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BEST JAZZ 100
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CD 1 – CLASSIC JAZZ VOCALS

  1. I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Julie London
    (Cross-Cory) (2:50)
  2. Something Cool – June Christy
    (Barnes) (4:16)
  3. My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker
    (Rodgers-Hart) (2:18)
  4. Misty Blue – Ella Fitzgerald
    (Montgomery) (2:28)
  5. Darn That Dream – Nancy Wilson
    (De Lange-Van Heusen) (2:50)
  6. Autumn In New York – Jo Stafford
    (Vernon Duke) (2:39)
  7. April In Paris – Dinah Shore
    (Harburg-Duke) (2:56)
  8. Do Nothing Till You Here From Me – Abbey Lincoln
    (Ellington-Russell) (2:14)
  9. Day In – Day Out – Mark Murphy
    (Bloom-Mercer) (3:50)
  10. It Had To Be You – Dinah Shore
    (Kahn-Jones) (3:23)
  11. Angel Eyes – Jack Jones
    (Brent-Dennis) (3:12)
  12. The Man I Love – Carmen McRae
    (Gershwin-Gershwin) (4:16)
  13. It Don’t Mean A Thing – Annie Ross
    (Duke Ellington) (2:08)
  14. Here’s That Rainy Day – Sue Raney
    (Burke-Van Heusen) (4:12)
  15. Stars Fell On Alabama – Jack Teagarden
    (Parish-Perkins) (2:58)
  16. Blue Moon – Billie Holiday
    (Rodgers-Hart) (2:11)
  17. A Foggy Day – Dakota Staton
    (Gershwin-Gershwin) (2:17)
  18. Exactly Like You – Dianne Reeves
    (Fields-McHugh) (5:20)
  19. I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues – Lou Rawls
    (Ellington-George) (3:22)
  20. Something To Live For – Lena Horne
    (Ellington- Strayhorn) (5:24)

CD 2 – SWING CLASSICS IN HIFI 

  1. For Dancers Only – Billy May And His Orchestra
    (Oliver-Raye-Schoen) (2:42)
  2. Stompin’ At The Savoy – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
    (Sampson-Webb-Goodman) (3:11)
  3. Leap Frog – Les Brown And His Orchestra
    (Corday-Garland) (2:46)
  4. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
    (Strayhorn-Ellngton) (2:56)
  5. Let’s Dance – Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
    (Stone-Benime-Baldridge) (2:12)
  6. T’Ain’t What You Do – Billy May And His Orchestra
    (Oliver-Young) (2:58)
  7. Opus No. 1 – Glen Grey And The Casa Loma Orchestra
    (Sy Oliver) (2:56)
  8. Intermission Riff – Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
    (Ray Wetzel) (4:14)
  9. Sleep – Woody Herman And His Orchestra
    (Earl Lebieg) (3:50)
  10. Jumpin’ At The Woodside – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
    (Count Basie) (3:28)
  11. Harlem Air Shaft – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
    (Duke Ellington) (3:54)
  12. I’m Beginning To See The Light – Harry James And His Orchestra
    (Ellington-George-Hodges-James) (3:06)
  13. A Good Man Is Hard To Find – Les Brown And His Orchestra
    (Edward Grren) (2:25)
  14. Annie Laurie – Billy May And His Orchestra
    ((Douglass-Scott) (3:05)
  15. The Peanut Vendor – Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
    (Gilbert-Simons-Sunshine) (4:33)
  16. Come And Get It – Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra
    (Sonny Dunham) (2:54)
  17. Margie – Billy May And His Orchestra
    (Davis-Conrad-Robinson) (3:05)
  18. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me – Les Brown And His Orchestra
    (Irving Berlin) (2:46)
  19. Apollo Jumps – Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra
    (Benny Carter) (2:57)
  20. Sing, Sing Sing - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
    (Louis Prima) (7:22)

CD 3 – LATIN JAZZ

  1. Machito – Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
    (Pete Rugolo) (3:00)
  2. Jahberu – Tadd Dameron
    (Tadd Dameron) (2:52)
  3. Tin Tin Deo – James Moody & Chano Pozo
    (Pozo-Fuller) (2:44)
  4. Basheer’s Dream – Kenny Dorham
    (Gigi Gryce) (5:00)
  5. Congalegra – Horace Parlan
    (Ray Barretto) (4:22)
  6. Mambo Inn – Grant Green
    (Smpson-Woodlon-Bauza) (5:47)
  7. Paco – Gerald Wilson
    (Gerald Wilson) (6:18)
  8. Agua Dulce – The Jazz Crusaders
    (Joe Sample) (5:18)
  9. Favela – Clare Fischer (3:46)
    (Clare Fischer)
  10. I’m On My Way – Candido
    (Richie Havens) (3:10)
  11. Oye Como Va – Bobby Hutcherson
    (Tito Puente) (5:08)
  12. Caravan - Chucho Valdes
    (Tizol-Ellington) (7:01)
  13. Contagio – Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    (Gonzalo Rubalcaba) (6:42)
  14. Dance Of Denial – Ray Barretto
    (Michael Philip Mossman) (5:50)
  15. The Time Is Now – Eliane Elias
    (Eliane Elias) (4:35)

CD 4 – RELAXING JAZZ

  1. At Last – Lou Rawls & Dianne Reeves
    (Warren-Gordon) (3:37)
  2. Makin’ Whoopee – The Three Sounds
    (Kahn-Donaldson) (4:20)
  3. Namely You – Sonny Rollins
    (DePaul-Mercer) (3:17)
  4. Time After Time – Cassandra Wilson
    (Lauper-Hyman) (4:07)
  5. Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
    (Wayne Shorter) (6:51)
  6. In The Winelight – Kurt Elling (6:44)
    (Eaton-Elling-Galderston)
  7. Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
    (Herbie Hancock) (5:31)
  8. More Than This – Charlie Hunter & Norah Jones
    (Bryan Ferry) (4:09)
  9. Beatrice – Joe Henderson
    (Sam Rivers) (5:37)
  10. Lazy Afternoon – Jackie Allen
    (LaTouche-Moross) (3:51)
  11. I’ve Got The World On A String – Joe Lovano
    (Arlen-Koehler) (4:16)
  12. Make It Go Away - Holly Cole
    (Davis Harding) (3:59)
  13. Déjà Vu – Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson
    (Buster Williams) (5:09)
  14. Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
    (Bobby McFerrin) (4:50)

CD 5 – JAZZ BALLADS

  1. Someone To Watch Over Me – Coleman Hawkins
    (Gershwin-Gershwin) (2:46)
  2. Easy Living – Clifford Brown
    (Robin-Rainger) (3:42)
  3. It Never Entered My Mind – Miles Davis
    (Rodgers-Hart) (4:02)
  4. Violets For Your Furs – Jutta Hipp & Zoot Sims
    (Dennis-Adair) (6:08)
  5. Moonglow – Benny Goodman
    (Hudson-Lange-Mills) (3:25)
  6. Like Someone In Love – George Shearing
    (Burke-Van Heusen) (3:56)
  7. Stairway To The Stars – Bill Evans & Jim Hall
    (Parish-Malneck0Signorelli) (5:38)
  8. Dancing In The Dark – Cannonball Adderley
    (Dietz-Schwarts) (4:04)
  9. I’m A Fool To Want You – Dexter Gordon
    (Sinatra-Herron-Wolf) (6:40)
  10. Yesterdays – Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
    (Kern-Harbach) (5:35)
  11. The Good Life – Hank Mobley
    (Kihn-Wirght) (5:08)
  12. God Bless The Child – Stanley Turrentine
    (Holiday-Herzog) (3:59)
  13. Nature Boy - Ike Quebec
    (Ike Quebec) (2:40)
  14. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most – Zoot Sims
    (Landesman-Wolf) (3:00)
  15. Laura – Joe Lovano
    (Raskin-Mercer) (4:31)

CD 6 – LEGENDS OF JAZZ

  1. Boogie Woogie Stomp – Albert Ammons
    (Albert Ammons) (3:37)
  2. Summertime – Sidney Bechet
    (Gershwin-Heyward) (4:09)
  3. Chicago Flyer – Meade Lux Lewis
    (Meade Lux Lewis) (3:58)
  4. Profoundly Blue – Edmond Hall’s Celeste Quartet
    (Meade Lux Lewis) (4:07)
  5. Topsy – Ike Quebec
    (Battle-Durham) (3:01)
  6. Blues For Clarinets – Jimmy Hamilton & The Duke’s Men
    (Jimmy Hamilton) (4:17)
  7. Lop-Pow – Babs Gonzales’ Three Bips And a Bop
    (Brown-Gonzales) (2:39)
  8. Our Delight – Tedd Dameron
    (Tadd Dameron) (2:57)
  9. Boperation – Howard McGhee & Fats Navarro
    (McGhee-Navarro) (2:57)
  10. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
    (Thelonious Monk) (3:09)
  11. Bouncing With Bud – Bud Powell
    (Bud Powell) (3:02)
  12. Born To Be Blue – Wynton Kelly
    (Wells-Torme) (3:22)
  13. Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
    (Milt Jackson) (3:05)
  14. Safari – Horace Silver
    (Horace Silver) (2:49)
  15. Carvin’ The Rock – Lou Donaldson & Clifford Brown
    (Hope-Rollins) (3:55)
  16. Lady Sings The Blues – Herbie Nichols
    (Nichols-Holiday) (4:21)

Best Jazz 100

Jazz is the epitome of cool; It is a music of infinite variety and timeless appeal. This 6-CD set offers just that! This collection features the very best in jazz across the ages: from cool swing to burning Latin; husky vocals to smooth ballads; from the new faces on the scene to the classic artists of yesteryear. With each CD representing a different style: Classic Jazz Vocals; Swing Classics; Latin Jazz; Relaxing Jazz; Jazz Ballads and Legends of jazz there's something here for everyone.

 
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