The Perfect Jazz Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A remastered version of the original release, plus three previously unreleased alternate takes, and one alternate take supposedly released (#9-12).
Not clear exactly which one is it, and wether #9 is really an a.t. or an unedited version.
It's also unclear if this material was issued before in the Columbia boxset.

Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson

The Herbie Hancock Group

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer, pipes.
  • Bennie Maupin: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute.
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass, marimbula.
  • Bill Summers': congas, shekere, balafon, agogo, cabasa, hindewho, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankoqui, beer bottle.

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.

Remastered edition of 1950's album, issued with additional alternate takes.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65144 - UPC: 074646514429

barcode/cat # entered in Edit #14383252 — way after release was originally added, and refers to a 25cd boxset The Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Albums, of which this is apparently disc #6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IY49S4/

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-14 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
2▶CD: Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
3▶CD: Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
4▶CD: Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
5▶CD: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
6▶CD: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
7▶CD: Duke Ellington & Count Basie - The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Helen Merrill - Parole e musica
9▶CD: Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
10▶CD: Chet Baker - Chet Is Back!
11▶CD: The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
12▶CD: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
13▶CD: Martial Solal - At Newport '63
14▶CD: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two of a Mind
15▶CD: Benny Goodman - Together Again!
16▶CD: George Benson - It's Uptown
17▶CD: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
18▶CD: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
19▶CD: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
20▶CD: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
21▶CD: Stan Getz - The Best of Two Worlds
22▼CD: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Donna Lee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
congas:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Donna Lee (in 1975-10)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
recording of:
Donna Lee (until 1975-10)
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Jaco Pastorius2:27
2Come On, Come Over
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn (in 1975-10)
baritone saxophone:
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) (in 1975-10)
bass trombone:
Peter Graves (trombonist) (in 1975-10)
congas:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden (in 1975-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
Rhodes piano, clarinet and electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1975-10)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer) (in 1975-10)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker (in 1975-10) and Ron Tooley (American trumpeter) (in 1975-10)
vocals:
Sam & Dave (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Come On, Come Over (in 1975-10)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius4.43:55
3Continuum
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
bell:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White (in 1975-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
Rhodes piano and electric piano:
Alex Darqui (in 1975-10) and Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Continuum (in 1975-10)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius4:33
4Kuru / Speak Like a Child
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
bongos and congas:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
cello:
Beverly Lauridsen (cellist) (in 1975-10), Charles McCracken (cellist) (in 1975-10) and Kermit Moore (in 1975-10)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Economou (in 1975-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1975-10)
viola:
Julien Barber (in 1975-10), Selwart Clarke (in 1975-10) and Emanuel Vardi (in 1975-10)
violin:
Harry Cykman (in 1975-10), Paul Gershman (in 1975-10), Harold Kohon (in 1975-10), Harry Lookofsky (in 1975-10), Joe Malin (in 1975-10) and David Nadien (in 1975-10)
conductor:
Michael Gibbs (in 1975-10)
strings arranger:
Jaco Pastorius
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Kuru / Speak Like a Child (in 1975-10)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius7:43
5Portrait of Tracy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Portrait of Tracy (in 1975-10)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius2:23
6Opus Pocus
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
drums (drum set):
Lenny White (in 1975-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
percussion:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
Rhodes piano and electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1975-10)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (in 1975-10)
steelpan:
Othello Molineaux (in 1975-10) and Leroy Williams (US jazz drummer) (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Opus Pocus (in 1975-10)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius5:30
7Okonkole Y Trompa
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
French horn:
Peter Gordon (French hornist) (in 1975-10)
goblet drum:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Okonkole y Trompa (in 1975-10)
composer:
Don Alias and Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius4:26
8(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
congas:
Don Alias (in 1975-10)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White (in 1975-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius (in 1975-10)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1975-10)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (in 1975-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (in 1975-10)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius8:58
9Forgotten Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975-10)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
cello:
Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (in 1975-10)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (in 1975-10) and Homer Mensch (in 1975-10)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 1975-10)
viola:
Alfred Brown (viola) (in 1975-10)
violin:
Arnold Black (in 1975-10), Max Pollikoff (in 1975-10) and Matthew Raimondi (in 1975-10)
conductor:
Michael Gibbs (in 1975-10)
strings arranger:
Jaco Pastorius
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
mixed at:
Camp Colomby Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Forgotten Love (in 1975-10)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius2:15
10(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take)
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws
recording of:
(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius8:50
116/4 Jam (alternate take)
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
electric bass guitar:
Jaco Pastorius
Rhodes piano and electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
6/4 Jam
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius4:25
23▶CD: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
24▶CD: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Volume 1
25▶CD: Charlie Parker - Bird

Credits

Release

mixer and mastering:Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)