0 ★
6
Birdland
Weather Report
6:58
7
Thanks for the Memory
Weather Report
3:33
8
Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz Medley
Weather Report
9:28
9
8:30
Weather Report
2:36
5.0 ★
10
Brown Street
Weather Report
8:34
4.0 ★
11
The Orphan
Weather Report
3:16
5.0 ★
12
Sightseeing
Weather Report
5:35
4.5 ★
CD 23: Round Midnight
1
Round Midnight
Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Bobby McFerrin
5:36
2
Body and Soul
Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, John McLaughlin
5:54
3
Berangere's Nightmare
Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, John McLaughlin
3:06
4
Fair Weather
Herbie Hancock,Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Chet Baker
6:05
5
Una Noche Con Francis
Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins,Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter
4:24
6
The Peacocks
Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Wayne Shorter
7:16
7
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Lonette McKee, Dexter Gordon
3:14
8
Rhythm-A-Ning
Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Tony Williams
4:11
9
Still Time
Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, Billy Higgins, Dexter Gordon
3:51
10
Minuit Aux Champs-Elysees
Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson
3:25
11
Chan's Song
Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Bobby McFerrin
4:22
12
'round Midnight (live)
Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Stafford James, George Cables, Eddie Gladden
13:10
CD 24: Carmen Sings Monk
1
Get it Straight
Carmen McRae
3:57
2
Dear Ruby
Carmen McRae
6:01
3
It's Over Now
Carmen McRae
5:27
4
Monkery's the Blues
Carmen McRae
4:56
5
You Know Who
Carmen McRae
3:30
6
Little Butterfly
Carmen McRae
5:14
7
Listen to Monk
Carmen McRae
3:05
8
How I Wish
Carmen McRae
4:55
9
Man, That Was a Dream
Carmen McRae
2:54
10
'round Midnight
Carmen McRae
6:32
11
Still We Dream
Carmen McRae
3:34
12
Suddenly
Carmen McRae
3:41
13
Looking Back
Carmen McRae
5:37
14
Suddenly (studio recording)
Carmen McRae
3:11
15
Get It Straight
Carmen McRae
3:31
16
'round Midnight (alternate take)
Carmen McRae
7:13
17
Listen to Monk (alternate take)
Carmen McRae
3:01
18
Man, That Was a Dream (alternate take)
Carmen McRae
3:23
CD 25: Standard Time Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance
1
In the Court of King Oliver
Wynton Marsalis
4:31
2
Never Let Me Go
Wynton Marsalis
1:46
3
Street of Dreams
Wynton Marsalis
4:07
4
Where or When
Wynton Marsalis
2:50
5
Bona and Paul
Wynton Marsalis
1:46
6
The Seductress
Wynton Marsalis
2:55
7
A Sleepin' Bee
Wynton Marsalis
3:15
8
Big Butter and Egg Man
Wynton Marsalis
4:45
9
The Very Thought of You
Wynton Marsalis
5:36
10
I Cover the Waterfront
Wynton Marsalis
4:53
11
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
Wynton Marsalis
2:57
12
My Romance
Wynton Marsalis
1:50
13
Everything Happens to Me
Wynton Marsalis
5:04
14
Flamingo
Wynton Marsalis
3:21
15
You're My Everything
Wynton Marsalis
3:25
16
Skylark
Wynton Marsalis
2:56
17
It's Easy to Remember
Wynton Marsalis
4:06
18
Taking a Chance on Love
Wynton Marsalis
3:50
19
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Wynton Marsalis
5:00
20
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Wynton Marsalis
1:56
21
It's Too Late Now
Wynton Marsalis
2:54

Release credits

Ace Tisone
double bass [3-5]
Airto Moreira
percussion [2, 4-5, 7-8]
Al Aarons
brass [1-6]
Al Di Meola
acoustic guitar [1-6], assistant [1-6], electric guitar [1-6], guitar [1-6], handbell [1-6], slide whistle [1-6]
Al Foster
drums (drum set) [1, 3-4, 6-13, 15-17]
Al Grey
trombone [4-5, 8, 12]
Al Kasha
producer [3, 11, 15-16, 19]
Al Richmond
French horn [1-8]
Albert Nicholson
percussion [1-8]
Albert Washington
tenor saxophone [18]
Aretha Franklin
piano [1, 3-8, 11-12, 16]
Arnold Eidus
violin [1, 9-10]
Arvell Shaw
double bass [1-8, 11-13]
Barney Bigard
clarinet [1-8, 11-13]
Barrett Deems
drums (drum set) [1-8, 11-13]
Barry Finclair
violin [2, 6]
Ben Riley
drums (drum set) [8.1-4, 8.6, 11.1-10]
Ben Webster
tenor saxophone [3]
Bernard Eichenbaum
violin [3, 11, 16]
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
drums (drum set) [2]
Bernie Glow
trumpet [2, 6-7]
Bernie Privin
trumpet [2, 6-7]
Bert Curry
alto saxophone [15, 19-20]
Bert Porter
recording [1]
Betty Roché
lead vocals [3], performer [3]
Big Mike McKendrick
guitar [18]
Bill Lee
bass [2, 6-7]
Billie Holiday
vocal [3]
Billy Cobham
drums (drum set) [21.6, 14.3], percussion [1-2, 4-10]
Billy Kyle
piano [1-8, 11-13]
Billy Root
tenor saxophone [3-4]
Billy Strayhorn
piano [1-3, 5]
Bob Bates
double bass [1, 3-4, 6]
Bob Cranshaw
double bass [1-3, 3-6]
Bob James
electric piano [17.1-8, 16.1, 16.8], piano [1-8]
Bobby McFerrin
arranger [1], performer [1], vocal [1]
Booker Ervin
tenor saxophone [1-12]
Britt Woodman
trombone [1-6]
Bucky Pizzarelli
guitar [2-3, 6-7, 11, 16]
Buddy Childers
brass [1-6]
C. Massey
saxophone [3, 11, 16]
Carmen McRae
vocal [1, 3-4, 6-13, 15-17]
Carroll Dickerson
conductor [15, 19-20], violin [15, 19-20]
Charles Johnson
acoustic guitar [6], electric guitar [6]
Charles Libove
violin [3, 11, 16]
Charles Mingus
double bass [1-12], piano [10]
Charlie Alexander
piano [18]
Charlie Holmes
clarinet [17]
Charlie Rouse
tenor saxophone [11.1-4, 11.6-10, 24.1, 24.12]
Chet Baker
trumpet [16.1-8, 19.1-4, 17.1-8], vocal [2, 7-8]
Chick Corea
Moog [1-6], Rhodes piano [1-6], clavinet [1-6], marimba [1-6], organ [1-6], percussion [1-6], piano [1-6], producer [1-6], synthesizer [1-6]
Chris Powell
percussion [1-2], vocal [1-2]
Clarence Palmer
organ [1-8]
Clark Terry
trumpet [1-6]
Clifford Brown
trumpet [1-5]
Clifford Jordan
soprano saxophone [13], tenor saxophone [3-4, 6-11, 15-17]
Coleman Hawkins
tenor saxophone [1-3, 5, 8]
Connie Kay
drums (drum set) [1]
Count Basie
piano [5, 8]
Crawford Wethington
alto saxophone [15, 19-20]
Creed Taylor
producer [12.1-3, 16.1-8, 13.1-8, 19.1-9]
Dalton Smith
brass [1-6]
Dannie Richmond
drums (drum set) [1-12]
Danny Barker
guitar [3-4]
Danny Davis
producer [2, 6]
Dave Brubeck
piano [1, 3-4, 6]
Dave McDaniel
bass guitar [1, 3-7, 9]
Dave Samuels
percussion [1-8], vibraphone [1-8]
David Amaro
acoustic guitar [4, 6-7, 9], guitar [3]
David Campbell
strings [1-6]
David Friedman
vibraphone [8]
David Nadien
violin [2, 6]
David Sancious
electric guitar [5], keyboard [1-3], organ [1-3], synthesizer [1-3]
Delfeayo Marsalis
producer [1-21]
Dennis Karmazyn
strings [1-6]
Dennis MacKay
recording [1-6]
Dick Vance
trumpet [4]
Dicky Wells
trombone [5, 8]
Doc Cheatham
trumpet [3, 5, 8]
Don Arnone
guitar [2, 6-7]
Don Sebesky
arranger [16.1-8, 19.1], conductor [16.1-8, 19.1]
Duke Ellington
piano [1-6], producer [1]
Duke Wells
piano [1-2]
Earl Hines
background vocals [14], piano [14]
Earle Warren
alto saxophone [5, 8]
Ed Byrne
trombone [1-8]
Ed Rak
engineer [1, 3-4, 6-11, 13, 15], mix [1, 3-4, 6-13, 15]
Eddie Jones
double bass [5, 8]
Eddie Lambert
guitar [1-2]
Ellis Marsalis
piano [1-21]
Ellis Tollin
drums (drum set) [3-5]
Emanuel Green
violin [2, 6]
Emmett Berry
trumpet [5, 8]
Eric Gale
electric guitar [2]
Eric Gunnison
piano [3-4, 6-11, 13, 15-17]
Erich Zawinul
percussion [10]
Ernest Hayes
harpsichord [2], piano [9.3, 9.11, 9.16, 10.2]
Francis Williams
trumpet [4, 6]
Frank Rehak
trombone [5, 8]
Fred Robinson
background vocals [14], trombone [14-15, 19-20]
Freddie Green
guitar [5, 8]
Freddie Hubbard
flugelhorn [3], trumpet [1-3]
Gary Chester
drums (drum set) [3, 16]
Gary Grant
brass [1-6]
Gene Anderson
celesta [15], piano [19-20]
Gene Bianco
harp [1]
Gene Orloff
violin [1, 9-10]
Gene Taylor
electric bass guitar [2]
George "Pops" Foster
double bass [17]
George Avakian
producer [3.1-8, 4.1-6, 4.8-9, 8.1-6, 7.1-11, 7.16, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6]
George Benson
guitar [13.1-8, 12.1-3]
George Bohanon
brass [1-6]
George Duke
keyboard [6]
George James
alto saxophone [18]
George Koutzen
cello [1, 9-10]
George Marge
woodwind [1-8]
George Mraz
double bass [1, 3-4, 6-13, 15-17]
George Ockner
violin [3, 11, 16]
Gerry Brown
drums (drum set) [1, 3], handbell [1, 3]
Gerry Mulligan
baritone saxophone [1-8]
Gil Evans
arranger [3]
Gloria Agostini
harp [2, 4-8]
Gordon Marron
strings [1-6]
Harold Furmansky
viola [1, 9-10]
Harold Kohon
violin [2, 6]
Harold “Shorty” Baker
trumpet [4, 6]
Harry "H.T." Saunders
drums (drum set) [5]
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone [1.1-6, 5.5, 5.8], bass clarinet [1, 4], reeds [4]
Harry Glickman
violin [2, 6]
Harry Katzman
violin [1, 3, 9-11, 16]
Harry Lookofsky
violin [3, 11, 16]
Harvey Mason
drums (drum set) [1-8]
Henry “Red” Allen
trumpet [3.17, 5.1-2]
Herbert Sorkin
violin [2, 6]
Herbie Hancock
electric piano [18.3, 12.1-2], performer [1], piano [18.1-2, 18.7, 18.9, 12.3]
Herlin Riley
drums (drum set) [1-21], tambourine [1-21]
Hilton Jefferson
alto saxophone [2-3, 5]
Hinda Barnett
violin [1, 9-10]
Homer Hobson
trumpet [15, 19-20]
Horace Parlan
piano [1-12]
Hubert Laws
flute [1-8]
J.C. Higginbotham
trombone [17]
Jack DeJohnette
drums (drum set) [12.1-3, 13.1-8, 16.5-7]
Jack Nimitz
brass [1-6]
Jaco Pastorius
bass guitar [4], co [1-12], drums (drum set) [9-10], electric bass guitar [12]
James Green
engineer [1-10]
James Johnson
double bass [1-2]
Jan Hammer
Moog [1-10], keyboard [1-10]
Janice Gower
strings [1-6]
Jay Graydon
bass guitar [2], guitar [1]
Jerome Richardson
saxophone [2, 6-7]
Jerry Dodgion
saxophone [4-5, 8, 12]
Jerry Goodman
violin [1-10]
Jesse Levy
cello [2, 6]
Jim Atlas
double bass [3, 6]
Jim Hall
guitar [7.1-8, 5.6, 8.1-5, 8.5-6, 19.1-4]
Jim Price
producer [1-9]
Jimmy Cleveland
trombone [2, 6-7]
Jimmy Cobb
drums (drum set) [4-5, 8, 12]
Jimmy Giuffre
baritone saxophone [6], clarinet [4, 6], tenor saxophone [6]
Jimmy Hamilton
clarinet [1-3, 5-6], reeds [4], saxophone [4], tenor saxophone [1-3, 5-6]
Jimmy Knepper
trombone [1, 7-10]
Jimmy Nottingham
trumpet [2, 6-7]
Jimmy Rowser
bass [1, 9-10]
Jimmy Rushing
vocal [5]
Jimmy Strong
background vocals [14], clarinet [14, 20], tenor saxophone [15, 19]
Jo Jones
drums (drum set) [1-5, 8]
Joe Dodge
drums (drum set) [1, 3-4, 6]
Joe Henderson
tenor saxophone [1-3]
Joe Newman
trumpet [5.5, 5.8, 9.4-5, 9.8, 9.12]
Joe Tuzen
assistant [1-9]
Joe Wilder
trumpet [1-2, 6-7, 9-10]
Joe Zawinul
analog synthesizer [5, 9], bass synthesizer [9-10], keyboard [9-12], producer [1-12], vocoder [9]
John Coltrane
tenor saxophone [1-10]
John Hammond
producer [4, 8, 12]
John Handy
alto saxophone [1, 3-7, 9-12], clarinet [8], tenor saxophone [2]
John Lindsay
double bass [18]
John McLaughlin
acoustic guitar [4], guitar [1-10]
John Scofield
guitar [1-8]
John Wittenberg
strings [1-6]
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone [3]
Jon Hendricks
vocal [7]
Juan Tizol
trombone [4], valve trombone [1-3, 5-6]
Julius Schachter
violin [1, 9-10]
Karen Jones
strings [1-6]
Ken Scott
engineer [21.1-6, 14.1-10], producer [1-6], remixer [1-6]
Larry Clothier
mix [1, 3-4, 6-13, 15]
Larry Gales
bass [11.2-10, 9.4-5, 9.8, 9.12], double bass [1, 4]
Larry Willis
piano [1, 12]
Lenny White
assistant [1-6], congas [1-6], cymbal [1-6], drums (drum set) [1-6], handbell [1-6], snare drum [1-6], timbales [1-6], timpani [1-6]
Leon Frengut
viola [1, 9-10]
Leslie Ann Jones
engineer [12]
Lester Boone
alto saxophone [18]
Lester Young
tenor saxophone [3, 5, 8]
Lew McCreary
brass [1-6]
Lewis Eley
violin [2, 6]
Louie Bellson
drums (drum set) [1-6]
Louis Armstrong
trumpet [1-8, 11-15, 17-20], vocal [1-8, 11-15, 17-20]
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
performing orchestra [20]
Luis Russell
piano [17]
Lya Stern
strings [1-6]
Mahavishnu Orchestra
producer [1-10]
Mal Waldron
piano [3, 7]
Mancy "Peck" Carr
banjo [14-15, 19-20]
Marcia Van Dyke
strings [1-6]
Marilyn Baker
strings [1-6]
Mark Hartry
mix [6]
Mark Wilder
mix [16.1, 19.1]
Max Ellen
violin [2, 6]
Mel Vines
tenor saxophone [3]
Mercer Ellington
producer [1]
Michael Cameron
percussion [1-8]
Miles Davis
trumpet [1-10]
Milt Hinton
double bass [5.1-2, 7.1-8]
Milt Holland
congas [3-4], percussion [3-4], triangle [3-4]
Milton Nascimento
acoustic guitar [3-4, 6, 8], vocal [1, 3-4, 6, 8]
Moe Wechsler
piano [2, 6-7]
Morty Bowman
trombone [2, 6-7]
Mundell Lowe
guitar [1, 4-5, 8-10, 12]
Nat Pierce
piano [1-2]
Nina Simone
vocal [2, 6]
Oliver Nelson
saxophone [4-5, 8, 12]
Osie Johnson
drums (drum set) [1-2]
Otis Johnson
trumpet [17]
Patrick Smith
recording [1-21]
Paul Barbarin
drums (drum set) [17]
Paul Chambers
bass [8], double bass [1-7, 9-10]
Paul Desmond
alto saxophone [16.1, 16.4, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 19.1-4], saxophone [1-8]
Paul Gershman
violin [2, 6]
Paul Gonsalves
saxophone [4], tenor saxophone [1-6]
Pee Wee Russell
clarinet [1-2, 4]
Pete Briggs
tuba [15, 19-20]
Peter Doell
additional [1-21]
Peter Erskine
drums (drum set) [10, 12], percussion [10]
Peter Makas
cello [1, 9-10]
Phil Bodner
saxophone [1, 9-10]
Philly Joe Jones
drums (drum set) [1-10]
Preston Jackson
trombone [18]
Quentin Jackson
trombone [1-6]
Ray Gomez
electric guitar [1, 3, 5]
Ray Hall
engineer [10.2, 7.1-8, 8.3, 8.5], recording [7.9-11, 7.16, 8.1-6]
Ray Nance
trumpet [1-6]
Raymond Moore
engineer [2-5], recording [1, 6]
Red Garland
piano [1-10]
Reginald Veal
bass [1-21]
Rex Stewart
trumpet [1-2]
Richard Landrum
percussion [1-3]
Richard Wess
arranger [1-12, 16], conductor [1-12, 16]
Rick Laird
bass [1-2, 4-10], bass guitar [3]
Rob Fraboni
engineer [1-9]
Robert Alexander
trombone [2, 6-7]
Robert Ascher
trombone [3, 11, 16]
Robert Dubow
strings [1-6]
Robert Findley
brass [1-6]
Robert Prince
arranger [1-8], conductor [1-8], producer [1-6]
Roberto Silva
drums (drum set) [1-4, 6-8], percussion [5, 9]
Rollice Dale
strings [1-6]
Romeo Penque
saxophone [2, 6-7], woodwind [1-8]
Ron Carter
bass [12.1-3, 13.1-8, 16.1, 16.8, 19.1-4], double bass [1-8], performer [1]
Ron Strauss
strings [1-6]
Roy Eldridge
trumpet [5, 8]
Rudy Stevenson
electric guitar [2]
Rudy van Gelder
engineer [19.1, 13.1-8, 16.1-8, 12.1-3], recording [1-4, 6, 8]
Russ Savakus
bass [3, 11, 16]
Russell Procope
alto saxophone [1-6], clarinet [1-3, 5-6], saxophone [4]
Sam Dockery
piano [3-5]
Sammy Lowe
arranger [2, 6], conductor [2, 6]
Sandy Palmer
assistant [1-21]
Shafi Hadi
alto saxophone [5-6, 9, 12], tenor saxophone [1, 3-4, 7-8, 10-11]
Sonny Rollins
tenor saxophone [1-5, 5-6]
Stanley Clarke
acoustic bass guitar [1-6], arranger [1-6], assistant [1-6], bass [20.1, 20.1-2, 20.2-3, 20.3-4, 20.4-5, 20.5-6, 20.6, 21.4, 21.6], bass guitar [2-3, 6], bell tree [1-6], chimes [6], conductor [1-6], electric bass guitar [1, 3, 5-6], gong [6], handbell [1-6], piano [2-3], producer [1-6], vocal [1, 6]
Stanley Webb
saxophone [2, 6-7]
Steve Gadd
drums (drum set) [21.2, 21.5, 16.1-4, 16.8, 19.1-4]
Stuart Blumberg
brass [1-6]
Ted Sommer
drums (drum set) [1-2, 6-7, 9-10]
Teddy Hill
clarinet [17]
Teo Macero
arranger [3], producer [11.1-10, 6.1-12]
Thelonious Monk
piano [1-10]
Thomas Buffum
strings [1-6]
Tim Geelan
mix [1-21]
Tom Likes
assistant [1-6]
Tommy Flanagan
piano [1, 9-10]
Tony Bambino
violin [1, 9-10]
Tony Williams
performer [1]
Toots Mondello
saxophone [2, 6-7]
Trummy Young
trombone [1-8, 11-13]
Tubby Hall
drums (drum set) [18]
Urbie Green
trombone [2, 6-7]
Vance Wilson
alto saxophone [1-2], tenor saxophone [2]
Velma Middleton
vocal [1, 4, 6]
Vic Dickenson
trombone [1-3, 5, 8]
Wagner Tiso
bass guitar [8], electric piano [1-2, 4, 6, 9], organ [1, 3-4, 7]
Warren Lash
cello [2, 6]
Wayne Shorter
assistant [1-12], electric piano [8], piano [5-7], soprano saxophone [18.1-2, 18.4, 18.8-9, 22.5], tenor saxophone [18.3-7, 22.7, 22.10-12]
Weldon Irvine
tambourine [1-2]
Wendell Marshall
double bass [1-6]
West Los Angeles Children’s Choir
choir vocals [11]
Will Johnson
guitar [17]
William Peterson
brass [1-6]
William Thornton Blue
clarinet [17]
William “Cat” Anderson
trumpet [1-3, 5]
Willie Cook
trumpet [1-6]
Willie Dennis
trombone [3-5, 11-12]
Willie Smith
alto saxophone [1, 4], saxophone [4]
Wynton Kelly
piano [4-5, 8, 12]
Wynton Marsalis
trumpet [1-21]
Zilner Randolph
trumpet [18]
Zutty Singleton
drums (drum set) [15, 19-20]
[unknown]
background vocals [3, 11, 16]
“Sir” Roland Hanna
piano [1-4]

Issues

T
The Perfect Jazz Collection II
25x CD (European version)
2010
P
Perfect Jazz Collection II
25x CD (There is a Europe version with a few discs replaced by different artists presumably for copyright reasons)
11 July 2011