RCA Victor - 80th Anniversary The First Label in Jazz Volume 3: 1940-1949

Various Artists

• Released on 01-06-1997 by RCA Victor - Victor Jazz
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Jazz

1 The Sheik of Araby

Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet 00:02:57

2 Cotton Tail

Ben Webster 00:03:09

Sonny Greer, Drums - Jimmy Blanton, Bass - Harry Carney, Baritone Saxophone - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Joe Nanton, Trombone - Rex Stuart, Cornet - Otto Hardwick, Alto Saxophone - Wallace Jones, Trumpet - Juan Tizol, Trombone - Cootie Williams, Trumpet - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Fred Guy, Guitar - Johnny Hodges, Alto Saxophone - Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington, Piano - Ben Webster, Tenor Saxophone - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Performer - Barney Bigard, Clarinet

Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music

3 Summit Ridge Drive

Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five 00:03:18

Jud DeNaut, Bass - Al Hendrickson, Electric Guitar - Artie Shaw, Composer - Artie Shaw, Clarinet - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet - Nick Fatool, Drums - Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Performer - Johnny Guarnieri, Harpsichord

Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music

4 Blues in Thirds (Take 2)

Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers 00:02:54

Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers, Performer - Sidney Bechet, Clarinet - Earl Hines, Composer - Earl Hines, Piano - Baby Dodds, Drums - Frank Driggs, Producer

Originally released 1940. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5 All of Me

Benny Carter 00:03:19

6 One O'Clock Jump (1995 Remastered)

The Metronome All-Stars 00:03:24

Cootie Williams, Trumpet - The Metronome All-Stars, Performer - Toots Mondello, Alto Saxophone - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Coleman Hawkins, Performer - Ziggy Elman, Trumpet - James Nichols, Re-Mastering Engineer - J.C. Higginbotham, Trombone - Artie Bernstein, Bass - Charlie Christian, Electric Guitar - Tex Beneke, Tenor Saxophone - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer - Paul Brizzi, Re-Mastering Engineer - Buddy Rich, Drums - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone - Harry James, Trumpet - Tommy Dorsey, Trombone - Benny Goodman, Clarinet - Count Basie, Composer - Count Basie, Piano

Originally recorded 1941. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

7 Yes Indeed!

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 00:03:27

8 Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra 00:03:36

Sonny Greer, Drums - Don George, Composer - Harry Carney, Baritone Saxophone - Edward Kennedy Ellington, Composer - Jimmie Blanton, Bass - Ray Nance, Trumpet - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra, Performer - Lawrence Brown, Trombone - Mercer Ellington, Composer - Johnny Hodges, Performer - Johnny Hodges, Alto Saxophone - Duke Ellington, Piano

Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music

9 St. Louis Blues

John Kirby & His Orchestra 00:02:43

10 Stormy Monday Blues

Billy Eckstine 00:03:07

Earl Hines & His Orchestra, Performer - Billy Eckstine, Composer - Billy Eckstine, Lyricist - Billy Eckstine, Vocal - Robert Crowder, Tenor Saxophone - Clifton Best, Guitar - Leroy Harris, Clarinet - Leroy Harris, Alto Saxophone - Jesse Miller, Trumpet - Maurice McConnell, Trumpet - George Dixon, Trumpet - Joe McLewis, Trombone - William Randall, Tenor Saxophone - Bob Crowder, Composer - Bob Crowder, Lyricist - Harry Jackson, Trumpet - Earl Hines, Composer - Earl Hines, Lyricist - Earl Hines, Piano - Earl Hines, Conductor - Budd Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Scoops Carry, Clarinet - Scoops Carry, Alto Saxophone - Truck Parham, Bass - George Hunt, Trombone - Gerald Valentine, Trombone - Rudolph Taylor, Drums

Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music

11 Night in Tunisia (Interlude)

Dizzie Gillespie and His Orchestra 00:03:02

12 Spotlite (1995 Remastered)

Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra 00:03:06

James Nichols, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mary Osborne, Guitar - Jimmy Jones, Piano - Orrin Keepnews, Re-Issue Producer - Allen Eager, Tenor Saxophone - Al McKibbon, Bass - Coleman Hawkins, Lyricist - Coleman Hawkins, Tenor Saxophone - Coleman Hawkins, Composer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet - Shelly Manne, Drums - Pete Brown, Alto Saxophone - Paul Brizzi, Re-Mastering Engineer - Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All-Stars, Performer - Dennis Ferrante, Re-Mastering Engineer

Originally Recorded 1946. All rights reserved by BMG Music

13 Allen's Alley

52nd Street All Stars 00:02:59

14 Cadillac Slim

Ben Webster 00:03:02

Al Grey, Trombone - Buck Clayton, Trumpet - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone - Sonny White, Piano - Sid Catlett, Drums - Ben Webster, Composer - Ben Webster, Lyricist - Ben Webster, Saxophone - John Simmons, Bass - Benny Carter and His Chocolate Dandies, Vocal

Originally Recorded 1946. All rights reserved by BMG Music

15 Epistrophy

Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys 00:02:51

16 Buckin' The Blues

Esquire All American Award Winners 00:02:58

17 Out of Nowhere

Art Tatum 00:02:48

Art Tatum, Piano - Edward Heymann, Composer - Johnny Green, Composer

Originally Recorded 1947. All rights reserved by BMG Music

18 Blues After Hours

Jack Teagarden's Big Eight 00:03:17

19 Erroll's Bounce

Erroll Garner 00:02:57

20 Ain't Misbehavin' (Live)

Louis Armstrong 00:03:54

Jack Teagarden, Trombone - Thomas "Fats" Waller, Composer - Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Performer - Sid Catlett, Drums - Michael A. "Peanuts" Hucko, Clarinet - Bob Haggart, Bass - Bobby Hackett, Cornet - Harry Brooks, Composer - Louis Armstrong, Trumpet - Louis Armstrong, Vocal Arranger - Richard D. Cary, Piano - Andy Razaf, Composer

Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

21 (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance

Lennie Tristano 00:02:52

Victor Young, Composer - Victor Young, Lyricist - Lennie Tristano, Piano - Ned Washington, Composer - Ned Washington, Lyricist - Bing Crosby, Composer - Bing Crosby, Lyricist

Originally Recorded 1947. All rights reserved by BMG Music

22 Your Red Wagon

Jimmy Rushing 00:02:46

George Matthews, Trombone - Richard M. Jones, Composer - DePaul, Composer - Ed Lewis, Trumpet - Walter Page, Bass - Emmett Berry, Trumpet - Harry Edison, Trumpet - Bill Johnson, Trombone - Buddy Tate, Tenor Saxophone - Ted Donnelly, Trombone - Don Raye, Composer - Paul Gonsalves, Tenor Saxophone - Preston Love, Alto Saxophone - Freddie Green, Guitar - Gene DePaul, Composer - Charley Price, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy Rushing, Vocal - Jo Jones, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Raye, Composer - Oran 'Juice' Jones, Composer - Jack Washington, Baritone Saxophone - Count Basie & His Orchestra, Performer - Dicky Wells, Trombone

Originally Recorded 1947. All rights reserved by BMG Music

23 Algo Bueno (Woody'n You)

Dizzie Gillespie and His Orchestra 00:02:56

24 Overtime

Dizzy Gillespie 00:03:06

25 My Heart Stood Still

Oscar Peterson 00:03:23

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
• Total length: 01:17:51

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: RCA Victor - Victor Jazz
• Genre: Jazz
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