The Perfect Jazz Collection

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Annotation

A remastered version of the original release, plus three previously unreleased alternate takes, and one alternate take supposedly released (#9-12).
Not clear exactly which one is it, and wether #9 is really an a.t. or an unedited version.
It's also unclear if this material was issued before in the Columbia boxset.

Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson

The Herbie Hancock Group

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer, pipes.
  • Bennie Maupin: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute.
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass, marimbula.
  • Bill Summers': congas, shekere, balafon, agogo, cabasa, hindewho, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankoqui, beer bottle.

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.

Remastered edition of 1950's album, issued with additional alternate takes.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65144 - UPC: 074646514429

barcode/cat # entered in Edit #14383252 — way after release was originally added, and refers to a 25cd boxset The Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Albums, of which this is apparently disc #6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IY49S4/

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-14 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
2▶CD: Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
3▶CD: Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
4▶CD: Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
5▶CD: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
6▶CD: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
7▶CD: Duke Ellington & Count Basie - The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Helen Merrill - Parole e musica
9▶CD: Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
10▶CD: Chet Baker - Chet Is Back!
11▶CD: The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
12▶CD: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
13▶CD: Martial Solal - At Newport '63
14▶CD: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two of a Mind
15▶CD: Benny Goodman - Together Again!
16▶CD: George Benson - It's Uptown
17▶CD: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
18▼CD: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tea for Two
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1933-03-21)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Art Tatum3:17
2St. Louis Blues
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1933-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Art Tatum2:39
3Tiger Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-03-21)
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1933-03-21)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Art Tatum2:21
4Sophisticated Lady
solo piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (on 1933-03-21)
instrumental recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1933-03-21)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Art Tatum3:18
5How High the Moon
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
How High the Moon (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Art Tatum2:27
6Humoresque
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Art Tatum3:49
7Someone to Watch Over Me
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Art Tatum3:29
8Yesterdays
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Yesterdays (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Art Tatum3:25
9I Know That You Know
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Art Tatum2:36
10Willow Weep for Me
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Art Tatum3:17
11Tatum Pole Boogie
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live recording of:
Tatum Pole Boogie (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
composer:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist)
Art Tatum2:26
12The Kerry Dance
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Kerry Dance (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist and composer:
James Lynam Molloy
Art Tatum1:04
13The Man I Love
piano:
Art Tatum (US jazz pianist) (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
live instrumental cover recording of:
The Man I Love (from 1949-04 until 1949-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Art Tatum2:08
19▶CD: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
20▶CD: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
21▶CD: Stan Getz - The Best of Two Worlds
22▶CD: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
23▶CD: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
24▶CD: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Volume 1
25▶CD: Charlie Parker - Bird

Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
design/illustration:Randall Martin (US art director, graphic designer, and illustrator)
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Jay Maisel (photographer)
Sandy Speiser
additional liner notes:Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
liner notes:Bill Evans (pianist)
Pat Metheny
Scott H. Thompson (in 1992)
mixer and mastering:Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)
additional engineer:Ted Brosnan
Ted Hammond
engineer:David Palmer (Engineer)
Fred Plaut
Don Puluse
additional producer:Bob Belden
producer:George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
Bobby Colomby
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
David Rubinson
Irving Townsend
Ben Young (producer, jazz historian, radio host, engineer)
recording engineer:Mickey Crofford
Ray Hall (engineer)
Fred Plaut
agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], shekere, slit drum [log drum], surdo and tambourine:Bill Summers
alto flute, bass clarinet, saxophone [saxello], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Bennie Maupin
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond
bass:Eugene Wright (bass)
double bass:Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
electric upright bass and marímbula:Paul Jackson (jazz bassist)
membranophone:Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
Joe Morello
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts (jazz drummer)
piano:Dave Brubeck
Marcus Roberts (American jazz pianist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano], clavinet [Hohner D6 clavinet], other instruments [pipes] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer] and synthesizer [ARP Soloist synthesizer]:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
trumpet:Wynton Marsalis
remaster of:Monk’s Dream by Thelonious Monk
Monk’s Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Nina Simone Sings the Blues by Nina Simone
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3509725 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003IY49S4 [info]
US: B000P46Q18 [info]
US: B000002AIT [info]
US: B0012GN2GA [info]
US: B0013DCCS6 [info]
US: B00000269G [info]
FR: B003IY49S4 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/731762/ [info]

Release group

part of:The Perfect Collection / La Discothèque idéale (order: 2)