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
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Monk's Dream (take 8)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
recording of:
Monk’s Dream (on 1962-11-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet6:29
2Body and Soul (re-take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1962-11-01)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Thelonious Monk Quartet4:31
3Bright Mississippi (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-01)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-01)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
recording of:
Bright Mississippi (on 1962-11-01)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet8:38
4Blues Five Spot
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-06)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
recording of:
Blues Five Spot (on 1962-11-06)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet4.43:16
5Blue Bolivar Blues (take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Ba‐lue Bolivar Ba‐lues‐are (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet7:33
6Just a Gigolo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1962-11-02)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
Thelonious Monk Quartet2:29
7Bye-Ya
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
edit of:
Bye‐Ya (Columbia studio recording, 1961-10-31, unedited) by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
recording of:
Bye‐Ya (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet5:25
8Sweet and Lovely
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-06)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet and Lovely (on 1962-11-06)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
Thelonious Monk Quartet7:57
9Monk's Dream (take 3)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-02)
recording of:
Monk’s Dream (on 1962-11-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet5:16
10Body and Soul (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1962-10-31)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Thelonious Monk Quartet5:12
11Bright Mississippi (take 3)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-01)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-01)
recording of:
Bright Mississippi (on 1962-11-01)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet10:24
12Blue Bolivar Blues (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Ba‐lue Bolivar Ba‐lues‐are (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet6:12
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
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)