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
23▼CD: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Birdland
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600]:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], grand piano [acoustic piano] and melodica:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
electric bass guitar [bass] and mandocello:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
tambourine:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
vocals:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Birdland (instrumental) (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Mulatto Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Weather Report55:59
2A Remark You Made
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic] and Rhodes piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
A Remark You Made (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
Weather Report56:54
3Teen Town
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], melodica and Rhodes piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
congas:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set) and electric bass guitar [bass]:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Teen Town (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Jaco Pastorius
Weather Report42:52
4Harlequin
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], grand piano [acoustic piano] and Rhodes piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
vocals:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Harlequin (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Weather Report44:01
5Rumba Mama
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
congas:
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977) and Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
synthesizer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
timbales:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
tom-tom:
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
vocals:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Rumba Mama (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Alex Acuña and Manolo Badrena
Weather Report22:12
6Palladium
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600] and Rhodes piano:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
congas and percussion:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
electric bass guitar [bass] and steelpan [steel drums]:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Palladium (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Weather Report44:47
7The Juggler
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600], grand piano [acoustic piano], guitar, Rhodes piano and tabla:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set) and handclaps:
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
electric bass guitar [bass] and mandocello:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
percussion:
Manolo Badrena (from 1976 until 1977)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
The Juggler (from 1976 until 1977)
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
Weather Report45:04
8Havona
assistant engineer:
Jerry Hudgins and Brian Risner
engineer:
Ron Malo
assistant producer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
co-producer:
Jaco Pastorius
producer:
Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
analog synthesizer [Arp 2600], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic] and grand piano [acoustic piano]:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player) (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):
Alex Acuña (from 1976 until 1977)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Jaco Pastorius (from 1976 until 1977)
soprano saxophone:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) (from 1976 until 1977)
orchestrator:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood (from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Havona (from 1976 until 1977)
writer:
Jaco Pastorius
Weather Report4.96:03
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)