Jazz Classics CDs for Concise Guide to Jazz

by Gridley, Mark C.

• ISBN13: 9780205659456
• ISBN10: 0205659454
• Edition: 6th
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2009-02-04
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This set includes all of the pieces that are analyzed in the text. Further, when played back using the Automated Listening software included in MyMusicKit, students can cue up specific moments and listen carefully to each composition as it unfolds. We highly recommend that all students purchase this CD set alng with the book so they may maximize their learning.

Table of Contents

Textbook pages for corresponding listening guides are indicated in parentheses

 

 

CD 1

 

1)  Dixie Jass Band One-Step

(J. Jordan - N. Larocca)

Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Originally released 1917.  (1)  2:35 (p.32)

 

2)  Alligator Hop

(A. Picou - J. Oliver)

King Oliver's Crole Jazz Band

(2) 2:22 (p.34)

 

3)  West End Blues

(J. Oliver - C. Williams)

Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines

Originally released 1928. (1) 3:21 (p. 46)

 

4)  Riverboat Shuffle

(H. Carmichael - D. Voynow - Irving Mills)

Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra

Originally released 1927.  (1)  3:07 (p. 50)

 

5)  Reckless Blues

(Bradford - Layer - Davis)

Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong

Originally released 1925. (1) 3:01 (p.54)

 

6)  Sittin' In

(M. Gabler)

Chu Berry & His "Little Jazz" Ensemble

(3) 2:00 (p.64)

 

7)  Body and Soul

(Heyman-Sour-Eyton-Green)

Coleman Hawkins

Originally released 1939. (1) 3:02 ( p. 66)

 

8)  Taxi War Dance

(C. Basie - L. Young)

Count Basie and Lester Young

Originally released 1939. (1) 2:39 (p. 70)

 

9)  Harlem Airshaft

(D. Ellington)

Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams & Barney Bigard

Originally released 1940. (1) 2:57 (p. 78)

 

10)  I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

(P.F. Webster - D. Ellington)

Johnny Hodges

(3) 3:35 (p. 81)

 

11)  Back In Your Own Backyard

(A. Jolson - B. Rose - D. Dreyer)

Billie Holiday & Lester Young

Originally released 1938. (1) 2:39 (p. 83)

 

12)  Flying Home

(B. Goodman - L. Hampton - S. Robin)

Ella Fitzgerald

(3) 2:27 (p. 86)

 

13)  Tiger Rag

(D. J. LaRocca)

Art Tatum

Originally released 1933. (1) 2:18 (p. 90)

 

14)  Walkin' and Swingin'

(Williams)

Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams

(3)2:38 (p. 92)

 

15)  Parker's Mood

(C. Parker)

Charlie Parker

(4) 3:01 (p. 104)

 

16)  Leap Frog

(C. Parker)

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

(3) 2:29 (p. 106)

 

17)  Get Happy

(H. Arlen - T. Koehler)

Bud Powell Trio

(3) 2:52 (p. 110)

 

18)  Index

(D. Gordon)

Dexter Gordon

(4) 3:06 (p. 115)

 

19)  It Never Entered My Mind

(R. Rodgers - L. Hart)

Stan Getz

(3) 3:45 (p.117)

 

20)  Subconscious Lee

(L. Konitz)

Lee Konitz

(2)2:46 (p. 126)

 

21)  Improvisation

(B. Russo)

Stan Kenton, Lee Konitz

(5) 6:20 (p. 132)

 

22)  The Egyptian

(C. Fuller)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

(5)10:20 (p. 140)

 

23)  Two Bass Hit

(J. Lewis - D. Gillespie)

Miles Davis, John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderley

Originally released 1958. (1) 5:13 (p. 146)

 

CD 2

 

1)  Gregory Is Here

(H. Silver)

Horace Silver

(5)6:18 (p. 144)

 

2)  Blue in Green

(B. Evans)

Miles Davis, John Coltrane & Bill Evans

Originally released 1959. (1) 5:25 (p. 152)

 

3)  Get Happy

(H. Arlen - T. Koehler)

J.J. Johnson

(5)4:50 (p. 154)

 

4)  Mr. Walker

(W. Montgomery)

Wes Montgomery

(2)4:33 (p. 162)

 

5)  Dee Dee

(O. Coleman)

Ornette Coleman

(5)5:40 (p. 172)

 

6)  Your Lady

(J. Coltrane)

John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones

(3) 6:37 (p. 177)

 

7)  Mars

(J. Coltrane)

John Coltrane

(3)3:00 (p. 178)

 

8)  Solar

(C. Wayne)

Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro & Paul Motion

(2)8:57 (p. 182)

 

9)  Prince of Darkness

(W. Shorter)

Miles Davis

Originally released 1962. (1) 6:27 (p. 188)

 

10)  Birdland

(J. Zawinul)

Weather Report

(P) 1977 (1) 5:57 (p. 204)

 

11)  Captain Marvel

(C. Corea)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever with Flora Purim

(P) 1973 (6) 4:52 (p. 212)

 

12)  The Windup

(K. Jarrett)

Keith Jarrett

(P) 1974 (7) 8:26 (p. 230)

 

13)  Baseball

(Carla Bley)

Carla Bley

(P) 2000 (8) 7:46 (p. 246)

 

 

 

Recordings Courtesy of:

 

 

1. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

2. Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

3. Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, under license from Universal Music Enterprise.

4. Courtesy of Savoy Label Group

5. Courtesy of Blue Note Records, Under License from EMI Music Marketing

6.  The Verve Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings. Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, under license from    Universal Music Enterprises

7. ECM Records GmbH. Courtesy of ECM Records GmbH

8. WATT Works, Inc./ECM Records GmbH. Courtesy of ECM Records GmbH