Jazz Classics CDs for Concise Guide to Jazz

Textbook pages for corresponding listening guides are indicated in parentheses

 

 

CD 1

 

1)  Dixie Jass Band One-Step

(J. Jordan - N. Larocca)

Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Originally released 1917.  

(1)  2:35 (p.32)

 

2)  Alligator Hop

(A. Picou - J. Oliver)

King Oliver's Crole Jazz Band

(2) 2:22 (p.34)

 

3)  West End Blues

(J. Oliver - C. Williams)

Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines

Originally released 1928.

(1) 3:21 (p. 46)

 

4)  Riverboat Shuffle

(H. Carmichael - D. Voynow - Irving Mills)

Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra

Originally released 1927.  

(1)  3:07 (p. 50)

 

5)  Reckless Blues

(Bradford - Layer - Davis)

Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong

Originally released 1925.

(1) 3:01 (p.54)

 

6)  Sittin' In

(M. Gabler)

Chu Berry & His "Little Jazz" Ensemble

(3) 2:00 (p.64)

 

7)  Body and Soul

(Heyman-Sour-Eyton-Green)

Coleman Hawkins

Originally released 1939.

(1) 3:02 ( p. 66)

 

8)  Taxi War Dance

(C. Basie - L. Young)

Count Basie and Lester Young

Originally released 1939.

(1) 2:39 (p. 70)

 

9)  Harlem Airshaft

(D. Ellington)

Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams & Barney Bigard

Originally released 1940.

(1) 2:57 (p. 78)

 

10)  I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

(P.F. Webster - D. Ellington)

Johnny Hodges

(3) 3:35 (p. 81)

 

11)  Back In Your Own Backyard

(A. Jolson - B. Rose - D. Dreyer)

Billie Holiday & Lester Young

Originally released 1938.

(1) 2:39 (p. 83)

 

12)  Flying Home

(B. Goodman - L. Hampton - S. Robin)

Ella Fitzgerald

(3) 2:27 (p. 86)

 

13)  Tiger Rag

(D. J. LaRocca)

Art Tatum

Originally released 1933.

(1) 2:18 (p. 90)

 

14)  Walkin' and Swingin'

(Williams)

Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams

(3)2:38 (p. 92)

 

15)  Parker's Mood

(C. Parker)

Charlie Parker

(4) 3:01 (p. 104)

 

16)  Leap Frog

(C. Parker)

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

(3) 2:29 (p. 106)

 

17)  Get Happy

(H. Arlen - T. Koehler)

Bud Powell Trio

(3) 2:52 (p. 110)

 

18)  Index

(D. Gordon)

Dexter Gordon

(4) 3:06 (p. 115)

 

19)  It Never Entered My Mind

(R. Rodgers - L. Hart)

Stan Getz

(3) 3:45 (p.117)

 

20)  Subconscious Lee

(L. Konitz)

Lee Konitz

(2)2:46 (p. 126)

 

21)  Improvisation

(B. Russo)

Stan Kenton, Lee Konitz

(5) 6:20 (p. 132)

 

22)  The Egyptian

(C. Fuller)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

(5)10:20 (p. 140)

 

23)  Two Bass Hit

(J. Lewis - D. Gillespie)

Miles Davis, John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderley

Originally released 1958.

(1) 5:13 (p. 146)

 

CD 2

 

1)  Gregory Is Here

(H. Silver)

Horace Silver

(5)6:18 (p. 144)

 

2)  Blue in Green

(B. Evans)

Miles Davis, John Coltrane & Bill Evans

Originally released 1959.

(1) 5:25 (p. 152)

 

3)  Get Happy

(H. Arlen - T. Koehler)

J.J. Johnson

(5)4:50 (p. 154)

 

4)  Mr. Walker

(W. Montgomery)

Wes Montgomery

(2)4:33 (p. 162)

 

5)  Dee Dee

(O. Coleman)

Ornette Coleman

(5)5:40 (p. 172)

 

6)  Your Lady

(J. Coltrane)

John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones

(3) 6:37 (p. 177)

 

7)  Mars

(J. Coltrane)

John Coltrane

(3)3:00 (p. 178)

 

8)  Solar

(C. Wayne)

Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro & Paul Motion

(2)8:57 (p. 182)

 

9)  Prince of Darkness

(W. Shorter)

Miles Davis

Originally released 1962.

(1) 6:27 (p. 188)

 

10)  Birdland

(J. Zawinul)

Weather Report

(P) 1977 (

1) 5:57 (p. 204)

 

11)  Captain Marvel

(C. Corea)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever with Flora Purim

(P) 1973

(6) 4:52 (p. 212)

 

12)  The Windup

(K. Jarrett)

Keith Jarrett

(P) 1974

(7) 8:26 (p. 230)

 

13)  Baseball

(Carla Bley)

Carla Bley

(P) 2000

(8) 7:46 (p. 246)

 

 

 

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