The Best Blue Note Album in the World... Ever!

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Tracklist

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1Song for My Father
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Theodore "Teddy" Smith (on 1964-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Roger Humphries (on 1964-10-26)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1964-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1964-10-26)
trumpet:
Carmell Jones (on 1964-10-26)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1964-10-26)
recording of:
Song for My Father (instrumental) (on 1964-10-26)
composer:
Horace Silver
publisher:
Ecaroh Music, Inc.
Horace Silver7:18
2Blue Train
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1957-09-15)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-09-15)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1957-09-15)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-09-15)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1957-09-15)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-09-15)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1957-09-15)
recording of:
Blue Train (on 1957-09-15)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane10:42
3Moanin'
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Jymie Merritt (on 1958-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-30)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1958-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-10-30)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1958-10-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-10-30)
recording of:
Moanin’ (on 1958-10-30)
composer:
Bobby Timmons
publisher:
Orphum Music Inc.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers49:35
4Blues Walk
Lou Donaldson6:44
5Autumn Leaves
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (on 1958-03-09)
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-03-09)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-03-09)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1958-03-09)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1958-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 1999, in 2012), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999), Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011) and Count Records (in 2013)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-03-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) (on 1958-03-09)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
Cannonball Adderley feat. Miles Davis511:00
6Midnight Blue
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-01-07)
producer:
Alfred Lion
congas:
Ray Barretto (on 1963-01-07)
double bass:
Major Holley (on 1963-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill English (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-07)
electric guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1963-01-07)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-01-07)
recording of:
Midnight Blue (on 1963-01-07)
composer:
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell4:01
7The Sidewinder
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-12-21)
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1963-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1963-12-21)
piano:
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist) (on 1963-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-12-21)
trumpet:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1963-12-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-12-21)
recording of:
The Sidewinder (on 1963-12-21)
composer:
Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer)
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Lee Morgan10:15
8Watermelon Man
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-05-28)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Butch Warren (on 1962-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1962-05-28)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1962-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1962-05-28)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (on 1962-05-28)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-05-28)
recording of:
Watermelon Man (on 1962-05-28)
composer:
H. Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019)
Herbie Hancock4.557:10
9Amen
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-10-04)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1959-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries (on 1959-10-04)
piano:
Duke Pearson (on 1959-10-04)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-10-04)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1959-10-04)
recording of:
Amen (on 1959-10-04)
composer:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter)
Donald Byrd4:49
10Born to Be Blue
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-03-01)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1962-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Louis Hayes (on 1962-03-01)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1962-03-01)
piano:
Sonny Clark (on 1962-03-01)
tenor saxophone:
Ike Quebec (on 1962-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-03-01)
instrumental recording of:
Born to Be Blue (on 1962-03-01)
writer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and PW 3 ASCAP Songs
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)) (ended), Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
Grant Green feat. Ike Quebec4:51
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1Cantaloop
programming, producer and mixer:
Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
engineer:
Mel Simpson (Member of Us3)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mel Simpson (Member of Us3)
sampler [samples] and turntable [scratches]:
Geoff Wilkinson
trumpet:
Gerard Presencer
other vocals [rap]:
Rahsaan (Rahsaan Kelly, appears on “Cantaloop” by Us3)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at and mixed at:
Flame Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples:
Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) by Lou Donaldson
recording of:
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
writer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Rahsaan Kelly (Rahsaan Kelly, appears on “Cantaloop” by Us3), Mel Simpson (Member of Us3) and Geoff Wilkinson
publisher:
Us3 Music
is based on:
Cantaloupe Island
Us344:39
2The Turnaround
John Patton6:47
3Greasy Granny
recording of:
Greasy Granny
composer:
Charlie Hunter
Charlie Hunter Trio4:56
4Back at the Chicken Shack
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1960-04-25)
producer:
Alfred Lion
drums (drum set):
Donald Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) (on 1960-04-25)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1960-04-25)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1960-04-25)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1960-04-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-04-25)
recording of:
Back at the Chicken Shack (on 1960-04-25)
composer:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
publisher:
Edmy Music
Jimmy Smith feat. Stanley Turrentine8:03
5Soy Califa
recording of:
Soy Califa
composer:
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon6:27
6Girl From Ipanema
acoustic guitar:
Oscar Castro‐Neves
bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader)
membranophone:
Paulo Braga
piano:
Eliane Elias
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
vocals:
Eliane Elias
recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Words West LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Eliane Elias3:53
7Thinkin About Your Body
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Linda Goldstein and Bobby McFerrin
mixer:
Allen Sides
recording of:
Thinkin’ About Your Body
lyricist and composer:
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin3:15
8Tupelo Honey
recording engineer:
Jamie Staub
assistant engineer:
Peter Beekerman, Dinji Brown, Bil Emmons, Joe Hogan, Fred Kevorkian and Julio Peralta
producer:
Craig Street
mixer:
Danny Kopelson
editor:
Fred Kevorkian
double bass:
Lonnie Plaxico (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
guitar:
Brandon Ross (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
mandocello and violin:
Charles Burnham (violinist) (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
percussion:
Kevin Johnson (jazz drummer) (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
snare drum:
Lance Carter (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
lead vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
arranger:
Brandon Ross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
edited at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Tupelo Honey (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America
Cassandra Wilson5:39
9At Last
additional performer:
Dianne Reeves
Lou Rawls & Dianne Reeves3:40
10Because I Love You
Richard Elliot3:54