Various - The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994

Label:

Verve Records

Catalog#:

314 512 737-2

Format:

4 x CD, Compilation
Box Set

Country:

Canada

Released:

1994

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Free Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation

Tracklist

1-1	Various / J.J. Johnson / Nat King Cole / Illinois Jacquet -	Blues	10:22
		Bass - Johnny Miller (2) Drums - Lee Young (2) Guitar - Les Paul Piano - Nat King Cole Saxophone [Tenor] - Illinois Jacquet , Jack McVea Trombone - J.J. Johnson
1-2	Various / Charlie Parker / Lester Young -	Oh, Lady Be Good!	11:05
		Bass - Billy Hadnott Drums - Lee Young (2) Piano - Arnold Ross Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Parker , Willie Smith (2) Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young Trumpet - Al Killian
1-3	Lester Young -	I've Found A New Baby	4:03
		Drums - Buddy Rich Piano - Nat King Cole Saxophone [Tenor] - Lester Young
1-4	Billie Holiday -	Trav'lin' Light	3:23
		Drums - Jackie Mills (2) Piano - Kenny Kersey Saxophone [Tenor] - Illinois Jacquet Vocals - Billie Holiday
1-5	Charlie Parker -	Repetition	2:56
		Featuring - Neal Hefti's Orchestra Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Parker
1-6	Coleman Hawkins -	Picasso	3:14
		Saxophone [Tenor] - Coleman Hawkins
1-7	Machito -	Tanga	5:07
		Bass - Roberto Rodriguez (2) Bongos - Machito Piano - Rene Hernandez Saxophone [Alto] - Fred Skerritt , Gene Johnson Saxophone [Tenor] - Flip Phillips , Jose Madera*
1-8	Bud Powell -	Celia	2:57
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Max Roach Piano - Bud Powell
1-9	Charlie Parker -	Just Friends	3:30
		Bass - Ray Brown Cello - Frank Miller Drums - Buddy Rich Harp - Myor Rosen Piano - Stan Freeman Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Parker Violin - Milt Lomask
1-10	Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie -	Bloomdido	3:24
		Bass - Curly Russell Drums - Buddy Rich Piano - Thelonious Monk Saxophone [Alto] - Charlie Parker Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie
1-11	Johnny Hodges -	Jeep's Blues	2:55
		Bass - Llyod Trotman Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Leroy Lovett Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges Saxophone [Tenor] - Al Sears Trumpet - Emmett Berry
1-12	Gene Krupa Trio -	Drum Boogie	3:03
		Drums - Gene Krupa Piano - Teddy Napoleon Saxophone [Tenor] - Charlie Ventura
1-13	Illinois Jacquet -	Port Of Rico	2:41
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Jimmy Crawford Guitar - Freddie Green Organ - Count Basie Piano - Hank Jones Saxophone [Tenor] - Illinois Jacquet
1-14	Oscar Peterson Trio, The -	Tenderly	5:43
		Bass - Ray Brown Guitar - Barney Kessel Piano - Oscar Peterson
1-15	Dizzy Gillespie / Stan Getz -	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	6:37
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Max Roach Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie
1-16	Roy Eldridge -	Echos Of Harlem	4:00
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Alvin Stoller Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson Trumpet - Roy Eldridge
2-1	Art Tatum -	Tea For Two	3:30
		Piano - Art Tatum
2-2	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra -	Manteca (Theme)	4:13
		Bass - Lou Hackney Drums - Charli Persip* Piano - Wade Legge Saxophone [Alto] - Hilton Jefferson Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie
2-3	Benny Carter -	My One And Only Love	3:52
		Bass - George Duvivier Drums - Louis Bellson Piano - Don Abney Saxophone [Alto] - Benny Carter
2-4	Lionel Hampton -	Flying Home	3:13
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Buddy Rich Piano - Oscar Peterson Vibraphone - Lionel Hampton
2-5	Flip Phillips -	Lemonaid 11	6:30
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Buddy Rich Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson Saxophone [Tenor] - Flip Phillips
2-6	Count Basie Orchestra / Joe Williams -	Every Day I Have The Blues	5:26
		Bass - Eddie Jones Drums - Sonny Payne Flute - Frank Wess Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Marshall Royal Trumpet - Wendell Culley Tuba - Henry Cooker Vocals - Joe Williams
2-7	Count Basie Orchestra -	April In Paris	3:46
		Bass - Eddie Jones Drums - Sonny Payne Flute - Frank Wess Guitar - Freddie Green Piano - Count Basie Saxophone [Alto] - Marshall Royal Trumpet - Wendell Culley Tuba - Henry Cooker
2-8	Anita O'Day -	Honeysuckle Rose	3:12
		Bass - Joe Mondragon Drums - Alvin Stoller Guitar - Barney Kessel Harp - Corky Hale Piano - Paul Smith (5) Trumpet - Joe Howard Tuba - Si Zentner Vocals - Anita O'Day
2-9	Lester Young / Teddy Wilson -	All Of Me	5:07
		Bass - Gene Ramey Drums - Jo Jones Piano - Teddy Wilson Vocals - Lester Young
2-10	Ella Fitzgerald -	Just One Of Those Things	3:30
		Bass - Joe Mondragon Drums - Alvin Stoller Piano - Paul Smith (5) Saxophone [Alto] - Ted Nash (2) Trumpet - Conrad Gozzo Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
2-11	Billie Holiday -	Lady Sings The Blues	3:43
		Bass - Aaron Bell Clarinet - Tony Scott (2) Drums - Lenny McBrowne Guitar - Kenny Burrell Piano - Wynton Kelly Saxophone [Tenor] - Paul Quinichette Trumpet - Charlie Shavers Vocals - Billie Holiday
2-12	Oscar Peterson -	Swinging On A Star	4:55
		Bass - Ray Brown Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson
2-13	Buddy DeFranco -	Cooking The Blues	6:57
		Bass - Gene Wright* Clarinet - Buddy DeFranco Drums - Bobby White Guitar - Tal Farlow Organ - Sonny Clark
2-14	Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong -	They Can't Take That Away From Me	4:37
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Buddy Rich Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson Trumpet - Louis Armstrong Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald , Louis Armstrong
2-15	Coleman Hawkins / Ben Webster -	La Rosita	5:01
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Alvin Stoller Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster , Coleman Hawkins
2-16	Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt / Sonny Rollins -	I Know That You Know	5:28
		Bass - Tommy Bryant Drums - Charli Persip* Piano - Ray Bryant Saxophone [Tenor] - Sonny Rollins , Sonny Stitt Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie
3-1	Stan Getz / J.J. Johnson -	Crazy Rhythm	7:42
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Connie Kay Guitar - Herb Ellis Piano - Oscar Peterson Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz Trombone - J.J. Johnson
3-2	Blossom Dearie -	Surrey With The Fringe On Top	4:15
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Ed Thigpen Guitar - Mundell Lowe Vocals - Blossom Dearie
3-3	Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges -	Stompy Jones	6:38
		Bass - Al Hall Drums - Jo Jones Guitar - Les Spann Piano - Duke Ellington Saxophone [Alto] - Johnny Hodges Trumpet - Harry Edison
3-4	Sonny Stitt -	I Can't Give You Anything But Love	4:01
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Ed Thigpen Piano - Oscar Peterson Saxophone [Alto] - Sonny Stitt
3-5	Gerry Mulligan / Ben Webster -	Chelsea Bridge	7:18
		Bass - Leroy Vinnegar Drums - Mel Lewis Piano - Jimmy Rowles Saxophone [Baritone] - Gerry Mulligan Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Webster
3-6	Ella Fitzgerald -	Mack The Knife	4:40
		Bass - Wilfred Middlebrooks Drums - Guss Johnson Guitar - Jim Hall Piano - Paul Smith (5) Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald
3-7	Mel Tormé -	Too Close For Comfort	4:01
		Bass - Joe Mondragon Drums - Mel Lewis French Horn - Vincent DeRosa Producer - Russ Garcia* Saxophone [Alto] - Art Pepper Saxophone [Baritone] - Bill Hood Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Perkins Trombone - Frank Rosolino Trumpet - Stu Williamson Tuba - Red Callender Vocals - Mel Tormé
3-8	Jimmy Giuffre -	In The Morings Out There	6:48
		Bass - Steve Swallow Clarinet - Jimmy Giuffre Piano - Paul Bley
3-9	Gerry Mulligan -	I'm Gonna Go Fishin'	5:48
		Bass - Bill Tackus Drums - Dave Baley Piano - Bob Brookmeyer Producer - Val Valentin Saxophone [Alto] - Gene Quill Saxophone [Tenor] - Jim Reider Trombone - Alan Raph Trumpet - Phil Sunkel
3-10	Stan Getz -	Night Rider	3:56
		Bass - John Neves Cello - Bruce Rogers Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz Violin - Alan Martin
3-11	Lee Konitz -	I Remember You	4:26
		Bass - Sonny Dallas Drums - Elvin Jones Saxophone [Alto] - Lee Konitz
3-12	Oscar Peterson -	Something's Coming	3:50
		Bass - Ray Brown Drums - Ed Thigpen Piano - Oscar Peterson Producer - Jim Davis
3-13	Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd -	Desafinado	5:49
		Bass - Keter Betts Drums - Buddy Deppenschmidt Guitar - Charlie Byrd , Gene Byrd Percussion - Bill Reichenbach Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz
3-14	Jimmy Smith -	Walk On The Wild Side	5:53
		Bass - George Duvivier Drums - Ed Shaughnessy Guitar - Barry Galbraith Organ - Jimmy Smith Saxophone [Alto] - Phil Woods Saxophone [Tenor] - Babe Clark Trombone - Britt Woodman Trumpet - Joe Wilder
4-1	Bill Evans -	'Round Midnight	6:29
		Piano - Bill Evans
4-2	Stan Getz / João Gilberto -	The Girl From Ipanema	5:21
		Bass - Tommy Williams (3) Guitar - João Gilberto Percussion - Milton Banana Piano - Antonio Carlos Jobim Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz Vocals - Astrud Gilberto , João Gilberto
4-3	Cal Tjader -	Soul Sauce	2:26
		Bass - John Hilliard Drums - Johnny Rae Percussion - Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés , Armando Peraza , Willie Bobo Piano - Lonnie Hewitt Vibraphone - Cal Tjader
4-4	Kenny Burrell -	Last Night When We Were Young	4:36
		Bass - Ron Carter Drums - Charli Persip* Featuring - Gil Evans And His Orchestra Guitar - Kenny Burrell
4-5	Wes Montgomery -	If You Could See Me Now	8:21
		Bass - Paul Chambers (3) Drums - Jimmy Cobb Guitar - Wes Montgomery Piano - Wynton Kelly
4-6	Jimmy Smith / Wes Montgomery -	Night Train	6:45
		Featuring - Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra Guitar - Wes Montgomery Organ - Jimmy Smith
4-7	Joe Williams -	Every Night	5:16
		Bass - Bob Badgley Drums - Gerryck King Guitar - Henry Johnson Piano - Norman Simmons Producer - Ron Berenstein* Vocals - Joe Williams
4-8	Betty Carter -	The Good Life	6:57
		Bass - Ira Coleman Drums - Lewis Nash Piano - Stephen Scott Producer - Betty Carter Saxophone [Tenor] - Don Braden Vocals - Betty Carter
4-9	Shirley Horn -	You Won't Forget Me	7:09
		Bass - Charles Ables Drums - Steve Williams (5) Piano - Shirley Horn Producer - Richard Seidel Trumpet - Miles Davis Vocals - Shirley Horn
4-10	Abbey Lincoln -	Bird Alone	8:31
		Bass - Charlie Haden Drums - Marc Johnson (2) Piano - Hank Jones Producer - Jean-Philippe Allard Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz Viola - Maxine Roach Vocals - Abbey Lincoln
4-11	Joe Henderson -	Johnny Come Lately	6:29
		Bass - Christian McBride Drums - Gregory Hutchinson Piano - Stephen Scott Producer - Richard Seidel Saxophone [Tenor] - Joe Henderson Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis
4-12	Charlie Haden -	Hello My Lovely	6:47
		Bass - Charlie Haden Drums - Lawrence Marable Piano - Alan Broadbent Producer - Charlie Haden Saxophone [Tenor] - Ernie Watts

Credits

Mastered By - Suha Gur
Producer - Creed Taylor (tracks: 3-08, 10 to 11, 13 to 14, 4-01 to 06) , Norman Granz (tracks: 1-01 to 06, 2-01 to 06, 3-01 to 06)

Notes

Celebrating 50 years of Verve.
Disc One: 1944-1953
Disc Two: 1953-1957
Disc Three: 1957-1962
Disc Four: 1962-1994

Comes packaged witha 32 page booklet, 16 page English and 16 page French, describing the first 50 years of Verve Records.

First two tracks on Disc One were JATP sessions.

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