– 18 original albums in one budget-priced deluxe box with some of the greatest names in Jazz incl. Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and Oscar Peterson
– The greatest Broadway musicals of all time – from “Porgy & Bess” to “West Side Story” – in fantastic Jazz arrangements
– Also featuring hidden gems like “Do-Re-Mi” by June Christy and Bob Cooper or Blossom Dearie “Sings Comden & Green”
CD 1
■ MILES DAVIS – PORGY & BESS
1. Buzzard Song (DuBose Heyward, George
& Ira Gershwin) 4.09
2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (DuBose
Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin) 5.13
3. Gone (Gil Evans) 3.40
4. Gone, Gone, Gone (DuBose Heyward,
George & Ira Gershwin) 2.05
5. Summertime (DuBose Heyward, George
& Ira Gershwin) 3.20
6. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (DuBose
Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin) 4.31
7. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (DuBose
Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin) 4.41
8. Fishermen, Strawberry And Devil Crab
(DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin)
4.08
9. My Man’s Gone Now (DuBose Heyward,
George & Ira Gershwin) 6.17
10. It Ain’t Necessarily So (DuBose
Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin) 4.25
11. Here Come De Honey Man (DuBose
Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin) 1.18
12. I Loves You, Porgy (DuBose Heyward,
George & Ira Gershwin) 3.38
13. There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For
New York (DuBose Heyward, George & Ira
Gershwin) 3.23
Miles Davis (flugelhorn) Miles Davis (lead tp:
2, 8, 10, 11) Gil Evans (arr, conductor)
Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles,
Louis Mucci (tp) Frank Rehak,
Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Bennett, Dick Hixon
(tb) Gunther Schuller, Julius Watkins, Willie
Ruff (french horn) Jerome Richardson
(tracks: 1, 5 to 7, 12 to 13),
Phil Bodner (tracks: 2 to 4, 8 to 11), Romeo
Penque (fl, a-fl, cl) Danny Bank (fl, a-fl, b-cl)
Cannonball Adderley (as) Bill Barber (tuba)
Paul Chambers (b)
Philly Joe Jones (dr: 3, 4, 9, 15), Jimmy
Cobb (drs: 1, 2, 5 to 8, 10 to 13)
RECORDED IN NYC ON JULY 22, 1958 (3,
4, 9), JULY 29, 1958 (2, 8, 10, 11), AUGUST
4, 1958 (1, 5, 6, 7, 13) AND AUGUST 18,
1958 (12)
TOTAL TIME 50.53
CD 2
■ CHET BAKER PLAYS THE BEST OF LERNER &
LOEWE
1. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Face (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 4.15
2. I Could Have Danced All Night (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 3.43
3. The Heather On The Hill (Al Lerner, Frederick
Loewe) 5.04
4. On The Street Where You Live (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 8.37
5. Almost Like Being In Love (Al Lerner, Frederick
Loewe) 4.53
6. Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 4.35
7. I Talk To The Trees (Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
5.51
8. Show Me (Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 6.29
Chet Baker (tp) Zoot Sims (as, ts) Herbie Mann (fl: 1
to 4, 6 to 8, ts: 5) Pepper Adams (brs) Bill Evans (p:
2, 6 to 8), Bob Corwin (p: 1, 3 to 5)
Earl May (b) Clifford Jarvis (drs)
RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 21-22, 1959
■ JUNE CHRISTY AND BOB COOPER DO-RE-MI
9. Cry Like The Wind (Adolph Green, Betty Comden,
Jule Styne) 2.39
10. Adventure (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule
Styne) 3.19
11. Make Someone Happy (Adolph Green, Betty
Comden, Jule Styne) 3.40
12. Ambition (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule
Styne) 4.20
13. All You Need Is A Quarter (Adolph Green, Betty
Comden, Jule Styne) 3.28
14. All Of My Life (Al Lerner ,Frederick Loewe) 4.01
15. I Know About Love (Al Lerner ,Frederick Loewe)
3.01
16. Fireworks (Al Lerner ,Frederick Loewe) 3.13
17. Asking For You (Al Lerner ,Frederick Loewe)
2.36
18. It’s Legitimate (Al Lerner ,Frederick Loewe) 3.49
June Christy (voc), Bob Cooper (leader, bcl, ts),
Conte Candoli, Joe Gordon (tp), Bud Shank (fl),
Buddy Collette (bcl, ts), Jack Nimitz (bar), Frank
Rosolino (tb),Vince De Rosa, Bill Hinshaw (fh),
Norm Benno (ob), Al Viola (g), Kathryn Julye (harp),
Pete Jolly (p), Buddy Clark, Joe Mondragon, Monty
Budwig (b), Mel Lewis,Shelly Manne (dr)
RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON
FEBRUARY 6, 1961
TOTAL TIME 77.30
CD 3
■ SHELLY MANNE AND HIS FRIENDS MY
FAIR LADY
1. Get Me To The Church On Time (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 4.13
2. On The Street Where You Live (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 5.40
3. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Al
Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 3.24
4. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (Al Lerner, Frederick
Loewe) 5.34
5. Ascot Gavotte (Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
4.20
6. Show Me (Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 3.42
7. With A Little Bit Of Luck (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 6.03
8. I Could Have Danced All Night (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 3.02
André Previn (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly
Manne (dr)
RECORDED AT CONTEMPORARY´S
STUDIO IN LOS ANGELES ON AUGUST 17,
1956
■ ANDRÉ PREVIN & HIS PALS PAL JOEY
9. I Could Write A Book (Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart) 4.55
10. That Terrific Rainbow (Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart) 6.07
11. Bewitched (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
5.41
12. Take Him (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
3.39
13. Zip (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 3.43
14. It’s A Great Big Town (Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart) 3.38
15. What Is A Man? (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz
Hart) 3.23
16. I’m Talkin’ With My Pal (Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart) 5.06
17. Do It The Hard Way (Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart) 4.07
André Previn (p) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne
(dr)
RECORDED AT CONTEMPORARY’S
STUDIO IN LOS ANGELES ON OCTOBER 28
AND 29, 1957
TOTAL TIME 76.26
CD 4
■ THE THREE SOUNDS PLAY JAZZ ON
BROADWAY
1. The Sweetest Sounds (Richard Rodgers) 2.41
2. Gonna Build A Mountain (Anthony Newley, Leslie
Bricusse) 2.16
3. If Ever I Would Leave You (Al Lerner, Frederick
Loewe) 3.02
4. You Don’t Tell Me (Richard Rodgers) 2.57
5. Once In A Lifetime (Anthony Newley, Leslie
Bricusse) 3.31
6. I Believe In You (Frank Loesser) 4.16
7. What Kind Of Fool Am I? (Anthony Newley, Leslie
Bricusse) 2.57
8. Someone Nice Like You (Anthony Newley, Leslie
Bricusse) 3.48
9. I’d Do Anything (Lionel Bart) 3.18
10. Climb Ev’ry Mountain (Richard Rodgers, Oscar
Hammerstein II) 3.05
11. Who Will Buy? (Lionel Bart) 3.46
12. As Long As He Needs Me (Lionel Bart) 3.08
Gene Harris (p) Andy Simpkins (b) Bill Dowdy (drs)
RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD ON DECEMBER 14
AND 15, 1962
■ PHINEAS NEWBORN JR. PLAYS JAMAICA
13. Savanna (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) 4.08
14. Little Biscuit (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) 3.03
15. Cocoanut Sweet (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
4.24
16. Push De Button (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
3.41
17. Napoleon (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) 4.20
18. Hooray For De Yankee Dollar (Harold Arlen,
E.Y. Harburg) 3.30
19. For Every Fish (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) 3.44
20. Take It Slow, Joe (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
4.20
21. Pity De Sunset (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) 4.08
22. Pretty To Talk With (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
2.55
Phineas Newborn Jr. (p) A.K. Salim (arr.) Ernie
Royal (tp: 14, 16, 18 – 21) Nick Ferrente (tp: 13, 15,
16, 22) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sahib Shihab (as, brs,
cl)
Jerome Richardson (fl, ts) Les Spann, Jr. (git)
George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (drs) Francisco
Pozo, Willie Rodriguez (congas, bongos, timbales)
RECORDED IN NEW YORK CITY ON
SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2, 1959
THE THREE SOUNDS PLAY JAZZ ON
BROADWAY
PHINEAS NEWBORN JR. PLAYS JAMAICA
TOTAL TIME 77.31
CD 5
■ BLOSSOM DEARIE SINGS COMDEN & GREEN
1. Lucky To Be Me (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
Leonard Bernstein) 4.03
2. Just In Time (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule
Styne) 3.34
3. Some Other Time (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
Leonard Bernstein) 3.57
4. Dance Only With Me (Betty Comden, Adolph
Green, Jule Styne) 2.59
5. I Like Myself (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
André Previn) 3.31
6. The Party’s Over (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
Jule Styne) 4.22
7. How Will He Know (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
Jule Styne) 2.54
8. It’s Love (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard
Bernstein) 2.51
9. Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me (Betty Comden,
Adolph Green, Jule Styne) 3.26
10. Lonely Town (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
Leonard Bernstein) 3.34
Blossom Dearie (voc, p) Kenny Burrell (git: 6-10)
Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (drs)
RECORDED AT NOLA RECORDING STUDIO,
NEW YORK CITY ON APRIL 8 AND 9, 1959
■ JONAH JONES SWINGIN´ ON BROADWAY
11. Baubles, Bangles, And Beads (George Forrest,
Robert Wright) 2.09
12. The Party’s Over (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,
Jule Styne) 2.32
13. You’re So Right For Me (Ray Evans, Jay
Livingston) 1.55
14. Just My Luck (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) 2.46
15. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Richard
Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) 1.49
16. You’re Just In Love (Irving Berlin) 2.29
17. Just In Time (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule
Styne) 1.51
18. Hey There (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) 2.39
19. I Could Have Danced All Night (Frederick
Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) 2.24
20. Whatever Lola Wants (Jerry Ross, Richard
Adler) 2.04
21. Till There Was You (Meredith Willson) 2.00
22. Seventy-Six Trombones (Meredith Willson) 2.15
Jonah Jones (voc, tp) George “River Rider” Rhodes
(p) John “Broken Down” Browne (b) Harold “Hard
Nuts” Austin (drs)
RECORDED AND RELEASED IN 1958
BLOSSOM DEARIE SINGS COMDEN & GREEN
JONAH JONES SWINGIN´ ON BROADWAY
TOTAL TIME 62.35
CD 6
■ THE MASTERSOUNDS KISMET
1. Overture: Not Since Nineveh; Olive Tree;
Stranger In Paradise; And This Is My Beloved;
Night Of Nights; Sands Of Time (Alexander
Borrodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright) 6.56
2. Gesticulate & Rhymes Have I (Alexander
Borrodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright) 3.01
3. Olive Tree (Alexander Borrodin, George
Forrest, Robert Wright) 5.13
4. Not Since Nineveh (Alexander Borrodin,
George Forrest, Robert Wright) 7.33
5. Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Alexander
Borrodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright) 3.31
6. Fate (Alexander Borrodin, George Forrest,
Robert Wright) 5.20
7. And This Is My Beloved (Alexander
Borrodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright) 6.28
8. Stranger In Paradise (Alexander Borrodin,
George Forrest, Robert Wright) 4.57
Wes Montgomery (git) Buddy Montgomery
(vibes) Richie Crabtree (p) Monk Montgomery
(e-b) Benny Barth (drs)
RECORDED AT FORUM THEATRE, LOS
ANGELES, CA ON APRIL 22, 1958
■ THE MASTERSOUNDS THE KING & I
9. Medley: I Have Dreamed / The Puzzlement /
Something Wonderful
(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) 2.59
10. Dance Of The Siamese Children (Richard
Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) 2.30
11. Getting To Know You (Richard Rodgers,
Oscar Hammerstein II) 7.41
12. My Lord And Master (Richard Rodgers,
Oscar Hammerstein II) 2.30
13. Medley: Hello Young Lovers / Whistle A
Happy Tune
(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) 3.30
14. We Kiss In The Shadows (Richard
Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) 2.52
15. Shall We Dance (Richard Rodgers, Oscar
Hammerstein II) 3.11
16. Epilogue (Richard Rodgers, Oscar
Hammerstein II) 2.04
Buddy Montgomery (vibes) Richie Crabtree (p)
Monk Montgomery (e-b) Benny Barth (drs)
RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, CA ON
SEPTEMBER 19, 1957
TOTAL TIME 78.46
CD 7
■ HERB GELLER & HIS ALL STARS GYPSY
1. Everything’s Coming Up Roses (Stephen
Sondheim, Jule Styne) 4.07
2. You’ll Never Get Away From Me (Stephen
Sondheim, Jule Styne) 5.16
3. Together (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) 4.39
4. Little Lamb (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne)
3.59
5. Some People (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne)
4.57
6. Mama’s Talkin’ Soft (Stephen Sondheim, Jule
Styne) 4.00
7. Cow Song (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) 3.36
8. Small World (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne)
5.00
Herb Geller (as) Barbara Long (voc: 1, 3, 6, 8)
Thad Jones (tp) Billy Taylor (p: 7) Hank Jones (p:
1, 3, 5, 6, 8) Scott LaFaro (b) Elvin Jones (drs)
RECORDED IN 1959
■ GARY MCFARLAND
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT
REALLY TRYING
9. How To Succeed In Business Without Really
Trying (Abe Burrows, Frank Loesser) 6.17
10. Paris Original (Abe Burrows, Frank Loesser)
4.03
11. Love From A Heart Of Gold (Abe Burrows,
Frank Loesser) 3.35
12. Grand Old Ivy (Abe Burrows, Frank Loesser)
3.43
13. Brotherhood Of Man (Abe Burrows, Frank
Loesser) 5.23
14. I Believe In You (Abe Burrows, Frank Loesser)
6.08
15. Grand Old Ivy Part II (Abe Burrows, Frank
Loesser) 3.33
16. Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm (Abe
Burrows, Frank Loesser) 4.31
Gary McFarland (leader, arr, vibes: 9, 12 , 16)
Bernie Glow , Clark Terry, Doc Severinsen, Herb
Pomeroy, Joe Newman (tp) Billy Byers, Bob
Brookmeyer,
Willie Dennis (tb) Ed Wasserman, Al Cohn, Oliver
Nelson, Phil Woods, Sol Schlinger (reeds) Jim
Hall, Kenny Burrell (git) Hank Jones (p) George
Duvivier,
Joe Benjamin (b) Mel Lewis, Osie Johnson (drs)
RECORDED IN NEW YORK CITY ON
NOVEMBER 8, 14 AND 15, 1961
TOTAL TIME 73.09
CD 8
■ MARTY PAICH THE BROADWAY BIT
1. It’s All Right With Me (Cole Porter) 3.34
2. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Al
Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 3.45
3. I’ve Never Been In Love Before (Frank
Loesser) 4.17
4. I Love Paris (Cole Porter) 6.11
5. Too Close For Comfort (George David
Weiss, Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener) 3.50
6. Younger Than Springtime / The Surrey With
The Fringe On Top
(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) 4.06
7. If I Were A Bell (Frank Loesser) 3.39
8. Lazy Afternoon (Jerome Moross, John
Latouche) 3.29
9. Just In Time (Adolph Green, Betty Comden,
Jule Styne) 3.12
Marty Paich (p, arr) Frank Beach, Stu
Williamson (tp) Bob Enevoldsen, George
Roberts (tb) Vincent DeRosa (french horn) Art
Pepper (as) Bill Perkins (ts)
Jimmy Giuffre (cl, brs) Victor Feldman (vibes)
Scott LaFaro (b) Mel Lewis (drs)
RECORDED ON MAY 13TH, 1959
■ ANDRE PRÉVIN & HIS PALS WEST SIDE
STORY
10. Something´s Coming (Stephen Sondheim,
Leonard Bernstein) 2.37
11. Jet Song (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 4.48
12. Tonight (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 5.21
13. I Feel Pretty (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 6.47
14. Gee, Officer Krupke! (Stephen Sondheim,
Leonard Bernstein) 4.54
15. Cool (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 3.21
16. Maria (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 5.29
17. America (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 4.53
André Previn (p) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne
(dr)
RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES ON AUGUST
24 AND 25, 1959
TOTAL TIME 74.27
CD 9
■ ANDRÉ PREVIN & HIS PALS GIGI
1. The Parisians (Alan Jay Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 4.33
2. I Remember It Will (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 4.34
3. A Toujours (Al Lerner, Frederick
Loewe) 5.48
4. It’s A Bore (Al Lerner, Frederick
Loewe) 4.19
5. Aunt Alicia’s March (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 5.14
6. Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Al
Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 4.36
7. Gigi (Al Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 5.41
8. She Is Not Thinking Of Me (Al Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) 4.02
André Previn (p) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly
Manne (dr)
RECORDED AT CONTEMPORARY’S
STUDIO IN LOS ANGELES ON APRIL 7
AND 8, 1958
TOTAL TIME 38.48
CD 10
■ OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WEST SIDE STORY
1. Something’s Coming (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard
Bernstein) 3.54
2. Somewhere (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein)
5.35
3. Jet Song (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein) 7.48
4. Tonight (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein) 4.36
5. Maria (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein) 4.54
6. I Feel Pretty (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein)
4.28
7. Reprise (Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein) 3.58
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (drs)
RECORDED IN NEW YORK CITY ON JANUARY 24 &
25, 1962
■ OSCAR PETERSON TRIO PORGY AND BESS
8. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ (DuBose Heyward, George
Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 6.23
9. I Wants To Stay Here (I Loves You Porgy) (DuBose
Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 6.21
10. Summertime (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin,
Ira Gershwin) 3.50
11. Oh Dey’s So Fresh And Fine (Strawberry Woman)
(DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 0.54
12. Oh Lawd, I’m On My Way (DuBose Heyward, George
Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 2.35
13. It Ain’t Necessarily So (DuBose Heyward, George
Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4.01
14. There’s A Boat Dat’s Leaving Soon For New York
(DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 7.12
15. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? (DuBose Heyward,
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4.55
16. Here Come De Honey Man (DuBose Heyward,
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 1.09
17. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (DuBose Heyward,
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 3.30
Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (drs)
RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES ON OCTOBER 12, 1959
TOTAL TIME 74.11