Black Legends Of Jazz

1

Somewhere Along The Way

02:57

Gene Ammons

Artist: Gene Ammons - Composer/Author: Kurt Adams - Composer/Author: Sammy Gallop

2

Mahogany Hall Stomp

02:52

Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

Artist: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Spencer Williams

3

Solitude

02:59

Louis Armstrong

Artist: Louis Armstrong - Participant: Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra

4

Jumpin' At The Woodside

03:05

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra - Clarinet: Lester Young - Clarinet: Herschel Evans - Alto Saxophone: Earl Warren - Trumpet: Buck Clayton - Leader: Count Basie - Piano: Count Basie - Composer/Author: Count Basie

5

When The Sun Sets Down South

03:05

Sidney Bechet

Artist: Sidney Bechet - Composer: Harry Brooks - Composer: Sidney Bechet

6

Night Hop

03:04

Benny Carter

Artist: Benny Carter - Composer: Benny Carter

7

Blues In The Dark

03:09

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra - Vocals: Jimmy Rushing - Trumpet: Buck Clayton - Tenor Saxophone: Lester Young - Recording Arranger: Eddie Durham - Leader: Count Basie - Piano: Count Basie - Composer/Author: Count Basie

8

Sweet Lorraine

02:53

Nat King Cole Trio

Vocals: Nat King Cole - Artist: Nat King Cole Trio - Piano: Nat King Cole - Guitar: Oscar Moore - Bass Guitar: Wesley Prince - Composer/Author: Clifford Burwell - Composer/Author: Mitchell Parish

9

Melancholy

02:35

Johnny Dodds

Artist: Johnny Dodds - Composer/Author: Marty Bloom - Composer/Author: Walter Melrose

10

After You've Gone

03:01

Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra

Artist: Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Henry Creamer - Composer/Author: Turner Layton

11

Mood Indigo

02:53

Duke Ellington, The Jungle Band

Artist: Duke Ellington - Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Irving Mills

12

Lullaby Of Birdland

02:49

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Conductor: Sy Oliver

13

Midnight Sun

03:17

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

Artist: Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra - Producer: Milt Gabler - Trumpet: John "Teddy" Buckner - Trombone: James Robinson - Upright Bass: Charles Mingus - Trumpet: Walter Williams - Recording Arranger: Sonny Burke - Clarinet: Jack Kelson - Alto Saxophone: Jack Kelson - Tenor Saxophone: Morris Lane - Tenor Saxophone: John Sparrow - Drums: Earl Walker

14

Body And Soul

04:22

Coleman Hawkins, Tony Scott And The All Stars

Producer: Bob Thiele - Artist: Coleman Hawkins - Producer: George Douglas - Artist: Tony Scott And The All Stars - Composer: John W. Green

15

Down South Camp Meetin'

02:55

Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra

Recording Arranger: Fletcher Henderson - Artist: Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Irving Mills

16

Cavernism

02:54

Earl Hines

Artist: Earl Hines - Composer: Earl Hines - Composer: Jimmy Mundy

17

Good Morning, Heartache

03:00

Billie Holiday

Artist: Billie Holiday - Producer: Milt Gabler - Orchestra: Bill Stegmeyer's Orchestra - Double Bass: John Simmons - Drums: Sid Catlett - Guitar: Tiny Grimes - Piano: Joe Springer - Tenor Saxophone: Hank Ross - Tenor Saxophone: Bernie Kaufman - Tenor Saxophone: Armand Camgros - Trumpet: Chris Griffin - Trumpet: Joe Guy - Composer/Author: Ervin Drake

18

Flying Home

03:11

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet

Artist: Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra - Producer: Milt Gabler - Artist: Illinois Jacquet - Vibraphone: Lionel Hampton - Bass: A. Bernstein - Drums: Nick Fatool - Composer/Author: Benny Goodman

19

Tishomingo Blues

03:18

Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Band

Trumpet: Bunk Johnson - Artist: Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Band - Clarinet: George Lewis - Trombone: Jim Robinson - Piano: Alton Purnell - Banjo: Lawrence Marrero - Drums: Edgar Mosley - Drums: Baby Dodds - Bass Guitar: Alcide Pavageau - Composer/Author: Spencer Williams

20

Snowy Mornin' Blues

02:30

James P. Johnson

Artist: James P. Johnson - Composer/Author: James P. Johnson

21

Yancey Special

03:16

Meade "Lux" Lewis

Artist: Meade "Lux" Lewis - Composer/Author: Andy Razaf - Composer/Author: Meade "Lux" Lewis

22

Coquette

03:08

Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra

Recording Supervisor: Dave Kapp - Artist: Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Recording Supervisor: Jack Kapp - Composer: Carmen Lombardo - Composer: Gus Kahn - Composer/Author: John W. Green

23

Something To Live For

03:11

Carmen McRae

Piano: Billy Strayhorn - Artist: Carmen McRae - Drums: Wendell Marshall - Composer/Author: Billy Strayhorn - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

24

Sepian Bounce

03:06

Jay McShann

Artist: Jay McShann - Composer: Archie Hall - Composer: Jay McShann - Composer/Author: Skippa Hall

25

King Porter Stomp

02:50

Jelly Roll Morton

Artist: Jelly Roll Morton - Composer: Jelly Roll Morton

26

Bump It

03:19

Jimmie Noone

Artist: Jimmie Noone - Composer: J. Mayo Williams - Composer: Jimmie Noone

27

Sugar Foot Stomp

02:52

King Oliver

Artist: King Oliver - Composer: King Oliver

28

For Dancers Only

02:38

Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra

Artist: Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra - Recording Arranger: Sy Oliver - Recording Supervisor: Dave Kapp - Recording Supervisor: Jack Kapp - Composer: Sy Oliver

29

I Won't Be Here Long

02:40

Hot Lips Page

Artist: Hot Lips Page - Composer/Author: Unknown Writer

30

Chant Of The Weed

03:13

Don Redman

Artist: Don Redman - Composer: Don Redman

31

Good Morning Blues

03:06

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra - Vocals: Jimmy Rushing - Trumpet: Buck Clayton - Leader: Count Basie - Piano: Count Basie - Composer/Author: James Rushing

32

Passionette

02:26

Willie Smith

Artist: Willie Smith - Composer: Willie "The Lion" Smith - Composer/Author: Willie Smith

33

Blue Serge

02:51

Mercer Ellington & His Orchestra

Artist: Mercer Ellington & His Orchestra - Composer: Mercer Ellington

34

Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) - Take D

02:43

Art Tatum

Artist: Art Tatum - Producer: Orrin Keepnews - Composer/Author: George Gershwin

35

Rebecca

02:40

Joe Turner

Artist: Joe Turner - Composer: Peter Johnson

36

Blow Top Blues

03:17

Lionel Hampton And His Septet, Dinah Washington

Artist: Lionel Hampton And His Septet - Trumpet: Wendell Culley - Artist: Dinah Washington - Alto Saxophone: Herbie Fields - Tenor Saxophone: Arnett Cobb - Piano: Johnny Mehegan - Guitar: Billy Mackell - Upright Bass: Charles K. Harris - Drums: George Jones - Composer/Author: Jane Feather - Composer/Author: Leonard Feather

37

Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie!

02:26

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Artist: Chick Webb And His Orchestra - Vocals: Louis Jordan - Trumpet: Walter Fuller - Trombone: Trummy Young - Clarinet: Omer Simeon - Alto Saxophone: Omer Simeon - Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Mundy - Piano: Billy Kyle - Guitar: Dick Palmer - Bass: Quinn Wilson - Recording Arranger: Edgar Sampson - Composer/Author: Ballard MacDonald - Composer/Author: Billy Rose - Composer/Author: Joseph Meyer

38

(Keep It) In The Groove

02:59

Andy Kirk, Mary Lou Williams

Artist: Andy Kirk - Leader: Andy Kirk - Artist: Mary Lou Williams - Recording Arranger: Mary Lou Williams - Piano: Mary Lou Williams - Ensemble: Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy - Composer: Dick Wilson - Composer: Mary Lou Williams

39

One O'Clock Jump

03:02

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra - Recording Arranger: Eddie Durham - Recording Arranger: Buster Smith - Leader: Count Basie - Piano: Count Basie - Composer/Author: Count Basie